kooljay5:
pls help. my friend wants me to help pick his visa if grantd. hw shld he go about it? his interview is abuja, im in lagos.

LadyGuinivere:

For a 'new member' who just discovered NL you are quite savvy at posting and manipulating dual quotes . Well done

davton69:
hello fam.. good to be back here.... i have some worries here and i really need some advice from anyone pls...

I applied for a US visit visa for a conference April 2012 unfortunately i was refused a visa, then i work with a company with 200k salary and their basis for refusing me visa was cos of not having a strong ties in Nigeria thou was single then....... Now is 2016 am married and my wife is 6month gone.. and i wish to apply again , getting many advice from many folks so am kind of confused here..

do i apply for a medical visa for my wife and a visit visa for mine so that my wife can deliver there OR
do i apply alone and visit first then allow my wife to deliver here and after that she can apply for visit also... so we can travel together when ever we wish....
now i still work with good income and i still own a business.... PLEASE WHICH WAY SHOULD I GO? NEED AN URGENT RESPONSE.. THANKS AND GOD BLESS...

steve4ever:
pls house i really need ur advice at this point, v started filling ds 160 for my aged mum and widow,who ll be going for 4wks visit to her daughter. she was once a cook for Reverend fathers but now retired and only sells kerosene and groundnut outside our house just to get busy. pls am confuse on wht to put in the occupation section. shld I fill business and write wht she sells or retired? secondly mum is not literate she only understand Yoruba pls how do I go about it for her not to be interviewed with English. thks alot

LadyGuinivere:

Your mother is a trader. Please go thru the oCcupation list and pick the occupation closest to it if trader isn't there. I'm sure businessman is there...
Thereafter there's a column to describe your job functions. U can now do the needful.
There are interpreters at the embassy. When she gets there , from the folks that do the clearance, she can tell them in yoruba that she dosent speak English. When its her turn to be interviewed, she can greet the VO in yoruba and tell her she can't understand eEnglish. Additional somebody can pen it down on a paper ' I cannot speak English. Please can i have an interpreter'
The old lady I once saw when I got interveiwed, the vo just went through her form and approved her visa. The mama just stood there looking

iapt:

BUSTED..the niccur aint new on the platform.... @LadyG...I gree for u..

LadyGuinivere:

Your mother is a trader. Please go thru the oCcupation list and pick the occupation closest to it if trader isn't there. I'm sure businessman is there...
Thereafter there's a column to describe your job functions. U can now do the needful.
There are interpreters at the embassy. When she gets there , from the folks that do the clearance, she can tell them in yoruba that she dosent speak English. When its her turn to be interviewed, she can greet the VO in yoruba and tell her she can't understand eEnglish. Additional somebody can pen it down on a paper ' I cannot speak English. Please can i have an interpreter'
The old lady I once saw when I got interveiwed, the vo just went through her form and approved her visa. The mama just stood there looking

LagosNIV:


If she speaks broken English or pidgin English, it is very helpful for her to at least attempt the interview. If an interpreter is needed one will be called.

It's also extremely helpful that she understand that an officer asking "Yoruba? Igbo? Hausa?" is them trying to find out which language she needs an interpreter in... You would not believe how many people just stand their saying "interpreter" over and over again while failing to even listen to the fact that the officer is speaking Yoruba to them (yes, a couple of us have picked up the language).

LagosNIV:


If she speaks broken English or pidgin English, it is very helpful for her to at least attempt the interview. If an interpreter is needed one will be called.

It's also extremely helpful that she understand that an officer asking "Yoruba? Igbo? Hausa?" is them trying to find out which language she needs an interpreter in... You would not believe how many people just stand their saying "interpreter" over and over again while failing to even listen to the fact that the officer is speaking Yoruba to them (yes, a couple of us have picked up the language).

pclevercheta:

Can they administrators check the date and time i joined? Thanks all for the comments. this is a great forum to be.

steve4ever:


Am so hap for this great explanation. really really appreciate.....
LADY G FOR PRESIDENT.............

SekSek:


lool...you guys were probably speaking it with American accent.

LagosNIV:


Sure, it's not the best Yoruba in the world, but "Ike merin owosi" doesn't mean a thing in English... and if they are even attempting to listen then they know what we are asking for.

geojoe91:
Pls gurus in the house, what went wrong? Was interviewed today at the US embassy in Lagos.

VO: Goodmorning
Me:Morning.

VO: Passport pls
Me: sure.

VO: why are u travelling to the USA
Me: I want to go on holidays.. Want to spend my holidays with my step brother there.

VO: How did he enter the USA?
Me: As a student

VO: oh you are in school. What level?
Me:400L.

Vo: how many days do y I want to spend there?
Me: Just 14 days

Vo: who is sponsoring your trip?
Me: My dad.

Vo: have you travelled for vacation before?
Me: no.

Then the yeye man Said orry you can pls persuade your dad to sponsor you to another country for vacation. You can as well try again later. I just hissed commot his front.

Pls what went wrong? @LadyG @Seyewest.@everyone.

Though, I think is coz I have no travel history.

mrsgift:
Hello Lady G, and other followers in the house. i am here today, my first time. i have just joined. My husband told about this forum yesterday and the interactions he had with you which proved to be wonderful and an eye-opener. i won,t bother you with my experience at the visa office on Wednesday and how i was refused visa, since my husband had discussed and thrashed that with you. Thank you Lady G, Kennycanny and others who contributed, my husband showed me all the priceless inputs you made.

I and my husband and three kids aged 3,5 and 8, were preparing for a visit to the US in august and December 2016, for graduation ceremony of my other Cousins. My question now is since the house has advised that i should wait for sometime b4 applying again. Should my husband not include my name as those traveling with him in the application. This may not be possible because he cannot cope with kids alone if approved. My husband wants to go alone now that i have been denied visa just two days ago leaving me and kids cos he cannot cope with the kids. What is you take on this?

love you all.

LadyGuinivere:

He gives u his collection slip/authorization
U enter a bus/plane to abuja.
U go and pick up the visa.

U can also look into the dhl option. Dunno how it works

mzjennypher:


PLS FOR THE DHL OPTION DO DHL OPEN WEEKENDS?

iapt:



Please what does this mean....i seem not to understand Yoruba again..lol ... or probably you are saying something about Plastic ike

LagosNIV:


Sure, it's not the best Yoruba in the world, but "Ike merin owosi" doesn't mean a thing in English... and if they are even attempting to listen then they know what we are asking for.

LagosNIV:


Left hand 4 fingers, no? Well 99% of people here seem to understand it.

LagosNIV:


Sure, it's not the best Yoruba in the world, but "Ike merin owosi" doesn't mean a thing in English... and if they are even attempting to listen then they know what we are asking for.

LagosNIV:


Left hand 4 fingers, no? Well 99% of people here seem to understand it.

Intrepid01:
Hello people, my appointment date is coming Monday 10:30 am.

Please I want to find out if they keep to time or its probably a whole day thing.

Is it organized and well structured. I just want to have an idea of what ill be facing.

Thank you.

mzjennypher:
pls house i need ur assistance am on the upload photo stage and the photo i have on my pc is too large. pls ow can i submit without uploading a photo. learnt its not compulsory. pls help urgently. thanks

davton69:
hello fam.. good to be back here.... i have some worries here and i really need some advice from anyone pls...

I applied for a US visit visa for a conference April 2012 unfortunately i was refused a visa, then i work with a company with 200k salary and their basis for refusing me visa was cos of not having a strong ties in Nigeria thou was single then....... Now is 2016 am married and my wife is 6month gone.. and i wish to apply again , getting many advice from many folks so am kind of confused here..

do i apply for a medical visa for my wife and a visit visa for mine so that my wife can deliver there OR
do i apply alone and visit first then allow my wife to deliver here and after that she can apply for visit also... so we can travel together when ever we wish....
now i still work with good income and i still own a business.... PLEASE WHICH WAY SHOULD I GO? NEED AN URGENT RESPONSE.. THANKS AND GOD BLESS...