Posting on behalf of a friend

“My wife, son and I have our biometric day on Thursday. But unfortunately we have different appointment times, my appointment is at 9:30am, while my wife’s appointment is 1pm. Just want to know if we can all go at 9:30am or if we have to go at our slotted times.

Thank you”

You can pay from the GTbank app if you have an account with them

Pekela:
Good morning Naiaralanders pls does anyone knows how to pay US visa if applying from the UK?

Hello everyone
1. My mum renewed her passport and she updated her year of birth from 1966 to 1967 (she found her declaration of age from 1992) and she decided to update her information ( she also updated her Canada visa and US visa information to the new date of birth). Now the problem is she already has a 10 year UK tourist visa and it holds her old date of birth…. How can she update the date of birth without cancelling the visa entirely. She has only used 2-3 years out of the 10 year validity.
Thank you

2. I want to know what is the next available appointment for a fresh applicant. I want to apply for a tourist visa for mysel

I’m posting on behalf of my brother please anyone that has a similar experience or knows how to go about it should help us out

“I want to apply for the Transport Based Occupations Category specifically code 277, Flying Instructor. I’m a flight instructor with 1 year 1 month of experience. I have a degree and master’s in Mechanical Engineering. I’ve read up on the immigration website and it seems I’m eligible but I’m being told otherwise by someone that is a citizen of Canada. I would like to get an idea on how to go about this application.”

Thank you

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Thank you so much. Unfortunately her Marc receipt has expired so we’ll have to navigate the whole thing differently.

Hello, I’m asking on behalf of my mum
So she’s eligible for Dropbox but after the drop box they returned her passport with a letter saying she dnlf schedule an appointment for finger scanning under 221G.

Please how do we schedule this appointment? I’ve not seen anything to lead me to that. Is it a regular appointment?

Thank you

Hello,

if there’s anybody in need of details for accommodation in Houston Texas around Richmond, they can reach out to me via email (since adverts are not allowed here). I stayed there when I had my LO last year in Memorial Hermann and it’s quite affordable. It also comes with additional benefits.

olakunle10:


Congratulations. I remember your case. Good one. Enjoy your trip.

Thank you

ABSTRUSE:


Could you share with us how you appealed the decision?

This is what I sent

Dear VO
My name is ……… , with date of birth…… and passport number ……. , currently residing at…….., Nigeria.

I am writing this appeal with a heavy heart as I find myself caught in an overwhelming state. I wish to appeal the recent rejection of my tourist visa application which I received on the 4th of May 2023 after waiting for over 11 months for a decision.

To begin, let me emphasize that my intentions of visiting Canada are solely for the purpose of visiting my brother who is currently in Canada for the purpose of studies. My stay will be short as I intend to immediately return to my Husband and 8 month old daughter whom will not be traveling with me. (I made sure to add this, to show them that I have strong family ties in Nigeria)

Regrettably, my wish to visit my brother whom I have not seen in over 18 months has been put on hold as my visa application was rejected. I submitted my application with the utmost sincerity, ensuring that every document and requirement was fulfilled to the best of my ability.

My Canada tourist visa refusal letter was received via the IRCC website stating [I am not satisfied that you have truthfully answered all questions in the documents you have submitted in support of your application, as required by subsection 16(1) of the IRPA. Specifically, I am not satisfied that the following information is truthful: Your declared history of previously refused visa application(s) to Canada or any other country]. I have to make an appeal against this justification as I do not have any history of visa rejection which is what I truthfully declared in my application.

I have applied for over 10 visas in the last 15- 20 years and I’ve been to over 20 countries. I have never overstayed in any country. The timeline of all my applications and travels are noted down below, including the reason for travel and duration of stay.

(I went on to list my most recent travels and I attached visas issued by other countries)

Hello everyone,

Some of you may remember when I posted here in May. I mentioned that I had robust travel history (I’ve been to over 20 countries but my visa application was denied)

Update on my case: so I appealed the visa denial that I got in May and I just received my PPR

I submitted along with my parents and my father received his PPR last month… his passport has been stamped with a 10 year visa (he renewed his passport before submitting)

Still waiting for an update on my mom’s case.

I got the idea to appeal from this page. Thank you everyone

Summerbutterfly:


Hello, please did you register with BC or IDP?

I did the CBT on the 20th of May in Abuja with IDP and I’m yet to get my result

Thank you

I couldn’t view my result online but I finally got my TRF today. I am happy with my result

I used about 1 week for preparation and I took the CBT of ielts academic. My online resources were ielts Liz and ieltsonlinetests.com

Listening : 9
Reading : 8
Writing : 7
Speaking : 8.5

Overall band score : 8.0

Clicked:



My result is out. That writing I didn't finish really did me in 😭
I am so pained. I'm considering remarking but scared that it might be a futile effort, especially knowing quite well that I did not finish.

Hello, please did you register with BC or IDP?

I did the CBT on the 20th of May in Abuja with IDP and I’m yet to get my result

Thank you

Hello people,

So i submitted an application for a visitor visa alongside my mom and dad last year June ( 16TH June 2022).

Since we submitted the application we are just getting a feedback today for the first time in 11months

For my application it was rejected because the visa officer does not believe that I don’t have any visa rejections in the past ( i have a robust travel history, I’ve been to at least 20 countries in the last 10-15 years, US included), and honestly I’ve never been rejected a visa in the past. My question is, should i appeal the decision and attach all my previous visas ? (I’m honestly not desperate to get the visa but I don’t see the basis of the rejection). Also, i would like to add that every other aspect of my application is fully covered …i.e i have family ties as my husband and daughter will be in Nigeria, i am also fully employed at a government facility and i believe i have attached enough proof of funds.


My mum’s and Dad’s application is still being processed.

Kindly advise.

P.s : we applied as a family because we plan on visiting my brother who is a student in Vancouver.

Hello people

Submitted application : June 2022
Did biometric : June 2022
Application status currently showing submitted

I can see alot of people are facing thesame issue as me because of the long waiting time

Please is there a way I can contact them ?

Thank you

Hello People
In the spirit of giving back here is my POE experience

I chose to travel through newyork because I learnt it’s one of the easiest POEs.

I left for New York about 2 months ago and right from Abuja everything went smoothly

Check in was very easy for me, after that I passed passport control without being sent to ports health. It’s like none of the officials noticed I was even pregnant because I had a very small belly even at 36weeks

Boarded Turkish airlines, arrived in Istanbul and I had a 5 hour transit. Before boarding my plane to New York, there was a thorough check at the boarding gate for everyone. It was still like a breeze for me. Apparently the thorough check is part of US immigration because they checked all our documents.

Arrived at New York in the evening and I barely spent 2 minutes at CBP.

The officer asked me why I’m in the US and I simply said for tourism and to have my baby. She was even shocked because she stood up to check my belly. And she was like you don’t even look pregnant and she smiled.

Then she asked if I had the funds to cover everything I said yes… so she stamped me in for 6 months.

No secondary inspection.

I’m not trying to promote any agent (I’m a student myself) but with the stories I heard at the embassy, it’s close to impossible to get dates through e konsulat. Yet still, paying any agent is still not guarantee of getting appointments because they sometimes trick students with fake appointments and you won’t realize till the day of your appointment

Hello everyone,

I’m currently in Houston and my EDD is a few weeks away. I was told that it’s usually cheaper to find a pediatrician affiliated to the hospital I’m registered in.

Please can someone recommend a pediatrician that checked their baby at the hospital after birth ?

P.S : I’m using memorial Hermann

Thank you

Hello,

Please Is there a Facebook or WhatsApp group for Nigerian students in Warsaw ?

Kindly help with the link if there is such group. Thank you

Hello people,

Please oo somebody should reply if they have info about appointments for students.
My school is opening on the 4th of October 2022 and I Am yet to get an appointment date.

Please someone should help with any info

Thank you

Hello,

Please can someone give an update on the most recent processing times for passport, birth certificate and other things?

Thank you

Good morning,

I’ve been seeing a lot of messages regarding a weekly draw to get appointments for student visa. Please can someone explain how it works ?
Because I emailed the embassy and they are saying the only way to get the appointment is by checking their website.

Humblegentlebee:
Hello all, on friday an agent got me an August date even though i told him that i want September ending. So now i dont have enough time to prepare. In my ds 160 form i filled I'm going to have my baby in New Jersey because that's where i had my last child in 2017. Only for me to email the doctor's office and was told the obgyn who delivered my last child has moved her practice to Arizona! Meaning that the address i filled in my form will be different from where I'm actually going. Also the doctor's appointment that I was given is now September 29th. I've asked the agent if he can change my appointment to September so i can have time to fill a new ds 160 form with this new information but he said no, that if he tries to change it i may lose the date and mrv fee. So I'm a bit confused. What should i do please? I will appreciate any response

Hello, I’ve tried reaching out to you via email, can you please respond. Thank you

Please any update on the availability of appointments for national visa ? It has been showing no appointments currently available for the past 1 month.

Enchanted16:
For B1/B2 fresh appointment dates- Lagos & Abuja- Do bear in mind this is a DIY group.

WHATAPP GROUP:

Use this link- https:///LAdms3bcjSsBBg8beR8Vmg or search for Fresh U.S Visa Discussion.

TELEGRAM Group:

Use this link - /+9nR0dv2bvzVmMTJK or search for FreshUSvisa-B1/B2- Doityours

I’ve tried using both links but they are not working, can you kindly share another link?

Thank you

Hello everyone

Please is there a WhatsApp or telegram group for normal interview appointments for Abuja ?

I’ve search through the thread but I could only see that of IW for Lagos.

Thank you

Hello everyone

I had my visa interview on the 26th of April 2022 after several attempts to get an appointment

I was asked the routine questions (purpose of travel, which I replied with for vacation, what do I do, I replied with I work as a medical doctor at a federal hospital)

At the end of the interview I was placed on administrative processing and I was sent supplemental questions to answer.

I’ve been To the United States twice in the past

And I’ve been to several countries (UK, UAE, Malaysia, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Turkey, e.t.c)

I wasn’t asked to show any document even though I went prepared

Now it has been approximately 2 months since I submitted the answers to the supplemental questions and I’ve not heard anything from the embassy.


Please has anyone gone through something like this before ? Because I heard you’re placed under administrative processing if your name has been flagged. I believe there’s no reason for my name to be flagged. And I’ve also heard the processing can take months