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Pesuzok:
There is nothing wrong with Maryland, I don't know about it, so I am just asking. Are there tourist / vacation spots there?

Assuming the VO asked you why you want to visit Maryland for vacation, what could have been your answer. Honestly your travel history is OK, nobody can say why you were denied, we can only guess.

Thanks dear.
Maryland have tourist attractions. Had it been he asked me why I want to visit Maryland, I will just tell him that from research I found out that Maryland offers tourists a wide varieties of natural attractions. There are plenty things to do in Maryland and they have many side attractions there.

NanaOne1:
Had my interview last week in Ghana with mum and were granted 5 yrs visa
Profile: Just join another bank in January so I was just 4 months at post. Traveled 3 times to the UK, Portugal, 4 times to Nigeria and then Turkey. I am attending my graduation with mum. I earn 6000 cedis and have a car for Uber (2000 cedis monthly)

When we were third in the queue to be interviewed, someone who was just granted told us about a VO who is very friendly and good in one of the windows. Just when it was our turn, that VO was free (and I thanked God) but one of the workers told us to wait cus she wanted to talk to him (I was like Holy Mary, I cast all the village people following us oo ) I continued praying for none of the other VOs to be free and God being soo good, the lady finished and my "favorite" VO called us (I thanked God)
VO: Good morning
Mum and I: Good morning
VO: Who is she to you
Me: Shes my mother
VO: Passport please
Me: Gave him our passports (I had my three passport stapled together so without saying anything, he flipped through all my passports and checked my VISAs. I had a UK rejection stamp during my school days somewhere in 2002 which he wasnt familiar with the stamped so he went to consult). NB: I traveled to UK in 2016
VO: Where are you going
Me: I just graduated from so so and so University and the school is organizing a commencement ceremony and have invited all graduates, families and friends so we are attending (I made a slight mistake)
VO: Excuse me so when did you graduate and you are attending a graduation again
Me: Sorry, I just completed my MBA program and we are attending my graduating ceremony
VO: Ok
VO: Madam Where do you work
Mum: Answered
VO to mum: Are you married
Mum: Widow
VO: How many children do you have
Mum: Answered
VO to me: Where do you work
Me: so so and so Bank
VO : Are you married
Me: Not yet, I am engaged and I am getting married to my beautiful fiancée on 4th august. I have already made arrangements and I have the receipts of the venue and also invitation card (He didnt check)
VO: Do you have invitation from the school
Me: Gave him
VO: Do you mind if I keep it
Me: Not at all. please keep it (It was genuine so I didnt care)
VO: Your passport will be ready by Friday, he gave us a paper)

NB: I prepared very well for the interview and had my own interview questions with detailed answers which I practiced for about two weeks and prepared same for mum. No document was asked or checked apart from the introduction letter from the school

I must say it is God who made our interview very easy for us and infact I was a bit disappointed how the interview when because all my rehearsals were not put to use . Baba God may your name be praised.

Just prepare the application yourself, do not lie, and read wide on similar interview on this forum and another forum i got tips from was https://www.immihelp.com/experience/view-52-29-usavisitorvisa_b2visa.html even though its for Indians

Thanks to you all and people like Seyewest and others answered some of my questions. Thank you and I wish all applicants the best of luck. I feel lazy reading through my writeup so forgive me, if there are mistakes

Congrats

merit1988:
Very helpful tips...thank u OP....my question is,can we(family) get visa's to the US with virgin passports? Also do we have to loaded for the statement of account? What's does it mean to have strong ties with your country, as stated earlier? We plan to travel soon

Strong tie means that if u are married u must av husband and kids and a very good job with years of experience .

Pesuzok:
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Maybe you can reapply.

Why Maryland?

Maryland is where I want to go now. Is there anything wrong with Maryland ps?

Pipedreams:
what of if they ask for proof. like my offer letter and confirmation letter

They d'nt ask for anything dear. No body av time to check y papers. It is what u tell them, they now summarise and take decision either to give u or not.

Pipedreams:
thanks dear. these us guys love lies

U welcome! No mind them. Lie and get y visa

YankeeJJC:
post your travel history so that people can learn. This Canada complain have impact in their current decision. They are granting mostly the elderly ones that can't work anymore It's now 2 bro apart from qualifying for the Visa, the VO must be convinced now that u wouldn't think of walking to Canada

U are right. This Canada stuff.

YankeeJJC:
post your travel history so that people can learn. This Canada complain have impact in their current decision. They are granting mostly the elderly ones that can't work anymore It's now 2 bro apart from qualifying for the Visa, the VO must be convinced now that u wouldn't think of walking to Canada

The woman before me was given, without travel history. I think she should be in her 50's


The VO gave me a blue paper . Everything I read there was just centre on not having enough family ties. I told him I am married with no kid yet.
VO: why do you want to travel
Me: for vacation.
VO: what is your company into?
Me: is an Engineering company
VO: how long have u worked there, I said 9months. Noted: in my new company onece u are confirmed after 6months, u can take your annual leave. I was advised to take it early because August time the company is always buzy.
VO: what does y hubby do.
Me: work in ******
VO:How long: 5years
VO: As what?
Me: As ******
VO: av u travelled outside Nigeria
Me: yes. Twice to uk, av a 5years UK valid visa, travelled to Dubai
VO: where would u like to visit in Maryland
Me: I mentioned it. Next thing he told me he is sorry he can not approve my visa and gave my blue paper.
So what I found out that might have gone wrong is the 9months I said. So that was why I said that people should make sure they have up to 5years work experience.

Pipedreams:
Chai are u serious? I moved banks o and in my third bank and iv done just 9months
Wow mayb il edit it o

Better Edit it sharp sharp and join both your previous and current work experience years. Total of 5 or 10years. The work tie carries weight oh! From my experience.they want you to have a stable job, good position, reputable company. That is my advice, go through y work profile well bf u submit. Cheers

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I work in an engineering company as their customer service manager

teechedah:
Dear Nairalanders.....My transcript from monday interview.
V.O - Good morning
Me & wify : Good morning and how are you doing
VO - Fine thank you
VO - Where are you going?
Me : Chicago Illinois
VO ; What for?
Me : For family visit, spend my annual vacation and visit for iconic building around chicago for self development due to the nature of my job as an Architect.
VO - Where do you work?
Me - I work with bla bla bla as a senior Architect in which i plan and......describe job description for him\
VO - How many years have you been working there
Me - 4years and 2 month
VO - To wify what do you do?
Wify - Am an event planner and she describe her job description
VO - How much do you earn
Wify - I pay myself 275k as am the owner of the biz and i have 2 staff working for me.
VO - How lng have you been runinng the biz
Wify - Over 2 yrs now.
VO - Have you travelled outside Naija before
Me : NO

Next thing is blue paper and he said he his sorry he doesnt have any reason to give us visa. I applied as a visiting with my wife(No kids yet. I earn 347k as salary and its stated when filling the form that i have my own personal cleint too and i have invitation letter but nothing was checked.Please what could have gone wrong?

May be lack of traveling history. I was also denied yesterday too, even with my plenty traveling history.

femmy2010:
Is going to the USA a do or die thing ?
If I were you I won't lie .
Simply go for the interview and be truthful .

Hmmm! For me o! USA is all about lieing, they d'nt check documents. They have turn people to lie. I found out that is people who lie they give. Then people who say the truth, they denied them. Nonsense! I prefer UK who check every details properly bf they give out visa.

esteeino13:
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sorry about that.... pls post your transcript

Same thing happened to me yestday.I was so annoyed. Despite my travelling history, I was still denied. God knows best

LadyGuinivere:
1. How did you know the reason why you were denied?
2. Where have you traveled to prior to the application?
3. How did you pick the figure "5 years upward... ' Were tough told so by the VO?
Kindly answer so we can reach our individual conclusions.
NB. All the factors mentioned have been taken seriously by the embassy from the get go. It's not a New thing

The VO gave me a blue paper . Everything I read there was just centre on not having enough family ties. I told him I am married with no kid yet.
VO: why do you want to travel
Me: for vacation.
VO: what is your company into?
Me: is an Engineering company
VO: how long have u worked there, I said 9months. Noted: in my new company onece u are confirmed after 6months, u can take your annual leave. I was advised to take it early because August time the company is always buzy.
VO: what does y hubby do.
Me: work in ******
VO:How long: 5years
VO: As what?
Me: As ******
VO: av u travelled outside Nigeria
Me: yes. Twice to uk, av a 5years UK valid visa, travelled to Dubai
VO: where would u like to visit in Maryland
Me: I mentioned it. Next thing he told me he is sorry he can not approve my visa and gave my blue paper.
So what I found out that might have gone wrong is the 9months I said. So that was why I said that people should make sure they have up to 5years work experience.

lonelydude:
Was it through dropbox you applied?
Do you have a family member over there in the US?

No I don't have a family member

lonelydude:
Was it through dropbox you applied?
Do you have a family member over there in the US?

My first time of applying

Dear friends my advice to people applying for visiting visa. Ps be very careful on how u fill your form. For family ties USA people take it very serious. Family ties are having kids, spouse, a good job. For the job ps note that VO are very strict about it. For your job make sure u av stayed in the job for years than months. Years can be 5years up ward. That is my advice. I was denial visa yesterday depect my travel history. I have worked in my new office for 9months and got my leave and applied for USA visiting visa, so I was denial beacuse of it.

That's a bit high. 7 days would have done the magic though.

14 days is not bad at all. 14days is perfect for vacation. (2weeks)

olatade:
alex shouldn't have replied that stupid troll,most probably it was cece masquerading as a fan

Lol. U are funny.

lol. My own was not like that o!

Are u living in uk or in Nigeria? If u are living in the UK why not do your court marriage there and use it for your British passport

I recommend health care assistant job for u. U can excel with it in life

Asaba is a nice place. U will enjoy it. My family lives there.

Ladies just be your self. A man will marry u for who u are. Just be nice and polite.

Meet this pretty Nigerian lady who is a mother of ten Lovely Children (Photos) http://tz.ucweb.com/1_2E84N

Ps dear friends I want to apply for a USA tourist visa this year. How can I go about it? I intend to visit the USA and the UK this year.I want an advice on this issue, my hubby lives in the UK with his work permit while I live here in Nigeria. Is it advisable to tell the consulate officer that my husband lives in uk? I d'nt know if I will be giving visa, if I tell them my hubby lives and work in the UK while I live and work in Nigeria. I av not been able to join my hubby bc he has not gotten his permanent stay in the uk to fill for me, I only visit him in the UK and come bk. Ps I need y urgent advice if I should tell the consular officer that my husband lives in uk. Do I still have chances of getting the USA visa? Ps I await your response friends

May their souls rip

I wonder. Allow them to enjoy themselves biko