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SmartPolician:
America is full. Attention should be on countries that don't speak English like South Korea, Portugal and Japan. They need people, but we focus on those that speak English.

You get any sure link

Oshin56:
Please what are the steps to take a brother is planing to travel out on study package?

Does he have all the requirements?

ibinaboonline:
Have you thought of this: When they start refunding applicants who were denied visa, that's when their pompous, wicked visa rejections will dwindle to a tickle. That's the Koko. They can just take your money and tell you to go home and rest. What else do you expect from a prideful country like America. You see Biden strutting around and promising Zelensky eternal support of money and hardware; it's this kind of money they mine for free in countries like Nigeria that gives them such backbone. When you do the math of how much the US embassy makes off of Nigeria each month, you'll weep even more for our country. They got so bold and belittling that Nigerian applicants have to pay to send an email to the US embassy. Can you believe that? You pay to email the US embassy, ff sake. I swear to God, if I was the country's leader, there's no way in hell the US embassy will keep the money of applicants who were denied visa. I don't care if it's the same everywhere else. Nigeria is a special case. They single us out, so we should single them out too. This has been on mind a long time.

over 500-900 million per annum

Mindlog:
I feel for that guy that had a $60,000 worth of scholarship but was bounced, guy must be experiencing depression promax right now.

its a lie they hardly reject scholarship student

marenkurz:
It is a lie. You guys believe everything.

same thing i said no country rejects a student with scholarship

Mummyfour:
I saw him.
I saw his documents.
He was the son of a top gun in Nigeria

you're lying...... A top gun wont need scholarship 🤣🤣

steeltrust:
You de talk america
I had my fair share of it sha

Even common Jamaica sef de do yanga for Nigerians

I go apply for visit oh make me and my fiancé just go enjoy our self when I even get Canada visa join

Imagine Jamaica when be say if them dash me citizenship I go reject self de do me yanga

Na laugh I just laugh comot there
No be there fault sha

Na bad leadership cause am 😂🤣

Its very unfair of you to say bad leadership without even blaming the Nigerians that abused the system!

Do you know what the "NIGERIAN" identity means outside there? Our leaders have no fault in this, We Nigerians are the sole cause.

We have over exploited all criminal avenues that, the Visa Officer just need know your identity, and will already concluded you fake!

pansophist:
This is why I always said that wickedness is like destroying your tomorrow for the greed of today.

All the Yahoo boys, yahoo pastors, polithiefcians, bad governance, corruption, nepotism, tribalism, and so forth, will bite Nigerians for sure. We can't escape it. It's the nature of life.

Nigeria effectively is a landlocked country. Minus ecowas, there is no place Nigerians can visit. The ecowas sef is based on luck, when Nigeria was still good. Our ecowas neighbors, many don't like us.

A tiny country like Finland for example, has at least seven international airports serving it, with a population of just 5M people. Nigeria has over 210 million, and just two major international airports (Abuja and Lagos).

And the two don't have much airline traffic compared to let's say, Accra. More airline flies to Accra than Lagos. A so-called giant of Africa with such a sad tale.

I don't think more airlines fly to Ghana than Nigeria.
I will check it up when less busy but there was a thread that showed list of flights made in Africa last year and south Africa was first, I think Egypt second and Nigeria 3rd.
Will check it out

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_airports_in_Africa

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/travel/gallery/busiest-african-airports-2022-spc-intl/index.html&ved=2ahUKEwjDnIH6t_mAAxVVg_0HHZf-A2cQFnoECBIQBQ&usg=AOvVaw05_G9wbRA36EvZEYlzHpTK

https://www.nairaland.com/4733171/top-11-busiest-airports-africa

You see that? I'll bet they don't make that kind of money in other countries.

IyaTola:
over 500-900 million per annum

I can't agree more.

xandy84:
I agreed with you. In early 2000, Russian embassy will not collect visa fee until they want to issue you visa. I am not sure if the same policy still in place. I think visa fee should be separated from processing fee and when visa is denied, embassy should keep the processing fee while returning the visa fee to the applicant.
Nigerians makes excuses for visa denial. Zac Brown band was denial entry to Canada to go perform on a show and life goes on. Anyone can be denial entry to another country. Nigerian visa refusal is not unique. It's the basic of supply and demand. When there is increase in visa applicants, there will be correspondent increase in rejection. We need to fix our country that make traveling out to do jobs you would not even dream of doing back home discouraging.
We can debate what could, should, would but the embassy only have interest of their country at heart and it's time for Nigerians and our government start to build the country for real

Segun2222:
you're lying...... A top gun wont need scholarship 🤣🤣

you Nigerians make me laugh or even want to cry at your mindset.
Unfortunately you really don't understand what a scholarship is, do you.

Read extensively on scholarships before making some certain annoying comments.
It is not only the poor that apply for scholarships.

Chai!! Shame dey catch me sef as I am trying to explain to you.
Let's just leave it at that

Even a dangote will appreciate his child for securing a $60,000 dollars worth of scholarship.

That said continue in your perception of life.
And don't tell me I lied.
Instead you are the liar here.

That said, have a good life

Mummyfour:
Did you bother reading the post very well.
Did I indicate anywhere that Nigerians don't travel to the US.
I only said people are facing more rejections more than before.
You can confirm from anyone that hangs around embassies or are into visa runs

I work with an embassy and what you said I absolutely true.

Mummyfour:
21st if August, I was at the American embassy for a visa appointment.

From the period spanning 3 hours I was there, nobody left the interview room with a smile or laughter. Almost every one there was rejected.

The funniest thing about the rejection was the verdict on the light blue paper given to the intending travellers which read" you have not demonstrated that you have enough ties to bring you back to Nigeria "

In a layman's terms, it means we are suspecting that you want to japa into the US.

The most painful aspect was a lot of undergraduates that were turned down. A guy that had a $60,000 worth of scholarship was bounced too.

I saw someone who was just going on a study leave from a whole Deloitte where he works in presently in Nigeria being bounced too.
Most of the interviewers didn't even check out relevant documents of the applicants, but just drew their conclusion based on face value.

I was discussing with people and they said inasmuch as the reason for that verdict was baseless and stupid, we Nigerians are viewed as the worst of the worst world citizens to allow access into the US, irrespective of one's qualifications.
We have a government, system and people that are fantastically corrupt.
We have people who engage in and support illegalities.

Our judiciary is biased and is for the highest bidders, and our political system and elections are flawed (none is perfect anywhere in the world) but ours is glaring and very embarrassing.

Our leaders are not patriotic and that is why when we as citizens have our rights trampled on locally or internationally, nothing is done about it.
Nigeria is not regarded as anything again.
In other words, we are just seen as nothing but irritating pollutants.

So for those of you that applaud evil in this land, pray you remain forever in Nigeria because even if it is just to go and visit and come back, they will not allow you.
If you even have a scholarship or any good thing that can take you out of this country, you will be frustrated at the embassy.

And for those of you that left already and are destroying the name of Nigeria, God's punishment awaits you.
And for those that are still making us proud in the US and elsewhere, may God continue to bless your efforts

I rest my case.
Please mods front page

is your visa application turned down too?

IyaTola:
Does he have all the requirements?

pls ma, can we chat on WhatsApp?

MASTERMIND04:
Forget about all these. They give people VISA. They reject more though but people get it.
My younger sis was on $34k scholarship and she got it.
I know about 2 people who got it too. All at first attempt.
They are giving people. You just have to know what to do to get it.
If they don't give you now, try again.
Try Abuja.
Don't scare those who want to try.

So what should one do bro?

BreconHills:
I recently got the US five year visa. This month. I had not travelled to the US since 2014 although I have been doing an annual pilgrimage to the uk.

I agree with the op that a lot of people are rejected but as I listened into conversations taking place at the interview counter, these were my thoughts.

1. People do not realize that there is a scoring system on the form they fill. They do not supply the right or sufficient information on their form. There is already a recommendation on your form by the time you get to the counter. You have about 3 mins to confirm or disprove it.

2. If you do intend to japa the system will more likely enough suss you out based on current employment, age, marital status, prospects in Nigeria ( yes the algorithm calculates that too) reason for travel etc. These are highly intelligent people with a lot of domestic data - this makes the algorithm/ scoring system really hard to beat. If you have to lie, don't apply for a US visa.

3. A lot of people are very nervous and they don't understand the questions aimed at them - they cannot explain what they do in sufficient details. They cannot explain what their host in the US do. They are like deer caught in the headlights of a car. They cannot manage the switch in mood between the bio capture stage and the interview itself.

4. A lot of people are unprepared. A lot. So the statistics look skewed towards rejections when in fact visas granted have been on the increase on a yy-yy basis.

I hope this helps those with honest intentions and the right documentation to apply. Don't be put off by the rejection rate. Visas are being given. There are just so many wrongly prepared applications.

So how does one prepare well?

SonofGod231:
You would have to pass the US Nursing licensing exams to be able to practice as a nurse in the US and also have a high score in your IELTS. Nigerians get Visa to the US and Canada every day. Just get all that's required and needed. It's preferable to use Abj as Lagos can be something else.

Does IELTS help in USA or UK student visa even when most schools don't require it?

Mummyfour:
you know the annoying thing was that he was not even asked to provide accompanying documents.
It was just his admission letter, DS 160 form and just international passport and nothing else.

That was the same fate almost every one had.
No careful perusal or scrutiny of documents, just rejection at face value

He should be the one to tell the interviewer all his strengths, academics, scholarship, etc below is your story on our platform

https://investorsking.com/2023/08/26/60000-scholarship-awardee-among-nigerians-denied-u-s-visa/

BigDawsNet:
Aiit... let me work you tru some info's... so u hav a US citizen and you want them to come to Nigeria and get married to you.. ..

Now it's simple... Tell dem to come to Nigeria.. and talk about your plans... if possible.. tell the citizen to visit an immigration lawyer before she arrives in Nigeria...

When the US citizen arrives.. get married at a legal court in Nigeria... she will return back to the US to file for you... this process may take up to 1 nd half year or shorter... the Application will be processed in the US and will be approved in the US.. but u will still be required to attend an interview when you set to move to the states..

wow and here I was thinking after the marriage we could travel back together. Someone suggested about her sending an invite for me, how easy would that be for me to move over to the State if I was to go through that option? Thanks for responding boss

This guy juju dey work first try .....me na reject first try o with 50m pof

lastkingsman:
Chineke meh

He should forever thank his Chi.

JimmySwaggart:
I just hope that when am done with my nursing program in few years time I'll able to secure the EB-3 Visa and practice in the US.

A sure way of relocating. Just pass your NCLEX exam and you are 98 percent sure. I know a lot of people making it to US despite the massive turn down.

AllenSpencer:
Its very unfair of you to say bad leadership without even blaming the Nigerians that abused the system!

Do you know what the "NIGERIAN" identity means outside there? Our leaders have no fault in this, We Nigerians are the sole cause.

We have over exploited all criminal avenues that, the Visa Officer just need know your identity, and will already concluded you fake!

oga our leadership is to Blamed more
Our leaders see our weakness and use it to their advantage

And are ready to do anything to make sure it continues like that and if you try to stop it they will come against you

Lekki massacre was an example

AllenSpencer:
Its very unfair of you to say bad leadership without even blaming the Nigerians that abused the system!

Do you know what the "NIGERIAN" identity means outside there? Our leaders have no fault in this, We Nigerians are the sole cause.

We have over exploited all criminal avenues that, the Visa Officer just need know your identity, and will already concluded you fake!

The root cause of the problem lies with the leaders. Even they make the country habitable many people will not seek refuge elsewhere.

uuzba:
I think you should just use your phone YOUTUBE and start watching any videos about US cities to have a feeling of their country.
So far, I have learnt that TEXAS has cowboys and casinos, Utah has a lot of Mormon Christian people and more snow, New York is the expensive part with lots of street beggers and criminals.
The Southern states have different sounding people and not too much black people there. Those ones don't do all this NIgga-nigga bulshit..
Just a bit rough knowledge I'm sure about US.

The Southern States is where you have the largest concentration of blacks. This was the home of slavery. It was from there majority of them emigrated from, first to the Northeast and then to other parts of America.

Onefornaija24:
Does IELTS help in USA or UK student visa even when most schools don't require it?

Say's who?? It's mandatory. That's test of English. It's called TOEFL for undergraduates. Needed in US and UK

Truth234:
He should be the one to tell the interviewer all his strengths, academics, scholarship, etc below is your story on our platform

https://investorsking.com/2023/08/26/60000-scholarship-awardee-among-nigerians-denied-u-s-visa/

Alright seen .

Funny enough, hexwas trying to ramble through all these you suggested with the little time he had, but it seemed as if the interviewer already had his mind made up to frustrate the guy.

gfon:
wow and here I was thinking after the marriage we could travel back together. Someone suggested about her sending an invite for me, how easy would that be for me to move over to the State if I was to go through that option? Thanks for responding boss

It's literally impossible for her to take you along... the spouse visa application can only be filed from the US and submitted inside the US...

The other option is good.. but your chances of getting a visa with her invite letter is as low as not knowing anyone self... if you guys really connected and in love... tell her to come to Nigeria... get married and she can start working on how to bring her husband to live with her

Mummyfour:
21st if August, I was at the American embassy for a visa appointment.

From the period spanning 3 hours I was there, nobody left the interview room with a smile or laughter. Almost every one there was rejected.

The funniest thing about the rejection was the verdict on the light blue paper given to the intending travellers which read" you have not demonstrated that you have enough ties to bring you back to Nigeria "

In a layman's terms, it means we are suspecting that you want to japa into the US.

The most painful aspect was a lot of undergraduates that were turned down. A guy that had a $60,000 worth of scholarship was bounced too.

I saw someone who was just going on a study leave from a whole Deloitte where he works in presently in Nigeria being bounced too.
Most of the interviewers didn't even check out relevant documents of the applicants, but just drew their conclusion based on face value.

I was discussing with people and they said inasmuch as the reason for that verdict was baseless and stupid, we Nigerians are viewed as the worst of the worst world citizens to allow access into the US, irrespective of one's qualifications.
We have a government, system and people that are fantastically corrupt.
We have people who engage in and support illegalities.

Our judiciary is biased and is for the highest bidders, and our political system and elections are flawed (none is perfect anywhere in the world) but ours is glaring and very embarrassing.

Our leaders are not patriotic and that is why when we as citizens have our rights trampled on locally or internationally, nothing is done about it.
Nigeria is not regarded as anything again.
In other words, we are just seen as nothing but irritating pollutants.

So for those of you that applaud evil in this land, pray you remain forever in Nigeria because even if it is just to go and visit and come back, they will not allow you.
If you even have a scholarship or any good thing that can take you out of this country, you will be frustrated at the embassy.

And for those of you that left already and are destroying the name of Nigeria, God's punishment awaits you.
And for those that are still making us proud in the US and elsewhere, may God continue to bless your efforts

I rest my case.
Please mods front page

you where also rejected? But you can appeal or reaaply abi? We are all stuck in this shit hole.

stephenponti:
you where also rejected? But you can appeal or reaaply abi? We are all stuck in this shit hole.

it's to reapply actually.
They stated that we should not appeal in their verdict.

But I am still waiting to get professional advice on the way forward.. don't want to make mistakes

Mummyfour:
Alright seen .

Funny enough, hexwas trying to ramble through all these you suggested with the little time he had, but it seemed as if the interviewer already had his mind made up to frustrate the guy.

That will be because of the visa form he filled out prior to the interview. They usually assign points to it to decide if applicants will get it or not.

The interview is only to clarify certain things.

Mummyfour:
Did you bother reading the post very well.
Did I indicate anywhere that Nigerians don't travel to the US.
I only said people are facing more rejections more than before.
You can confirm from anyone that hangs around embassies or are into visa runs

It has never been easy to obtaining an American visa expecially if you're traveling for the first time.so what's this rejection hullabaloo.

grandstar:
The Southern States is where you have the largest concentration of blacks. This was the home of slavery. It was from there majority of them emigrated from, first to the Northeast and then to other parts of America.

LOL read that part about how there are few black people in the South and just SMH, don't have the energy to respond to every funny comments on NL.