₦airaland Forum

gateleo:
Hi guys

I already have 2 F1 visa denied. First was last year April and the second was June 2025. I intend applying for a visitor visa any time soon. What are my chances.

que4:
I feel it’s criminal for someone to pay for visa fee and only then do you see that the earliest date in Lagos (as of today) is October.

If people could see the dates, half of the applicants would do a double take and not proceed. This is wild sh*t to be honest.

If you are yet to pay, select Abuja. You can get dates there in October, next month.

Hayormide212:
You’re funny sha — Is US your country of origin

Or you’re the one to tell them how they should operate! Jokes

gateleo:
Hi guys

I already have 2 F1 visa denied. First was last year April and the second was June 2025. I intend applying for a visitor visa any time soon. What are my chances.

Cityview12:
Hello guys, I think there might be a shadow ban on Nigeria by the embassy (my opinion).

I noticed that all through the month of September, I did not hear of a single non-F1 approval; the only F1 that seems to get approved were fully funded last month (September). Does anyone know of any Non-F1 approvals last month? (September). Like do you know or hear of any F2 approvals last month? I hope there's no blanket ban on us?

Efetobore1980:
■ What do you mean by a shadow ban ? Even if nobody post success visa transcripts all through this year does that mean that people are not getting visas?

Dont judge Nigeria visa situation with Nairaland. A lot of people are just readers and learners on Nairaland who got vital visa information here. They went away equipped with success info , got their visas and disappeared. Some are self- centered who doesn't like to share their success stories.

B1/B2, F1 and F2 are still getting visas .

Cityview12:
True, but the level of visa denial last month is concerning. I belong to a ton of groups off Nairaland, and not one non-F1 applicant got approved, which is concerning. Do you know of any non-fully funded F1 approvals in the month of September? Do you know of any F2 or B1/B2 approvals in September? even if it's just one?

Shofat4real:
Good evening friend.
As per someone that posted that no visa approval in September. He may be right or otherwise. I got a denial on a day to my birthday in recently in Lagos US embassy
Here is my transcript.

V.O: Good morning.
Me: Good morning officer
V.O: your passport
Me: here's my passport with a smile
V.o: Where are you going in the US?
Me: Indianapolis
V.o: What's the purpose of your traveling?
Me: I'm going for my annual leave vacation and tourism
V.o: how long do you plan to stay?
Me: I intend to stay for 2 weeks and return back home to resume my job.
V.o: what do you do?
Me: I work as head of Bleep at xyz where I have been working for 8 years now
V.o: have you traveled outside the country before?
Me: yes officer. I've traveled to Ghana, Togo and Benin Republic
V.o: Are you married?
Me: yes, I'm happily married
V.o: how many kids?
Me: a beautiful daughter
V.o: what's your monthly income?
Me: I earn 300k monthly
V.o: where would you visit during your stay?
Me: Indianapolis motor Speedway, Indianapolis museum of art
V.o: sorry you're not qualified for this visa.

I got to the hotel and I just laid down flat on the bed. I was static for some minutes. I couldn't do anything after months of rehearsals with my wife and kid.

Please my senior, where did I get it all wrong?
I'm still disappointed at the whole thing. It was only one guy that was given visa out of about 12 people who were on the queue with me. An elderly woman was denied because she overstayed in the US. The US embassy is like a world on its own.

Shofat4real:
Good evening friend.
As per someone that posted that no visa approval in September. He may be right or otherwise. I got a denial on a day to my birthday in recently in Lagos US embassy
Here is my transcript.

V.O: Good morning.
Me: Good morning officer
V.O: your passport
Me: here's my passport with a smile
V.o: Where are you going in the US?
Me: Indianapolis
V.o: What's the purpose of your traveling?
Me: I'm going for my annual leave vacation and tourism
V.o: how long do you plan to stay?
Me: I intend to stay for 2 weeks and return back home to resume my job.
V.o: what do you do?
Me: I work as head of Bleep at xyz where I have been working for 8 years now
V.o: have you traveled outside the country before?
Me: yes officer. I've traveled to Ghana, Togo and Benin Republic
V.o: Are you married?
Me: yes, I'm happily married
V.o: how many kids?
Me: a beautiful daughter
V.o: what's your monthly income?
Me: I earn 300k monthly
V.o: where would you visit during your stay?
Me: Indianapolis motor Speedway, Indianapolis museum of art
V.o: sorry you're not qualified for this visa.

I got to the hotel and I just laid down flat on the bed. I was static for some minutes. I couldn't do anything after months of rehearsals with my wife and kid.

Please my senior, where did I get it all wrong?
I'm still disappointed at the whole thing. It was only one guy that was given visa out of about 12 people who were on the queue with me. An elderly woman was denied because she overstayed in the US. The US embassy is like a world on its own.

Shofat4real:
Good evening friend.
As per someone that posted that no visa approval in September. He may be right or otherwise. I got a denial on a day to my birthday in recently in Lagos US embassy
Here is my transcript.

Please my senior, where did I get it all wrong?
I'm still disappointed at the whole thing. It was only one guy that was given visa out of about 12 people who were on the queue with me. An elderly woman was denied because she overstayed in the US. The US embassy is like a world on its own.

Cityview12:
True, but the level of visa denial last month is concerning. I belong to a ton of groups off Nairaland, and not one non-F1 applicant got approved, which is concerning. Do you know of any non-fully funded F1 approvals in the month of September? Do you know of any F2 or B1/B2 approvals in September? even if it's just one?

Hayormide212:
Visa Approvals have moved from Nairaland since! It’s on WhatsApp..

Hayormide212:
Visa Approvals have moved from Nairaland since! It’s on WhatsApp..

IjeObi:
Good afternoon.

I went for my B1/B2 visa interview this morning in Abuja. My anxiety started when the lady checking passports asked for my expired passport, and I didn't have it. I didn't use it at all, so I didn't think bringing it was necessary. She said that there was no way to ascertain whether or not what I said was true, but they let me in.

About 20 or more people were in line in front of me, and as far as I could tell, more than 90% had been denied before i came in. As I watched, person after person was denied, including older people. I remained calm and kept asking the Lord for mercy and favour.

One naval officer was the only person to be approved, that i could tell of, from the window where my interview held.

VO: Good morning. Passport please.
Me: Good morning.

I handed her my passport. She was polite but hardly smiled.

VO: Where are you traveling to?
Me: I told her.
VO: Are you married?
Me: Yes.
VO: How many children do you have?
Me: One.
VO: What do you do?
Me: I'm a writer, self-employed.
VO: What is the purpose of the trip?
Me: My sister is getting married, and she invited us.
VO: Have you been out of the country before?
Me: No.
VO: Are you going with your family or going alone?
Me: I'm not going with them, but I'm going with my mum. She's frail and needs help.

All the while, she was typing, but she paused when I said this. Then, she asked:

VO: Does your mum already have her visa?
Me: Yes.

She nodded and continued typing.

VO: How long are you going to stay?
Me: Two to three weeks.
VO: What does your husband do?
Me: I told her.

She nodded again and kept typing.

VO: What is your mum's name?
Me: I told her, and she typed and checked her system.

Then she asked me to spell my mum's surname, and I did. I could faintly see my mum's picture on her large screen. She had two, and one was slightly facing outward. She nodded and typed for a few seconds before saying:

VO: I've approved your visa. We will let you know how to collect your passport. This paper...
I don't remember the rest of what she said. But she cracked a quick smile at me at this point, and I left.

God is merciful and kind.

uche06:
Please what’s re the chances for my mum who is over 60 to come to the USA to attend my wedding in December 2025
She has two houses back home and a business she runs and my sister is in Nigeria
She has no travel history but she is a widow a

samson246:
Please house, I am new here and quickly need a feedback, My mum applied for the non immigrant visa and paid in year 2023, paid to GTB, Now First bank is the receiving bank for US visa application fees. Now her appointment date was scheduled to hold in October 2025 this month( In about 2 weeks)

My question now is the agent assisting with this whole process is requiring her to pay the new updated application fees? Please I need help, if we go ahead with payment will this not change change the appointment date, NB we have the appointment confirmation letter already when payment was made in the year 2023.

samson246:
Please house, I am new here and quickly need a feedback, My mum applied for the non immigrant visa and paid in year 2023, paid to GTB, Now First bank is the receiving bank for US visa application fees. Now her appointment date was scheduled to hold in October 2025 this month( In about 2 weeks)

My question now is the agent assisting with this whole process is requiring her to pay the new updated application fees? Please I need help, if we go ahead with payment will this not change change the appointment date, NB we have the appointment confirmation letter already when payment was made in the year 2023.

Lordcrixus:
That your agent is dishonest.

lekefew:
Login to AVITS dashboard and go to support on the menu, create a ticket, select Profile Inquires for the topic , fill the form and upload your new DS-160 form in the attachment section and submit. Wait for 24 hours and your confirmation number will be updated on the appointment, you'll get a response on the ticket letting you know it has been updated. I don't know if the weekend will affect the response time. I did mine yesterday and got a response today.

I asked this question a week ago and nobody replied. I figured it out and I thought to help someone else

Judawoo:
Hello team,
if my home country is partial ban, BAN for B1/B2 visa, but I'm working here in Nigeria as seaman with Nigeria work and resident permit, I got already 3 schengen visa and 1 is currently valid for 1 year, what is my chance to get B1B2 visa ?
Note that I'm using my home country passport