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iyaaliyah:
Good afternoon everyone,

Pls, what can be done in this situation. I have an appointment soon. My school resumes in May. But I have to go to another country (African country) for work and I will have like a resident permit. How do I change my application and interview to the new place? Do I fill another form still on the same receipt or how do I go about this.

You can't use your receipt. US Embassy is different in each country.

It's either you come back to nigeria to attend your interview or you apply for a new interview in the new country and pay new fees.


Besides school starts in May, if you get the visa you will still resugn

justwise:
This is another way of saying..i don't know what i'm talking about.

Bybthe way just wise.
Ads on nairaland how are payments made especially if one doesn't have access to nl email?

RGRNetwork:
If he graduates he will have upper hand for job opportunities. I mentioned 8million because that is what 4k pounds is equivalent to if not higher. 2k pounds can pay for rent and other utilities. The remaining 2k pounds can go for savings and other expeenses

If if if.
Let's be realistic. He can only work part time. HE IS THE STUDENT. he's not getting 2000pounds after tax on part time work.
His wife will be doing part time as well. THEY HAVE KIDS. You can not leave minors alone at home it's against the law.

Like others have said 36million is just likely tuition alone.
They need minimum 2bed that alone without utilities is 600 - 1200 or more depending on where you.

OP
Since his salary has increased then he should defer admission and save and invest more of his naira.
He should even look for how to earn in forex and build his savings.
Give it another yr

Cyberknight:
They die and no-one comes forward to claim their property.

Ooh no will?

This 38million is just for school fees and visas?

Does this cover ihs?
Accommodation for family for at least 6 months?
If I'm not wrong you still pay ihs yearly

If he's the student then it's the wife that would work so who will handle the kids. Uk schools don't joke with puck up and drop off. No help o, see the uk visa thread plenty ppl trying to bring grandma's for child care.

Take his landing softer he would need enough cash to buffer so he can concentrate on study because he passing is what determines their continued stay.

Many students faced visas cancelled because student didn't pass.

If he's going to make this type of move he needs to have a clear path to a career in this field not ifs and it's.

1yr Masters is very short, post study work visa is about 2k per head so be prepared.

jerrywanyama007:
Seeking Advice on MS in AI/Cybersecurity/CS & Cost-Saving Strategies


Hey everyone,

I’m 28 years old and have been a software engineer for 7 years. I’m financially stable and have about $80k liquid so I will be self-sponsoring my graduate studies.

I hold a BSc in Computer Science and want to apply for a Master’s in AI, Cybersecurity, or Computer Science in the U.S.
I am just about to start this process,

my questions are
1. What are my best options for schools?
2. How can I save money on tuition, student aids and living costs?
3. Any advice on securing funding or navigating the application process would be greatly appreciated!

First I say, ypu might be starting too late in the year for Fall admission 2025. Typically start researching about 18months before the school starts. Right now March April is when most students are getting feedback on when their application fopor admission.

So you can start now for Fall 2026
For best schools..research online. Put in your course and see what schools come up
Look in tour network for who is working in the AI cybersecurity space and see where they went to university .

Take time to study regions in the US, the university is one thing, the environment is another.

Funding is typically school specific you can get research assissitant, graduate assistant roles that can come with some tuition waiver and stipends. Phd course however tend to get more funding though.

Post grad studies is not a sprint..it's a marathon so you can take your time.

Goodman1010:
Sorry i meant ds 160. My petitioner is processing the tax transcript. So does it have to be specifically for 2023 or 2023 and above?
Aside from docs you mentioned, any other one?
I know of photographs of me and my petitioner

It's form Ds 260 you filled and submitted. You don't need that to fill another one.

Print a copy of the i864 that you submitted to nvc.
Most recent transcript is 2023 that what you need to get. When you submitted to nvc the year was 2022 so that's old you need the current one at least.
Get rhe tax transcript and W2. For 2023.

Also check if your police character certificate is still valid.

Is your petitioner your only sponsor? Or do they have a joint sponsor?
Is your petitioner married and do they file taxes together?

Goodman1010:
Hello guys

Please i need info on interview. I got an interview date for next month so i want to know if am supposed to fill another application letter or print out the former one for the interview.

I dont understand what you mean by application letter

Are all your documents current
Especially tax transcripts for sponsor or petotooner. You need the one for 2023

Birth certificate or NPC age declaration

Medicals done?

Lexusgs430:
Anyone seen the list of properties, the UK government are about to inherit....... 57 Nigerian's with no known NOK, are about to lose their assets to the crown........ 😁😂👑👑👑

How do people's properties get there,
Foreclosures?

https://www.nairaland.com/8371511/experience-us-consulate-water-carrington#134606183


The poster did H1b interview in Lagos you can read or ask him directly.



For distance lanham to Baltimore, Google.
Just know America is BIG, so distance depends really on what part of the city you're in and if the route has high traffic times
Kennisman

Summerbutterfly:
Hello everyone

My previous US visa expired in June 2024, the visa was issued after 221G administrative processing. I want to renew the visa this year but unfortunately it’s like I am not allowed to use Dropbox, because after answering all the questions for appointment scheduling it took me to embassy appointment page. (Appointment date is for 10th October 2025)

I am not in a rush to renew my visa but I just want to know if Dropbox has been scraped (based on recent news I heard) or if it’s just a problem for me

Please can anyone help me with information about Dropbox.. is the service still being offered ?

This will enable me prepare for the visa interview adequately.

P.S I gave birth in Houston Texas in 2022

Thanks a lot

Ask this in the US visit visa thread.

It could be the appointment date is for you to drop off your passport at OIS or it might be in person interview.

Interview waiver is still on however it doesn't mean you can't be called in for an in person interview

Zihno:
Hello, studies are going fine. I'm supposed to graduate this December and I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to get a summer internship in my field. if I don't, I can't graduate in fall.

Have you tried govt agencies?
Not sure where you're based but consider councils, city or state agencies. Even in other states if need be.

dydx2020:
Hello, I need urgent answers please...I was denied for student visa in 2023. Now , how do I answer this question on DS160 Visit Visa?

" Have you ever been refused a U.S. Visa, or been refused admission to the United States, or withdrawn your application for admission at the port of entry? "

You answered your question.
You were refused a visa.

You think they forgot?

A refusal is not the end, sebi you still applied again so what's the challenge

quickklearner:
Thank you for your response. What's ICBP and also I mean what is the estimated wait time for interview. Is it 2 months, 3 months e.t.c

Custom border patrol. That'sUS immigration at the border when you arrive in the US.

There is no estimated wait time for interview US Consulate doesn't provide those details.

You applied and go US visit visa right? During the process did you get a wait time for interview

Peachgirl:
Good morning, everyone,
Do I need to complete my DS-160 form before paying my F1 visa fee?

Thank you.

No you don't, however US embassy said you should so not doing so may cause delays.

quickklearner:
I just got admission into a school and I have three questions.

Firstly, I got admission into a previous school accepted admission and was given an I-20 later the school I wanted accepted me an gave me another I-20, I have not paid the SEVIS fee or filled the DS-160. Will having two I-20 affect me?

Secondly, I have a 5 years B1/B2 Visa and I want to go to the US next month and come back that same month. I think if I don't use the B2 Visa it'll affect my application for F1 visa. I also think they might think I'm running away to enter the US because I have admission. Should I go or not?

Lastly, If I apply for an interview right now what is the earliest time I could get?

You use the i20 and pay the SEVIS fee for the admission you want.

ICBP can not see that you have admission so travel on your visit visa. You haven't even applied for the F1 visa so I'm not sure why you're thinking of all sorts off scenarios for something you have not applied for.

Noone can tell what date for interview you will get.
Till you schedule and see what you get

Luap2025:
Thank you!!!
Ahh... That's long story, but be brief.

My story.

I was referred for the job by someone on Facebook who requested my CV, then the company submitted for the H1B lottery last year, I was selected from the lottery by USCIS. The company filled and do the processes without paying a dime. Then I applied for the Visa with the approved i797. This is my first time applying to US.

Ypu are truly fortunate.
I guess the job is in your field and you interviewed

Angellabelle:
Hi everyone, I don't know if this is the right platform to drop this but I need some advise on Visa renewal. My US Visa expires in may and I am currently in the US, is it possible to do a drop box in Nigeria to renew my visa since it hasn't expired yet?. Pls advise.

Short answer NO

Long answer you got a multiple entry visa so the expiration date is not the issue its the i94 The amount of time you are permitted to stay in the US is based on that. When you crossed into America it was set. Go check i94.cbp.dhs.gov for your own.
US embassy in Lagos will see when you entered the US. They will tell you to book for interview.

Congrats
Especially that you could get your wife's application done as well.
Fortunately I think H4 visa holders can work

There's a living in the US thread on nairaland as well .

It's a new land so lots to learn and adapt to.

Trust God to find you your community.
Remember H1B is still temporary so both of you should plan for more permanent employment visas if you I tend to stay in the USA.

ArtfulDodger144:
Hi guys,

So, I recently checked my mum's CEAC visa status and it was "Issued". Few days later she got an email to schedule an appointment on OIS to pick up her passport at DHL. I want to ask that since it is an immigrant visa, would she be given a sealed immigrant visa packet when she picks up? If not, then how would she get her Case ID Number and Alien Number when paying USCIS immigrant fee?

Anyone please to clarify?

There's a thread search for At the NVC stage

IIm not sure if they still provide sealed packet its done electronically. However she would have her immigrant visa in the passport. Thats what she needs to travel


If you have already paid for her green card with USCIS which some people do when they pay forthenothwr fees, then USCIS will be notified as soon as she enters the US so the green card can posted to the address they have on file.
If she needs to change that address then she has to tell the CBP at the border.

If you have not paid for the greencard ypu can do that when she arrives.

Could someone confirm this news about shutting down NHS England.

I don't quite understand what's NHS England?
Are they different from NHS hospitals?

ChampJoke:
My daughter and I plan to go to the U.S. embassy with my husband. He recently received a fully funded PhD scholarship in the USA and will be applying for an F-1 visa, while my daughter and I will be applying for F-2 visas. We got married December 2023, had an elaborate wedding with pictures as evidence, and we are blessed with a daughter.

Since we got married, I have not officially changed my surname to my husband’s name. All my documents, including my international passport, still bear my father’s surname, except for my daughter’s birth certificate, where my surname is written as my husband’s name. My marriage certificate is currently being processed, and I have been asked which name should appear on it.

I am concerned about whether these name differences will cause issues during the visa process. I do not have enough time to apply for a new passport

Should I use my father's surname on the marriage certificate to match my current passport and explain the situation during the interview, or is it necessary to update my passport to my husband's name and also use his name on the marriage certificate?

Please I need your advice guys

Changing your surname is a choice. It doesn't make you any less married or more married.

It's your marriage certificate or proof or trad marriage that makes you married.

What do you mean by processing your marriage certificate ..didn't you go to registry in the first place and are you back dating a marriage certificate.

You have not officially or legally changed your surname so why do it for a marriage certificate.

There is nowhere in the requirements of the US visa process that states you must change your surname as evidence of marriage.

It does not affect your visa

Faith063:
I thought of it too but not sure of its implication on long term plans as international student

I dont think so,
it wont affect your OPT and I dont think it would come up during any H1B application or employment visa.

you are in financial straits, you did not expect to be in this position, and you said you have 5 days.

Unless there are other options in your locality where someone can loan you cash

olalekan9320:
I can't blame them though, a friend of mine is in a relationship with a lady and it seems they love each other, but her visa would be expiring soon and now he is in dilemma and asking for my opinion and what I think about marrying her

Question is would he have considered marrying her if her visa had not expired.

No one should put themselves under emotional pressure

whiteMandingo:
NOTHING SPECIFIC, JUST HEARD OF DELAYS GOING TRU IMMIGRATION AND SOME PEOPLE MISSING THEIR CONNECTING FLIGHTS ETC.
MY LAYOVER IS 2.2HRS IN ATLANTA, SO I GUESS IT SHUD BE ENOUGH FOR THE PLANE SWITCH.

SO FROM YOU & other posters comments, i would need to retrieve my luggage myself..from ethiopian airlines and recheck them in to united airlines, meanwhile atl poe will screen me, and there wont be any further screening when we arrive at houston

Yes no other screening in Houston.

CBP can take anytime they want o.
If there are a lot of people coming in you'll wait.
I don't know if your airline checked you in all the way to Houston. Because you'll collect your bags and recheck in for Houston flight.

Just bare that in mind.

Try GoFundMe?

aestake:
They couriered to his brother who lived in Lagos and now in the US with same category but different interview dates. So the package was turned in, because his brother can't do otherwise and a little print-out of how to know when the passports are back or sth was given. CEAC has nothing to indicate issuance, you just see file was last seen....

The site will show issued if it has been issued

aestake:
Thank you. On the interview day, the consular interviewer told my acquaintance to get them the petitioner's wife AOS and mailed it alongside the passports. This was done via OIS lagos (After Embassy told them to mail from Abuja, OIS Abuja rejected and the package was DHLed to a person in Lagos who submitted). No proof from OIS Lagos that it received this package (not good from this third party and Embassy).

Now we do not know where the 5 passports are. US Embassy is behaving like a 3rd world place, no access to them, no modernization of services.

Wait so do they even know if their passports were delivered to OIS i. Lagos? OIS should have given them something or registered the drop off.

Have they checked on CEAC site if the visas was even issued? You didnt answer that question

Lastly let them folow the Visa Navigator and the instructions there. They receive tons of emails so those emails are grouped properly of ypu follow those instructions. Its when its grouped that someone will attend ed to it.

Have they gone to OIS to see if their passports are there? They would need to book an appointment on OIS site for pick up if they have confirmed their passports have been issued
Have the visas been issued ?

Did they send email to lagosiv@state.gov
When they do get the automated response they need to follow PROMPTS in the automated response so that their mail can be seen.

Gerrard59:
That is the core reason many won't marry foreign women: while the Nigerian male is building his life in a new land, the foreign lady has already built hers. Whether she is of the same race as the man, but was born and bred there. So she has been assimilated into the society. Cultural differences and how both see life. Small small chats and how they respond afterwards. Honestly, the way these lads yap on Twitter about how easy it is to marry a foreign woman as an immigrant amazes me. Inter-racial marriages aren't that plentiful to mention in the first place.

As for the BBC, I don't think that holds in places with a substantial population of black people. The average Western European lady shouldn't be fazed about a black man's preek any more.


Yes. That one is certain, including in Nigeria and for different reasons. We should expect a cultural norm where people don't eventually get married or have children at all. Even if they do, they have just one - this will become more common in Nigeria since it is already common in the abroad. It is a global phenomenon.


30 is too early. She should also try harder and reach out to friends/family from Nigeria. I know it is not easy. Another thing with marriage should be whether both parties are keen on settling in a particular location for a long time, as marriage restricts mobility to an extent.


The most beautiful Nigerian women are in Nigeria. And for academic reasons, I think this is also due to your "earning power". I am not saying or insinuating that you didn't earn well or you earned poorly before relocating, but the £ has enabled you to broaden the places you visit so you get to meet more people at various places.

Actually 30 is a good age to freeze eggs

Egg reserve starts to drop from puberty and a more significant drop is typically from 35yrs till menopause which can be up to 60s.

lollarojo:
Good evening House,
With the new policies and all, has anyone renewed their kids American passport in Nigeria in recent time? We have our renewal date set for this month and i don’t want to be met with any unexpected issues.

Kindly advice

Thats under US citizen services

That's got nothing to do with any of the exutive orders and their enforce ments

whiteMandingo:
MY PROPOSED ethiopian airlines itinerary is lagos-addis--atlanta (plane change) --houston, so my question is, heard atlanta POE is usually tough and time consuming, would we go through the famous POE/IMMIGRATION at atlanta...since we would be changing planes to united airlines there.....or we would do that at our destination in houston

Your POE is the first port you land in the US, so Atlanta.

Hope your layover has enough time in case immigration takes awhile.

What exactly are you concerned about with immigration at Atlanta