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JaySterling:
Hey Guys. I’m currently in the USA on a B1/B2 visa and I just found a way to apply for an ITIN - independent taxpayer identification number. I needed to get this because I cannot get an SSN

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Please advise, will this pose me any problems with embassy in future?

Because honestly, I’m doing nothing wrong!

Anyone can buy a house, even from Nigeria. As long as there's a willing seller.

amInigerian:
Please, what visa categories are allowed to do business in America?

I would love to see more Nigerians do business in America. There is so much for the taking here.

H-1b and L-1 visas**

If you hold H-1b or L-1 visa, your spouse is eligible to work or start a business.

H-4s (spouses of H-1b), under certain circumstances, are issued an unrestricted EAD card that allows them to engage in any kind of employment/business.

L-2s (spouses of L-1) are eligible for employment/business by virtue of their status.

All immigrant visas (EBs) also allow the holder and their spouses to work or engage in business.

CalmsoG:
Please can anyone confirm the format of this birth certificate issued by NPC for the purpose of US Visa as it was rejected as "Invavild Document "

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Did you finally get the birth certificate issue resolved?

See this reddit post for the same issue. Looks like they accepted this guy's attestation + sworn affidavit

https://www.reddit.com/r/USCIS/comments/1gf5z64/comment/lxlwhhu/?context=3

LucaRegal:
Hello everyone, pls a Friend of mine urgently needs advice. He wants to invest in the US real estate market..something like a residential flat or an Air bnb of some sort in like one of the major big Cities with strong rent market and tourism, his budget is around $200k to $350k. Questions are:
How easy is it to buy and manage such asset as a non US citizen living in Nigeria?
What are the best big Cities for such investment?
Is there a better location(UK for example)for such investment than the US?
Is there an (easier)immigration pathway for him or his adult children after securing such investment?
You can answer anyone you know..

An EB-5 Investor visa is granted to people who create an investment in the USA that meets the following criteria (among others):

1. Minimum investment amount: $1,050,000 or $800,000 (includes infrastructure projects) in Targeted Employment Area
2. An EB-5 investor must invest the required amount of capital in a new commercial enterprise that will create full-time positions for at least 10 qualifying employees. For a new commercial enterprise not located within a regional center, the new commercial enterprise must directly create the full-time positions to be counted. This means that the new commercial enterprise (or its wholly owned​ subsidiaries) must itself be the employer of the qualifying employees. For a new commercial enterprise located within a regional center, the new commercial enterprise can directly or indirectly create the full-time positions. Up to 90% of the job creation requirement for regional center investors may be met using indirect jobs. Direct jobs establish an employer-employee relationship between the new commercial enterprise and the persons it employs. Indirect jobs are held outside of the new commercial enterprise but are created as a result of the new commercial enterprise.

More info on the visa can be found at https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/permanent-workers/eb-5-immigrant-investor-program

CalmsoG:
Wonderful thread!

Please guys,
For the recent immigrants to the US, what format of the "Certificate of Birth" issued by National Population Commission(NPC) was accepted by the NVC for civil documents?

We've had an attestation of birth issued by NPC and most recently certificate of birth from same NPC both rejected as invalid document.

Please any contributions will be appreciated

You can find acceptable birth certificate documents on this page:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Nigeria.html

Taal17:
Consulates schedule on their own basis.

They are not obligated to work at anyone's speed but their own.

Besides the more people apply for E based visas the longer the queue is since these visas have visa caps world wide.

Fortunately employment visas are traditionally not a focus of immigration restrictions so a new administration would not affect E visas.

Family based migration and H1b however might not be so fortunate

Isn't H1b an employment based visa?

hammed71:
Guys please is bachelors degree holder eligible for eb2 niw.
Thanks

According to various sources, a bachelor's degree alone does not qualify for an EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW). To qualify, applicants with a bachelor's degree must have at least five years of relevant work experience after graduating or demonstrate exceptional ability. Exceptional ability means having a level of expertise that is significantly higher than what is typically found in the arts, sciences, or business.

Proteanmind:
Greetings to you all. Enjoy your blissful day. Please I would like to know more about incorporating a non profit organization in US and the chances it will offer me to get Visa. I have researched on this but still open to hear peoples’ thoughts on this.

Thanks

I am not sure about visa for opening a non-profit. Read more about the O-1 Visa. I believe that is for entrepreneurs.

9JAMac10:
in the neighborhood relaxing

Nice pictures

It's been raining all day here

Is there anyone living in the DMV Metro area? (Virginia-DC-Maryland). How is the Naija community over there? Also any specific zip code/neighborhood good for raising kids in the way of the Lord?

Nice thread y'all have here

Choicexx:
Bro Kharleed assuming you Sufficiently satisfy (2) & (3) only , could you be saved from (1)?

Man..each case is unique. Strong ties isn't that hard to prove. Try connecting with fairheart. He might be able to give you more tips.

omofolajomi:
Compliment of the season.

Please i have a question

For someone that has been denied Visa before, when the VO asked what has change. How do i respond to that question.

Note: No funding from anyone.

I will really appreciate your swift response.
I would like everyone to contribute no one is an island.
Thanks.

Personally, I believe there are only three things a VO needs an F-1 applicant to prove.
1. Strong Home Ties: This is a no-brainer. A Visa Officer needs to be assured that you will return to Nigeria and not be a burden after you graduate. Do you have family here? Do you have a wife/husband in Nigeria? Do you have kids? Are you currently working? Do you own a business? Is it your family/Spouse that is funding you? Do you have scholarship from a local company? Is it a government scholarship? At least, can you clearly articulate your plans after you graduate? Does the VO has a gut-feeling that you are genuine? Do you have history of past travel and returning to Nigeria as at when due? Do you have a research you are working on tied to Nigeria? Just answer any of these questions honestly in your mind. If you are planning to lie to the VO, don't trip: Be rest assured you are coming out of that cubicle with a rejection slip.

2. Proof of Studentship: The VO is trained to pick the wheat from the chaff, to separate genuine students from people who want to japa. (Sorry if you don't know the meaning of Japa ). Answer honestly in your mind: What do you know about your research/course-of-study? Are you clear on your proposed thesis? What do you know about your school? The city where your school is? Where are you going to stay when you get to the US? Why did you apply to the school? Why did you select the school? Do you have contacts in your department? Is the course related to your undergraduate degree? If not, why are you switching careers? Can you articulate responses to these passionately?

3. Funds: Who is paying for your trip to the US? People with scholarships/fellowships/assistantships/funding from first family (mother, father, siblings, spouse) usually have no problem with this point. But if someone else is funding you, I mean awon Uncle, Aunties, In-laws, companies gang, be ready to explain the motive. Someone cannot just part away with millions of naira just because they love you. Be ready to explain, what is your relationship with this entity? How long have you known each other? What is their motive for investing in you? Are you paying back? Is it a loan? If you got a partial funding, and another entity is covering the rest, you'd still explain. If you got tuition waiver, with no extra funding, you need to explain solidly how you plan to survive in the US.
If you have kids going with you, what is your educational plan for them? What is your medical plan? You must have sorted accommodation for at least a semester. You cannot be saying. You are not sure/act like you have not really prepared. So what's your plan?

In essence, be honest and be prepared. The VO must have rejected you earlier for not meeting one of those requirements. The embassy/consulate HAVE YOUR RECORDS and also access to DO A BACKGROUND CHECK on you. So with these few points of mine, I hope I have been able to , reflect on your last interview and answer honestly to yourself, has something changed? Do you have strong home ties now? Can you convince a dummy you are really a student? Do you genuinely have funding (have plans for funding) now?

Be it as it may, if God wants you to be in US, and you have worked diligently and honestly, and you have nothing to hide, your visa WILL be approved. The God factor is the most important factor. As the maxim goes: work like you have not prayed, PRAY like you have not worked, because in essence, it is not by your hard-work.

Whew! That was an epistle. My bad. I was a beneficiary of this thread (Part 15) and I look for opportunities to pay it forward. It's been a month in the US now and I must say, life is really good here. Back to my studies, Aluta Continua!

PS: Don't look for my moniker, I'm on ghostmode

PimpinPips:
Hey guys,

I dey hail o! Abeg ehn, I just went through the entire hassle of filling a DS-160, paid the Visa Fee at the bank and obtained receipt, went to the gym to add some muscle for getting an appointment date, only for me to try for an appointment and I received feedback that there are no appointments available

Please, can anyone kindly enlighten a newbie as to why or how this is, and/or any possible ways to get around this and schedule an appointment.

With much thanks in advance.

Just keep checking man. I think you can access 4 times in 24hrs. You can check randomly, or change location.

Daodudavid:
Greetings to everyone in the house, I’m David leaving in NYC, one of the beneficiaries of Nairaland US travel forums, Now a United state solder serving in the ARMY branch here in NY, I am writing this because I looked back to where this beautiful journey all started from, and remembered this FORUM, It’s time to give back to my community so don’t feel shy to let me know any kind of help you need regarding travels and others.. let’s make Nigeria proud and America great

Congratulations man. For your safety, and for everyone's safety, I think you should expatiate more on what kind of help you mean - advice, information or financial? People should be encouraged to connect with you openly HERE for advice and information... And if financial, you can render by proxy, by using known names, such as fairheart etc. Jah bless your hustle man

Jukwasi:
Hello house. Please I applied to 5 universities and I have been rejected by 2 now. Please what do I do oo. I can't hold it. And fall admission will soon come to an end. Please!

Do you meet the minimum requirement for admission in those schools? I mean TOEFL, GRE, and GPA requirements? How strong are your reference letters? Do they require essays? You can do a rough estimate of your compatibility with a school on msinus (msinus.com).
Usually if you meet the requirements of schools, they give admission, albeit conditionally.

damtan:
Are there not people who were issued VISA at the first attempt??
I keep seeing "my fourth attempt" on this thread.

There are people...many sef.

Guys check your portals

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Yes please

No We don't do that

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jenola:
@kharleed, the site isn't going through. Can you please help with the link you are using

*Use the link far below. Remove the spaces and paste in browser

Earn 4, 000 Naira every day

SPOTS.NG, a registered company in Nigeria is hiring freelance writers from all over the country.
We are looking for people that know lots of popular, fun and cool spots in their location (town/city).
We shall pay out a sum for every new suggested spot that we publish on the platform - spots.ng.

The submission format is as follows:
-Personal Information
-Your name:
-Your account number:
-Name of the Place of Interest:
-Address of the place of Interest:
-Short description (about 100 words):

*The same name and account details must be used in all submissions.

The pay structure:
200 Naira per submission, 4 000 Naira for every 20 submission.

To submit a location, upload it here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJ9YlYcyjV6jgQSedku51NG6zHFE5qsVs72rglgciFmakMtA/viewform


Please NOTE, we'll expect to start getting submissions TODAY. We'll make our selection by the end of the day based in the quality and number of your submissions (minimum of 15).

Also, whether you get selected or not, you'll get paid for your submissions that we publish.

https:// docs. google. com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJ9YlYcyjV6jgQSedku51NG6zHFE5qsVs72rglgciFmakMtA/viewform

palacious100:
Please the site URL is wrong

Use the second one below. Remove the spaces and paste it in your browser.

https:// goo. gl/ PmdL0q

saints2:
The owner of this site needs to be arrested... 200 naira for a post? Haba, make una fear God ooo
The site needs to be closed now

Tell me, have you opened the link?

From yesternight that I posted it to this morning, I've uploaded 37 spots. What's so hard about that?

Work for your money bro.

Generica:
Just N200? With all the efforts, data usage etc, and the individual gets only N200?.Haba! I can see why you are SPOT ON.

Maka why?

Which serious effort? Sitting down with Google... And just typing in within 2 - 3 minutes?