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olasanni:
Good afternoon house my interview is coming up in 2months time, and i will be going with my uncle and aunt since its a group appointment (interview) please I will love to know if it's possible for only 1 or 2 persons to be issued d visa out of 5 people if we all go in together for the interview.

OR let's say one person messes up while answering questions can d vo give just one or two persons d visa if they are convinced they would be coming.

Yes, it is possible for one person to be issued a visa out of a group interview of five people...even ten people! So far you all are adults, you all have to qualify for a visa on your own premise and not based on the profiles of the other people in the group.

Please epp me

My son suddenly stopped eating o. Earlier this week. He will only take milk and pureed foods!. He loves to eat, and he eats anything but he has been refusing everything even his favorites since Sunday. He plays and still forments his usual trouble, he just won't eat like before. I am kind of worried and thinking about taking him to his pediatrician or urgent care tomorrow or this evening.

Bia, Oga BornAgainMay... first Na remembrance you dey go fo, next Na vacation, next Na to go gain experience to teach in Bahrain, next Na to write TOEFL. Na you be masters student, Na you be farmer, Na you be teacher, Na you dey come America with your brother sister cousin uncle wife and yadayadayada.

You no born again kankan o. Kilodeee thanks for the laughs this early morning. E be like say Naija don tire you, you fit even swim across the Atlantic to get to America with this level of desperation.

LadyGuinivere:
@mamaoo in fact if I'm the VO, anyone that aunt invites will be denied.

Your kind of VO o go harsh o, Lady General . The aunt sef no try, she allowed them go to the embassy with that kain story! Hian!

muskin:
Good Day Nlders, My hubby and I had our interview last year June but we were denied. This year, My brothers and i planned travelling for my aunt's late husband remembrance, Dec 12th we had our interview at Abuja embassy but visa was denied by a black female interviewer....

transcript below;

V.o...good morning
us...good morning

V.o...your passports (I passed them)
V.o...where are u going in u.s?
Me... Laurel, Maryland

V.o...whats is the purpose of your trip? (facing her computer typing typing...)
us...To attend my aunt's late husband remembrance

V.o...Can you please tell me your relationships, i mean the three of u?
Me...here is my brother and (paused smiling cos i didn't really know what to say), then i responded my aunt's son's wife brother

V.o...Smiled and repeated 'aunt's son's wife brother' then she said Ok.

V.o...turned to my cosin's wife brother, she said let start from you, what do you do?
Him...I am an architect

V.o...describe ur duties
Him...he described his duties(She was nodding and typing)

V.o...and ur brother is sponsoring your trip.
Him...yes

V.o...are you married
Him...no

V.o...any travelling experience
Him...none(She said Ok and still typing)

V.o...turned to my brother, what do you do?
Him...I am an executive business development officer

V.o...describe ur duties
Him...he described his duties(She was still nodding and typing)

V.o...since how long have u been employed.
Him...five years
V.o...five years and u said u are an executive business development officer, is it a family business?
Him...no
V.o...Then how come in five years and u became an executive business development officer?
Him...Through my qualificaion and hardwork...
V.o...Okay, nodding and typing

V.o...then looked up smiling and asked, are you married?
Him...yes, happily married and just got married early this year

V.o..children?
Him...My wife is presently pregnant

V.o...any travelling experience
Him...yes(She said Ok and still typing)

V.o...where? (Not looking at the passport)
Him...Dubai and Porto Novo, Benin Republic(She said Ok,nodding and still typing)

V.o...Then turned to me,smiled and said last but not the least, what do you do?
Me...at that time, i was already getting tired and not sure of what to say, so i responded Self-employed.
V.o...I mean, what do u do or sell?
Me...i sell kiddies wear, blah blah blah, tried to explain further,looking straight in her eyes but still tired (She kept on nodding,smiling,looking back straight in my eyes and typing at the same time )

V.o...How long have u been selling?
Me...since last year

V.o...are you married?
Me...yes


Thank you.

Sir, if I were the VO, I would deny you too. First, who spends millions to go and attend a remembrance in the US? Remembrance o, not even the burial oo. Your profile screams intending immigrant, honestly.

Two: The part I bolded in green, aunt's son's wife brother. This person is barely even related to you, if he/she even counts as a relative in the first place. I honestly thought you could have even done without that piece of information you gave to the VO, it did you more harm than it did good. You can even see when the VO repeated what you told him/her and nodded OK. If I were at the embassy with during your interview, I would have laughed!! You even get mind to talk that kain thing.

Three: A Executive Business Development Officer in five years?? Idongerrit too.

All in all, I would advise you not to reapply because your chances of getting visa with this story is very very low, and changing your story after the initial story you just gave will just solidify your intending immigrant tag. Sorry

safarigirl:
this is false.

He is actually kind of right. You will get fat during the process of pregnancy and after childbirth lets say 65 percent of women dont just snap back magically, but if you're dedicated, you will lose it. It has taken me 16 months to lose all my baby weight and a few extra pounds (to humor myself). It takes dedication, strictness and time and a lot of women do not have the time, patience or resources to do so. This is why a lot of women who have given birth get fat. Most of them never took time to lose the weight and the weight keeps creeping up on them, they in turn just accept it as part of womanhood and a price to pay for having kids.

But safe to say, even after losing weight, you body will never remain the same as when you have not had a kid. Things are just not the same even if you lose the weight. She has the money and she decided to have work done, I am not mad at her at all.

Arihodo:
see my guy na.
after him finish ur laundry, brush teeth. sample socks finish, the guy call it a day. hin kukuma sleep to gather more strength. u fit try! Weldon baby. plenty love from meee.

you don finish work. Lmfaooo

LholarB:
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Lol,plz let him keep "wrecking it like Ralph" ..love his swag.

okay. I go allow am wreck am.

angeltolly:
It is not a small something. God bless you dear.

Amen! Thanks ma.

Nimi22:
I love this boy already.

Thanks mama.

zaynie:
All in a day's work

Abi na. Man must rest after a hard day’s work

winningbt:
lmao abeg leave him jare let him enjoy if he is not active you will be the one complaining.

Make him come do two weeks holiday pere for ya side?

Graciouscharis:
I don laugh tire. Thanks boy for making my day. I had a moody day.

Free comedy

Mzleemah:
i am loving this bobo more and more everyday.

I just tire for the boy matter mehn!

Everwhiz:
Lol...This your baby is quite funny...Mummy, how old is he?

15 months o. lol

Another episode of: My son will not turn me to screaming mad woman! Imagine waking up to find your son missing in the whole house only to find him five minutes later (after bouts of hysteria) in a laundry basket in the laundry room? And after he don do like "Wreck it Ralph" finish, na to just sleep anywhere he wants.

I am sure my neighbors will think my husband beats me because of the way I scream everyday

sugah:
They just dint see it ni o.
The CBP declaration card clearly asks if you are coming with beef etc. I filled it up once and they took my meat from me.
A friend had his sniffed out by the patrol dogs and seized.

You should have declared it as beef jerky na

sugah:
Kilishi isn't allowed into the US. Anything meat isn't allowed.

It is sis. I've brought kilishi back three times and it was let through. Or maybe they didn't see it sha. But I have done it severally. My in-laws and siblings too.

completey:
Ma'am, this is what I do everyday. I cant expose much because of google. How many of the products you have bought have you tried to write a review about? Have you ever wonder why some products have 1000 plus reviews? I have 4 accounts for that purpose only. My sister, what we are discussing is business for some people o.

Yes Ma. I've heard you, to each their own. Like I said, I have bought tons of items off Amazon, and none has failed to live up to their reviews. But again, to each their own o

completey:
Please dont trust those reviews you saw on Amazon, 99% of them are paid reviews. skip hop diaper bags are good sha.

Now this isn't entirely true. 99% fake reviews? Haba, that's not true now. Many of the paid reviewers will even tell you they received the items for free in exchange for a review. A lot of the reviewers will tell it like it is, even if the product is bad, some even post pictures...It is now left to you to chose the one that has the least negative review even if it is not the cheapest. I have bought tons of items (and I am not talking of 10, 20 items o), I have only had to return a very minute portion of it. Another beauty of Amazon, is free returns if you have Amazon prime. Even if its used or damaged, most time you can return it if you do not like it or does not live up to its advertisement.

mumsgirl27:
Thank God my teamo...
MamaOO and ElmaSpeed has really answered your question.
I don't really have much experience buying diaper bag, the one I used for my DD was bought by my mum and it has really served me for over two years with everyday usage since i put to bed. I will try to get the d=product name.

MamaOO : Please mama, am interested in buying backpack diaper bag, can you tell me the price and also product name. Thanks

Good morning ma'am. There are a lot of backpack diaper bags around. It depends on your budget mostly. I have three, two backpacks and one that doubles as a backpack and also a shoulder bag. Two of them are Ju-Ju-Bes. They're called Ju-Ju-Be "BFF" and Ju-Ju-Be "Be Right Back"I bought one of them for over 45% off at a thrift store and the other one I got on a discount on Amazon). I am probably going to sell them once I am done having kids.

The other one was very cheap, I think $25 or so. I bought it on Amazon Prime Day and surprisingly its very big and has lasted me since I had my baby. That's almost 16 months ago. It has enough pockets, a changing pad, the insides are padded, wipes and bottle pockets. I use it a lot when we have to fly cos it's really big. I don't know the name offhead but I'll check when I get home and update you.

There's also Skip Hop diaper bags that I know of. They're kind of mid-range in terms of affordability, they last and they have cute designs too. They're are a lot of cheap unknown brands on Amazon, that are durable and lasts long too. I saw a Graco backpack for $26 with very very good reviews. The beauty of buying on Amazon is that there are always reviews on the product and people who have used it will review the product so you can know how good they are.

iaatmgirl:
Evening all

My able May cappo @mumsgirl27
Sorry I've been missing from here. We've registered for antenatal and things are going smoothly by the grace of God.

Pls to all mamas, is there anything specific to look out for when buying baby's bag. Or should it just be a bag that can take some things. I know it should have several compartments but anything else. It also shouldn't be too big or too small.

Would one need to wash it from time to time? meaning the inside should be layered with nylon. Does it have to be padded? All those sort of questions. Or it's just a bag, no specific features are required.

Thanks for response.

It depends on what your needs on a diaper bag are, the amount of things you cart around and how much your budget is. You should look for a bag that has several compartments (for bottles, wipes, diapers, binky, clothes, toys and so on). It should be a bit padded and the inner material should be washable. I usually throw mine in the machine and it comes out bright and sparkly.

Also depending on your person, if you're someone like me who still carries a purse/bag plus diaper bag or someone who travels, work or something, you might try to consider a backpack diaper bag. I like for my hands to be free to carry the baby/push the stroller/carry my own purse or something like that. Look for materials that repel water and not one that will soak water in because accidents and spills occur. You don't want your diaper bag to smell like rotten milk after milk leaks in it.

It should not be too big or too small, cos when it's too big, you will tend to over-pack unnecessary stuff to accommodate for the space and carrying a diaper bag can get heavy after a while.

ElmaSpeed:
In all my years of buying baby bags since the days of Father Abraham, i have never seen one that lasted eight months without the inner lining tearing to shreds. I've tried so many, including popular brand names. At some point i always resorted to using regular handbags that were big enough to contain my baby's "luggage", and were at the same time trendy.

So if you do want a baby bag, the inside will have a waterproof lining. You won't need to clean it too often, only when it's dirty. They are usually padded.
Look for something with more than one compartment so you can separate food things from spare clothes and diapers. It should also be able to contain your small flask.
Happy shopping.

Try JuJuBe diaper bags and you will testify. It's a bit expensive but it lasts a lot. My friend used her's for three kids and she still sold it after she was done with it.

BritneyStacy:
I see you my #August 2016 Teamie! Hi5

Two hands in the air. Twale!

dunasy:
*****hands in the air*********..how's Creative Interior Decor doing ma'am?

He’s strategizing on how to pluck all the fruits off the Christmas tree.

jazzyjazz:
Picture taken at 4am

This children need to get the memo that Mummy sleeps in on weekends o

Meanwhile we are 11 months old today

Choi. Where did all the time go
Like play like play one year Don de reach

I see something underneath his head

Good morning oo. All the mommies ( dunasy, hunniesuzie, beyedew, Liftedhands, queensnow, maran1983, Misi16, Naomi14, queenhecate, Jina24) wey hail my oga at the top, I hail oo. No vex say I just dey acknowledge, na one overzealous mod ban me because I called someone "Dumbas.s" on the travel section

You mamas that Rayray have scammed have a way to nail her. Slimbims said she’s renting the apartment shey? GhenGhen! Very good! Y’all just got her. As a tenant, anybody that’s not on your lease is not supposed to live in your house unless they contact the landlord or something. She’s basically subletting and doing business with someone else’s apartment and that alone is enough to get her charged!

I’ll be disappointed if none of the moms that she did dirty make her pay! I hate people who make gain off of people’s sweat. And to be downright evil and nasty to Join it. Nah!

Senatornuella:
Fellow nairalanders, what my eyes have seen with my host is nothing I have seen my whole life.

We need to be careful with people who approach you for accommodation from here, my experience has been awful.

I had my first child in Maryland, second in Sugar land,tx and I am presently in the US for another. This summary is to show that atleast I am not a jjc in the matter for a fellow woman to use my head.

When I post here some time back, a lady here who claims she is a nurse in oakbend sent me a private msg that she has accommodation for lease, she sent me lovely pictures and amenities that I could use cos I told her I was coming with my toddler. I also told her that I wanted a room downstairs cos this pregnancy is one that does not permit me to climb the stairs frequently and she answer in the affirmative. We discussed the price and settled for N700 a month for a room which I was to share the bathroom with another room. I told her I was coming in on the 27th of Sept and was to travel to Dallas to visit friends by the 1st of October, and that by middle DEC my DH will join me and that i will drop some of my bags with her and travel and she said ok . I asked her if her house was in Richmond/sugar land area and she told me it was close to memorial, I concluded she was referring to Herman memorial hospital.

I arrived Houston and she was prompt to pick me up and I was impressed. We drove into Houston to a place that wasn't familiar to me, when we got to her place I quizzed her that her place isn't close to the Herman memorial as we discussed and she said rather aggressively that oh there is a place called memorial drive close to her house and she tot that was the memorial I was talking about. Well I am here already let this one not spoil things, with uber I can always get around.

I got in and her place is a three bedroom bungalow, looking unkempt, she had beds in the parlour, I met another preggy there who was occupying one room upstairs. I asked her for the room downstairs and she said oh I could stay in the parlour. Excuse me I replied, where do I drop my bags and change my clothes when need be. I told you I needed a room downstairs and she replies that she tot I need a place to rest during the day and retire to my room upstair. Wow! I said to myself (misrepresentation number 2). I followed her to the room. I had not settled in when she came for her rent. I brought out the $700 and gave to her and she collected and further requested I paid another $100. What for? I asked and she said it was deposit just in case I spoilt anything, well I wasn't going to spoil anything I responded and gave it to her. That made it $800. She issued me a receipt for them both and left. I needed to make food for my toddler and asked her for water and she said she didn't have, the preggy lady I met gave me a bottle and offered me food. I used the water to make food for my toddler and drank water from the tap. It tested bad but what can I do. The next day I got a sim card, opened an account, bought water and some other things I needed. I also confirmed my doctor's appointment for the next day. I came back from my doctor's and my host was in my room again this time that I was to pay $35/per the days I have stayed as my rent was to start from 1st of November. Excuse me! I tot we discussed that I will land in Houston, use 3days to settle in, see my doctor and leave for Dallas on the 31st? Ehen that she does daily on airbnb and that is her daily charges. I told her to hold her demand first till I get back that I was staying in her house till Feb so let us not start with this daily thing and she agreed. The next day I was to travel she sent me a WhatsApp msg that I should write out everything I was leaving behind or I carry my bags I told her I could not give her a comprehensive list of all the items in my bag as that will take a lot of bending and my waist could not take it but she shouldn't worry that I owned the bags and I not scared of anything going missing. She replied that she was going to take it that America is a country of law unlike Nigeria. This is a Nigerian lady talking so I got angry that okay I wasn't staying again she should take her $35 for the number of days in had stayed and refund my money then she calmed down. I left for Dallas and returned to Houston on the 27th of October, and dear host was not around to open the door for me even when I gave her sufficient notice of my return and the other preggy lady who now put to bed went visiting her cousin. I sat at the airport for 4hours until the other last came back and opened the main door. My dear host came back with no apologies for locking me out and asking how I settled in came in with a receipt of $210 for rent of 6days ie the previous 3days in sept and the one I will spend in Oct, I was mad but I kept my cool. I swept the room myself, changes the sheets and mopped the ground and she was only interested in money. I told her to hold her receipt first. Then she started to shout that she doesn't want this, that that is how Nigerians like to stress her. Ha madam which one is any small thing you say 'nigerians' are you not a Nigerian yourself of Urhobo descent and she says 'no o' I am no longer a Nigerian, okay madam I was planning that I have 8days in February and intend to add this 6days to the 8days and pay half month. She said no that as a matter I should pay her the $210 first and that when my rent in Nov expires I will pay her $700 DEC, Jan and $280 for Feb and that when my hubby comes by 15th December he will pay $35 x 16 remaining days in December and pay 350 for rent for the Jan and another $280 for himself in feb for the one room I leased. Madam I won't pay you all my rent at once (cos I had read the post by emerald here on the 2nd of Nov) and she said I will have to pack. OK madam, let my November expire first I replied. The other preggy lady had left and she gave the other room out, don't forget we share the same convenience which had never been cleaned since I got there. Another preggy came in with her toddler and she put her in her room. The whole thing amazed me how someone could love money like that. When I asked that the house and convenience be cleaned she asked me to pay for cleaning services then I told her she was not the only one who like money. What is it? The house is hers, and people like me will come and go she should keep the place clean, then I went and washed the bathroom upstairs and left her. Fellow nairalander, I bought everything I used in that house, down to kitchen soap, dustbin bag, airfreshner. Infact not a dime of her money or sweat was spent on me. I used her charger to charge and the lights went off and came on and the charger got blown, she asked me to pay for it or she will deduct it from my deposit. I asked her on her way to grocery store to buy water for me, she came back and demanded I pay her $4.25 for the water or she deducts it from my deposit, infact she looked for ways to keep my deposit but I made sure I didn't give it to her. The cooling/heating system doesn't work, WiFi is poor upstairs. Infact na fan I dey siddon under for the heat time and went it is cold I and my son dress like Eskimos inside house. Ha fellow nairalanders I cannot tell you my ordeal in her house, the emotional trauma, the pain and my struggles there. My son became sick and was coughing, dear nurse didn't even show concern. Most nights I cried and my son of 19months will be the one to say sorry. My hubby got tired of my crying and asked me to leave her place even before the rent expired. I got another place that seems like heaven for the same $700, the lady takes me for my appointments, cooks for me and even help me take care of my son. For the past 6days I have been able to nap in the afternoons cos someone can keep an eye on him. Two days to my leaving I asked for refund and she said she doesn't refund money, it is either I stay complete or I forfeit. Very epic coming from someone who charged extra $210 for 6days. Another preggy lady came in and couldn't stay cos really the house is a dump, when she asked for refund dear host refused to give her back a whooping sum of $900 Omo na so I leave my 7days with her. Before she gave me my deposit she was inspecting even to pots wey I use cook, it was almost ending in a fight. My parcel that was sent to her house after I left, it took me threatening to call the cops when I went back to pick it before she brought it out. I know that I am in a place of justice, cos I could mess her up real bad but I am too heavy to do all that wahala right now, however, the other preggy lady got a lawyer who wrote to her for the refund of her money. Imagine having to get involved in legal issues when you came to have your baby in peace. I don't mind advice from you all on what to do to her, but I am still recuperating from the trauma I and my son faced there.

No no no. This is evil and plain wrong. I would advise you to at least complain to the authorities. It doesn’t cost anything. All you need to do is tell them what happened and she will be invited for questioning.

In as much as you guys have an agreement and from what our wrote, she breached that agreement BIG TIME! She’s mad. In fact I’m mad on your behalf right now. I need you to complain to the cops for these reasons:

1. Some of us Nigerians that live here capitalize on the fact that when you get in trouble with the police in Nigeria, it’s usually a mess and they might end up indicting the innocent person. Nigerians that come here come with that mindset of “I no want police wahala oo. But sincerely they’re your friend in this case and they will help you get your money back.

2. I need you to teach her a lesson. Yes. She’s capitalizing on the fact that she has a house and people come here for birth tourism to make money. What she is charging you is an atrocity! $700 per room in Houston? What sort of daylight robbery is that? You’re practicall paying her mortgage. I live in California, When we lived in a rented apartment, we paid $2000 for a three bedroom. And that’s California. Housing is dirt cheap in Houston. A three bedroom in Houston (Good neighborhood) shouldn’t be more than $1300. So she charging that amount and still treating you like garbage is an atrocity!

3. Lastly I’d like for you to report her to the cops so that some other unsuspecting people wil not fall victim! This is wrong on so many levels!

In fact if you don’t mind, put her address and nairaland ID up here so other people will not fall for these kinds of traps.

Jina24:

Abeg ma, no laugh. Epp my situation.

zaynie:
I'm actually laughing and coughing at the same time.... Lol!
OMG! He's a case!!!


I'll caption the first picture as "Enjoying the view"
The second one as "Chef Booboo"
I can't deal for the last one..... LMAO!

I swear, this boy is a case. From morning till night he doesn’t stop. I tried to set bed time for him, for where Who dash monkey coat? My pikin no gree. I tire o. And him papa go tell me say make I no shout for him pikin

I got inspiration to post this from Zaynie

Abeg, who wants to adopt a 15month old boy? Comes with free food and clothes
Epp me before I runaway.

Vanity007:
@concho at this point I need to apologize to you. Its obvious who the crazy bitch is myself. yes am mad if u really know me in real person.. And the type of madness I exhibit on Public forums is that of civility and decorum. I’ll Go home and take my frustration on my wife. Am sure she’s passing through alot having your kind of stupid ass waking beside her everyday. Biatch. So say whatever you want after this , I have alined myself with the progressives on this forum.

I have so much to say to you. But since it’s a new day and new morning. I’ll let you go and not derail this thread any more. I fixed the nonsense you wrote for you btw. Have a great morning.