ebenezary:
am sure your case is not as though as mine, they asked me for five provoking proof and evidence that show l provided the service/products for the money paid into my payoneer account. But because is my line of service, and by God's grace l was able to convince them and the funds was later release for me to withdraw early this year

and l was able to do live chat with their CC and they explain to me better the type of screenshot they needed

Thanks bro.

I'll contact you again.

CokeBar:


No idea o, but I guess you should be able to atleast provide an invoice between you and the exchanger if you cannot get email correspondence.

Truth is, something suspicious might have been detected in either accounts hence their ask.

Like 3rnest said, if you're unable to provide what they need, they will block your account and probably give you access to your funds after 180 days (I really don't have experience with blocked or closed accounts).

Apart from invoice, I need to show URL connecting me to the site, screenshot showing website affiliations.

Thanks.

DoyenExchange:
That's exactly my thought. KushCollectible, take note. Thanks.

Thanks Doyen.

3RNEST:

U did mention me! but from my own view that account is blocked, after submitting all documents they will block it and ask u to wait for 3 months before u withdraw to bank.

I didn't because you replied me last time I posted ith having to wait 100 days or something.

Thanks for your input again.

After blocking the account, can I still open another payoneer account later?

Seeing as we don't have any other option of receiving our money.

Please bosses, I need ideas on how to go about this. My fund is at stake for almost 2 months. I used the payoneer to payooneer option once with an exchanger. Now they are holding the new funds and asking me why I sent money from payooneer to payooneer, and show evidence of business done. The exchanger told me to put in web design as service delivered then. Now I'm out of ideas. Surely someone has also experienced this before. Please help with ideas.
CC. Cokebar, archymacho, Hazzan tazzan, doyenexchange.

Mumzeeo:


Thank you for this information please I sent you mail. Can you check it? Also, what is the nearest available date you can see?

I didn't see your mail.

I sent you one now.

Mumzeeo:
Please I desperately need a visa appointment date in Lagos. Can someone let me know when they see any date in January? I was denied visa and I need another interview so I dont loose my funding. Thank you.

Someone told me January 15 Is available on his page.

However I can't see anything either.

Adetbecca:


My 3rd interview was on the 18th of dec. I kept checking for date and 4th was available last week Friday so I scheduled.

Thanks. I don't understand why I haven't been seeing date since November.

Did you pick previously denied or regular when trying to schedule a new appointment?

Then was your 3rd appointment expedited or normal?

Adetbecca:
Visa approved
Location: Lagos
4th attempt
1st attempt: Lagos no funding
2nd: Abuja no funding
3rd: Abuja half funding
4th: Lagos half funding
Program: MS in food science

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Congratulations! Please when was your 3rd interview and how were you able to get a date for the 4th one?

PresidentBuhari:
Avoid Payoneer by all means, they have successfully embezzled funds of most Nigerians here through blocking accounts. The funny thing is they won't give you explanation why and you won't be able to login to the account, thereby no proof you have funds with them. They have crooks working for them who just pick your calls, put you on hold and do nothing but once you keep login in the complaints constantly, if you know anyone in NewYork who can take your details and call them to speak to them as your legal representative that will greatly help too. We ended our business relationship after i received my funds in full and the progress made by my lawyer, we can never do business again, i don't even want to. I only received a few separate legit payments into the account within two weeks of it being operational and baamm they disabled the account.

I have better alternatives with people here, what is the source of the funds?

This is crazy! I went on twitter and I saw a lot of people having the same issue.

The funds is from upwork.

raphemmanuel:
I'm already gripped with fear with this your story.
Let me do fast and withdraw my cash there.
I only used online exchange once for the whole of last year.

As in ehn. I'm living the nightmare.

It's been over a month since they held the funds.

3RNEST:

190 days wahala

What does this mean?

PresidentBuhari:
They are criminals, they did the same thing to me a few years ago, they blocked my account with over $5000 legit funds in it. It was a difficult time as i was very ill at the time but i didn't give up, it took at least two months for me to get my money from them after they lied more than 10 times they had sent the money. It got to the point where i where i was about to hire a US based lawyer to sue them, and he was about to visit the office they claim to have in New York, i notified them about all these and they paid.

All you need to do is provide what they ask for if you have but don't stop there, pick up your phone load N5000 and keep calling their US number, how much was locked in to the account?

Wow! This is huge.

I have 1000 dollar in it.

I don't know how to handle the explanation seeing as I only used that option for a better exchange rate.

Do you still use their service or have you found a better alternative?

Hey guys!

My payooneer account got disabled with funds in it.

I only used the account once in June to process a payment from an exchanger here.

Now, I got this e-mail.

Please how do i handle This?

Geewin69:
You'll really need to keep an eye out on the portal sir. Dates open up spontaneously every now and then. Before I saw that particular date, I had gone several weeks seeing "no dates available".

Alternatively, you can get another MRV fee and apply for an expedited appointment. If you plead your case well and supply the requisite documents, you may just be approved. Quite a number of people here did same and got appointments.

Awesome!

Thanks!

Geewin69:
Thank you very much.

I actually applied through the CGI website.

Like you just logged in to your dashboard and saw the date available?

Because all I've been getting since my denial is no dates currently available.

Geewin69:

Congratulations Geewin. So happy for you.

Can you explain how you were able to get a new interview date after being denied recently?

Thanks everyone for your comments.

I just needed to rant yesterday and let it out. I feel better today.

I will work on getting the domiciliary account next week.

Hi guys!

Is there any fellow previously denied applicant that was able to secure a new date of recent?

All I can see on my dashboard is no date available.

wahabaa:


Thank you for this. I got Dec 21. I am not sure it asked me if I was previously denied or not because I did it in a rush after seeing your message.

Hi there! How did your new interview go?

Here goes the story.

I freelance on upwork on a part time and make small change. I luckily secured my highest paid project for 2500 dollars some months ago. I was so happy and worked hard at it for 2 months. I finally finished the project and the client played. I decided to get a land from the fund so as to have something tangible from my freelance funds.

I spoke to a trusted adviser about the land and he was able to find one for me at a good location for 700k. I wanted to withdraw the funds using payoneer and a trusted exchanger so as to get a better rate of 450 naira per dollar (making about 900,000). Note that this isn't my first time using that option, I tried it once before and it worked seamlessly.

My mind didn't transfer the whole funds so I sent in half of the amount to my payooner on December 3rd. I noticed the fund was placed on pending, so I thought it was network or something. Days later I got a message from payoneer that I Need to verify my account and my USD account is blocked until then. I sent in a picture of me holding my international passport as well as other stuffs. Since then I've sent countless message , emails, calls, tweets but they didn't approve the funds. When I went on Twitter I saw tweets from a lot of people experiencing same even for longer than I have. Funny thing Is those that protested too much had their whole account closed. I've been frustrated since then.

So this evening I saw the advisor on the land stuff and I explained to him. He told me he got other option in another location that was cheaper about 500k. This area wasn't as developed as the first one but I decided to go for it just to have an asset to show for my efforts. And also so i could take solace in that and try to close my mind off the funds from payoneer. So I spoke with the exchanger if he could help me withdraw the remaining balance with his payoneer account direct from Upwork so I could take advantage of the higher exchange rate. I figured if I could get about 450k I would add 50k of my personal money to get it.

So I logged into my upwork to set it up only to see balance as 0.00. Alas I had forgotten that I set up scheduled payment for last Wednesday of each month when balance was over 1000 USD. I only put that in when setting up my upwork account because I never thought I could possibly have over 1000USD at the end of each month. So the money was processed to my GTB automatically this morning at their sh*tty exchange rate. Today of all days! Just because I was one day late I ended up loosing a potential 100,000 naira. Funny thing Is the funds hasn't landed To my GTB account yet.

Now its like im back to square one with funds that cant cover what i need it for. That's my present predicament.

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I don't think you were lucky or anything. As far as I know there are no dates for those previously denied.

You most probably didn't pick previously denied.

Applying as a fresh applicant could come with some consequences.

Guys, I was rejected but I have "your passport is still with the US embassy" displayed on my dashboard.

Please what does it mean?

foxtrott:
Hello all,

To those that got denied. I was also denied yesterday 16th November. I filled a new DS 160 form and I have just been able to book an appointment for 7th December here in Abuja so you could try. Good luck to everyone trying to get a new date.

I tried now, but im only seeing dates from March.

We're there other dates apart from 7th?

zeeLady:
It may or may not, just depends on the VO who is interviewing. If there is some gap between your last interview and next interview, it might be justifiable. All in all, it is still subjective.

Ok. Thank you.

Ftos:


What's the gap between the two? If it's true, then you don't need a good memory to tell the true!!! You should be quick to explain to the VO at the slightest opportunity...

I don't understand you. Do you mean for the previous interview or for the new one?

I don't mean I forgot, I deliberately left it out because I thought saying I freelance might put me at a disadvantage.

Hi guys I need your advice.

If I were to reschedule for another appointment and make changes to my new DS-160 I.e. saying I'm employed now while I mentioned I wasnt employed in the former ds-160, would that affect my interview in any way?

P.S. I am a freelancer, but didn't mention that previously.

C.C. Lagosismyhome, zeelady

HisEminence:



I'm sorry this happened to you. Don't worry, delay is not denial

Thanks bro

F2 Visa Denied Today Lagos.

I was interviewed in window 6 by the V.O with the camouflage bandanna.

Here goes my transcript.

V.O. - Good morning

Me - Good morning

V.O - Pass your i-20 and other documents

Me - Here they are

V.O - Where are you going?

Me - I'm going to Alabama to be with my husband who is a grad student at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

V.O - How long have you been married?

Me - Since September 2020

V.O - What do you do currently?

Me - I recently completed my youth service and it coincided with the start of the pandemic, so it's been difficult securing a means of employment

V.O - How long is your husband's program?

Me - Its a 5 year program, 1 year down 4 to go

V.O - How long do you intend to be in the US?

Me - I intend staying with my husband through his course of study

V.O - (keeps typing) I am sorry you don't qualify for a visa right now

(I reached out to hisemminence and fair heart, thanks for your help).

Please guys peruse this and give your suggestions as I intend to re-apply ASAP.

LagosismyHome:


Not everyone is asked for bank statements but if ask there no way a Vo will magically know there money for your ticket and stuff.

If asked you have to have evidence to support your statement that there money to cover his dependent . So go with a bank statement of how you will be supported

Got it!

Thank.

LagosismyHome:


Is he already in the US? ..... if he is, you still need to answer how you will be maintained and if it coming from him then you take a bank statement

Thanks for your response.

Yes, he is in the US.

He got full funding from the school covering his stipend and tuition and also provided about $5k extra as personal funds.

Does this mean I also have to go with the bank statement?

Please if my F1 spouse has full funding stated in his I-20, do I still have to print his bank statement along with me?