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adefreshguy:
Landed Atlanta POE on 31st of December 5:30am

The line to immigration was long so it took me 1:45hr to get to the CBP

CBP Officer : how are you doing today?
Me: fine and you.
CBP: where are you going to?
Me: New jersey
CBP: For what?
Me: Holiday
CBP: Do you have a family here
Me: No
CBP: who are you here to visit
Me: friend(family friend)
CBP: How long are you staying?
Me: 1month
CBP: where do you work?
Me: XXXXXXXXX
CBP: What do you do in Lagos?
Me: software developer
CBP: How much do you have with you?
Me: xxxxxx
CBP: Enjoy your stay (stamps my passport) and happy new year
Me: Thank you and same to you.

Enjoy your stay...
First POE transcript of the year...

donchukey:
Pls I work with a federal agency. I am looking at spending my annual leave in the United States with my wife (Miami). I have never travelled before. I and my wife are both first timers, we have 6 kids but we don't intend travelling with them. What are the required documents? with a bank statement of 3million, what are our chances of getting a visa?

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Why not start with Dubai or an Africa country...

OmoBendel24:
It’s a YES to both question.... Regards

Yes oooo.... you will have to take your luggage through custom and immigration before boarding any domestic flight.

Nicklaus619:
The rational behind it Just as I mentioned earlier, u have the opportunity of securing a job and staying after your programm. so I just want to make the perfect choice that's why I am justaposing USA and Canada

Hope you have visa for both countries? if not you have no choice yet.

Nicklaus619:
Ok thanks
Can u please redirect me to someone who has idea on this one

Do research.... As far as I know there's no University or College on how to get U.S Visa... and you sound too desperate.
There's no shortcut to success...

Nicklaus619:
Ohh okay, but countries like Canada offers such opportunity, so what type of visa do you advice me to apply for ?? As I will like to work and live there

You're talking to the wrong person... I have no idea about how that work... what I know is tourist visa.

Nicklaus619:
Of cos I do, explain what u mean please.

There's nothing to explain.. They expected you to return to your country after studying.

cerezo:
I'll advise you plead with your Dad to increase your salary even if u have to return the excess one way or the other. A good way is to shoulder the family/domestic expenses that Dad normally funds. In a way, he has only transferred the responsibilities to you which I believe will bolster your application tremendously. Also, you don't have to mention you are working for your Dad. Get one of his staff to do you an intro letter stating your annual emolument and your role in the company. Please jettison the idea of Dad sponsoring you (you are a graduate and what you are simply telling VO is that Dad is sponsoring your exit from Ngr). If Dad really likes you that much, he would show it in your monthly take-home. Lastly, do not appear for visa interview until about 6 months after your new salary. This way, you can equip yourself with at least 6 months statement of account showing this nice salary. There are other things to consider tho, should be a short vacation on a low budget, book an hotel and draw up a good plan for your vacation without your Aunt in the picture. If u do all these and you don't get the visa, it's just gonna be one flimsy excuse, not that you couldn't prove strong ties back home.

This is one of the reason they do not check our bank statement... simply because we can lie for Africa.

JenkaKD:
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Thank you

Beautyaddy:
Hmmm, KLM /Air France…I learnt they were kind of okay but at times have had issues with people's languages not arriving with them especially with flights arriving in Nigeria.

true... this happen a lot of time.

fantastical:
Alright @oluwa234, I really appreciate your contribution in this matter. But if I'm to proceed in applying for the visa, which category of visa should I apply for since I'll like to work after the training?

You seem to get the wrong idea in your head... You're not allowed to work with a visiting visa, if anyone told you so, just know that they're lying to you although it does not rule out the fact that you can't work but it's very illegal and you maybe ban or even deported...

If you want to work in U.S LEGALLY... Go about it legal and one more thing and at your age if you stay in U.S more than 2 months, it's a red flag.

Nicklaus619:
Op i want to find a good and a low budget university in USA and again how can I get a permanent permit once I an through with my studies, because I plan on working and living permanently after my programm.

I'm not sure you have intention of studying in U.S

flourishing247:
Please adhere strictly to what took you to America!! School!!! Go straight to school. Don't complicate your case.

Enter through New York and visit Maryland later in the day.

gimakon:
I am a Software Developer / solutions architect
i earn 220,000 Monthly salary and varying Monthly commission
I have designed solutions for Access Bank, WEMA and Sterling Banks respectively.
I have worked for a year and 4 months with this company, and we are vendors for Banks, Telecomms and Oil and gas companies (Like Total)

I am going for an Offshore Tech Conference come May 2019 which is for Oil and gas and since we do solutions for Total, I started to think maybe we go for this Conference too.

Do you have any travel history?

Merry Xmas my people....

dejive:
Tanx a million sir..one more question pls...do i need to wait till days b4 the interview before booking the hotel or i book it from now even if interview is 5months away?God bless!

do hotel reservation before you submit the DS160 form.

dejive:
@seyewest! Please how do i use booking.com as my contact in the usa when filling the ds-160? Since i have no contact there? And also can i get cheap hotels close to the statue of liberty or landmark..thanks

register on booking dotcom and look for the right hotel.. and make your reservation (Make sure you can cancel your room at any time)

The contact you will use is the hotel name.

dejive:
@seyewest! Please how do i use booking.com as my contact in the usa when filling the ds-160? Since i have no contact there? And also can i get cheap hotels close to the statue of liberty or landmark..thanks

This thread is strictly for people with U.S Visa.
Good luck.

LadyGuinivere:
Hello @ Iyaaliyah o. I hail. I yam hustling in the streets ehhhhh. Looking for Christmas money up and dan.. Lol

Missing you ooooo @LadyG

kkole:
Good day to you all,
My very first time on Nairaland. Nairalander, please be easy on me coz i desperately need a way out of the mess i have gotten myself into or maybe about to get myself into.
I have been to many countries and that includes US,Canada,schengen countries and African countries too. To be honest,it has been my intention to send my wife and kids to live in the US but the plan was not suppose to come into play until when my second son is about 10yrs old. Things took a different path when DW wont let me have peace at home,insisting she wants to relocate earlier than i am proposing.
They have been gone for six months and i miss them alot,i want to visit but the fear of what i have heard about people in the same situation as mine worries me.
I need a way out of the mess i have gotten myself into by letting them stay back or the mess i am about to get myself into when i eventually board a flight to the US

@seyewest,looking forward to your advise

I'm sorry about your problem... as you can see, we share POE stories and transcript here.
Good luck

Tbissy:
Please I need an advice on this platform. I had been to the US 3times in the last 6yrs. The 1st&2nd trips were for training and the last one was made in October this year, self sponsored as I already left the coy thru which I got the VISA initially. I went so that I could use my VISA which was about to expire which I did successfully. I spent 1 week in the US and returned home. In all the trips, I never overstayed. Now I look forward to traveling with my family (My wife and our child) in my next journey during my leave next year but I am scared to apply with them due to the fear of denial which I read here everytime. I don't want to do my drop box alone this time for I will like to travel with them as I said earlier. Both of them have not travelled out before. My VISA has equally expired. What are the possible ways out? What are my chances of getting our VISAS approved as a family? How can I manage the whole situation? Or shld i just jejely go and renew my own alone. Abegi oooo. Pls advise me oooo. Seyewest, omobendel and odas. I await your reply.

I'm not sure giving them your international passport with US visa will work this time.... Since your visa has expired maybe you should request for interview with your family but the problem is that, you may not get the same interview date with them (Not sure about how it work).
In case you want to have your interview with your family please go with your bank statement and also your wife work/job matters as well.

boladet:
Hi all I have been having a hard time scheduling an appointment for visa interview.The site is not coming up I have tried 3 different browsers on my laptop,not successful.Decided to use my phone I was able to get to where I enter my username and password but it keeps on giving me the error message we cannot validate your captcha. I have tried several times since yesterday till now.Is anyone else experiencing this .what is the way foward I need to get an appointment on time.

Clear your cache and delete recent history of ustraveldocs....

ayenikunle:
I had to check her profile, last time online was 29th November... abeg, bring back our Lady o.

She's doing fine but very very busy at the moment.

KalakutaRepub:
Seyewest and omobendel24 abeg una help look this matter.

You have nothing to worry about... go ahead with your application.

OmoBendel24:
She probably misrepresented seriously before, or got a visa and misused before and was called in for an interview, or something is not adding up. Why? Because she ought to have easily used the dropbox route being above 80....

I can tell you confidently that, that woman is not 80yrs not to talk of 90.... make we just dey chop the fabu...
reason 1) On health ground 2) Not okay to board

Mancala:
Actually, it will be the opposite. Nigerians will not be rushing to the U.S. or any other Western country if Visa on arrival/visa waiver is granted. This is because our country will be so darn good, nobody will want to leave . They will never give us until Nigeria is at least developed like South Africa.

true

lasthero:
Hello.

Please I want to ask if it's allowed to Carry medicine like paracetamol and cypril gold with me on plane from Lagos to New York and hope I won't have issues at poe. Travelling with student visa for masters.

Urgent response pls. Biko

so far it's not in commercial quantity, if it's one or 2 sachet fine... declare it if necessary.

Vuitton007:
Goodmorng Fam,

Submitted for dropbox Nov26 and i am not surprised no update by/for now as against what i had 2yrs ago with dropbox(just 3days and passport was back) my CGI profile page update says "my Passport is still with the US consulate" while the update from CEAC site says the below:

U.[b]S. Department of State
NONIMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION
Application Received
Application ID or Case Number: AA*******
Case Created: 27-Nov-2018
Case Last Updated: 27-Nov-2018

Your case is open and ready for your interview, fingerprints, and required documents. If you have already had your interview, please check your status after two business days. If no interview was required, please check back in two business days for the status of your application.
For more information, please visit U.S. Consulate General Lagos

PS: i dont know what this CEAC update means, help pls!

No need to shake give them 2 weeks for the Administrative Processing.

Mancala:
Their resolution is completely misdirected, but at least they are showing interest in something that is a concern for some Nigerians.... perhaps because elections are coming up? I would like to believe that the motivating factor is complaints from their larger constituents and not just immediate family.

The solution is very easy and they should know it. There was a time when Nigerians could get a visa on arrival at JFK. I was a recipient of this benefit as a child many years ago. They should go and examine the difference in Nigeria's situation between those times and now. It is not rocket science. Make Nigeria great and we shall benefit from visa waiver

Imagine if the visa on arrival is still applicable to Nigerians.... we no go remain for naija...

Beautyaddy:
Huh?

That must have been almost 50 decades ago.

70's and 80's

kenzygist:
I am traveling with a student visa, I need clarification whether it is compulsory to travel with bank statement for the purpose of port of entry.

Secondly I will be landing at Washington but my school is in Louisiana, should I worry about explaining why?

Yes hold it just in case, you can never tell...
Make sure you have your onward ticket (train,plane or bus) before leaving Nigeria... Goodluck

akpumping30:
Good day house, plz what will happen assuming the school resume today and in going to USA tomorrow, will there any problem at the Port of entry ?

You shouldn't worry about that if you have a good reason for that and we all know about late admission.