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justwise:
They do.

Since when did they start doing that?

If that's true it's wrong and unfair

NewT123:
Hi guys, I applied for renewal of my Nigerian passport and completed my biometrics using the contactless option exactly 2 weeks ago. I also sent my passport to the high commission with the £20 postal order and ensure all procedures were correct.

However for the past 2 weeks, the tracker has not passed “enrolled” and still awaiting passport production approval. Please is this normal? If not, how do I chase for an update

Don't be too concerned about the tracker not showing. It doesn't always update in real time.
Wait for another week, it should be delivered by then.

Mystique8:
Hello Everyone,

I recently got admission at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland for January 2027. However I have a previous study refusal from September 2025. During the application, they did not ask about my immigration history, I'm sure it will come up before cas issuance and I don't intend hiding it due to deposit issues. Do you suggest I attach a cover letter explaining how my circumstances have changed while submitting the refusal letter to the school?

I highly doubt that a university will ask of your immigration history before giving you CAS.

The details of your past visas are only needed when you apply for a visa

Newbie2024:
Yes, an amount equivalent to 2–3 months of her income is ideal. Anything more than that may raise concerns.

But the 550k is slightly less than 3minths of a 190k per month income. 190+190+190=570k

Unless you meant 2-3 months of her expenses or savings after expenses

ijayalolo:
This might be coming late. I think you should listen to the people that talked earlier. With your Nigerian passport every benefit from the US government is presently on hold.

Even the students that just graduated now are stranded because processing of OPT and even CPT (which you get as a student o) are both on hold.

Although they are authorized to be in US for as long as it takes them to process the OPT (even if 10 years) but THEY CAN'T WORK until their EAD is out.

So that your OPT plan e get as e be unless of course, the ban is lifted. Many people are hoping things might change after the mid-term election though when the Dems in the house will be able to dictate things better.


Thank you for your attention to this matter

Even if Dems get more seats they can not override an EO, that's the right of a President.

The in country adjudication pause for those from banned countries was an add-on by USCIS. It wasn't part of the EO visa ban.

Ideally USCIS should rescind that decision or at least make allowances for it. Too many people stuck in limbo because of it.
Students, spouses ,employees, those applying for citizenship.

Yes. That's what being set at the border.
Visitors who arrive can check i94.com for the time they are given

santos247:
Thanks. Its shocking to me as well. But I am 100% sure the main applicant is H-1B and he is the spouse.
I do not have the interview transcript yet but can get in touch if you allow me.
Thanks

He should reapply . It might be better to do that when the main applicant has moved to the US

snoopy:
This is odd. They can't ask you about ties to your home country as an H-1B applicant or a spouse to an H-1B because typically, 90% of all H-1B ultimately end up with an EB green card. In fact, the standard is that the company that sponsors your H-1B proceeds to sponsor your EB green card application 6 months after resumption. The consular officers know this, so it's not a familiar or regular requirement unless the spouse applied for another category of visa other than H4, which is what I'm suspecting for that question to have come up.

You need to provide more information to determine what could have gone wrong. What embassy/consulate? Nigerian passport? are they legally married? If possible, the interview transcript.

Let's be cautious about saying things like ..it is the standard for H1B holders to get sponsored for green card 6months after resumption.
Thats not true and it can give false hopes

That choice is your employer's who still have to provide labor cert for to do adjustment of status to employment based visa EBs

EB visas already have backlogs and many H1B workers are still on that visa or considering other pathways

Arry110:
Alright
Thank you
You, I’ve only been refused once though, this is my first

I think you should look at your application again in about say 2 weeks time.
Then look at your statement and th reasons for refusal.
Look at it objectively and see if what the VO put is right.

Do this before you make a new application.

If this visit isn't necessary try another schengen country if you want to travel.

All the best

Busayosmile:
Hi everyone, please I would really appreciate any help or advice from this platform. I was recently diagnosed with low ovarian reserve, and I’ve attached my test results. Has anyone here successfully managed this either naturally or medically?
Pls help a sister..

Nothing to manage cos you can't increase your eggs. As women we are born with the number of eggs we have.

You only need one egg for any baby .
You can improve the quality of the eggs you have

Find a good ivf hospital so you can improve your odds .
People here can recommend a few

All the best.

NoLevel:
Hello All, I am a Nigerian living in Canada as a Canadian Permanent Resident. Am I affected by the visa bans? I have been admitted for a Masters program in US - to resume this fall - and need to apply for an F1 visa. Thank you.

Yes you are affected because you currently have only Nigerian passport. Your PR doesn't exempt you.
You need to wait till June when the ban would be reviewed and wait and see

budaatum:
To be honest, my body is adapting too as I have to pee like every 2 hours or so. Thankfully, the loo ain't too far from the bed, so I stumble back afterwards and continue. And short bursts.

As for spending money, I better or I give it away, but it's spent if invested.

Prostrate issues? Or diabetes?

Damilare5882:
Missed Document Review appointment

Hi guys , I am currently filing for my parents and they recently concluded thier Medicals few weeks ago . Today I decided to just check my mom’s email and I saw that they were invited for “Document Review “ which they already missed. Through out this process, me as the petitioner has always been Cc’ed in all emails by the embassy , not sure why I wasn’t this time , that’s why I missed it . Their interview is coming up in a week , what’s the way forward ?

They attend the interviews with the necessary documents.

Bare in mind due to the partial ban your parents won't be given the Immigrant visa. Once the ban is lifted then the embassy will ask them to return their passports for visas.

They MUST attend their interview though

USCIS is not on pause,

Processing has not stopped in USCIS. The only thing that has been paused stateside for USCIS is adjudication..basically making a final decision

Damilare5882:
Being seeing posts about this ban but my parents received their immigrant interview letter few weeks ago and scheduled for interview next month - I am a-bit confused

You're in the student thread.

There's no confusion
Your parents won't be issued their immigrant visa after their interview due to the partial suspension on VISA ISSUANCE.

However they must attend their interview
As soon as the ban is lifted for immigrant visas they will be asked to bring their passports .

They should attempt their interviews as normal.

Olawrites:
https://www.legit.ng/people/1702060-lady-awed-visa-approved-partial-visa-ban-country-mentions-type-did/

Sigh

Her visa category is not on the list of visas under the ban


Even with the ban there will still be exemptions for the banned categories

Kanwulia:
I joined in 2007 as MILITIA!!!!! 😎😎😎😎😎

https://www.nairaland.com/militia

NL those days was SWEEEEET! Na Seun use im own hand spoil NL with his tribalism and favoritism BS! Hahahahaha! I still dey wait to see im wife and children! My “oracle from SABONGIDDA don catch am! For ALL the harassment I received ftom that “toddler”! I will continue to burn my candles on this NL. When e meet any Edo woman, he go learn more lessons! Muchechechecheche!

I dey kampkeeeeeee!!!!!😍😍😍😍😍

After you, na counterfeit lol
Gosh na real muchechemucheche

HustlaOfLagos:
This is not true sha o

I registered in 2007 and was already active in 2005 when the main section that was popping was Music and Radio & there was still NairaList which I think was more active than NL at the time. I remember I signed up using the laptop attached and multilinks internet

I imagine internet in the UK must have been better cos I remember my friend who came to UK in 2005/2006 used to try to Skype with me then

Good old days...

All bants

Wow Skype lol
Another 2000 ner, everyone had their sections. I think I joined 2004/5
The days of Hotstepper, Kanwulia ( numerous names), Spice, chaircover,serubawon. ppl shared their real photos plus family issues. It was more community like

So many usernames .to recall
I did more TV show following and travel and family section.
Met many nlrs in real life.
Left NL and came back and it's was more agents, trolls, trubalism and toxicity.

Fusion23:
Boss quick one if you are Nigerian and you have a second passport like Canada will you be given the EB2 visa..I know someone who got the green card eb3 Nigerian but got Canadian Passport.

Doesn't affect you applying or getting the visa.
Country of chargeabilty can be the other passport since that isn't under a ban.

erico2k2:
I appreciate, if you look at my profile on here you will see that I joined Nairaland in 2007, we are less than 5 in this age bracket on Nairaland today.2007 no mobile internet ohh aahahha no smart phone sef. Listen to HustlaOfLagos.if the item is so important DHL it, at least down here no custom harassment, your item comes to your house unlike 9ja where you got to go to thier office

I concur DHL it if it's that urgent.

The person I know who got into prison
It was the wife that packed his suitcase They both served time., he did not know nada first time traveler recently remarried after 1st wife died.

Others had near misses..things in bibles, portraits and in the sole of sandals.

My dad would carry entire suitcases for ppl back in the day till we saw he helped someone carry loads of Bibles. He didn't think nothing of it even though we warned him ,till one day he saw on the news that drugs were concealed in the Bible covers.last time he carried anything for anyone.

I don't carry unless I'm buying it myself.
Even those who are sent to drop off stuff for you to carry will sneak in other things to see if you'd comply.

letskeeptalking:
My parents were married for over 50 years until my dad passed. . But like every other couple, they had their issues. I saw love growing up, and that's how I know this is not it.

I mentioned before that back home I lived separately from him . . we had separate lives then too and I was 100% responsible for the kids. I still am in a way. I've always lived the life of a single woman even though I have been married. Back home he would go MONTHS without contacting me at all, or making any effort to see his kids. I had every opportunity to see other men if that's what I wanted, and he won't even know about it.

Just to be clear, I do not want to rekindle anything. Even if I stayed, it will not be because I'm interested in fixing the marriage, because I am not!

Can't you guys just trust that a woman knows what she wants, and not every woman is willing to mortgage her self respect in the name of marriage?

Live for you,
The reason you kept up this mirage was because you were in Nigeria.
By staying you showed him that it was fine with you.
You were you before, you will be you when you are married.
Unfortunately this pretense is tiring for you.
Separate and ease out the divorce.
You don't have anything to hold on to.
You'll be fine. Chose you, you were and are living separate and it's on obvious you have not had financial fidelity
Your kids know who their Dad is

Look for therapist that handles divorce and separation. Just to walk yourself through how you got here and what the future looks like. DM if you need recommendations
Amicable divorces are possible, I hope yours would be

Prettymundne:
Hello everyone, so I have my visa appointment in a month's time. Is it advised that i don't go? Unfortunately i cannot reschedule cuz i paid since 2024. I will appreciate any advise

It's your choice

The ban is in effect so it's highly unlikely you will be issued.a visa. Even then if issued you could be asked to pay a bond

America001:
That guy na agent. He will come back with multiple contradictory scenario based questions. If una too attack am e go change username.

He's changed a number of times already.

Hopefully this alerts others to stop engaging

lexychuks:
Omo it's 10k. Crazy how in 2021, I paid £9000 as the total tuition and the tuition deposit was £2000 then

This definitely reflects that those from these countries have shown the trend of NOT paying the rest of their tuition.
10k as deposit? Smh

At this point
Who knows if his questions are about his own application or for other people's applications.
That many refusals in less than say 2yrs would be surprising

U

Vincad:
Hi guys. I'm supposed to travel to Nigeria in June but my passport is expiring August 31st 2026.

So by the time I'll be traveling my passport will have less than 3 months validity. I've tried to renew it but the app for the contactless renewal is not working. The only other option is to travel to Ontario from Alberta which would cost me a whole lot more that than I'm willing to afford right now

I'm using KLM and will be going from Canada to Amsterdam to Nigeria.

Has anyone been in this situation before and do you know if KLM will allow me to board with my passport having about 2 and 1/2 months validity left. I plan to renew it in Nigeria before coming back

No issue with traveling with less than 6months passport validity. You can even travel with expired passport.

justwise:

Imy bad, Iit was the other US thread that had a new thread.

Mitan7:
So I had my interview today, was unable to reschedule cause my payment was made in 2024 and it has expired.
Literally no one was given a visa, old, young, family, couple...nobody and over 25 people were before me. The only people given while I was there were an Indian couple and I think it's because it's not a Nigerian passport. Their responses for everyone was that we do not qualify and there's a ban on nigerian passports. Even those going for conferences and 1 lady for f1 visa, we were all denied. I also noticed 2 family that were questioned for over 20mins for immigrant visas, they were not given. So my advice is that you wait till the ban is lifted, that was literally what we were all told. Good luck to everyone.

Fortunately for those with immigrant visas because it is the consulate that schedules their interview date, once they are interviewed they won't be interviewed again
So when the ban on immigrant visas is lifted they would just be asked to submit their passports.

MsAnonymous:
Hello house,

pls can a grandma with an active visa go n do Omugwo for her American citizen daughter for up to 6 months? Or is this too much?
Pls what do u advice
Especially when asked at POE.
tHKS

Just say to see her grandchild, not to take care of anyone that's considered work
As long as she has a valid visa she can travel.

Let her return be short pls like 1 month or 6 weeks. Cos you don't know how many weeks they will put on her i94

@justwise
Hasn't this been locked

Kemo88:
The aggression that day at the U.S. embassy was so palpable. They refused or banned everyone there , men, women, adults, and even children. It was ridiculous.

I think a major reason they are banning women who had kids in the U.S. is because a ban on your record means you cannot apply for any type of visa, and you certainly cannot apply for an immigrant visa (a green card or otherwise).

Don’t forget that as the parent of a U.S. citizen, it is only a matter of time …once your child turns 18 and has paid taxes for at least three years (making them 21) , before your child can file for a green card for you.

However, this becomes almost impossible if you have a permanent ban on your record.

Typically a ban shouldn't prevent you getting an immigrant visa. Most bans are timed 3,5,10yrs.
A permanent ban is typically for severe violations like crime, fraud misrepresentation.

Why consulates would give permanent bans to those going for childbirth even if they didn't pay in full is way to aggressive.

Payment plan and evidence of sticking to it should be enough or last last 3 yr nam

flourishing247:
Did they apply for medical visa or send change of intent letters? You know change of intent was acceptable for sometime then they stopped honouring it.

This is true