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lionlee216:
The mini bar instructions at the hotel.

The TV shows how much your bills so far

Las Vegas is my favorite go to travel destination whenever I go to the US from Nija on vacation. I don't live in the US though just on visiting visas.

I haven't seen your Fremont Street pictures in Downtown...its a must visit location in Vegas!

Ess:
It seems valid:

Although the link cant be followed unless you put it directly.
I think the page is old and left on the server mistakenly.

fkj950ax:
Please where did you get this info?
It's not on USinNigeria website or social media accounts, this is what's there. I need to renew by B1/B2 also.
https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ng/ng-niv-visarenew.asp

It seems valid:

I'm facing same problem. Any headway so far?

MarketNews

EXCLUSIVE: Why US is mulling visa ban on Nigeria, by diplomatic sources - THE CABLE

JANUARY 25, 2020

However, the ban on “birth tourism” is not targeted at Nigerians as it is to be applied worldwide.

President Donald Trump announced at the World Economic Forum (WEF) that he was planning to extend a visa ban to more countries, with the US media naming Nigeria alongside Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Sudan and Tanzania as the new names on the list.

Although Nigeria partners with the US in the war on terror, drugs and cyber crimes, a “problematic” information flow between the Nigerian immigration and the International Police Organisation (Interpol) has made it difficult for the US to track critical data, the highly placed sources informed TheCable.

This is contrary to speculations that the US was planning a visa ban because of reported human rights infractions in Nigeria.

“A third party company currently holds Nigeria’s passport database and this is considered a hang-up by the Americans who would be more comfortable with a better information flow between Nigeria and Interpol,” a diplomatic official told TheCable.

Interpol is an international organisation that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control in its 194 member countries.

The agency helps coordinate cooperation among the world’s law enforcement institutions through criminal databases and communications networks — and Nigeria is found wanting in these areas.

A diplomatic office told TheCable that the US is already implementing restrictions on immigrant visas issued to Nigerians because of the database issue.

But non-immigrant visas — such as B1/B2 issued for business and tourist purposes — are yet to be affected.

On a brighter note, according to the sources, “a software package is already being developed to allow information flow from Nigeria into the Interpol database”.

The Trump administration is expected to announce the visa ban on Monday but it is still unclear if Nigeria will be included given the improvement in the information flow.

The first travel ban issued by Trump affected seven Muslim-majority countries.

The second was issued in March 2017 and the third in September 2017.

The US supreme court  in 2017 after two appeal courts had initially 

The US government had said the travel restriction is necessary to prevent potential acts of terrorism because countries on the list do not adequately screen travellers.

At present, restrictions blocks travellers from Libya, Iran, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, North Korea and Venezuelan politicians. Chad, a West African country, was removed from the list in April 2018.

This thread is quite slow...
Got back from my journey:

DXB 3 days transit
POE was LAX...it was a breezy after using the self check in machine. Normal usual questions from CBP and we were stamped in for the 6 months.

Did LAX to Las Vegas via Southwest...got a good deal as it was purchased well in advance for just $56.
Then LV to NY and then to DC then back to Nija.

Fun is over, back to the hustle!

seyewest:
Nice one... Do you mind sharing how much it cost?

Its a multi-city with dubai 3 days transit. About 415k, ending Aug.

Phew finally got my tix...fair deal from emirates.

Na now arrangements go start proper.

seyewest:
Can I replace you....

ysteph:
Lol. How can you pay 400k or more and rush to your destination. For me I have to use out the life span of my money. Inside the plane is part of the holiday�������

Kai you people are extremely weird sha.
One man's food...

If na to blink eye and see me for there..I would prefer.
All the turbulence, sitting in one place, jetlag etc...

seyewest:
Not weird oooo.... same with me, the longer the flight the more excited I get.

You guys are weird. how can you enjoy long flights?!!!

I'm dreading my 16hrs as I am...

Did it in 2015 and now again...all for the sin city!

seyewest:
Transit visa is for 72 hours which is 3 days, maybe you should have called them before booking the flight for verification. ( I know about Emirates not so sure of Etihad)

There is actually a 96hrs transit Visa which is 4 days. I will be doing that. It costs about $30.

seyewest:
You know ticket prices are quite high at the moment and people prefer to learn from this thread and not give back to people who needed to learn.
As per your trip, I believe your intending Airline is Emirates and if it will be flying from Abuja I believe the Emirates Connect is possible, if from Lagos I think you should do the 3 days transit.
By the way which City are you flying to?

I learnt I can book the Visa via their website directly so far I have a ticket.

I will be entering thru LA...then find my way round till I reach NY before departing back to Abuja.

This place is dry o!

I noticed that I will have a transit of 22hrs and now i want to just stay for 3 days before proceeding to US.
Im yet to buy my tickets and thinking of adding 3 days as transit...

I beg Seye how this Dubai transit visa dey work?

BabyPosh:
Thanks for the response. But have u ever bought through the sites before or know anyone who has?

Have you gone to the airline website to confirm the journey and price. If its the same or just about, then pay through the airline website instead of the travel agency.

Unless the discrepancy of the price is much just avoid them as rescheduling and other changes that you may wish to do after the tickets have been bought might not be smooth as dealing with the airline direct.

I doubt your money will go down the drain however if you use them, as they are notable in the business for a while now.

seyewest:
Maybe you should hold on till april... it will come down a bit and don't try Egypt airline if you're traveling with your kids.

Yeah I will hold on for the booking and see. Not traveling with kids actually, just wife.

And my belief is that the earlier I book, the cheaper it gets.

OmoBendel24:
Apologies. No vex, you know Seye is one of the best no strings attached helper around here, Relax! August tickets are never price friendly compared to others, that's peak period proper. You really don't have to be in a hurry if I can advise, don't even panic buy at all, keep searching, there's no way you won't get that ticket in the next few weeks (late March/early April tops) with less than half a million Naira. If you are a desperate searcher like me, you can even squeeze in a LAX-JFK/LGA leg sef at a fair price still or do that leg altogether early on Southwest (free baggage allowance of 23kg * 2 on a US local flight is a plus methinks) if your travel dates becomes exactly known to you soon.

seyewest:
I booked something like that for N455K during the weekend... I'm sorry if you feel offended, such will never repeat itself again.

Hey thanks guys...Not offended at all, just wanted to advise our very own Seye.

I use southwest inbetween my local flights always while in US.

That jfk return from Abuja I saw too but doing another return jfk-lax is stressing and costly coupled with the long transit in Cairo.

My challenge is that my annual leave falls in August and I'm going with wifey while keeping the kids with granny so I want them without school stress.

It seems that period na fire...I normally travel March to April to June max.

Man must restrategize be that.

seyewest:
You're not searching for ticket the right way... Multi city shouldn't be more than N400k

seyewest:
You will have to change your schedule to late September.

Well I know of September rates before you condemned me of not doing it right. I want August and specified it clearly because of kid's holiday...
Anyways I'm not a novice in this game, just wanted to see how far you can get.
Thanks anyways for your efforts, and pls next time don't just condemn people of not doing it right without crosschecking.

Regards.

seyewest:
What you can get is N465K

Not bad...can I see the schedule pls?

seyewest:
hnmmmmmm

Don't hmmmm me o.
I dey wait for my 400k ticket biko.

seyewest:
You're not searching for ticket the right way... Multi city shouldn't be more than N400k

Mr. I have given my itinerary, you can kindly assist me the right way.
A 3 weeks duration is ok in August:

ABV-LAX, JFK-ABV.

Hmebaze:
I got some really good deals on Travel start, however i think it depends on your destination and your travel time, Where are you going to and when also where are you traveling from? i am leaving from Abuja and i got ATL for 377k thats ok if you ask me. Try Travelsrt.com.ng it might help

Leaving from Abuja:
Arrive Las Vegas/Los Angeles and depart New York back to Abuja.
All in August.

Which airline did you get?

flourishing247:
. Try jumiatravelng. They have cheap tickets. Book and confirm directly with the airline. That's what I do

Its same thing I'm getting with sky scanner and travel start.
I'm just tired with tickets nearly 600k!

I like to do multi-city booking whenever Im going to the US because of the distance between states, arrive in the west side and depart via east side.

Teshoma111:
Lool, sorry jare. had issues with my password.

I am also looking for cheap tickets

Hehe...mine is understandable na August, one of the busiest month to travel because of holiday and summer.
What month are you looking at?

Loool okay.

Madam you are appearing as 'Nobody' and you are still replying o.
Did you delete and restore it then delete again?

US visa sweet sha...
me aim looking for tickets o. What im seeing in August fit buy me Benz

overlord77:
Got a Canadian visa since last year and haven't used it. Saw this connection and jumped at it cos I will actually exit the airport and see some friends and colleagues and head back in. 4Hrs layover things. Lucky me

4hrs layover is quite short...no go miss plane!

Harvest22:
Good morning all, I'll be having my :b1b2 interview soon
Here my presentation quote and I need your advice if there's any error... Thanks

Wify- good morning
Vo- good morning ma, passport please
Vo why are you going to us
Me a tour and Xmas shopping
Vo where are you going to in us
Me hutchinson Island, Florida
Vo are you married
Me yes
Vo any child
Me yes, 3 lovely children
Vo why are going with only one child
Me because she's still a baby and she needing mother's attention
Vo what do you do for living
Me I'm into agricultural business, the director of bla bla bla
Vo how many staff do you have
Me 35 including managers and supervisors
Vo how much do you earn
ME 2,250,000 monthly
Vo how much do you plan for the trip
Me 10,000usd
Vo wife what do you do for living
Wife I own a school
Vo what your staff strengths
Wife 20
Vo how much is a child pay per term
Wife 30,000
Vo how many days are you staying in the US
ME 3wks
Vo do u have anybody in us
Me no
Vo OK, I'm approving your visa
Me thanks
By the special grace of God

Please your advice

Are these figures and statements true? If yes...kindly go ahead and remain honest!

seyewest:
Guys Youtube video of my trip to U.S

PLEASE LIKE,SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73ikmny93NQ&t=1s

Quite impressive...traveling is definitely your hobby.
Kudos, lets have the rest!

seyewest:
You're welcome... let them share their transcripts

You never finish with the pix o...we await the town of dc and other states you will visit.
To travel dey hungry me now. My visa was renewed since January of this year to travel for June but we made change of plans till next year.

kaampe1:
Good day house Pls I will to know how to go about this return ticket thing. If you intend staying back for like 3-5months, is it advisable to buy a return ticket for that long considering the fact that you applied for a visa with the intention of attending a conference for just 2 weeks. Wont it be an issue at Poe because I can see here most plan to to stay for just few weeks.

Why are you staying back for 3-5 months?

abnot:
The average nigerian man or woman is not patriotic which is one of the reasons these VO's generalize and categorize most Nigerians as insincere as regards visa applications to First World countries. Even as an individual with no background or training as a VO I can tell that more than half of the posters here are seeking to relocate to the US and are only posing as tourist applicants here. While relocating in itself can be a good thing it is not in the applicant's interest to relocate without going through the appropriate migrant visa route. Even people migrating through legal means dont always get insulated from US immigration complexities.

For instance in 2004 our neighbour who worked for a multinational firm got posted to the US office of his employer for a three year period on a H1-B visa. Prior to this transfer his wife and family had spent a couple of vacations in the US and had all their kids in Atlanta. However, the wife insisted on the entire family relocating to the US so she could get a green card through that process. On getting to the US the husband found out that he was even better off in the nigerian subsidiary of his employer and gradually became disgruntled. By the 10th month he resigned to return to Nigeria to work for a Nigerian based organization. The US employer informed US immigration and his H1-B visa and that of his wife got revoked. The husband returned to Nigeria while the wife tried to switch to another visa category which was denied. She appealed and paid a couple of immigration consultants to find her way around the system while the husband was in Nigeria having some form of satisfaction. He visited them three to five times yearly on a B visa. However, after three years or there about his application to renew his B visa was denied. The VO in abuja claimed that he had no ties to nigeria as his entire family were in US. He explained to the VO that he was on a H1-B visa and even rejected a promotion from his US employer to return to nigeria from where he sends money to his family but the VO insisted and rejected his application. The wife and kids had to eventually return to Nigeria after which she was handed a 10-year ban for remaining in the USA illegally. I asked myself if it was worth the struggle despite the fact that they are well to do in Nigeria.

Wow...What a mess.
I always keep on asking why the do or die nature of our people.

koksybrown:
What effect does scheduling interview in Abuja (for someone who lives and work in Lagos) so as to get an early date have on one's application?

It shouldn't have any effect since you are time bound.
The embassy are humans and know of all these challenges too...highest if asked you tell them that you got a closer date in Abuja which conforms better to your travel plans.