Hi everyone,

Am currently in usa on a B1/B2 tourist,Business visa.It expires in the next couple of months. i actually got the visa while i was a student back in Europe. Now am thinking of going back to nigeria ,lagos to be precise for a renewal.(before it expires) This is actually my 3rd time in America and am single ,

Pls am asking for your advise, what are my chances? I have heard how ruthless the American embassy is in lagos,

Do i go back home and renew it or do i go for "shola shola"(arrange myself ) here?

bobyzamora:

Hi everyone,

Am currently in usa on a B1/B2 tourist,Business visa.It expires in the next couple of months. i actually got the visa while i was a student back in Europe. Now am thinking of going back to nigeria ,lagos to be precise for a renewal.(before it expires) This is actually my 3rd time in America and am single ,

Pls am asking for your advise, what are my chances? I have heard how ruthless the American embassy is in lagos,

Do i go back home and renew it or do i go for "shola shola"(arrange myself ) here?

Do you have more tie to Nigeria than the European country where you were issued the visa?

Yes Justwise,
         i have more ties to Nigeria more than the country where the usa visa was issued. Infact after my studies,i left the european country to the usa with a 2yr B1/B2 visa(my 2nd time of going there,) spent about 3months and flew straight to Nigeria where i spent the whole of last year staying. In addition to this,i worked in usa the 1st time i went there with a 6month work visa, ( so i have an expired social security number).

    i do buy cars,computers and phones each time i come to usa ,infact i showed the border officers at the point of entry some of the receipts,and he stamped my passport and wrote B1( bizness class, even though i told him i was coming for visit and bizness).

   I also have a landed property in Nigeria which i run with my mum, i feel i can provide bank statement of about 1.5m and about $5000, so pls whts your advice? (am single dont forget)


   Also ,would i need an invitation letter too if i were to renew it?
                                                                                        thanks bro,

bobyzamora:

Yes Justwise,
         i have more ties to Nigeria more than the country where the usa visa was issued. Infact after my studies,i left the european country to the usa with a 2yr B1/B2 visa(my 2nd time of going there,) spent about 3months and flew straight to Nigeria where i spent the whole of last year staying. In addition to this,i worked in usa the 1st time i went there with a 6month work visa, ( so i have an expired social security number).

    i do buy cars,computers and phones each time i come to usa ,infact i showed the border officers at the point of entry some of the receipts,and he stamped my passport and wrote B1( bizness class, even though i told him i was coming for visit and bizness).

   I also have a landed property in Nigeria which i run with my mum, i feel i can provide bank statement of about 1.5m and about $5000, so pls whts your advice? (am single dont forget)


   Also ,would i need an invitation letter too if i were to renew it?
                                                                                        thanks bro,

Ok, in that case renewing it in Nigeria is the better option, visa renewer is like first application, the only advantage now is that you have immigration history, you either use IV or make hotel reservation.

Ok bros,thanks alot,

justwise:

Ok, in that case renewing it in Nigeria is the better option, visa renewer is like first application, the only advantage now is that you have immigration history, you either use IV or make hotel reservation. 

I have never had to use any for my US NIV(Non immigrant visa) renewal. Anyway the embassy says they do not have specific requirement for documents to be presented,just to be prepared with those that will show your readiness to come back home.

You can use the visa renewal (drop box) facility up to a year after the expiration of your current visa, so if you are not in a hurry to get back to the US you have a whole year in Nigeria to renew that visa

Shinatu thanks for ur responce,,

But pls when u say use d drop box,does it mean i"ll only drop my passport? or do i need to add other documents? mind u,i intend to apply before my current visa expires,

sorry, just seeing this

You will still have to fix an appointment and appear there physically with your documents. Drop box is just a term that has been in use since the time the process was a little bit different.


Take the link below to get more info if you have'nt done that already

http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/niv_renewals.html