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LagosismyHome:
There is nobody in this world that can tell you the likelihood of this outcome ....America visa is always down to the Vo and the voices in his or her head.

You can only find out the outcome by applying to see which way it will go

Thanks so much for your input.
I just need you to clarify something for me please f i am not asking too much.

1) are you really sure having exploring other countries will help in boosting the approval rate of one's usa visitor applicaton?
Because on the ds160 form. I did not see anywhere where they asked someone to fill any country he has visited in the past.

So how would this really help someone's case.

Just like the case of invitation letter back in those days, we all feel its very crucial, not later on did we realize its not so necessary.

2) back in those days, people always say its more easier to visit usa from uk.
However, having gone through the usa thread on nairaland. I found out that be it you applying from nigeria or applying from uk the next appointment date will still be over 150days thereabout.

Why then do people say its easier to apply from uk as if it makes the appointment date earlier?

Or am i getting something wrong?


Thanks for ur input.


Cc @walexwal @LagosismyHome @justwise @Lexusgs430

Please can someone who is very versed in usa visitor visa educate us please.

1) does travelling to other countries give you an higher chance of having your usa visitor visa approved. What i mean is, if you have really explored other countries, those that give you an higher chance than someone who has not traveled to other countries?
Because on the ds160 form i cant see any where where it states you to list the countries you have traveled to.

So how exactly will the vo know that you have traveled to other countries before?



2) why do people keep saying it is easier for your usa visa application to be approved if you applied from another country outside nigeria.
People do say this a lot.
But judging by the thread i found out reverse is the case.

Both peope that applied from nigeria and people that went to uk to apply are having over 170days as next available appointment date.

What then is the essense of going to uk and applying from there?

Or am i missing something?

Shannon70:
So much wrong here.

Your relative writing to the Embassy means nothing. At best it will be ignored, it will never be matched up to your DS160 or be relevant to the interview.

You cannot pay for an expedited appointment. The only thing you pay is the $160 MRV fee.

Hello. Please i need some basic explanations.
1) Why do people always say it is better to travel to another country and apply for a US visa from there.

Have been hearing on this thread that next interview date is 2024 which is insane.

Now, is it because people are applying from nigeria that makes the date so clogged and shifted so beyond?

If peoplw travelled to lets say the uk and apply from the uk, would it make interview date sooner than if one applied from Nigeria?

2) is it true that invitation letters are useless, as in are they completely useless, or they have a little bit of usefulness in helping your application?

3) would you be asked what countries you have visited in a ds160 form? Reason for asking is because I am planning to visit about 3 European countries to boost my passport and increase my chances of being approved a us visit visa.

But i need to know if having traveled to various european countries prior to applying for a us visit visa helps or not so i dont waste money on such voyages.

Thank you

semmyk:
What is apparent is that the denial can't be as bad as that of someone 'visiting' from back home (9ja).
If I recalled well, someone posted here, sometimes back, of how they went about visiting the US from here, the UK.
While you wait for response, let me quickly chip this in.
- How much of across the isle to Ireland have you done: say Dublin for long weekend
- How much of across the canal to Paris have you done or 'soak' up in Spain
- Or even week long (or two weeks tour of Europe)
All of these might add up. However, they are not absolute.

You may want to check the US visit thread: www.nairaland.com/5807124/usa-visit-visa-part-4/234#116079788


[Update: try doing some search. Here's what I found. Too many pages to check!]

U made too much sense

hustla:
Sponsorship isn't transitive like VPCs in AWS

Simple terms, you have to keep working for Coy A. When you resign, the sponsorship ends

You Can switch to B if they have sponsorship too

Chai lol. Me self na awoof dey do me.

There is this last question i wanna ask brotherly.
My grandmum and my mum's sister (citizen of US) are in the US.
I'd love to pay them a visit during sch holiday here in the uk. What are the likelyhood that applying for visit visa to visited them in the US for lets say 3weeks will be granted?

My aunt is willing to write a letter
I will be staying with her and my granny
I can prove i will return to the uk since i've not completed my studies there and we are on holiday
I can throw a little emotion into the application that cus i've not seen my granny and aunt in over 10years that's why i wanna visit and they are willing to host me concerning accommodation and the likes


The issue now is this, i hear a lot of story that US deny uk international students who apply for visit visa into US. How true is this?

Do u think my case can be granted since i have a little it of tie here in the uk and a tie in us?

Guys if company A gives me tier2 sponsorship. And i resign from companyA to companyB. Will the sponsorship that companyA gave me still stand? Even tho company does not give sponsorship?
Or i have to keep working for companyA to retain my sponsorship

hustla:
I seriously doubt that's how it works

I doubt if the nano banks like wise revolut reports to the hmrc otherwise they are subpoenaed

Lexusgs430:
Are you on the voters list........

As a tier4 immigrant can i be on such list? If yes can u simply direct me how and i'll connect the rest of the dot myself

rayralph:
Aqua, capital one , Amex

I have been checking my eligibility and sadly i have been having 0% chances. It seems one gets cc approved if you have spent a number of years in uk and if you have like 2year inflow of salary and you have a stay permit

rayralph:
Since your remittances/payment is in naira and not tied to your NI/UK account. Nothing concerns HMRC.

Please keep it that way. Use 3rd party exchangers to convert your money to pounds if needed.

Sorry for diving deep.
Look at this analysis.
A student has 4 banks. Namely. Revolut, monzo, nawest and wise.

He linked his monzo to his employer with NI, and that is where his employer pays his 20hour work salary into.

Now this student still does fiverr job and takes his earning into the revolut and natwest.

Would the hrmc find out. Or they can only know about what comes into the monzo since that is the one the employer pays into and that is the one tied to the NI

Lexusgs430:
When they say no recourse to public funds ......... Don't take it or you go choke ..........

Please brother. As a new student in uk. With hopes of settling and buying a house. Which credit card can i start using now to build my score?

wallg123:
I thought students are entitled to 20hrs work per week durning school term? Or has it changed?. When you’ve got 20hrs to work and study, why would you want another side hustle ?. What time would you study with?. U sure say na school you come so?.
U might as well apply for another category of visa so you can work 24hrs/ 365days without worries

Leaving my freelance account for months will hurt it. I might not need their work if they allow me focus on my freelance work. My freelance work is better.

Hello guys. I realised that. Most students in the uk cant do side hustles like fiverr, upwork and freelancing or uber because its against the visa rule. Why is this so?

And how can the visa guys tell that you are doing freelancing work?.

Hello guys. I realised that. Most students in the uk cant do side hustles like fiverr, upwork and freelancing or uber because its against the visa rule. Why is this so?

And how can the visa guys tell that you are doing freelancing work?

mydeporch:
Please, Is it okay for student to book One way ticket ?
I want to believe it's not compulsory to buy return ticket as a student. Help clarify this.

Nope its not compulsory

Teezee22:
don't know if your cas has the samething but the latest date u are allowed to enter should be communicated to you. For instance, my school expects me to resume by Sept 19th, (I know classes officially starts in sometime around 28 of September) but school states I'm allowed to enter till 10th of October before its considered too late

Oh yeah i just checked mine too. And it says latest date i can come in is oct 10th.
Could we be going to same sch?
York st john?

Queenk007:
go before enrollment

The fares before enrollment na like 600k. Something that is 400k before. But after enrollement the fares are back to normal.

bigtt76:
Nor vex ...na cruise but in your application when asked if you are going to stay somewhere else, you mentioned your boyfriend's address? It could pose a problem in my opinion and could be taken as deception and intent to abscond but lets hear from others though

Hello please, what would happen is one does not come for enrollment?

Enrollment is sept19. But flight fares around that date has surged by 20% or more.

I was thinking of going pretty much later. Because later dates have a normal flight fare.

My question now is, hope they wont be consequences if i missed enrollment that sept 19th?
Because, i want to believe, a lot of people too wouldn't make it that sept 19th due to one reason or the other.

Viruses:
2) yes, you apply for ILR after 5 years of tier 2
3) you can apply for visa for her as a partner, you'll need evidence of long term relationship like tenancy agreement bearing both your names, pictures together, bank transactions like you sending her money frequently etc. Please make further research on this because I'm not speaking from experience.

Trying to find the best possible means that's cheap and comfortable to get to yorkshire from Heathrow airport.
Have tried using the express coach. I cant seem to figure how the app works. Can you provide another solution pls


Bigtt76 seunoj viruses

duchess90:
Hello

You mentioned GF not partner

So regardless you can't bring her as a dependant,she will have to get a visit visa

The timeframe is irrelevant

Cheers

Ok i forgot to chip this in. I'll marry her in nigeria when i want to bring her in

duchess90:
Hello

Some schools require evidence of POFs at CAS stage and some don't so it will only be needed at visa application stage

So technically it depends on your Uni but the right thing to do is plan to use it for both stages

Again the purpose of POFs is for studies so it should be available for both

Cheers

Sorry please i wanna ask something.
I am going to the uk on tier4. Single.
Now. I have a gf back in nigeria. I would love to bring her along soonest maybe in 5months time.

But i heard if i dont bring her in within 6months. Then she'd have to apply normally for her visa and she cannot apply as a dependent visa. Is this true?

Viruses:
Check your health issues in Nigeria before coming because you won't lose anything by checking it especially if it needs emergency attention. You can continue treatment here.

Access to health care here is not like Nigeria where you can just walk into a hospital. You might experience delays here.

Actually its not a critical issue. I suffer from severe acne, and the doctors here are just telling me rubbish like stop eating ground nut, stop taking oil and blah blah instead of them to test my blood and actually check the root cause.

Can u also help me answer the second and third question.. Seunoj drobum

rayralph:
1. No you can’t. You need to get a another COS from the new employer.

3. Depends on your location, but I’ll suggest EE

Brother please i have another question

1) the nhis will cover most of my medical bills as a tier4 holder right? Because i have some minor minor medical issues i supposed to have checked here in naija but i'm just pending it till i am over there

2) also, once someone has worked legally under sponsorship for 5years, one is entitled to apply for ilr right?

3) lastly brother, i am going alone, i'd like to bring my gf too but not now, whats the best method u advise i follow. Marrying her hurriedly is not an issue.

Hello my sweet friends.

I'll be in london come sept. Some things are confusing me.

1) if a job employs me, lets say virgin for example, and they sponsor me, and i land another job with another employer, can i use the sponsorship of the previous employer to keep working for the new employer? Or the previous employer will revoke their sponsorship?


2) do i need a transit visa to tour the city of doha. I have a layover at doha airport qatar. And its over 7hr layover. I'd like to tour nearby places at the city. I even heard there is a free tour right from the airport. Who has explored this before

3) what's the best network to use that is reliable and fast in terms of internet connection. I dont mind the fee

Thats what i want to ask my friends.

hannahBambo:
Linked shows when you haven’t selected a date for biometrics I think.
And amend is when you have a date

Linked is when you have had a date and even done biometrics. The link botton just directs you to a page where you'll see the status of ur visa processing.

While amend is when you have a date and u want to amend that date. Amend botton means you have not done your biometrics

So those with link botton are far ahead than those with amend botton. Because link botton people have processed their visa via doing biometric and amend botton people have not even done their biometrics

Alert

Bio 7th july v/island
Pof, bsc, ond, passport, recommendation letter from work place, tb test, cas, transcript of bsc and ond.

Collection mail 8th aug

jamesobedbaisel:
Hello. I did my biometrics on 13 of July. I made a paid mail 3 day ago and I was told yesterday a decision has already been made. I want to ask if I can go ahead and touch my money?

You are lucky o. You did your bio on 13th of july and a decision has been made. I did mine 7th of july decision has not been made

Elektra008:
Where did you do biometrics pls?

Vi

duchess90:
Hello

You are just past the 3weeks decision time, you probably sent a paid mail before then

If you don't hear from them by the 5th of August then send another paid mail and ask for it to be escalated

Cheers

Tanks so much

Guys please. How many days exactly from the day of biometric. Should one be expecting a decision.

I did my bio 7th of july. I ought to have gotten a desicion by now still nothing

I have sent paid mail still nothing

After i sent a paid mail this was their response.
Am i to do anything after this. Or to just keep waiting

I did my bio on 7th of july. By now my timeline supposed to have moved to vac but its still in received by dmc.

Its 22days already.

Should i send them paid mail?

Advice o