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seyewest:
To be honest they won't even notice it at the POE until he makes a mistake.. or fidget. I believe suspicion will arise with anything above 3 months.

Even if you say at POE that you're spending just one month, they'll probably stamp you in for at least 3 months.

LagosNIV:
An LPR doesn't require a non-immigrant visa to travel outside of the U.S. - this is covered by your immigrant visa and green card. Just remember that as an LPR most of your time has to be spent in the U.S.

Thank you. So in effect, one CAN travel outside the US prior to getting the physical, plastic GC?

Understood about the most of the time part. No issues with that. Just wasn't sure if travel was possible wuntil the plastic GC actually arrives.

maddock:
Thanks Lady g because was about to ask if anybody have used it for long travel. So with your testimony now person mind Don strong be that.

Or just rent a car, get a GPS and drive

Hi VO,

Does the issuance and use of an IV invalidate an unexpired NIV?

Or to be more specific, can a new LPR make a quick trip outside the US and return before the physical GC arrives?

austinosita:
Yes, I don't have a fairly acceptable travel history!
Tho, I'm no more interested.

Thanks for ur time

Yes you are. That's partly why you're posting here. I bet if you were offered another opportunity to go there, possibly to perform professionally at a show (perhaps one where you'd meet someone like Jay Z) you would jump at it.

Which is why this your angry, unfettered rant at VO was very ill-advised. I hope for your sake you did not register on NL with the same details you used in your application.

A big part of being a man is to heed the words of Rudyard Kipling: "If you can meet with triumph and disaster, and treat those two impostors just the same; yours is the earth and everything that's in it".

You will meet failures in your life and in your career (and one visa denial is inconsequential in the larger scheme of things). You will also meet success (possibly blow to the point where it's the embassy that will call you to mentor young others).

The key, as Kipling writes so beautifully, is to stay level-headed and use each experience to make yourself a better person.

Davido told a story of how he was dissed on the road by a police officer during a stop when he told him he was a singer. He said that made him determined to be a star, and his first big hit was born out of that experience.

On a final note, my advice to you is put a leash on the anger inside of you, join with the resident experts here (including Lady G, who I think you should man up and apologize to) and analyze the possible reasons for your denial.

Trust me, you will be better for it.

My 2 kobo (not worth much, I know)

seyewest:
That Bank Vault can be bisexual as well I no mind ooo

Abeg dress, me sef dey interested in this Bank Vault

nefertitiram:
Time... I create time. plan my schedule.
Money? I married a bank vault.

Lady G don teach people bad behaviors.
See wickedness!

mctowel01:
Pls, if i go pay online, which you said its 18,500, will i get it in at least 1week? And are there any added charges to it when I get to their office?

Your best option is to forget about doing it online.
Just get to the passport office first thing in the morning, look for an official in uniform, and ask for his/her assistance. He/she will tell you how much the extra charges are and you'll get your passport in record time

Pearlyakin:
I guess its now a bad thing to ask you those questions,don't think you are smart bro.

The orginal post is just 3 paragraphs and you can't be bothered to read to the end?? Even after numerous people have pointed it out?

depiero:
Hello gurus in the house, you guys are really doing a great job here. God bless you all.

I have a question to ask.
I am about booking a flight to the US, my POE is Orlando Florida, but found out that it's way cheaper going through New York. The exchange rate is not helping matters at all. I plan to take a train to Florida from New York. Please is this decision going to be a problem?.

No. Just explain why to the officer at the POE if you get asked

mostwantedguy:
Sorry I'm thinking of reapplying for a conference by November, of which I want to pay the Visa fee next month. Just thinking whether I can expedite the process.

The earlier you get in there and apply, the earlier you'll find dates.
The more you waste time asking questions, the more you lose those early dates.

LadyGuinivere:
Only
1. Your local seer or
2. Your imam or
3. Your VO or
4. God Himself
Can tell you your chances of getting a visa. Please read the thread from page zero and get yourself acquainted with the important stuff you need to know. Your level of preparedness can make the difference between refusal and rejection

Where Lady G learn this kind wickedness, biko?

Btw, arrived here early August with my IV. Got SSN, and State ID. Already had credit cards.
Now just jejely enjoying time off.

Bros, this was tough to read. I had to stop

Try using paragraphs next time, biko

gentleiphy:
I think from my experience with the way the US embassy handles visa applicants,granting of visa and denials has something to do with the way they the US perceive the host country and its citizens on issue relating to absconding looking at the economic values and conditions of the country.They the Visa officers always use TIES not strong enough to convince them...some have opined its lack of travel history and some have said its salary you eanr some say its marital status.Many here followed when i was initially denied business visa to attend a conference which was then my first ever visit to the US embassy since i have no business going ever...needless to say i work in a good profession and in a good coy as well as having travelled to so many European countries( about 12),3 Asian..2 south American..Middle east and about 8 African countries both for work,vacation and conferences...however after the VO leafed all through my two passports and saw visas scattered all over and even mentioned that she saw i recently came back from Germany just 2 months prior to the coming to the embassy..she still denied me visa...i got out not angered anyway..but a letter was quickly sent to the US to the secretary general of the NGO that i also represent actively in Nigeria and they asked me to go back which i was lucky i got a new visa appointment date and went back and visa was given 2yrs...again prior to that interview i had already done my medicals to relocate to Canada as permanent resident with my family...my wife never visited the embassy in Nigeria for visa but she has travelled severally with me to other European countries...after 5 months of settling down here...my wife is back in school here she just decided to apply for visit visa at the US embassy here in Canada...when she go to the visa officer the only question asked her was how long has she been in Canada and she said 5 months and what she does presently she said a student of so so University...then her vacation city she said Los Angeles...the visa officer then with smiles said why wont you also visit Las vegas and get to see the new casino that was just opened..my wife smiled ad said maybe....visa was approved without any question more than what i just said and the following day Canada post sent her a mail to come pick up her passport with visa and it was 10yrs visa to expire 2026.Now i should think the visa officer knows that her status from being resident in Nigeria has changed and there is limited chance for her to stay back in the US when she has legal resident status in Canada.So i dont know why they the US always look at us from back home as potential run- aways. And the truth is that we always have genuine visa applicants who only want to visit and come back to their jobs as they know its hard to even try to work with visit visa in the US...however i still commend the likes of ladyG and others for always giving brush ups to a lot here on how to get things right even though the visa officers still hold the key to whatever decision they want to make.

worry359:
My opinion, but I think they are getting fed up of the "Conference" thing.
Too many people from Nigeria submitting the same old story.

Also they are trained to scan the documents that you submitted and the way you present on the day.
USA says that you WILL try to immigrate unless you prove otherwise.
If they are not satisfied it's 214b rejection letter.

I see your point. But if you have a genuine conference to attend, and it ties in with your current career, it will be approved.
Recently, I recommended someone for a conference in DC. She's single, mid 20s and with a salary of just over 100K. Cached her a little bit (even played the part of VO and denied her a couple of times).
She was approved with a virgin passport.
The young lady attended the conference and returned just over a week ago

LadyGuinivere:
Finally!
Some good news. Whoop de doo for U @peacevilla.
Another notch for those in favour of the submission that 'those with immigration petition can still get B visa'

Is that still under debate? Thought we laid that one to rest a long time ago?
I got my B visa bang in the middle of my IV processing

TalliusCeciro:
Am really Shocked and appalled by what happened to me at Abuja US Embassy.Please this what transpired between myself and the officer.Please what went wrong.
I: Hello
CO: Can I have your passport and confirmation paper
CO:Why are you going to the US?
I: to attend a conference.
CO:Where is the conference?
I:Chicago
CO: What do you do?
I: I am a
C0: Have you traveled outside before?
I: No
CO:How much do you earn?
I: I told him


I met applicants with no travel experiences who were approved.

If this is exactly how your interview went, it's no surprise you were refused. The VO has about 2-5 minutes to adjudicate your case and you're giving short answers.
HINT: Next time, without being verbose, explain to the VO exactly what the conference is about, and how it relates to your current job and/or personal development.
This is based on the information you've supplied above. The VO has access to way more detailed information with which to adjudicate
In addition, make sure you complete your DS-160 truthfully (I assume you did) so your answers correspond to what is in the form

OmoBendel24:
@all, pretty sorry for the little derailment, take advantage where necessary as advocated! True talk there, Nef. I long to see Brazil and the caribbeans with my wife and son seriously soon too! Hopefully, PMB gets motherland properly functional again.

Visited Brazil twice. Those beaches na die! You can do just about everything, including skydiving. And of course, a visit to Sugar Loaf mountain and Christ The Redeemer in Rio
If you can, go to Salvador. It's almost Nigerian/African but with a different edge to it

tolbis:
Good morning and happy Sunday all.pls will I be allowed to take medications. Such as worm expeller and antibiotics alongside with me?my mum is planning to give me dry fish and ogbonno too.pls I am a first time traveller to d US and I won't want any issue as regards this at the airport.thanks so much for your continual help.cc Ladyguinivere and all

You can take medications. Just make sure they're in your checked-in luggage.
As for the likes of ogbono, pepper, crayfish, etc. Make sure they're all ground. You can also carry garri if you want.
If you're taking seasoning like Maggi, Knorr, etc, avoid take the plain ones. I think one of crayfish or chicken is not allowed. I'm not quite sure which one now. I know one time I had both, and one was taken away.
Since I can't remember which one, I just buy the plain seasoning.
But make sure you declare EVERYTHING on your customs form

LadyGuinivere:
When u return, tell us your opinion.
Apart from the mall of America, nothing else to see

That Mall of America alone is enough o

abujaniv:
Hello Tbaba2,

We are not sure why people keep asking what their chances of getting a visa are. This is not the purpose of this thread. We cannot and will not give chances on getting a visa. We are not in the gambling business.

Regards,

Abuja NIV

Or what documents they need.
When they can just read through the thread and get all the answers they want.
I would ignore them if it was me but I think VO should just answer all such questions with a link to Page 1.

Sunflowerr:
Hello Everyone, i must commend you all for all your contributions on here! Godbless you all. Please i'd like to know if it is possible for one to make changes on his/her already submitted form, a day to the interview date? Your kind response would be appreciated. Thanks.

Once you sign and submit, no further changes can be made

LadyGuinivere:
Gbam! My junior colleagues don full here
Person go wash eye, block ear, form sharp guy, and go to do nansense and then come here to feign helpless. If this guy had scaled through he for dey form 'sharp guy'.
Clearly he knew about this thread where misrepresentation is preached against on practically every page. If I were the vo sef...
Lol again at 'fake ghana stamp'

Fake Ghana stamp? Ghana?? Not even South Africa. Mtschheeeeew

Hope I can remember all. Apart from a few vacations, mostly work-related

EUROPE: Greece, Holland, Switzerland, UK, Germany
SOUTH AMERICA: Brazil, Colombia
NORTH AMERICA: USA, Mexico
ASIA: China, UAE, Qatar, Bangladesh
OCEANIA: Australia
AFRICA: Ghana, Guinea, CIV, Egypt, Tunisia, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan, Congo, DRC, Gabon, Eq Guinea, Togo, Benin, Namibia, Rwanda, Angola, Mozambique, Senegal

I think I may have missed out on a couple, especially in Africa

oyinlola1982:
PLEASE HOUSE I APPLIED TO U.S VIST 20014 BUT I GAVE IT TO AGENT TO FILLED IT FOR ME SINE THAT TIME THE AGENT REFUSE TO GIVE ME THE INFORMATION TO ME PLEASE IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN RETRIEVE MY DATA.PLEASE HOUSE HELP THANKS

You no pay am complete?

glokayjy:
@seyewest in summary, in 2008 I gave birth for my bf who at dat time wasn't ready to get married. Then I did a passport in 2012 in my fathers name, since I wasn't married yet but only have a child. when I applied for US visa in july2013 in d form where they ask are u married I said yes and filled anoda persons name that doesn't tally with my surname cos on my passport its my maiden name that's on it. And den in dec 2013 I got married to my baby father and we applied last month as a family. But I'm still using same passport which still has my maiden name but this time my hubbys name and kids name are also same except for my passport. So on the day of the interview d question was asked if I was married before and details of the person. In this case I'm not married to dat person but to my original hubby and we have our MC and order documents. What do I need to do for future applications in order to rectify dis blunder.

You don sh!t for church be that o.
Here's the thing. You already claimed to have been married before. The way I see it, you're in a catch 22 situation and you got two options

1. Confess to your misrepresentation with an honest promise not to do it again and put yourself at the VO's mercy
2. Find a way to legitimise your previous lies by getting 'divorce papers' from your non existent 'ex husband'

My very strong advice would be Option 1, because as you can see, the other is actually a no-brainer. As long as your husband was not part of the original deception, I see no reason why he should not be eligible for a visa. But he would still need to qualify. Your underage children would qualify if he qualifies.
As for you? Matter get k-leg

seyewest:
Congrats bro

Thanks mate. I still got outstanding stuff to do in Naija so I should be back by Christmas.
In any case, we go still dey show for NL

LadyGuinivere:
safe trip!
Wishing you a wonderful new life. All the best.
Wait sef! immigrant visa to where? Ghana abi cotonou?!

No be only Cotonou, na Lome. Hahahaha
Seriously though, it's not such a new life per se. I've been splitting my time between Naija and Yankee for the past 8 or 9 years, got credit cards, paying mortgage, etc. But could not work or stay longer than the 90 days of B1/B2 so I'd usually go twice a year and spend an average of 2 months each when I could. Luckily, I have a flexible job.
Madam has been asking me to file since, and everytime I arrive, CBP would ask why I haven't filed before they stamp my passport. Madam finally put her foot down last year that we must file for IV. As boyboy consain, I jejely comply o to avoid stories that touch

Btw, Lady G and co, I got my Immigrant Visa so I'm off in a couple of weeks

amalab30:
Chairman. From Minnesota to Chicago. The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Minnesota and Chicago is 780 km= 485 miles.

That's too much for the VO to handle. Going on vacation, this Is my first time of seeing a MN to Chi town 'vacationer' @LadyGuinivere will have a word or two on this. *passes the mic*.

That should not be an issue. I have a friend who went on vacation and did California to Houston and back on one trip.

everydayperson:
I am surprised at the visa denials on this thread.. mine was blissfully absent-minded.. asked me 2 questions where and why are you coming to the US.. my answers were equally as blunt.. Wisconsin, Vacation with my family.. he wrote on a piece of paper and said pick up your passports at this address in 3 days and said bye. that was 2 years ago. Now I am applying for an "early" Dropbox and need to know if I can apply before my visa expires in August since it is close to when i plan to travel in september.

Lady Guinivere .. is this a possibility

As long as you meet the Dropbox requirements, you can apply before it expires

DimmyCho:
Good evening pple, pls, I where can I get cheapest flight from either from Abuja or lag to California( LAX). The ones I'm seeing is like 400k plus.. pls help..

If you see 400K at this time, rush it o. I just got mine for just over 600K.
I doubt you'll see a better rate, and the later you wait, the higher it gets