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DO. NOT. HIDE. PAST. VISA. REFUSALS. FROM. ANY. COUNTRY. IF. ASKED. DON'T DARE TRY IT. THEY ALREADY HAVE YOUR RECORDS BIKO.

peppers:
Hello Everyone,

I am new here and I have a question.

If one is refused, would it be on the person's international passport? Also, if it is not, does one need to ever state it on other travel documents or information?

I did not attach a return ticket and i paid for hotel reservation as advised by the agent.

I also did an online application and I was asked to go for biometrics, I went the next day and i was sent my tracking number but it reads no records on VFS and on my CIC portal, it now shows we do not need biometrics as against wat it was showing before which was asking me to go for biometrics. my application also shows submitted as against in process.

please advise.

thank you

Yes of course, as of now it may look like you guys would travel at different days, but what of if something changes and you guys travel on together? She should select yes, as she may or may not be travelling with you in the future.

olulumdp:
Hi KaptainAfrika, trust you are good.

Please advice, my wife and i will be applying and travelling at different time because of my business here in Nigeria. There is a section that says, "ARE THERE OTHER PERSON TRAVELLING WITH YOU?" do you think she should choose YES OR NO?

NO. BUT WAIT. ITS BEEN SAID NO ONE KNOWS YOUR CHANCES. YOU CAN ONLY HELP YOURSELF BY PREPARING WELL FOR YOUR INTERVIEW. FILLING YOUR FORMS HONESTLY. AND HOPE TO MET WITH FAVOUR FROM THE VO. THATS ALL. ACTUALLY ITS ONLY GOD THAT KNOWS.

osaroblack:
sir,I wish to apply for an American visa with my two boys to attend my sister's wedding in September, my wife already has a visa and because of her work and engagement she can't come with us,will our application be grante
d?

This is a miracle from God! A five day old company carrying out projects! Have you not seen a one day baby walking? Hallelujah!

Congratulations!

soljid:
Interviewed yesterday with wifey and my 3 years old son. He was rejecting people upandan. He got irritated with the man before us when he asked what he does and he replied "I own a company". "Can you be specific?" .. He sighed,in a tired voice.
Transcript below...

Vo.. Pls hold.. (Left to take water or so for about 2 mins)
Vo.. Good morn
Us.. Good morn
Vo.. Where are you going in the US?
Me.. New York city
Vo.. Y are you going to NY?
Me.. For family vacation...
Vo.. (Cuts in..) What do you do?
Me.. I'm an assistant manager, call center operations at... (Mentioned one of the 4 telecom coy)
Vo.. Madam, what do you do?
Wifey.. I'm a client service manager at.. (mentioned a micro finance bank)
Vo.. (Came back to me) what type of organization is that?
Me.. (I looked at him surprised) a telecom company, I repeated the coy's name again.
Vo.. Oh! Have you traveled before?
Me.. Yes, I've been to Tanzania for...
Vo.. (Cuts in..) Ve you traveled before?
Wifey.. Yes
Vo.. Where?
Wifey.. Ivory coast
Vo.. Why are you going to the new York city?
Me.. (I wan vex say, sebi u no allow me finish that time nah). We are going for a family vacation, we are taking this year annual leave together to visit nice places in the city and to celebrate my wife's birthday.
Vo.. (Typed for some mins and..) I'm issuing your visas, pick then up next week......

Observation.... Don't be desperate to please the vo by leaning on the slab and shouting towards the glass, the mic/speaker are by your right, he will hear you just fine.
My son got tried on the queue, no activities, had to carry him throughout the interview.
Thanks to gurus in the house, ve been a silent reader, read both parts, only asked a question once. The knowledge gathered here is enough for me to open a travel agency. Looool.
Thanks guys!

If you use the one he used before, he could do a lot of things and you won't know what he did - cancel your appointment, change your form etc. With the new one, you have sole access to your profile.

olulumdp:
Thank you so much. However in your answer 1, are you saying I shouldn't use the login details the agent used? Then I should call customer care and request my profile to be attached with a new email?

1. Call the customer care and get them to attach a new profile to an email address only you can access.
2. Fill in your new form honestly and truthfully. If you are asked about the previous form/interview you didn't attend, tell them what actually happened.
All the best!

olulumdp:
Good day house, trust everyone is well.

Please I need an advice, I fell a victim of visa agent as they call them.

Sometime last year (Dec) i wanted to apply for US visiting visa so I went through an agent, I gave him all my documents and details.

A week after , he called me to come over that he has filled my form submitted online etc and booked my appointment. While going through the form he printed out , I got to know he didn't use the details I gave him. He used a business name of his choice wch he already have the documents and also said I have an uncle in the US of which I do not know anyone in US.

I wasn't comfortable with all this so I let go of the money I paid for my appointment n put an hold to my travelling plan and didn't attend the interview.

Now I want to apply now, using my real details with my own business name and to book an hotel. Please, I will like to know if the form he submitted last year Dec won't show up in US embassy system or contradict my new application?

Please advice, it's urgent.

Bless!

1. ALL THE FIRST CLASS STUDENTS ARE STILL IN NIGERIA EARNING PEANUTS IN MULTI-NATIONAL FIRMS, WHILE A MAJORITY OF THE THIRD CLASS STUDENTS ARE EITHER IN CANADA, US OR UK EARNING MORE THAN THE FIRST CLASS STUDENTS.

2. MOST OF THE "NON-FIRST CLASS" STUDENTS ARE MARRIED WITH KIDS.

3. MOST OF THE FIRST CLASS STUDENTS HAVE RUN BACK TO SCHOOL TO TEACH.

Lifehack:
What happen to the top scoring kid in your class?
That boy/girl that always come first in class.

Sorry about that, I assumed you were a woman. I would dare say that you have the perfect profile. But again there is the issue of a husband leaving behind his wife and kids for 3 weeks, to visit an Uncle in the US. Now lets realise that these VO's are human beings, some of them, fathers and mothers who probably miss their family and here you are, wanting to go for 3 weeks holiday without your family. It looks somehow.
Here is my recommendation:
- travel to a country, where the visa requirements are like that of the US, with your family.
- then a year later, reapply with your family for a US visa.
How about that?
I know someone might have told you, that leaving your family behind shows that you have a family tie to Nigeria - on the law books that might be the case but a VO might see you as a heartless father who wishes to abandon his family in Nigeria and illegally migrate to the US.
THIS IS MY OPINION, IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT WAS THE REASON FOR YOUR REJECTION, I AM JUST PLAYING OUT THE POSSIBILITIES.
ALL THE BEST!

UTILITYMAY:
Married with two girls(twins). Is there anyway I can prove myself on this, apart from merely telling the VO I am married with two kids. Meanwhile, the VO did not even ask all these from me yesterday, I don't know why... As for the aspect of a woman leaving her husband and kids: I am a man.

Thanks Boss.

Well if that is the case, I think you should reapply. Maybe a different VO may look more favourably on your case.
I am not a VO but you seem to have all ties to Nigeria - do you have kids? they serve as strong ties too. Your are married. Have a good paying job Have an Okay travel history.
But then there is the issue of a married woman, leaving her husband and kids (if there are any) to go visit an Uncle in the US. It looks somehow. IMHO though.

UTILITYMAY:
Thanks a lot for the response, necessary points are well noted. However, as for the equation of a line some books use b while some use c, the main point is explaining what the b or the c is, which I did ( y- intercept). I also have a travel history of a week in Dubai and a week in Kenya. I am married, my uncle is been in US for over Ten years through Visa Lottery (He is a card carrying citizen). He is clean even working with a wonderful firm in New York. I want to visit the US just for 21days during summer; July 28-August 18. That is why I am asking if I should try applying again, the fact still remains I will like to visit him this summer.

You guyz rock...

WHY DON'T YOU APPLICANTS LOVE TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THIS FORUM. IF YOU DID YOUR RESEARCH ON THIS FORUM ALONE AND NOT ANYWHERE ELSE, YOU WONT BE ASKING THESE QUESTIONS. HOW HARD CAN IT BE? TAKE 30 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME AND GO THROUGH THIS FORUM. YOUR QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN OVER ANSWERED ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO CHANCE AND DOCUMENTS. IT IS NOT HARD.

fpeter:
please i need your contributions people.

Hello, i was denied a visa in 2013 because they said i did not demonstrate enough evidence to show that i would be returning back to Nigeria after my stay. (I have relatives in America). I was told to reapply when my circumstances had improved.

I am married now and my husband and i desire to visit the states to celebrate our wedding anniversary which also coincides with my birthday and also for my husband to get to know my family over there too. I also stated that i have relatives in the USA but i don't intend staying with them, we plan to lodge in a hotel for our privacy and comfort. Please what are our chances of getting the visa and what documents do we need to further support our applications? Thank you.

1. The equation of a line is typically written as y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept
2. Don't apply soon unless you are desperate or its an emergency, it is recommended that you wait for 3 months or until your circumstances changes as per ties.
ALL THE BEST.

UTILITYMAY:
My interview transcript yesterday 31st May, 2017
V.O.: Good morning
Me: Good morning
V.O.: What do you want to go and do in the US?
Me: I'm going to the New York to visit my Uncle
V.O.: What do you do?
Me: I am a teacher, I teach Mathematics(IGCSE Standard) I mentioned the name of the school... Take note guys: "It's a very big school in VI with monthly salary of #250000" as it is in my application.
V.O.: What class do you teach?
Me: I teach Year 10 through 12
V.O.: How many students do you teach?
Me: Like 30 students
V.O.: What are some topics you teach of recent?
Me: Statistics, Probability, Trigonometry and Geometry
V.O.: You say you teach Mathematics?
Me: Yes
V.O.: What is the equation of a line?
Me: y= mx + c; where y is the y-coordinate, x is the x-coordinate, m is the gradient of the line and c is the y-intercept
V.O.: We are sorry you are not qualified bla bla bla... As she handed over the blue copy to me.
Me: Pakam... Lols

My question: I want to reapply again, how soon can I reapply? Though it is written on the blue paper that I can apply again at anytime. If I apply today or tomorrow, won't they see it as being desperate?

Thanks guyz... I need your contributions ASAP...

Who else heard the thick igbo man's accent "WHY CANT YA FORGIVE HA!".

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN CAUGHT LYING?
THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, IS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IN THE NEXT TEN WORKING DAYS, ACCORDING TO THAT LETTER.

suwas2003:
Please what to do

This is why we need a Press secretary, preferably a young person...and that office should be separate from Minister of Information.

If Universities didn't give degrees, no one in Nigeria would attend university. We are not interested in knowledge just the prestige of attending university and getting the paper degree, and oh, getting a job. CRAM and PASS.

IT IS VERY HARD. JUST APPLY FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

gr8tstar:
Please I need an honest reply. How easy to convert family tourist or visit visa in Canada to student or any other visa. The aim is to stay in Canada after entering through the visit / tourist visa. Thanks.

DO. NOT. APPLY. UNTIL. YOU. HAVE. STRONG. TIES. TO. NIGERIA.

nonnyblaze:
Sincerely I am yet to write my degree exams and my project defense in August.. I never intend to stay more than the 7 days written in my DS160.

ALL OF YOU SUPPORTING CORRUPTION, I DON'T BLAME YOU, THE MONEY MEANT FOR YOUR SCHOLARSHIP WAS STOLEN EVEN BEFORE IT GOT TO YOU. NO WONDER YOUR REASONING FACULTY IS AMISS AND YOU ARE GLADLY SUPPORTING THE THIEVES THAT STOLE WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY YOURS...ABEG HAVE A SEAT BIKO!

- WORK = NONE, STILL IN SCHOOL
- FAMILY = NOT MARRIED
- FINANCIAL = NO INCOME
- PROPERTY = NONE
- TRAVEL HISTORY = NONE

IMHO. YOU HAVE NO REASON TO COME BACK TO NIGERIA IN THE EYES OF THE VO.

nonnyblaze:
So i was at the embassy today planning to go for a conference, here is the conversation that ensued
V.O: where are you traveling to?
Me: New York
V.O: Tourism??
Me: No Conference
V.O: What's your Occupation?
Me: Student
V.O: Where do you school?
Me: says the name of my school and course
V.O: Is your school aware that you are traveling?
Me: Yes
V.O: Like they are sponsoring you??
No: My Aunt
V.O: You don't work at all?
Me: No... I dont I'm a student.
V.O: When did you get into school?
Me: 2013
V.O: Tell me about your classes?
Me: Bla Bla Bla (Trying to tell how the conference relates with my school work)
V.O: *cuts in* you are not qualified today for US visa and hands me my passport and the blue letter. N.B She was actually typing most of the time.
I just took it and worked out... No time to feel bad gaan. US fine but E no be heaven.
But what could have gone wrong, could it be age factor, I'm 21 and a student with no job.. Does she think i dont have strong ties here or what??
I hope on re applying again soon as the conference is in August and i have already registered and paid in full for it.

1. What you filled in, is it true?
2. Are you intentions, in line with your visa category?
If the answers to both are YES, then fill it in the form and mention your intent. It will even show you in good light, be honest, no need to lie.

ExpressBooking:
Good day everyone whose posts and advise has been very helpful here.

please I have booked an interview at US Embassy here in Lagos for June second week for a B1/B2 visa. Here are my questions,

1. I lost a passport in 2013 which I used to travel to China and Dubai in 2012 when I was dealing on laptops and phones. I reported the loss to police and got a court affidavit. So on my DS-160 where I was asked if I ever lost a passport,I quoted yes and on travel history I quoted the China and Dubai, do you think I should remove this before submission of the DS160?

2. I am going for a vacation and tour in NY but at the same time will want to breeze into IAA auto Auction yards in NY and see how live car auctions are held as I have been an online/proxy bidder. Do you think I should mention this to VO? Please note that my main business is car importation and sales as stated on my DS160 and I am the Managing Director of my company.

I have great news for you! you wont have brain cancer, you know why? because you have no brain. On the map of your imaginary Biafra, is Lagos a part of Biafra? everyone who closed their shops in the south-east, did it out of fear of attack by IPOB HOOLIGANS. Funny though, IPOB only began when APC took over. MASSOB has more credibility than PDP SOUTH-EAST CHAPTER i mean IPOB....ferk off tribalist ferk face!

steppins:
Keep deceiving yourself. Are you crying for the bereaved?
I guess the igbos in Lagos who closed their shops are also afraid of Ipob abi?
Ndi ofe fûcktards!

Check their website, for an official clarification.

endyendy1:
Plz can one use a visit visa for business.

Thanks

You married a US Citizen and wish to relocate to the US. This is the wrong forum. Look for the Immigration Visa side. This is the non-immigration Visa side.

deardevil:
Good afternoon house... name is davis and I recently got married to my girlfriend (America ) here in lagos at ikoyi court and I to know the procedure and process in applying for my visa and what type should I apply for .thanks

Typical. You want result, while you seat back and do nothing.

Shelloween:
How will this change the lives of suffering Nigerians? We don't want useless statistics, we want results. These selfish politicians would still loot the generated funds and we will be back to square one. Where is the animal that promised us CHANGE? I've bought maselft a Moet and ama pop it the moment i hear of Buhari's death. Nigeria's dead.

No one is opening their shops out of fear. No one wants to be attacked by IPOB Hooligans.

steppins:
No one will attack them.
The majority carries the vote.

Yeah because they had a choice. I am sure IPOB thugs won't attack those who disobeyed the "SIT-AT-HOME" order.

Yeah that's why I said "probably". But if my dad was a US citizen, I would tell him to apply for me oh. Sorry Nigeria, no hard feelings.

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5. Nigerians will declare that you are not God or the VO, but that won't stop them from still asking for advise and opinions. *Theory confirmed*

honeyoluwatoyin:
. Olamide don't be discourage .. some people"s comment are annoying as if they are d one givn out the visa .. fill the form wit honestly... there's nowhere in the form you will need to explain ur past cos you've never gone for the interview nor fill their form.. so don't lose hope nor be discourage.. everyone here are just saying what they think... they ain't God nor the consulate.. what they see as merit does get you the visa sometimes.. just try u might be lucky

HER TIES TO NIGERIA IS WEAK. SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF A US CITIZEN, LIVING IN THE US, AND NOTHING STOPS THE DAD FROM APPLYING FOR US CITIZENSHIP FOR HER, ONCE SHE GETS TO THE US. THAT IS PROBABLY WHY SHE IS BEING REFUSED. TELL HER TO APPLY FOR AN IMMIGRATION VISA INSTEAD.

kolawoleoladipo:
Pls gurus in the house, still on this vo matter . My wife's dad is a citizen of the us , married with kids from another woman. Now my wife has been applying for a visiting visa and claiming to go visit her dad, and has been refused thrice. I am jst wondering if its possible her father didnt list her among his kids and if thats where the problem is. How we fit handle am abeg?