hajidel:


Go to the embassy and ask for your passport. Simples.



Red flag in high mast here



Red flag calling



Highly likely;

Your mom's visa will be refused 1000000% because you came here 2 years ago seeking advice on how to successfully circumvent the US law by saying you will be attending a conference for 5 days and 2 years later, your adjusting your status to LPR. Your mom is about to do the same thing, so no sorry your mom will not be issued a visa. Unless you want to make us $160 richer then you are welcome to apply.

Lol!...he tried the same tactics with Canada but they were too smart to not have granted him the visiting visas. Apparently as always, the US visa officers were gullible enough to give him the visiting visa thinking he would go back to complete his schooling in Ukraine as he indicated during his interview.

Definitely your AOS will affect your mum's application.

Those are the risks you take when AOS.

P.S by his previous history I believe He had concluded his degree . He got the visa before his final exams in Ukraine

Hello house .I had my interview in abuja today and was denied.below is my transcript.
Vo where are you going in USA
Me I want to take my family to Disney land in Orlando Florida
How did you hear abt Disney.
Me I told her a collegue of mine went for a training in USA and visited the place after the training and showed us pictures when he came and we lovwe it and decided to make it our tourist destination
Vo.what do you do
Me I I told her and my functions
Vo: have you travelled out before .
Me I said yes .uae, Ghana and Benin republic
Vo .how much do you plan to spend for the trip.
Me , it old her 6000 dollars.
Vo : how long have you been married.
Me I told her 4 years and 3 months
Vo; what were you working before.
Me I told her
Vo: how long did you work there
Me I told her 3 yes and 4 months
Vo faces my wife: madam what do you do
My wife.civil servant level 12 and she stated her job functions
Vo : have you travelled as a family before.
Me and my wife: yes we travelled to Ghana in 2014 for our honeymoon.
vo do you have any relative in Orlando.
Me No.
Vo how old are your children.
Me and my wife : they will be three years old on the 31st of this month.
Vo: types for a long time and said sorry you do e not qualify at this time and handed the blue paper.
Pls house what could have been the problem or reason dir the denial.what so you advise I should do?

femorocafella:

Pls house what could have been the problem or reason dir the denial.what so you advise I should do?

Sorry to hear about that.
I always said that people on here can only play the guessing game as to why a visa was denied. It could be for any reason including things your transcript doesn't reveal such as your tone of voice, your eyes, your file on the vo's computer, the vo's mood and so on. Remember what vo's have a broad discretion to grant or denied someone visa. Just as anyone can't predict someone chance of getting the visa, I dont think anyone can truly say why yours was denied.

femorocafella:
Hello house .I had my interview in abuja today and was denied.below is my transcript.
Vo where are you going in USA
Me I want to take my family to Disney land in Orlando Florida
How did you hear abt Disney.
Me I told her a collegue of mine went for a training in USA and visited the place after the training and showed us pictures when he came and we lovwe it and decided to make it our tourist destination
Vo.what do you do
Me I I told her and my functions
Vo: have you travelled out before .
Me I said yes .uae, Ghana and Benin republic
Vo .how much do you plan to spend for the trip.
[b]Me , it old her 6000 dollars.
[/b]Vo : how long have you been married.
[b]Me I told her 4 years and 3 months
[/b]Vo; what were you working before.
Me I told her
Vo: how long did you work there
Me I told her 3 yes and 4 months
Vo faces my wife: madam what do you do
My wife.civil servant level 12 and she stated her job functions
Vo : have you travelled as a family before.
Me and my wife: yes we travelled to Ghana in 2014 for our honeymoon.
vo do you have any relative in Orlando.
Me No.
Vo how old are your children.
Me and my wife : they will be three years old on the 31st of this month.
Vo: types for a long time and said sorry you do e not qualify at this time and handed the blue paper.
Pls house what could have been the problem or reason dir the denial.what so you advise I should do?

The highlighted responses might have been a number of reasons for the visa denial.

I want to believe that this a family of four to five? The total cost of your trip as a family to visit Disney Worlds in Florida is a joke ...to say the least.

Beautyaddy:


The highlighted responses might have been a number of reasons for the visa denial.

I want to believe that this a family of four to five? The total cost of your trip as a family to visit Disney Worlds in Florida is a joke ...to say the least.

This amount can be reasonable.

@Beautyaddy
You are right that amount is too low for family of 4 or 5 a list 4 to 5M is fine

jj17cv:
@Beautyaddy
You are right that amount is too low for family of 4 or 5 a list 4 to 5M is fine

I know a family of 4 that spent $3,000 for 7 days at Disneyland.
Furthermore, this transcript doesn't say it is a family of 4 or 5 travelling and doesn't even mention how long they will stay there for.

Beautyaddy:


Lol!...he tried the same tactics with Canada but they were too smart to not have granted him the visiting visas. Apparently as always, the US visa officers were gullible enough to give him the visiting visa thinking he would go back to complete his schooling in Ukraine as he indicated during his interview.

Indeed, he was given the benefit of the doubt but he blew it, and by that blew the chances of other eligible applicants.

Beautyaddy:


The highlighted responses might have been a number of reasons for the visa denial.

I want to believe that this a family of four to five? The total cost of your trip as a family to visit Disney Worlds in Florida is a joke ...to say the least.

You are absolutely right with the bolded my guy. The interviewer behind

A family of four for 6gs at disneyland is not enough. How long where you going to stay for?

To give you an insight, a family of 4 at disneyland for just 7 days will set you back at least $4,000 for the resort including hotel accommodation. You have to buy plane tickets, at this time of the year its a bit cheaper but still for the 4 of you its another $5000 at $1250 each to be conservative. I'm sure you will want to eat a lot of McDonalds, KFC and Dominos pizza that will be an average of $60 a day if you're being frugal. For 7 days thats about $420 and the cost of taxis or public transport fares each about $30/week. If you factor in your savings and earnings, this will be a very significant chunk of money.

TheCongo2:


I know a family of 4 that spent $3,000 for 7 days at Disneyland.
Furthermore, this transcript doesn't say it is a family of 4 or 5 travelling and doesn't even mention how long they will stay there for.

Does that include hotel accommodation in the package? And what year was that? And what time of the year was that?

femorocafella:
Hello house .I had my interview in abuja today and was denied.below is my transcript.
Vo where are you going in USA
Me I want to take my family to Disney land in Orlando Florida
How did you hear abt Disney.
Me I told her a collegue of mine went for a training in USA and visited the place after the training and showed us pictures when he came and we lovwe it and decided to make it our tourist destination
Vo.what do you do
Me I I told her and my functions
Vo: have you travelled out before .
Me I said yes .uae, Ghana and Benin republic
Vo .how much do you plan to spend for the trip.
Me , it old her 6000 dollars.
Vo : how long have you been married.
Me I told her 4 years and 3 months
Vo; what were you working before.
Me I told her
Vo: how long did you work there
Me I told her 3 yes and 4 months
Vo faces my wife: madam what do you do
My wife.civil servant level 12 and she stated her job functions
Vo : have you travelled as a family before.
Me and my wife: yes we travelled to Ghana in 2014 for our honeymoon.
vo do you have any relative in Orlando.
Me No.
Vo how old are your children.
Me and my wife : they will be three years old on the 31st of this month.
Vo: types for a long time and said sorry you do e not qualify at this time and handed the blue paper.
Pls house what could have been the problem or reason dir the denial.what so you advise I should do?

I would like to say you didn't do too badly with the interview. You were on the path of being issued but the budgeted amount is very questionable as one of our contributors just mentioned couple posts ago.

Again, if you remember well, yesterday the question we asked you about whether you had ever travelled with your family on vacation? Voila!

Lastly, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, guys do your research before going to the embassy. Save yourself the emotional torture of refusal and financial stress by being ill-prepared. Don't take the consuls for fools. These VOs are US citizens and they know their country very well. They know the cost of the average budget hotel, the average restaurant, public transportation and more so holiday resorts etc.

RSVP - Research, Study, Visualize, Prepare PREPARE PREPARE;

Thanks for the comments guys.I planned to spend 10 days there with my family and it's a family of four.my self ,my wife and my twins.
So pls how much can I budget for the trip and pls ,I will like to know whether I can apply again and when to apply.

hajidel:


Go to the embassy and ask for your passport. Simples.

I was at the embassy and was told to send an email to LagosNiv@state.gov, it's 3 days already no response yet. I'm confused

hajidel:


Does that include hotel accommodation in the package? And what year was that? And what time of the year was that?

Are you minding that response?

Some people just tend to say anything even when it doesn't make sense.

Beautyaddy:


Are you minding that response?

Some people just tend to say anything even when it doesn't make sense.

Correct. Just as some people tend to say anything as to why a the visa was denied even though a transcript posted on Nairaland is only a slice of all the facts used by a vo to make a decision.
As I have said earlier, anything anyone can said on here is just speculation. Only the vo knows why the Visa was declined

Are the Abuja/Lagos NIV bosses "Nicodemusly" back on this our thread ?

Oh well, AOS brother's mum will hardly ever get that visa, particularly if his name appears on anywhere and at any stage during that her application.

My Disney World family, your budget didn't cut it. Most likely too, your communication during the interview could have sent some message, even for as little as not saying things from your mouth just as stated in the DS160 form you signed off.... Previous contributors have done you well with their contributions, build something from there....

femorocafella:
Thanks for the comments guys.I planned to spend 10 days there with my family and it's a family of four.my self ,my wife and my twins.
So pls how much can I budget for the trip and pls ,I will like to know whether I can apply again and when to apply.

You see if you have to ask people what you should budget then that's the real problem
Did you really plan to go to Disneyworld? The average person that wants to travel will find out how much it would cost. DIY

Good evening my wonderful efikos... Just discovered this evening that my wife is pregnant with our first issue.

The dilemma here is that we want to apply for US visa to go for honeymoon by February 2019.

Going by people transcript on this site, immediately the VO discovers You See pregnant and You ate either going for honeymoon/vacation, they sharparly issue the blue paper.

I dont know been having mix feeling all through this evening l.
Will this hamper our chance of getting the visa come February next year?

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OmoBendel24:
Are the Abuja/Lagos NIV bosses "Nicodemusly" back on this our thread ?

Oh well, AOS[b] brother's mum will hardly ever get that visa, particularly if his name appears on anywhere and at any stage during that her application.

My Disney World family, your budget didn't cut it. Most likely too, your communication during the interview could have sent some message, even for as little as not saying things from your mouth just as stated in the DS160 form you signed off.... Previous contributors have done you well with their contributions, build something from there....

Pls whats AOS

mrnatural:
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Pls whats AOS

Adjustment of Status

Hello gurus n the house,please I need an answer to this question
can my uncle sponsor my visiting trip to the states, though am working and my monthly salary is 210k, please guys with experience should contribute

Beautyaddy:


Are you minding that response?

Some people just tend to say anything even when it doesn't make sense.

True for the most part

TheCongo2:


Correct. Just as some people tend to say anything as to why a the visa was denied even though a transcript posted on Nairaland is only a slice of all the facts used by a vo to make a decision.
As I have said earlier, anything anyone can said on here is just speculation. Only the vo knows why the Visa was declined

The adjudication then refusal or issuance of a visa is in law I hope you know that? Most likely not.

The VO has to apply the law for the adjudication to either refuse or issue. Some VOs will dislike someone and don't want to issue them visa but that said person is qualified and must be issued a visa. On the other hand you might be liked by the VO but by law you don't qualify for a visa and you will be refused, sentiments are out of the window.

So if you know the LAW and your visa application is truthful and honest, you are very likely to be issued a visa. And when you get refused, in as much as you get served the 214(B) template, you can ask the VO nicely as to the specifics, most times you will yield the answer from them.

femorocafella:
Thanks for the comments guys.I planned to spend 10 days there with my family and it's a family of four.my self ,my wife and my twins.
So pls how much can I budget for the trip and pls ,I will like to know whether I can apply again and when to apply.

Only you know how much you want to or can spend. So my advice is do your research about disneyland, flights, food, transportation etc and see if it falls within your means then you can decide.

OmoBendel24:
Are the Abuja/Lagos NIV bosses "Nicodemusly" back on this our thread ?

Oh well, AOS brother's mum will hardly ever get that visa, particularly if his name appears on anywhere and at any stage during that her application.

My Disney World family, your budget didn't cut it. Most likely too, your communication during the interview could have sent some message, even for as little as not saying things from your mouth just as stated in the DS160 form you signed off.... Previous contributors have done you well with their contributions, build something from there....

Cannot be said any better. We tend to neglect the DS-160 form but it is huuuuuge and very important. The form dictates the line of questions in the interview, then its up to your answers verbally that they correlate.

Taal17:


You see if you have to ask people what you should budget then that's the real problem
Did you really plan to go to Disneyworld? The average person that wants to travel will find out how much it would cost. DIY

Laziness = Not so favorable results most times

mrnatural:
Good evening my wonderful efikos... Just discovered this evening that my wife is pregnant with our first issue.

The dilemma here is that we want to apply for US visa to go for honeymoon by February 2019.

Going by people transcript on this site, immediately the VO discovers You See pregnant and You ate either going for honeymoon/vacation, they sharparly issue the blue paper.

I dont know been having mix feeling all through this evening l.
Will this hamper our chance of getting the visa come February next year?

Not true at all. The VO might admire your honesty unlike some that will blatantly lie about the situation.

Nothing in the law states it is illegal to go to the USA to give birth. What is illegal is using taxpayers money for hospital bills (a lot of visitors do). So because of that, they want to make sure you won't be a public charge that you have enough funds to cover medical emergencies. Medical emergencies are so expensive (can run in hundreds of thousands for just something minor) in USA very few people have that financial capability without an insurance.

So make sure you have a super healthy bank statement, if you have correspondences with doctors, hospitals etc include them, ties compelling your return back to nigeria and can convince a very skeptical VO at the interview window because of previous statistics of applicants befitting that profile.

It is a tough ask but it is not impossible. Many a people have successfully applied for visa being pregnant and are issued.

I had made that findings and what I arrived at was the amount I mentioned.I did not know how they do their own calculation.

You see if you have to ask people what you should budget then that's the real problem
Did you really plan to go to Disneyworld? The average person that wants to travel will find out how much it would cost. DIY[/quote]

yungbilli:
Hi everyone. My visa was issued but i wasn't notified by DHL collection center in VI....I was there few days go and was told my passport has been returned back to he embassy. I tracked my passport and it reads "Your passport has been returned to post"...I have sent lot of messages to LagosNiv@state.gov and called the embassy. No response yet. Please anyone experienced this issue and is there a possibility my visa will be revoked?

I wonder why you people wait for notification from the Embassy..... As for me 2 days after interview, I'm already at DHL.

hajidel:


True for the most part



The adjudication then refusal or issuance of a visa is in law I hope you know that? Most likely not.

The VO has to apply the law for the adjudication to either refuse or issue. Some VOs will dislike someone and don't want to issue them visa but that said person is qualified and must be issued a visa. On the other hand you might be liked by the VO but by law you don't qualify for a visa and you will be refused, sentiments are out of the window.

So if you know the LAW and your visa application is truthful and honest, you are very likely to be issued a visa. And when you get refused, in as much as you get served the 214(B) template, you can ask the VO nicely as to the specifics, most times you will yield the answer from them.



Only you know how much you want to or can spend. So my advice is do your research about disneyland, flights, food, transportation etc and see if it falls within your means then you can decide.



Cannot be said any better. We tend to neglect the DS-160 form but it is huuuuuge and very important. The form dictates the line of questions in the interview, then its up to your answers verbally that they correlate.



Laziness = Not so favorable results most times



Not true at all. The VO might admire your honesty unlike some that will blatantly lie about the situation.

Nothing in the law states it is illegal to go to the USA to give birth. What is illegal is using taxpayers money for hospital bills (a lot of visitors do). So because of that, they want to make sure you won't be a public charge that you have enough funds to cover medical emergencies. Medical emergencies are so expensive (can run in hundreds of thousands for just something minor) in USA very few people have that financial capability without an insurance.

So make sure you have a super healthy bank statement, if you have correspondences with doctors, hospitals etc include them, ties compelling your return back to nigeria and can convince a very skeptical VO at the interview window because of previous statistics of applicants befitting that profile.

It is a tough ask but it is not impossible. Many a people have successfully applied for visa being pregnant and are issued.

Thanks for the response.
I'll apply with my wife anyways. I just don't wanna waste my hard earned money on US visa thats not viable.
Country hard lol

Beautyaddy:


The highlighted responses might have been a number of reasons for the visa denial.

I want to believe that this a family of four to five? The total cost of your trip as a family to visit Disney Worlds in Florida is a joke ...to say the least.

Flight alone is N4M while accommodation and feeding will cost nothing less than N500,000.00
$6000 is not enough.

OmoBendel24:
Are the Abuja/Lagos NIV bosses "Nicodemusly" back on this our thread ?

Oh well, AOS brother's mum will hardly ever get that visa, particularly if his name appears on anywhere and at any stage during that her application.

My Disney World family, your budget didn't cut it. Most likely too, your communication during the interview could have sent some message, even for as little as not saying things from your mouth just as stated in the DS160 form you signed off.... Previous contributors have done you well with their contributions, build something from there....

I know someone that spent N10M on such trip... I got his ticket for N5.4M and more than N1.3M for Airbnb...apart from feeding, shopping etc and as for the VO, I believe he works at the embassy not sure he's a VO.

mrnatural:


Thanks for the response.
I'll apply with my wife anyways. I just don't wanna waste my hard earned money on US visa thats not viable.
Country hard lol

I'm telling you $160 na plenty cash oo. And pikin dae come; plenty pampers.

seyewest:


Flight alone is N4M while accommodation and feeding will cost nothing less than N500,000.00
$6000 is not enough.

Finances were very much a problem as anything else for this particular applicant. The figures didn't add up for them.

femorocafella:
Thanks for the comments guys.I planned to spend 10 days there with my family and it's a family of four.my self ,my wife and my twins.
So pls how much can I budget for the trip and pls ,I will like to know whether I can apply again and when to apply.

You can apply at anytime; But consider your circumstances i they have changed significantly before applying otherwise the outcome is likely going to be the same.

seyewest:


I know someone that spent N10M on such trip... I got his ticket for N5.4M and more than N1.3M for Airbnb...apart from feeding, shopping etc and as for the VO, I believe he works at the embassy not sure he's a VO.

Whats N10M in USD? Thats a lot of cash. Upwards $20k. Pheeeeew.

Even a VO will reconsider his options cos spending $20k on a disney trip or any trip for that matter; man you must be loaded and your bank balance and net worth must be heavy; US needs people like you;

seyewest:


I wonder why you people wait for notification from the Embassy..... As for me 2 days after interview, I'm already at DHL.

Not everyone has an experience with the US Visa just following protocols.

A friend of mine going for interview with his family of four unfortunately they loss one of there kid and they have book appointment before the incident happen What can they do .

jj17cv:
A friend of mine going for interview with his family of four unfortunately they loss one of there kid and they have book appointment before the incident happen What can they do .

Forget about the trip or go ahead with the interview and take the death certificate along for documentation just in case.

hajidel:


I'm telling you $160 na plenty cash oo. And pikin dae come; plenty pampers.



Finances were very much a problem as anything else for this particular applicant. The figures didn't add up for them.



You can apply at anytime; But consider your circumstances i they have changed significantly before applying otherwise the outcome is likely going to be the same.



Whats N10M in USD? Thats a lot of cash. Upwards $20k. Pheeeeew.

Even a VO will reconsider his options cos spending $20k on a disney trip or any trip for that matter; man you must be loaded and your bank balance and net worth must be heavy; US needs people like you;

I forgot to include UK with the trip as well... They visited both US and UK.

yungbilli:
Hi everyone. My visa was issued but i wasn't notified by DHL collection center in VI....I was there few days go and was told my passport has been returned back to he embassy. I tracked my passport and it reads "Your passport has been returned to post"...I have sent lot of messages to LagosNiv@state.gov and called the embassy. No response yet. Please anyone experienced this issue and is there a possibility my visa will be revoked?

@Justwise sir; I believe I raised concerns about this matter (with suggestions offered to nipping it in the bud) almost 3 years ago on a Christmas Eve or so, somewhere on nairaland, maybe wrongly, but I really want to know why that post was pulled down as the particular challenge persists till now, I by this seek redress....

Let this images guide you boss as to where the "rapturing" took place sir, I'm more than interested in seeing that post one more time please. Thanks

Quick One good people. My son is 2 years plus and a US passport holder. My wife and i just applied for the UK visitor visa(1st Timer). Do we need to apply for him(my son) as well or come with him to the visa appointment center on the appointment day? He is to travel with us if visa is approved.