ogheneyoma:
UPDATE GUYS:

Our Visa application was just approved a few minutes ago! 💃💃💃💃💃💃
All 3 of us, both i, my mum, and my husband were granted.

I want to appreciate the whole house for their assistance thus far.

@hunee, thank you for the encouragement. Cant wait to land in SA next week!🤩🤩🤩🤩



Ps: We kept sending mails daily since last week…😃😃..

Congrats dear, safe trip

Must I go to Vsf with a physical Copy of my bank statement or can I go with the PDF copy on my phone and email? GTbank insisted they no longer give physical copies of account statement and that the online copy is fully signed and stamped for Visa application, they only gave me a physical copy of the reference letter

spiceeamiee:
Yes please. A little update; My application got refused on the grounds that my bank refused to respond to inquiries on my statement. Reached out to my bank. At first they denied, after 24hours they called back apologizing that they were just seeing thee email. 87 usd and all the stress down the drain Cc @hunee

which useless Bank is this let's just be aware of them

xkunzo:
try to read this thread from beginning you will get all information needed , you either apply on home affairs or vfs .

please what is the processing time of South Africa visit visa(not E-visa) if you choose to follow the normal regular route to apply for more than 3 months visa(say 2yrs)?

Topsymyyear:
Please can you show me how you wrote Affidavit of Assurance to leave Canada and return to Nigeria after my stay. I would appreciate if you can share with me. Thanks so much.

quote author=emmanuelle27 post=127632485]Hello friends, kindly look at my profile and see if I might be qualified for a Canadian Visit visa, the following documents are ready and I'll upload the application by January, I plan to spend 1week max, though I wrote 14days in my application. I'm 30yrs and single, all family in Nigeria

1)No travel history
2) GTB account 4 million plus
3) Fidelity account 4 million plus
4) Access DoM account 6000 USD
5) Access naira account 900k with average
monthly turnover of at least 12 million
6) Deed of gift of 2 story rental property from
my father with the notarized land docs
attached
7) Receipts of the rents received by me for the
past 2 years with pics of the house attached
8 ) my car documents and pictures
9) Introduction letter from company
10)Employment letter from company
11)Leave approval letter from company
12)Promotion contract agreement from
company
13)Affidavit of Assurance to leave Canada and
return to Nigeria after my stay
sworn in court
14) 3 US student visa denial leaflets attached
15)My academic credentials (WAEC, Bsc, NYSC,
Birth certificate, e.t.c)
Will these be normally sufficient to improve somebody's chances of approval?

Go to any High Court premises within Lagos and Abuja, they already have the format, they'll just Edit it to your name and travel destination

I submitted my application yesterday and I did biometrics today, as at yesterday when I checked I saw today's date, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

hunee:
Anyone did bio recently in Lagos? Please what is the closest date.

emmanuelle27:
Hello friends, kindly look at my profile and see if I might be qualified for a Canadian Visit visa, the following documents are ready and I'll upload the application by January, I plan to spend 1week max, though I wrote 14days in my application. I'm 30yrs and single, all family in Nigeria

1)No travel history
2) GTB account 4 million plus
3) Fidelity account 4 million plus
4) Access DoM account 6000 USD
5) Access naira account 900k with average
monthly turnover of at least 12 million
6) Deed of gift of 2 story rental property from
my father with the notarized land docs
attached
7) Receipts of the rents received by me for the
past 2 years with pics of the house attached
8 ) my car documents and pictures
9) Introduction letter from company
10)Employment letter from company
11)Leave approval letter from company
12)Promotion contract agreement from
company
13)Affidavit of Assurance to leave Canada and
return to Nigeria after my stay
sworn in court
14) 3 US student visa denial leaflets attached
15)My academic credentials (WAEC, Bsc, NYSC,
Birth certificate, e.t.c)
Will these be normally sufficient to improve somebody's chances of approval?

Hello Fam, just like I said earlier, I finally submitted this application yesterday, and did my biometrics by 9:30am today and received update for completion of Biometrics enrollment few minutes ago, I took note of some of the corrections you people pointed out for me before submitting, so I'll now wait patiently until whenever they have any decision for me and I'll keep y'all posted on whatever outcome I get, fingers crossed, thanks for your insights brethren, all the best in your applications too.

sammiy:
Hello Everyone, this an appreciation post to everyone that makes this forum an amazing resource place.
All the information i got here guided me to put together my application and it was a success.

Submitted: August 2nd 2023
Bio-metrics Capture: August 15th 2023.
Bio-metrics completed: September 23rd 2023
BVL & PPR: December 19th 2023
Passport submitted: December 21st 2023
Pick-up stamped passport: December 28th 2023.
Visa type: Visit.

For everyone waiting.....your PPR will drop.

Congrats, How many years?

modskiller:


No dey pressure us, this is not LinkedIn

But jokes apart I think you have a good chance at getting it. You can add a form or letter or explanation or intent stating where you’d like to visit, how much you’d like to spend and how long you’d like to stay.

thanks a lot brother, I'll do just that

Thanks a lot for the detailed response, I'll structure it as regards Canada, bless you

sanyaolurilwan:
Then, you need a well planned travel itinerary that will consist of: 1- reserved tour plans, 2- a hotel reservation around the location of those tours for the number of days to be spent stated on the application, 3- flight reservation, 4- stipends for yoir daily expenses, etc. let me drop a sample I used.

Travel Itinerary: Here is a tentative itinerary of my travel plans: 26/01/2024: • Arrival in Paris, France from London, UK • Check- in at GRAND HOTEL DE PARIS • Visiting all floors of the Eiffel Tower by elevator • Experiencing the night life of Paris 27/01/2024: • Take Some rest at the Hotel Accommodation • Taking a Walk around the City, having a look at the local environment • Engaging in Paris en Scene Boat 3 Course Dinner Cruise • Visiting the Jardin du Luxembourg to relax • Return to the hotel accommodation and sleep till the next day 28/01/2024: • Engaging in the Paris Seine River Sightseeing Cruise • Check out from GRAND HOTEL DE PARIS • Departure from Paris, France, and return to London, UK
Accommodation Details: During my stay in France, I have made adequate arrangements for my accommodation at GRAND HOTEL DE PARIS located at 72 BOULEVARD DE STRASBOURG 75010 PARIS with confirmation number: 42*****021. I have attached a copy of the reservation confirmation from the Hotel to this application.

Financial Means: I am the CEO and Managing Director of R******** , a company that specializes in the importation and supply of Foreign Used Mobile Phones in Nigeria. I have attached a copy of my business registration certificate, tax identification letter, letter of last annual returns filling, few receipts and invoices issued to customers, etc., All these are to show the consulate that I am gainfully employed and I have sufficient financial capabilities to cover my travel expenses, I have attached a copy of my personal bank account statement for the past three months to this application to show that I have a stable financial position. I have also attached my company bank statement for the past three months to show the business is a running one. I plan to spend a total of around €700 during this trip, below is a breakdown of my budget: • Tours: €144 • Hotel: €150 • Transportation: €100 • Feeding: €150 (€50 daily for 3days according to my findings on the internet) • Miscellaneous Spending such as shopping, etc.: €156 • Return Flight Ticket (This had been paid for, so it’s not included in my budget spending). Then you need to have 3× of total amount you're spending sitting in your bank account as at when printed.

Please Note: I attached documents supporting all these that I have written in this letter, this will inform the visa officer that you know what you're talking about.

Ashirioluwa:


You’re right, travel history starts with getting the first visa, but he shouldn't get plane tickets until the visa is out. A flight reservation is okay.
His profile is okay.

@emmanuelle27

thanks a lot

hunee:
3 not 1 previous USA visa refusal. No travel history, make she no mind us?I dont understand what some of you take these visa officers for?She should be gambling with visa applications instead of getting her house in order? Which is best? I suggest regular travelers here to share their opinions.
I advise you @emmanuelle27 to build a travel porfolio first before you apply for Canada, you can also give it a shot!
Your choice, i hope your application scales through, ps: it is not about the funds, your baackground matters.

thanks a lot

dafeoroyo:



Apply for visitor visa,do Hotel reservations and attached confirmation receipts, if money dey well buy your round trip tickets and attached it to your applications, no mind those saying travel experience, travel experience will always start with one

After this go, and do thanksgiving

Yeah heard they do give some first time applicants so wanted to give it a try

oluayebenz:


Your profile looks good but unfortunately no one can tell if you qualify for visa or not.

To me personally, this your profile isn't good enough without travel history.
I will advice you to try visit some other countries for vacay

Okay thanks for the advice

sanyaolurilwan:
Who is inviting you?
Why are you going?

No invitation letter?
No documents of the person inviting you?

No body, just wanted to go on my own

Hello friends, kindly look at my profile and see if I might be qualified for a Canadian Visit visa, the following documents are ready and I'll upload the application by January, I plan to spend 1week max, though I wrote 14days in my application. I'm 30yrs and single, all family in Nigeria

1)No travel history
2) GTB account 4 million plus
3) Fidelity account 4 million plus
4) Access DoM account 6000 USD
5) Access naira account 900k with average
monthly turnover of at least 12 million
6) Deed of gift of 2 story rental property from
my father with the notarized land docs
attached
7) Receipts of the rents received by me for the
past 2 years with pics of the house attached
8 ) my car documents and pictures
9) Introduction letter from company
10)Employment letter from company
11)Leave approval letter from company
12)Promotion contract agreement from
company
13)Affidavit of Assurance to leave Canada and
return to Nigeria after my stay
sworn in court
14) 3 US student visa denial leaflets attached
15)My academic credentials (WAEC, Bsc, NYSC,
Birth certificate, e.t.c)
Will these be normally sufficient to improve somebody's chances of approval?

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate your comment, I'll work in it

olasubomy:


Your profile summary looks good. It is even better if you have been on the job for a while and able to show progression (e.g promotion) . You just need to put together a strong application being a first time applicant and presenting a virgin passport. Use your job to your advantage to show your home ties.

* Reference Letter from your HR addressed to Canadian embassy ( they should have a standard template)
* Proof of Leave approval
* Bank statement to show inflow/outflow of monthly salary payment or better still (mybankstatement).
* Let your purpose of visit make sense. Research well about the province you intend to visit and the tourist areas.

All the best!

Gurus, pls help me Everluate my approval chances for visit visa

Zero travel history
Zero properties
30yrs no wife or kids
Bsc. Biochemistry
Gainfully employed
Naira account with monthly 11m turnover
6m in naira account
5k USD in dom account.

I also have a side business where I buy goods and waybill to people in the east hence the huge turnover, but it's not a registered business so I'm not sure I can declare it.

I intend to visit for 1 week and return, is there a chance of approval or do I focus on other things

I guess I only have my job and family relatives as ties, as for the amount in my account it's from my side hustle, I buy goods for my traders contacts in the east and waybill to them from Lagos, so it's not a registered business.

ShootingStar92:


What can you present to the ECO as your ties back home? And how come the large funds you have quoted in your bank. These are what you need to think about

Gurus, pls help me Everluate my approval chances for visit visa

Zero travel history
Zero properties
30yrs no wife or kids
Bsc. Biochemistry
Gainfully employed
Naira account with monthly 11m turnover
6m in naira account
5k USD in dom account.

I also have a side business where I buy goods and waybill to people in the east hence the huge turnover, but it's not a registered business so I'm not sure I can declare it.

I intend to visit for 1 week and return, is there a chance of approval or do I focus on other things

Thanks a lot, I should give it a shot one of these days

Shadybeauty:
Your salary is okay.
Your employment letter
Letter of Introduction from employer
Annual or casual leave letter
Payslip
pension statement etc
Explain your lump sum

Thanks for the observation

Cashmadam:


Hmmmm... Maybe you should try other Countries first.

I'm not trying to discourage you as there's nothing impossible with God.

However, these are the red flags I spotted in your write up:

1. Your monthly salary is low
2. No travel history
3. Single
4. No property

You can try. Perharps others can help with tips.

Hello friends good job y'all doing here, pls is 2 million naira in savings and 1.8k USD in DOM account enough POF to apply for UK tourist visa? I'm employed with 210k monthly salary and small side hustle that funds my day to day expenses in another account with up to 18 million inflow and outflow within the last 6 months (lump sums of about 1m at different intervals due to business payments) so I barely touch my monthly salary in my savings account, I'm a single 29 yrs old and no properties yet and no travel history so my only ties to Nigeria is my job and family relations, are these ties sufficient to get me a tourist visa approval?

Yes, 14k the deficit was still high, the amount you see there is after the scholarship

jOSHBOYY:


Regarding your previous applications, did you receive any funding from the school you applied to? I also sent you a dm.

Brethren, I Studied biochemistry, I was denied twice in Lagos for Masters in Biotechnology with COA of 44k and mpower loan of $50,000,. Now I want to go to Abuja for Ms chemistry on another more affordable school with COA of 27k, 4k personal funds and 45k uncle, is this enough improvement on my previous application? Biko help,

uist:
Hello everyone,

Please I need help with my question, can someone apply for F1 visa from the UK?

My friend is a registered nurse in the UK, and recently got masters admission in MPH for spring 2023.

Self sponsored, can he apply for F1 from the UK?
How do he show ties and convince the visa officer that he will come back to Nigeria or to the UK?
Did he have any chances of getting the visa from the UK or does he need to come to Nigeria to apply for the f1 visa.
Please help.

Nursing in UK is a big job so I personally think this person has more ties to the UK than Nigeria as it stands now, what type of Visa/permit does the person have, you should be returning to the UK after ur studies so it's safe to apply from UK, go with ur residence permit, pay stubs and any other information that'll show ur ties to the UK, since you're self funding make sure u have A LOT of MONEY, this is my subjective opinion, VO's might think otherwise

Bro, your questions are too vague, like he said, make Google your friend, read this thread and the previous versions of this thread then everything will become clear to you, people will hardly attend to you here because you're not asking any important specific questions, you gotta do ur due diligence so people can know we're to help you from

Ikmontana1:
ok sir, thanks sir, I understand your point.

am jus confused cause I have read many interview transcripts here abt visa applicants being asked by d VO why they want to go the US to study, where are they working currently and why they need d degree they are going to study.

most visa applicants reply by stating they work in places that are interesting to hear and are related to their course of study. (am not sure if all applicants are being honest tho, cos am sure over 50% of graduates in nigeria don't work in places related to their course of study).

my situation is different tho, cos am currently an entrepreneur in grocery, I own d business, so I don't do anything related to my b.sc certificate i.e demography and social statistics.

and I have seen response from experts here dat it's better a applicant apply for a masters course dat is related to his/her b.sc program.

so let's imagine I apply for a masters program in "applied demography or sociology", n a VO asks me "why am I going for d masters degree", clearly I don't need it cos am not using the b.sc.

and again d VO asks me where I currently work, again if am being honest my current work place is not related to my course of study.
I was a good student during my undergraduate, if not, I would not have graduated with a cgpa 4.18/5.00 from one of the top public universities in nigeria.

I have done some research about schools in the United States dat offer masters program in demography, I jus didn't go deeper or apply cos I want to evaluate my chances of getting a student visa, before commiting resources in d journey.

* my question is

1) Do I have to lie to get a student visa i.e abt where am working, why I need d degree e.t.c.

2) Can I choose a course dat is not related to my b.sc program, like public administration or Accounting or Economics e.t.c

Thanks sir.

n sorry for the many questions, I just like to understand something before I commit to it.

anastmary:
I applied for F1 visa, with full tuition waiver and RA, I was denied in Aug, 2022
The VO asked me the following:
VO: Where are you going?
Me: I'm going to YZ University
VO: To do what?
Me: To purse a PhD in Environmental engineering
VO: Where is your spouse?
Me: My spouse is studying in the same university
Vo: How long have you been married?
Me: 18months
Vo: why didn't you apply for f2
Me: I didn't have a need for that, I'm going to study
Vo; how long have you been married
Me: same answer, 18months
Vo: why didn't you apply for f2
Me: same answer
He issued me the blue paper
What we're my mistakes?
Now I am applying for F2, my spouse has till Dec 2023 to complete his study, what should be my intended length of stay

my dear don't go for f2 oh, it'll backfire oh, stick to f1, with your fully funded offer too I believe another VO might have a different opinion, be clear that u applied to the same school because you also wanna be close to ur husband but u ultimately wantu study and get back to your job, don't try F2 at all at this point, this is my subjective opinion, VO's might have there own reasons

Qubratshalewa:
Good evening everyone
I went for my F1 interview on Monday but I was denied.
Firstly, I will like to share my story. I got a full funding scholarship with a TA for PhD in chemistry. While filling the Ds160 , I answered yes to question about any relative in the US which is my husband and a citizen. On the interview day after questions abt my studies, the vo asked abt relative in the us, asked few questions regarding my marriage and then I was denied. I want to try if I could be lucky to reapply for spring again but I have some questions troubling me.
My questions are;
1. Do they keep previously filled DS160 information? I am thinking if in my next application I should put no for relative in the US. I know anyone can say why not in the first time, BT my husband thinks it can affect later if he want to file for me
2. What is my chance of getting approved if I reapply again?
I know people can say why not file instead but it take nothing less than 2years coupled with the fact DAT I want to pursue my PhD.

Please I need people suggestions on this.Thanks

DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING IN YOUR DS160, THEY HAVE THE INFORMATION, you have a fully funded scholarship so you have a very strong argument already, go back and try again, be very clear about your post study plans and opportunities in Nigeria

MelaninGemstone:
Okay thank you. Another question please

My brother just graduated from Harvard in May and I’m going to Boston University this fall in the same Massachusetts. If you were adjudicating my visa application, would I seem like an intending immigrant?

everybody is seen as an intending immigrant, just have a strong argument