kcheerful:
Hello good people
Does anyone know how I can get very cheap return tickets?
Lagos - houston.
2 adults, 2 children.
Thanks
April 1st - 14th

Ess:


What is this madame?
It has to be first class right!

TCann:
Hi Oghene migwo! Chloe7 migwo! LadyG migwo! Fredoricko migwo! Justwise, tzetzefly, suxes2005, tee12345 and d rest of d team

Kindly avail me your thoughts on my dilemma as stated below:

QUES 1.
I and my wife 'playfully' (ie without any serious intention to immigrate) applied for DV 2012 and we didnt even bother to find out whether we won or not, though we didnt get any correspondence that we had been selected.

Fastforward to 2015, myself, wify and 2 children are planning to apply for tourist visa to the US.

Do you think that 'playful' DV application will not be our undoing now (cos I dont know whether our names will pop up in their system as people who have once applied for DV before(immigration visa) now applying for non-immigrant tourist visa)

N/B:
We have previously travelled as a family to the UK in 2013 and will be doing same this year.

Thank you all as I await your response.

wunmi38:
I need urgent assistance I wish to secure USA visa for I and my family but it a guide on how to go about the application, we all have running UK visa of 2 years but I need assistance to concerning how I need to go about the request I and my wife was denied in 2013 when we applied to go for child birth. I wish to know if I can do the application once or I do mine and do my son and wife later.

Ess:


What is this madame?
It has to be first class right!

LadyGuinivere:


No. Just Adult and 2 or 3 kids. America?! It didn't easy o!

kcheerful:
Saw it. That's way too high. I'm seeking cheaper options.
Praying for a promo.

LadyGuinivere:


No. Just Adult and 2 or 3 kids. America?! It didn't easy o!

Ess:


Ok, got mine and wifey's for less than 400k from turkish air via abuja. But I guess it was a promo in Febuary.. .

chloe7:
there were several promo's in Feb I also got a ticket to the uk for 2 adults for 301,563 in February via Etihad

Ess:



The airlines are not smiling now. Thank God I bought on time, na to postpone travel if not..

Pennywise:
All I see here is conference, conference. Can someone not visit the US with his wife just to have fun without having to involve conference, friends or perhaps family? I have an Egbon who is precisely in this situation. He applied about 10yrs ago with his wife and they were denied. He did a formal protest letter on what he considered a sham interview and was told to reapply after 6mths. He couldnt be bothered and decided America can go to hell. But you can only ignore that country for so long. He is in his early 40s now and he wants to visit. He has no wish to go through conference, friends or family. He is too proud. All he wants is a hotel reservation. A really good one like the Waldorf in New York for 2weeks. Only 2 kids. Both in grade A schools in Europe. He is in the private sector, untainted by public office and politics. Egbon has all the usual compliments of a fit and proper person in wholesale amount if they care to look. But we know they frequently dont. So without conference, friends and family or some kind of creative imagination to hoodwink an ECO, what really are his chances at the moment?

Pennywise:
All I see here is conference, conference. Can someone not visit the US with his wife just to have fun without having to involve conference, friends or perhaps family? I have an Egbon who is precisely in this situation. He applied about 10yrs ago with his wife and they were denied. He did a formal protest letter on what he considered a sham interview and was told to reapply after 6mths. He couldnt be bothered and decided America can go to hell. But you can only ignore that country for so long. He is in his early 40s now and he wants to visit. He has no wish to go through conference, friends or family. He is too proud. All he wants is a hotel reservation. A really good one like the Waldorf in New York for 2weeks. Only 2 kids. Both in grade A schools in Europe. He is in the private sector, untainted by public office and politics. Egbon has all the usual compliments of a fit and proper person in wholesale amount if they care to look. But we know they frequently dont. So without conference, friends and family or some kind of creative imagination to hoodwink an ECO, what really are his chances at the moment?

shinejackie:
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Nothing like hoodwink the VO,conference is not the only route to to the US, you/him can book a hotel and use that as his contact point and call it a family vacation, list/know the places of interest that you/Egbon like to visit, US does not give a fvck to your ""bigmanism"", meet their requirements, dont sound a desperado about the visa, go with all the necessary documents, although, they rarely ask,maintain good eye contact during your interview, relax and answer there questions in a polite manner, collect ur visa and come share the testimony here.............lobatan.....

Ess:



The airlines are not smiling now. Thank God I bought on time, na to postpone travel if not..

Pennywise:


My dear friend thank you for your counsel. If I am the one seeking visa and not Egbon I will let you know. And if you cannot give an honest answer without being arrogant, I have no use for it. In your language Fvck it.

Secondly, you may be ignorant of what is implied in a compulsory visa requirement on a healthy person from Nigeria who pose no terror threat- you are a potential economic liability or economic fraud. There is no way you can prove otherwise without sounding like a big man. They asked for it, you have a duty to prove you are not who they think u are. So how is 'bigmanism' your fault?

In what way has your contribution helped this discussion or helped others who have noticed a pattern of behavior by US visa officers not consistent with their proclaimed ideals? Egbon will probably tell you to go hang. But I won't. I will ask you to be civil and moderate your language.

@Ess
Thank you very much. Your feedback is encouraging and very helpful. Enjoy your vacation. A good income means they took time to look at your statements.

shinejackie:
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Park well jare, l repeat US does not give a fcvk to ur bigmanism, ur bigmanism ends in ur pocket,maybe na this attitude u carry go US embassy, u think they give a hoot about your profile, abeg park well jare.........egbon ko, aburo ni..........

Pennywise:


In due course when every Nigerian has a job and we get the financial freedom we seek, countries like America will have no need to impose visa restrictions on us.

We will look back at individual experiences (including those of brothers whose only contribution is to pull them down) and simply laugh it off. Meanwhile America's loss will be other country 's gain. The best of what you think America has, you will see in other countries. In fact you probably already have. Lol.

Pennywise:


In due course when every Nigerian has a job and we get the financial freedom we seek, countries like America will have no need to impose visa restrictions on us.

We will look back at individual experiences (including those of brothers whose only contribution was to 'pull them down' ) and simply laugh it off. Meanwhile America's loss will be other country 's gain. The best of what you think America has, you will see in other countries. In fact you probably already have. Lol.

An American visa becomes no more than another colorful page on your busy passport, but one that is desirable nonetheless.

shinejackie:
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l disagree, if na so, sit down for your country, dem no beg u to go America....

Pennywise:


@Ess
Thank you very much. Your feedback is encouraging and very helpful. Enjoy your vacation. A good income means they took time to look at your statements.

LadyGuinivere:
@broda shinejackie why na? But u sabi the peace when we de take live for this we nairaland compound? You should have just allowed this dialogue to die cos its truly pointless. Keep up the good work mehn and keep on smiling

@pennywise, the truth is (maybe you misunderstood shinejackie's comment), previous denials, your brother's fat bank account and all the other gbo gbo e you mentioned will not stop the embassy from giving him the visa. The deciding factor is, whether they think u will retuen. Then of course, the bank account /income is considered Amongst other factors.
November last year, my husband got a tourist visa and he filled 150k as salary. Purpose of trip? Vacation with wife (yeee lucky me! ) My point? U don't have to be loaded or going for a conference to get a visa. In fact folks on this thread going for conferences have been bounced steady.
Cheers !