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Of course. His customers are owing.... So naturally, he would owe people too. That's normal in business and that does not mean he should not call out those that put him in that condition.

LegitBachelor:
Guys, I'm now in the States

I entered the States (Dallas Fort Worth) with a one way flight. Was anticipating having issues with the airlines and was ready for them. Was ready to lecture them on what K1 Visa means, lol. But I didn't have any issues at all.

I made sure my medical envelope was in my backpack. When we arrived, I was directed straight to the CBP guys who took the envelope and tore it right in my very eyes. I was directed to a room to wait. I met like 5 guys there. After a while, it was my turn and they gave me back my passport along with a yellow form (I think it's for agric quarantine) and took me straight to the luggage section where I'm to claim my luggage. Was told to go straight to the agric section once I get my luggage.

Luckily my luggage was not searched. Was only asked if I came with fresh seeds which I said no. I only had processed food which have been partly cooked and/or grounded. So they just passed my luggage through an X-ray machine and let me go.

And that was it! My finacee was waiting for me on the other end. It was so emotional for me.

Thanks guys for the active participation. I promise to still keep in touch. This visa journey is a continuous one. Will always keep you all updated. I enjoin us to do the same too.

Regards.

Yay. Congratulations. May God grant you great favor and success as you begin this new journey....

otipoju:
You could not have said it better. I once trying to prove the existence of God to my white housemates by saying he answered my prayers when i fasted for a visa.

Na that day i know say US passport does not need visa to enter many countries....she said it might just be probability.

I think it is a universal trait and at the core of the issue is comfort...hardship makes people run to God for help. There are many church attendees but not many disciples.

Even in the bible its recorded that when Israel ate and were satisfied..they forgot God. Hosea 13 verse 6.

True.

A typical Nigerian is religious because he/she wants to get blessed and protected.

A religious American (for instance), is religious because he/she seeks knowledge or 'just because'.

The reasons are as follows:

1. A lot of Nigerians are religious because of the material benefit they hope to get as a result.

2. In Nigeria, these benefits are difficult to obtain so they seem to need additional spiritual power to obtain these benefits. E.g. One needs to pray before they get a job, buy a car, pass an exam, get married, etc.

3. It is believed that some negative supernatural forces will attempt to stop you from achieving these objectives.

4. Once they travel, they find out that some of these benefits can be easily gotten with a little dedication and hard work.

5. Since the only motivation to them for being religious is the material benefits.....their TRUE color shows and we then see their real face.

gimakon:
V.O : Good Morning
Me : Good Morning to you sir
V.O : Let me have your Passport
Me : ** Hands over Passport
V.O : Why do you want to go to the USA ?
Me : I am going to the US for an Offshore technology Conference
V.O : **Quiet for sometime , OK Do you have relations in the USA?
Me : No I don't
V.O : Are You married ?
Me : No I am not
V.O : Do you have a Child ?
Me : No I don't
V.O : Have you travelled outside Nigeria before?
Me : No I haven't
V.O : **Types for sometime, Ok /sir You do not Qualify for this visa at this time

The decision was already made before you had that interview.

Generalnomercy:
When the same government killed him, why won't they close the case?

Was your comment based on the headline? Did you read the story?

nextlevel2222:
Thanks everyone for your wishes... It's is being God that made it possible... It was tough.... The interview was not awesome, I failed it because I was not feeling fine at a that particular time, my brain was not sharp....

The question goes thus:

Where did you meet your fiance? I told her we met when he came to Nigeria 2015

She asked again where exactly? I told her

She said so after meeting you, you people go on your way..
And I told her we exchanged contact we started talking..

She asked what did we do together? I told her I dnt understand, she said did we go out on date, I said YES..

She said what kind of date? I told her cinema

What kind of movies did we watch? I said I can't remember

She asked again when he came on October 2017, what did we do together? I mistakenly told her we did introduction in which introduction took place in December.. She looked at me with doubtful mind...
Immediately I realized she was asking me if we go out on date? I quickly change my answer and I told her we didn't go on date, he came to my house to visit my parents.

I showed her the picture of my parents and I with my fiancee....

She asked why my fiancee is not around for the introduction I told her he was bidding for contract from United Nation at that time.. I wanted to show her the pictures of the introduction, she said she don't care about the picture since he is not around.. Though my fiancee has already submitted the introduction pictures to USCIS, so I believe she has already seen it as well..

She asked how old are mine and my fiancee? I told her... She said why large age difference? What makes me to go for him? I told her I love him, she asked why did I love him? I told her he is trustworthy...
She said how can I say he is trustworthy, the person I rarely see... I said again we have things in common? She asked like what? I told her singing, dancing, cooking.. She asked what kind of dance, I said hip-hop... She said how can someone of that age be dancing hip- hop.. I told her he can shake his body with joke..

She asked in what ways do we communicate? I didn't hear her very well, I mistakenly said Twitter in which we never communicate on Twitter.

She said I dnt want Twitter because it is not confidential... What other areas do you communicate? That's when I now realized what she was saying?

I told her on phone and email...

I showed her the phone records from Airtel from the past 3 months Oct 2018 -Jan 2019 which is the maximum month you can get from telecommunications company.. My fiance already helped me to print out from his side from July 2018-oct2018. I showed her both, she just collected it and only looked at the front page and returned it to me. Still she was not satisfy.
She said I want to see your email communication, she asked if I have it here and I said I dnt have it here with me.

She said she want to see it, gave me 221g Form indicate email From oct2017-till date.. She returned my passport and told me to submit it to DHL...

She was not happy with my response all through.. I could see it in her face...

It took me a week to print all the emails and also include the same phone records which I have already showed her during the interview to the email and I submitted it at dhl Isolo..

Have already lost hope reading about the experience of people put on AP on Visajourney and all that that's it takes longer time...

But Lo and behold, after 3days of submitting my email, I was contacted to submit my international passport for Visa issuance...
That's how I got my joy...

I thank God I was not automatically denied because some people may be denied instantly...

Secondly, I thank God she didn't ask me to provide Twitter as more evidence of communication which I dnt have because it's a mistake that's made me to say Twitter.

I GIVE GLORY TO GOD

Wow. That was some real grilling.

Thank God for favor. Congratulations.

A3AP10:
Hi guys,

I need some advise, I am CR1 candidate, is there any forum you guys can refer me to ask my questions, am scheduled for interview...?

Thanks.

Check the Nigerian portal on visajourney.com

Drenimarcus:
10 people of the October fliers already got approved. Yours coming soon bro

Yea. A lot in September, some in October. When they are ready, they will approve.

Drenimarcus:
Got NOA2 yet bro?

Not yet o.

I really don't know what is happening with those people.

LegitBachelor:
I noticed that the DHL Pickup Centre in Victoria Island is the only pickup centre provided on the white form given me.

I had chosen Isolo as my desired pickup centre as its closer to me. But I'm made to understand that Isolo is not applicable for Immigrant Visa. So I'll have to "travel" once again to the Island to get my passport. I had traveled there for my medicals and also traveled there for my interview. It's well

Lol. Isolo is not far at all.

Drenimarcus:
You should receive your NOA2 soon, maybe next week because some September filers are getting theirs . Wish the best brother

Amen o.

Drenimarcus:
We deh same boat. When did you file? I am an October filer

August

LegitBachelor:
Guys, I was approved!!!

I'm so grateful to God for his mercies and blessings. The interview in itself was very brief. None of my documents or pictures was checked during the interview proper. Was just asked questions on dates. Questions like.....when did we started talking, when did we see each other in person, when did I propose. It was a smooth sail compared to the way others were grilled.

There were over 40 of us, but only 2 (that I'm aware of) were outrightly denied. Several were placed on administrative processing (visa wasn't denied though). They were given back their passport and requested to provide additional information before their visa can be issued. However many were approved at the spot and their passport retained for visa stamping.

Even though my interview time was short, I was there from 5am till 12noon. This is despite the fact that my appointment time read 6am . The reason for this was because they gave priority to family members with little kids and elderly so they gave them numbers before me even though I came before them. Also another reason for the delay was because only 2 consular officers were interviewing us. Before each interview, the consular officer will go through the file thoroughly before he or she calls the applicant. It was a tiring wait but a fruitful one and I bless God for everything.

My advice to those going for the interview, just be yourself. You have nothing to fear as long as your relationship is genuine. Your fiance/petitioner, who is an American citizen, has every right to love and get married to anyone of his or her choice, whether a fellow citizen or an alien.

So relax, your fiancee chose you, so you will get the visa. Just get all your documents and commit everything to God.

Great. Congratulations.

I am still waiting for my NOA2

anjiee:
Hi guys, a quick one here

My fiance sent out our application August last year. He was contacted Jan this year for RFE(request for evidence) which is that the beneficiary should send an evidence that she intends to marry him within 90 days of arrival.

As regards the italicized sentence I need assistance, upon research I realised I wud have to write a statement(letter) which isn't an issue but the fact that my signature must be wet (these I do not understand).

I wud appreciate ur prompt response. Thanks

Cc @LegitBachelor, @djfrancis @sharpman1 and other concerned thread mates.

Wet signature means signature signed with ink or biro or pen NOT scanned.

stevewale:
I’m a citizen and went through K1 too, making good 6 figures in IT field but they still denied my mum visa so I honestly don’t know what those VOs are looking at.

Which area in IT please?

Nothing special about the movie. Just a typical nollywood movie full of well known people.

The External Auditor scene is a disgrace, NO external auditor will act like that to management, a little research would have helped.

No intrigue, no suspense, no surprise. A very predictable movie.

The only DIFFERENT thing about the movie is that it's on Netflix. Meanwhile, I have seen some crappy movies on Netflix.

Conclusion: It's like your typical nollywood movie. Nothing special at all, an okay movie. Maybe it was just over hyped.

mane48:
congrat but what approved dis visa is your travel history beginning with
me: l had my degree in Ukraine,went to Slovakia in 2009, UK 2012,Ghana 2016
vo: what were you doing in Slovakia?
me: clinical elective/rotation
vo: UK
me: visiting family

Not only that.

She had a good and convincing reason to travel.

AfonjaBoston:
Does Arik not fly to NY anymore from naija and back?
I HATE full airplanes!
American FAs are a beast they don't care. They just wanna do the damn shift and get the Bleep home.
One reason I prefer European or Middle eastern.

Did main cabin have AC output?

Unfortunately will be using them this time

I don't think Arik still flies to NY.

The main cabin had a USB output for charging....i did not notice any AC output.

They also had free whatsapp messaging via their inflight wifi.

AfonjaBoston:
You don't need any docs whatsoever .
The only thing you need is sincerity. Make sure you tell them your true intentions both the first and second and be very adamant and confident.Oyinbo people like honest people.once you tell them they will give it to you then it won't be illegal to work when you go to Houston.
Don't mind that bad belle above me.

Na sure banker. Just go to sleep 2019 is your year

Lol.

Hmmm. This is not good o. The guy may take your comment literally. You don't want him to get visa?

AfonjaBoston:
Is there any Naija airline that flies straight to USA from naija and back?

Has anyone flown delta airlines to naija/USA lately (+/- 4 years)?
Is their economy comfort still wack?

Flew Delta from Lagos on the 26th.

The economy was okay......don't know how much better the economy comfort is.

They served dinner (fried rice with beaf, jollof rice with chicken), light snack and then light breakfast just before arrival.

Their staff are not as polite/friendly as Qatar or Emirates.

The flight full and service was just okay........at least no need for unnecessary stop overs.

Landed Atlanta POE about 2hrs ago and entry was breeze.

The line to immigration was quite short so got to the CBP officer quickly.

Interview was short as well, lasted barely 5mins. The guy had sent 2 people out of the about 6 I saw onthe line before me to secondary. So I assumed the officer was going to be thorough.

After initial pleasantries, picture was taken.

Questions as follows :

CBP Officer : What's your name?
Me: xxxxxx
CBP: where are you going to?
Me: Houston
CBP: Houston Texas?
Me: Yes
CBP: For what?
Me: Vacation
CBP: Who are you seeing
Me: My friend
CBP: Girl friend?
Me: Yes
CBP: Is she Nigerian?
Me: Yes, she's Nigerian.
CBP: How long are you staying?
Me: 4 weeks
CBP: When was the last time you were here?
Me: July
CBP: How long did you stay?
Me: 3 weeks
CBP: What do you do in Lagos?
Me: I am a finance professional
CBP: How much do you have with you?
Me: xxxxxx
CBP: Enjoy your stay (stamps my passport)
Me: Thank you.

AfonjaBoston:
Lol maybe the woman done reach there divorce am they chook another man for paper.

You go fear things people do

It is unlikely he will be seeing his family soon. He will get used to missing them because the missing might be for a very long time.

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

Maybe you should ask your family to come back home. I expect that your wife will be missing you too.

LegitBachelor:
He hasn't gotten his passport back?

I thought it takes just 3 - 5 working days for them to prepare the visa.

He has gotten his passport.

djfrancis:
8th of November. 22 days including public holidays

Visa in hand now

Itsogb82:
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Hello People, I need to confirm possibilities of having a cancelled US visa reinstated. I'm a regular international traveller. My 2nd US trip to the US was for business and I didn't not overstay the 6months given.

However, I was surprised that I was called out after doing my security checks @JFK, just an hour to boarding my flight back home to be question on why I stayed longer than I had earlier indicated. The official not feeling satisfied with all proof of business transactions receipts, cancelled my visa and told me to contact the embassy.

I couldn't understand it. I don't know how to go about this, because he obviously acted in error. It's a dent on my travel history and I need advise on who has been or witnessed such similar issue of Visa cancellation and steps that could be taken to resolve it.

Forget the 6 months given at the POE, that's standard practice.

How long did you tell the CBP officer you would be staying at the POE and how long did you eventually stay?

Ianmaduka:
Please I really want to ask this very important question befor I will take matters on my hand.a prince from a village near my home town approaced me and told me that he wants to add my name on his entourage visitors to last summer kingship programs that will last for just a week.attually people said that his late father always use that opportunity to invite people to the US every year for his festival because of his royal prominent festivals.now the thing is this the dude charged me and I pay half of the fee since march up till now I haven't seen any sign of his calls as usual befor he got the dow.the festival supposed took place last July but till now his lawyer keep on saying that the US consulate hanged the visa that they haven't reply on date of interviews.its a group program shaaa...and the prince him self is a US born citizen...I just want to know if its possible for the US to hook up applications up till 10months without saying the main issues od the program. ..

Lol.

Did you fill any visa application form and attend any visa interview?

If the answer to the question is no, your prince has scammed you.

jj17cv:
BREAKING: Stop denying visa to Nigerians - National Assembly writes Mr Stuart, US ambassador
by VISTA NEWS

http://community.vanguardngr.com/m/discussion?id=4565467%3ATopic%3A1939737

This is silly and a complete waste of time.

The National Assembly can't do anything about it.

They can only plead and beg. Their letter has zero impact.

Mcl123:
Please what's ur advice house? Where did I go wrong.. He didn't ask about my work, I work in a reputable telecommunications company and my salary is good. Please i need answers. Because I was planning to spend Xmas and new year in USA.

Sorry for your denial.

Dubai is a great place to spend Xmas and new year.

lawnreigh:
I just finished my interview not quite long and this is my transcript below, at 12:15pm, Lagos consultate
V.O: Good Morning
Me: Good Afternoon
V.O: Passport plz
Me: (I handed my passport over to him)
V.O: Where are you going in U.S?
Me: New York, I'm going to New York for my annual end of the year leave
V.O: You will be staying in an hotel?
Me: Yes, I will be staying at xxxx hotel in Jamaica, Queens New York
V.O: Have you travelled out of Nigeria before?
Me: Yes, I've been to China, Thailand and Qatar. China on program, Thailand on Tourism and Qatar too
V.O: Flips through my passport randomly(He was going through my old passport instead of new one that has the recent visas)
V.O: What do you went for in China?
Me: I went for my Chinese language advance speaker course and training from work
V.O: What do you do for a living?
Me: I work as Human Resources Manager and Chinese~English language interpreter
V.O: How long have you been on it?
Me: I've been on It for about 3years
V.O: Are you married?
Me: Yes, I'm married with a kid
V.O: type, type, type, handed me blue paper, said some stuffs but I didnt hear anything at that point

Nlder's, What went wrong? Where did I miss it? What are your suggestions, When is best time to re apply? What should be done before re applying?. Thanks

If it was last year, with this transcript (not considering other background issues) you would likely have been successful with your visa application.

These days, those guys no get joy at all. It seems like they already have a mandate to drastically reduce visas being issued. I believe that if there is no compelling reason to travel, they refuse by default.

I also believe the decision is usually made prior to the interview. The interview is just to fulfill all righteousness and to also deny more based on how the interview goes.

So I don't think you missed anything, it's just bad timing.

onamur:
Separately, I got mine first. They got theirs after my first visit to the state.

We all filled Florida in the D160 form.

I don't know why they later screened her saparetely.

No wonder.

Enjoy your holiday. I was at the space station in August. Your boys should love it.

onamur:
Hello House,

My POE experience at IAH., HOUSTON. 23rd of November, 2018.

Me, My wife and my 2 boys.

POE: your passport please ?

Me: gave him

POE: where are you going today?

Me: Told him

PoE: how long are you staying

ME : 10 DAYS

PoE: how much do you have with it?

Me: $$$$

PoE: checked and stamped my boys Passport

POE: checked my wife passport, asked again where we intend to stay and separated my wife passport from my boys own.

PoE: checked and stamped my passport. And handed it over to me together with my boys Passport.

PoE: he then called secondary security, follow him your wife passport has some issues.

SS: Follow me please, you guys can go down , mum might join you soon.

SS AND MY WIFE

SS: sit there please.
Wife: Sat for like 5 minutes( she noticed one officer was busy monitoring her

SS: where are you coming from?

Wife: Nigeria

SS: the issue you have with your passport is that when you applied for this visa, you said you will be going to Florida, why are you now in houston?

Wife: we decided to visit NASA space center because my boy want to see a space ship.

SS: what about your husband and children?

Wife: They are outside waiting for me

SS: DO you guys arrived together?

Wife: yes

SS: so, why are you in Houston?

Wife: my boy will like to see a space ship, so we are visiting the NASA space center.

SS: But there is also NASA space center in Florida

Wife: I am not aware.

SS: How old is the Boy?

Wife : 4yrs and 10 months

SS: how old is the second one?

Wife: 19 Months.

SS: where did you plan to go in Florida? Orlando?

Wife: Disney world

SS:How much do you have with You?

Wife: $$$$

Ss: DO you have any relative or friend here?

Wife: No

SS: so ,where are you staying?

Wife: Told them, seems they didnt get it, so, she handed them the hotel payment receipt with hotel reservation slip.

SS: checked the payment receipt, entered the address into their system and asked how long are you staying?

Wife: 10 days

SS: the second SS officer was busy looking through out the interview observing body posture

SS: Handed her passport and said have fun.

Lesson learnt:

1: my wife filled all the forms by her self, this made answering all the questions easy.
2. The hotel payment receipt. Some guys where sent back because of only reservation.
3. This platform. Wifey studied this platform as if her life depends on it from page 1 to 98.
4. Prayer. It works all the time.

Did you all get your visas at the same time? Wondering why it was only your wife that was taken for secondary inspection.