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Hello.

When did you submit your IW application?

Cheers.

beautyuche:
Good Morning,

I had my Dropbox move from Received to Issued to Approved. I am a bit confused about the implications. Also, when will I receive my passport as there has been no mail in my spam yet since seeing this?

The delay is unprecedented and mind boggling to be honest.

What could be the issue really?

Purpleplus:
I also submitted on the 12th of July, Status still says "Application Received ". My husband picked his own 2weeks after we submitted, we submitted together. Someone mentioned yesterday that he submitted on the 10th of July and still waiting as well.

Thank you for your response.

Mine is actually a visit visa and I submitted since July.

Status is still on Application received.

Browser123:
August 12th
Full transparency, I’m not seeking a visit visa. I’m on a H visa, this is just to get the visas in our passports. We have approved petitions. There just isn’t a thread for people like me that I could find and the renewal process is the same.

Congratulations!

When did you submit your application?

Browser123:
Has anyone received a passport pickup email this week? My visa was issued yesterday with interview waiver (tracked on CEAC) and I’m still waiting.

Submitted before you and no response yet.

Status is still on application received.

Mamabella:
Good evening everyone. Hope we all have great day. Please did anyone submit their Passport for IW and have gotten their passport back ? Date of our submission was 29 July.

Congratulations!

I submitted my application the 3rd week in July and the status is still on Application received.

Are there people here who submitted last month via Dropbox and have received a response?

Not sure what to make of this delay. Someone I know got a response after 7 working days.

It is well.

ocube:
IW Application Timeline

Background - Owing to the long wait time for visa appointment for IW application I was lay back in filling our (DW, son and myself) DS 160 form as Abuja had 86 days while Lagos had about 117 days as at first week of June 2024. I later started filling the form with Abuja in mind as the place of submission. I got our photos ready by 15th July, 2024 and was about making payments for the visa when I decided to have a look at the wait time for visa appointment again by 17th July. And Voila! Lagos had 6 days , I quickly filled another form for Lagos for the 3 of us, made payment, detached my family from my appointment scheduled portal and opened new portal for DW and son, then scheduled each person. The next day, appointment days were released for us all, and we chose the 24th of July for submission.

Timeline

24th July 2024- Submission at DHL Surulere
25th July 2024- Passports delivered to consular office
26th July 2024- Application approved by consular officer subject to final processing
29th July 2024- Visa issued
30th July 2024 – Passports received from consular session and is currently being processed for delivery
31st July 2024- Passports ready for pickup
7th August 2024- Passports were picked up from DHL Surulere with five years visa for us all.

Websites used for monitoring the process

1. Visa appointment wait times - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wait-times.html
2. Visa status check - https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx

Thank you all for your contributions in creating a repository of information on this platform.

God bless you all richly.

Have you tracked your application online?

mulannoire:
hello guys. I submitted my passport for dropbox on the 22nd of May, 2024 and it is yet to be returned over 6 weeks later. Is this unusual, and is there anything i can do as i have an impending trip?

Applying for a tourist visa would have been easier.

Slimszy:
Hello, the program is within a period of time, according to my invitation letter. I am going their for an Artist in Residence program, and its solely dependent on when I arrive on site, as I will creating works physically.

You mean being an artist who have a studio practice based in Nigeria isn't a tie? I have been to other countries for same program and being an artist hasn't been an issue. For tax, I didn't include that because I use my personal account most times for my transactions with clients.

Well, maybe I should have applied for Tourism instead of Business. But on their application website, it's an option to choose (art/cultural) for short stay business visa.

USA
Canada
European Countries

solid3:
What counties can a Nigerian passport holder visit for a recognisable travel history for the UK?

Congratulations!

Thank you for sharing your experience. More happy outcomes for those believing for same.

Franklin2323:
April 8, 2024 - Applied for dropbox but was refused under 221G and asked to schedule interview

B1/B2 interview (221G) Lagos Nigeria- 20th June 2024

VO is Black/Asian or Indian American VO(very critical ,stern and thorough man)

VO - where do you work?
ME - I work at bla bla lagos Nigeria as Manager

VO- why are you visiting USA
ME - Holiday/ transit to Canada after

VO- why are you visiting Canada
ME - Most of my family are in Canada

VO - Do you have a Canadian visa?
ME - I am a Canadian PR

VO - Really? Why are you a Canada PR
ME - Because I am and most of my siblings are either PR or Citizens

VO - Are your Parents in Canada
ME - Not at the moment but they frequent

VO- Have you visited any-other country
ME - Yes…Multiple,

VO - Laughs at Multiple
ME - besides studying in UK, I have visited France, Italy, UAE, Netherlands, Canada, Spain,etc and then Bosnia and Serbia

VO - Bosnia and Serbia (Surprised)why were you in Bosnia and Serbia
Me- Went for a friends wedding in Bosnia and visited Serbia mostly coz my luggage was lost in Serbia Airport so i took matter into my own hands and drove to Serbia airport to get it

VO - okay nice, was the friend who wedded in Bosnia Nigerian?
Me - No, he is Pakistani but lives in London

VO - okay, typing typing typing
Me- Quiet and minding my business

VO - what will you do on this trip to USA…
Me - Vacation as usual before heading to Canada

VO - Why are you not living in Canada.
ME - because i’m taking my time and rounding up my work here. Since i’m still single i’ll take my time and move to Canada soon

VO - Laughs…okay okay ( u don win) here is this white paper…bla bla bla and enjoy your trip
ME - thanks (in my mind i mustered small small dey reject these people visa oga, fear God small but thank you o)

*Addition* I purposely inserted my Canadian Health Card and PR card inside my Passport when he requested for just my passport…dont wanna take chances. He picked the health card up later after the the interview and looked at it in Admiration. Something the USA does not have. Ntooooo to them

Also, the VO denied 7 out of the 10 people before me. Its like he had a particular vendetta for women who gave birth with their visas in the past.

Theres no question he didnt ask them yet denied most of them. He went as far as a calculating when they got their visa to when they gave birth to prove to them that they had the intention of giving birth when they were applying for their visas.

The man is something else. And it was just him that did all interviews for 221G today.

Anyway just thought i’d share

Great News and Congratulations!

Do you mind sharing your timeline/interview process with us?

It's been a while we've received such feedback!

Davsidoo:
Visa Approved

Glory be to God

I paid in cash when i applied late last year.

I dont know if this has changed.

Hope this helps.

Cashmadam:
I know this is not the German Visa thread. Please help if you have the information. How can I pay for a German visa? It used to be strictly cash. Do I still need to take cash or can I pay with my card. Please help if you have the correct information. Thank you

Based on my review of the refusal letter: Age of your niece, insufficient evidence as it relates to her welfare whilst in the UK and the validity of the sponsor/family inviting her.

How old is she?

Sorry about the refusal.

BooSee:
Hello everyone, I applied for a two week visit visa for my mum and niece who lives with her. Also fully sponsored them.
My mum's visa was approved while my niece's was denied with the refusal letter attached within.
I'd appreciate your ideas on how best to address this. They were supposed to stay with my sister and her husband for the duration of their stay.
Can the accomodation plans be changed?

Congratulations!



quote author=SoarNaija post=130074766]Omo that's how i got this life-changing email yesterday. Nairaland and this video practically changed my life. About two months ago, I saw a link to this video about the UK Global Talent tier one visa on Nairaland. I took my time to watch it and long story short, I received my endorsement for the visa yesterday morning, despite my very little experience in tech. All you need is some experience working in a tech startup, and you can even plan towards it if you're not in tech at the moment.

Here the video link and it has the direct application links etc in its description as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exE7t3wHgIk

I love Naija but it's goodbye for now, let me go get my life in other, even though I'll visit from time to time. If you're in tech and applying, feel free to drop any qestions, after watching this video and I'll answer to the best of my knowledge as my goodwill

Welcome to the new dispensation! Just can't keep calm mehn!![/quote]

Congratulations!

Permit me to ask some questions as a form of guide: Was this your 3rd or 4th UK Visa? Any other valid visa in your passport? How much was your total POF (both savings and salary accounts)? How much for the visa application fee?

Congratulations once more!!

MadameW:
Hello everyone, Visa Alert
Online Submission: 2nd May
Biometrics: 9th May
Application transferred to DMC: 9th May
Application received email from DMC: 13th May
Collection mail: 20 May

10 years visa issued.

Documents submitted:
Introduction letter from work
6 months Payslips
6 months Salary and savings account statements
Evidence of ownership of properties (Husband and mine)

Many thanks for your response.

quote author=esdajo post=130028812]Visa fees as of April 19 was 123,550. Appointment booking would cost almost 49k then travel health insurance. Just budget like 200k for everything.[/quote]

Congratulations!

Can someone assist by providing the current visa fees in addition to any other costs charged by TLS?

I applied in 2022 and I am sure this would have changed from then.

Thank you

Do you mind sharing your interview transcript as a guide?

quote author=flavann post=129691014] I was at the embassy last week Thursday for interview, and the consular approved my Visa... this morning i login to my profile and i was told to schedule for another appointment for 221g, what could be the problem? after first interview and this is not drop box.[/quote]

Last time I checked, this isn't anyone's daytime job. We should learn to exhibit some decorum.
Dear poster, this spirit of entitlement you've just displayed, ko le werk!


quote author=JaySterling post=129677961] I don’t care! I asked her a honest question and she was very rude with her response and didn’t even respond or tell me what to do. So it’s better she packs her load and leaves the forum. Let someone else who is ready to respond to all queries take the job.[/quote]

For Lagos, the next available date is in October 2024.

Hope this helps.

quote author=Eddykurrent post=129655382]I want to renew my B1/B2 Visa via Interview Waiver.
Please what's the earliest date for passport submission in Abuja and Lagos?

My proposed Trip is last week of August[/quote]

Wrong thread.

Theres a France thread. I advise you post your question there.

Shalom!

Marcgrace:
Hello Everyone,

Has someone applied for a short-stay family visit visa to France?
Thank you.

Sorry about your friends refusal.

Was this his first UK visa application?

Any travel history?

{quote author=lionlee216 post=129521206]My friend was denied a UK Visa, He submitted both his personal account and business accounts(He has two businesses) and i am suprised the ECO saying his account within 5 months showed 8 times his annual income. Its a business account for God Sake, is he supposed to be running at loss and his bank account remains stagnant?

I tire for this people[/quote]

2M as POF?

No pls.
.

ifedima:
Please, I need your opinion, is processing
a Canadian visiting visa with 2m through a viable lawyer agent ok?

Hello.

To answer your questions, you havent done anything wrong and this is now the situation with dropbox appointments.

The last time I checked which was around February, the available appointment dates were in July.

Guess its now in September.

Goodluck!

AO709:
Good morning house

I am trying to renew my B1/B2 visa via dropbox option. But the appointment dates I am seeing are as far as Sep 2024. Are dropbox appointments (to drop off documents) usually that far, or have I done something wrong. I cant get any phone number to call US consulate to even talk to customer care.

Please help.

Many thanks

I bet they were curious at why you spent just 1 day, lol.

Bet it went well and ended in praise.

megastu:
My last IW was declined and i did the interview. I spent 1 day on a trip to America.

Money laundering ke?!

Lol...

Thegamingorca:
You need to understand what it is you want with this travel you want to travel chief.


Is it tourism, exam, burial ceremony, masters, doctorate studies or even money laundering.

Did you spend a long period on your last trip to the States? Or was your visa used for child birth?

Just curious to know why you were asked to schedule a follow up appointment.

All the best in your interview!

iyanuakin:
Good morning Gurus, so I applied for IW in Feb which I was refused but was scheduled for follow up interview
My interview comes up in April 26, my initial plan was to go last month for 2 weeks break, My circumstance has changed as I got promoted last month too with increased salary and also time to travel has changed too

Can I fill another DS160 to update my status before the date or I’m not allowed to change anything?
Thanks

If I understand you correctly, this will be her 4th refusal. Maybe you guys should take a break from reapplying for now, whilst building her travel history. That should count for something.

EmirOfBodija:
Thanks for your comment.

The bank statement is not low. In fact, the statement showed that she has 1.3m as closing balance and she had a total of 170k as credit from her sons during the one month period. She only intend to spend 50k

My fear was that the ECO dwelled on the previous refusal despite saying this new one is reviewed based on it own merit.

Now, I am not sure what do. Is it advisable to apply as soon as possible.

Note: she’s had 3 refusal based on different reasons which are corrected in subsequent application.

Hello poster.

How was your interview?

kolaa007:
Please what are you expected to go with for USA interview in Lagos Nigeria ?

This is urgent

I HV interview tomorrow morning for b1/b2

Visiting

Isn't this the same thing?

Compu001:
Hi guys,
My mummy interview at the USA embassy is next week. Unfortunately i do not have the receipt for the pyment of the visa fee. But i have the MRV FEE PAYMENT. How can i go about this?

Gods favour is needed for visa applications/approval!

Shalom!

mamawa123:
Anyone who read this should please summarize it for me. I don’t have enough data to read a long story

They rarely ask for documents.

Just ensure you can explain why you stayed that long especially if you're an employee. Above all, pray for favor including meeting a nice VO.

All the best and do keep us updated on the outcome.

iyanuakin:
Okay thank you
Employment docs
Leave letter is available sha