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seyewest:
They will acknowledge receipt of your email and if your administrative processing was positive, they will send you a mail to come to the embassy to pay the N49000 and submit your passport.

Do you know how long the administrative processing might take on an average? I received an acknowledgement email yesterday stating that my email has been forwarded to the appropriate department.

seyewest:
They will acknowledge receipt of your email and if your administrative processing was positive, they will send you a mail to come to the embassy to pay the N49000 and submit your passport.

Thank you for your response.

Dear All,

I need your opinion. I applied for the nonimmigrant visa to the US this week and was asked to provide additional documents. The Consular officer was clear that he would have given me the visa if I had shown him the receipt of the birth of my kids, which I did not have with me at the time of the interview. I was given a white paper, and my passport was returned to me. I asked the Consular officer if I could send the scanned documents via e-mail, and he obliged me by providing the appropriate e-mail on the white paper. I have since sent the documents via email but still awaiting feedback.

To my questions: how will they get back to me? E-mail or phone? How long will it take for them to get back to me? How will they receive my passport? How will I pay the reciprocity fee?

Thank you all for all the good that you all do on here.

Elfmannisback:
Buddy, if u can agree with ur spouse, gun for the ITA with 440 as non-accompanying... File for her later while in Canada.

Thank you.

Elfmannisback:
It is too close to call. It may still be 440 but tie breaker acting like nl antispambot may get in the way. If it had been 441..I'd say u get the ITA on Wed if a draw that involves FSW happens.

This is if u guys are cool with unaccompanying option. I believe u know terms and conditions for this apiam way.

If not, she should do both ECA and IELTS GT while u wait in the pool with 416 to gain profile creation date.. Shock absorbed to tie break rule.

CONGRATULATIONS ON UR TEST.

Thank you for the feedback. What are the terms and conditions for the ‘apiam’ way? I am also concerned because of my age. My age changes early October.

Une16:
How about ur wife? how old is she and how many yrs of work experience does she have? Has she written ielts and what will be ur crs score if she is to be the principal applicant with clb9? Personally, I tink going to Canada without ur wife should be ur last option.

She hasn’t written the IELTS. We are same age and pretty much have similar academic qualifications and years of experience.

BABSFREY:
Dear All,

Thank you for the good work. I have been following this thread with keen interest and it has been helpful to me in my preparations.

I first did the IELTS in 2015. I got a decent overall band level of 8.0, but my listening was only 7.0, with the others as R - 8.5, S - 8.5, W - 7.0

I lost interest after that because my score was around 382. Fast forward and precisely 3 years later, motivated by my spouse, I sat for IELTS again. This time too, my overall band level is 8.0, but with much improved score in listening of 8.5, with the others as R - 9.0, S - 8.0, W - 7.0

Only yesterday, I tried creating an EE profile and realized that my CRS is 440, without my spouse as accompanying dependent. If she is to accompany me, it drops my score far lower, to 416, because she is yet to do the WES and also take the English test.

What do you advise? Should I wait until she does her WES and IELTS?

My thoughts - I do think that since the last draw closed at 440, it is better that I take my chance now, before the CRS inches higher!

I will appreciate your thoughts.

Thank you.

By way of additional information, I will be a year older early October, so my score is expected to drop by 5 points.

Dear All,

Thank you for the good work. I have been following this thread with keen interest and it has been helpful to me in my preparations.

I first did the IELTS in 2015. I got a decent overall band level of 8.0, but my listening was only 7.0, with the others as R - 8.5, S - 8.5, W - 7.0

I lost interest after that because my score was around 382. Fast forward and precisely 3 years later, motivated by my spouse, I sat for IELTS again. This time too, my overall band level is 8.0, but with much improved score in listening of 8.5, with the others as R - 9.0, S - 8.0, W - 7.0

Only yesterday, I tried creating an EE profile and realized that my CRS is 440, without my spouse as accompanying dependent. If she is to accompany me, it drops my score far lower, to 416, because she is yet to do the WES and also take the English test.

What do you advise? Should I wait until she does her WES and IELTS?

My thoughts - I do think that since the last draw closed at 440, it is better that I take my chance now, before the CRS inches higher!

I will appreciate your thoughts.

Thank you.

Dear Abujaniv,

My colleague at work is eligible for the dropbox and has applied via the dropbox. He has now been asked to come for an interview. Is there a clear reason why people are so identified? Secondly, he is renewing his visa ahead of its expiry, as the visa still has more than a month validity. Will his visa be cancelled if he is denied?

Thank you

Dear Abujaniv,

Thank you for the feedback.

I was with my mum today, and they prevented me from accompanying her to the interview. I cited the feedback obtained from you, and they dismissive, insisting that Lagos is not Abuja.

She went in all by herself and thankfully, she was successful, despite my lack of confidence in her wit. I do appreciate your feedback and please keep the good work going.

abujaniv:
Hello BABSFREY. You may accompany your mother to the interview. She must still qualify on her own merits. We don't look at documents.

Hello Visa Officer,
I intend to take my mum (over 60 years) to the US for a visit (with B1/B2 visa) after her retirement. I hold a B1/B2 visa myself; and I have visited the US 5 times in the past (more recently, April this year). Her interview is scheduled for next week. Will they allow me to come along with her, since I am the sponsor? Does she need to go along with my documents to prove my financial capabilities? She has never traveled out of the country before and she does not know anyone in the US.

joeburster:
Hi there,
Congrats! Did you upload a return ticket when you applied? I am about applying for my mum to attend my spring graduation

Meanwhile, they may ask for a return ticket, but you need not upload it. You can find other supporting documents to show that you will return to Nigeria. Examples could be her commitments to Nigeria e.g. work, family that she is responsible for, financial commitments (loans, etc.)

Kikiyeun:
How true is this please, i heard that when you do your application through online, they dont confirm the documents you submit for application. Anyone with experience pls ans.

Hello. I sincerely doubt it. In my case, despite using the online application, I only got a message requesting for my passport after about 47 days. I am sure that the 47 days is not merely waiting time due to backlog of applications, it must have given them the chance to make calls and confirm details as needed. Outside of the US embassy, I doubt it if there are any other who does not confirm the assertions of applicants.

I know that the Canadian embassy weighs heavily the US visa, but then again, they know that the US hardly confirms information provided by applicants, so they may be interested in validating the information, notwithstanding the US visa.

BABSFREY:
Oh no! Do not get me wrong. I only needed to be sure that it is a positive response, considering that they asked for our passports. Thank you all the same.

Our documents were pretty straight forward. A letter of invitation and copy of the PR card of the host. Pictures that I took with the host long before now. Letter from my employer. Letter from my wife's employer. Our wedding certificates. My pay slips for the last 4 months. Her pay slips for the last 4 months. My bank statement (with slightly over N 6 Million). Scanned copy of our US and UK visas. Our Mortgage document for a property in Lekki 1. Registration document for an incorporated company in which I am a director.

Nothing major really. I did not have the energy to gather too many documents like some people managed.

Picked up the visa today March 24. It was positive. Visa was granted up to the expiration of our passports in 2018. Not bad. Thank you all. Wishing you all the best as you pursue your dream travels.

andre99:
C'mon today is 23rd of March, barely 24hrs after ur passport submission, just be calm u'll hear from them probably 2mao or after the easter holiday, u already have ur visa in the bag, congrats in advance, i tap from your blessing. Pls share the documents u submitted.

Oh no! Do not get me wrong. I only needed to be sure that it is a positive response, considering that they asked for our passports. Thank you all the same.

Our documents were pretty straight forward. A letter of invitation and copy of the PR card of the host. Pictures that I took with the host long before now. Letter from my employer. Letter from my wife's employer. Our wedding certificates. My pay slips for the last 4 months. Her pay slips for the last 4 months. My bank statement (with slightly over N 6 Million). Scanned copy of our US and UK visas. Our Mortgage document for a property in Lekki 1. Registration document for an incorporated company in which I am a director.

Nothing major really. I did not have the energy to gather too many documents like some people managed.

Just to drop a note after following for a while.

I did an online visitor visa application for myself and my wife. I submitted Feb 2 and did the biometrics Feb 3. After a long wait, I got a message from them on March 20, that we could submit our passport. I understand that a decision has been made. I did submit our passport March 22. We are now waiting for the message for a final pick up of the passport.

Can anything still go wrong at this point?

Hello All. This is my very first post on here. I did IELTS, first shot at it, and did not do too well, plus I am not that young anymore. I want to know if having the CPA can qualify me for the extra 50 points under the 'certificate of qualification from a Canadian Province or Territory (Skilled trade occupations)'. I have the ACCA, just wondering if it works to speedily obtain the CPA in order to get the number boost.

I will appreciate an urgent feedback.

Just to share....got to the US yesterday.

Flew through air France. We had our fit to fly, but the airline did not ask both in Lagos or France. It was a breeze. Wife is 32 weeks gone.

POE was JFK. This is deliberate because we planned to avoid the more notorious entry points. Final destination is El Paso, but will catch our breath for a few days in NY. JFK was crazy when we arrived. The queue was incredibly long. Wife and I was on the queue for like 1hr 45 mins. I suggested we inform the immigration officers that wife was pregnant, so that we can get quick passage, but wife will not have anyone give her bump any attention. It was indeed a draining exercise, pushing from line to line.

Finally, we were alloted a Chinese looking cbp. He appeared eager to leave for the day, because I watched him beckoning that no other person be brought his way. We were to be his last for the day.

Cbp: can I have your passports. Are you family?
Me: handed over the passport and I said, yes, she is my wife
Cbp: how long are you here for?
Me: I will be staying a week, but she will stay for 7 weeks
Cbp: Says to wife, place your fingers here and takes her picture and then stamps her in till March
Cbp: says to me, place your fingers here and also takes my picture

A senior officer shows up, and asks the Cbp to please stay additional 30 minutes. I guess this gave him more time to scrutinize us.

Cbp: says to wife, 'you are pregnant, how far gone are you?'
Wife: 32 weeks
Cbp: when are you due?
Wife: November
Cbp: Are you having your baby here
Wife: yes
Cbp: says to me, 'did you inform the VO that you were escorting your wife down here to have a baby?'
Me: No. It was Dropbox, and I did not have to appear for an interview. I informed him that we have made all the plans and have all the documents to show, including the change of intent and the budget sheet.
Cbp: can I see some of the documents
Me: showed him change of intent, budget sheet and letter from Doctor esparati
Cbp: stamps me in till march, returns my passport to me, but held that of my wife and then says that wife will be taken for secondary inspection

There were a few people at the secondary inspection. About 4 people. The four were cleared in less than 10 minutes and we were the only one left. They had wife's already stamped passport and some documents. They started to review them, talking amongst themselves. Eventually, they called us.

Cbp: why do you want to have your baby here.
Me: it has been a difficult pregnancy, and want to avoid further complications back home
Cbp: how much money do you have
Me: about 14k dollars. Brought the cash out. Asked him to count. He declined. I then overheard his colleague jocularly saying to him that 'they got you there, they are prepared'.
Cbp: goes in to ask superior officer. Does some typing and stamps wife's passport again till March. Interestingly, she has two 'admitted' stamp on her passport.

Learning: Be prepared. No document can be too much to have. Be confident. Be honest. You are within your right. Always remember!

Shawbabe:
Air France number anyone?

01-2778050

iolite88:
@firsttymum don't let all the reviews scare you especially if you are expecting 1 baby. I was once bent on using Dr F until @Nogen and some other triplets mama's advice me against it. I jejely moved my research to El Paso. Carring triplets is already High risk enough it's not wise to go to a Dr who has his hands full and uses a hospital without a level 3 NICU.

1.Level I, Well newborn nursery
2.Level II, Special care nursery
3.Level III, Neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU)
4.Level IV, Regional neonatal intensive-care unit (Regional NICU)

Level III units are required to have pediatric surgeons in addition to care providers required for level II (pediatric hospitalists, neonatologists, and neonatal nurse practitioners) and level I (pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and other advanced practice registered nurses). Also, required provider types that must either be on site or at a closely related institution by prearranged consultative agreement include pediatric medical subspecialists, pediatric anesthesiologists, and pediatric ophthalmologists. In addition to providing the care and having the capabilities of level I and level II nurseries, level III neonatal intensive-care units are able to:
Provide sustained life support
Provide comprehensive care for infants born <32 wks gestation and weighing <1500 g
Provide comprehensive care for infants born at all gestational ages and birth weights with critical illness
Provide prompt and readily available access to a full range of pediatric medical subspecialists, pediatric surgical specialists, pediatric anesthesiologists, and pediatric ophthalmologists
Provide a full range of respiratory support that may include conventional and/or high-frequency ventilation and inhaled nitric oxide
Perform advanced imaging, with interpretation on an urgent basis, including computed tomography, MRI, and echocardiography

Level IV units are required to have pediatric surgical subspecialists in addition to the care providers required for Level III units.[24] Regional NICU's have all of the capabilities of Level I, II, and III units. In addition to providing the highest level of care, level IV NICU's:
Are located within an institution with the capability to provide surgical repair of complex congenital or acquired conditions
Maintain a full range of pediatric medical subspecialists, pediatric surgical subspecialists, and pediatric anesthesiologists at the site
Facilitate transport and provide outreach education.

Nogen:
The lady was right. Dr. Martel also told me the same thing. I bumped into him at the Labour and delivery ward and I accused him of rejecting Nigerians. He complained bitterly about us. In fact, I was so ashamed by the time he was done. How can a woman who is HIV positive reject a Csection? She insisted on having a vaginal delivery! !!! Doesn't such a person understand the implications of her actions. To me, that's sheer wickedness ! She wants to infect an innocent child. He told me so many gory tales of our people and insisted he wouldn't go back because he doesn't want to lose his medical licence yet. However, he had a couple of awesome patients too from Nigeria. Unfortunately, the bad ones outweighed the good ones. So so sad!

It is unfortunate. I think that sometimes as Nigerians we do have an inflated impression of our universe. We like to challenge almost everything, believing that our positions are superior, albeit with insufficient research. I see this on the airplane, shopping mall, etc. I did not realise that we can even take our over confidence to the medical realm, where human life is at stake.

It is not all negative though, because a dose of well channeled confidence is good for human progress.

blackedwin:
Reporting Live from Newyork

Newyork POE: Menn Crowd was so much,queued for like 40 minutes,was ushered to counter 44

Cbp: Can I have your passports please,
Me: handed 4 passports to him(me,wify-8months pregy & 2kids)
Cbp: Looked through/scanned passports/visas
Cbp: Put your fingers on the machine
Me: Na so I just put fingers sharp sharp
Cbp: Ma'am can you put your fingers on the machine
Wify: Na so wify just place fingers sharp sharp
Cbp: Stamped all 4 passports
Cbp: enjoy your stay

Omo na so we just tek waka begin dey go luggage area,picked our luggage headed for the Agriculture section where our bags were scanned.On getting outside we saw the very CBP officer who attended to us going home.

Lucky you! I guess the lad was extra tired and in need of some getaway to be suspicious of a large and confident Nigerian family.

yesmum:
I was told the same thing when I opened mine. 1. U can ask for other checking account coz a friend of mine that works there says dere are other types without such huge minimum bal 2. Discuss with the person opening d account to see what can be done. Dts what I did and she worked something out for me. Hope dis helps

Interesting! I did not know that I could work something out. I have had US$ 1,500 in my checking account for well over 2 years now. Waste!!

Nasadiva:
Yea I promise to give an update on Dr Ezekiel price. But b4 I do that make I throw *vexation* on 9ja doctors. All my scan I did in 9ja by two diff Drs indicated I am expecting a baby girl, I am done shopping for my girl as a sharp mum. When the issue of corner kick prick came up I laughed and looked the other way as it was none of my biz, and all of a sudden I saw my doctor today for my scan WOLAAAA, she said "that's a very big ball". It didn't mk sense to me at first until she asked do you have a name for him already, and i said for her u mean? She looked up and asked do u think u are expecting a girl? I replied that's what all my scan said. She flipped through my file for the scan I came with and laughed out loud. She turned the scan monitor and showed me what looks obviously like balls and prick!
Who do I believe? Can we go back and discuss that corner kick prick again :

Nigeria and her shoddy medical practices and practitioners! I hope the Doctor now realises that this is more than some birth tourism.

Nogen:
Inbox me pls.

Thank you Nogen. I just did. I am hoping to hear from you.

@Nogen,

Congratulations on your triple joy. An accomplishment very well deserved.
I note from your submissions that you stayed at his grace lodge in El Paso. How was their service, distance to the major hospitals and what freebies can one hope to get from them. Also, what doctor and hospital did you use?
Thank you.

firsttymum:
chai chai I can imagine...
My take on this free accommodation is if you know in a week or two u r spending more than u budgeted plus u are not comfortable emotionally and physically na to waka o... That's why I don't buy using a very expensive hospital because ur host stays there...

Anyway It will all end in praise

It is often a case of penny wise pound foolish. I have got similar issue. My potential host stays in NY, and really keen on having us, but the aggregate NY cost does not look good. It is better to pay for accommodation in faraway south, plus the freedom that comes with it, while managing to keep aggregate cost even lower.

anonymousmum:
pls off topic question:

Has anyone gone to DHL at Muri Okunola recently?

Do you know it one can take passport photograph there? A friend wants to go for Dropbox asap and needs the US standard passport photograph...

Thanks house.

Yes you can take passport photo just around there. Ask the security personnel at the DHL building. It takes less than 3 minutes.

I do not think that legal visitors can be regarded as illegal immigrants. The story refered to birth right citizenship for children of illegal immigrants. That I think should be those overstaying their visa or those brazing the dust and rust along the border into the US. I may be wrong, but this is my take.

anonymousmum:
Meanwhile,

Make una add this matter into your prayers Donald Trump must not enter o, as this may also affect visitors

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/08/17/trump-calls-for-deportation-illegal-immigrants-end-to-birthright-citizenship/

Excerpt:

Donald Trump vowed to deport illegal immigrants and end the policy known as birthright citizenship as he unveiled a tough immigration platform which by Monday was meeting mixed reviews on both sides of the aisle. ....

As part of it, Trump said he wants to rescind President Obama's executive orders on immigration; deport many of those in the U.S. illegally while providing an expedited return process for "the good ones;" and do away with automatic citizenship for children of illegal immigrants born on U.S. soil.

The Trump campaign said the policy, known as birthright citizenship, is the "biggest magnet" for illegal immigration.

Same here. Planning on going to el paso very late into September for a November birth

jayjay4lyf:
Planning elpaso for October again Nov delivery

Is this your final price?