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Properties / Re: A Clean 3bedroom Flat For Sale @ Alaka Estate In Surulere For 15m.(direct Sales) by thegreengooner(m): 12:49pm On Apr 24, 2015
Please post pictures. It will help prospective buyers build interest
Properties / Re: Own A 3 Bedroom Duplex In Lekki For As Little As N32m by thegreengooner(m): 12:47pm On Apr 24, 2015
Title of your topic is really misleading.
Travel / Re: Nairalander's Trip To Old Trafford, Manchester by thegreengooner(m): 12:41pm On Apr 24, 2015
We won the league!
We won the league!!
We won the league in Manchester!!!
We won the league at Old Trafford!!!!
We won the league in Manchester!!!!!
Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 12:37pm On Apr 24, 2015
chloe7:
Namek2 let me chip in, you literally have no travel experience, you are single, and is it this way you are typing english here that you will go and answer the v.o lipsrsealed embarassed The issue will be for you to try to gather travel experience, since you are getting married soon then take a chill pill and apply later and be quite prepared, I don't even know where you really want if it's new Zealand or America, everything doesn't have to do with quoting bible verses abi prayers, most things are caused by we ourselves abeg

LISTEN LISTEN, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION; FOR CHLOE HAS SOMETHING TO SAY!!!!

cool

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Travel / Re: Beware! Qatar Airways POC Not Nigerian Friendly. Use Emirates, Etihad Instead! by thegreengooner(m): 12:31pm On Apr 24, 2015
blessedfavoured:


Exactly!!! they won't treat a gold or platinum card holder anyhow

I spent 14 hours in the lounge in January....even got me a private room
Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 12:28pm On Apr 24, 2015
namek2:
i tink u all my main@reason is to travel to us n come back n continue my work i work in nalin paint company with a gud pay just to visits my friend for 2wk thats all.i have about 3m in my acc yet he denied me n didn't even ask me any question he conce on my friend father only,he only ask us if we have travel b4 we said no n he ask the father is we r one family he said we r we r his cousen n his son friend had it being he ask us question i would have like it,even the graduation iv my friend sent to me my accnt statemen,m recom.letter he didn't see any,

Why didn't you apply alone?

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Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 8:12am On Apr 24, 2015
namek2:
he did not ask us a question xcept that my friend father he concentrated oh him,,this white man@cubicle 6 is good n friendly he was the one who interview us Today n he issued visa more than the girls in cubicle 7 n 8,,,this my 1st attempt shall there is no harm in trial am planning to enter new Zealand.can i enter Usa tru there? pls need ur advice

There is a lot of harm in trial. Your frivolous reason might put them on check against your next frivolous application.

Non Immigrant Visas are usually only issued to genuine visitors who wish to return home after a short period of stay in the US.

What is your real purpose of wanting to travel? Tourism or 'Hustling'?

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Travel / Re: Beware! Qatar Airways POC Not Nigerian Friendly. Use Emirates, Etihad Instead! by thegreengooner(m): 8:07am On Apr 24, 2015
One World status over colour of your skin...just saying

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Who Else Got This >> Mantedox Ltd??? by thegreengooner(m): 4:45pm On Apr 21, 2015
I just got this same message today.

Heavy scam. Me wey no even apply.
Travel / Re: Pls Help me On The Process To Get My Visa to UK Before May by thegreengooner(m): 4:24pm On Apr 16, 2015
whocanbewho:
and u should know dats the first place u should go if u looking to make inquiries. Dats the way u jump from thread to thread making meaningless contributions.

You didn't even get the humour in my post...read between the lines.

First you called me mumu, now I'm a meaningless contributor. Okay sir thank you!

Mr OP are you satisfied or do you need more advice? The hungry agents are lurking by. Better shine ya eye!!! grin
Travel / Re: Pls Help me On The Process To Get My Visa to UK Before May by thegreengooner(m): 3:58pm On Apr 16, 2015
whocanbewho:
grin. The OP opened a thread seeking for help and I'm sure u saw how desperate he sounded. Read my prev post, I gave him the basic requirements and even added the embassy address. So to you any1 tryng to help anoda forum member on travel issues is an agent. If you are waiting for any drame to unfold na here u go old. grin. Ur nt only wrong bt u mumu join. The OP opened a thread seeking for help and I'm sure u saw how desperate he sounded. Read my prev post, I gave him the basic requirements and even added the embassy address. So to you any1 tryng to help anoda forum member on travel issues is an agent. If you are waiting for any drame to unfold na here u go old. smiley

undecided

Yeah whatever gets you to sleep at night.

You do know that nobody submits applications at the Embassy High Commission right?
Travel / Re: Pls Help me On The Process To Get My Visa to UK Before May by thegreengooner(m): 2:48pm On Apr 16, 2015
Sounds like Holatunde007 and whocanbewho are making up a conversation which will result in whocanbewho introducing himself as an agent that can help him get a visa to the uk. It will be successful and then other gullible posters will begin to contact whocanbewho for help following which he will fleece them of their hard earned cash.

That's just what this whole thread seems like...but I could be wrong grin

Now sipping my Nespresso and watching the drama unfold.
Travel / Re: Travel To USA To Meet The Girl Am Dating by thegreengooner(m): 2:07pm On Apr 16, 2015
Guy if you are really serious I suggest she visits you first...all the money you wanted to spend to travel let her buy a ticket and come and spend a week or two in Nigeria. If she is still interested, get married legally here and then you can apply for an immigrant visa grin
Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 11:58am On Apr 16, 2015
o2tvseries:
There is, i filled it too.
but in my wife's form, there was no such column.

This is correct. There are fewer questions for the spouse as most of the questions are directed at the lead applicant.
Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 2:24pm On Apr 14, 2015
darlingboi:
Pls I need ur advice my bro went to interview yesterday [american embassy] he answered all d questions and when dy now see his passport dat he has traveled to dubia dy refuse him visa pls wot do u think dat might cause dat ? Pls

What questions were asked and what answers did he give? Was he an eligible visitor?
Politics / Re: Rotimi Amaechi Congratulates Nyesom Wike by thegreengooner(m): 11:46pm On Apr 12, 2015
My heartfelt condolences to all Rivers people

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Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 11:20pm On Apr 09, 2015
ifyjip:
why are u ppl lik this to u guys hv been able to ansa my questions and some just anawered aomtin elaw i did nt ask pls som1 ahld read and ansa me plzzzzz am begging no tym again o

Please speak English.

We're just gonna ignore you if you keep talking this way.

Thanks.
Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 6:31pm On Apr 09, 2015
Please what is dagbo? undecided
Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 4:26pm On Apr 09, 2015
spykid014:
Justwise and Greengooner, ozu go nu biko. It's ok please. We get the message you both are trying to pass across.

Can we move on already?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 2:05pm On Apr 09, 2015
shinejackie:
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l agree with the 2statement above but sometimes we cannot read the minds of the VO's while some might consider travel to Ghana,Kenya etc as travel history for a family other VO's might not, several factors does come to play when a VO finally decides to grant visa to a family,in addition, they will look at different angle of the applicants overall profile to make their final decision.

Your point here is true. I agree with you...more than one factor comes into play.
Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 2:04pm On Apr 09, 2015
justwise:

Yes i have applied for US visa before and attended an interview in the past
Without stamp on your passport how else can you proof that you have been to a particular country?
Travel history issue is the same across embassies whether the UK or US.
If you are a family and wants to build travel history that counts then don't bother wasting your money and time going to Ghana, Kenya or other African countries that are visa free to Nigerians or cost very little to travel to, they will not help your immigration profile especially if you want to apply for visa to EU/Western countries.

You're still not getting the point.

There are other ways you can prove travel without stamp...illegal immigration, fleeing your country as a refugee in times of war, stowing away on a ship living in hiding for years then obtaining amnesty from the Obama administration ....I joke.

Scenario A
1. Travel history --> Husband has been to South Africa, China and Germany alone before marriage. Wife has been to UK and Dubai since marriage. Children have never travelled out.
2. Travel history as a family ----> Family visited Obudu Resort last December

Scenario B
1. Travel history --> Husband has been to South Africa, China, Dubai and Germany, Wife has been to UK and Dubai, Children have been to Dubai with both parents.
2. Travel history as a family ----> Family visited Dubai in the summer last year and three years ago.

Is this better? Note that I didn't use Ghana or Kenya.

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Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 12:09pm On Apr 09, 2015
@Justwise

Please lets just agree to disagree and move on. There are no hard and fast rules. But for you to say it counts for little is not being objective.

You seem to be missing the point I am making and I suggest you read through again.

I appreciate the fact that you are speaking from knowledge you have obtained over a number of years but you live abroad and most likely will not need to visit the embassy or application center as I assume you have a foreign passport.

I speak based on my travel experience, mistakes of others and evidence seen as a result of guidance to prospective applicants over a number of years.

No offence but may I ask if you have attended an interview at the US embassy previously and how many times?

We might see the transcripts here on Nairaland but what is not reflected is their body language, the tone of the interviewer and the context of the conversation. I base my points on this.

I never said anything about getting stamps in a passport. My point has and still is about showing evidence of travel as a family irrespective of destination. The burden of proof for solo applicants is often different from that of a family. I have been on both sides and have experienced this first hand.

Most of your expertise to which I humbly defer to is with the UK process. Your points do make sense but will only carry more weight had this discourse been on the UK Visa thread.

Your thoughts?

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Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 11:55am On Apr 09, 2015
Please where can I buy Nutri C. I need some also

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Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 11:31am On Apr 09, 2015
justwise:

What difference will traveling as a family to Ghana or Kenya make to visa application to US or the UK?

It shows a collective effort.

Travelling together as a family is different from every member of the family having previous travel history.

At my last visa interview my wife who was applying for the first time was first asked where she had travelled previously before being asked if we had travelled together. Those are two different questions.

Funny scenario, husband has been to a, b and c. Wife has been to c, d and e. The decide to emigrate to the US under the guise of a vacation. You want to go all the way to america together but have never been anywhere together. Why is that? ehm ehm.

Do we really want to do this? I can go all day at this grin

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Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 9:31am On Apr 09, 2015
chloe7:
I think I concur with justwise, countries like that even for family trips hold little or no water, they usually prefer Asian or preferably European countries

Not wanting to get into a debate but I wasn't recommending destinations.

My point was about family travel. I was only using the inexpensive destinations as a form of clarification.

To rank relative weight I would say ECOWAS zone < UAE < SA < EU Zone < UK/CANADA < AUSTRALIA

Happy now? smiley

Feel free to disagree.
Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 9:20am On Apr 09, 2015
justwise:

Countries like that count very little when it comes to travel history...if you want to proof that you have travel history to embassies like US, UK or Canada then travel to S.A, Australia, France or Germany..etc

With all due respect I was speaking as regards proof of travelling as a family not proof of travel history in the broadest sense. Do note my first paragraph.

However, I do agree that countries like that might count little in the weighting if you speak of the significance of the travel destination.
Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 9:09am On Apr 09, 2015
trendyindian:
Good Afternoon,

Kindly help me with my little issue. I applied for the US visa in March but I was denied based on the fact that I wasn't traveling with my kids
and husband and I haven't changed my maiden name to my husbands name. right now, I want to apply with my husband and two boys in June for Christmas holiday, please do I need to change my fathers name to my husbands name. and what are the chances that my visa will be approved this time. I noticed they gave apparently all those that came with their family members. another issue is that this is our first time of travelling outside the country. Kindly enlighten me more cos it will be very painful to spend such an amount and get the denial again.

God bless you

My counsel would be for you all to take a trip together as a family first before reapplying. I'm not saying that is a criteria but it sure does help your reapplication if you have travelled as a family previously.

There are several inexpensive destinations such as Accra or Nairobi and with the Democracy Day holidays coming soon you can make a quick weekend trip there and get that history under your belt.

You do not need to change your maiden name if you don't want to. All you need to show is proof of your marriage to your husband. The visa will be issued in your maiden name. When you do change your name on your passport you will need to travel with both passports and a copy of your marriage certificate.
Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 9:02am On Apr 09, 2015
I got an email from someone on this thread and the young man is so keen to travel to the US to go and 'hustle'

He has only 300k saved but was bent on travelling. He isn't working and dropped out of school. I was upfront to say that he would be denied a visa if he applied now. In his own words he just wanted to try his luck.

There's no point trying your luck when the criteria for visas are clear. I did my best to advise him on how to build up his travel history and prove ties to Nigeria legally over the next few years till he has all he needs.

I cautioned him against forging documents and using agents who only want his money. I hope he takes my advice as he seemed to be a nice young man.

Just thought I should share this.
Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 8:57am On Apr 09, 2015
shinejackie:
The VO's view home ties with all seriousness, lack of job, unmarried, no kids, no house or landed asset or if there is nothing strong to bring you back to your home country is viewed from the eye of a VO to imply that the applicant might likely stay and not return back home.... wink

GBAM!!!
Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 1:40pm On Apr 08, 2015
hometutors:
pls need help here. my father friend in USA want to send me invitation by June to come over. but currently am during my NYSC and I will be through by first week of October 2015. so I want to advice him to send me the invitation letter earlier by June but inviting me by October do I can come immediately after my youth service. but the real questions now is(1) as a youth Corper member will my bank statement containing my allowee details be enough to present to the embassy when applying (2) Do I need to present a leave letter from my employee (NYSC) though which may be hard to get since He is only inviting me after my service? pls need clarification from the expert. thanks

Why are you going to America?

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Travel / Re: Usa Visit Visa by thegreengooner(m): 3:09pm On Apr 07, 2015
Teeboy22:




snt u a mail.

ok...but please can you ask your question here als0

thanks

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