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Pitykitten:
Goodmorning.
Please has anyone here ever carried cake to the US?

Someone ‘needs’ undecided Red velvet cake and wants it from a particular place in Lagos.

If you or someone you know has transported this successfully, kindly advise. Thank you so much.

Na wa o, eeehnn, make the person sponsor the cake maker to come America to bake the cake for am na shio!

I doubt if the cake will survive it's originally state by the time it's landing USA,. Who carries such a delicate item for that long hours?

usmanm77:
Morning everyone,
My B1/B2 expired in March this year and haven't really been thinking about renewing it until now.

I recently applied for UK Study visa and I met someone at the visa center who recommended that I renew my US Visa as well. I will be departing for UK this coming January.

Now the situation is that I don't have any reason to travel to the US for anything at this point in time, so Im writing here to ask if it's a good idea to renew it even though I might not end up traveling to the US?

PS: I used the expired US visa once in 2015. Stayed there for just a week.

You can renew it now if you want, but if you don't have any reason to travel soon particularly while you are in the UK, no need to renew it, but note that by the time you decides to renew it, you will not be qualified for Dropbox from the UK except you are applying from nig

All the best in your study.

[quote author=MamaOO post=62774874]Your brain must be filled with rocks! I guess you had amnesia and your brain blanked the area where s[b]he said she had a job but quit the job in 2016. [/b]

You sound really pained! Talk about crying more than the bereaved. If she is confident she didn’t do anything illegal while she was in the US, why is she scared of renewal? And since you’re talking about people’s mom on the Internet, I’ll welcome you to go visit mine where she’s currently at. [/quote

Where in her post did she state the bolded?

wanle22:
I'm sure the founder of this forum is somewhat disappointed with what most of y'all talk about on here, I don't read advises, all I read is judging, insults, badgering & all, which is very sad. Reading comments from people lole@MamaOO & @Beautyaddy makes me sick, condemning someone that ask simple questions based on her travel history. In ny option, this forum has lost its original purpose.

Thanks bruva. or should I say sis?

Though am the only one observing this.... refference to no particular person's as am not mentioning names, but best known me

Lamide123:
I stated my intention during the interview that I am planning to visit my kids (kids - 12 and 14 years old).
My kids are staying with there father in US (We divorced 10 years ago).

I visited canada last year while I was in US, stayed for 1 week. Canada visa expires in 2020

You don't have any problems since its family visit which was clearly stated during your interview, they already know you visit your families, moreso your kids for that matter; as a mother common sense will tell that you would want to spend ample with them, even animals will not let go of their offsprings.

I don't even see your travelling to another country of any relevance here anyways.

Just submit your Dropbox well ahead of expiration for Dropbox validity.

All the best

Adeneyagrofeeds:
It's naira debit card. Is there any alternative to pay as I don't have the dollar card?

Aplogies for d delayed am down with flu.

I doubt but what worked for me was my visa dollar card, didn't go through any hassles using it for the payment though,

charaph:
Hello guru in the house, please I need a candid advice on what to do and our chances of getting nthe visa. I intends to apply for visiting visa with my FAMILY. Below are my present status

1.No traveling experience by either me or my family.

2. We are Six in the family(Me,My wife and 4-Kids)

3.I work with multinational company with salary 370k

4.I have landed property with receipt and survey documents

5. We don't have any body in the USA.

6. Why we are traveling to USA is because of my children who have been disturbing me that they love to visit where nickelodeon actor/actress do act their film and meet some characters they love and book hotel close to the place.
7.My wife is a fashion designer.

Please kindly assist with feedback ASAP

Fill your forms as truthful as possible and state clearly ur purpose of visit, answer your questions confidently and you might get the visa, we've heard families here with no travel history obtain visa.

May luck, grace, favour of God..... Follow you.

All the best

Rachie83:
I don't think she will be allowed to take your child along.

Why not?

My nephew is British and 2yrs and travels with his grannies

samzworld123:
Good evening all I really wanna confirm something Can I change some information on my ds160 after submission? What is the im
plication if I do this please I need answer

Once the form us summited you can't change any info on it except you complete another one and update the ref num accordingly on your interview schedule profile

Prettylarmo026:
Hello house. A quick one please.. is it possible to get a ticket to the US 3days to travel??

Very possible even to anywhere in the world. Na your money kill am

Efielu:
Good evening All,

I have been a silent reader of this thread. I have just registered an account so I can be fully part of the house.

Please, I need your advice my people ooooooo.

I am a single lady, works and earn good salary (350k) monthly.

I am in the process of completing my Ds160 form online. In the space where they asked who is "paying for your trip" , I want to put SELF, but my Uncle whom I intend visiting is insisting I should fill in his name and details there.

It all seems to me that the VO will be thinking that I can not sponsor myself despite my good income.

Please, has anyone who genuinely earn same or above salary with me allowed his or her relative to pay for his or her trip?


Please, experienced gurus in the house should please help a sister out ooo... I no want make any mistakes jare!

I will advise you put yourself as the sponsor becos you are an adult and have a good job. Oyinbos don't believe nig have vacation culture talkless of being sponsored just to go on holiday not by your spouse but an uncle for that matter! They see us as potential immigrants.

You can put yourself as the sponsor, this should not stop your uncle from sponsoring the trip when you eventually get the visa.

All the best

chummygirl:
hi all,
You guys are really doing a great job. pls I need ur assistance. My mum traveled to the US some years ago to visit my uncle who invited her. she stayed for two weeks and came back. she wants to travel again next year to visit the same uncle who wants to invite her. she wants my two years old daughter to accompany her. pls house is this possible? if yes what important document will I give to my mother to present at the embassy. thanx

No documents specifically but make these available in case your mum need to prove relationship:

Consent letter from the child's parents
Parents Vald IDs
Birth certificate of child that shows names of parents as indicated on IDs

All the best

Ifeoluwadire:
Hello great pple, special grtns to LadyG, Justwise Ladylco, Seyewest, and all of u dt make it a pnt of duty to assist at all times.
GOD bless u all!

Ladylco i now hv a date in Dec by GOD'S Grace. Also Big tnks 4 hw u put me thru on hw to keep my DS-160 form updated until I'm rdy to summit it.
My qstns:
1. @Seyewest n co, ref ur comments on booking or not booking hotel, is it advisable dt I book hotel even wen a sibling has a comfortable home to receive me n my family.
Pse wat is d good n other side of dis to my interview?
3. I & my wife are both graduate officers of federal govt jobs and planning to visit a sibling. What impression can b created in VO's mind if my
sibling n parent are citizens?
2. Someone said *passport book nomba* is d nomba of pages of ur pali.
Pse is it true?

Gurus in d house tnks in anticipation...

Hello, sorry for the delayed response, I caught the flu so I've been down couple with the black Friday wahala,. So have not really been active online. To your question on passport num just select do not apply

It's doesn't matter where you work but how confident and comfortable are you with your work, and how intelligent you are able to answer the question thrown at you during ur interview and above all, how convincing are you to the VO that you are only going on a short visit to return back to nig

All the best

[quote author=shirley013 post=62621010]Good evening.
Please my husband is trying to schedule an appointment with me but we are having a challenge adding me because I already have a profile.
Do I need to request to deactivate my own profile so he can add me as we would like to be interviewed together?.
And is there a consequences for deactivating my account.
Thanks[/quote

Yes, contact support

Adeneyagrofeeds:
Good day house, can I use my uba debit MasterCard to pay my Canada tourist visa fee? Did they charge in naira or dollar? Cus a friend of mine has issue paying for his UK visa through his Nigeria debit card cos they charge in dollar and cbn has directed all banks to stop international payment thru naira card.
Help a friend pls

You should be able to use the card if it's dollar dominated, I used my USD visa debit card to pay for both UK and Canada for my parents as well as Australia app.

EKPETI:
Is it possible to be issued a 2year visa with working permit?

. Yes it is if you qualify for it.

Goldenegg:
Thank you very much. I appreciate. God bless you for responding.

Bless you too, hope you have submitted your passport and it's returned back? What duration where you granted? May parents got till the validity of there passports 4 yrs and 2yrs respectively.

[quote author=Vanity007 post=62595968]Good day house.. I just booked my Interview for 9th of Jan. Am a lawyer and I earn good money alongside property management for my clients. I intend to spend ten days in Austin Texas with my male friend who is a Nurse.. Am 33, married with two kids..previous trip to Saudi Arabia for my hajj. My wife decided to spend her own vacation in Dubai two months ago ago with the kids base on the fact that she wears hijab and does not feel comfortably with the American attitude with Hijab Ladies.( no intention to state this thou) so she gave me the permission to spend the ten days with my friend in Texas. So am assuming my interview goes thus.

VO: Good Morning

Me: Good morning Sir.

VO: where are you going in US

Me: Austin Texas.. Tech Ridge precisely

VO: You know someone there?

Me: My blossom friend who is a Registered Nurse is

there and I would be spending my short stay with him

and his family

VO: why do u want to visit Texas

Me: Have heard a great lot of beautiful things about

Texas from my friend , its Night life and good food as well as lovely parks. I do love to also Visit San Antonio to watch my favourite spurs but definitely not in this trip

VO: are you married?

Me: Yes I have a beautiful wife and two lovely Kids age 5 and 3

VO: you have kids?

ME: Yes I have two lovely kids and expecting the third child by July. ( just giving sufficient reason to come back )

VO: what do you do for a living

Me: Am a lawyer and I run my own firm alongside

property consultancy. I have my client base.

VO: what's you monthly salary?

Me: 375k after tax inclusive of monthly charges on

property I manage for my clients.

VO: Have you travelled out of the Country before?

Me: I traveled to Saudi Arabia Last year for my Hajj

Note: All information supplied are genuine info. Do I stand a chance? Would appreciate seeing your corrections now than when the blue paper is in my hand. God bless you all .
[/quote

Go with confidence and have your visa, make sure you have the passport that has your travel history.
...may luck, grace fall on you.

lumzybo:
If she was eventually denied, many of the top contributors here ( who are always so quick to judge) wuld av asked for her head. Calling her names... like say dem know it all.

Abi o and the next thing you will see all of them coming out to say her story did not add up, always trying to be associated to people's visa success. I remember one applicant who stated how he drove himself to the embassy but he had to park his car somewhere in surulere due to traffic and had to give his last cash to the security guarding the place he parked his car with d hope that if he gets the visa, he would not mind trekking all the way back from the embassy, but the guy didn't get the visa eventually. You need to see the way the so called gurus crucified this guy say all him story no add up, simply because he didn't get the visa. Am sure if he got the visa Tori for change. Over sabi too much here abeg

Goldenegg:
Good day my beloved people.
I submitted my online application on 10th October, 2017.
Did biometrics on 11th October, 2017
I just got an email for original passport request today, 19th November, 2017.

My question is, if I submit my passport, how long would it take to receive it back?

My gurus and expert in the house, please respond. Thank you very much in advance.

Within 5 days I guess. My parents submitted their passport s on the 6th Nov while their passports were ready for collection on the 8th and 9th Nov respectfully

Chelda:
please HELP! my cousin has an invitation letter and wishes to apply for Visa to attend 2-day Conference in Toronto and will be sponsored by her company. She has travel history and sufficient funds.
My questions are:
Amongst other documents;
1. I know she requires either a sponsorship letter or Introduction Letter or both? Can either one replace the other?
2. What is the limited number of pages for the letter?
3. What other documents do you think she should add?

Please kindly advise me of other ideas. *fingers crossed*

Thank you!

Take your time to read up the thread carefully, you will find answers to all your questions

lexxydoo:
Hi everyone. I need to know where I can do my biometrics in Lagos. Thanks.

VFSglobal by admiralty way lekki

hpmrentals:
Hmmm am a bit sceptical. Submitted on 25th of Oct. for two years visa and was received collection and decision email today. Pls Is that a sign of refusals or what?

You will know when you collect your passport. I know people whose applications were processed within 48 hours without using even priority service and they got the visa.

chukwuneta:
i applied 21st October and got Visa approved... So sudden.
seems the process is faster now...

Did you get your passport back, what duration were you granted?

paradisewoods:
Thanks for your response sam.

I am referring to this transmission fee. Do I still need to pay that?

Did you get your passport back, what duration were you granted?

bejust:
Good Evening, Please I seek clarification as regards my mum's usa visa Dropbox application. Her 2 years visa expired two months ago(she travelled to the US once and stayed for a month), so she applied for dropbox.... I went to the pickup location only to be told to schedule an appointment for her, a note was attached to her passport on it written : 'needs FP unable to reuse FP'. The previous visa was issued in Abuja, so the Dropbox application was sent to Abuja embassy as well. I want to know if I can schedule the appointment at Lagos embassy and if she's gonna have a fresh visa interview or its just Finger Print she'll be required to do. My mum's in her late 60s I'm gonna have to go with her, but going to Abuja is not feasible for me. Thanks

You can schedule lagos

solveabode:
Good day all.
Pls I need your kind suggestions and contributions to these questions.
My husband want to submit online application for a tourist visa to Canada. He will be staying for 9days in hotel. His monthly salary is 290k n it reflect on his account.
These are the documents he wish to submit:
Letter of intro from company, Employment letter, Leave letter, promotion leter, Statement of Acct with bal of 900k, 4mnts pay slip, marriage & birth Cert of our son, family pics, Consent letter written by me, Letter of Explanation, Education Certificate, Reg Survey of his land, Deed of Agreement, recommendation letter from former employer, copy of expired visa to SA, Malaysia, Myanmar, Hotel & flight booking.

These are my questions:
1. Any addition or subtraction to d above documents?
2. He was banned for UK visa in 2006 for false documentation thru a travel agent; should he indicate it in his Canada application, hope it will not affect his chances?
3. is d required passport foto d same as that of US?

I welcome everyone's response particularly the gurus.

Cc: Justwise, ladylco, Overlord77,Awelekiti,


1. he can add bond letter
2. I think he shd state it.

I leave the rest for others to respond

1. Any addition or subtraction to d above documents? He should add his tax card, pension cert and the statement, and any other relevant official documents


2. He was banned for UK visa in 2006 for false documentation thru a travel agent; should he indicate it in his Canada application, hope it will not affect his chances? i will beg you here PLEASE, he MUST/SHOULD state his UK refusal, he can state the year and indicate incomplete documentation as the reason


3. is d required passport foto d same as that of US? he can use date as long as its digital. i used same for my parent since it was digital and it was ok

All the best

[quote author=ladylco post=62046264]Just checking through my parents application now only to see a mail requesting for their passport sent since 1st of Nov, Visa has been approved,

Submitted their application online on the Fri 13th oct
Biometric request mail received on Sat 14th Oct
Biometric done on Mon !6th Oct
Passport request email received Fri 1st Nov! (what a wonderful way to start the month Thanks be to God)[/quote

My parents passports are now ready for collection, my mum's was ready since on 8th nov while my dad's 9th nov. My sister submitted their passports on the 6th but was told she cannot collect it on their behalf that one of them must come for the collection

Endlessgrace:
I know you are pushing fixed deposit cos thats what counts for you as a banker and treasury bill doesn’t because it belongs to cbn but to be unbiased treasury bills is the better option anyday. Aside the fact that its interest rate is always higher, your interest Exempt from tax unlike fixed deposit.

There are also non tax deductible FDs and that is what I asked that he go for, if you also read my text you will also see that i stated that it depends on the financial instrument that suits your investment objective. You can not be looking at short term revolving investment opportunity and you go for Tbills; what economic sense is that? am not saying that TBills is not a good option, please read all my writeups carefully and have a clear understanding

Tibills is good no doubt but is a long term investment option and also has its features. Besides, give me the current Tbills interest rate and I can confidently tell you that some bank match it in FD rate if not even higher because i study the marker and I can confidently tell you that what he is getting as interest currently on his FD is way higher than what is obtainable on TB; non tax deductible and upfront interest payment. So why spend so much time to get returns?

Abeg lets end this matter, this has been clearly discussed and matter closed, the choice is to whomever is interested. Choose what works for you.

UKmigrant! see what your constant long inactive mode is causing o, please be feeding us frequently with your adventures so that we will not be derailing the thread

UKmigrant:
wetin man go do na, no time

Yes o!

UKmigrant:
The waterfront...

Keep choping the life of ya head!

Me i dey like free things wella