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BABSFREY:
Dear All,

I need your opinion. I applied for the nonimmigrant visa to the US this week and was asked to provide additional documents. The Consular officer was clear that he would have given me the visa if I had shown him the receipt of the birth of my kids, which I did not have with me at the time of the interview. I was given a white paper, and my passport was returned to me. I asked the Consular officer if I could send the scanned documents via e-mail, and he obliged me by providing the appropriate e-mail on the white paper. I have since sent the documents via email but still awaiting feedback.

To my questions: how will they get back to me? E-mail or phone? How long will it take for them to get back to me? How will they receive my passport? How will I pay the reciprocity fee?

Thank you all for all the good that you all do on here.

They will acknowledge receipt of your email and if your administrative processing was positive, they will send you a mail to come to the embassy to pay the N49000 and submit your passport.

fados4sure:
He is thinking of going to Dubai next week to build his travel history. Will that be enough?

Europe or Asia will be more than enough with the Dubai trip.

Beautyaddy:
That's not true.

How does any Nigerian migrate to the US illegally?

Most Nigerians migrate legally to the US with a non-immigrant visa(B1/B2 or Student) or Immigrant visa(through family/spouse petition).

TRUE... they usually overstay.

Flytime:
I understand, let's assume there is two of him,with the same documents purpose and so on,one was invited by a plumber,the other was invited by a military personnel,you do know they will ask you the job the person who invited you is doing and since he is going to visit his cousin who is a military personnel it's a OnePlus on his side compared to him with a plumber has the one who invited him

Plumber in U.S dey rake in correct money oooo... even more than 8-5 people... don't look down on that kind of job.

segtak25:
..

I have an appointment by december, I'm going for a rotary convention in june 2020,no travel history.
With all this denials, I'm just worried ooo

Get correct travel history...

awumen:
Same experience for me, when I travelled with my whole family and inform 9jas that I met around that we are all coming back alot them were surprise but I asked why, I told them I won't abuse my visa, I have alot of travel experience,i have a good job more so I have an obligation to be honest so I have no reason to abuse the visa.i know the country is tough but some people will ever come back no matter what cos they believe in 9ja

So refreshing to hear.... God bless you, you won't regret it.

Beautyaddy:
Hmmm...that has been happening like forever.

I know of someone who the highlighted incident happened to.

However, because their father couldn't petition the green card directly for their mother one of the siblings petitioned the green card for the mother after they got their green card through the father and became US citizens.

Chain Migration....so many ways to beat the system but our population is actually the problem, if 20% B1/B2 visa holder stay behind that's more than 100k people compared 20% of Kenya which is around 5k ( meaning the U.S Govt focus will be on Nigeria not Kenya) reason why Ghana is making a lot of progress because they have the right population for their landmass.

fados4sure:
Please, my oga at the top! A friend of mine was denied US tourist/business Visa yesterday reason because he has no travel experience. Please, I want to know if he want to apply again, if he will need to pay Visa fee again?
Thanks in anticipation.

Tell him to get enough travel history.

AngelicBeing:
Na the same thing Na, koboko, cane, stick, belt, wire etc as long as when flogged on the butt and it pains, Na the same thing

Abi oooo

AngelicBeing:
Yes but as at 2017 that he got that visa, it was much easier then but in 2019 all the VO's have been given koboko laden with chilly pepper by Donald Olusegun Ibrahim Eze Trump to flog shege comot from visa applicants, everything has been tightened, the kulikuli lies that people tell and get visas in 2016/17 will rarely fly now

You have to bring your top jokers to the table when applying for US visas especially as a Nigerian or else, koboko dey embassy to flog people, are Nigerian's still getting western visas, yes but not like before.. Let me head back to my hide out on Mount Everest with my plate of fresh fish pepper soup and Jack Daniels, it is very cold on this Mountain, the pictures below depicts what the VO'S are currently doing at the US embassy

But this is not koboko now...

DexterousOne:
You excuse Buhari's disastrous government for the mess going on in Nigeria?

Other govts were slow and irresponsible
Buhari govt is flat out destructive

Look at the 2020 budget

More money for debt service than CAPEX

It has not happened in more than 30 years

Buhari cannot be exonerated from the damage he has caused this country

And his punishment is waiting for him

Maybe you did not take your time to read what I wrote there, I never did and won't exonerate the Govt but these issue did not start in 2015.

helpee:
You seem to assume nigerians only abuse visas to USA. NO,!!! We abuse visa to every country including African country. So even if you apply to other countries they still deny genuine travellers too . And the percentage of people from visa free countries abusing their visas is very very minute otherwise they will stop it with immediate effect. Despite the fact that USA has a visa free pact with European Union, they still require visas from Cyprus and Bulgaria who are members despite repeated protest from EU. And even though it is visa free...you still need to apply online for ETA so they the number of people entering and the numbers going out. Let us stop this idea of nigeria is bad so we must do something illegal in another man's country. Migrate legally. Go to school. Get post study visa. Do something legal for the sake of others coming behind so the world won't quarantine us more than this

You like wahala, they will tell you to shut up... all way na way...

Flytime:
you are wrong it can I heard about a story of someone who immediately he mentioned his elder brother was a plumber he was denied,it has effect but just a little, it's just like a us politician or maybe past president Barack Obama invites her of course she won't be denied I didn't mention Trump because you might say the have no choice because he is in power however her cousin and Obama are in different positions,I'm just trying to prove the power it might have

He's talking about Letter of Invitation not what was said during the interview.

fkj950ax:
The thing about a lie is the more often it is repeated, it starts sounding like the truth.
There are booklets at all Immigration offices.
Immigration officials create an atmosphere of scarcity to make people switch to "Help me make it come out faster, and I will 'see you'"
This is the basis for bribe across the country.

some we say na Buhari cos am, they wanted Nigeria to be like Dubai within 4 yrs but they forgot about those who stole our commonwealth and fail to pay pension, they forgot about those who looted money meant for Soldiers, they forgot about those who had the opportunity to make the country work but instead they milk the country dry. Nigerians are the problem, they want short cut instead of doing the right thing, anybody is free to leave the country, the rest of us will do our best we can do, I don't understand why some can't leave in peace and shut up.

oluayebenz:
Plenty......

Thank you, God bless you always.

ednut1:
how many people really have the intention of coming back To him its fair game. Majority of Nigerians in the usa overstayed. If usa no give u visa. Dubai or japan is there to go for visiting

Nawa ooo

emily111:
Bro please let the fellow do what so ever he wish to do if you don’t have a good advice for him then read and pass.

This country is good for some and not good for some. Seeing the good side of the country is not by hard work oo it by God grace.

To be sincere Nigeria economy is not encouraging to youth after service year. Imagine going to school and no good job for years. We have more unemployed youth yearly and people serve and pass out yearly.

To join Nigeria army self if you no sabi person u no go join even police and so on.

You have no right to tell people how to advise anyone here, it's a public forum not a church or mosque gathering, if you don't want help from public forum do not bring it here, it's free no one is paying anyone salary here.

Emmatee1816:
Pls I have once applied for an America visa but I was denied.the invitation letter was from my uncle who has lived there for over 25yrs,he is a lecturer in one of the colleges in texas.i spoke to him about my intentions to travel abroad the last time he visited us,so he agreed he was going to invite me.though we bare the same surname but for one or two reasons I was denied at the embassy.but I am thinking of reapplying with the influence of his son which is my cousin........he is a 3star general or so in the U.S army and we also share the same surname.....my point is would the embassy take my cousins position in the government into consideration by granting me a visa .....because I keep on hearing from locals that if a government official invites someone,there is a great chance of the person been granted a visa.....Incase you wanna know why I didn't request the letter from my 'auwa' cousin initially,we didn't have a relationship until recently.
Though after my 1st denial at the embassy,my plan was to tour Europe before I try America again,which could take me 2yrs to achieve and it's quite a long period for me to bear in this country,but lately it just seem as if I could use my cousin's influence in the American government, instead of going through the stress of travelling to Europe b4 reapplying for America again
Pls house I need valid advices
Thanks.

Nawa ooo

Trueigbo:
good evening my people .

i need help regarding my mother inlaw visa application.

she was invited by her son who lives in US(his wife recently got american citizenship last year) but she was denied visa twice. the two applications were made in the space of 6months, one in abj and another one lagos.

pls we want to apply again, what can we do to ensure she gets the visa. she just want to visit her son and see her grand child.

please help

Depending on how his son got to US

giselle237:
are you people not derailing the thread like this?

Sorry, we will adjust.

Spanishmilf:
Did you know that u it only dangote that can import rice from other african countries.... Bubu don close border if u listen to radio
Or should we talk about a first class engineering who was given a big yam and a sewing machine.... Nigerians who returned to south africans recently where given 10thousand naira to set up a business
Nigerian army weapon freezes during battle
Nigerian army tanks was bought in the 90s during abacha.imagine pushing amour tank during a combat eith boko boko......... Your president can't express himself during the national summit in Newyork... And you are telling me investing in nigeria.... Nigeria will be better
You can't tell a father of 4 or a youth serving corper
Imagine a corper collecting 19,800 allawee not up to $100...

lolzzzz.... smh

mruc:
pls house I try to book appointment for US interview but I am not given date yet. pls did anyone have similar challenge. pls your contribution is needed urgently.Thanks

It's a normal thing.

Beautyaddy:
This is the second time you're going to mention this highlighted statement.

Are you the father of 4 and a youth corper that is serving?

Either way, having more kids than you can financially afford to sustain and support in this very harsh Nigeria Economy is very unwise of such a person.

Now as per the other excuses the you listed there concerning the un-fair practices of opportunities being practices in Nigeria well unfortunately that is the evil beast of Nigerians that only the strong and fearless can overcome.

Only a foolish person will do the bolded...

Mancala:
The catch all phrase for most of these jobs is "petty trading". In reality, a vast majority of Nigerians survive on small scale/petty trading, small scale manufacturing and farming. The government and private sector employs a smaller percentage of Nigerians. I recall seeing some statistics that put Nigeria's labor force at about 60 million with 70 percent involved in agriculture as an ocupation. But don't look down on these jobs. Many raise families and educate their kids through university level on these jobs.

Haaaa... stop saying things like this, you want them to attack you, they see nothing good with Nigeria, I know someone that made N5.8m from fish pond, this life is very funny ooo, your attitude to work can never be change even if you run to U.S.

Beautyaddy:
You do know that seyewest enjoy some benefits with the Abuja connect na. So his eyes and thoughts might be clouded from the real disgrace Nigeria is facing from re-electing the big dullard currently holding the Nigeria government in ransomed now.

Nawa for you ooo, so living in Abuja automatically means I dey inside Central Bank vault, anyway you keep misquoting me, I will keep saying this, that Nigerians can undo the rot...

Beautyaddy:
Lol!...A lot. Some are:

Pure water

Selling or repairing of old mobile phones and their parts

Food or Beer Parlour Restaurants

Dry or laundry cleaning

yahoo-yahoo(just joking)

SMH.... people dey cash out steady...

Beautyaddy:
Yes, Nigerians are still getting US visas approved.

One just has to really prove beyond any reasonable doubts to the VO that you'll use the visa as intended.

My in-law got her visa this morning.

ayobj:
Hello all

I need your help
Am a regular traveller too but it seems it’s my turn to need help now
I am due for an interview in November
Me and my wife are due booked.
The November was the earliest date I could get even though I paid the visa fees in July.
However my passport will expire in March and I am due to travel to Chicago in December.
Will it not be an automatic denial giving the 6 month validity rule.
Do i need to get a new passport in which I will do the interview all over again.
I will need to pay another visa fee and wait for another 6months l���

This will be my fifth US visa.i have travelled regularly to the us in the past 8 years.
I have also travelled to all continents(Saudi,India,GERMANY,Turkey,Brazil,Egypt,South Africa,Great Britain etc)and lived abroad before.
Kindly advice based on experience and anecdotes

You've not been to Antarctica, that I'm sure of.
Apply with your passport and renew before you travel, you have an impressive travel history.

OmoBendel24:
Na so I be dey strongly believe too. Just that this una Bubu wey una give us no dey make am look so.... It is only by God and individual effort that the hope lies now, not on the government as led by that man you guys "voted twice, TWICE" according to and as emphasized by @Ugosample.

Buhari na dream killer, while dumbly allowing/committing the greatest heist and rape of our collective patrimony with his gang! I hope you know the failings of our government is adding more to the stringent hurdles Nigerians have to face to procure these visas? How person for do if to say we never first bam? I have several well doing friends and colleagues that got done with Naija and Buhari and have taken a bow off the Nigeria stage to the US and Canada legally and illegally so to speak, people with brains oh, additions to any society they will ever find themselves, another twist to brain drain surely. You remember what the liliputian Ngige said to and about our doctors previous year, who does that?

My better half and I have good jobs in the Nigeria context, both Canada and America citizen kids (except for one), they already have an edge no doubt, the major reason I'm less bothered and not willing or thinking to exit this stage. But for others, they are mostly doing it for their kids, not necessarily because of an all out willingness. A bank manager friend of mine when I probed why he gave up and exited did say being in that sector all he was seeing was bleakness and doom that the general public may not see, and he doesn't want to regret not taking his children out of it while he had clear cut opportunities to do so. I'm talking of people leaving with several tens (almost hundreds in some cases) of thousands of USD to booth with and as shock absolvers to whatever the new system will throw at them initially.

MAY NIGERIA BE GREAT!

You know we've been moving since 80's especially mid 90's and early 2000''s so people moving no be today, I don't get this Buhari blame (The LA 88 boys, the Drug Mule, Human Trafficker) Governors, Rep, LG Chairman not performing is not Buhari's fault.
As for not seeing any future in this country, I will remind you very soon about this certain conversation.

Emmyk:
The guy's bitterness taya me.

You know till we start holding every office holder accountable not just the President, we will not get it right and we Nigerians we need to do better, we no try at all, we have a lot of terrible people meanwhile it's almost the same for every country but they uphold Law and Order.

oluayebenz:
This guy you need to get a job......
Wetin Nigeria do you sef?

You are always everywhere on travel section.

Sebi u have already port to Ivory coast, face your business there and leave Nigeria alone.

Nigerian door is always open, carry your peoples go ivory coast nah, it's even visa free country so u are free.

You get time.

Ugosample:
hahahahahaha

You can achieve all you want in the country

but the country as a collective is finished

You punks voted Buhari twice
TWICE!

That does not look likr a country that has any future in the near term

lolzzzz you have no reason to call anybody punks, have a good day.