OmoBendel24:


My take is always not friendly on this kind of situation. For the past two years plus, I have seen a couple of cases like this, some have had to go change moniker and ask the question again in another format and all.... Yours however is not going to get too much knocks from me, though I 80% of the times think this whole stuff was preplanned without much knowledge at the time on your part.

Well, from the few posts you have made since you joined nairaland, one can deduce that you applied for the kids maybe just few days/weeks (hardly up to a month, at most February 2017 and not April as stated by your here) after their dad's visa renewal and maybe exit (early 2017) from Nigeria. I don't want to bore you with details of my suspicions on the Canada application and the targeted tricks surrounding same. To worsen your situation, you haven't even made any travel with the first and this current visa, and you now want to show up at a US POE with your in fact real ties to naija - your kids, with a missing/overstaying husband on US soil to boot with (nodding my head)..... Hian!

@The bolded holds no water, you need the pity party. Entering the US on a B1/B2 visa may be very very difficult for you now (not entirely impossible), concentrate on Canada maybe.

jenny2007:


You must be very mad for this comment. Olodo

jenny2007:


Omobendel24 your take is never friendly, you should watch ([/color]my controller, Okay ma[color=#000099]) the way that you respond to people trying to ask valid questions in here. If you cannot give a constructive feedback without already accusing people of having an ulterior motive then you shouldn't even reply them. Everyone on the U.S. travel thread respects Seyewest because he is always helpful in a respectful manner, even when he criticises a point he gives valid reasons without point accusing fingers. The poster must have a good job that ties to her home country for her to be given visa twice in a roll without using the 1st one. [/color]Is this the issue here[color=#990000]? By the way her kids dad's decision is his own decision and shouldn't be blamed on her. You never answered her question [/color]Oh, really? I thought I did, or maybe it's you that just didn't see it due to your beclouded mind[color=#990000] instead you were busy mentioning her Canada application. Is that the point here? I.T.K!! By the way on what experience do you advise people from in this thread? That's how someone once asked if they can use a naija driver's license to drive in the States and you said it's not allowed������ [/color]I think I know better than getting entangled in this your false accusation, go readjust your short memory sha[color=#990000]. Whereas you are allowed to hire a self-drive car even as soon as you land in the airport as long you have an International Driver's license.
Pls stop attacking posters with your suspicious mind and address issues maturedly as not to discourage people from bringing their problems here. [/color]THE TRUTH PUNISHES ITS ENEMIES! I'M REALLY NOT IN THE MOOD FOR YOU JUST YET SHA. SO, I WILL PASS[color=#770077].

casid:
I will be travelling to the USA in some days as an F1 immigrant. As a first-timer, I plan on carrying Garri, Egusi, ground beans, ground pepper, ground crayfish, Milo, Knorr, kilishi and Kulikuli. I have packaged all of these in a zipper transparent nylon bags. Please advice if I should be wary of the quantities and also must all the items be in a transparent nylon bags( most are still inside our common black/yellow and black nylon ).

Thanks

cc Seyewest
Omobendel24

Thisisdekoko:
Good day nairalanders. I thank all that gives meaningful advice on this forum. May our good lord bless you all
My cousin and his wife got their visa last year September and had a financial setback immediately after getting the visa and since then till now they have been trying to put funds together for their visit. Will there be any issue for not going to the US on time?? will they have issue at the POE for not visiting as at when they got the visa??

casid:
I will be travelling to the USA in some days as an F1 immigrant. As a first-timer, I plan on carrying Garri, Egusi, ground beans, ground pepper, ground crayfish, Milo, Knorr, kilishi and Kulikuli. I have packaged all of these in a zipper transparent nylon bags. Please advice if I should be wary of the quantities and also must all the items be in a transparent nylon bags( most are still inside our common black/yellow and black nylon ).

Thanks

cc Seyewest
Omobendel24

Thisisdekoko:
Good day nairalanders. I thank all that gives meaningful advice on this forum. May our good lord bless you all
My cousin and his wife got their visa last year September and had a financial setback immediately after getting the visa and since then till now they have been trying to put funds together for their visit. Will there be any issue for not going to the US on time?? will they have issue at the POE for not visiting as at when they got the visa??

OmoBendel24:


There would hardly be any issue as far as there's good explanation for not using it at the time and if it's being used for a related purpose to the reason it was granted in the first place. A first timer should avoid using a conference obtained for visit the very first time, this may easily become issue-laden....

Meanwhile, it will be in their best interest to show up at the POE with reasonable amount of cash, and not to even mention their financial issues stated up here as reason for using the visa late.


Thank you for your explanation. the issued visa is B1/B2 {tourim}. Offcourse they would be reasonable not to measure that finance was their reason of using it late at the POE.

Toyrem:
I can see the reason why our man ran for his dear life in you.

pizzler:
Hi all, @seyewest
My case is a bit complicated. The father of my kids ( u will understand y i refuse to call him husband)n i Got our first us visa in april 2014 n found out i was pregnant afterwards. Since i did not want to violate the terms of my visa ( visit n not for baby) i stayed in naija to v my baby. I also could not travel cos where i work u dont get an annual leave in d same year u get maternity leave ( u can only v one). I had my baby in september of 2014 n realised i was pregnant again in january 2015. Again i cld not travel dat year cos same situation of annual n maternity leave arose. In addition to dat, i got a double promotion at work n it did not look wise to take a vacation when i had just been promoted. Had my baby in oct 2015. To cut d long story short, dat visa expired n it was not used. I n d father of my kids applied for another visa in dec 2016 n it was granted. The father of my kids travelled early 2017 with d understanding dat he will return after a month. After two months, he stopped communicating with i n d kids n all efforts to reach him prove abortive. I know he s alive n well in d US cos his sisters tell me so. I v put dat aspect of my life behind me n need to be strong for my kids. I want to be able to give dem the best.
My questions are two- 1) i applied for and got visas for my kids in april 2017. I want to travel to the USA with them on vacation for 22 days. I hope their father's defection will not affect our chances of entering the USA?
2) My visa expires early december 2018 n i plan to travel in september 2018 as dat is when i have my annual leave. Is it to close to my visa expiry date? Thanks in advance n no pity party pls ( as regards d father of my kids) life happens n dis i v taken in good faith. I m happy n my kids are

signature2012:
You dont need an invitation letter to go on vacation@prodigyhenry

prodigyhenry:


thanks a lot, I appreciate your input. but the issue is if the POE officer asks where I am going to, I'll have to tell them I am going to her place. I don't want wahala for her
or do you think the POL officer won't ask?

prodigyhenry:
hi guys greet job, please I have a question. I was in the USA for a conference last year, and after the conference I spent some time with my cousin about 2 months in total. now I want to go on holidays this time around, it's exactly 1yr I went. so I told my cousin to invite me. but she said she couldn't because she has invited too many people recently and she didn't want any issues with the authority. so she asked me to go with a conference, but the available ones are expensive and i can't afford them before may ending as that is when I'll be free to go. so my question is that do I need an invite to go on holidays and must I go with a conference?. I feel since I came back once before and I have an international job here in naija, I shouldn't have a problem with the Poe.. thanks for the anticipated answers

OmoBendel24:


Sorry, lemme understand some bit clearer please. Do you have a valid visa still? If yes, your challenge is small, if no, the stakes are higher and could prove challenging even as small as it seems. Overall, you are yet good.

seyewest:


You're on the wrong thread.

OmoBendel24:


Sorry, lemme understand some bit clearer please. Do you have a valid visa still? If yes, your challenge is small, if no, the stakes are higher and could prove challenging even as small as it seems. Overall, you are yet good.

prodigyhenry:

thanks a lot, I have a valid b1/b2 visa till may 2019, and I used it just once last may-june came back June 2017, but I want to go back soon again

prodigyhenry:

thanks a lot, I have a valid b1/b2 visa till may 2019, and I used it just once last may-june came back June 2017, but I want to go back soon again

Osama10:
Landed JFK Terminal 1 yesterday 11:30pm Naija time.

Walked straight on to the machine for passport scan & printed out the slips.

In the next 10mins was in front of the Cbd officer.

Cbd:Passports Please.
Me: Passed them to him.
Cbd:How long are you staying?
Me:15days.
Cbd:Where are you staying?
Me:Mentioned the hotel.
Cbd:Stamps all 4 passports for 6months.
Me:Picked them & said Cheers.

Went to pickup my baggage & straight up into town.

Osama10:


Hello Guys,

Back to Naija, keep up the good work.

Cheers.

seyewest:


Welcome