I think she has posted her story on Nairaland before but still wanted to help.

Hello Good Afternoon,

I have come again but now on behalf of a friend that is more than a sister.
A long story hopefully you will read and understand. Please and thank you in advance.

Questions and a little detail about her situation. She is married traditionally, no traditional marriage celebration yet but bride price is already paid and all. Her traditional and white wedding celebration is coming up July next year. She resides in the United States and she is a US citizen, she will be graduating school next year may 2018 and she wants to invite her husband to come to her graduation and after the graduation, they will both return to Nigeria for their marriage preparation and celebration with their families including me (because she has picked me as her maid of honor), because that is where our both parents live and also her husband is still in theological school in Nigeria, due to the fact that he is on the road to becoming a priest and next year will be his last year before he can be Ordained. They don't want to jeopardize all the years he has put in for his passion.
The main story is that my friend's school offers invitation letter to present at the immigration to family members and loved ones to attend graduation from outside the country. Her concern according to her and she confiding in me, is that before her husband married her traditionally, he had gone to the US embassy twice (in a space of two weeks) for a conference visa to attend a church conference that the church wanted him and his Mentor (Archdeacon) to attend and the church was sponsoring the trip but he was denied both times. The first time he got denied, he said that the interviewer told him he was too young (34 years old), but the church decided to send him back again to the embassy since the mentor they paired him up with to go to the conference got his visa, they thought that with that influence that the embassy will also issue him a visa since it was both of them that they are sending to the conference. The second time he was told that the conference is not enough reason to be going to America. The ironic thing is that the church sent him and his mentor on the same conference, but the mentor got the visa based on the conference that he was denied a visa. My question now is, since she wants her husband to come for her graduation ceremony, and she doesn't have family or loved ones here to attend and she is an only child. Her first graduation, no one was there for her including me because I had traveled which I felt bad that I wasn’t there for her. She felt so lonely and sad because everyone else had their family and loved ones with them but she didn't. Her heart desire right now is that she wants her husband to be present at her graduation and after which both of them can travel back to Nigeria for the wedding ceremony and all before she can petition for her husband to come live with her in the United States since she is a US citizen.
Question 1:
Please do you think that his previous appearance to the embassy will have any impact on him going again to the embassy since her husband went there already twice, but this time around with the invitation that my school will give to him. Or should she just forfeit him coming for her graduation which will be a dream come true for her, and just fill fiancé Visa for him after their wedding in July 2018 or just fill for Green Card for him?

Note please she also gave me details about his previous application:
The first time he was denied on the 27th of Sept 2017, but the church scheduled an appointment for him (in space of two weeks) again in the notion that the Archdeacon that they are sending both of them to the conference got his visa. So he went for a second interview on 18th of October 2017.
In his ds160 form, she said that that husband said to her that, he put married because he was married (paid bride price) to a girl which things didn't work out with both reasons being that the previous girl (wife) couldn't cope with the church traditions, rules, and regulations. The girl’s family returned the bridal price to him at the end of September 2017 after 7 to 8 months of separation because the family wanted the girl's happiness. Within this period, my friend has traveled to Nigeria, the husband proposed to her, they got engaged and he married traditionally in November 2017 and they are now waiting for their white wedding and court wedding next year after her graduation. Which both of them plan to return to Nigeria together for the rest of the celebration, where both of their parents, family members, and friends are.
My friend's husband to what I understand is that he has to do a white wedding in Nigeria before he can be ordained a priest because that is the only wedding the church recognizes. Also if he leaves Nigeria without finishing his theological school, he will lose his chances of becoming ordained as a priest after putting in his 6 years in. I heard that he is very passionate about his ministry work.
Now my friends greatest fear is that she doesn't know what will happen if or when he goes back to the embassy with the invitation letter from her school here in the States to attend her graduation. If the interviewer would think or look at him like he is desperate to go to the United States when that is not the case. she doesn't know what to do, my friend is highly in limbo, cries and has sleepless nights about this situation.

Question 2:
Her husband has never done a white wedding or court wedding before. She stated that he can't get a divorce paper being that there was never a court wedding involved before or white wedding in his previous marriage. Does he have to get a letter stating that he is no longer married to the first girl (wife) or what can he do?


Question 3:
If it is possible for her husband to attend her graduation if he is filling out the Ds160 application again, what should he do or should he put my friends name as his wife even though there is no court marriage yet until July next year but he has pictures and their upcoming invitation for their wedding in Nigeria, and remove the first name he put in the previous application because he is no longer married to the first girl. Does he have to get a letter stating that he is no longer married to the first girl (wife) or what can he do?


I wish her well and I pray that her happiness will be complete soon because she really helped me when I was going through mine as well.
Any advice will be gladly appreciated
Please and thank you, help a sister/ a great friend in need.

I came back to ask on her behalf here on nairaland because this was where I got help when I needed my husband to come to the United States to live with me and our baby, I am a born US citizen. Which nairaland helped me and I am happily living with my husband in the states now.
Thank you[i][/i]

@naakua

This your "friend's husband ' has posted here and been answered. All these monikers and new additions and epistle....
1. Yes. Previous denials factor into new applications

2. The story of previously married traditionally sounds made up and fabricated to me. If it is true, then I wish him good luck in convincing a vo.
See when a story is made up, it jumps out. First he was married traditionally, then two weeks after he wasn't. If she had left him, why did he put her name? To increase his chances. That's misrepresentation. Simple.
Then he's married traditionally to your friend. Now he Wants to go for her graduation. When he clearly didn't mention her in the first application. That omission is misrepresentation.
Good luck sha.
FYI I have been on NL for a long time and have followed the adventures of this your ' friend 's husband". Both applications and subtle change in stories I'm also certain the VOs have read. And laughed.

3. Way forward. Own up to all the misrepresentations and do things the proper order. Get married. Do whatever he wants per his theology school. And have her file for him. As he can't get a visa to the US, she can travel to Naija freely. He's going to US is not a do it die affair. His presence at a graduation is not a do it die affair. Skype dey. If his ties have not changed and misrepresentations not addressed nothing dey appn

@Twoods I'm looking forward to your response

Note: replies should please not quote the poster cos the epistle is Long. God bless

What is also curious is that the first few times this narrative was posted by Onyiify, it was about her brother, who somehow morphed into her husband. A husband priest who skipped from one wife to another in a matter of weeks. In our experience, a person who lies about small details is also likely to lie about more serious things. These people are not ideal visa applicants.

LadyGuinivere:
@naakua

This your "friend's husband ' has posted here and been answered. All these monikers and new additions and epistle....
1. Yes. Previous denials factor into new applications

abujaniv:
What is also curious is that the first few times this narrative was posted by Onyiify, it was about her brother, who somehow morphed into her husband. A husband priest who skipped from one wife to another in a matter of weeks. In our experience, a person who lies about small details is also likely to lie about more serious things. These people are not ideal visa applicants.

Lol. I'm actually really laughing. It's good to know other folks apart from me have been seeing the changes in story.

@poster. Oya o! The same vos when Una go face haff answer u o. Please post the next transcript when Una go finish. I Love good sequel movies

Naaakua:
I think she has posted her story on Nairaland before but still wanted to help.

Hello Good Afternoon,

I have come again but now on behalf of a friend that is more than a sister.
A long story hopefully you will read and understand. Please and thank you in advance.

Questions and a little detail about her situation.
Thank you[/b][i][/i]

Things you may not hear here for now:
1. Desperation is written all over this

2. Clearing up this and that marriage issue may likely be the major undoing here.

3. This person's ties to Nigeria is not coming across as deserving of a visa.

4. I really don't see a higher possibility of this husband and wife coming back to Nigeria as this whole long epistle seems an attempt at being 'smart'.

5. The letter from the school you guys are hammering on may not just be as important as assumed if important at all.

6. This person better let matters cool down very well by avoiding the US Embassy a long while, see other places and probably on a Church program/conference still.

Regards....

LadyGuinivere:
@naakua

This your "friend's husband ' has posted here and been answered. All these monikers and new additions and epistle....
1. Yes. Previous denials factor into new applications

2. The story of previously married traditionally sounds made up and fabricated to me. If it is true, then I wish him good luck in convincing a vo.
See when a story is made up, it jumps out. First he was married traditionally, then two weeks after he wasn't. If she had left him, why did he put her name? To increase his chances. That's misrepresentation. Simple.
Then he's married traditionally to your friend. Now he Wants to go for her graduation. When he clearly didn't mention her in the first application. That omission is misrepresentation.
Good luck sha.
FYI I have been on NL for a long time and have followed the adventures of this your ' friend 's husband". Both applications and subtle change in stories I'm also certain the VOs have read. And laughed.

3. Way forward. Own up to all the misrepresentations and do things the proper order. Get married. Do whatever he wants per his theology school. And have her file for him. As he can't get a visa to the US, she can travel to Naija freely. He's going to US is not a do it die affair. His presence at a graduation is not a do it die affair. Skype dey. If his ties have not changed and misrepresentations not addressed nothing dey appn

@Twoods I'm looking forward to your response

Note: replies should please not quote the poster cos the epistle is Long. God bless

Nailed methinks

abujaniv:
What is also curious is that the first few times this narrative was posted by Onyiify, it was about her brother, who somehow morphed into her husband. A husband priest who skipped from one wife to another in a matter of weeks. In our experience, a person who lies about small details is also likely to lie about more serious things. These people are not ideal visa applicants.

Naaakua:
I think she has posted her story on Nairaland before but still wanted to help.

Question 1:
Please do you think that his previous appearance to the embassy will have any impact on him going again to the embassy since her husband went there already twice, but this time around with the invitation that my school will give to him. Or should she just forfeit him coming for her graduation which will be a dream come true for her, and just fill fiancé Visa for him after their wedding in July 2018 or just fill for Green Card for him?

Oops. You unwittingly gave yourself away there.

Your story is quite an interesting one, here is a "priest" faithfully studying to be ordained yet moving from one woman to the other faster than a sinner. Please ignore the advice of everyone here, i encourage him to apply for the visa... all he needs to do is fast and pray for "favor" and "mercy" to fall on him. There is nothing the Nigerian "god" cannot do.

Naaakua I think she has posted her story on Nairaland before but still wanted to help.

Hello Good Afternoon,

I have come again but now on behalf of a friend that is more than a sister.
A long story hopefully you will read and understand. Please and thank you in advance

Look at this objectively. Remove yourself from sentiment and don't be her friend for 3 minutes. Would you believe what you wrote there?

Married in September, went for American Visa interview in September, got divorced a week later, went for another visa interview the next week a single man, got denied again, met a US citizen immediately and got married traditionally... All in one month.


YOU PUT GENUINE VISA APPLICANTS IN BAD SPOT



Me I'm just sitting down here wondering how red velvet cake is made sef.

Desperate people....

I just hope they will own up to all the misrepresentation and come clean else they are about to donate another 64k to the US Embassy.

abujaniv:
What is also curious is that the first few times this narrative was posted by Onyiify, it was about her brother, who somehow morphed into her husband. A husband priest who skipped from one wife to another in a matter of weeks. In our experience, a person who lies about small details is also likely to lie about more serious things. These people are not ideal visa applicants.

Twice Vo on this thread attended to their query

The funny thing they will easily be fished out at the interview, a student Priest attending a graduation. He will need to explain better to secure a visa.

Better still the after graduation she should come back to Nigeria get married officially and file for him.

LadyGuinivere:

Lol. I'm actually really laughing. It's good to know other folks apart from me have been seeing the changes in story.

@poster. Oya o! The same vos when Una go face haff answer u o. Please post the next transcript when Una go finish. I Love good sequel movies

OtunOba15:
Desperate people....

I just hope they will own up to all the misrepresentation and come clean else they are about to donate another 64k to the US Embassy.

Every donation is appreciated.

Would be better if they have a marriage certificate or they should just go for fiancé visa ..
Tourist visa might not work out ...
a lot of events has occurred in 2017 for ur friends hubby ..

Naaakua:
I think she has posted her story on Nairaland before but still wanted to help.

Hello Good Afternoon,

I have come again but now on behalf of a friend that is more than a sister.
A long story hopefully you will read and understand. Please and thank you in advance.

Questions and a little detail about her situation. She is married traditionally, no traditional marriage celebration yet but bride price is already paid and all. Her traditional and white wedding celebration is coming up July next year. She resides in the United States and she is a US citizen, she will be graduating school next year may 2018 and she wants to invite her husband to come to her graduation and after the graduation, they will both return to Nigeria for their marriage preparation and celebration with their families including me (because she has picked me as her maid of honor), because that is where our both parents live and also her husband is still in theological school in Nigeria, due to the fact that he is on the road to becoming a priest and next year will be his last year before he can be Ordained. They don't want to jeopardize all the years he has put in for his passion.
The main story is that my friend's school offers invitation letter to present at the immigration to family members and loved ones to attend graduation from outside the country. Her concern according to her and she confiding in me, is that before her husband married her traditionally, he had gone to the US embassy twice (in a space of two weeks) for a conference visa to attend a church conference that the church wanted him and his Mentor (Archdeacon) to attend and the church was sponsoring the trip but he was denied both times. The first time he got denied, he said that the interviewer told him he was too young (34 years old), but the church decided to send him back again to the embassy since the mentor they paired him up with to go to the conference got his visa, they thought that with that influence that the embassy will also issue him a visa since it was both of them that they are sending to the conference. The second time he was told that the conference is not enough reason to be going to America. The ironic thing is that the church sent him and his mentor on the same conference, but the mentor got the visa based on the conference that he was denied a visa. My question now is, since she wants her husband to come for her graduation ceremony, and she doesn't have family or loved ones here to attend and she is an only child. Her first graduation, no one was there for her including me because I had traveled which I felt bad that I wasn’t there for her. She felt so lonely and sad because everyone else had their family and loved ones with them but she didn't. Her heart desire right now is that she wants her husband to be present at her graduation and after which both of them can travel back to Nigeria for the wedding ceremony and all before she can petition for her husband to come live with her in the United States since she is a US citizen.
Question 1:
Please do you think that his previous appearance to the embassy will have any impact on him going again to the embassy since her husband went there already twice, but this time around with the invitation that my school will give to him. Or should she just forfeit him coming for her graduation which will be a dream come true for her, and just fill fiancé Visa for him after their wedding in July 2018 or just fill for Green Card for him?

Note please she also gave me details about his previous application:
The first time he was denied on the 27th of Sept 2017, but the church scheduled an appointment for him (in space of two weeks) again in the notion that the Archdeacon that they are sending both of them to the conference got his visa. So he went for a second interview on 18th of October 2017.
In his ds160 form, she said that that husband said to her that, he put married because he was married (paid bride price) to a girl which things didn't work out with both reasons being that the previous girl (wife) couldn't cope with the church traditions, rules, and regulations. The girl’s family returned the bridal price to him at the end of September 2017 after 7 to 8 months of separation because the family wanted the girl's happiness. Within this period, my friend has traveled to Nigeria, the husband proposed to her, they got engaged and he married traditionally in November 2017 and they are now waiting for their white wedding and court wedding next year after her graduation. Which both of them plan to return to Nigeria together for the rest of the celebration, where both of their parents, family members, and friends are.
My friend's husband to what I understand is that he has to do a white wedding in Nigeria before he can be ordained a priest because that is the only wedding the church recognizes. Also if he leaves Nigeria without finishing his theological school, he will lose his chances of becoming ordained as a priest after putting in his 6 years in. I heard that he is very passionate about his ministry work.
Now my friends greatest fear is that she doesn't know what will happen if or when he goes back to the embassy with the invitation letter from her school here in the States to attend her graduation. If the interviewer would think or look at him like he is desperate to go to the United States when that is not the case. she doesn't know what to do, my friend is highly in limbo, cries and has sleepless nights about this situation.

Question 2:
Her husband has never done a white wedding or court wedding before. She stated that he can't get a divorce paper being that there was never a court wedding involved before or white wedding in his previous marriage. Does he have to get a letter stating that he is no longer married to the first girl (wife) or what can he do?


Question 3:
If it is possible for her husband to attend her graduation if he is filling out the Ds160 application again, what should he do or should he put my friends name as his wife even though there is no court marriage yet until July next year but he has pictures and their upcoming invitation for their wedding in Nigeria, and remove the first name he put in the previous application because he is no longer married to the first girl. Does he have to get a letter stating that he is no longer married to the first girl (wife) or what can he do?


I wish her well and I pray that her happiness will be complete soon because she really helped me when I was going through mine as well.
Any advice will be gladly appreciated
Please and thank you, help a sister/ a great friend in need.

I came back to ask on her behalf here on nairaland because this was where I got help when I needed my husband to come to the United States to live with me and our baby, I am a born US citizen. Which nairaland helped me and I am happily living with my husband in the states now.
Thank you[i][/i]

Good morning all I was trying to book my appointment interview but my last profile wasn't opening so I had to open another profile now is telling me to upload my passport. Is it my international passports or passport photograph before I can continue. Please advice.

kay50:
Good morning all I was trying to book my appointment interview but my last profile wasn't opening so I had to open another profile now is telling me to upload my passport. Is it my international passports or passport photograph before I can continue. Please advice.

Upload your passport photos

HiredGames:


A lady earning N60K got her VISA approved......let me search for the transcript sef!

....Am waiting

@LagosNIV

@LagosNIV

coldsummer:


Look at this objectively. Remove yourself from sentiment and don't be her friend for 3 minutes. Would you believe what you wrote there?

Married in September, went for American Visa interview in September, got divorced a week later, went for another visa interview the next week a single man, got denied again, met a US citizen immediately and got married traditionally... All in one month.


YOU PUT GENUINE VISA APPLICANTS IN BAD SPOT



Me I'm just sitting down here wondering how redvelvet cake is made sef.

Fyorgyn:


Honestly, I don't think anyone in this generation should give this excuse... If we can spend time on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Nairaland etc we should also be able to Google "how to apply for a US visa in Nigeria".

Lack of information is NOT the problem. I think the problem with our generation is LAZINESS. We want others to think, read, pass exams, do everything for us!

I totally agree with this.

Yeanca:
....Am waiting

Sorry I kept you waiting.....searched but couldn't find the transcript.

With N79K salary, I'd assume you're not the one sponsoring the trip. If so, you have no fear.

Below is transcript of a lady (I ran into). She earns an undisclosed and not so much salary....
https://www.nairaland.com/2656320/usa-visit-visa-part-2/197#47866620

Goodluck.

I have an explanation and clarification please....goes thus, the uncle gave us four (4) letters carrying out names differently but we filled in the form that we are not travelling with anyone(that we are travelling alone),and picked different dates of interview are we still on point even though we have letters from the same invitee and for the same occasion. Pls I want to know if there is no issue and if there is any issue,how do we rectify it now

HiredGames:




Sorry I kept you waiting.....searched but couldn't find the transcript.

With N79K salary, I'd assume you're not the one sponsoring the trip. If so, you have no fear.

Below is transcript of a lady (I ran into). She earns an undisclosed and not so much salary....
https://www.nairaland.com/2656320/usa-visit-visa-part-2/197#47866620

Goodluck.

Am the one sponsoring the trip,I have savings of about 1.5m....am just going for just 10days,that's all

HiredGames:




Sorry I kept you waiting.....searched but couldn't find the transcript.

With N79K salary, I'd assume you're not the one sponsoring the trip. If so, you have no fear.

Below is transcript of a lady (I ran into). She earns an undisclosed and not so much salary....
https://www.nairaland.com/2656320/usa-visit-visa-part-2/197#47866620

Goodluck.

Am a civil servant,a senior accountant with the state govt,savings of 1.5m

I don't know how to use Naira land much, how do I talk to LagosNIV

abujaniv:
What is also curious is that the first few times this narrative was posted by Onyiify, it was about her brother, who somehow morphed into her husband. A husband priest who skipped from one wife to another in a matter of weeks. In our experience, a person who lies about small details is also likely to lie about more serious things. These people are not ideal visa applicants.

It gets worse. In her other posts she said this same big brother is married with a child and expecting a second one.

My big brother is married with a child and his wife is expecting a second child. He resides in the church compound and he is a priest in an Anglican church.

Yeanca:
I have an explanation and clarification please....goes thus, the uncle gave us four (4) letters carrying out names differently but we filled in the form that we are not travelling with anyone(that we are travelling alone),and picked different dates of interview are we still on point even though we have letters from the same invitee and for the same occasion. Pls I want to know if there is no issue and if there is any issue,how do we rectify it now

Letters are hardly checked!

Yeanca:
Am a civil servant,a senior accountant with the state govt,savings of 1.5m

I honestly don't know if 1.5m is enough to sponsor a trip to the US for four adults! It may not even cover the cost of tickets.

Post in the thread dedicated to us answering your questions. https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening

I also usually read this thread and a few others in the Travel section and try to answer questions as I can. I do not respond to emails sent through nairaland. If you want to ask a question about your individual case, the only email contact is via lagosniv@state.gov

LagosNIV

Yeanca:
I don't know how to use Naira land much, how do I talk to LagosNIV

Please house, how does one indicate on ds-160 form that one owns a landed property (house), to show ties. Should it be indicated under job description? Beacause I can't figure out where to indicate that, thanks.

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labsgal:
Please house, how does one indicate on ds-160 form that one owns a landed property (house), to show ties. Should it be indicated under job description? Beacause I can't figure out where to indicate that, thanks.

There is no place that requires that information.
If it's not in the form, don't create your own question. It could irritate and be read as desperation
Or do you earn money from the house?
Shebi u know that a house is not a strong tie?

coldsummer:


YOU PUT GENUINE VISA APPLICANTS IN BAD SPOT

People wonder why my difficult posts... well this!

Many Nigerians are selfish and myopic, folks think the end justifies the means. All they care about is “my visa”, by hook or crook. You don’t realize that every lie, every misrepresentation, every act of fraud, makes it that much harder for the genuine applicant. Or perhaps you realize it, but just couldn’t give a damn. This is horribly unfair. It took one shoe bomber to ensure we all now have to take off our shoes at every US airport. It takes just one fraudulent marriage to ensure VOs now require tons of evidence to believe every other married couple, genuine or not.

I don’t believe in encouraging folks who have ever misrepresented to simply “own up” and try again. They should simply stay in their country. Regardless of what you think about forgiveness, you should not be able to get away with making visa applications harder for everyone else.