Confide22:
Good morning people.

Please my enquiry is on F1 visas. I've tried to go through the thread and I'm somehow stumbling on only B1 visas an the likes.

I got my i-20 from my school last week. What's the next step please.? Also saw something about the SEVIS fee or so. Please I'd appreciate a detailed guidance, preferably from someone who recently traveled for studies.

My admission came with an 80% funding scholarship. I also have a cousin (a priest), who lives 7mins away from the school, and who's going to be my sponsor on living expenses and the other 20% tuition. I'd be staying with him, and he has already identified with the school. I have a great paying job and an investment as well. Though I have never traveled before. What are my chances of getting the visa as quickly as possible please?

NB: My program starts on September 6th 2022.

To add a few points to UmmZayd's response:

From the little experience and knowledge I have of these US VO, you may likely be asked: 1. How you intend to finance the deficit, i.e. that's the 20%, 2. Your relationship with your sponsor and what he does for a living 3. Your plans after your studies.

If you are asked if you have ever travelled before, you can give an excellent response to your advantage. An instance could be that you never had a reason to as you have been so busy with your job due to your critical responsibilities at work as your services are always required, giving you very little time for leisure.

The VO may ask what you do at work, which would be an opportunity to elaborate on your day-to-day task and the value this adds to the company that's your KRA.

I am also inclined to think you may need to set aside some of your savings as part of your living expenses since you are working and the VO would expect you are earning salary but the US Student visa thread gurus would know better.

You can get more robust clues from General US Student Visa enquires part 17, as UmmZayd advised.

All the best!

Please who is the seyewest, maybe I can use his service

AfonjaBoston:


Reach out to Seyewest he might be able to hook you up or you can do pay small small by wakanow.
Dont go and put yourself in unnecessary gbese because you wan travel oo

pufframmy:
pls i have a question to ask i want to refill my DS160 FORM
cause the last one i filled was over 6 month. do i need to wait till 3 month before my interview?
pls guru i need a response

I did my 4 weeks to my interview.

Please add me to the group,the links are noit going through. 08103945704


1. 2022 dates are super scarce, some say they paid some elusive agents 100k or 200k to get dates---who knows if its true, however search on telegram for freshusvisa group..its a DIY group of people who teamed up to chk for dates

2. go to any gt bank with your passport and pay, or if you have a gt acct, you can pay online by yourself tru the app..you will pay the naira equivalent, not in usa[/quote]

Wow that a month before your interview thanks

ekpotek:


I did my 4 weeks to my interview.

Thank you so much Olasubomy. I really appreciate your response.

olasubomy:



To add a few points to UmmZayd's response:

From the little experience and knowledge I have of these US VO, you may likely be asked: 1. How you intend to finance the deficit, i.e. that's the 20%, 2. Your relationship with your sponsor and what he does for a living 3. Your plans after your studies.

If you are asked if you have ever travelled before, you can give an excellent response to your advantage. An instance could be that you never had a reason to as you have been so busy with your job due to your critical responsibilities at work as your services are always required, giving you very little time for leisure.

The VO may ask what you do at work, which would be an opportunity to elaborate on your day-to-day task and the value this adds to the company that's your KRA.

I am also inclined to think you may need to set aside some of your savings as part of your living expenses since you are working and the VO would expect you are earning salary but the US Student visa thread gurus would know better.

You can get more robust clues from General US Student Visa enquires part 17, as UmmZayd advised.

All the best!

seanj1:


I want to ask if the dates are available whenever or there is a specific day/time when they are available. For IW, Abuja to be specific.

.
Pls I will need the WhatsApp IW Link too. I have been trying for my wife since May and i have even tried agents too But Still I can't get and her IW date ends in August 25. I am seriously worried. Pls help me out, Abuja or Lagos i don't mind pls

[quote author=Austine2020 post=114660611].

tunyuz:

I have sent the link to your WhatsApp number

I will need the WhatsApp IW Link too. I have been trying for my wife since May and i have even tried agents too But Still I can't get and her IW date ends in August 25. I am seriously worried. Pls help me out, Abuja or Lagos i don't mind pls. 08173143308

Austine2020:

I will need the WhatsApp IW Link too. I have been trying for my wife since May and i have even tried agents too But Still I can't get and her IW date ends in August 25. I am seriously worried. Pls help me out, Abuja or Lagos i don't mind pls. 08173143308

This issue of appointment date is such a big a problem. I'm seriously looking for updates about appointment dates and joining the search group. Please I would appreciate if anyone could add me to the group or send me a WhatsApp invite. Please help me. +2347031514841 and +4917664895472, +447424415976. I really will appreciate. Thank you all.

...

Aghagba:
Hi all, please has anyone who submitted their documents for dropbox the week beginning June 13th gotten any feedback or update on their status yet? Please I will appreciate any replies. Thank you.

A few people that I know that submitted on June 9th got issued on the 6th of July.

Have you tracked your visa status ?

You can check here

https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx

Then to know if your passport is ready for collection, check here

https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ng/ng-niv-passporttrack.html

I hope that helps .

puffmama:


A few people that I know that submitted on June 9th got issued on the 6th of July.

Have you tracked your visa status ?

You can check here

https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx

Then to know if your passport is ready for collection, check here

https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ng/ng-niv-passporttrack.html

I hope that helps .

Oh yes, I have been tracking both the visa status and passport. However, the status still shows “application received”

flourishing247:


Check 10 - 15 pages back for the link. There's a current one now.

Ok I will check now, Thanks

Please someone should help me ọ. I applied for US visa C1/d but I got appointment date of 2024. And I need to travel next month ọ. What should I do

Prosper123:
Please someone should help me ọ. I applied for US visa C1/d but I got appointment date of 2024. And I need to travel next month ọ. What should I do

Lol unfortunately your need is not theirs.
They are short staffed and Americans don't wanna work

AfonjaBoston:


Lol unfortunately your need is not theirs.
They are short staffed and Americans don't wanna work

I don't understand.

Shout out to everyone doing helpful contributions here ��

Please I hope someone can give me meaningful advise too

I am going for an US appointment next week and I am getting about some things . I lost my my mother few months ago and the burial was scheduled to take place last Friday in California but we tried hard to get emergency appointment which was denied 2 times but was later approved after I paid the 3rd visa fee and also changed my location to abuja .

The interview date me and my siblings got was a date after the burial so I don’t know if the letter from the funeral home inviting us for the burial of our mother can still count . I plan to tell them that I want to go and visit my mothers grave in order to have a closure and also attend the celebration of life which is scheduled to take place in September. I don’t know if they can still issue the visa since the burial has been done . My mother was only in US for visit and lockdown happened and few months later we found she had cancer so she couldn’t travel again till she died there .

I don’t even have plans of staying back in the US, what documents do I need to show them and what kind of questions should I be expecting from them.

I wondering if I should fill a new DS160 form and update it since the dates have changed or should I stick the the old form which had July 1st as expected time to travel ?

This was not a group application but in the form they asked if there are people I am traveling with and I wrote my siblings name , I wondering if this will affect my application negatively so they don’t think we won’t come back. One of my siblings is working in a government firm and will sponsor himself while my sister just finished Waec and my friend will act as her sponsor. I don’t know if that will make sense

I reserved a hotel through a 3rd party called booking.com , I don’t know if it is fine to use reservation from such site for US visas , for my sister we got a letter from a friend in US as a where she will be staying, we don’t know if we should reserve a hotel room for her too than saying that she will stay with someone ?

Please I need possible answers and advises ��

My brethren's. I need to attend a conference in US and from what i can see the only available space is in 2024.

I had this weird thought of applying from Ghana. Please advise on the possibility of this. Thank you all

Hello, house! Is it advisable to book 5 months stay in the USA? Is it going to affect the person at the port of entry? I know they will stamp 6 months at the port of entry. Note: the first travel with previous visa was 6 weeks stay before it expired.

Bc99:

I submitted on the 10th of June……

Hi, please have you gotten an update on your status?

Enjoymentman:
Shout out to everyone doing helpful contributions here ��

Please I hope someone can give me meaningful advise too

I am going for an US appointment next week and I am getting about some things . I lost my my mother few months ago and the burial was scheduled to take place last Friday in California but we tried hard to get emergency appointment which was denied 2 times but was later approved after I paid the 3rd visa fee and also changed my location to abuja .

The interview date me and my siblings got was a date after the burial so I don’t know if the letter from the funeral home inviting us for the burial of our mother can still count . I plan to tell them that I want to go and visit my mothers grave in order to have a closure and also attend the celebration of life which is scheduled to take place in September. I don’t know if they can still issue the visa since the burial has been done . My mother was only in US for visit and lockdown happened and few months later we found she had cancer so she couldn’t travel again till she died there .

I don’t even have plans of staying back in the US, what documents do I need to show them and what kind of questions should I be expecting from them.

I wondering if I should fill a new DS160 form and update it since the dates have changed or should I stick the the old form which had July 1st as expected time to travel ?

This was not a group application but in the form they asked if there are people I am traveling with and I wrote my siblings name , I wondering if this will affect my application negatively so they don’t think we won’t come back. One of my siblings is working in a government firm and will sponsor himself while my sister just finished Waec and my friend will act as her sponsor. I don’t know if that will make sense

I reserved a hotel through a 3rd party called booking.com , I don’t know if it is fine to use reservation from such site for US visas , for my sister we got a letter from a friend in US as a where she will be staying, we don’t know if we should reserve a hotel room for her too than saying that she will stay with someone ?

Please I need possible answers and advises ��

Don’t complicate the process

Why is your sister being sponsored by a friend. Her siblings and nuclear family is picking her bills. Prevent anything that leads to multiple questions.
It’s fine to go to the US and visit your mums gravesite, but you have to communicate this as quickly as possible within the small window giving for reason of visit during the interview.
What date is the celebration of life event? Hope it’s not too far from your intended travel date?
To demonstrate returning to Nigeria your economic and work history (list in DS160) and confidently talk about it at the interview.
I don’t know about documents for this.
Hotel reservations is okay, but if your mum had accommodation in the US all through the whole, isn’t that a place you can also list as a 2nd option?
Siblings all going for the same purpose should at the least have same accommodation plans. A friend housing your sister who is being sponsored by another friend when her siblings are in same place is too many here and there.

If she didn't make use of public funds for her treatment, you are good to go.

Enjoymentman:
Shout out to everyone doing helpful contributions here ��

Please I hope someone can give me meaningful advise too

I am going for an US appointment next week and I am getting about some things . I lost my my mother few months ago and the burial was scheduled to take place last Friday in California but we tried hard to get emergency appointment which was denied 2 times but was later approved after I paid the 3rd visa fee and also changed my location to abuja .

The interview date me and my siblings got was a date after the burial so I don’t know if the letter from the funeral home inviting us for the burial of our mother can still count . I plan to tell them that I want to go and visit my mothers grave in order to have a closure and also attend the celebration of life which is scheduled to take place in September. I don’t know if they can still issue the visa since the burial has been done . My mother was only in US for visit and lockdown happened and few months later we found she had cancer so she couldn’t travel again till she died there .

I don’t even have plans of staying back in the US, what documents do I need to show them and what kind of questions should I be expecting from them.

I wondering if I should fill a new DS160 form and update it since the dates have changed or should I stick the the old form which had July 1st as expected time to travel ?

This was not a group application but in the form they asked if there are people I am traveling with and I wrote my siblings name , I wondering if this will affect my application negatively so they don’t think we won’t come back. One of my siblings is working in a government firm and will sponsor himself while my sister just finished Waec and my friend will act as her sponsor. I don’t know if that will make sense

I reserved a hotel through a 3rd party called booking.com , I don’t know if it is fine to use reservation from such site for US visas , for my sister we got a letter from a friend in US as a where she will be staying, we don’t know if we should reserve a hotel room for her too than saying that she will stay with someone ?

Please I need possible answers and advises ��

AfonjaBoston:


Reach out to Seyewest he might be able to hook you up or you can do pay small small by wakanow.
Dont go and put yourself in unnecessary gbese because you wan travel oo

Correct, flights to U.S is on the high side but we can work something out... thanks Afonja omo ilorin....

phillip4re:
Please who is the seyewest, maybe I can use his service

Hellooooooo

The Guru's in the house i need an advice,

My family visa interview was supposed to be in Lagos embassy on the 7th April 2022 and few days to the date it was rescheduled for January 2023 .

We have now relocated to Abuja.

Kindly advice me on
1. if it is possible to move the interview from Lagos to Abuja.
2. Our DS -160 information has changed what should we do
Your response is highly appreciated.
Thank you

NOBIAMAKA:
The Guru's in the house i need an advice,

My family visa interview was supposed to be in Lagos embassy on the 7th April 2022 and few days to the date it was rescheduled for January 2023 .

We have now relocated to Abuja.

Kindly advice me on
1. if it is possible to move the interview from Lagos to Abuja.
2. Our DS -160 information has changed what should we do
Your response is highly appreciated.
Thank you

my advice is for you to keep the Lagos date because if you tamper with it, you won't get 2023 dates for Abuja.

seyewest:

my advice is for you to keep the Lagos date because if you tamper with it, you won't get 2023 dates for Abuja.

Hello Seyewest, i have my b1b2 interview coming up soon. I'm going for my aunt 50th birthday in November, 2022 and also spend a few days with my cousins during my annual leave this year. (That's genuine) I have a virgin passport and no travel history, my interview is to hold in Abuja. I'm a forex trader and I've been the accountant at my work place since January 2019 with a very good pay! I'm single but will be engaged in Dec. Please what are my chances? Its my first US trial

If the date of arrival when applying
For visa is 8th . Can you arrive earlier than that date , something like 5th or 6th ?

Enjoymentman:
Shout out to everyone doing helpful contributions here ��

Please I hope someone can give me meaningful advise too

I am going for an US appointment next week and I am getting about some things . I lost my my mother few months ago and the burial was scheduled to take place last Friday in California but we tried hard to get emergency appointment which was denied 2 times but was later approved after I paid the 3rd visa fee and also changed my location to abuja .

The interview date me and my siblings got was a date after the burial so I don’t know if the letter from the funeral home inviting us for the burial of our mother can still count . I plan to tell them that I want to go and visit my mothers grave in order to have a closure and also attend the celebration of life which is scheduled to take place in September. I don’t know if they can still issue the visa since the burial has been done . My mother was only in US for visit and lockdown happened and few months later we found she had cancer so she couldn’t travel again till she died there .

I don’t even have plans of staying back in the US, what documents do I need to show them and what kind of questions should I be expecting from them.

I wondering if I should fill a new DS160 form and update it since the dates have changed or should I stick the the old form which had July 1st as expected time to travel ?

This was not a group application but in the form they asked if there are people I am traveling with and I wrote my siblings name , I wondering if this will affect my application negatively so they don’t think we won’t come back. One of my siblings is working in a government firm and will sponsor himself while my sister just finished Waec and my friend will act as her sponsor. I don’t know if that will make sense

I reserved a hotel through a 3rd party called booking.com , I don’t know if it is fine to use reservation from such site for US visas , for my sister we got a letter from a friend in US as a where she will be staying, we don’t know if we should reserve a hotel room for her too than saying that she will stay with someone ?

Please I need possible answers and advises ��

Since this is an emergency appointment. You’re good to go visit your mother grave. Just be honest and by truthful. The VO will ask for any documents. Update your DS-160 form with new travel date to reflect your wish to attend your mother celebration of life. Plan to stay with relatives, and confirm that your mother did not use public fund for her treatment, as you may be ask by the VO. Since you did not do a group appointment, I can not evaluate the chances of your siblings as they may be interviewed by a different VO.

pufframmy:
congrat

Picked up my pali on Wednesday at DHL VI. There was no crowd at all I noticed a lot unclaimed passport.