[quote author=kennycanny post=46399365][/quote]
Brilliant analogy...

alapomejishegs:
Good day to you all, i am a student and also a working class man, i work as an accountant and also the personal Assistant to the medical Director,i am in my late 20's i want to apply for a visiting visa, am actually going for my cousin's wedding so hes inviting me, what are the documents i might likly need? Cos in the invitation letter i told him to write my hospital will be sponsoring me. I hope that is okay? And also do i need my salary statement since i said it the hospital that will be sponsoring me. My passport is a virgin passport. The wedding invitation card is out and i also told him to attach it with the invitation letter. The wedding is stated bfor September 2016.What are my chances of getting the visa. Hope to get a reply soon. Thanks

Is the hospital sponsoring u? If Yes, why are you asking if to include it? If No, why do u want to include that in the letter?
If the hospital is sponsoring you indeed, why would they do that? If the MD is your relative and he sponsors vacation of family members abroad (in this economy sef) do you see how funny this 'your tie' sounds?
Again, how does your cousin sponsoring you equate to a tie? Na your money? How does it guarantee you will return?

Answer all these questions and tell yourself your chances.

alapomejishegs:
you think I should just say my cousin is the one sponsoring my trip with a job tie thats taking a letter from my hospital for the job tie.. Will i need his own statement or they know how to get it

Stop looking for what to say. Say what the truth is!

slightlyMad:


nope, they dont even look at the invitation letter that we beg our relatives abroad to send as if it helps in any way, so couldnt have said "people being invited"
what i said is IF you have a pending immigrant petition, you WILL not get it

slightlyMad:

slightlyMad:


if you have an immediate relative in the USA, you wont get a non-immigrant visa.
VO here will tell you it is still possible to get it but NO, they will waste your cash and time.
post your interview transcript here when you have it and pls quote me

if you have a pending immigrant petition, then you have an immediate relative in the US.
only people with immediate relatives can get petitioned (employment too, but thats irrelevant cos it is always current or almost current.).


@kennycanny, Ambode's wife will use A1 visa

unfortunately i wrongly assumed people here will just get it that i was not referring to some few exceptions like your Ambode's wife, people referred by US chamber of commerce, wole soyinka and others who obviously dont have problem getting visas.
i forgot to spell it out.

bailcron:
My passport expires Jan 2017. I am about to make payment for my Visa fee however I read online that the passport must be valid for at least 6 months after entry into the US. The proposed month of entry is August. Please advise

renew your passport before making the payment.
when you arrive port of entry, you will likely get 6month stamp
so in six months, your passport will expire and you can't enter Nigeria on an expired passport

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Mathew112:
Goodday everyone.
I will be going for my interview this week.
Purpose of travel: Tourism/Sightseeing.

During my DS-160 Application I selected B2 as against B1/B2. Please, is this going to cause any issue for me?
Regards.

No

Slightlymad and Omobendel24 have finally been able to confuse me, and not convince me about the subject argument with all the big big english they are throwing about.

Make embassy jst help us give nuptials sha. Make this matter comot for ground

For the records, my cousin's mother was given an NIV in May, and my cousin is a USC by marriage. Her daughter's status was fully declared as a USC (cos I helped review the form) yet she was issued the visa.

That kinda takes the salt away from Slightlymad analogy, doesn't mean she's entirely wrong.

nefertitiram:
Slightlymad and Omobendel24 have finally been able to confuse me, and not convince me about the subject argument with all the big big english they are throwing about.

Make embassy jst help us give nuptials sha. Make this matter comot for ground

For the records, my cousin's mother was given an NIV in May, and my cousin is a USC by marriage. Her daughter's status was fully declared as a USC (cos I helped review the form) yet she was issued the visa.

That kinda takes the salt away from Slightlymad analogy, doesn't mean she's entirely wrong.

Azzin ehhhh! I yaff read big big grammar sottay I don forget the point of the argument. eishhhh!

[quote author=OmoBendel24 post=46399381][/quote]

stop showing ignorance publicly. I have a blood sister (American Citizen) living in US, and i was granted visit visa last month! do not say wrong statement here that ll push people to lie in their applications that ll give them serious dents in their future dealings with the American embassy.

slightlyMad:





if you have a pending immigrant petition, then you have an immediate relative in the US.
only people with immediate relatives can get petitioned (employment too, but thats irrelevant cos it is always current or almost current.).


@kennycanny, Ambode's wife will use A1 visa

unfortunately i wrongly assumed people here will just get it that i was not referring to some few exceptions like your Ambode's wife, people referred by US chamber of commerce, wole soyinka and others who obviously dont have problem getting visas.
i forgot to spell it out.

so sorry I didn't spell it out too. ANYBODY with strong ties to Nigeria can get granted visit visa even with immigration petition pending. A lot of people have got it and a lot ll still continue to get it.

Immigration petition will not lead to automatic denial of visit visa , it ll only make it more difficult but not impossible to get if you have a great tie to Nigeria!

mr Kennycanny

kennycanny:

stop showing ignorance publicly. I have a blood sister (American Citizen) living in US, and i was granted visit visa last month! do not say wrong statement here that ll push people to lie in their applications that ll give them serious dents in their future dealings with the American embassy.

please don't take this personal as i can handle your bad mouth if in the mood.

besides, no one will push anyone to commit crime, the current economic hardship will not push people to commit a crime
if they choose to commit a crime, then it's in them.

Ok, how about , Nairalanders I was wrong and you are right, can we put this dead horse to rest?
if anyone quotes me on this issue again, na CBP go deport you when next you travel

LadyGuinivere:

Stop looking for what to say. Say what the truth is!

the truth is i have two of my cousin they both want to sponsor the trip to and fro which will be stated in the invitation letter. That's all the only tie i have is my job because i am single do i ve to take any document from my office to present incase i am ask to present something. Thanks

slightlyMad:
mr Kennycanny


please don't take this personal as i can handle your bad mouth if in the mood.

besides, no one will push anyone to commit crime, the current economic hardship will not push people to commit a crime
if they choose to commit a crime, then it's in them.

Ok, how about , Nairalanders I was wrong and you are right, can we put this dead horse to rest?
if anyone quotes me on this issue again, na CBP go deport you when next you travel

So sorry if you find the statement insultive , I didn't mean to insult you. Was Just trying to shout out that some people might end up lying unecessary on their application forms because of this matter. Which might hurt them seriously later!!

LadyGuinivere:

Is the hospital sponsoring u? If Yes, why are you asking if to include it? If No, why do u want to include that in the letter?
If the hospital is sponsoring you indeed, why would they do that? If the MD is your relative and he sponsors vacation of family members abroad (in this economy sef) do you see how funny this 'your tie' sounds?
Again, how does your cousin sponsoring you equate to a tie? Na your money? How does it guarantee you will return?

Answer all these questions and tell yourself your chances.

i m not saying my cousin sponsoring me is a tie, i only have my job as a tie cos am single, it not my money, how about it my hospital say they will give a little support in my vacation, or i dont need to involve my hospital in any way?

kennycanny:


stop showing ignorance publicly. I have a blood sister (American Citizen) living in US, and i was granted visit visa last month! do not say wrong statement here that ll push people to lie in their applications that ll give them serious dents in their future dealings with the American embassy.

@Kennycanny: As i see my name for your quote above so, Na me you dey talk to abi na slightlymad? Hian!

alapomejishegs:
i m not saying my cousin sponsoring me is a tie, i only have my job as a tie cos am single, it not my money, how about it my hospital say they will give a little support in my vacation, or i dont need to involve my hospital in any way?

Your own na lie lie package, stop to dey change mouth "upandan", nobody go give you that expo/oLoshi info wey you dey find here, we wise pass so. FYI, this your package as e be so no go fit fly, take that one go bank just in case e never still clear to you from wetin everybody dey yarn since. Okay, bye!

OmoBendel24:

@Kennycanny: As i see my name for your quote above so, Na me you dey talk to abi na slightlymad? Hian!

Forgive my choice of words. It was a slip of typing!

Not my style to be BAD MOUTHED as slightlymad put it.

LadyGuinivere:

Azzin ehhhh! I yaff read big big grammar sottay I don forget the point of the argument. eishhhh!

@LadyG and Nef; na me cause am as I no quote slightlymad correctly (and I'll say "apologies to you @slightlymad", that is why! She no directly say immediate family no fit invite person make person get the visa (even if we fit tie am for her neck sha), rather, she say if you get immediate family for Yankee and you state so for your NIV application you no go Lailai get the visa (which of course no correct too). The one wey she come dey shook immigrant visa petition talk put now I no understand. Anyways, she don give up partly even if she say "Ok, how about, Nairalanders I was wrong and you are right, can we put this dead horse to rest?".

OmoBendel24:

Your own na lie lie package, stop to dey change mouth "upandan", nobody go give you that expo/oLoshi info wey you dey find here, we wise pass so. FYI, this your package as e be so no go fit fly, take that one go bank just in case e never still clear to you from wetin everybody dey yarn since. Okay, bye!

as in ehn! I'm a silent reader,this guy's issue makes me laugh whenever I read it. He's on that lie lie package that even the liar is confused about his lie. @alapomejishegs brother please just be sincere about your intent to the US (my 50kobo)

slightlyMad:
mr Kennycanny


please don't take this personal as i can handle your bad mouth if in the mood.

besides, no one will push anyone to commit crime, the current economic hardship will not push people to commit a crime
if they choose to commit a crime, then it's in them.

Ok, how about , Nairalanders I was wrong and you are right, can we put this dead horse to rest?
if anyone quotes me on this issue again, na CBP go deport you when next you travel

Shuuu! We come against that ya talk @the bolded in the name of Jesus and by every means and everything available oh! How come thou sayest so, what meanest thou? Kikikikiki

kennycanny:



so sorry I didn't spell it out too. ANYBODY with strong ties to Nigeria can get granted visit visa even with immigration petition pending. A lot of people have got it and a lot ll still continue to get it.

Immigration petition will not lead to automatic denial of visit visa , it ll only make it more difficult but not impossible to get if you have a great tie to Nigeria!

Yes, na the koko be dat there so

Hello all, silent reader here, decided to do my bit and drop my transcript

I had been very nervous before this interview ‘cos of the many fantastic things I heard about the US consulate e.g it is not by where you have travelled to, or the rumour that single people don’t usually get visas, or should I mention how you read some transcripts and you wonder how on earth they got denied? Hmm.

Anyway. I applied with my mum. Our appointment was for 9am so naturally we got there at 7.15 (LOL). Dressed business casual. Went armed with our DS160 confirmation forms, I took my last 3 months statements and a letter from my employer. Mum took her bank statements.

We got in and went through the various screenings . Eventually, we got to the interview window at about 9.15AM.

Q: What’s the relationship between you and her (looks at me and mum)
A: She’s my mum Mum: She’s my daughter LOL ( Both answers came out at the same time!)
Q: Where are you going in the US
A: New York
Q: Do you know anyone in New York
A: No, but we’ve booked a hotel. My mum and I like to go to places together and we went to France last year (I don’t know where that answer (though true) came from, I blame the millions of transcripts I read on nairaland - LOL)
Q: Where do you work
A: I work at ……
Q: What do you do there
A: Well basically we blah blah blah blah blah
(Interviewer cuts in - I mean, what’s your position)
A: Oh! I’m a Manager
Q: (To Mum): What do you do?
Mum: Well I’m retired now but I own my own business blah blah blah blah
(At this point I can’t really remember what she asked my mum about the business but my mum answered confidently)
Q: (To Mum): Are you married
A: No, I’m a widow
Q: (To Me) How much do you earn
A: I answered down to the last naira!
Q: How long have you been working for….
A: 4 years.
Then this is where I got questions I did not expect:

Q: Where did you go to school?
A: Do you mean university? In the UK
Q: What did you Study and what university
A: I studied blah at Masters level and blah at Undergrad
Q: Have you travelled before (to mum)
A: Yes to Germany, Rome in the past, but I go to the UK a lot
Q: Why did you go to all these places (to mum)
A: For vacations
Q: Have you travelled before (to me):
A: Yes, to the UK and France
Q: How old are you (to me):
A: Answered accordingly

Interviewer: OK, your visas have been approved, collect your visas here (hands over white paper with circled address) in 3 days

Woo-Hoo!

Meanwhile common misconceptions

1. If you successfully uploaded your picture on the DS160 you do not, I REPEAT, you do NOT need to take any passport photographs there. If you doubt me, take some but please do not patronise those useless touts at the beginning of the street. Find a studio to take them. I wasted 4k today for pictures I will never use!
2. So many people went holding only their folders (you are actually allowed a bag, just don’t let it be too big and make sure all electronic devices and risky items are removed
3. Photocopy of passport data page is not necessary
4. As much as you can, IGNORE THOSE TOUTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STREET
5. All you really need is your DS-160 confirmation, GTBank Visa receipt and appointment confirmation, but you may carry other supporting documents.

You live and you learn. Thank you all for your contributions, helped a lot on what to expect.

I filled my family ds160 form and I realised I made some mistakes on my own form, so I need to fill another form, I just want to know if am going to fill another form for my family too or just mine alone and will this affect our appointment date. Thanks

Phemorinho:

as in ehn! I'm a silent reader,this guy's issue makes me laugh whenever I read it. He's on that lie lie package that even the liar is confused about his lie. @alapomejishegs brother please just be sincere about your intent to the US (my 50kobo)

i am sincere here , i am just trying to see the option that will work for me. I just want a clear opinion. So i will know i am doing it straight

Good afternoon,and thanks for the response and comments so far,,i just have a little problem that im seeking your advise.i applied for a conference visa sometime last year and i was denied,my wife who is a green card holder and a citizen last year decembe(dow she hasnt started filing for her citizenship,but she is eligible) now decides to file for me,i learnt the filling takes time,say a year atleast and could extend to 3/4yrs.now my question is,should she invite me and try our luck or she should just go on with the filling,don't want to stay away from her for 3/4 yrs,cos she may not be coming to Nigeria anytime soon,she has phobia for flying.please your advise is seriously needed.thanks

alapomejishegs:
i am sincere here , i am just trying to see the option that will work for me. I just want a clear opinion. So i will know i am doing it straight

How much do u earn? Why dont you just sponsor yourself if u can? How old are you?
You saying ur hospital will sponsor u wont fly, same with your brother. Your job can serve as a tie if its a consistent and well paying one.

ChrisRocks:
Hello all, silent reader here, decided to do my bit and drop my transcript

I had been very nervous before this interview ‘cos of the many fantastic things I heard about the US consulate e.g it is not by where you have travelled to, or the rumour that single people don’t usually get visas, or should I mention how you read some transcripts and you wonder how on earth they got denied? Hmm.

Anyway. I applied with my mum. Our appointment was for 9am so naturally we got there at 7.15 (LOL). Dressed business casual. Went armed with our DS160 confirmation forms, I took my last 3 months statements and a letter from my employer. Mum took her bank statements.

We got in and went through the various screenings . Eventually, we got to the interview window at about 9.15AM.

Q: What’s the relationship between you and her (looks at me and mum)
A: She’s my mum Mum: She’s my daughter LOL ( Both answers came out at the same time!)
Q: Where are you going in the US
A: New York
Q: Do you know anyone in New York
A: No, but we’ve booked a hotel. My mum and I like to go to places together and we went to France last year (I don’t know where that answer (though true) came from, I blame the millions of transcripts I read on nairaland - LOL)
Q: Where do you work
A: I work at ……
Q: What do you do there
A: Well basically we blah blah blah blah blah
(Interviewer cuts in - I mean, what’s your position)
A: Oh! I’m a Manager
Q: (To Mum): What do you do?
Mum: Well I’m retired now but I own my own business blah blah blah blah
(At this point I can’t really remember what she asked my mum about the business but my mum answered confidently)
Q: (To Mum): Are you married
A: No, I’m a widow
Q: (To Me) How much do you earn
A: I answered down to the last naira!
Q: How long have you been working for….
A: 4 years.
Then this is where I got questions I did not expect:

Q: Where did you go to school?
A: Do you mean university? In the UK
Q: What did you Study and what university
A: I studied blah at Masters level and blah at Undergrad
Q: Have you travelled before (to mum)
A: Yes to Germany, Rome in the past, but I go to the UK a lot
Q: Why did you go to all these places (to mum)
A: For vacations
Q: Have you travelled before (to me):
A: Yes, to the UK and France
Q: How old are you (to me):
A: Answered accordingly

Interviewer: OK, your visas have been approved, collect your visas here (hands over white paper with circled address) in 3 days

Woo-Hoo!

Meanwhile common misconceptions

1. If you successfully uploaded your picture on the DS160 you do not, I REPEAT, you do NOT need to take any passport photographs there. If you doubt me, take some but please do not patronise those useless touts at the beginning of the street. Find a studio to take them. I wasted 4k today for pictures I will never use!
2. So many people went holding only their folders (you are actually allowed a bag, just don’t let it be too big and make sure all electronic devices and risky items are removed
3. Photocopy of passport data page is not necessary
4. As much as you can, IGNORE THOSE TOUTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STREET
5. All you really need is your DS-160 confirmation, GTBank Visa receipt and appointment confirmation, but you may carry other supporting documents.

You live and you learn. Thank you all for your contributions, helped a lot on what to expect.

Congratulations! I can see that the VO really drilled you very much.
About the passport photograph , on my on appointment day, one of CGI staff that did the first screening insisted that I must go snap another pix that I must present a hard copy apart from the uploaded photo. Those guys outside collected 1k from me. on getting inside the main embassy , the lady doing d second screening told me I do not need any hard copy if I have uploaded one. At the end no hardcopy needed.


This one that you are a she , single and with this beautiful profile , it ll not be a bad idea for me to track you down in NewYork to protect. you from other Hawks o!

alapomejishegs:
i am sincere here , i am just trying to see the option that will work for me. I just want a clear opinion. So i will know i am doing it straight

Bro. You've filled your application haven't you?

I filled my family ds160 form and I realised I made some mistakes on my own form, so I need to fill another form, I just want to know if am going to fill another form for my family too or just mine alone and will this affect our appointment date. Thanks. Abeg Mr seyewest, I know you're pro on this level, please house I don't want to make any mistakes anymore. Thanks

I want to thank everyone on this thread and also on the "Give Birth in the US" thread. You guys have been fantastic. I had my interview this morning scheduled for 9am . The queue was not as long as it usually is. My interview was very brief and straight to the point (about 3 mins). The VO refused the two people before me .

In the spirit of giving back and clarification of different notions, here is my transcript:

VO: Good Morning
Me: Good Morning
VO: Why are you going to the US?
Me: To witness the birth of my child and vacation with family
VO: Oh! Your baby - Congratulations
Me: Thanks, a baby XXXXX to be precise.
VO: Nice - Congratulations
VO: Is your wife already in the US?
Me: No. She would travel on the XX of XX (hands over a copy of DW Visa)
VO: Looks through the Visa and hands it back to me.
VO: You are going to Houston right?
Me: Yes
VO: What do you do sir?
Me: Work with Bleep as an XX (explained my functions in the office)
VO: How long have you been working in your office?
Me: XX years and XX months
VO: Okay. All your information looks good. ( then types for like 30 seconds)
VO: Hands me the white paper and circles where to collect the Visa. Then he says we should ensure we pay all our bills, collect zero balance payment and ensure we do not collect any form of insurance.
VO: Congratulations on your baby once again and enjoy your trip.
Me: Thank you and have a nice day.

P.S - The VO did not talk about my refusal in 2014, my bank statement, my ties to Nigeria or my pending immigrant petition. He was God sent! I give all the glory to God!


Nupital

mamaya:
Good afternoon,and thanks for the response and comments so far,,i just have a little problem that im seeking your advise.i applied for a conference visa sometime last year and i was denied,my wife who is a green card holder and a citizen last year decembe(dow she hasnt started filing for her citizenship,but she is eligible) now decides to file for me,i learnt the filling takes time,say a year atleast and could extend to 3/4yrs.now my question is,should she invite me and try our luck or she should just go on with the filling,don't want to stay away from her for 3/4 yrs,cos she may not be coming to Nigeria anytime soon,she has phobia for flying.please your advise is seriously needed.thanks

To me let her invite you first, although your chances of being granted is very small but it worth the try. If it come out negative , let her start d filling for you process , you can still try your luck a year after again (#32k visa fee at risk) will not kill a person of your status and it ll not definately affect the outcome of the petition negatively. So use the visa fee to risk not staying too long without seeing your wife.