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schoolboy101:
thanks for your good response justwise,but I
have been employed as supervisor in my dad
company now and I have all the appointment
letter that will back that up.but presently I am
not on salary roll yet but just commission and I
have explain the reason in the application as
well,though the company as the sponsors is not
paying all the traveling expenses but they just
want to give part of the money like 270k and I
have explained that in a written form included in
the doc.I put my 3plot of land as tie and my
wedding cert.included my one year old birth cert.
too,letter written by my wife and sign that she is
into business and also capable of handling any
situation when I am off for the 10days....what do
you still think about this?hope to hear from you
.thanks

Immigration intent is smelling badly here and you don't seem to be helping matters.
A clear explanation of your situation was explained to you.
Yet you want to go all out.You will even submit a letter from your wife.
Its 95 percent sure that you will be denied.

soleexx:
I know he will process is own from the start...but does he have any oppurtunity or chance to be grant a visa ?

How old is he.
What does he do for a living?
What are his present circumstances?
Has he travelled before?

soleexx:
Pls I want to ask a question..pls will be glad to receive a reply...

My Dad was issued an America visa few weeks ago..through is processing he register all his spouse in the document my mum nd other children...

Now plan change one of my brother taught of following him for the short trip...

My question is will my brother start a fresh visa processing or he can use my dad's visa advantage to get his own visa easily since his name is among the children on my dad visa document in the embassy?

Children are not included in us visa applications.No space like that in the ds 160.your brother will have to apply for the visa in his own right.i smell an immigration intent here.....

Idazbawz:
O boy! 4021 posts.... Chai! I don miss...
How una dey? Idazbawz saying hi from Michigan

Bros idazbawz.

I will be a visiting scholar in your university for a month.
Will be around with my wifey and children.
Abeg,Can I talk to you on a personal message.

Need some help settling in.
Sending a PM on nairaland is confusing.
Many thanks.

LadyGuinivere:
U don find ur luggage?
Pay visa fees, fill ds 160 for each of them. One of u takes them to the embassy. I do not think in the circumstance, the kids will be denied. I IMO, the point of travel history as a family is moot now. U went , came bck, wifey went and came back. Na the itsy bitsy babies go run away now? Or na now when u carry responsibility go, u go run?
God's grace

Itsy bitsy...............laughs.
Reminds me of my kids rhyme on cartoon TV...
The itsy bitsy spider climbing on the wall.
You like nursery school no be small.

Hi guys,

How do I send a personal message on nairaland.
I need the help of naija folks in Ann arbor, Michigan.
I want to rent an apartment for one month.
My previous visits to the Internet not helpful.
We are 5,so regular hotels will be killing.

Many thanks.

LadyGuinivere:
1. He added a person not a member of staff. I suppose he went with letters of employment and what what
2. He lied on an official document and signed off on it
Um...can somebody please help me with the definition of forgery or obtaining by false pretences...
One can also be tried for commitin an offence in another country if same is an offence in Nigeria.
Mr Iphie and cybercafe boy were in the emassy (technically american soil) and finished their misdeeds.
Now even if the above wasn't so, in what pararrel universe is is ok to openly talk about lying?
Ties or no ties, bad vo or no, karma did right this time around.
Well done karma!

Was the cybercafe guy also going for conference as a member of the NGO?
He may very well come back.

USA is not that easy to stowaway and run.
For a young guy.He should attend and come back home,Increases his credibility.

The main guy should reapply.
I have been to all continents excluding oceania.
I have not counted up to 13 countries.
All the best bloke.

femi4wonders:
Pleease what are the questions asked concerning your previous travelling experience because my passport got burnt, should I also get a police report ? Please advice

Did you have a valid visa within the passport?have you applied at the embassy before with it?

ekpotek:
Sorry about your ordeals at the US embassy in Lagos. If it was possible I would gladly borrow you my visa, as you have been a blessing on this forum. Just keep faith, for your interview would be successful. Cheer.

The embarrassing treatment in lagos should be dealt with.except the long waiting space on the other side of the road.No other arrangement for seating is available.You are expected to be in a single line and file.
2 years ago,you will be afforded somewhere to sit and get yourself together before the interview.No that has stopped.
Abuja has a smaller interview area but the seating arrangement is okay and no funny lines or out of embassy arrangement.
Naija must be dignified.

Gratitude to all of you for the advice and encouragement.
I reported here that my passport was stolen with my visa in January this year.
I wrote a mail to the embassy in february.
I reapplied afresh and my visa was granted in april.
The VO asked for a police report and grilled me on my previous travels.

Last week.i applied for my kids 3 of them and they were also given.
I will be a visiting fellow at the University of Michigan Medical Centre in Ann Arbor in the summer so many goodies await you guys.
Travelling with the whole crew.Tickets are very crazy at the moment and will be worse then.
That will be my fourth US visa application all succesful.so permit me to call myself a veteran.
Will henceforth be a regular contributor and adviser to all intending applicants.

Once again.Muito obrigado and Danke shone!!!

my laptop bag was stolen 10 days ago in surulere.
my passport was inside the bag that was stolen.
this contains my valid USA B1/B2 visa issued in november 2014.

Please folks,what can i do to get it back.
what do i do at the embassy.
i am so confused.
please advise.
that was my 3rd USA visa on the same passport.
it was due to expire in 2015 May.
HEEEEELLLLLLLP And ADVICE NEEDED

Advise for drop box.

- My 2 years B1/B2 US visa is expiring next month.
I wish to reapply with my wife whose visa also expires same day.
My 3 children have never been to the USA and will also need visas too.
I read that they can apply through the drop box process too even in their first time.
They are minors.my first daughter is 11 years old.

Please enlighten me how do we arrange it.
Thanks

meggy11: Fill ur ds160( u will be asked tf u re travelling alone or not, then u will indicate) year wife and kids will need their own DS160 forms too. When scheduling an appointment, there are certain questions u will be asked and if u meet up with the requirement then u are good to go. U may need to attach the kids passports with urs cos I believe u will be sponsoring them. Even if they haven't travel to d US or any other country they can still be issued visas.
All d best.

We qualify for drop box.
The visas for me and my spouse is 2 years.
How do the kids come in?

My US visa is expiring next month.
I wish to reapply with my wife whose visa also expires same day.
My 3 children have never been to the USA and will also need visas too.
I read that they can apply through the drop box process too even in their first time.
They are minors.my first daughter is 11 years old.

Please enlighten me how do we arrange it.
Thanks

My US visa is expiring next month.
I wish to reapply with my wife whose visa also expires same day.
My 3 children have never been to the USA and will also need visas too.
I read that they can apply through the drop box process too even in their first time.
They are minors.my first daughter is 11 years old.

Please enlighten me how do we arrange it.
Thanks

Danito2: Yeah i have been friend with her since i was sixteen,she call me on cell daily and txt me too she use to talk to my family my dad and my little brother anytime she call..i have go for my phone itemized bill and she appearsa in the details every day and sometimes even twice aday,have my three months itemized bills and she appearsa in the call log everyday.she use to send me money and also post me gift xmasa card in xmas..she was a hair dress.she is a hair dreass britisah citizen ...my trust can fully sponser me my travel my uncle trust her very much to the fulles that she will keep me safe bcare she careas about me very much thatsa why she call daily and txt me.she live with her partner.so what should i do about it?and how can i get strong evidents to support ?becausae am wise and i am adult now can travel alone am 18years.

Bros,you are too young for this pursuits.i advise you to face your education and make a headway in life.if you are giving an entry clearance,I am sure you will overstay and get into trouble.over 20 years ago,i was once your age and I was sweating it out to make my grades at school.Today,I can travel to any country on my monthly salary without saving.just forget it, don't know why your family is supportive of this plan.

My US visa is expiring next month.
I wish to reapply with my wife whose visa also expires same day.
My 3 children have never been to the USA and will also need visas too.
I read that they can apply through the drop box process too even in their first time.
They are minors.my first daughter is 11 years old.

Please enlighten me how do we arrange it.
Thanks

i was at the vfs centre in ikeja yesterday.picked the visa application of my wards-my 3 kids and mynyounger sister.on opening the package,we found out hat the children were granted and my sister was denied.
the kids were in the uk 2 years ago.my sis never been to Britain.went to south africa for training 6 years ago.

reason were insufficient funds despite submitting pay slips,bank statement and letter from place of work stating salary of 100k.i put it there i will sponsor partly.the husband also put his statement although weak.
first,she was not recognized as my sister.the refusal letter stated she was my colleague and asked why she was to be with us at the UK.
we had our birth certificates,marriage certificates and had a similar cover letter with my children.
she is 30 years old,does not preclude assistance from siblings.

a lawyer offered us to write for a review to the UK high commission. Does that make sense?
how do we correct these issues in a few weeks.
we billed to travel by christmas!

APFM: Nice,I applied for UK visa with my wife with almost 800k in it and also without payslip but my salary wasn't fixed,I was given with my wife and I applied after 6mnths with just 180k as balance including my son,we were given multiple visa entry.

Your balance doesn't determine ur visa bt ur authenticity of ur travelling.

Li o ba tan o !!!
Funke,abi ki ni mo so!!!
It is well.
Have a happy weekend

funkybaby: Ahan. Ki ni mo tun she?

I once applied for a Swiss visa for a weekend getaway with less than 100pounds in my account (based on the rule of 30euros per day as living expenses) and I got 6months multiple. I applied again much later....same category, similar docs but with over 1,000 pounds in my account and I was given just 3days single entry visa, even though I requested for multiple entry (awon were) So I agree that it's not all about the money in your account but the various other factors the VO considers.

However, I will suggest that first time applicants for UK visas (self-funding their trip) considering how the rules are getting stricter should have at least 1m - 1.5m

Funke ,o daa month gbo e o!!
Mo gba ti e.
So you self be naija abroad.
Always on fo li oke!!!
Enjoy

funkybaby: Gbam!

Funke,wahala e po!!!
Otito koro.
I had a colleague who was going for a training in newcastle in 2008.she submitted a statement of account with 20K.was a sponsored conference.of course she was succesful.has not been to the UK since that trip.serious and true story.I have another firnd who gets her Uk visas from mainland europe since she has a resident permit.she says her account is usually between 500 to 1000 Euro for visas.juxtapose that to the 2 million I always hear is required here!!!

funkybaby: no, its not. myself and many people i know have done this several times successfully even for applications within the UK.

what matters is the closing balance on your bank statement and the genuinity of your bank statement.

if UKBA is to verify, what they confirm with the bank is whatever balance is on the bank statement that you've submitted.

do remember that applications are considered holistically.

you could leave 5m in your bank account for one year and still get a refusal and you could apply with less than 1m deposited within 6months or less and still get an approval

I can confirm this on personal experience.
I applied for a 2 year UK visa with my wife last year July.I had 593k in my account.My wife had 67K.we were succesful.By the time the visas were granted.we had spent the money.I am sure they base the decision on your perceived financial capabilities NOT on your account balance

Guys i need your jelp.
we will be going for our annual vacation in the UK in december 2013.
me and my wife have valid 2 year Uk visas.
my children will however require renewals.
they are ages 10,8 and 5.
i have never used the online route in all my visa applications.
the UKBA and Visa4Us websites are not helpful.

questions-
do the kids have to fill forms individually.
i have already filled forms for the eldest and added all our names as accompanying her.
but it does not seem to suffice as a visa application.
what do we do?

kindly advise.

I wish to know old the OP is?
Some of the utterances speak so much of immaturity and naivety.
Imagine saying the american taxi drivers are living much better than nigerias richest man.
I have used the public rail and road transport systems in NY,Boston,chicago,New haven,Washington DC.

Is this guy living in the white house
Abeg,moderator save us this embarrasment

Guys there is no need to brandish insults.
The plain thruth is that the BMS graduates have no role in clinical and hospital practice.
I say this with all sense of responsibility.
The formation of these courses were meant to produce lecturers in the basic medical sciences.
But the enrolment has increased so much that that has failed.the thinking then was that medical doctors may not be fascinated by being such lecturers whsich has also become a fallacy.
Retaining it as a course is of no relevance.
I am medical doctor post 13 years qualification.
I have specialist qualification in radiology.
I write reports on various anatomical parts everyday-arteries,nerves,corona radiata,muscles,viscera etc.
I don't need an anatomoist in my clinic.
Radiological anatomy is different from gross anatomy.
My catheterising the urethra does not need a BmS input.
What will a BMS do in the theatre.The surgeon himself is a surgical anatomist.He has not business in theatre if he can't identify and navigate the planes.

Let's count it out,you don't need to be a graduate to be a phlebothomist,ecg or eeg operator.these are short courses in many developed countries-like 3 to 6 month.ran into a nigerian teenager in chicago who is a ECG tech.I was trying to encourage her to go to medical school.
Its so disheatning we don't plan in this country hence this huge mistake.
Just my opinion.Comments welcome

VisaOfficer: Maybe I'm not understanding what you mean by current? I just meant it should be an open, existing, active account, not a statement from 2011 or something. My apologies if I misunderstood.

It means a checking account using US terminology.
Current means they use checks to withdraw money.
Savings usually don't require checks

[quote author=Vicjustice]I beg to disagree.I bought a KLM ticket to london on airport road lagos with my zenith mastercard.
I have also used diamond bank and standard chartered visa cards at walmart,tesco,clarks,pizza hut,asda,subway all over the world-USA and UK inclusive.Nigerian cards are well accepted.

Mascotizer: @ayobj Thanks for the reply

I have never been to the US before, I am a Fresh graduate, I am single....although I have a sponsor who is ready to finance me.

Hw long was the conference you went for then. Cos mine is just for 6 days and I hope it's not too short. Could you pls give the details of hw you interview was.
+what are the likely questions that i'll be asked.

RED FLAGS EVERYWHERE!!!
what did you study?are you gainfully employed.
being a fresh graduate is not good enough.
then you having no funds kills it all.
what is the relationship of the sponsor to you

my conference is related to my specilty.
it was only 6 days too in chicago.
i had 3 children then and had worked for 12 years.
circumstances differ surely.

ALL THESE POSERS WILL BE ASKED BY THE VOS

Adeogooba: To God be the Glory and this is to appreciate you great people WaleAbimbola, DisGuy Your contributions to my post here on this thread and to Justwise your response to my email really did help me with my decisions to apply for the uk visa and yesterday I collected the uk visa for myself,wife and 4kids.sincerely I want to thank these other people too,Babybird82,your story really inspired me to move on,Vicjustice,sincerely your many contributions helped a lot,Jt2010,Ayobj,Voskini,and so many many others I cannot mention all here,all I can say is thank you for keeping this thread,offering valuable advice that ordinarily should cost good money.Thank you for your free help.
Justwise and Vicjustice,I hope you guys would make wonderful consultants,lool,infact kudos!
To all in my kind of shoe then,a family vacation is possible for 6 pple at once,that was our fear,even when we went to submit pple were looking at us as if its such an impossible task,you could even hear people asking,6 people? of well to God be the Glory,HE makes all things beautiful.Thank you for this thread,one of the pages that helped me the most on this particular thread is this link and i think its very crucial to uk application:

https://www.nairaland.com/823855/general-uk-visa-enquiries-part/79

Babybird82 that was an intelligent question you asked there and the main reason many pple pay over N50k to agents who still miss sometimes,Jt2010,thanks your answers were great,WaleAbimbola,you made great sense with your answer there and ofcourse when Justwise agreed to both WaleAbimbola and Jt2010 responses to Babybird82,It was like oh Yes! I got this! and yes I indeed got this as at today I can say thank you Lord and to you all.!

congratulations.
i am happy i contributed a small quota to this project.
bring back goodies for the boys!!!!!!!!!!lol
summer is going to expensive.
with 4 kids.
try and get close to 1.5million or 2 million naira.
dont know what your accomodation plans are.if staying in hotel or apartment,then not too good
Preferably buy your tickets now.it will be much cheaper.
congrats once again

Mascotizer: I salute you all.
I urgently need to know how feasible it is to get a VISA for attending a Conference in the USA from Nigeria.

I found a conference that suits my career path and that is definitely going to make a huge impact on my CV (If attended). But my fear is that, haven read some comments I noticed it is ONLY Masters and PHD visas that are most likely given to we Nigerians.

Although I am at the verge of registering for the conference but I need to know the likelihood of me getting a VISA cos it will be so devastating if after paying the conference fee and Hotel booking I am denied VISA (Cos the fee is non refundable)....that is why I am putting this to all the Travel Gurus and Experts here on this thread to pls kindly enlighten me...I would'nt mine to refrain from applying if getting a Visa is not certain and precarious.

Anyone who have ever gotten a Visa through conference OR knows someone that knows someone that has gotten a VISA to USA through Conference should also pls share his/her story.

Thanks y'all (Anticipating Replies)

lets know about your educational background,present job and income and your travel history.

can we also know you age and social ties-married or not.businesses/landed property.
this will go a long way.

i travelled to the US for the first time for a conference too.
it was boldly written on the visa.
defend yourself well and you are on your way to the USA.
you want to use it to build a CV,so its worth the while.
all the best

ayo23us: Dear all,
I'm a postgrad student here in Nig. I got a travel scholshp to attend a conference in the US but I'm gripped wt the fear of getting a visit visa. D scholshp covers my flights, acomodatn & even meals. Pls what advice do you hv for me concerning d interview. I already hv some letters from the awarding body supporting my travel. Some say I hv to go wt my bank statement & unfortunately my a/c is very dry. Pls what do I do? Thanks.

apply fast fast,your chances are high.
get a letter from your hod and dean