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He will probably put this one in AP, so he won't have a headache looool.

OmoBendel24:
If for instance I'm a well travelled person with travel history of Japan, Germany, UK, France amongst others but I have my siblings, wife and children all living legally in Canada and go there to visit them twice a year briefly and normally always come back to Nigeria, why then will the VO grant me a visa to the US just to visit a friend? Will such decisions be easy for him to make or not? My family ties and travel history, which trumps the other here?

I think travel history just shows you are:
- financially buoyant
- well travelled
- you return home, after each trip
Travel history is PROBABLY not used as a criteria to judge the things, that will necessitate one's return to Nigeria. I can be well-travelled and have nothing tying me down to Nigeria, for example. IMHO.

OmoBendel24:
Dear Captain, will advise here, be careful, don't go and unnecessarily downplay the place of travel history oh, it is part of the calculations of applicants ties oh. None of these ties in itself accounts for visa success, but rather, a combination of them does, even some are good in covering up other unavailable ties, e.g. good travel history for family ties, clear financial ability for family ties, etc. A woman with a child and husband for example has more ties in family area than a man with a child and wife, the likelihood of the man absconding without the child and wife is way higher than for a woman to do so to her child and hubby. Travel history has its place, a vital one at that even if we need not over-value it!

I forgot to add, they would still have your old profile/form on their system. So this one you are going to fill, does not replace the other one.

Saylawchar:
would do just that..... thanks

If you can't access the old profile, create or use an existing email address and attach your profile to it, you can do this by calling customer service, check their website for the number. Yes, you will retrieve the old form and make any updates to reflect the current situation you are in.

Saylawchar:
Jah bless you real good, with all you have said am very sure i merit all the criteria hence i have a question, do i need to retrieve the DS160 form i earlier filled sometime in 2011 when i was denied or i should fill a new one? Because then, my ties were not as strong as they are now.

kindly advise please. tanx

1. If this is your first time of filling the form, please be honest...you may get the visa or you may not get the visa. But what you would have on their records is truthful.
2. Strong ties are defined as the things that will make sure you return back to Nigeria, from the US.
- Are you married?
- How long have you been married?
- Do you have kids (it is not relevant where you have them)?
- Are you working?
- How long have you been working?
- What is your position and how relevant is that position to your organization?
- Your finances (this is tied to work and other side-jobs)
- NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR TRAVEL HISTORY. PEOPLE WITH 'VIRGIN' PASSPORTS HAVE GOTTEN VISAS.
3. The above mentioned in number 2 are determined from the form you filled and the interview that is conducted. Those are just strong ties, there are other aspects to the visa process.
I hope this helps?

Saylawchar:
please advise, what are those things you consider as strong ties that i can tell the vo?

A simple solution to this, is to make the passports, have a 10 year validity. But no someone, somewhere must eat through contract!

1. I am beginning to wonder if the advocate for "travelling to UK or schengen areas" for family applicants isn't an agent. The VO has said that individuals and families, have been given visa's on so-called 'virgin passports', well if you have money, you can apply for a UK or Schengen visa, if you think that will help and then travel to those countries, but if you get the visa, it will be because of your ties to Nigeria.

2. Again, the grace of God is to empower you to live a godly life (as per Christianity), not to run to a country where their forefathers sacrificed a lot, so that their kids will have a better life. Nigerians stop misrepresenting God's grace. C'mon I wonder if our ancestors had seen the future, if all of them won't have gone into slave ships, just to save their descendant the shame.

3. A visa is a privilege, not a right; the VO has the final say, you may have all the ties but it is the VO that has the final say, and one of them has come to this forum, to say you don't need to 'disvirgin' your passport to get a visa. You can only improve your chances by having strong ties, but even then its 50:50.

1. C'mon brethren. If your ties to Nigeria is strong, you wont need to spend your hard-earned money on applying for other country visa's. You have read the VO say again and again, people and families who have not stepped outside of Nigeria, have gotten visas!
And even if your ties is strong, you may not be given a visa - a visa is a privilege and not a right, always remember that, you have no right to a US visa, you just have a privilege to have one, that's how it works across the whole world.

2. Strong ties are things that will make it necessary for you to return to Nigeria.
- Length of time at job - Position at Job - Family (presence or absence of kids) - Finances - Properties - Yes, sometimes, travel history amongst others.

NOTE: You could have very strong ties to Nigeria and you could still be denied, A VISA IS NOT A RIGHT BUT A PRIVILEGE. IF IT WAS A RIGHT, EVERYONE WITH STRONG TIES, WILL GET IT, AS THEY MEET THE SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS.

opomulero:
This ties is a big issue for visa applicants.

Please lets talk more on this ties.

So that applicants wont just be wasting US visa fee.

Thank you all for responding.

It makes no difference, if you travel all around the world and there is nothing tying to Nigeria, you may not get the visa. Well unless you have money to spare, you could apply, if you think it would make the difference.

pepe4reps:
What of the likes Denmark, Sweden,France Germany??

1. C'mon brethren. If your ties to Nigeria is strong, you wont need to spend your hard-earned money on applying for other country visa's. You have read the VO say again and again, people and families who have not stepped outside of Nigeria, have gotten visas!
And even if your ties is strong, you may not be given a visa - a visa is a privilege and not a right, always remember that, you have no right to a US visa, you just have a privilege to have one, that's how it works across the whole world.

2. Strong ties are things that will make it necessary for you to return to Nigeria.
- Length of time at job - Position at Job - Family (presence or absence of kids) - Finances - Properties - Yes, sometimes, travel history amongst others.

NOTE: You could have very strong ties to Nigeria and you could still be denied, A VISA IS NOT A RIGHT BUT A PRIVILEGE. IF IT WAS A RIGHT, EVERYONE WITH STRONG TIES, WILL GET IT, AS THEY MEET THE SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS.

1. Why are you making this trip alone? You might be asked, so think of a good, honest reason.
2. Assess your ties in Nigeria as a VO would, don't put into consideration what's in your heart or mind. But what is 'provable'
3. Fill your forms honestly and truthfully.

Propertyeighty:
I have learnt so much on this thread,and i want to say God bless you all!
Im male and work with a manufacturing company as an HR officer and i want to visit the US to spend my annual leave this year,im married with 3 kids but i want to make this trip alone.
I dont have any travel history.
Please what are my chances?
I need info on how to go about it.
Thanks!

PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN VISAS WITHOUT STEPPING FOOT OUTSIDE OF NIGERIA. YOUR STRONG TIES MATTER.

Mikehk2:
bro my honest advice ...' From Experience' don't apply for U.S. visa with your wife or as a family without travel experience ... NB:: not just travel history , but correct travel history cause travel history differs from travel history ... A word is enough for the wise .

1. No one knows your chances. Only God.
2. Assess your ties to Nigeria, think like a VO would - do you consider strong, your ties to Nigeria, if you were a VO? Forget about what's in your heart or mind, what can you present as a strong tie.
3. Fill your forms truthfully and honestly.

Saylawchar:
Greetings to everyone in the house!

Please i want to find out on my chances, i was denied student visa twice sometimes 2011 (both Lagos and Abuja) office but then i was single, but now am happily married with a 3 yrs old son, i wish to travel to the state with my family on vacation this summer. Have got a nice job, my wife has a very good job, both are Federal Jobs. My question is, do i need to fill another DS 160 form and what are my chances because we don't have any travel history.

Regards.

1. Call the customer care and attach your profile to a new email address. Or else the agent can change you form without your knowledge.
2. Your previous profile and form filed will forever remain in their database, I hope it was truthfully filled, if not come clean when filling a new form.
3. You can fill a new form, but the old form is forever in their database. And if what you have filled is different from the first form, you will be questioned about it.

tyman:
Good day house, pls I need an urgent advise. I applied for B1/B2 visa last year through a agent who filled the online forms on our behalf with his email, though we were denied.

Now, I want to reapply myself,
(1) can I start afresh with a different email?
(2) Won't there be no recourse to my formal application in terms of some information.

Please I need an honest response and guidance cos these had been bordering me.

Thanks and God bless.

One thing is for sure, A NIGERIAN WILL BUY THIS TV AND POST IT ON INSTAGRAM.

You are not ready yet. One way to help yourself before an interview is to be confident and knowledgeable, and this is achieved through research. If we give you the answers, you will flop at the interview but when you research, you will come across different interview questions and answers given - you will see success and failure, this will help you greatly, just go to page 1 and read. You will be glad you did.

rayplace50:
hello house, i need an advice!

my mum and i wants to apply for an american visiting visa, we have both being to the uk in 2014 when i was still in school, now we want to try america visting visa, i am a graduate, i work in my mum shops to sells stuffs. my question is

1. what are our chances of getting a visa(mum is a widow and i am her last born)?
2. how much do we need to put in the account?
3. can i tell the vo i am working in my mum shop?
4. how do i know the next available interview date ?

please i need someone to help me out with this questions. shalom

Instead of jumping into conclusions, it would have been best you asked what happened. Don't get all your info from nollywood and hearsay. You think you must have done something bad, for people to do bad things to you...you can be a saint and your in-laws will use the death of your husband, to try and make a mess of you. I thank God for my mum's family that were a pillar of support for her, in her trying times. Today we don't need shiii from my dad's family, W.T.F am I going to do with knowing the roots of a wicked family that sought to destroy their own daughter-in-law.

revolt:
the question is why would they do that? I lost my dad at a young age, and my family was very vicious towards my mum, but guess what..my mum tarried and in less than 5years those same belligerents began to rally around her so much after they realised she didn't take my dads kids(us) and disappear. She kept taking us back even when we began to tell her going back wasn't worth it, today were so grateful she forced us to know our roots. Irrespective of the fact she was getting trouble from them she put us before herself. Cos wed gave been lost kids. Now she's respected and loved there, ask ur peeps wht really happened, did she put her comfort before u ppl. Ask

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You are talking to someone who was raised by a single mum, who was dumped by her husband's relatives and whom everyone expected to amount to nothing in life. I have cousins, who were raised in a "complete home" and today, you won't know they were raised in a "complete home".
I agree it is ideal to grow in a "complete home" but what makes the difference is parental love, guidance and discipline.

revolt:
its not a good thing to be raised by a single mum o

This one is a beginner.

Mehn! you will need to meet a nice CBP Officer and be able to explain why you missed the first trip, in addition to the English you will speak, I recommend you take these along with you, documentation is evidence of intent. The purpose of these documents is to show that you are legit. DO NOT CARRY YOUR CV OR CREDENTIALS THAT CAN BE USED TO GET A JOB. Meanwhile if you get deported, it may or may not affect your families chances of getting a visa, but you won't be able to get one until the time has been served.
1. Your payslips
2. Your letter of employment
3. Your letter of promotion
4. Letter of sponsorship for the first training, you didn't go for.
5. Letter of sponsorship for the training you are going for, for 3-4 months
6. Enough cash on you.
7. Bank statement
8. Be honest with the US CBP officer.
9. Company ID Card
All the best! aaaaaaand let us know how it went!

uforeal:
Many thanks to Seye, LADYG and others are making your numerous and insightful contributions on the travel section of Nairaland forum.

I got b1/b2 visas in September 2016 to attend a skill acquisition in USA, the training would be

sponsored by the company, but I couldn't attend the training then,because of the work load towards

(Overhauling on different clients oil Platform the end of last year). I will travel in September this year

and I might spend three to four months, because of some of the new Processes/Techniques

that I will acquire and perfect the skill as I will be required to transfer the skill/knowledge to my subordinates

in the company.A friend of my told me that spending four months in America could be problem (even if the company

is sponsoring the training) should I want to visit some other time.Please, I need your advise on this matter ,because I will

want to visit USA with my family after the training and apply for renewal of the visa before expiration(October 2018)

Why not. I would recommend YOU only reapply, when YOUR circumstances have changed w.r.t ties to Nigeria.

baddest04:
a friend of mine was refused a visa can he re apply immediately

No need to read further after seeing the title. The poster was not raised by a single mum and has no idea what it entails.

Where is the humility of Jesus Christ?

THIS IS NOT TRUE.

Virgin passports get US Visa, it just depends on your ties to your home country, finish.

But that has never stopped most Nigerians from lying to get visa. Lying is a sin against God.

siina:
So because of USA we should sin against God?

Worship is great and I am all for it. But we always have this tendency to levitate to the things that don't cost us anything. Losing one hour of sleep is not a cost to some people but a sacrifice to others, especially those going through things that only God's presence can solve, I acknowledge that. All I said was after this worship movement, lets move to #TALK2SOMEONEABOUTJESUS and lets start living a Godly life...365 days, 24 hours with no social media platform or celebrity.
LOOOL I am being attacked, its all for Jesus folks, anything to bring glory to God.

I am not fighting anyone oh. I shared my opinion and got attacked for it. I jez turned the other cheek.

Perspectives:
These ones are fighting already

Okay sir/ma. If you took time to read my comment, you will see that I am all for the worship but when you guys are done, lets have #TALK2SOMEONEABOUTJESUS Challenge - 365 days, 24 hours with no social media platform. You know something that actually costs us something, other than losing one hour of sleep singing our favourite worship songs and feeling good!

SlimBrawnie:
If you don't know anything about something biko keep kwayet...Do you know the number of souls that are being restored as a result of this? It's all about having a personal experience with Jesus...A lot have have heard about Jesus, its their choice to accept Him or not.

OLOWOGBOGBORO

It's all about Jesus

What is electricity? I don't know how it looks like except for the one I get from my generator. Yet I get bills for this electricity I have never seen before, na wa o.