ShallyK:
Please can I apply for drop box with a renewed passport in my husband's name?
My two previous visas were in my maiden name.

Uwosom:
Please how many times can one reschedule IW appointment?

Also is it possible to drop off in Abuja and pickup in Lagos?

ShallyK:
Please can I apply for drop box with a renewed passport in my husband's name?
My two previous visas were in my maiden name.

tytmed:
Hello House, just a quick update I went to submit today for the iw it was a long line but was able to submit and was given a letter to pick up at DHL when it is ready..

ozymes:
Abuja or Lagos please?

Dampops:
Good afternoon folks…
Just heard from someone that went for her interview today. She had sought my opinion on likely reasons for her initial refusal and how to prepare for the follow up interview. I’m sure she’ll share her transcript here at a later date…but I’ll give a summary now…
Long story short…her visa was issued after the interview this morning.

She had a child in the US during her last trip (in 2021) which coincidentally was her first use of the 2019 visa. She also stayed for over 4 months due to delay in getting travel documents for her new baby. We were thinking of likely refusal reasons: could it be her 4 month stay? Her child birth? Not using the visa on time and for vacation purposes as stated in her DS160 in 2019?….I advised her to prepare responses for all these scenarios and we did simulation on two occasions…

During the interview today, the VO asked questions around why she didn’t travel earlier after getting the visa, why did she go and give birth in the US (Nigeria or elsewhere were options), whether she notified the embassy before traveling for child birth etc…she was able to provide convincing responses. Thank God for her testimony.
Take home for me is to prepare well and display honesty…favour is also a factor.

On another note, she shared some interviews that happened whilst she was waiting…
A couple was put on administrative processing. Wife has no issues but husband had two criminal cases in the US (he served time in prison for stealing, and had a failed drug test at another time)…an elderly woman had stayed for about a year in the US but had a successful interview (she explained that her daughter gave birth 5 months into her stay and few months later, there was COVID lockdown)…

Have a great day, everyone!!!

P.S: I’m not a visa consultant. I always try to offer advice in my little way…more of SR..

paramajit

Some please help me out on this.

:
Hello house,
Please someone help me out.

I’m attending a one day program/show in the USA and the rest days will be for tourist/sight seeing.

Please on the Ds160 form, I filled the hotel address of where I will stay in the U.S but I’m confused on what to fill for the US Contact Information.

Should I also fill the hotel address as the US contact Information or I fill the program organizer address which I will attending but the program is one day program.

Thank you all for your contributions on this forum.

Dampops:
You can leave it blank….

If you are stating the program on the DS160 as a reason for traveling, then you can state the name of a contact person of its organizers

Thank you @Dampops

Kameo401:
Good day house, I had my follow-up interview for the IW visa renewal today. Below are the transcripts:

VO: Hello �
Me: smiled back faintly (because the woman was mean to few people before me)
VO: After scanning through the passports (me and my daughter), she asked why my wife and my other daughter visa interview was not successful recently.
Me: I briefly explained this based on the transcripts my wife told me (she stayed over three months in her last visit which I don’t considered an offense) then the VO continued with a lot of other personal questions which I answered.
VO: why did you travel in 2018 without your family?
Me: I went for a conference plus it was a very short stay. Next thing…..
VO: Your visa is approved but I’m sorry your daughter does not qualify for the visa for now
Me: this girl has never over stayed and the few times she traveled has always be with me (maximum of three weeks).
VO: Yes I can see that, she can reapply with her mum and her sister the next time.

Note: if you interviewing (non-immigrant) in Lagos anytime soon, please try to avoid the VO in the first counter (a slim white woman like that �).

Please I need advise from the house, this is the second time my wife and the other daughter are been denied (for this long stay reason and her response has always been the same - to take care of our host which was sick then), now they have joined my little daughter. Should I reapply with them all despite that mine is approved or what?

Dampops:
Good afternoon folks…
Just heard from someone that went for her interview today. She had sought my opinion on likely reasons for her initial refusal and how to prepare for the follow up interview. I’m sure she’ll share her transcript here at a later date…but I’ll give a summary now…
Long story short…her visa was issued after the interview this morning.

She had a child in the US during her last trip (in 2021) which coincidentally was her first use of the 2019 visa. She also stayed for over 4 months due to delay in getting travel documents for her new baby. We were thinking of likely refusal reasons: could it be her 4 month stay? Her child birth? Not using the visa on time and for vacation purposes as stated in her DS160 in 2019?….I advised her to prepare responses for all these scenarios and we did simulation on two occasions…

During the interview today, the VO asked questions around why she didn’t travel earlier after getting the visa, why did she go and give birth in the US (Nigeria or elsewhere were options), whether she notified the embassy before traveling for child birth etc…she was able to provide convincing responses. Thank God for her testimony.
Take home for me is to prepare well and display honesty…favour is also a factor.

On another note, she shared some interviews that happened whilst she was waiting…
A couple was put on administrative processing. Wife has no issues but husband had two criminal cases in the US (he served time in prison for stealing, and had a failed drug test at another time)…an elderly woman had stayed for about a year in the US but had a successful interview (she explained that her daughter gave birth 5 months into her stay and few months later, there was COVID lockdown)…

Have a great day, everyone!!!

P.S: I’m not a visa consultant. I always try to offer advice in my little way…more of SR..

UmmZayd:



Okay just for clarification, did you verbally said, "which I didn't considered as an offense" or you were just thinking in your mind?
Again, why is your daughter traveling with you now and not applied with the rest? (First daughter and wife)

So as I'm thinking now, the VO will probably be thinking you splitted the interview into 2. Like, you go with one child while I go with the other. Nevertheless, you can't apply with them again because you have your visa already so let them all apply together.

daysoffavor:
Hello House,
Went for the IW passport dropoff on the 29th of march 2022 in Lagos, been tracking the progress of the application and its been on "application received" for a very long time. However on the 16th of April status changed to "Issued"...but till this day 21th of April no email to come and pick up from DHL...Anyone else experiencing this ?

EOA1:
I submitted the same date with you and had same status sequences.
I just collected mine 6:00pm today from DHL Victoria Island.
You can check with DHL.

EOA1:
I submitted the same date with you and had same status sequences.
I just collected mine 6:00pm today from DHL Victoria Island.
You can check with DHL.

daysoffavor:


Please do let me know if you got an email for pick up or you just decided to check with DHL? And if yes, please do let me know how you picked it up without an email from DHL if possible

Kameo401:
Good day house, I had my follow-up interview for the IW visa renewal today. Below are the transcripts:

VO: Hello �
Me: smiled back faintly (because the woman was mean to few people before me)
VO: After scanning through the passports (me and my daughter), she asked why my wife and my other daughter visa interview was not successful recently.
Me: I briefly explained this based on the transcripts [b]my wife told me (she stayed over three months in her last visit which I don’t considered an offense then the VO continued with a lot of other personal questions which I answered.
VO: why did you travel in 2018 without your family?
Me: I went for a conference plus it was a very short stay. Next thing…..
VO: Your visa is approved but I’m sorry your daughter does not qualify for the visa for now
Me: this girl has never over stayed and the few times she traveled has always be with me (maximum of three weeks).
VO: Yes I can see that, she can reapply with her mum and her sister the next time.

Note: if you interviewing (non-immigrant) in Lagos anytime soon, please try to avoid the VO in the first counter (a slim white woman like that �).

Please I need advise from the house, this is the second time my wife and the other daughter are been denied (for this long stay reason and her response has always been the same - to take care of our host which was sick then), now they have joined my little daughter. Should I reapply with them all despite that mine is approved or what?

EOA1:
I did not receive any email.
I checked my appointment portal and saw that my passport is ready for collection notice. I went to DHL and was able to collect it.

DrStrangelove:
Of course u can. U will also be submitting the former passport where the former visas were issued and the new passport will reference the old passport so that way they know ur one and the same person

Goodluck

puffmama:


You can but I think you will need to fill another DS 160 form so that the space that has all your names, given names and other names you are known as will be indicated

DrStrangelove:
First off, your wife and the accompanying daughter are been penalized for the long stay of 3 months. Now am not sure if this is a 2yr or 5yr penalty though I think it's the former. That's why she's been refused over and over again.

Your other daughter that attended with u is just collateral damage. Pls check the length of time from 1st refusal and now. If it's over 2 years, then u can try to reapply with urself and the whole family.

Meanwhile, ur wife and daughters should try to visit other places. Applying a third time in the immediate future to the US will show desperation.

Goodluck