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Thank you, abujaniv.
This actually makes a lot of sense

abujaniv:
Hello 9jaStar. You are correct that this is a complicated issue. Every situation is unique in some way, so it is difficult to apply a blanket answer to every applicant. The presumption of immigrant intent is a core concept of US immigration law that governs our visa process. Another overriding concept is our judgement of whether the applicant will use the visa correctly--to abide by the laws of the land and to return after a short stay.
We understand that immigrant visa petitions can sometimes take years to process. In the meantime, an IV applicant may wish to make brief visits to the US but will not want to endanger their lawful, long-term plans to migrate. We look at those situations carefully and make decisions on a case-by-case basis.

What's with this question? I keep seeing posters writing this, and I am very very sure VO has NEVER asked this. 'What did you do'? Like, what did you do to get arrested or what?

fabiyem1983:
VO: Good morning
Me:Good morning madam
VO:Your passport
Me:I passed my passport.
VO:What are your travelling plan
Me:I wanna go on vacation
VO:Where in the US.
Me:I said minnesota
VO:Are u married
Me:I said yes with a daughter
VO:Have u travelled before
Me:Yes to ghana
VO:Where do u work
Me:I mentioned my company's name
VO:What did u do
Me: I said I'm the operations officer
VO:She started typing and said sorry u can not be issued a visa now.
Pls can I know where I went wrong

No. As long as they declare it

seyewest:
But they won't be hassle for bring in more than $10k as family.

Actually, if they're traveling as a family, they only fill one form, so anything over $10k has to be declared on that one form.
My family and I just returned from an international trip a few days ago and I wanted to fill different forms, they said no. Just one and declare everything there
My advice would be to rather open a domiciliary account, deposit at least half the money there and get a USD-denominated debit card that they can use while here.
This is a plastic-heavy country and it makes their lives a lot easier

seyewest:
No not at all... it's just right.. meanwhile you can hold more than $10k which you can divide between your wife and your self.

Just explain it.

Get both the old and new address and have her number handy in case they want to call.

And be sure to let her know when you land so she can be ready to pick up the phone

Arbitrix:
I will be travelling to Houston next month for a holiday during my annual leave. I just read a post about someone being sent back because the address he filled in his ds-160 was different from what he filled on arrival.

Now my issue is I will be staying with my sister who just bought a house and will be moving this Friday. This means the address I will fill on arrival will be different from what I filled in my ds-160 although it's the same zipcode.

I am a little nervous. What do u guys think?

P.s. it's my first time in the US.

If you really want folks to help, you'll have to provide details of what exactly you said. You could be going to New York to visit the Statue of Liberty or Florida to DisneyWorld.

One would make sense for an adult, the other, not so much

fabiyem1983:
I was denied a US B2/B2 visa today and I don't know the reason why I was denied.
VO: Good morning
Me:Good morning madam
VO:Your passport
Me:I passed my passport.
VO:What are your travelling plan
Me:I wanna go on vacation
VO:Where in the US.
Me:I mentioned the place I'm going
VO:Are u married
Me:I said yes
VO:Have u travelled before
Me:Yes
VO:Where do u work
Me:I answered
VO:What did u do
Me: I said I'm the operations officer
VO:She started typing and said sorry u can not be issued a visa now.
Pls can I know where I went wrong

abujaniv, permit me to ask this because I'm seeing a bit of a contradiction in terms here.

As you have so clearly pointed out, in applying for an NIV, the applicant swears to not having an immigrant intent and is adjudicated by the CO as such.
However, and herein lies the rub, the CO sometimes approves an NIV for applicants even with a pending IV application-an application which clearly demonstrates intent to migrate.
So in effect, the CO is approving a non immigrant visa to someone with a demonstrable immigrant intent.
Meaning one or both of two things: the applicant lied on oath in his NIV application (misrepresentation) and/or the CO knowingly approved a visa to an applicant who clearly misrepresented.
My question here is
1. On what basis does such an applicant (I was one not so long ago and my visa was approved) overcome the presumption of intent despite a pending clear and sworn intention to migrate
2. I don't mean this the wrong way, just asking for purposes of clarity. Is the CO not breaking the law by approving non immigrant visas for applicants with a clear declaration of immigrant intent?
2. Or should we be talking rather that the applicant has to demonstrate on that occasion and that occasion only, that there is no intent to abuse the NIV on that singular occasion?
Okay, even I have a headache after that. . .

abujaniv:
Hello topoexavier. It is not impossible to obtain a nonimmigrant visa (B1/B2, F1, etc.) while also pursuing an immigrant visa. That said, it may be a high hurdle to do so. In applying for the nonimmigrant visa, you are demonstrating and swearing that you do not have an immigrant intent, when clearly you do in this case. Your ties to your home country will be weighed against your external ties.

This wicked get haff come again

LadyGuinivere:
Take a coin
Choose a side
Toss the coin
What is the probability of you getting your chosen side?
That's the answer to your question.

Those are inconsequential details, but the simple answer is to just tell the truth.
However, the real issue will be your ties, not whether or not you're visiting

fpeter:
@LadyGuinivere

Well done my good lady, I have an upcoming interview in July. My nerves are running riots because i was denied in 2013.
My sister was granted a visa just yesterday but instead of making me feel better it has heightened my anxiety, I plan to
spend my wedding anniversary and birthday in the USA, I am travelling with my hubby. Do you think those reasons are
good enough? I also have a brother in the USA but we intend staying in a hotel for our privacy, although we will stay in
the same state with him. Does it matter that we won't be staying in his house, if they ask if we will be visiting him, should
i say yes or that he would be visiting our hotel instead. My reason for choosing the state he lives in, is so that he can actually
visit us with his family.

Hmmm.

I no dey house o

LadyGuinivere:
@9jastar evuls ! You are still talking abi? Lol
Mbok how them dey get Caribbean visa Mae we go.
We can carry Seye and Nwabendel as PA1 and 2
He he he
I dey my house. All the above mentioned can come and beat me. Lol

What I cannot, and have never understood is this DESPERATION to visit and migrate to the USA

Many people say they want to go for a vacation. Folks, there are myriad places you can go for a vacation with way less visa hassle and less expensive than good ole US of A.

The Carribean, for instance, are a glorious vacation getaway. Many places in Europe, too.

I can understand those who wish to visit family. But if you get denied, chill. It's not the end of the world. Rushing to go get 'travel history' just so as to get a US visa is just, well, make I no talk.

First time I applied for a US visa was to attend a sporting event. By the time I got an appointment scheduled, it was a couple of days to the end of the the event. I didn't get it.

Second time was for a family event. I booked an appointment in Lagos and then to be safe, another in Abuja (back then you could book multilp,e appointments). Got there, got denied for reasons that were my fault. So I went to Abuja a couple of weeks later (abi na days sef, my memory fails me), got my application approved.

My kids were born in the US. Wife is a USC. But for over 10 years, I never bothered to file for IV. Over the last few years, every time I get to The US, the CBP officials would ask why I haven't filed for IV. We would joke about it, they'd stamp me in and that would be the end of that.

I simply divided my time between both countries. Then have the family come over for the summer months. Overall, we would have between 6-9 months per year as a family.

It was only two years ago that we (mostly them) decided I should file.

I've traveled to every continent on the planet, and there are tons of beautiful places to spend a vacation at.

I remember that first time when I didn't get a visa. I got my girlfriend (before we got married) to meet me in Greece for a holiday. We had tons of fun on the crystal clear waters of the pristine beaches, visited historical sites (including the Parthenon), took the ferry from Eretreia to Athens. Hopped to Thessaloniki for a boat ride. We had the time of our lives!

Mikehk2:
I wouldn't know... My emphasis is strictly on those considering travel history as one of the ties required for certain cases like mine .. People get US VISA WITHOUT travel history yet there are some cases that are hard to overcome without competent travel history . #myopinion

Gulp!

sihamey:
Thanks so much for your kinded responds, I appreciate.

Salami71:
I have been so worried and concerned about the amount of days to book, it as stopped me from filling my ds 160 form all because i intend staying in the state for 21 days and the hotels am seeing only accept 1,2 or 3 days night maximum

There are tons of hotels you can book after you arrive.
Worst case scenario, do AirBnB

As long as you are within the 12-month period, you remain eligible for Dropbox

nell4:
house please i have been to the U.S twice. I didn't travel with my last renewal and it is about to expire. I want to renew it again and don't know if I am qualified for dropbox or not.
thanks

I've never flown Egypt Air, but before you fly Air Maroc, read this thread https://www.nairaland.com/3840289/sure-fly-royal-air-maroc

moravelu:
Abeg guys! I want to book flight to new york. Im trying to manage cost, anything so bad in using air maroc or air egypt?

150 to 170 what? Dollars, pounds, euros, Naira?
Whatever it is, must be challenging to survive on just 170 Naira/dollars/pounds. . .

austinelex:
hellooo pple in d house pls help i am 25 years old single a business man i earn about 150 to 170 in a month and i have a rented apartment,my question is can my business, income and rented apartment convince d vo as strong ties pls gurus in d house help

That may be the case.

But when you applied initially, did you use his address? Because if you did, that would be begging the question of that 'exposure to adult lifestyles' at the time.

Unless of course, she was not included in the original application

veegal:
Thanks everyone for your response. God bless you all! I intend staying in a hotel close to my brother because I need my privacy, besides he lives with a girlfriend and I have my little daughter with me so I wouldn't want to expose her to some adult lifestyles, you understand what I mean.

See me see wahala o.
Which one bu big grammar again na
LadyG hapum aka o

LadyGuinivere:
Are you for real now?! You are blowing big grammar on NL! Ok. Jisike! Kontinu! Lol
Evul someborry

DO Dropbox for those eligible.
Hard to see how a newborn infant (tautology?) can be denied visa when its mum has a current visa

Gaggi:
Hi,
My wife and kid got a US visa which will expire at the end of the year. We have a new kid now and I want to know how my family can reapply while my new kid applies from scratch considering that my wife and son would probably be entitled to drop box and the new kid isn't. Is there an option of ignoring the drop box so they all can go to the interview together?

True. No point in booking a hotel. Keep things the same as before and be sure to explain situation properly and clearly to the VO.

Booking a hotel just raises all manner of additional questions instead of having the VO focus on getting her to explain herself a bit ore on her previous denial

OmoBendel24:
Yeah, pretty obvious for now my brother, and not really necessary in my opinion in this particular situation if I may add, unless there are better reasons for such decision. In the same city? Is the brother's (a US citizen by birth) house that small, unaccommodating, not available or this is just for the purpose of lessening ties to the US? Hubby (medical profession, dont know which though) and other child not travelling if true is a tie on its own, her pay, years of experience at work and primary purpose of travel (part B, the "and as well see my brother whom I haven't seen in a while" part) ain't bad, travel history isn't too good for her case but not bad at all too.

Oh I see now.

Yes, I had travelled with it prior to that time.

To the point you are making, I am a frequent traveller. I think I must have used that particular visa at least four times prior to that.

In my opinion, I still think he can use it, provided he can clearly explain to the CBP Officer why he could not travel the first time

seyewest:
I mean have you traveled earlier with the said visa before you decided to travel few days to the expiration of the same visa?

He said he wants to go in 2071 na

seyewest:
lolzzz

dot·age
[noun]
the period of life in which a person is old and weak.
"you could live here and look after me in my dotage"

seyewest:
what's dotage?

Not quite sure which of the visas you mean.
But I travelled with the first one when it had just days to expire. Stayed for about six weeks, came back, renewed via Dropbox and travelled again one more time with the renewed visa before I got my Immigrant Visa

seyewest:
Have you traveled with the said visa before?

You fixing on going for the conference in your dotage?

amos4real:
Hello, bro and all members of the group i need a free conference on laboratory equipments manufacturers in USA for september/october 2071, I have travel experience , have travel to UK and France, i will appreciate you if you can get me one or two . thanks

It is.

Travel with it and then renew when you get back.

tomayira:
Thanks for your response, But does the numbers of months left on my visa determines if i would be granted entry or not? Since a visa can only take one to the port of entry and ones stay is determined by the CBP. A visa should be valid till the very last day of its validity.

Nah. Even one day left on a visa is fine.
On my last NIV visa, I travelled with just days left on the visa and was stamped in for 6 months.
I renewed when I got back

seyewest:
Don't you think 2 month left on a visa is too risky what if they don't allow you in? you should do dropbox and travel if they renew it.

Once I saw the initial answer to that 'resume' question, I just knew this was coming. . .

abujaniv never disappoints

abujaniv:
To "resume" school is not the same as to "enrol" into school. Precision in language is important, something that will become rapidly apparent at any institution of higher learning in the United States.

Nope. You are 2 months outside the eligibility window

jaybaby2017:
Hello People, Please I need advice. My US visa expired 14months ago and I want to renew it now. Can I do drop box?

We plenty way go even help nefertitiram sef

JWTheocracy1:
hahahaha... but e never too late oo. You still go fit go outside go do. it's still out of wedlock.

This woman, you don come again!

Dem send you come? See as I day laugh sotay my daughter just day look me one kind eye like say I don craze

nefertitiram:
Because he is an international king and the king has US visa too.

In fact Uncle Trump knows him by name, so diafor the VOs must know him.