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Ritagera04:
Please guys help me oo ���
I paid(I have paid 50% of the agreed price) an agent to process a tourist US visa for me.
I made visa payment since February until now he keeps on telling me no date ,no date that the available dates are 2024 that I should hold on ..

Also is it possible I forget about the b1/b2 payment I made and make another one since I’m thinking doing a masters degree .
Please �can someone recommend an affordable university in US that doesn’t require Gre,gmat etc and that their process is quite straight forward and easy .
Thank you so so much as I look forward to your response.
Regards ❤️

*sigh*

Using an agent is always tricky, there's nothing they can do for you that you can't do for yourself. But if you do insist on using one, make sure it's the payment after service type (they are rare but they exist) you pay nothing & lose nothing.

On a previous page on the thread someone mentioned something about losing their b1 visa when they later showed up to interview for an f1 visa. Not sure of the details, you can go through the thread.

University of Houston is a good school if you can afford it. Their admission process isn't hell.

I'm not sure you need gmat or gre for grad school, toefl/ielts at most, then again I did law so what do I know, the requirements may differ.

Put in the work and look for a good school that you will like yourself it's not hard. Feel free to check the US school thread for enquiries relating to school.

https://www.nairaland.com/6354180/general-usa-student-visa-enquiries-part

Champora:
Your Nairaland posts and answers/comments are always smart. Good one! Keep that up and congratulations again.

Thank you �

oluayebenz:
Are you married?
Any previous travel to the USA/Europe?

I am not married.
Yes, I did grad school in the States.

pufframmy:
congratulation bro, Is this ur first time Applying ?

Thank you. No it is not.

Visa approved
June 8th
Time: dunno couldn't go in with a digital watch.

Doubt my transcript would be of any help because my interview was incredibly brief.

I was asked only 3 questions:-
1. Why are you going to the US?
2. Where are you going?
3. What do you do?

I noticed that people who were interviewed before me were asked more questions than I was.

The man barely looked at me. He spent more time typing away on his computer.

My appointment was for 9am but my big head didn't make it to the consulate till like 9:30.

There was no queue at the entrace of the screening hall probably because everyone but me came early enough. The security guards asked for bribe before letting me in. Typical.

There weren't a lot of people there so I didn't have to wait long before proceeding to the interview hall.

There were 3 VOs and for some reason they took their time with the applicants and asked quite a bit of qquestions. They weren't even rushing.

I saw a few F1 applicants young and not so young get denied. Some parents who went with their kids got denied as well after tensioning them with more questions.

NOTE: those who agents for their entire application process should be careful. Filling a ds-160 form isn't hard, take your time and do it yourself.

Two people who used agents were sent back at the screening hall. One of them had a confirmation printout that said june 8th 2021 but when they checked their records it was for March 2022.

Try to at least log into your profile to see the thing yourself. Print your confirmation yourself instead of showing up with some document some shady guy gave you.

You are correct. We don't have a right to be granted a visa, but that isn't what he is talking about.

The embassy through its website is giving the impression that they are processing visas albeit limited.

Booking a date is the very last step.
You can't view the calendar ahead of payment.
You can't book appointments unless you have paid.
Available dates are in 2024 but payment is valid for a year. We are in 2021. Haba. Make it make sense.

It is pure extortion.

If they put the right information on their website instead of making it seem like they're open to everyone, people will conform and find their square root elsewhere instead of throwing away 67k without even getting an interview at all.

TWoods:
Nigerian's do not have a right to obtain a US visa... which likely explains why the Ministry of External Affairs cannot weigh in. You have a right to apply for a visa, you have a right to be heard, but the VO/embassy is not obligated to grant you a visa. The "wahala" you go through at the embassy is squarely the fault of Nigerians - 1) too many people are applying for US visas (no embassy can handle the sheer volume of Nigerians seeking US visas); 2) too many Nigerians have abused their visas, these have serious consequences on subsequent visa applicants, regardless of how genuine they may present.

The real problem isn't the embassy, it is us.

Seankay323:
I tried to apply for a B2 visit visa this morning the only dates I got was till January 2024 . Is it real?

Looool what?! Sorry for laughing. Are you sure it's not 2022 you saw?

You can pay for a date. Wouldn't recommend.

I paid for a 2021 date. But only because I didn't know I could wait and find one myself much later. Not finding a calendar there threw me off & I hadn't discovered this thread then.

Nnatuu:
Hello Gurus,

Please I need your guide on this situation:

I’ve been to then US twice. Got my visa renewed in Oct 2018.

Got notified on an admission fee weeks later so I applied for F1 but was denied.

And the B1 was revoked also(possibly due to dual intent)

I tried twice more for F1 but got refused. I was upset which made my mum file an immigrant petition for me so to allow me visit anytime without the visa hassles(I sincerely have zero intent of immigrating cos I’m gainfully employed and also own an IT startup that’s doing well here, basically wanted to go for additional studies then)

Now, I want t re-apply for a B1 to visit my fiancée and I want to know if the F1 refusals and the petition will count against me? And how can I deal with this if it will?

I just want to visit my fiancée who’s a student. That’s all. Your information will be appreciated via I don’t want to waste my busy time .

Three F1 refusals is a lot especially in such a short period of time, I'm assuming between 2018 (which was when your B1 was renewed) and 2019/2020. Basically it was back to back to back refusals. Not a good look but some VOs don't really care about a previous denial which was what happened in my case. Was denied b2 in 2015 was granted f1 in 2016.

You also have a pending immigration petition which may not help your "I'm not trying to run away" argument. It may or may not be brought up. In my case my petition wasn't brought up during my interview but it could've been because we cancelled it and a lot of years had passed, I was a minor when it was filed, almost 10 years had passed.

That you have a daughter here might help. Your previous travel history may help too, since you didn't overstay or contravene the terms of your visa. Your employment in said leading company and your start-up too.

What might not help is this back to back to back to back applications you have going on 2018 - 2021. Sheesh.

Pascopele:
"Condoms Should be Sold. Sanitary Pads Should be Given for Free. Sex is a Choice, Menstruation is Not. Young Girls are Suffering."

Keep in mind that Every Woman undergoes Menstruation and not every woman is having Sex.

Let the Discussion begin.

While I agree that sanitary pads should indeed be free, I don't see anything wrong with free condoms either. Despite free condoms, many still have unprotected sex.

The date is not the problem. Although, you messed up royally, I mean even when I take my 14 year old niece out, it costs way more than 2k, not to speak of a grown woman who you hope to have a relationship with. Haba.

It's okay to have a budget. Being broke is not a sin.

The real issue is your mentality.

Instead of appreciating how she handled the situation (like a sensible woman who took her own money even though she was in her house minding her business, when a certain shirt-borrowing, 2k wielding someone asked her out), you came here to call her "a glutton" and accused her of being "full of herself"

Why? Because she paid for food she ordered for both of you? The nerve....

It's one thing to be broke, it's another thing to ask a lady (who can take care of herself) to severely limit herself just to make you feel like "the man...the boss"

And if you ate from the food she ordered, the only glutton here is you.

You handled yourself horribly. Class - zero. Tact - zero

Lol.

The latter. Please.

It's 2019 please.

There is no one size fits all when it comes to marriage. This is something you discuss with your fiancé/fiancée before you marry them to be sure you're on the same page. Some men don't mind handling expenses 100% and some expect their partners to pitch in.

Depends....

If you guys are simply friends with zero feelings involved, it really shouldn't be a big deal.

4llerbuntu:
You didn't mention the make/model of the car.

Servicing depends on the manufacturer recommended schedule and your usage of the car.

5000 Miles covered or 6 months is a reasonable rule of thumb

if you aren't driving the car hard all the time, 3 months is probably too soon to service.








whatever you do, when you need to service or fix your car go to a proper garage or at least a mech who is educated and knows the basics of modern vehicles.

there's a few on this forum.




if there's no 'check engine' sign on the dashboard and the car is running fine, i fail to see why you would need a scan.

You could get a general look over and assessment when you go in for Oil Change though. Good garages will do that anyway

Thank you. She's a 2014 Toyota Highlander. I drive her just to work and back nothing major. I already did an oil change but they didn't mention anything about assessment.

Noted 5000 miles, I'll do the math. Thanks again

Hello everyone,

I want to service my car but I don't know what needs to be done. My car seems very very fine, I changed the oil, oil filter and air filter last November.

A friend of mine said cars need to be serviced every 3 months, I don't know how accurate this statement is. I never serviced my former car that often.

She seems very fine, my dashboard isn't displaying any problems. But you never know, better safe than sorry.

And before anyone asks what I'd been doing for maintenance, I used to take her to the auto dealer where I got her. I don't know what they did, I just showed up for appointments.

And no I can't go to my dealer because I moved back to Nigeria and brought my car with me.

I read through this thread and everyone keeps mentioning "scans" So do I take her to a mechanic and simply ask for a car scan? Or just wait for the dashboard to say there's a problem? How do you know what to check for?

Please don't be mean or unnecessarily sarcastic, I genuinely do not know anything.

Gavorche:
I am 100 percent straight but do watch transgendered porn. I don't know if others feels the same way but I find them very attractive

Basically you're attracted to men with breasts implants.

Chi59:
What's with the "lol?"
Did you read my post? Did you really read my post?
Did I mention that I lied to someone?

Simmer down no one is fighting you.

You're contradicting yourself, you titled this thread "should I lie to him" meaning you're considering it.

I simply asked whether you would be okay if he failed to tell you his situation if you were in his shoes. Take this example: you marry a man, you later find out he may not be able to impregnate you. How would you handle that?

And the lool was for the unnecessary self promotion. I wasn't making fun of your situation. I'm sorry.

Hi everyone, I'm new here and just stumbled upon this thread, and yes i am an introvert but I am working on it. It can be annoying when people who don't know you assume you're proud or arrogant simply because you keep to yourself.

My parents and their friends started to think I would wither away. So i started to make efforts to work on myself. And I've come a looooooong way.

Back then if a classmate paid me a surprise visit I'd lie and say i wasn't home even when they were standing right in front of my gate. There was a time I had to go out and ran into my old classmates, I legit turned back and went through another street.

And dating wasn't even in my books (how does one date when they're hidden away?) This one was the one that worried my folks the most, along with weight gain. I got really fat i weighed 210 pounds i hadn't dated in 5 years and I was fat! Yeah they were concerned.

It wasn't until I traveled out of the country for my llm that i started to take control of my life. My mom got me a gym membership and I managed to shed 45 pounds which gave my self esteem a huuuuuge boost.

Came back to the country and resumed work as a corporate lawyer. I tell you, having responsibilities will help tackle being an introvert. Traffic helps too in its own frustrating way, trying to avoid traffic made me find after work activities. I go to the movies or visit a restaurant or go see a stage play much to the joy of my parents.

I even have friends now and we have sleepovers in my house. Yes i can now entertain people.

Looool.

Anyways. What I always say is do unto people what you want to be done to you.
If the tables are turned, would you be happy if he lied.
Avoid stories that touch and be honest.