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Good day guys and I like to share my wife's Interview transcript at the US Embassy, Abuja, I was fortunate to get a date in April, 2023 for her, Below is the transcript.

VO: Can I have your Passport
Wife: Good day, please have it.
VO: Why are you going to US?
Wife: My husband is taking me on vacation to New York City.
VO: Oh okay.
VO: Where do you work?
Wife: I am the manager of.....
VO: Where do you work?
Wife: I work as the manager of.....
VO: Do you have children?
Wife: Yes....I am blessed with 2 kids
VO: Your kids are hear in Nigeria?
Wife: Yes
VO: Have you traveled out of the country?
Wife: Yes, I've been to South Africa twice and Ghana severally.
VO: Where does your husband work?
Wife: He is ....... and work with .......
VO: Does your husband have a valid US Visa?
Wife: Yes, he has been to New York twice and I have his passport here with me
VO: Can I see?
Wife: Yes, she gave him and he checked it out and type.
VO: how long are you going to stay in NYC? is it for 2 weeks?
Wife: No, 10 days actually.
VO: I see, he typed for a while and hands over husband's passport and said the magic word, that he will be issuing a US Visa for her while smiling..... and gave her the white paper for Passport pick up.
Wife: At this point, she's not hearing him.

My wife noted that the issuance rate was high on that day and also, that the V.O took their time with the applicant interview.

You should have attended the conference alone, it's a business trip... when you return you can apply for your family. The V.O is not convinced you will return to Nigeria with your family, you're going for U.S Visa interview for the first time with your main ''ties''

segsdynamic:
I had my B1/B2 interview yesterday 18th Apr and my visa was denied along with my wife and my 3yrs old baby.

Location: U.S embassy Lagos

Our interview timing scheduled for 7:30 a.m we reach embassy around 5:45am, soon the security screening started and people started lining up according to the timing slot. We were lined up and like 70 other applicant were in front of us. But due to the fact that we had a baby, the security guys gave us expedite service and we were brought to the front row for the security check.

Fast forward getting to the interview hall. Also many applicants were aiidy lined up. Again they gave us expedite services and we were lined up to the front when they want to check our documents. The guy collected our passport and after checking all our docs. He asked me hw old is our baby and I said 2 n half years old, he then insert a pink carbon paper inside my baby's passport that we can show them on the next queue so they will attend to us fast.

Again they place us in the front to have our biometric. It was a white woman who did our biometric, and told us my baby won't need to do biometric .. but my baby insist she wanna do biometric and started disturbing us.

Now, after biometric and again they took us to counter window 5. It was a black America lady.
She approves the 2 guys in front of us for F1 visa.

Interview proper.
VO: Good morning, hw are you
Me and My Wife: Fine...Thank you (with a little smile)
VO: Ur passport pls
Me: (gave all our 3 passports)
VO: (first question asking me) have you travelled before?
Me: Yes, have been to India and Dubai.
VO: (she asked my wife the same question)
My wife: Yes, have been to Dubai and Oman

VO: why are you travelling to the United states
Me: I'm going to the United state for the 2023 Midwest Travel Network conference which is coming up in Kansas city...and as a travel Manager in my company.. my company is sending me for....(VO cuts in)

VO: Midwest what?
Me: Midwest Travel Network conference, and I try to expatiate on it further. (keeps typing)

VO: who is sponsoring you?
Me: my company will be sponsoring my trip and I will sponsor my wife and my kids

VO: is company sponsoring ur family also?
Me: No, I will be responsible for my wife and my kid.

VO: how long will you be staying?
Me: 2 weeks

VO keeps typing... for another 1-2mins and turns to my wife.
VO: What do you do?
My wife: I have a restaurant which I run and I have some staffs there
VO: (keeps typing) and ask my wife again
are you seeking any medical attention.
My wife: No...
VO: You are not going for any medical attention?
We both answer together: NO
VO: keeps typing again for long time......

VO: Sorry but you are not qualified at this time
She hands us the blue paper (214B)

Me: Thanks and we left.

Note: we have all documents intact all letters from my company, payment receipt for the conference, invitation letter, bank statement both company and my personal statement.
She didn't give us any chance to present any of the documents.

What really went wrong in case of another time.

Chairperson:
Good morning, apart from travelstart and wakanow does anyone know where else to purchase reasonably priced tickets...cos the fares we are seeing on these sites are crazy ooh!

it's the airline setting the fares and they are sometimes cheaper than airline.

flourishing247:
No point of entry updates anymore.

Please is there a website where one can get latest update for US trip..

Update as in how?

Good evening guys,
You guys should not shy away from sharing your Interview Transcript either positive or negative... please let us share it.
Thank you.

With this, California is surely an option for me.

fkj950ax:
Book your flight to LAX
Los Angeles
You can be in the mountains (Big Bear or Mammoth Mountains) learning to snowboard in the morning and be sitting at the beach sipping mojito as you watch the sunset by evening.

Next day you can hike to Hollywood Sign and by evening, walking down Sunset Boulevard.

Next day, rent a surf board and join the people surfing before sunrise (5am-6am) at Santa Monica Beach. By afternoon, rent a bicycle and ride from Venice Beach to Santa Monica trying loads of dishes and food.

By evening time, jump on a whale and dolphin watching ship at Redondo Beach.

If you are into clubbing, there are tons of dive bars everywhere, but Inglewood has more bars for blacks. Anytime from 3pm is fantastic.

Indulge in Spanish food as there are food trucks and very good Mexican restaurants everywhere.

Retrovibes1:
Hi everyone, I need your help.
please I need a copy of student us visa denial blue slip (s214b)
I discarded mine when I was given, but now I urgently need to upload it for another application.
please send to shoesbyzii @ gmail.
Thank you.

why and where do you need to upload a generic letter of refusal?

fkj950ax:
EB5 Visa is $1.05m, and if you agree to situate the investment in TEA zone, the figure drops to $800k.

Lmaoooo you see I'm even giving the wrong figure...

ayo84:
Hi everyone, i intend to open a company in the usa, so that i can start doing business and getting clients, is there anyone who would be interested in a collaboration or partnership. Also what is the easiest immigration route to attain usa relocation if one is running a business in the usa.

Lmaooooo.....you need to invest around $200,000 for Investment visa

ecoleco:
I live in the US with spouse and 2 kids. We had a newborn 3 weeks ago. I am on H1B and spouse and kids on H4. I want to invite my sister on B1/B2 visa to help take care of the newborn. Do I need to specify the purpose of her visit on the letter of invitation or create a generic invitation? Will specifying that she is coming to help with the newborn harm or help her visa approval?
Thanks for your responses.

That means your sister is coming to U.S to work, if it was your mom it's a bit understandable.

Talksub:
Please how easy is it to get Transit Visa USA . Is the wait as long as B1/B2??. A friend got a ticket and then released it is passing through us and it is a non refundable ticket.

What can the person do?

the person should inform his agent to re route it, he will add some money but it will save him a lot of stress, by the way which country is he going to?

RSQLPython:
Hello Folks,

I applied for visa renewal for a relative last night. He qualified for IW and got approved this morning. However, when I tried to schedule the appointment, I got this. Does this mean he will be appearing for an interview? Or does this just means this is the date he could go submit his documents at DHL?

Thanks

The approval means you're free to pick any date for drop box at DHL.

SimiMaya:
He was born Jan 19
We plan to travel mid March

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iyanuakin:
Good afternoon my ogas, trust we are all fine, last year I travelled to the US for a security conference plus vacation, spent 6 weeks, my visa expires next year, would like to go with my wife for my next trip of 12 days in April , her interview is December may 2024 searched for date countless times not seeing closer date, someone adviced i call the embassy and explain, I humbly request for your advice please
Thanks

Good afternoon, there's nothing the U.S Embassy can do about the dates unless it's for emergency purposes, keep checking the dates, you maybe lucky.

SimiMaya:
Hi all

So just looking for some advise to save costs. I am trying to book my return flight back to Nigeria, wondering if I must buy a seat so I can use a car seat for my baby or I can just take a gamble and board with hopes of finding an empty seat. These tickets are so pricey.

What would you advise?

How old is your baby?

tshtsh:
In February 2020 I arrived New york JFK airport for a five day visit. I used the self service kiosk and it printed a receipt with a black "X". The CBP officer (black american) asked me about my trip and stamped me in after biometric verification (finger printing).Before this she asked me about my trip to USA in 2019 which I denied. I insisted that I did not visit USA in 2019 rather I visited Miami for 7 days in september 2018 and stayed at a hotel in South beach. Afterwards she closed her booth and asked me to follow her. She asked how many checked in luggage I had and I responded that I had one. She joined me to the baggage belt and I got my suitcase. I followed her to a section of the arrival hall where her colleague removed everything in in my bag and scanned the bag. Used a handheld drill to drill a hole on some section of my box. Afterward they took me to a room and searched me before asking me about the purpose of my trip and where I stayed when I visited USA in 2018. They returned my passport to me and jokingly asked me if I had ever gone through this search before lol. I told them No. I left and spent 2 days in new york then 3 days in baltimore before returning to naija.

In May 2022 I arrived USA (Detroit) and when asked the purpose of my trip I told the CBP officer that I was going to Canada. She asked if I was driving to Canada from Detroit and I told her I was going by air from detroit to Toronto. She stamped me in and I sent a few hours in detroit before heading out to Toronto.

Last week I arrived Toronto from Lagos (via cairo egypt air) at 7:15am. Went into the city and returned to the airport at 1pm for a flight to Chicago. There are US CBP staff situated at Toronto pearson airport. The CBP officer (black american) asked me why I was going to USA and I told her I was going to visit my cousin in Chicago. She verified my fingerprint , closed her booth and told me to follow her. We got to the secondary inspection room and she took my passport inside while I sat down. Her colleague later returned with my passport and asked me about my trip and requested that I list out all countries I've been to in the last 3 years. I told him and he asked if that was all. I insisted then he asked about my trip to egypt. I told him I only used egypt air to toronto and transited through Cairo airport for three hours. He then asked about my trip to chicago and if I had any checked-in luggage. I had just a school bag. He checked my boarding pass and wished me a safe journey after returning my passport to me.

I don't know why I had to go through this. I spent only 3 days in chicago (jan 15 - 18) and left USA on wednesday. Surprisingly in both cases they admitted me in for 6 months before directing me to secondary inspection. Thinking of even writing to them because as polite as this whole thing is it makes me feel uncomfortable travelling to USA. Most times I travel to USA I spend less than a week and it seems to be raising a red flag.

Your name was flagged, I mean the system flagged your name, there's possibility that your name matched a name and description they're looking for. You should write and complain about the routine secondary inspection even though, admitting you into U.S is at the pleasure of CBP.

bigbus:
@Seyewest and other gurus.

Happy New Year.

Abeg, can one take dried bitter leaf to the US?

Thank you.

Yes oooooo depending on the airport but I doubt if they will return it

bigbus:
Hi all,
Happy New Year.

Can one take dried bitter leaf to the US?

Thank you.

Yes and depending on where your Point of Entry is.

Spanishmilf:
I will type my story here one day

Amen

eniola1010:
Thanks. Yeah the tie is that i got a job in uk and i'm not done schooling in uk

Go for it, I hope you've started traveling out of UK.

afesco:
Good day everyone.
My wife's niece who is base in the US wants to invite my mother-in-law to the US for medical treatment. She intends to add my wife to d application with my wife's mum to US. My question is dt of it is possible?
My mother-in-law has been to d US b4 n my wife has travelled to two African countries.

We are not Consular but U.S is big on travel history and 2 African countries is not convincing, apart from that I would advise that you do not add the 2 applicants together.

Lordcrixus:
Thanks for the response. The problem is that the interview is for 9th January 2024, the date is too far.
That is why i am looking for someone who had successfully cancelled their interview and then went through the interview waiver route.

I did it for my sister's friend, cancel it and reapply make sure you click on no interview for b1 b2

eniola1010:
Pls someone answer

If you've been reading this thread, you should know that you don't need your bank statement of account for U.S Visa except you're applying for student visa.

duration of your travel is okay.

I hope your ties is in the UK?

Lordcrixus:
14th March 2021

The truth is that, you won't even get 9th of January for your dropbox, I'll advise you to go for your interview so far you have no problem during your last trip to the U.S

Lordcrixus:
Hi Everyone,

Is it possible for me to cancel my current appointment and use same receipt for the interview waiver?
I qualify for the interview waiver.
My current interview appointment is Jan 9th 2024, i think it is too far, and it was booked before the introduction of the interview waiver Program.
I look forward to response from anyone who has done this and it worked, or any input from anyone with experience on this.
Thanks.

When did your last visa expired.

BabaOman:
House, a quick question!

If someone has a visa that expired in Jan 20, 2021, Is he still qualified to apply for the 24 months interview exemption before January 20, 2023?

Can he apply let's say 15th January for example? B1/2


Thanks.

You're eligible for Interview Waiver (Dropbox) if your visa expired within 48months.

zmoney:
Hi Everyone.
My visa expired in 2019, so i now qualify for IW based on the 48months validity.
However, I paid and filled my DS-160 in June 2021.

Please how do you advise I go about it?

Thank you.

my own visa expired in 2020, I paid for visa in November and submitted early December and got my visa within 1 week. You have nothing to worry about.

larlar20:
Please this information circled in the screenshot, based on what you said that if you paid visa fees before May 1, you still qualify for IW, how does it affect an applicant who paid their visa fees in March, being that March is prior to May, however March till date is over 6 months. This is causing me some confusion, as both information seem conflicting. Please kindly help me clarify this.
Thanks a lot

Those information are irrelevant, to be qualified for Dropbox, your visa must have been issue in 2018, you must have traveled to the U.S with it and lastly your last appearance at the U.S embassy must not have resulted in denial of visa (examples you may have a valid B1B2 visa and apply for student visa, if rejected, you're not qualified for Dropbox)

walmart:
Good day house, my 2 yr visa expired in April 2020. Please can anyone confirm if l qualify for IW? And if l do please what document do l submit . Thanks

You're qualified

babylawyr:
That's was fast. Congratulations �

Thank you

Magma012:
Hi Everyone,

I want to ask for those that have gone for conference in the USA.

can I apply for a conference in texas and land at LA airport?

is this a red flag at POE?

Why do you want to Land in LA when you're suppose to land in Texas, my suggestion is that if you don't have genuine reason to land in LA, just land in any airport in East Coast.