B1/B2, please

Gospelozy:
Greetings my people. Please I am new in this trend and need some questions to be answered.

I received an invitation letter to attend an educational conference in November.
1. What type of visa should I apply for?
2. What documents should I go to the embassy with?
3. Please I need suggestions on cheapest flight and lodging in the USA.
4. What questions should I expect from the VO.
Thank you as you put me through.

Generic message for all returned passports.

Abeoladele:
Please guru in the house, attached is the message I received from TLS. Does dis means my visa was approved or not ? Cos i saw supporting documents in the message.

So, why is she not using your surname?

tshoboy:
My people,

I had Nikkah wedding with my wife last year and we decided not to change names.

She did her international passport recently as a married person using her Surname.

We also have a daughter now.

Now, we want to do a marriage certificate at the registry and the person said my wife has to use my surname and she using married on her international passport while not legally married could have implications.

I Am confused

Gracias. But will about N2Mn budget be enough to make the application fly?

justwise:


1. Requirements are all over this thread..you don't need to read alot to come across many.

2. There is no need for letter of explanation and sponsorship since the whole family are traveling together and the husband's data page and financial documents will be submitted as the sponsor. It will be indicated in the form that the husband will be sponsoring the trip and his source of income will be attached as a supporting evidence.

3. They need to do a budget of the trip..flight, accommodation,feeding and transport within the city so as to have an idea how much it will cost

4. Only them will know that..linked to Q number 3

5. She can add her bank statement and source of income..it will not harm their application..will only strengthen it

Good Morning House.

Please, I am here to humbly seek your concise and candid advice on how to proceed on UK Visit applications for a family. Please, find details below:

Number of Persons: Mother who is the principal applicant, 4 Kids(11yrs, 9yrs, 6yrs, less than 2yrs and does not need a UK visa)

Principal's occupation: Federal Civil Servant and to be sponsored by the huby for the family trip/vacation fro 3 weeks and the huby is traveling with them and has a valid uk visa.

Travel history of applicants: All have been to US, and UAE within the last 4 yrs on family vacation.

Quetions:

1.What are the likely required documentations?

2.Any need to letter of explanation and sponsorship?

3.How much should sponsor have in his account to cover this trip?

4.What is the expected gross expenditure?

5. Is the principal applicant still required to fund part of this trip even when the hubby is sponsoring fully/does her financial circumstance pertinent in this application?

Essentially, would a budget of N2M be enough to sponsor this trip as per the applications been approved?


Many Thanks as I await your responses.

Cc: @ Justwise,@Justblow, etc

Oga. Nor even try am oooooooo. Book hotel on booking.com and state same address on your application for you submit and also include a copy of the hotel booking confirmation page. Nor talk say we nor tell you ooooo

uche13:
Pls This issue of hotel reservation to add as documents for application, is it very necessary?

I have been looking for booking with free cancellation but I have not seen.

This will be my 5th trip to the UK. Under the option of where I will stay during the trip, can I simply add hotel and include the fact that I will book the hotel when my visa is approved.

Company is sponsoring the trip so there is no issue regarding funds.

Thank you

Please, you cannot travel with Child and intend to leave the child there. Why would you want to do that? Please do not even think about it again!

Okororeg:


Thanks alot God bless you. She said her son is travelling with an adult who is not one of his parents.

The child traveled with a passport and with visa used abi? and was accompanied by an adult whose information was tied to the child's passport information. Please, do the right thing

Okororeg:
Good morning house. Please, there is an argument between my colleague and I in the office at the moment and I want the house to help us clarify. Is It possible for UKVI not to detect if a 1 year old boy go to the UK on visit and refuse to come back to Nigeria? Bearing in mind that his biometrics will not be captured.

Like seriously? Are you from the pre-abolition era?

Bay1989:


I do want to find out too. In Miami I was told giving birth costs at about 10 000 us dollars. and what about Canada? i also know that in US they won't give your kid any citizenship, only when the kid is 18 years old and only after that age he/she can ask for citizenship.

What defines a frequent traveler?

Justblow:





From your answer to question two, I will suggest you apply for 2 years, reason, cause u not a frequent traveler.

Just my own opinion though... Let's hope we get more contributions from the house.

Regards.

Well done. Na man you be!

Justblow:
I posted this refusal here July 31 and a lot of people suggested a lot, I sent in a complaint with this exact refusal letter the way it is on the screen , to the home office 3am August 1st, cause I couldn't sleep..

More of this I will share, in due course.

You pay your visa and priority fee together as you submit your form online using your ATM card is web-enabled

Cynthia1722:
please help me decide dear gurus, So the uk visa application site you can pay for priority service, decisiom made within 5 working days which costs $400, also in the TLS website priority service costs £220 for decision within 5 working days which is more important or works better as i cant pay for both.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqfKUsavSn0

Na dem

123JohnF:
All US Immigration services should do is to delay giving Birth Certificate and Passport to children born from foreign parent. It will stop travelling for birth and all anchor babies drama. Go, give a birth and wait until US government verifies your REAL ADDRESS in USA and No American passport for babies in their first 3 years.

Just confirmed on Channels TV now

fkj950ax:
Can this be verified or confirmed?

The Federal Government has approved a reduction in visa charges payable by United States citizens from $180 to $150.

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, explained on Wednesday, that the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, had been directed to implement the decrease in the visa charges with effect from Thursday.

The development was sequel to the new visa regime announced by the US Government on Tuesday, stating that Nigerians applying for US visas will be required to pay a visa issuance fee, or reciprocity fee, with effect from August 29.

The US Mission in Abuja had said that the reciprocity fee will be charged in addition to the nonimmigrant visa application fee, also known as the Machine Readable Visa fee, which all applicants pay at the time of application.

It explained that the reciprocity fee was applicable to all approved applications for nonimmigrant visas in B, F, H1B, I, L, and R visa classifications, noting that Nigerian citizens whose applications for a nonimmigrant visa were denied would, however,not be charged the new reciprocity fee.

The Mission explained that both reciprocity and MRV fees are non-refundable, and their amounts vary based on visa classification.

But the ministry in a statement by its spokesman, Mohammed Manga, said a committee set up to conduct due diligence in line with the ministry’s extant policy on reciprocity of visa fees had earlier engaged with the US embassy on the issue, adding that the implementation of its recommendations was delayed due to “transition processes in the ministry at the policy level.”

It said, “The committee had concluded its assignment and submitted a report, but the issuance of authorisation for its recommendations was delayed due to transition processes in the ministry at the policy level.

“The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has approved the decrease of visa charges payable by US citizens in line with reciprocity policy as recommended by the committee.

“Accordingly, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, has been directed to implement the decrease in Nigeria’s visa charges to US Citizens with effect from August 29, 2019.”

https://thickmatch.com/breaking-fg-bows-pressure-reduces-visa-fees-americans/

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You come first vex tear the letter abi?

sonmom:
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Guys i need your help on this refusal letters we got this morning,myself and my wife..Attached are the copies,please go through and advice on what to provide next we apply and figures..Please be sincere with me where we went wrong and correct us..Thanks

Is this neccessary?

Demicoker:
Go and tell Trump not to give me na .Assistant Trump on Nigeria USA travel matters

During this waiting period what happened to the balances in your account statements submitted? did you deplete the balances before you got the decisions?

kech1981:
Goodevening everyone,
I came across this thread after my family of 4 had applied for canada tourist visas.Their response seemed to be getting too long,so i got worried and decided to search out to know if it was peculiar to me.The online tracking didnt help matters.It always came out as RECORDS NOT FOUND. I had to write VFS Global and they assured me my application was still at the embassy.

My family and i applied previously in 2016 and we were granted.But we never got to use it till it expired in 2018. We decided to apply again this year.These were our details

1.Paper route application on 11th April
2.Documents submitted include;

Letter of introduction from my employers
payslips for 3 months
6 months Bank statement stamped and signed
My husbands 2 companies CAC documents.We are both company directors there.
A correspondence from business partners based abroad for one of the companies
Tax clearance certificates for jobs done in company name from 2013 till few for 2018
2 separate copies of 2 agreements for hire purchase business for commercial transportation for 2 minibuses
Cover letter for explaining the hire purchase business and the amounts that hit the account weekly from the biz
bank statement of the account where the hire purchase sums come in weekly
6 months Company bank statements for one of the companies
provisional flight booking
provisional hotel booking for a 10 day stay.
A cover letter of our daily itinery from the day of arrival in canada to the date of departure
We decided to go solo.No invitation letter from a relative in canada this time around.We did in our last application.

3. letter for acknowledging that our previous biometrics are still valid till 2026 recieved on 14th May
4. an email informing me of passports in transit recieved on 31st May.
5. collected passports from VFS on 3rd May. I could not contain my anxiety to wait till after the ramadan holidays to have them courier it to me.(I didnt pay for courier services when i applied)I could be dead with anxiety before then . I just took the next available bus to Lagos abeg.

We were all granted 5years,4years and 2 years multiple visas respectively according to our respective passport validity.
My two kids aged 10yrs and 12yrs, and i all had valid US visas on our passports during this application.But my husband did not have.We all have good travel history.for me a previous schenghen resident permit,3 US Visas including a previous J1 Visa, 1 canada. My kids both have 2 us visas and 1 canada.My huz has previous schenghen,US and Canada visas.

Our rich travel history did not matter to me.I know that recently,from this thread and the experience of others, those no longer counted,so we did our best to apply like it is our first time.
Thank God for the successful and fruitful long wait.And thanks to you guys for updates of whats going on with applications.
I thought i should share this to encourage others.

Congratulations

kech1981:
Goodevening everyone,
I came across this thread after my family of 4 had applied for canada tourist visas.Their response seemed to be getting too long,so i got worried and decided to search out to know if it was peculiar to me.The online tracking didnt help matters.It always came out as RECORDS NOT FOUND. I had to write VFS Global and they assured me my application was still at the embassy.

My family and i applied previously in 2016 and we were granted.But we never got to use it till it expired in 2018. We decided to apply again this year.These were our details

1.Paper route application on 11th April
2.Documents submitted include;

Letter of introduction from my employers
payslips for 3 months
6 months Bank statement stamped and signed
My husbands 2 companies CAC documents.We are both company directors there.
A correspondence from business partners based abroad for one of the companies
Tax clearance certificates for jobs done in company name from 2013 till few for 2018
2 separate copies of 2 agreements for hire purchase business for commercial transportation for 2 minibuses
Cover letter for explaining the hire purchase business and the amounts that hit the account weekly from the biz
bank statement of the account where the hire purchase sums come in weekly
6 months Company bank statements for one of the companies
provisional flight booking
provisional hotel booking for a 10 day stay.
A cover letter of our daily itinery from the day of arrival in canada to the date of departure
We decided to go solo.No invitation letter from a relative in canada this time around.We did in our last application.

3. letter for acknowledging that our previous biometrics are still valid till 2026 recieved on 14th May
4. an email informing me of passports in transit recieved on 31st May.
5. collected passports from VFS on 3rd May. I could not contain my anxiety to wait till after the ramadan holidays to have them courier it to me.(I didnt pay for courier services when i applied)I could be dead with anxiety before then . I just took the next available bus to Lagos abeg.

We were all granted 5years,4years and 2 years multiple visas respectively according to our respective passport validity.
My two kids aged 10yrs and 12yrs, and i all had valid US visas on our passports during this application.But my husband did not have.We all have good travel history.for me a previous schenghen resident permit,3 US Visas including a previous J1 Visa, 1 canada. My kids both have 2 us visas and 1 canada.My huz has previous schenghen,US and Canada visas.

Our rich travel history did not matter to me.I know that recently,from this thread and the experience of others, those no longer counted,so we did our best to apply like it is our first time.
Thank God for the successful and fruitful long wait.And thanks to you guys for updates of whats going on with applications.
I thought i should share this to encourage others.

@Siberry. Just take your checklist, your international passport, two copies of the passport data page, a copy of the online application, appointment letter and a printout of downloaded documents confirmation document.

Siberry:
Hello guys, could someone please help me.

My biometric appointment is tomorrow and I have uploaded all my documents in TSL website.

Do I have to take all the documents in bad already uploaded to the appointment?

Thanks.

do walk in

MollyBank:
Hello everyone,

Please is it possible to change travel date on my cover letter?

We have just submitted an application and then found that the only available dates for biometric is about 9 days before our travel date. (This is one of the downside of submission before seeing available time slots).

Can we change the date on the cover letter and explain why?

Thanks.

Call me naaaaa. Because I was shocked at that "ozzy" thing! I come dey feel say village peeps don finally discover me here

Greatg0809:

Lol ozzy, I no vexoo,I’m sure if I call you now and tell you who typed this u will laugh tire

It is okay. Nor vex again

Greatg0809:
This is the only reason why people don’t post transcripts because awon stay at home visa officers won’t let you rest, still they won’t go to the embassy and look for a job as a visa officer. Even some people that travelled once in 2 years might have issues renewing with or without stating birthing nothing is sure again. If u Dnt have anything reasonable to comment go and comment on instablog9ja.

Halleluya!

Dedzstar789:
Long Post Alert! Please excuse any grammatical errors.

I promised that I was going to tell you guys my story but decided to wait until I got into Canada! Because the way bad belle is set up ehn.. my testimony had to have been complete before I posted my story. Before I start, I must say mine is a story of grace and never giving up and knowing God almighty has my back and trusting in my faith. I have to say this because God is the only person that made this happen for me.

Anyways, from my last post you will see that I have what many call a great profile. I’ve been travelling abroad since I was inside my mother’s womb and am currently on my 6th or 7th passport. I have previous visas from major first world countries - The UK, US, Schegen territories and even went to boarding school in Canada. I have two degrees both of which were gotten from the UK. I’ve been to plenty countries including the UAE, South Africa, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Ukraine, Turkey, France, The Netherlands, Italy etc. I have my own business that’s doing okay (okay because na buhari economy we dey) and I have very capable sponsors as parents! My mum’s passport is a world map and my Father’s bank statements can carry me anywhere. So imagine my surprise that in February 2019 when I applied to visit Canada alongside my mum, I was denied based on financial assets and family ties in and out of Canada while my mum’s visa was granted. I was shocked to my bone marrow but my mum contacted someone who works at the Canadian high commission Lagos and he then explained that the mistake I made was use my father as my sponsor (apparently Canada frowns upon adults being sponsored by other adults unless it’s your spouse.. take note of this guys). I decided to immediately reapply and this time I over documented (check previous post for all documents I submitted). I was pretty confident at this point that I was going to get the VISA so imagine my shock once again when I was denied based on the same financial assets and family ties in and out of Canada. This time I was beyond angry! What more did these people want? I kept looking back at my life and started wondering when I started getting visa denials? Me? Then I started blaming my mother for travelling to and from the US a few months before giving birth to me because this wahala made no sense to me! How? The VO said they weren’t confident I wouldn’t return and I’m like HOW WONT I RETURN? I returned after school, I have never overstayed a VISA ever in my life, I’m a tax paying Nigerian for God’s sake! Anyways. I let it go cause I thought maybe this isn’t what God wants for me.

About 3 days after I got my second denial, I couldn’t sleep. My mind was tossing and turning and I was just all over the place wondering whether I should get an immigration lawyer involved or not, this is when God stepped in. I remembered a friend who told me she wrote to British embassy after a denial and they gave her a VISA so I decided that I was going to write an email to the Canadian high commission in London (they handled my application) and give them a real piece of my angry mind.

I typed up a VERY LONG email where I accused them of not paying due diligence to my application. I asked them to explain why I was denied without giving me generic reasons such as the ones they stated in my denial. I again explained my travel history, my education, my business and everything I have. I explained that how can they said I have no family ties in Nigeria when my father is saying he’s sponsoring me and will remain back home? What about my business that was profitable? All they had to do was google my business and they’ll see we are legitimate! Plus I had provided proof of ongoing business with major Nigerian and international brands? Also, I asked that is it cause I have no children and am divorced that I am being profiled as someone who won’t come back? It made no sense to me as my travel history and my education abroad could show that I had no interest in running away from Nigeria. If I didn’t run away then? Why would I run away now? Anyways. The email was long, angry and I basically told them they are doing a terrible job at selecting genuine visitors. When I was done typing, I prayed over it for a while. Finished praying and read through it again, made several corrections and then sent the email to all the email addresses I could find online for the London high commission.

3 days later I got a response from them saying they had received my email and the contents were noted and that my application was under re review. At this point I praised God because I knew a door had been open to me and that he was going to intervene. I didn’t hear back from them for another 3 weeks.. but when I did, it was an original passport request. I couldn’t believe my eyes! I didn’t reapply, all I did was trust God to fight for me and stated my case and they gave me a TRV!

I submitted my passport on the 3rd of May and picked it up on the 30th of May (that whole wait is another long story that doesn’t need sharing).

It is now June 4th and I am writing this long epistle from Toronto, Canada. I’m here for a few weeks before I return back to Lagos to face the Naija grind! At this point all I can do is thank God almighty because he gave me a testimony! A great gift and I’m beyond happy that my story ended like this.

My story is peculiar and different and I’m sure there are people who might want to try what I did after a denial. One thing I will advise is before you accuse them of anything make sure your profile is strong enough (before you end up shouting yourself in the foot) and make sure your spirit, mind and soul have the backing of Christ. I knew God wanted me to send that email which is why I sent it. It’s important to also know your rights and be educated about things before doing anything. Also never give up! In everything you do, never give up! God rewards your diligence and I pray he will see each and everyone through their applications!

Got my passport on the 3rd day. Not sure of the refusal letter by mail, but I saw it somewhere on this forum that it is the trend now

sonmom:


Please, when did u get ur passport and do u v any idea dat refusal letters r now send by mail?

I received same mail and got my passport with my issued visa. Your visa should read UKVI 02, while Sheffield is UKVI 01 as the place of issue if approved (Croydon)

sonmom:
Please guys,is it true refusal letters are sent through mails now? And as anyone who as received this mail format:
your UK Visa application as been dispatched from the UK visa section

Collected his or her passport yet? Please let us know the outcome? Thanks

You don't need an appointment in Abuja

gentleiphy:



if it is CVAC Abuja,you need to book an appointment and they send you appointment confirmation with the time you picked but for CVAC Lagos you dont need an appointment

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Congrats! Osas

Osahon7:
GUY I JUST HAD MY INTERVIEW AND I GOT THE VISA! PRAISE THEY LORD!!!
Transcript later! On my way to the Airport for my trip back to benin

Congratulations!

Fiwakewa:
My ten years visa was approved.Thanks to God and every one who has contributed to this forum, those who posted their successful story and those who posted their refusal letter. I did it all myself without any agent. I read from this forum that i can apply for ten years visa after my 2years visa expired and i did. My last two visa application i used 3 months statement and it was approved but this one i had access to my 4 months and some weeks statement so I just decided to use it. The only money i spent for this visa was #3,000 and my visa fee only,the 3k ws for printing,scanning and data subscription. If i can do it then you can,just make sure you pray and submit the right document. Prayer without work is useless.