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As of FY 2015, the B-visa rejection rate for Nigerian citizens was 33%.

Surprised that Liberia and Ghana have U.S. B-2 visa rejection rates of 70% and 65% respectively. It is indeed too high considering the fact that nationals of both countries spend millions of dollars in visa application fees, and a large number of them get turned down.

BTW, the U.S. federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Thus "Fiscal year 2016" runs from October 1, 2015 - September 30, 2016.

Despite the closeness in diplomatic ties, Liberia has one of the highest US visa refusal rates. The country ranks fourth after Cuba, Afghanistan, and Mauritania.

Statistics from a US State Department website reveals that 70.2 percent of Liberians who applied for US visas for tourist and business purposes in 2016 were denied. Only 3,214 visas were approved out of a total of 10,796 applications.

Paul Hinshaw, the public affairs officer at the US Embassy in Monrovia, wrote via email that there are many reasons why visa applications may get rejected. One reason could be that individuals may not qualify for the specific visa category for which they applied.

“In other cases, the applicant is inadmissible to the United States or ineligible for a visa because a previous visa was used improperly, or due to other actions the applicant may have taken in the past,” he wrote. “And, in many cases, an application requires additional processing before a visa can be issued. In all cases, whenever an applicant does not qualify for a visa, the interviewing officer provides a written explanation of the refusal to the applicant.”

In a previous communication, the US Embassy’s Public Affairs Section had told The Bush Chicken that Liberia’s non-immigrant visa refusal rate is relatively high, compared to other countries.

“In fiscal year 2015, 12 percent of Liberian visiting visa holders overstayed their visas rather than departing the United States in a timely fashion,” an embassy spokesperson said.

However, Hinshaw clarified that it is inaccurate to say that travelers must leave the United States “before their visas expire,” as it is a common misperception on the time periods individuals on visas can stay for.

“You may stay in the States after your visa expires. The visa expiration date is the last date it can be used to apply for entry to the States, not the last date someone can be in the States,” he wrote.

The 12 percent of Liberians who were overstaying their tourist or business visas were likely staying much longer than the usual six months provided for a visa carrier.

Hinshaw said it is unfortunate that some Liberian travelers stay in the US longer than permitted, as that makes it more difficult for future Liberians applying for visas.

“When we see this, new visa applicants face a higher burden of proof to demonstrate their intent to use a visa appropriately,” he wrote.

At a rate of US$160 per application, the embassy made US$1.73 million from visitors’ visa applications last year.

Asked about any guilt on the part of the embassy for profiting off mostly poor applicants, Hinshaw said U.S. law requires the Department of State to attempt to recover, as far as possible, the cost of processing non-immigrant visas through the collection of the application fees.

“We note that the fee for a multiple-entry, one year B1/B2 (“visitor”) visa to the United States is currently US$160, while the fee for a multiple-entry, one year visitor’s visa to Liberia is US$200,” he continued.

Although the embassy’s defense that American citizens coming to Liberia are charged a higher amount than what it is charging in Liberia, it did not account for the significant differences in earnings. The average Liberian earns approximately 300 times less salary than the average American.
http://www.bushchicken.com/us-embassy-rejected-70-of-liberian-visa-applicants-in-2016-made-us1-73-million/

What a unique car. But I'd rather prefer the traditional left-sided steering wheel.

The good news for Tottenham is that they will still be in European competition after December

D'Tigress game tomorrow tips off at 3pm Nigerian time.

Qarabag will host the first ever UCL game in Asia. They are the Azerbaijani champions

hardeycute:
Costa won't be eligible just realized GStage ends at December

Yes. But if Chelsea welcomes him back to the fold before UEFA's registration deadline, he gets to play against Atleti

hardeycute:
....Pdpguy


When costa sees it

Haha.
It will be a bitter-sweet return for the elephant man

Chelsea
Athletico

ebonflexy:
Shouldn't be a problem if he loves eating her kitty and booty.

She's guaranteed to bust a nut each time, as opposed to just s3x.

You'd be shocked that some ladies would still want intercourse, even though they love to receive head from their man. A female friend of mine even said she doesn't like receiving head sef. Penile penetration is definitely a big deal for most women.

Erectile Dysfunction is treatable, a man of reasonable means should be able to afford the treatment. So, a woman can hook up with a man with that condition only if he is undergoing treatment

LagosEconomist:
Good win, but we left too many points on the floor. Missed layups and all.

We should easily beat Ivory Coast, but the Semi Finals against Mali could be very tough (I expect them to beat Egypt). The team will be playing against the hosts, crowd and refs.

Angola vs Senegal could also be very interesting.

Yes. Mali will beat Egypt simply because the Malians have way better defense than the young Egyptian team. In fact, Egypt has the worst defense of the quarter finalists as they let in 419 points

carbonado:
when is our next game

On Friday against Cote d' Ivoire.

carbonado:
"' since i have been following ,i have heard a lot of naija songs..from..mad over you...to some wiz kid jams.....

The music industry has taken over Africa

Yes oh

We won the group

do4luv14:
our ladies no wan free sha!!!!

Lol. Our ladies are super

Davido's 'IF' is being played in the arena

carbonado:
""...our girls really making me proud...what is your take so far...on the way we are playing....

I think the ladies have to convert more of their free-throws cos if those were scored, we'd be talking of at least a 12-point lead at half time.

But the defense has been effective so far, both zonal and woman to woman. The high press has already caused the Senegalese to commit 2 shot clock violations

End of 1st half
Nigeria 34-26 Senegal

End of 1st quarter
Nigeria 14-11 Senegal

Feminism can never really take root in Nigeria until the bride-price tradition is abolished.

There is no way a man would pay bride-price for his wife, and expect to only be a co-equal partner in the marriage even if she works a full time job.

So, a Nigerian man will always lay claim to being the natural head of house if he is married to a Naija woman.

That's why most Nigerian men who are married to European/American women fully accept the notion that they are co-equal partners in the marriage because there was no bride-price involved, and the women equally foot half the bills for running the home. It's also highly likely that the woman paid for the dates on some occasions, unlike in Nigeria where the man is expected to foot 99.9% of the bills on dates.

Truckpusher:
Buhari won the election under the constant threat of war and chaos which we saw during the first election in 2011 and yet some persons in this part of the world still feel he's someone to entrust the future of a volatile nation like Nigeria with , it baffles me till this very moment. Right now he has given some agitators the recognition they never had under Jonathan and some other leaders which have paved way for fifth columnists to threaten our collective existence as a country. Buhari was a looming calamity but again the too many power drunk idiots in a particular part of this country felt otherwise as long as power is in the North irrespective of their own welfare forgetting that Nigeria has only two tribes which is the Rich and the Poor.

If a northerner must be president in 2019, I'd support Governor Dankwambo of Gombe. He's got both state executive, and federal (was former Accountant-general under Obasanjo) experience to lead a country like Nigeria. Donald Duke would complement him as an able running-mate.

austinelex:
at pdp guy after filling d form wud i still b granted anoda 6months stay and if yes and also if expires wud still b able to fill anoda form for extention pls at pdp gud shade more light God bless u

I'm not entirely sure about the length of the extension period. All I know is that it could guarantee that you stay beyond 6 months

joeace2020:
Some girls are really stupid. You post semi-nude pictures all over your IG, a guy comes in, views your pictures and you think in his mind he should see you as descent. Rubbish! Don't appear like you don't want to be treated. If that guy had seen a well dressed lady and one who carried herself with decency when you guys met he wouldn't have behaved like a dog which obviously he is. He would have questioned any move before making it.

Whether she posted fully nude pictures of herself on IG or not, the man shouldn't have attempted to rape her. Rape can NEVER be justified in any circumstance. What you're implying is that people have the right to commit sexual assault on another due to the 'indecent' dressing of the victim. That is so wrong on many levels.

Abbeybailey:
It's clear to overwhelming majority of Americans that trump is a divisive figure. A president suppose to bring everybody together not divide us. Why would he relitigate the Charlottesville mess he created. Never believe I will witness an overt racist presiding over America. He's a shame to be called a president. The Begining of the end of this abomination. Why would he attack Sen McCain especially when he knew McCain is on his last stage of life. Trump is truly a low class. I guess money can't buy class. Hopefully, Director Mueller will hurry up and end this abberation.

I still can't believe most of what I heard tonight. It was like something out of a Jerry Springer-type show.

Anyway, Director Mueller's investigation will likely be concluded either late next year or early 2019. That type of investigation takes a lot of time

President Trump spoke for 75 minutes at his campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona.

He spent most of his speech attacking the media, and picking a fight with Arizona Senator Flake.

Yes, he clarified that he condemned the neo-nazi's, the KKK, and White Supremacists in his speech, he couldn't resist bringing Clinton's name unnecessarily. And why on earth would a POTUS complain about media cameras "going red", which was clearly a lie?

austinelex:
thank u at pdp guy but anoda que i want to ask is can one renew his tourist visa over dia b4 it expire if posible how can one go about it thank u

Generally, one cannot renew a non-immigrant US visa in the United States.

But you could extend your "authorized period of stay" by filing a form I-539 with the USCIS. The authorized period of stay is usually a 6-month period starting from the day the CBP officer stamped your passport at the airport. Of course, any application for extension has to be filed well before your period of stay expires.

This may be the initial 30-man list for the World Cup next year The likes of Kayode, Emmanuel Daniel, Onyekuru, already have have a fight on their hands.
But if Carl Ikeme recovers from leukemia in time, I would put him in my the list, and take out Akpeyi. Dele Alampasu, Daniel and Ezenwa are clear upgrades on Akpeyi.

khalids:
Bro...makes 15million naira every week....that's 60million a month

See money!!

austinelex:
helloo at pdp guy pls wat do u mean by e-verify and also asid immediate family member is dia any other way one can adjust his statue(as in non immigrant statue

E-verify is a voluntary program by which a good number of US companies and businesses verify the legal status of prospective/new employees.
It basically entails running the person's name on an electronic software to check whether that person is legally authorized to work over here.
As someone on a non-immigrant visa, family is the only route towards adjustment of status

FT: Nigeria 106-33 Guinea