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Maxchu:
Hello, I want to ask a question ,A friend is in the US Presently ,He Traveled with Tourist Visa He has Spents 3 Months Now .

He Met a Nigerian Lady who is a Citizen in a Mall ,He heard the Woman Speaks her Dialects,he Greeted her ,Well they became friends ,Visits ,they became intimate Friends Etc Started . According to what He Told me ,I have chatted live with both of them via Videos and Phone .He told me She is one of the first set of Nigerians that Won Visa Lottery when it was Sooo New Many Years ago .

The Woman is a single mother of one ,Lives alone .

The Relationship is getting so deep that they are planning to marry each other .

His Tourist Visa Would Expire in 3 months time, I'm Advising him not to Overstay his Tourist Visa .I also advised that He could get Married to her ,Obtain Marriage Certificate then get back to Nigeria then she can File for him ,Spouse Visa ....

I have not Traveled before to USA ,I only read about Travelling Experiences ..Please Folks that have Experience ...I need your Input on this ..

He is a very Nice Fellow ,I have heard that Overstaying after Visa Expiration can be So Bad ..

Waiting for your Advise .
It's Urgent..Thanks .

Christabeliciou:
My questions are below please.

Going for Vacation is it not a valid reason?

You are sponsoring your trip yourself, is it not a valid reason?

Returning back to your work place, and to your children and husband is it not a valid reason?

What other valid reason again.

Thanks

lol all the above are valid reasons...but trust me VO will not consider that a valid reason for nigerians

Ace0074:
Thank you for this information. If I don't state I have a sister I shouldn't have a problem. Won't our mother's name and father's name raise the red flag too?

Ace0074:
Good morning nairalanders!. Please I have a question and I would appreciate your answers. I am applying for my student visa by September in the UK but my sister has currently overstayed her visiting visa for 9years and she is illegal in the country, can it affect my student visa application?

bukimireal:
I have just been refused. What should I do. This is my third refusal

Vinny102:
Thank u so much
But my uncle is the one that will take care of all the expenses and his house in UK is where Iam going to stay and besides, I have more than one million in my other account.
With the above, am I good to go?

Vinny102:
@giselle237, @justwise and anyone with experience
Please help me with answers.

My uncle who has British passport wants to invite me to UK to visit him base on his health condition and my work here in Nigeria is a salary work of 46k. And again, the salary account has been receiving money like one million and something but not up to two million. And my uncle said he will send me his British passport for my application
My concern now is, is my salary of 46k and the money that my friend has been sending to my account which is sometimes more than one million and sometimes not up affect my Visa approval?
Pls advise me also on other things to do.
Thank u

Abdoor44:
Hello gurus,

I make some changes to my DS160 form. my question is, during my interview, should i go with the old and new DS160 forms? Is it advisable to tell the visa officer about the updated DS160 form during my interview or i should just handle the new form and wait until im asked about the new update on my form? Also, i recently visited about 3 European countries but my passport was not stamped during my visit because i traveled by bus. Even when i traveled by air, the border security didn't stamp my passport, i asked him why he told me is because i have a Schengen valid visa. I have also included those travel histories in my DS160 application form. Please what's your view about this?


Thank you, guys

em7even:
Heads up!!!

If you're going to Middlesex University, get ready for a very serious Visa Credibility Interview by the ISAT. If you fail this interview, no CAS for you.
Attend their Open Evening events and Visa Credibility Preparation webinars for insights. Know about your course modules, your plans after study, your whys, the school and its facilities, your budget and your commute to school from wherever you may live, your source of fund, etc. If you have had any visa refusal, make sure you have the letter because they'd ask for it and if you don't get it to them, no CAS.

For Abuja TB test, you don't need to wait till your appointment time to go there. The time of your appointment is inconsequential. It's very important that you're there as early as 07:00 at least on your day of appointment.

Have a nice day, and drink some water.

Gbade66:
Hello sir /ma please i have a question i got my american visit visa from a caribbean country and i plan to come to nigeria by december, is it true i will not be able to use the US visa to fly from Nigeria because I did not get the visa from Nigeria (I have a stopover in us)

TWoods:
I see your own negativity here...

the hypocrisy.

Jasmine90216:
Which lie did I tell you troll? You better be careful before you attract curses to your self. Don't you have better things to do than be trolling all over nairaland with your unsolicited negativity? Like I said, we know your type, never do wells, dredge of society who's biggest achievement is claiming to be living in the U.S.. I'm probably living better than you over here. This would be the last reply I waste on you.

Miller1993:
Please am a general helper in the uae. 2yrs here working is it possible to go on a vacation trip . What’s my faith
Thank you �

TWoods:
This year would be my 16th year in the United States.

Jasmine90216:
I guess you missed the part where I stated that I was engaged. I wasn't single, I was going to be married. There are no options made for people that are engaged, in my head, I thought okay since I'm going to be married in a few months why not just fill it in as married. It was an honest mistake. No need for you to crucify me. You can give your opinions without casting aspersions on my person. My ds260 form has always carried my status as single from the on set and this is exactly what I will say at the embassy. The marriage never went through and I'm still single. Whatever their decision is then, so be it.

seek4yemi:
Let me explain.
I got to US with a student visa in 2016, in 2018 I invited my mum and my brother for my graduation(infront of the VO my brother forgot my course of study so he said I was studying accounting I think and my mum said no he’s studying healthcare Management) red flag � so they were denied.
Boom 2019 I got him an MBA admission he went for a student visa twice or three times stating my mum is gonna be his sponsor.
Now my mum retired and I wanna sponsor him now.I was thinking of changing his MBA to MSc political science or should he still maintain the same MBA admission from another school. In 2019 I got a temporary two years greencard card then I joined the military so I became a citizen. I could file a greencard petition for him but it will take 5-8years because he’s above 21years. So my immigration status have nothing to do with him.

Jasmine90216:
Oh many thanks for your input and advice. I will surely take this to heart. Yes it's complicated but the attorney handling the case for my sponsor advice us to leave my ds260 has single since that's my current status. Hopefully it won't come up in the interview and if it does, this advice you gave sure makes sense. Thanks once again

richhills:
Yes, I didn't see this before I advised. That is the only card to play to get out from the misrepresentation trap. That he cohabited with his partner. But before it could get to the level of court registry, you guys splited up.

Jasmine90216:
Hi all. Great submissions all through, learnt alot. Glad I found this forum. Like many others, I'm also on this journey that has become such a long tumultuous process of waiting, hoping and praying. My pd is June 2015, DQ May 2021, awaiting interview letter. Having read through almost all pages on this forum, I have a question or should I say a small worry concerning my case or perhaps I'm just being paranoid. My category is F1, but about 3 -4 years ago , I applied for non immigrant visiting visa which was denied but in that application, I filled married, cause I was engaged then and thought I was going to get married, which didn't happen, which makes me single up till today. Now my question to the experts in the house is, now that I'm awaiting my interview letter for my immigrant visa, if that comes through hopefully soon, will I be asked about the change of my marital status at the embassy because of what I filled in my visiting visa application form years ago, or will they just go by what's filled in my ds260 which indicates single? This is my question. Looking forward to your replies. Thank you in advance!

john143:
Hello Friends and family, How are you guys? please i humbly need your urgent reply.

Due to Last year Lockdown, I overstayed in the US uptill 9months. form February 18th 2020 to November 20th 2020

I traveled to US on the 18/02/2020 and was suppose to return back to Lagos, Nigeria 31st of March 2020, due to the Airport closure that started 20/03/2020 in Nigeria my flight was cancelled. but i quickly filed for an Extension in the US and i have been issued with a receipt by the USCIS FORM I-797C (Notice of Action for Extension).

This would by my 4th time Visit in the US, I have never overstayed my visit except this very last one as mentioned above that was
caused by the global Covid 19 Pandemic lockdown and ENDSARS protest in Nigeria.

Now I'm about to renew my B1/B2 Visa again, i hope i'm good to go?.

Please your reply will be highly appreciated.

Thanks

whiteMandingo:
they may be able to change to an earlier date later on..when things normalize...as of today, still no date available

oluayebenz:
Are you saying some people are actually booking for 2023/2024 date?

RubyOgex:
Please guys, my first time to post here. My man planned on visiting me here in Nigeria, and he's talking about engagement. We have been together for 5months.. I love him so so much cox he's every woman's dream. Does age gap really matter wen it comes to love and visa approval? He's 48 and I'm 26, 22yrs gap.. He hasn't been married before but he has 2 adult children but I'm still older than them. Thanks as you reply

Oluwagbovo28:
Thanks bro... That's exactly my plan but na she dey ask the question and if person no answer now she dey feel like say she ask me something I no do am.... Me sef dey like take things step by step. Thanks for the insight once again bro I really appreciate

Bellachao:
Good afternoon house,
I recently discovered this thread and it has been really been helpful.
I got an RFE yesterday, and the confusing part is we had sent most of the things they asked us to resend which includes
1) we sent 2 separate signed statements
2) evidence of ongoing communication
3) evidence of subsequent meetings (we initially sent them at least 30 pictures at different times)
4) evidence of engagement ceremony ( we included pictures of the proposal, sent receipts of the engagement ring)
5) evidence of family and friends being aware of the relationship ( we sent pictures that included times where both parents met at a dinner )
I honestly do not know what to do .

The recently added items we were asked to send are
1) evidence of wedding preparations ( which I have no clue how I’m going to go about it , because we haven’t been able to make plans since we do not know how long this whole process with last)
2)evidence of financial support

Please I need help on how to go about this . Thank you

Abdoor44:
Hello gurus in the house, I would like to ask some questions about B1/B2 visitor visa,

I am a student in Europe, I got an invitation letter from a university in the states to attend a 3 weeks training and seminar which i have been given a topic to present at the seminar, it was stated in the invitation letter that i will be attending one of their departmental conference during my period of visit. It also stated in the invitation letter that my accommodation, food, and local transportation will be covered and i will be picked up at the airport by the university rep on the day of my arrival in the states...These are my questions?

1. 2019, i was rejected a Canadian student visa from Nija...July 2021 i was rejected UK visa to attend a conference base on covid 19 and financial reasons and the visa application was made in Europe. What is my chance of getting approved for the US visa?

2. In 2014 i traveled to UAE.... in 2019 i visited Ghana. recently i visited Germany and turkey. Will these visited countries fly as travel history?

3. I intend to use self-sponsorship for the trip, although all my living expenses for the 3weeks stay will be covered by my host institution in the state... I have a registered business in Nigeria being run and managed by my staff while I'm here for my studies and the business documents is with me, can this prove my source of income....?

Thank in anticipation as you take your precious time to answer my questions above!

Drae20:
Hello Friends,

I applied for the B-1 Visa last week, got January 2024 as the earliest date available. After reading and going through the criteria for an emergency interview on the USA website.
I immediately packaged myself, based on my experience as a Chartered Accountant and having genuine intent to travel for business collaborations in the automobile industry. I applied for an expedite interview appointment attaching all my proofs including bank statement and all important documents at my disposal.
The emergency appointment was approved and a date was automatically selected for me by them.

My concerns: I learnt it will be difficult for someone who claims to be an importer of USA Vehicles to be issued a Visa, please how true is this?
I really need experience in this line, though i have all necessary documents you can imagine. I am also married with two kids, i have landed properties (though no C of O yet), expecting more than 7 cars already shipped from the USA, my wife is a year two PhD student in one of the most rated University in the Southwest, she also has an unused and unexpired B-1 visa.

Please your honest experience will be much appreciated at this time.

Kudos to all as i await feedbacks!!!

Astonestone:
Pls has anyone travelled recently with b1/b2 into the US? Was there any issue?

Also is Turkish airline allowed to fly into US on b1/b2?

Or do I go direct with delta?
There’s no direct flight from Abv so I’m searching for the best option.

Thanks

CeokRicchezza:
Hi guys, my bro has a U.S citizen who wants to help him move over there. We started out with an Invitation letter but now he wants my bro to get his work visa from Nigeria that he'll provide his details for guardianship

My questions goes like this
1. Will they consider granting him a work visa to USA?
2. If yes, what info of his supposed guardian will he need to provide at the visa center?
3. He does not have a travel record before as this is his first time, just collected a new passport. Will this hinder his chance of securing a work visa?
4. Any gaps you feel we'll need for a smooth process will be appreciated.

Thank you