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ayobj:
Folks

A quick one.this time no visa issues

I will be going to Chicago for a conference.
Am leaving from Jeddah Saudi Arabia
I am taking British Airways flight

I hope I don’t need transit visa for stop overs.
I don’t have a valid UK visa

Please kindly answer fast fast make I debit my credit card fa.

You should be fine as long as you are not changing airports. In any case, check with your local BA office to they can let you know what fly/no fly policy they will apply to you at boarding.

josiahese:
VO. Where are you going in the US?
Me. Manhattan, UK.
Should I call the hotel name and the address?
Manhattan is very big..
Should I be exact.
Thank you guys

@bolded. Pardon?

LadyGuinivere:
A man can recieve nothing except it be given to him from heaven John 3:27. I know the word of God. Even those that didn't do anything spectacular or plan to abscond, it was still the permissive will of God.
Again. Fortune favours the brave. The same w
Word encourages hard work. Luck connotes lack of hard work. A lot of folks go for interviews without research and " hope for luck'
This applicant clearly has worked on knowing how to manipulate an interview. It is a skill. I have it so I know it
She was being truthful about her travel so why should she be worried. It's a mind set to want something and find a way to achieve it. It's been said here a zillion times, VOs work on psyche. All the plenty uk questions was to watch her body language. Again, with a profile like hers, I would give her the visa if I were a vo
If only future applicants will pick a thing or two from her.


Well if you say it's luck. Then it's luck for u

Well put Lady G.
Besides, the VOs have said that if documents are required, you will be given the chance to submit them later. (Is it that same or similar to Administrative Processing?).

Dapoabdul:
Please house quick one, if your Carry-On allowance is 7kg, can I still have my back pack with me while i still have an hand luggage

I suggest you check the airline rules, via the website of the airline. Of google carry-on baggage allowance of the airline. In principle, 7kg is 7kg (you probably can beg off an extra to make it 8kg). Most will allow you carry a laptop and it's power supply (camera, etc) in addition to the 7kg: that can be in your backpack. But if your backpack is big, I have seen airlines asking pax to remove their laptop and they weighed the backpack/handbag in addition to the carry on.
When my carry-on is slightly over the top, I wear/carry a jacket with deep pockets, in case i need rearrange the contents.
.. you get the drift.

NiklausAkins:
Am a little bit new with this forum.. how do I do that?.. any link??

As a student, you should be able to find the other forum, same way you found this. Try Google.

JAMESOJAY:
I went to united state embassy on the 16th this month in Abuja.. Can I reapply for Dec three week and in Lagos this time..Is there gonna be problem?please I need help please

I don't think there will be any problem, but if your circumstances have not changed, you may end up with the same results. If it has changed, then presenting again in Abuja could also be good. All na same-same.

oriste:
Good morn house i need the gurus to help me out on this in 2013 My passport was seized at nigeria airport and this was the letter i got from them please will like to know my chances cos,i plan applying this month

Dear Miss,

May i suggest you remove those your personal details from the documents you posted? Identity security is something you should take seriously online. You can do it by removing the photos, blacking/blotting out your name and address and then make a new post.
All the best.

domcreative:
Second question please, Primary occupation.

Here is my situation, I have two companies, one registered as an Incorporated trustee NGO ( is a Micro Finance ), we give loans to traders and market women, financial transactions is daily ( I'm applying in the name of this organization as i am attending a conference ).

Second company, Limited liability, i use this for contract with a multinational company, i have done two contracts with them, got paid for one and expecting invoice for the second, there likely will be one or two more contract before interview with same company.

But my problem right now, i live outside Nigeria, last time i was in Nigeria was January and left June this year ( legally resident where i am ), both companies registered march this year.

My problem, Will the interviewer accept these businesses that run on their own as enough hometie for me to return to Nigeria, please i need your advise/input good people.

To me, it seems you yourself doubt that these businesses are "hometies" for you.
You could apply from where you are legally resident, so long as you have ties there.

oketg:
I team, i had B1B2 visa and i want to visit for for two week but may stay for two or three months if my visa is stamped 6 months. My question is can i buy one way ticket and soughtout return ticket from there.

Sir, Likely the airline will not agree to carry you. You need a return ticket if you are travelling with a visit visa. That said, it is best to stick to your plan according to your form/interview.

EKPETI:
hi, i want to ask if us embassy can issue visa to a family(husband and wife) with no travel history? Thaks in advance!

Answer: Yes, they can.
Comment: "can" is not equal to "will".

seyewest:
Guys today is my Birthday.

Happy Birthday Oga Seyewest!

IFY200:
In 2006:
I applied for a student visa with no prior guidance and got roasted in the interview... ..got pretty scarred and forget US

VOshe hands me the white paper...The one that contains how to collect your processed passport )
MEI was expecting not to hear her other words as per reports from nairaland people, but I hear everything and I say thank you Ma )

Congrats and safe trip when you travel. Miss nothing from madam and kids' shopping list o.

wolebs0007:
Thanks a lot, I will definitely be married to my new spouse when filling subsequent applications. So I should fill my intended spouse name instead of the previous?God bless

Sir, If you are married by the time you are filling the form, then it is not called "intended spouse" but "spouse" etc. No "intended" there. And you better fill the right name of your right and current wife.

Jarus:
Finally picked my passport this afternoon.

Congrats and thanks for carrying us along.
#Gentleman.

TestimoneyTesti:
Pls kindly state what could be done, or assist with direct link to read up....am trying to gain experience.... Gone tru 30 pages back no concrete direction

Try from page one. Take your time, the more you read, the less ignorant of the processes you become.

Bentowo:
i need @justwise email. Please there is something personal i want to discuss with him.

Save your breath. Unless you know him personally, post it here (anonymously-izing yourself).

Aspentrails96:
no salaried job for now.
For tourism.
A month or less.

It's difficult to believe your intentions are not to abandon all those you are taking care of, even if only for one month.

And this American couple. Hmmm.....

Perhaps better to invite them to Nigeria first.

Sannixyz:
Good day everyone, I have been following this topic for some weeks now.
I intend travelling to the US for a vacation/tour January 2018 ,I worked with a leading brewery company in Nigeria ,but was disengaged April 2017 due to the present economic down time.
The net worth of my sub-distributor business is about 1.8m and my transport business is 2.3m and a possible physical cash due November from the cooperative and personal savings of about 3.1m including expected interest though.

have a four years old son.
Never traveled out before.
Have no family/friends or relations in the US.
Hoping to spend about $4000-$4500 on my trip including flight tickets (10days trip) .

PLEASE WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THEM GRANTING ME A B1/B2 VISA?.
Thanks for your anticipated response/s.

Chances? Read the thread and check for yourself. If you were the VO, would you grant someone in your circumstances a visa?
By the way, that $4000 is about N1.5m: almost the worth of your sub-distributor business to be blasted away on a vacation in a foreign land with no plans of earnings, in just 10 days? #JustSaying.

Aspentrails96:
Please my people help me out...
I was invited by a white american couple to visit them in the USA for tourism purpose in the state of colorado this past march but i opted to gather some facts and grasp what the requirements really are, so they postponed it till december this year.. Please, i turned 21 last month 28th, graduated from high school since 2013... I've been supporting my family needs along with my father by doing odd jobs and working other working things just to get bucks to support my family... Please my point is that how do i use this as a tie that i'll return to Nigeria after my stay in the USA? Note, they white couple are sponsoring my trip, both plane tickets bucks, visa fees, passport fees and every known expenses on earth...i need a reply please .

Do you have a job? A salaried job or a business?
Modified:
Why do you want to travel to the US?
How long do you intend to stay?

Neyoyo1:
Pls can you help me out on how to go about it step by step pls cos I already had a date for the interview. Thanks

It's your visa fee that is at risk. And your credibility too. Apply yourself to getting a solution. Read the thread. The steps to replace a form has been stated repeatedly in the past.

Tinybabs:
Good day Everyone

Sometimes in 2006, after my NYSC service, I approached an agent that I intend travelling to UK. He arranged my documents that I have once travelled to Turkey and I had a transit stop over at London, and other documents. The application was submitted in Abuja office and I later got to know full details of this antiques when I went to collect my parcel.
I was denied the visa based on this docs, can't really lay thoughts on other complain.
In 2010, I applied to UK again with assurance from a friend that the embassy cld not have the records anymore. I was denied
the visa this time, with reason that I concealed truth abt my former application and was [b]banned for 10 years [/b]to run from my previous application.
2010, I was married with a kid, gainfully employed then which made me reapplied.
my salary presently is 5.6M pa. with two kids.
God bless u for your candid concerns.

Those 10 years will likely be counting from when you were banned: i.e. from 2010. Best you wait till 2020 before you consider the UK. Meanwhile you can try other countries.

chimoore247:
Hello house,I just joined the house and I have been seeing other people's Testimonies it can only be God. Please I have been denied visa Twice the 1st one was oct 2016 and the second one was in 15 of June 2017 here is the script
Vo: good morning
Me: good morning (with smile)
Vo:where are you going to
Me:Dallas
Vo:who is in Dallas
Me: my cousin and her family
Vo:I understand that you have been denied visa before do you know why?
Me:no idea sir
Vo:what do you do
Me:I work as a purchasing manager at xyz
Vo:what does you company do
Me:my company is into bla bla bla
Vo:how much do you earn ?
Me: 450k
Vo:are you married
Me: am engaged and I have a daughter
Vo: sorry you are not qualified this time
So now my status has changed I am married now, I got married in July, so I want to apply again please I want someone to please help me with this questions 1) I have a daughter she is 5 will be 6 in October but I am not traveling with her will it affect my chances of getting the visa thank you everyone

2cents:
Try to recall your first visa interview. Looks like something was amiss then. If you can remember that transcript and/or you have a copy of the form you filled, it may be helpful.
Secondly, recheck your cousin's status in the US how she got that status.

Adeneyagrofeeds:
My first application

Okay. Give it some time before reapplying. Next year annual leave.
If you have the time now, the funds and still want a vacation, you could go visit some place else. Consider a shorter trip and whether with it being shorter, you can take madam and baby along.

leboss6:
how do u buy a one way ticket? If u are travelling on a B1/B2 u must buy a return ticket from Nigeria so which emergency warrants buying a ticket again ?/

Sir, feel free to reread my post. I know someone who went to the US with Emirates return ticket but chose to return by the most direct route buying another ticket, as that was the fastest way back home. No one prays for such emergencies, but as the Scouts say "Be prepared."
Besides, I have done ticket changes many times over the years with different airlines and know that change fees and fare differentials can amount to much.

Gewezzy1:
Please I'd like to start processing my vist visa, am running my Nysc, although i have had working experience, i have a family friend she's an American, and also my elder sister lives there both ready to fund my ticket etc , who do i ask to send a letter or who do I include during my application, and how do I prove my strong ties in Nigeria since I would just be finishing my Nysc. And for a vist visa is it still $160. Thank

Good day madam,
Do you have travel history? (Out of Africa?).
From the little data you have provided, it seems you demonstrate more ties to the US than to Nigeria.
Read the thread and self-evaluate before you pay the $160.

Adeneyagrofeeds:
I'm married for real but what I think is that she's not satisfied with my info. I returned from Canada last and within last year and now, I got married, had kid, own a company and account is not bad. She's wondering how come all that happen within that period. So will I lie on my profile?

Did you visit US while you were studying in Canada?
Is this your first US visa application?

borryworld:
It is simple and clear. Scammers want to get cash for a stolen card they have. They will offer a cheaper ticket in Naira to unaware traveller. The ticket will be purchased with the stolen card "at no real cost to the scammer". Once the theft is reported by the real card owner, the traveller will be the only person available for pick up.
Gurus can correct me if I am wrong, tickets are not cheaper in America. Every airline quotes there prices in Dollars. It is the exchange rate that matters, and in Nigeria, rates are cheaper for Airlines.
So buy from Airlines, trusted sites or ticket agents you know very well.

You are right, ticketing is part of the global economy. Sometimes though airlines have country specific promos: but it is rare that those promos affect tickets originating from a different country. Some airlines will not even allow you buy a ticket online for travel originating from a country other than that from which you are booking.

Attraction:
Thanks a lot for your response. Please how do i write a cover letter. i didnt understand that part. Also what about budget, how much budget do you think is safe to use for 7 days trip considering i have 1.3m as account balance. flight and hotel and feeding and leisure. Can 500k fly? I am not putting my friend at all. Will book a hotel. can i stay 5 days and get visa?

Study the thread. You will get many answers. If your circumstances so dispose that spending 500k in 5days is okay for you, it should fly as long as you can demonstrate it to the ECO.

blunts007:
Hello house am trying to apply for a visa on the UK website, but each time it gets to the payment section I keep seeing error. What do I do. Its been like this for 2 days now

Try another browser or another computer, or another internet connection: or a combination of the fore-mentioned.

Austine2020:
@Brightingsus & other Gurus in the house, Pls i have question to ask. My Wife was rejected in June because the agent that fill her form online did not state how much she earns & all other financial columns in the form were not filled as well and my wife was refused based on that, we have never used an agent for any of her past visa applications ,but this one was a church conference in the UK & the church has an agent that fills forms for their participants and the agent didnt even allow them to see their forms untill the day they are going for submission and she couldnt go through the forms before submission,because thats her first time of applying for UK Visa. these agents are not trustworthy at all. And my Wife is a regular traveler to the US and other Schengen states, My question is that i am not living in Nigeria and i have a registered company with her name as one of the shareholders in the CAC, and i also uses her personal statement of account to run the company with a big inflow and outflow all the time even some huge sums i send from abroad goes to the same account as well But i don't pay her salary not to talk of having payslips,and she has used the account to obtain a lot of Schengen & US visas without any too much questions or refusal,. My problem now is that UK is all after salary,no sufficient money,Lodgement and payslip,etc. How do we go about it?because i want her to reapply next year so that we can start preparing from now to avoid making any mistakes when the time comes. She is traveling to the US this November and to Germany in February before reapplying. We are Married since 2011 with 2 kids whom are also regular travelers as their Mum. Thanks in Anticipation

There may be many ways or steps to correct before reapplying. One option or step is to open a salary account and start paying her salary.

Bigabbey22:
Thanks bros, may God help u, so am good to go with 800$, thanks.

Bros, hold at least $1500. I generally travel with at least enough money to buy me a one-way ticket back to Nigeria "in case of emergency". Of course, it is your money, you bring it back if your don't spend it and you can change it back to naira when you are back, or return it to the owner, if you borrow the extra cash.
However, if you don't have more than $800 and it conveniently covers your visit, no sweat. Just be ready to explain it at the POE, and pray not to be held for that reason. Some European visas come with a note explaining that you need to carry a minimum amount, without which their border police may choose to send you back.

oketg:
Hi team, i need a clearification on below: just got family visa for family of four. Is it possible for father and one of the kids to go first while the second kid will go with his mum later.

Your travel arrangement is up to you. Just make sure you can explain your trip at the POE. It could be good take copies of the return tickets of the mum and second kid, to demonstrate their itinerary if it is your first trip. I know of families that never fly together in same plane (fear of putting all eggs in one basket) and several families that the husband, wife and children travel separately.

For leaving Nigeria, if the children are minors, better to take a letter of consent (plus copy of passport biodata page) from the other parent. 9ja immigration fit torchlight you, check-in officer fit use that excuse sell your seat if the flight is overbooked. You may want to visit the airport or you airline office a week ahead, to know whether they have any specific requirements for minors not travelling with either parent.