₦airaland Forum

Stan03:
£900, For a period of how many days/week?

Cashmadam:
These days, 900 Pounds can hardly buy a ticket. Maybe you can quote 2,000 Pounds.

realmidas:
Okay, so is this a coincidence or do these officials read these threads? Right after my rant, I Got a notification on Friday 19th, and the passport was delivered today. Visa issued by the Italian Embassy.
Docs submitted:
1 Intro Letter stating the purpose for travel including a summary of my proposed itinerary. I ALSO disclosed the fact that I planned to visit Greece and France after Italy. Visiting multiple Schengen countries as part of your vacation really is inconsequential to their decision-making process in my opinion. Be honest folks.
2 Completed form
3 Bank Statement 4 months
4 Company Letters confirming status
5 Insurance Cert (worldwide cover)
6 Hotel Booking(s)
7 Flight Itinerary
8 Photocopies of previous (as far back as 2013) and current visas

I am a frequent traveler to the US, UK, SA, Seychelles, Mauritius, etc.

I don't see why folks rush the French embassy via VFS. The experience at TLS (for me) was superior with little to no delays at the center. But Italians like to take their time so expect a 1-month wait for their decision. Renewing my 10-year UK visa was also a breeze at TLS.

dami24:
Oh UK visit visa will definitely be ready before 8th June. We submitted for UK on a Wednesday and by Thursday the following week, they called for passport return. We really should have just waited but were trying to avoid traveling to Abuja twice for application submissions

Blessedsteph:
Visa alert!

10 years visit visa granted to me, my kids and my cousin (she has been living with me for 9yrs)
I am a single mother btw.
Current visa is 2 years and will expire end of July 2023 but traveling for summer so had to apply early.

12th May : online application
15th May : Biometrics (paid for prime time and keep my passport option)
22nd May: call from UKVI to submit our passports at TLS. Submitted same day as my office is close and I’ve had the passports in my car since 15th.
23rd May: TLS email for passport collection. Quickly rushed there and picked them up.
10yrs visa granted for all of us.

I work for the government and salary is less than 150k after tax.
Submitted 6 months salary account statement with balance of less than 800k
Dollar account of about 6000usd but transaction of over 40k usd in 3 months.
Employment letter and staff ID card
Accommodation booking
That’s all for myself.

For my 3 kids
Birth certificates
Consent Letter from their father
2023/24 school fees receipt (I pay per annum not termly)
Result sheet from school showing their grades
Accommodation booking
Submitted same account statements for 3 of them.

For my 19yr old cousin
Added our family picture from 9yrs ago when she started living with me
Added our pictures from numerous family vacations in other countries.
Admission letter showing she resumes university in September this year.
Her account statement (I give her 15k monthly allowance)
My account statement etc

Previous history
I have had 5 UK visas including one student visa
My kids had 2 Uk visas aside my last baby who had 1
Previous US visas and numerous trips in the last 5yrs
Unused Canada visa (aside my cousin)
I visit minimum of 2 countries yearly mostly for fun and I hardly go anywhere without my kids

I hope this helps someone

XYZJAZZY:
You have a better chance with what I read here. You don't need all those utility and rent agreed stuff.

Bcuz I didn't add any of these not even marriage certificate but I added my traditional marriage pics.

XYZJAZZY:
No i didn't, but someone actually ask me to since I recharged my prepaid online there's not way I could get receipts.

The only thing I added was the screenshot of email I received monthly from LIRS tax office

Femaleoutfit:
I submitted both sha plus my rent receipt. Its best to submit as many important documents as possible, especially documents that show that u have ties in Nigeria so u can have a higher chance of getting your visa.
Secondly Your Situation/ Application is different from the next person's own. The documents that can be overlooked in the application of someone that has alot of travel history might be important when Assessing the Application of Someone that has no travel History.

XYZJAZZY:
1. Bank statement of 3.8M
2. 5 months payslip
3. Kids birth certificates
4. NIN
5. Offer letter
6. Company recommendation show my net annual salary (The recommendation was prepared and signed by me) it also contains leave of 8days.
7. Traditional marriage pics
8. Family pics of different outing(mega chicken, picnics and dominos pizza 🍕 where kids are enjoying themselves.
9. Travel history (I visited Southern Cyprus 2018)
10. Hotel reservation
11. Conference invitation (though I applied for visiting and I mentioned in the online form that I will use the opportunity to attend conference with free conference IV attached)

Africankel:
Put off your data, leave it for a few hours. When you log back in, it'll show a failed transaction. Nothing to worry about, you won't be debited. Same thing happened with an acquaintance last week.

infosoftlife:
That was in the past. I don't know anyone who recently got approved under such conditions. You can always be the first to get approved this year.
You can submit 3 months' bank statement and 6 months' payslip.
Your extensive travel history will be in your favor.
But remember to provide sufficient information during your application.

SHALOM!



Thank you so much for your response 🙏🏾

infosoftlife:
Are you working with a popular multinational? It can be approved but don't take that risk if your answer is NO to my question below.

megastu:
Dear Applicant,

Your regular B appointment at the US Embassy Abuja has been cancelled.
The Embassy and Consulate General continue to prioritize travelers with urgent travel needs, although regular visa appointments are made available as the local conditions allow. In response to ongoing pandemic-related service disruptions, the Department of State announced the extension of Machine Readable Visa (MRV) fee validity until September 30, 2022 for individuals who paid an MRV fee, but were unable to schedule and/or attend an interview during the suspension of services. If you have an urgent matter and need to travel immediately, please follow the guidance provided at https://ustraveldocs.com/ng/ng-niv-expeditedappointment.asp to request an emergency appointment. Please visit https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/covid-19-information.html for information about the current status of visa services worldwide and visa restrictions related to the COVID-19 global pandemic: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/covid-19-information.html.
Please note this appointment was cancelled by the US Embassy and cannot be reversed by call center agents. Students and Emergency applicants are not affected by this cancellation.


Sincerely,

MamaOO:
You said you were in the US for 3 months on one of your visits? That’s why they want to talk to you. They want to know what you were doing for three months.

seyewest:
Yes and you will need to schedule a date for interview.... go with your DS160 confirmation page, appointment letter, visa fees receipt and any other necessary document.

Pesuzok:
When you went for your interview, what did you say you do for a living?

seyewest:
Maybe they needed your finger print or you had a problem with the law enforcement in U.S.

cosade:
Dropbox applicants are randomly, called for interview. Equally, those suspected to have violated their last visa's conditions especially those that gave birth in US, are called for interview. In addition, there could be new information that came to their knowledge after your last visa interview, which they may want you to clarify.

Oh thank you very much.

seyewest:
Are you female? did you have your baby in U.S?

seyewest:
When did your visa expired?