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Thanks! First time for France, just under two weeks and travel was supposed to be next week. My vacation plans were a little convoluted so I can see why they said no. But no Paris for moi.

mrbourdillon:
Very sorry to hear this.


Are you a first-time Schengen / France applicant ? If no, when was your last Schengen / France visa? How long was it for?

Timeline
Submitted: 8 September
Return Date: 25th September

Decision: Refused.
The information submitted regarding the justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay was not reliable.

My profile: Current US visa used within the last year, frequent(!!) traveller on the continent and abroad.

Shrug.

That seems quite surprising. What did they cite as reason for refusal?

Dealdean:
I have US valid visa and UK 6 months unused visa

I'm so sorry to hear that. Were you a first-time applicant, or was this a renewal?

And if you don't mind sharing a general rundown of your travel history and profile?

Dealdean:
Update

REFUSED

Congratulations! Enjoy your trip.

TheAristocrat:
UPDATE

The passport has been received. I got the tourist visa. Validity- 45 days with multiple entry.

Hello, does anyone have any updates from applications from the first or second week of September? (31st August to 11 September?) Just looking to see if approval timelines have gotten better.

lawrins:
Good morning all. Please I want to ask this for a friend's mum. The mum is a visitor in the UK, can she apply for US visitor visa from the UK? Thank you all.

No. The officials cannot determine ties to a third country, i.e. a UK immigration official has no basis to determine the applicant's ties to Nigeria.

The last time I went, I was able to keep my car keys. The caveat being that this was ages ago and so I am not sure how security has changed. No other personal items. No wallet, no bag, nothing except your paperwork and your keys. They do not mention car keys on the website below, so I do believe that you should be able to keep your car keys (not a big bunch with house keys, office key, etc etc, literally maybe just your key/fob and a key chain).

https://ng.usembassy.gov/visas/important-visa-information/#appt

Deppy:
Please if the person uses uber, where would she keep her phone? would that be paid service too? and if she doesn't take her phone, how would she be able to book uber back?

The US visa is an entry document that allows you in to the country before the date of expiry, i.e. you can ENTER the country as long as the visa is valid.

So, if you visa expires August 3 and you enter August 1, you can still be in the country for 6 months. It does not affect your ability to leave the country.

piscesnow:
Reading this again I did several things wrong
1. I didn’t qualify for IW as my visa was yet to expire and more than 3 months validity
2. I had my dependent on the same IW appointment as I couldn’t figure out how to get Her a separate appointment even though She qualified for the IW
3. I used my previous passport photograph on the DS 160 form even though I submitted a different one for myself and my daughter

Rockie30:
Congrats 🎉 which DHL office, please?

VI

To give an update. Submitted IW passports for myself and my mother on 15th of March and it moved from "Application Received" on the 4th to "Issued" on the 5th. 3 weeks on the dot for processing. YMMV.

PS We applied under the expanded 48-month window as we both just missed the 24-month one.

Sanguine1:
HELLO ALL,
PLEASE WHEN WILL THE US EMBASSY RESUME SO THAT STUDENTS GOING FOR FALL-SEMESTER BY AUGUST CAN HOLD THEIR INTERVIEW? [b]HELLO ALL,
PLEASE WHEN WILL THE US EMBASSY RESUME SO THAT STUDENTS GOING FOR FALL-SEMESTER BY AUGUST CAN HOLD THEIR INTERVIEW? [/b]HELLO ALL,
PLEASE WHEN WILL THE US EMBASSY RESUME SO THAT STUDENTS GOING FOR FALL-SEMESTER BY AUGUST CAN HOLD THEIR INTERVIEW?

LOL. Please check the US embassy website for any news on their reopening. However I think you might need to put a hold on any plans for the 2020/2021 school year because, as you can see, the world is in the throes of a pandemic, and the US is dealing with it very poorly.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/03/nigerian-based-in-america-nabbed-at-lagos-airport-for-identity-fraud-docked/

What a name change.

Erediauwa:
Special guest appearance, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo and other "anointed men of God"


Happy birthday Timi, I will be so glad if our favorite drink will be served to female guest.

You're a despicable human being. I wish you all that you deserve 10x over.

Costee:
Is CEL on?

No warnings lights showing at all.

Weird thing happened though. There was a warning light with the ABS breaks but when I parked switched the engine and returned to the car, it didn't return and hasn't returned since.

Costee:
Contact Oluwaseunla on here.
What's the issue?

Fuel consumption is too high. Car doesn't "pick" well.

Hi! please who knows a good Nissan technician? for a 2015 xtrail

SocialJustice:
There is no law forbiding the gesture. Even though Daura does not hold an official office, it is obvious he plays a very important role in Nigeria's governance and is deserving of an apartment that puts him in close proximity to his principal.

He should then be in government in an official capacity. If he isn't, he should not be resident in Aso rock.

Even if there is no law against something, having unelected family members with no visible government or (in the case of, for example, Obama's mother-in-law) caretaker function they should not be there. Even IF Mr Daura is there in an advisory capacity, his family (daughter and other members of his household) should not be there as well.

Why should the Nigerian public pay for Ms Daura's feeding and housing when she provides no function? We have to learn to hold our government accountable. We have to return to stage where we realise that it is unseemly for such things to happen.

SocialJustice:
So if your uncle becomes president tomorrow and he gives your dad an apartment in Aso villa, you will ask your dad to reject it because that is parasitism? Abi? Think before you talk.

Yes, you should reject it. He has no business offering in the first place. And even if he lacks the integrity not to make the offer, his brother should hold him to a higher standard.

MISTAICEY02288:
Alright thanks bro. Please how much does it cost to renew for 32 pages now?

Officially, I think 25k

MISTAICEY02288:
Oh okay thanks. Please must i wait till April 7th before i renew ny Passport or can i do it now?

You can renew now if you wish. It doesn't take long at all.

MISTAICEY02288:
Hello everyone. Please my Passport expires on 7th April 2020 {Next Year} and i understand that part of US visa requirements is that passport must be at least 6 months valid. Please can I still apply with the passport now and how soon can i get an interview appointment date

It's too late. You need a new passport.

prettyynx:
i know people in here are trying to stay truthful and blunt as always but all i see here most times in negative comments towards people seeking for advice . You might have the shittiest profile and yet be given visa and you have the best profile and be denied . i have come to the conclusion that given a US is based on luck , just make sure your story is as true as possible and hope for a positive outcome . No one here is related to a VO nor knows the the true guidelines given to VOs to grant visa , so if you going to apply take it like you are gambling , if you get it GOOD, if you dont , try again but know from there on your story must align with your previous applications.

There is a saying that goes Fortune favors the prepared. Sometimes there is luck involved but mostly preparation and understanding what your drawbacks and positives might be in the US embassy's eyes can help an applicant make a stronger case to receive a visa.

Earning over $1,000 a month (NGN357,000) probably helps. Being well travelled outside of Nigeria (in other parts of Africa, Europe) helps. Having a steady, well-paying job helps. Being part of a well-travelled family helps, having significant family ties to Nigeria helps. All of these things push the needle in your favor, but you must also remember the human factor that is your VO. Be pleasant, well-spoken, relaxed, direct, and demonstrate positive, honest, and open body language are things that help the VO look positively at an application. Above all, don't lie. The US embassy has decades worth of info on Nigerians who apply for visa. They have an idea of demographics, earnings, etc. Don't think they don't use it.

PS Just to be clear, though, lying about your income is not luck, that is just fraud.

Dear Lord. to be clear men and women of the world

SPENDING MONEY ON A WOMAN DOES NOT ENTITLE YOU TO SEX.

Buy her food? She can tell you no. Buy her a mansion SHE CAN STILL TELL YOU NO.

[size=20pt]SEX IS NOT AN ENTITLEMENT. FULL STOP.[/size]

Stop treating women like random machines where you put cash in and get sex out.

profjustine458:
please my brothers I'm fed up with the country already I have
gone through canada/Us visa requirement, it may be thougher for me
to handle it by myself. if you knw any good agent that can help
please link me up.
thanks
0-9.0-621-30-9-5-3

Bros. This is not an emigration thread.

Lordcrixus:
He concluded by saying if he/she has a valid visa to the final destination. A traveler will only need a transit visa if he/she will stop over in 2 schengen airports in between the itinerary as there is no border check within the schengen airports. So if you have a valid visa to those mentioned destinations and you will not be flying via any other schengen airport enroute to the final destination, then you are good to go without a transit visa.

https://www.klm.com/travel/ng_en/campaigns/airport_transit_visa.htm
https://www.airfrance.ng/NG/en/local/page_flottante/hp/airport_transit_visa.htm
https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y/nigeria/transit/somewhere_else/no (Exemptions You don’t need a visa if you have one of the following:
a visa for Canada, New Zealand, Australia or the USA (this can be used for travel to any country)

These websites explain what Lordcrixus is saying. If you are flying LAGOS--PARIS--NEW YORK for example, as long as you are transiting through specific airports mentioned (CDG, Schiphol, and for the UK usually Gatwick/Heathrow), you do not need a transit visa as long as you have a VALID visa for your final destination i.e. the US.

If you need to change airports (i.e. you need to go through immigration), then you require a visa.

Chips101:
You are a bad person. You are a liar, selfish and the same as every politician you curse out. Because, when presented with choices you and the corrupt politician do the exact same thing... say Fxxk you to everyone else and take care of only yourself. You will not flourish and I hope you and your family get deported.

There is no curse, no bitterness, no personal attack. I simply held a mirror up to his behaviour. The truth will not coddle you, or make you feel good about the awful choices you make. The strong reaction many are having to this? That emotion is called shame (a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety), and it is the way we hold people accountable for wrongdoing. That's why the truth hurts.

Someone who lies, cheats, and commits fraud (intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain) is a criminal, and a criminal is not a good person, and he or she should feel ashamed. We should not normalise this behaviour or trivialise it at all. Because someone else will see his story and follow his footsteps, and because we as a community have not condemned it, they will think that this rubbish is okay.

The deportation is simply the legal ramification of his fraudulent actions. Or do we now condone rewarding illegality? Do we hope that they flourish, thanks to their crime? By the logic of what some have stated in response, when your car gets stolen, we will simply say, "Well, the thief tried different ways to obtain the car legally, but since he couldn't, he had to steal the car and he should keep it and do well."

We are supposed to BE BETTER and DO BETTER. We ought to hold ourselves and others accountable for their actions because as a nation, we rise and fall TOGETHER. We have to care for our selves as a collective, not just me and mine.

The consequences of his actions are that of the dropbox palaver we have experienced... i.e. the cessation of the program. OP's actions do not occur in isolation. There are real life consequences and ramifications thanks to the tens of thousands of people who have done what he did. Can't get a visa even with a legit cause? Thank people like the OP. No close visa dates thanks to increased background checks? Thank people like Watj. Valid asylum seekers are drowning with their children at the land border, children are held in cages with inadequate food and sanitation, abused and getting killed, OP and people like him add fuel to the idiotic fire that justify the inhumanity going on at the US borders.

The very things you complain about are the caused by actions like Watj has taken. He is selfish and irresponsible and I won't let him or anyone else feel good about themselves for being that way.

Wajt:
@granmurdafucker, Thanks for the subtle comments though some sounded like u were mocking me but all the same thanks.
@oluayebenz, Thanks
Landed in Hartsfield ATL. All i was asked " why is your family still in the states" and i responded " We are battling with marital issues" she wanted some time away. I had an onward ticket,hotel reservation for Canada though. I just pack everything put for the guy desk and left him to go through them. I am not saying i am not in the wrong but some people on this thread can make Otedola feel like their house boy sha.

@Beautyaddy
@seyewest
@Semisolasola
@flourishing247
@salsera
@ Arbitrix:
The group of perfectionists. Ride on!!!

You are a bad person. You are a liar, selfish and the same as every politician you curse out. Because, when presented with choices you and the corrupt politician do the exact same thing... say Fxxk you to everyone else and take care of only yourself. You will not flourish and I hope you and your family get deported.

Just so you know it's not just Nigeria

Same stories as we have here on NL in India

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/long-wait-for-visas-throws-spanner-in-the-works-for-many-from-pune/articleshow/69380279.cms


PS See how the newspaper presents the information in an easily digestible manner full of meaningful content, instead of the "wall o' text" Nigerian journalists prefer?
We can only dream....

Lexusgs430:
But that stranger on the internet, could offer the service.....

So you think Nissan would program an outside purchased key?.....

Why not? As long as it is OEM

Lexusgs430:
You think you can buy a smartkey without full disclosure of VIN number and ownership ?.....

Yes. It is very possible. I asked where I can buy one. Not where it can be programmed, not anything else. Nissan or whomever will programme the key can have access to my registration and VIN details, not strangers on the internet. Thank you for the help.

Costee:
Specific identification of your car.

J11