goryorhal:



Hello
How are you doing ? Please I will like to ask a question please regarding an American passport .
A friend of mine lost his passport last year and he wants to get a new one ..
What are the steps and requirements involve .
He is in Nigeria as we speak .
Thanks and God bless

Hello goryorhal,

A quick reminder that this thread is for non-immigrant visa questions, but since you asked:

He'll need to make an appointment either in Abuja or Lagos.
Abuja: https://evisaforms.state.gov/acs/default.asp?postcode=ABU&appcode=1
Lagos: https://evisaforms.state.gov/acs/default.asp?postcode=LGS&appcode=1

It takes approximately two weeks to receive a new passport once the application is approved. Consulates/Embassies do not offer expedited passport services. He can contact AbujaACS@state.gov or LagosACS@state.gov if an emergency passport is required.

The schedule for passport fees can be found at: http://travel.state.gov/passport/fees/fees_837.html

Fees may be paid in U.S. Dollars or the equivalent in Nigerian Naira please note that the exchange rate may vary. No refunds will be issued for denied applications and applicants are responsible for confirming their own eligibility.

He can read more here: http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/acs_abuja_passports.html

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

Dear vo ,I have applied severally and was refused, my intentions are genuine and I have strong ties to my country, as a matter of fact I have recently travelled to Canada and I presently have a valid 4years visa. I run an Ngo which I happen to be the president and I have a conference to attend in October but I don't know how else to convince the consulate of how important the conference is to me. I wouldn't want bd refused this time so as to enable me attend the conference. What do I do?

ifyaocc:
Dear vo ,I have applied severally and was refused, my intentions are genuine and I have strong ties to my country, as a matter of fact I have recently travelled to Canada and I presently have a valid 4years visa. I run an Ngo which I happen to be the president and I have a conference to attend in October but I don't know how else to convince the consulate of how important the conference is to me. I wouldn't want bd refused this time so as to enable me attend the conference. What do I do?

Hello ifyaocc,

We don't coach people on how to get a visa. The only thing you can do is apply again and be honest during all stages of the application process. The interviewing officer will decide, based on United States immigration policy, whether you qualify.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

Appreciated

Hello an thanks for your help so far.
Please my question is regarding the last "commandment" on eligibility for B1/B2 visa renewal via dropbox:
'The applicant has never been arrested nor had an encounter with law enforcement, customs, or immigration officials in the United States.'

Does extended CBP questioning at POE constitute an encounter with customs officials?

Would that disqualify an applicant from using dropbox for renewal?

Thanks!

I hear the server at the embassy is down and they re not conducting any interviews. How true is this please? I have appointment on wednesday this week.

julius99:
I hear the server at the embassy is down and they re not conducting any interviews. How true is this please? I have appointment on wednesday this week.

Hello julius99,

It's not true. We have interviews all week. If this changes for any reason, we will contact you.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

Underdogg:
Hello an thanks for your help so far.
Please my question is regarding the last "commandment" on eligibility for B1/B2 visa renewal via dropbox:
'The applicant has never been arrested nor had an encounter with law enforcement, customs, or immigration officials in the United States.'

Does extended CBP questioning at POE constitute an encounter with customs officials?

Would that disqualify an applicant from using dropbox for renewal?

Thanks!

Hello Underdogg,

Extended questioning would not, but if you're still unsure and you meet all the other requirements, go ahead and submit via dropbox and we will call you in for an interview if we see anything that needs to be discussed in person.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

iContribute:


Same situation. How did yours happen?

Pls email me infoseeker92@gmail.com

Hello iContribute,

There are no appeals in this process. You can reapply but if you were told you had a temporary or permanent ban from entering the United States, this might not be a good use of your resources.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

abujaniv:


Hello iContribute,

There are no appeals in this process. You can reapply but if you were told you had a temporary or permanent ban from entering the United States, this might not be a good use of your resources.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

Thank you. I remember the officer incharge said i can and have the opportunity to re-apply but her statement contradicts what i have doscovered and read from research i.e 5yrs ban.

Dont intend to appeal, just seeking expert advice for anyone in my situation, that is if there are anymore needed. Thanks again

Good day sir,
having a real challenge here. i helped my folk with the embassy visit, a mother of three. which they eventually went for the embassy visit but the mother got hers but the issue was the kids weren't issued visas on the grounds that information given where wrong i have no idea what that means. and we were asked to rescheudule visit for the kids..something to do with the barcodes which i dont get. i really dont know how to go about it on the site to reschedule a hitch free visit.am confused. i need some help

ic3tipz:
Good day sir,
having a real challenge here. i helped my folk with the embassy visit, a mother of three. which they eventually went for the embassy visit but the mother got hers but the issue was the kids weren't issued visas on the grounds that information given where wrong i have no idea what that means. and we were asked to rescheudule visit for the kids..something to do with the barcodes which i dont get. i really dont know how to go about it on the site to reschedule a hitch free visit.am confused. i need some help

ic3tipz,

We're sorry that you had problems scheduling the interview, but that sheet really outlines the instructions pretty clearly - I am not sure what more we can say. Go to the website listed on the document, review it carefully, and reschedule the children's interview. Make sure that you have filled out the application for each person who will be attending the interview if you haven't done so already.

Regards,
U.S. Consulate Lagos

thanks for your swift response.am greatful.And what about the barcode issues talked about. do i need to create anoda account to generate a new barcode. ir just go on and schedule the appointment

G.Day VO,

Please I need some direction and advice. I just received my student visa today but the annotation and school is different from that which I intend to attend. The genesis is that I had filled my DS-160 with this school but later got a better offer from another school. During my interview I went in with the i20 of the school I intend to attend and informed the VO that it is a different i20. He said "it's not a problem". But now it's still the former school on my visa. And I have found out that it wouldn't be advisable to still travel with the visa.
The issue is that I have informed that school that I would not be attending anymore. And the new school which I intend to attend would start on the 17th. I had intended to travel tomorrow the 11th.
Please advice

Hi Visa Officer,

Please what documents are required for a F2 visa interview? The F1 applicant enrolled in school since August 2014 and has not missed any semester.

The F2 applicant is the spouse.

Thank you.

Vita7801:
Good day sir, please I wish to ask you a question, a friend of my send me an Invitation to come over to the state and I want to honor the IV but she is not working because of her disability.. I want to take the responsibility for my ticket but she promise to take other responsibilities when I come over there, now I want to ask since she have not been here and I myself have not been there is it possible for the consulate to issue me a Visa? How possible can this be please? Is there any thing that I can do or she can do? Advice me on this matter please? Thank you so much...

SirEsquire:
G.Day VO,

Please I need some direction and advice. I just received my student visa today but the annotation and school is different from that which I intend to attend. The genesis is that I had filled my DS-160 with this school but later got a better offer from another school. During my interview I went in with the i20 of the school I intend to attend and informed the VO that it is a different i20. He said "it's not a problem". But now it's still the former school on my visa. And I have found out that it wouldn't be advisable to still travel with the visa.
The issue is that I have informed that school that I would not be attending anymore. And the new school which I intend to attend would start on the 17th. I had intended to travel tomorrow the 11th.
Please advice

Contact the embassy to get this corrected. LagosNIV@state.gov or AbujaNIV@state.gov

kennyzita:
Hi Visa Officer,

Please what documents are required for a F2 visa interview? The F1 applicant enrolled in school since August 2014 and has not missed any semester.

The F2 applicant is the spouse.

Thank you.

The spouse will need their own I-20 and the SEVIS fee for the student should be active. Other than that, having a photocopy of the student's visa wouldn't hurt to have.

Vita7801:
Vita7801:
Good day sir, please I wish to ask you a question, a friend of my send me an Invitation to come over to the state and I want to honor the IV but she is not working because of her disability.. I want to take the responsibility for my ticket but she promise to take other responsibilities when I come over there, now I want to ask since she have not been here and I myself have not been there is it possible for the consulate to issue me a Visa? How possible can this be please? Is there any thing that I can do or she can do? Advice me on this matter please? Thank you so much...

Sorry - we don't give advice on specific issues as a matter of policy. If you believe you are qualified then you can apply and discuss the issue with a VO during your interview.

Dear vo, pls I need some information, am about to apply for a non immigrant visa. Am a single mother, I want to know the process to apply with my daughter. I also want to know if I should use the fathers' surname or mine for her passport, and know if there are other requirements.

Hello VO,

I am a Nigerian and medical house officer in ghana (equivalent to housemanship in Nigeria). And I was refused a b1/b2 visa in ghana, I got the impression that I needed to apply from my country of residence. How soon can I re-apply in Lagos or abuja? Do I need to wait for 90 days? I will like to travel at the end of august for pleasure. Can I get an expedited interview? Is there someone I can contact about this? Thanks

ChichisWardrobe:
Dear vo, pls I need some information, am about to apply for a non immigrant visa. Am a single mother, I want to know the process to apply with my daughter. I also want to know if I should use the fathers' surname or mine for her passport, and know if there are other requirements.

You should start by visiting http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/welcome.html.

As far as the name on the passport goes - use whatever the legal names are.

missy99:
Hello VO,

I am a Nigerian and medical house officer in ghana (equivalent to housemanship in Nigeria). And I was refused a b1/b2 visa in ghana, I got the impression that I needed to apply from my country of residence. How soon can I re-apply in Lagos or abuja? Do I need to wait for 90 days? I will like to travel at the end of august for pleasure. Can I get an expedited interview? Is there someone I can contact about this? Thanks

Hello missy99,

We do not grant expedited interviews for tourism purposes, so you will need to reapply in the regular process. We recommend 90 days waiting because it is unlikely anything in your circumstances will have changed very much if you wait less than this. However, you are welcome to reapply whenever is convenient for you.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

Hello VO,

I(with wife and son) once applied for B1/B2 visa when I just Got married with a kid about six years ago but was denied visa. I now have 2 kids and my wife and the kids ve travelled together to SA and mozambique. I ve equally travelled to Germany with my wife. now we want to apply as a family for vacation using hotel reservation as previous application was processed with invitation. I ve worked for 8years in a bank and still working. i need ur candid opinion as i believe that my situation has increased economically, socially, family wise. thanks

coolladdy:
Hello VO,

I(with wife and son) once applied for B1/B2 visa when I just Got married with a kid about six years ago but was denied visa. I now have 2 kids and my wife and the kids ve travelled together to SA and mozambique. I ve equally travelled to Germany with my wife. now we want to apply as a family for vacation using hotel reservation as previous application was processed with invitation. I ve worked for 8years in a bank and still working. i need ur candid opinion as i believe that my situation has increased economically, socially, family wise. thanks

Hello coolladdy,

We've said it many, many times before and we'll say again: we do not give you odds on the likelihood of getting a visa. If you believe you are qualified, feel free to apply and your application will be considered fairly.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

My name is Elvis i applied for an f1 visa two weeks ago in ukraine, cause i graduated last year as a computer engineer and did my intershape for eight months .now i got an admission from a university in the united state(master computer sc) and i applied for an f1 visa but i was refused i was told that i don't have strong ties that i have better changes in my home country (nigeria) but most of my classmate got their visa from ukraine too same week and the week before now im thinking of reapplying cause i have all the right documents , i felt i was been racially profiled that day . cause the ukrainians that was there going for study they could not even prove as much document has i have or explaine there self and with less question and they were issued visa. in the forum when applying it was wask if i have been refused a US visa ( i will say yes ) but i ask to explain why ? what should i say

Elvisabo:
My name is Elvis i applied for an f1 visa two weeks ago in ukraine, cause i graduated last year as a computer engineer and did my intershape for eight months .now i got an admission from a university in the united state(master computer sc) and i applied for an f1 visa but i was refused i was told that i don't have strong ties that i have better changes in my home country (nigeria) but most of my classmate got their visa from ukraine too same week and the week before now im thinking of reapplying cause i have all the right documents , i felt i was been racially profiled that day . cause the ukrainians that was there going for study they could not even prove as much document has i have or explaine there self and with less question and they were issued visa. in the forum when applying it was wask if i have been refused a US visa ( i will say yes ) but i ask to explain why ? what should i say

Hello Elivsabo,

A consular officer will not ask why you were refused a visa to the United States; we can read about your prior interviews through our system... was there another question?

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

yes i was asked , where i was going , i told them the city were i was going to study , then asked me who was my spouse i told them my father... the strange thing about the hole things was the vo tuck my document and keep it aside and ask me to wait after waiting for a long time ( like he even forgot about me ) then i was called by another vo who saw me waiting and i told him my passport and document was with the other vo , then he called and asked me if have travelled to other country apart from ukraine i said no and he sad sorry i should go to my home country

abujaniv:


Hello Elivsabo,

A consular officer will not ask why you were refused a visa to the United States; we can read about your prior interviews through our system... was there another question?

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

Hello VO please can someone go to the embassy for interview with two different invitations for two different conferences taking place in two different months?

abujaniv:
Hello, Nairaland! Our last thread was lost due to the Nairaland data loss, so we're re-starting the Non-Immigrant Visa discussion.

We are U.S. Foreign Service Officers working in Abuja and Lagos. We'll be happy to answer as many of your Non-Immigrant Visa questions as possible. Please note that we do not comment on specific cases, we do not offer advice, and we will not answer abusive or insulting posts.

While we will attempt to explain U.S. immigration policies and provide overall visa application guidance, any opinions expressed are the personal views of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Government.

There is a separate Immigrant and Diversity Visa thread at https://www.nairaland.com/1792591/u.s-immigration-questions-ask-u.s., also handled by a U.S. Foreign Service Officers in Nigeria, so please use this thread only for questions about Non-Immigrant Visas.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Our best,
AbujaNIV

Hello VO please can someone go to the embassy for interview with two different invitations for two different conferences taking place in two different months?

Elvisabo:
yes i was asked , where i was going , i told them the city were i was going to study , then asked me who was my spouse i told them my father... the strange thing about the hole things was the vo tuck my document and keep it aside and ask me to wait after waiting for a long time ( like he even forgot about me ) then i was called by another vo who saw me waiting and i told him my passport and document was with the other vo , then he called and asked me if have travelled to other country apart from ukraine i said no and he sad sorry i should go to my home country

Hello Sir. Thank you so much for what you 've done in this forum and specifically in this thread. I would like to have one question:

I am currently applying to be trainee in the U.S in hospitality. I have got accepted by a resort in California and on my way to wait for DS2019 document to arrive from an U.S sponsor company. I hope to bring my husband on a J2 visa. However, several people went on J1 visa before said it is best to go separately, and married candicates on J1 visa often are denied by the U.S consulate or embassy. Is it true that married people are harder to go in J1 visa than in other visa category, sir? What advice do you have for us to be both able to pass the interview and go to the States? I have been to the U.S on B1/B2 visa and other countries, but my husband havent travelled anywhere yet.

Thank you so much! And I look forward to hearing from you.

Susan