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Efetobore1980:
Mr Mighty.

Your own response was directly from the U.S. embassy in Lagos and they referred you back to AVITS (your dashboard) because they have notified avits or they thought it is the duty of the support team helpline.

For clarification, this is the only email directed to avits


nigeria@usvisaappt.com any other email like LagosNIV goes internally to the sightseeing of the embassy officials. U.S embassy investigates MRV payment themselves because they are guiding against fraud. Thank you for the awareness sir. 👍

naivasha:
Just a little update on my application.

IW passport submission: May 30th
Case created: June 2nd
Case last updated: June 2nd

Email received on June 18th

Consular Section marked your appointment for follow up 221g

Dear applicant,

Please log back to your profile https://www.usvisaappt.com/visaapplicantui/login locate your appointment card and click "Reschedule" your appointment.

Earliest appointment I saw on Avits is on August 7th.

For those who have gone through this, please confirm: is this new appointment at the embassy or at OIS?

Wealthypips:
This is same response i got, did you make payment as well and how is it when you cancel and create new sir/ma? Did it work out fine. Tho I’ve sent out email to all the mails I got on this site before I make any move

naivasha:
Just a little update on my application.

IW passport submission: May 30th
Case created: June 2nd
Case last updated: June 2nd

Email received on June 18th

Consular Section marked your appointment for follow up 221g

Dear applicant,

Please log back to your profile https://www.usvisaappt.com/visaapplicantui/login locate your appointment card and click "Reschedule" your appointment.

Earliest appointment I saw on Avits is on August 7th.

For those who have gone through this, please confirm: is this new appointment at the embassy or at OIS?

Wealthypips:
I understand you sir, but thinking about it why would they push people in canceling to create new after making payment if they are sure it won’t work but lead to another payment…they must have worked on it to say something like that. I have sent email out to the mail for support I got on here and hoping to get a response soon but still since I’m not the only one with similar issue, I hope I can get a response from Whoever has gotten their sorted. I can’t bear paying another 2 new payments for me and my wife

Efetobore1980:
Hello.

The email shared by @MrMighty was probably sent when both AVITS and the U.S. embassy has not gotten their bearings. As of today , U.S embassy will not ask you to cancel a pending appointment after you must have sent the appropriate emails on payment issues. They will only send a mail asking you to click on pending appointment which will automatically takes you to a calendar or they tell you that your payment cannot be verified.

Below is the only avenue recommended by the U.S. embassy to sort out your payment/appointment booking issues. You will have to send the email via your registered email and remember to COPY AVITS amentum
nigeria@usvisaappt.com Start clicking on pending appointment after 2 days. If this one doesn't sort it out you will have to pay another MRV no doubt. 👍

Zeni06:
The new appointment is with the Consular at the embassy.
I'm pretty sure they just want to ask you a few questions just to clarify something.
All the best.

Lekan2348:
Ahn ahn you saw August 7th? Are you sure?

Is it Lagos or Abuja?

I’ve been checking since for new Lagos date and none are available

naivasha:
Yes, August 7th. Did you also apply with IW and then later received an email for 221g?

Because I noticed that the other available dates were all on Thursdays in August. i.e. 14th, 21st and 28th. It is possible they set aside certain slots for applicants who get a 221g request via IW. Just a personal opinion.

Lekan2348:
nawa o. i received my 221g on monday and the only available dates were in september. I've booked september but ive also been checking for dates to become available. Till now, no new date has become available. Even all the september dates are now taken. Its like they're not making the available dates open to everyone

naivasha:
Yes, August 7th. Did you also apply with IW and then later received an email for 221g?

Because I noticed that the other available dates were all on Thursdays in August. i.e. 14th, 21st and 28th. It is possible they set aside certain slots for applicants who get a 221g request via IW. Just a personal opinion.

naivasha:
Really? That is quite strange. I think you may be right that they are not making all the dates available.

I just checked now (18:20 Jun 19). I can still see dates in August and September. Screenshots below.

Wealthypips:
Hello ya’ll I have made payment since feb12 and I want to confirm if anyone has had this similar issues and got it resolved. My payment shows it’s valid but it’s not letting me confirm it but they asked me to cancel and restart a new one that it will automatically detect the payment. Is it safe to do that pls cos I don’t want to forfeit the large sum I paid for my wife and myself.

Wealthypips:
I understand you sir, but thinking about it why would they push people in canceling to create new after making payment if they are sure it won’t work but lead to another payment…they must have worked on it to say something like that. I have sent email out to the mail for support I got on here and hoping to get a response soon but still since I’m not the only one with similar issue, I hope I can get a response from Whoever has gotten their sorted. I can’t bear paying another 2 new payments for me and my wife

Thank you for your inquiry.
You may send your inquiry or request via Email to: nigeria@usvisaappt.com
If you have any further questions, please contact AVITS directly.
Callers in Nigeria: +2342013438900
Callers in the United States:  +17344182395
Via the Click to Chat and Click to Talk option on the AVITS Website AVITS Website.

Sirnigeria3000:
You lucky man to see August , have been searching for August or July but got nothing . Have booked for September duo.

Do embassy allow certain ppl
To see August and others can’t see ni? Cos I just checked now and no date self in Lagos . Is ur 221g a white paper or pink slip ?

This really confusing

Abuja as July and all

Fabuloski:
I can see April for Abuja but no dates for Lagos. I have already chosen May 18th, trying to see if I can get an earlier time

Sirnigeria3000:
You lucky man to see August , have been searching for August or July but got nothing . Have booked for September duo.

Do embassy allow certain ppl
To see August and others can’t see ni? Cos I just checked now and no date self in Lagos . Is ur 221g a white paper or pink slip ?

This really confusing

Abuja as July and all

Babalom70:
I have paid my visa fee last week Thursday and today is the fourth day. I have not been able to verify my payment, and hence not able to book appointment . I transferred the fee from my uba account to the first bank account details that I saw on the USAVITS portal. Who can explain this or someone has experienced this. Even the support service is not given me good feedback

PotentialLake:
Is this normal or should I reach out to the support? I have been trying to check dates for F1 visa interview since yeasterday, and the calendar is just stuck on june and says no availability for any of the locations.

Lekan2348:
Didn’t they suspend f1 appointments and interviews

Milito:
I've had this payment issue for an application I did for my partner since Sept last year despite paying for both of us simultaneously. I've since had my own successful interview, traveled and returned and the issue still remains unresolved. Despite the frustration, we decided not to pay another visa fees and wait it out, as the other person's trip was not urgent. I've raised countless tickets, sent countless emails.

In one of my verbal interaction with one of their agents, he notified me of changes to their process, and said we can now cancel pending appointments and restart the whole process for a possible resolution of payment verification issues. I was reluctant and drew his attention to the fact that there's a caveat that if you cancel appointment, the payment is gone. But he assured me that this was the new process. I still didn't cancel.

I left the issue and returned after some days to complain again, this time to the customer care chat feature. I was told the same thing, with this agent emphatically assuring me the payment will not be forfeited. I also received email directly from the embassy advising on the new process to cancel pending appointment and re-start the process for scheduling problems.

I thereafter cancelled the pending appointment and started the process afresh. This was like 2 months back. However, I'm still unable to schedule the appointment, even after canceling and re-attempting to book appointment. It only shows the "Bank details updated successfully" and does not open up the calendar. Though it also does not say the payment has been used up.

Sirnigeria3000:
You lucky man to see August , have been searching for August or July but got nothing . Have booked for September duo.

Do embassy allow certain ppl
To see August and others can’t see ni? Cos I just checked now and no date self in Lagos . Is ur 221g a white paper or pink slip ?

This really confusing

Abuja as July and all

naivasha:
I dropped off my passport with OIS (Lagos) for IW three weeks ago.

Then two days ago all I got was an email informing me of the 221g.

Lekan2348:
he is referring to 221g rescheduling while you are referring to normal interview scheduling. Both are different with different priorities and dates. For example, you are talking about 2026 dates but he is talking about 2025 dates. You can't see 2025 dates because what you are scheduling is different from his own

naivasha:
I dropped off my passport with OIS (Lagos) for IW three weeks ago.

Then two days ago all I got was an email informing me of the 221g.

Fabuloski:
Oh, lol, thanks. I don't know a lot about B1/B2. I'm trying to get it for my Mom. What is 221g, and does everyone have to do it? Is it a pre- or post-normal interview?

Wealthypips:
I just tried canceling and creating new but it’s still not verifying with the amemtum reference number. ‘We have not identified a previous visa applicant profile that contains an unused and valid payment for my name and my wife’s name” not the “Bank details updated successfully”

Kossyfelicia:
Good afternoon EVERYONE..please What's the current price of U.S. visa? Thanks