TheEnforcer:
The point here is as a tourist you wanna abide by what you you told them so as not to cause problems in the future.Thats what they demand.One should not spend too long on a tourist visit,and not visit too frequently in the space of few months.Thats more than often a deal breaker. If one spends some time more than what you told them,it must be too long.It has scuppered people's chances of renewal and this is one of the reasons they even suspended the dropbox renewal programme .

SimonWales:
Sir, in all honesty, I think your ties is not strong enough. Also, your purpose of travel is not firm enough as well. For a family earning approximately 1 million Naira gross revenue, going for a vacation in this period is kind of suspicious more so, your wife's business isn't strong enough and same as yours to use as ties judging by your responses.

Sincerely, if I was the VO, I will not grand the application for a B-1/B-2 based on logical reason of your case as regards ties and especially, your job. I will assume your traveling to South Africa alone was just to build travel history for the sake of getting a U.S. visa. it would have been better if the trip was done with your family. I would have preferred you establish your case legitimate as possible to clear and answer any possible objection I might have regarding your intent to visit the U.S.

Anyway, that's just my own view. It doesn't mean I am right or your case or ties are not good enough. Just my opinion.

Nice to be back here. I missed everyone for almost 5 years now.

Love you.

EgunMogaji2:


Our situation was different. I was at POE with her. She was going to get given the 4 weeks that she asked for at USEL. It was when I told the Officer of my plans to return to Nigeria in 6 months to oversee my house build that he agreed with a warning not to spend over exactly six months. She spent exactly 5 months and 2 weeks.

Every case is different.

Priceless200:
Someone told me US embassy in Nigeria is not attending to B1/B2 Applicants. Even if you have appointment dates. Is this true pls?

megastu:
I understand they want to investigate the massive heist of appointment dates that happened this year. Appointments were selling as high as N600,000 per slot.

I booked genuinely in January and got August 20th or so then 2 weeks before my appointment they cancelled it. Meanwhile, people were paying 100k today to get dates for next week. Nigeria problem plenty sha.

pufframmy:
WHy would people be paying 600,000 when the outcome of the visa is not certain Na wa oo for my Nigeria People oo

oluayebenz:

Infact ehn
Mumu too plenty inside this country

fkj950ax:


Including unfair people.

When the issue of buying appointment dates was rife, people were asked to stop it on this forum, but like everything Nigeria, it was not a popular opinion. They were even running ads and posting phone numbers and sharing 'connects" like it was okay to cheat a system.
Now everybody else is being punished for the actions of the "sharp" ones amongst us.

The "haves" in Nigeria keep using wealth to corner opportunities and then damage that source totally for everyone else.
When the embassy comes up with more stringent rules for us, we will complain.

I said it here that buying appointments will be addressed by the embassy later on. And it seems that's happening.

oluayebenz:


Infact ehn, I'm even confused....

Is the CGI corrupt or the embassy?, how did they bypass the system by cancelling some already booked appointments and give slot easily to those that paid for emergency appointments?

Bkoks:
Hello,

My mum's interview scheduled originally since March 2020 is finally in 2 weeks time. It was moved 3 times by the embassy, as at last check, date is still intact in her portal.
I just want to know if I can fill a new DS-160 form, because circumstances have changed in the last 1 year, including reasons for traveling, my sister's status- job and marriage so she is now an immigrant.

Any advice will be appreciated.

anfanio:

Your sister's status changed, and not your mom's. You don't need a new DS-160

anfanio:

Your sister's status changed, and not your mom's. You don't need a new DS-160

Bkoks:
So she got a job after grad last year, also married her boyfriend and now expecting. My mum’s reason for visit then (2020) was to see her and attend graduation, but it’s all different now. I might be overthinking but I don’t want it to seem like we lied.

Bkoks:
Hello,

My mum's interview scheduled originally since March 2020 is finally in 2 weeks time. It was moved 3 times by the embassy, as at last check, date is still intact in her portal.
I just want to know if I can fill a new DS-160 form, because circumstances have changed in the last 1 year, including reasons for traveling, my sister's status- job and marriage so she is now an immigrant.

Any advice will be appreciated.

flourishing247:


Not so high if you book early or go through a reliable agent.

badlands:


PRICE RANGES FROM 1500 to 2k usd for economy, places like houston are slightly cheaper. are travel agents really cheaper?. dont really like using them, cos of the inflexibility stories, if perhaps there is need for date change

SimonWales:


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Starpro87:
Good day, beautiful Nairalands.

Please I have this urgent enquiry to make here.

My in-law has just been handed a formal invitation to the US from a US citizen, for a 3week sojourn, and he has these questions to ask.

1. What, exactly, is the next step he should take?
He should read this thread, along with you. Or he should read the US Embassy website, visa section

2. If the next step is visiting the US embassy in Nigeria, what is the validity period within which he must act on that invitation letter?
Next isn't visiting, that's the last step.
Validity is a function of the 3 weeks sojourn he wants to take.
You both should note the invitation letter is very un-important during his application. The embassy usually doesn't care

3. Considering what's going on all around the world, are there certificates/or records as par medicals that he needs to make handy?
I have no idea what this means or his circumstances or even type of visa he wants to respond to this.

4. What other documents is he supposed to have with him, while visiting the embassy?
Same as 3

5. Will he still need the services of any form of agents along the line.
Same as 1

Please could someone help me with robust answers to the questions above?

Please do not limit your answers and advice to the very few concerns I raised.

Thanks all in anticipation.