@seyewest and Lady G please I just want to confirm something please, they've done the updating and I have also printed the new one, I hope no need to call them again. Thanks

Do you mean July slots are all fully booked?
Pls how can i view available dates? Thanks.

OmoBendel24:

Closest appointment dates

LOS: August 2nd
ABV: August 3rd
You will also have to fill out a new form to reflect current situation especially if your travel date and other parts of the previous form are affected by the available appointment dates.

N.B/ Don't forget to change your DS-160 number on your profile when rescheduling your appointment just in case you fill another one

Izzystevens:
Do you mean July slots are all fully booked?
Pls how can i view available dates? Thanks.

Yes, but fluctuating. Just monitor consistently by logging unto your cgi profile page. Attempt booking an appointment, Once you get past updating your profile, choosing either Lagos or Abuja, visa category, etc, you will see the closest available date to your left hand side of the screen. Dazzol!
Anytime you come across a suitable date, finish booking your appointment with your gtb mrv fee payment receipt details

segee77:
@seyewest and Lady G please I just want to confirm something please, they've done the updating and I have also printed the new one, I hope no need to call them again. Thanks

No need, you are good to good. I appreciate your cautiousness, cool. Time to be brimming with all confidence before, during and after your interview has come, so concentrate on that now and be up to speed for it.
All the best!

steve4ever:
hello house.......pls i need some clarification......my mum ll be going for her interview next month and 4days later is the date i filled for her arrival in ds160 .assuming she was issue d visa, pls am not clear in the area of booking flight.....will dt still be possible within the 3days of visa processing? hop its not a red flag if the v.o ask if she has booked a flight? and she reply NO?........thks so much

No. But to be relaxed, you could do a flight reservation a night to or on the morn of the interview to reflect same, hold the printout. That gives some confidence, right? You won't be asked for it, but just in case, let the VO know ticket is as good as bought once you pass your visa interview with him or her and your passport is collected from you for visa processing, Na to "jog" go airport remain be that Na.

Hello house! Please I was turned back from the US embassy Lagos, because my DS160 barcode didn't tally with my appointment confirmation. Now I want to reschedule and fill a new DS160. My question is; can I change information in my new DS160 form, or should I write exactly what I submitted in the other DS 160. I'm afraid of comparison. Thanks 2 u!

jayoy:
Hello house! Please I was turned back from the US embassy Lagos, because my DS160 barcode didn't tally with my appointment confirmation. Now I want to reschedule and fill a new DS160. My question is; can I change information in my new DS160 form, or should I write exactly what I submitted in the other DS 160. I'm afraid of comparison. Thanks 2 u!

If u feel u need 2necessarily mak any change, go ahead. But b responsible 4any change made because both copies wuld b available 2d consulate.

Hello house, pls I need urgent response on this. I applied for a visit visa with my two year old daughter and I made hotel reservation. My husband is currently in Canada for his masters. If am asked why my husband is not travelling with us should I mention that he is in Canada (I don't know if that will raise a red flag) or just say he is in Nigeria and will be busy with work, hence he can't travel with us.

rockachic:
Hello house, pls I need urgent response on this. I applied for a visit visa with my two year old daughter and I made hotel reservation. My husband is currently in Canada for his masters. If am asked why my husband is not travelling with us should I mention that he is in Canada (I don't know if that will raise a red flag) or just say he is in Nigeria and will be busy with work, hence he can't travel with us.

ALWAYZ say the truth. Apart from the fact that it is the right and noble thing to do,what will now happen if you fall into the catergory of people with admin processing/checkss?

Was just wondering why this case of DS160 barcode not tallying with applicant's appointment confirmation is becoming too rampant. Is it that we dont read instructions at all or we are just testing ourselves by underrating the US Embassy (I mean the US Embassy oh)? Okay, Na agents handwork, that is my explanation because if we do am ourself we go definitely dey meticulous pass all these "had I known" complains.
Also, @LadyGuinivere, I will suggest, please kindly go and add something to your first post on this thread, make it your opening and closing comment on the post, tell our people with all EMPHASIS that they will not be encouraged to, talk less of being guided on how to lie as regards their applications and handling of interviews. PLEASE! Let's have a place to refer them to henceforth.... Thanks, and good morning all!

OmoBendel24:
Was just wondering why this case of DS160 barcode not tallying with applicant's appointment confirmation is becoming too rampant. Is it that we dont read instructions at all or we are just testing ourselves by underrating the US Embassy (I mean the US Embassy oh)? Okay, Na agents handwork, that is my explanation because if we do am ourself we go definitely dey meticulous pass all these "had I known" complains.
Also, @LadyGuinivere, I will suggest, please kindly go and add something to your first post on this thread, make it your opening and closing comment on the post, tell our people with all EMPHASIS that they will not be encouraged to, talk less of being guided on how to lie as regards their applications and handling of interviews. PLEASE! Let's have a place to refer them to henceforth.... Thanks, and good morning all!

I don't think its a case of lying.

The question shld be- why d tallying error?

Happy Sunday Everyone.

@OmoBendel24, From experience I think Ds160 not matching the appointment confirmation most times occurs when applicant schedule appoinment before submiting the Ds160 form and I stand to be corrected.

"...Errors are made by humans and Errors are also corrected by humans"
It will shock you Visa officers also sometimes makes misstakes during visa interviews but,thats not for us to discuss here.

Lets us try and give visa applicants who have made any form of misstakes either consiously or unconsiously a "soft landing" and spank them with respect while telling them how it should be done. Information=POWER.

I have learnt so much since I joined this "US visa room" and I want to sincerely thank everyone who have continuosly made it active.
I give God all the Glory and Like we say in the house of God "we are all the instruments of God's handwork" so,
Nairaland is one of the instrument of successful Visa applicant.

My transcript coming soon....

Regards!!!

hello house,
please I need help on verifying my Google AdSense address.
We all know how hard it is to get Google AdSense account as a Nigerian so I decided to apply for that of USA and it was approved. Now I have a challenge. The verification pin needs to be sent to a USA address I used for the registration.
please if you reside in USA pm me let give them your address. once the send the pin to you all you need do is to do is email me the pin via my email address.
pls guys I really need help from you guys. thanks

[quote author=Hilda2016 post=46712679]Happy Sunday Everyone.

@OmoBendel24, From experience I think Ds160 not matching the appointment confirmation most times occurs when applicant schedule appoinment before submiting the Ds160 form and I stand to be corrected.

"...Errors are made by humans and Errors are also corrected by humans"
It will shock you Visa officers also sometimes makes misstakes during visa interviews but,thats not for us to discuss here.

Lets us try and give visa applicants who have made any form of misstakes either consiously or unconsiously a "soft landing" and spank them with respect while telling them how it should be done. Information=POWER.

I have learnt so much since I joined this "US visa room" and I want to sincerely thank everyone who have continuosly made it active.
I give God all the Glory and Like we say in the house of God "we are all the instruments of God's handwork" so,
Nairaland is one of the instrument of successful Visa applicant.

My transcript coming soon....

Regards!!!

[/quote)

Congrats
Did u apply with hubby?

@jayoy,
Did u book appointment b4 submitting?

God help me.

Hilda2016:
Happy Sunday Everyone.

@OmoBendel24, From experience I think Ds160 not matching the appointment confirmation most times occurs when applicant schedule appoinment before submiting the Ds160 form and I stand to be corrected.

"...Errors are made by humans and Errors are also corrected by humans"
It will shock you Visa officers also sometimes makes misstakes during visa interviews but,thats not for us to discuss here.

Lets us try and give visa applicants who have made any form of misstakes either consiously or unconsiously a "soft landing" and spank them with respect while telling them how it should be done. Information=POWER.

I have learnt so much since I joined this "US visa room" and I want to sincerely thank everyone who have continuosly made it active.
I give God all the Glory and Like we say in the house of God "we are all the instruments of God's handwork" so,
Nairaland is one of the instrument of successful Visa applicant.

My transcript coming soon....

Regards!!!

I agree with you as to the cause of the ds 160 not tallying with appointment date.I also agree that mistakes are human and inevitable. Which is probably why the embassy set out steps for the whole process.
So why would one want to put the cart before the horse? Cos we are Nigerians and believe its ok to fiddle with the rules.
Now this is my opinion and probably won't win me points at the popular table but that's me :
no bad can ever come out of doing the right thing the right way. If applicants make avoidable mistakes then they deserve the extra hassle and resource wasted
Soft landing? Please what's the meaning of that? Not being told that they goofed? Or having to spoon feed applicants with info they can easily read up here or from the website.
Imagine somebody here saying the thread is too long to read whereas he already had an issue.

Hilda2016:
Happy Sunday Everyone.

@OmoBendel24, From experience I think Ds160 not matching the appointment confirmation most times occurs when applicant schedule appoinment before submiting the Ds160 form and I stand to be corrected.

"...Errors are made by humans and Errors are also corrected by humans"
It will shock you Visa officers also sometimes makes misstakes during visa interviews but,thats not for us to discuss here.

Lets us try and give visa applicants who have made any form of misstakes either consiously or unconsiously a "soft landing" and spank them with respect while telling them how it should be done. Information=POWER.

I have learnt so much since I joined this "US visa room" and I want to sincerely thank everyone who have continuosly made it active.
I give God all the Glory and Like we say in the house of God "we are all the instruments of God's handwork" so,
Nairaland is one of the instrument of successful Visa applicant.

My transcript coming soon....

Regards!!!

Good and sound reasons adduced by you above. Spanking with respect is what I just did with my inferred suggestion if I may quickly say, that is, READ AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS! I thought we were supposed to be done filling and submitting our DS160 before scheduling interview appointments with the embassy? You see? Just in case you even miss that, what happened to the original DS160 form you were initially filling, did you just jettison it, why the change? You didn't follow instructions, SIMPLE.

Why not even find a solution to the quagmire ahead of time instead of attempting to attend an interview with the "error" made, be bounced first before now settling down to do the right thing? Are you not pained by the number of persons being turned back on their day of interview because of this mistake even when you is boldly written on their website that you will be turned back? Imagine being turned back at this period of scarce interview date. Hian! Are you also aware that a deliberate attempt at deceit is part of the reason we are encountering these issues (agents and even applicants themselves trying to fine-tune their "packages" do this lots)?

#JumpingTheGunIsNotGood

Oh, may your transcript load positively, my prayers! Be favored

mercylicious:


I don't think its a case of lying.

The question shld be- why d tallying error?

That was a double-barrelled response/suggestion I gave up there. The one was for the DS160 issue, the other (@ the bolded) was for those coming on here for either encouragement or tutoring on what "lies" to say. That of course is not encouraged here for obvious reasons. So? Why not just get a "BEWARE OF LIES" signpost to be referring them to instead of wasting precious time/ energy, and likely "disrespectfully" correcting them? The costs of lieing are just too grave to toy with!

@LadyGuinivere, now that it has been brought to my consciousness, I will suggest too that you "beg" our people to try the much they can to stick to the embassy's instructions.

LagosNIV:


Yes, you can come in and pick up your passport - you will just have to bring it back before the visa can be issued once admin processing is complete.

That's great to hear. I'm still a bit confused as to why I'm being 'admin processed' but oh well... What's the procedure for passport retrieval please? I submitted mine via dropbox.

slightlyMad:


Please what higher tie do you need to show when they have clearly shown that they intend to migrate via their petition?
your ties becomes weak since you plan to leave these ties anyways as proven by submitting a petition

remember that once someone with a pending petition enters the US, they can just work illegally and adjust status when their PD becomes current, a smart way to outsmart immigration law and an abuse of the visit visa.

Tmeeto has confirmed this and nupital will in a few days.
There may be exceptions though, if you have an history of using previous visas rightly, i will guess you may get it because you have a good reputation already
I am glad Tmeeto saw the good side of it all.

You are wrong bro. I used to think the same way too. Until I asked VO here and was told I could apply.

I had a pending IV petition (IR1) and still got my NIV approved.

OmoBendel24:


That was a double-barrelled response/suggestion I gave up there. The one was for the DS160 issue, the other (@ the bolded) was for those coming on here for either encouragement or tutoring on what "lies" to say. That of course is not encouraged here for obvious reasons. So? Why not just get a "BEWARE OF LIES" signpost to be referring them to instead of wasting precious time/ energy, and likely "disrespectfully" correcting them? The costs of lieing are just too grave to toy with!

@LadyGuinivere, now that it has been brought to my consciousness, I will suggest too that you "beg" our people to try the much they can to stick to the embassy's instructions.

Plz what do you think caused it? Did u use an agent?

Did u schedule appointmentment b4 submitting?
Pls respond as ur response could be saving someone.

A friend advised I get date b4 submitting cos d dates fill up fast. It has been working b4 now. I wanted to be sure vof all info b4 I submit as I heard I can't amend info once submitted.

My printer started misbehaving the day I wanted to submit so I didn't submit DT night BT scheduled appointment. I later printed my ds160 in the office the next day and submitted.

I have both the barcode of ds160 and the appointment. My interview is this week.

I have a friend DT his ds160 form submitted itself after he booked for interview. Do i advise her to contact technical team for a copy of her ds160 barcode

OmoBendel24:


That was a double-barrelled response/suggestion I gave up there. The one was for the DS160 issue, the other (@ the bolded) was for those coming on here for either encouragement or tutoring on what "lies" to say. That of course is not encouraged here for obvious reasons. So? Why not just get a "BEWARE OF LIES" signpost to be referring them to instead of wasting precious time/ energy, and likely "disrespectfully" correcting them? The costs of lieing are just too grave to toy with!

@LadyGuinivere, now that it has been brought to my consciousness, I will suggest too that you "beg" our people to try the much they can to stick to the embassy's instructions.

Plz what do you think caused it? Did u use an agent?

Did u schedule appointmentment b4 submitting?
Pls respond as ur response could be saving someone.

A friend advised I get date b4 submitting cos d dates fill up fast. It has been working b4 now. I wanted to be sure vof all info b4 I submit as I heard I can't amend info once submitted.

My printer started misbehaving the day I wanted to submit so I didn't submit DT night BT scheduled appointment. I later printed my ds160 in the office the next day and submitted.

I have both the barcode of ds160 and the appointment. My interview is this week.

I have a friend DT his ds160 form submitted itself after he booked for interview. Do i advise her to contact technical team for a copy of her ds160 barcode?

OmoBendel24:



@LadyGuinivere, now that it has been brought to my consciousness, I will suggest too that you "beg" our people to try the much they can to stick to the embassy's instructions.

Nwanne, the fact that one even knows he can book an appointment BEFORE completing the ds 160 shows the applicant has either had prior knowledgw of how the system works or he had help. I didn't know it was even possible till I saw folks here talk about it.
Now, when u see them here asking questions about how to correct errors , I ask did they not read the thread before? Or they just discovered this thread?
I have a theory. That applicants know fully well that tallying errors could happen cos its practically on every page on this thread. However, what I don't understand is why they can't take the solutions already given and why they keep on repeating the quesion.

After eating my sunday rice, my brain fit de work then. Then I'll edit the page 1

mamaya:

Thanks for your sincere reply,but why did u think my chances are slim if invited?and if she becomes a citizen will that hasten d filling process?if true ,should she just start her nationalization before starting the filling for me?thanks

Honesty is always the best policy.

Why should her naturalisation processes affect your NIV application? She can start doing that while you apply for your NIV. Once her naturalisation is complete, she can file an IR1 petition for you and you can get your green card within a year, all things being equal

nefertitiram:


Lemme cut to the chase. She is ur sister. Blood sister abi? Let her apply for immigrant visa for you. Its that simple. Dunno y 9ja people like to abuse system.

As u see me, my daughter is a US citizen. I'm waiting till she turns 21yrs in 20 yrs time so dat she can file for me. If ur sister starts now, before 21 yrs they will answer you

I am, quite literally, rolling on the floor in laughter

alfasulaimon247:
i need help pls
hello and how r you ? i just stumped online on this forum and wish i can ask you my question pls
i am currently in the US, a foreign national from nigeria and me and my USC girlfriend are been planning on getting married here in the US, but just recently i checked online for her background, i saw things like Traffic Crime, Murder, Petty theft, Murder, Aggravated robbery, all these appears on her background check which i conducted.. With all these crimes committed, am i good and safe to go ahead with marrying her ? With all these crimes committed, will she be able to file for me for AOS and Greencard ? I need your advise pls

Jesu Kristi!!!

Murder. Twice. And you still want to get married to this person?

My brother, advise is not what you need. Deliverance/intervention is

Happy Father's Day

OmoBendel24:
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Also, @LadyGuinivere, I will suggest, please kindly go and add something to your first post on this thread, make it your opening and closing comment on the post, tell our people with all EMPHASIS that they will not be encouraged to, talk less of being guided on how to lie as regards their applications and handling of interviews. PLEASE! Let's have a place to refer them to henceforth.... Thanks, and good morning all!

Done

If na rice and stew, Abeg give me location

LadyGuinivere:


Nwanne, the fact that one even knows he can book an appointment BEFORE completing the ds 160 shows the applicant has either had prior knowledgw of how the system works or he had help. I didn't know it was even possible till I saw folks here talk about it.
Now, when u see them here asking questions about how to correct errors , I ask did they not read the thread before? Or they just discovered this thread?
I have a theory. That applicants know fully well that tallying errors could happen cos its practically on every page on this thread. However, what I don't understand is why they can't take the solutions already given and why they keep on repeating the quesion.

After eating my sunday rice, my brain fit de work then. Then I'll edit the page 1

LadyGuinivere:


Done

Better person, a very good somebori, SEEN! The zero tolerance to request on how to lie or be encouraged to do so never reflect sha oh. Awesome week ahead

mercylicious:


I don't think its a case of lying.

The question shld be- why d tallying error?

The tallying error is probably due to a silly mistake on the part of the applicant. The online application system, give applicants the options of 30 days to complete their DS160 form and submit it. Failure to submit your DS160 form within 30 days, the system will delete the form automatically. The mistake applicant makes if they had booked an appointment before submitting their DS160 form, is believing that their saved DS160 form reference number on applicant computer will remain the same regardless of not submitting it on time. This is no correct. When you use the UPLOAD AN APPLICATION option instead of using RETRIEVED AN APPLICATION option to continue with you application you get a new DS160 reference number, different from the previous reference number, even though the contents of the form are exactly the same as the previous one, but with a new Reference number. The RETRIEVED AN APPLICATION option will load your saved DS160 form stored on US computers and not your own computer preserving your reference number. So booking an appointment before submitting your DS160 form is very risky and should be avoided.

LadyGuinivere:


Nwanne, the fact that one even knows he can book an appointment BEFORE completing the ds 160 shows the applicant has either had prior knowledgw of how the system works or he had help. I didn't know it was even possible till I saw folks here talk about it.
Now, when u see them here asking questions about how to correct errors , I ask did they not read the thread before? Or they just discovered this thread?
I have a theory. That applicants know fully well that tallying errors could happen cos its practically on every page on this thread. However, what I don't understand is why they can't take the solutions already given and why they keep on repeating the quesion.

After eating my sunday rice, my brain fit de work then. Then I'll edit the page 1

@LadyG. Very possible to book an appointment before submitting DS160 form. All you need is the DS160 application reference number that is system generated and GTB payment reference number. Any DS160 reference number that has never been used before is acceptable to the appointment system. The risk is not been able to retrieve your form with correct DS160 reference number when ready to submit after 30days. Most applicants trying to beat the system, keep fine-tuning their application and only submit it a day or few days to their interview date, erroneously believing that VO will not enough time to study their submission.

OmoBendel24:

Better person, a very good somebori, SEEN! The zero tolerance to request on how to lie or be encouraged to do so never reflect sha oh. Awesome week ahead

Done