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adigunomomama: Thank you

The problem now is that he is not sure maybe there will be space for the interview this month again.

He is base in PH

Is dere anyhow he can check if a date is available in abuja within 22nd - 28th of this month.

Pls help

NADAL5: Hello tzetzefly....pls an uncle of mine wants to write to the consulate general in lagos, to inform them of my visit to the state which he is the one sponsoring my trip...my question is, does he need to quote my DS-160 confirmation number or any oda no from the DS-160 form, before he can write to them??

abubu79: I v bin to germany twice,currently my wife n I have a german visa wit d intention of visitin USA as tourists,bt my wife is a first time traveller,she jus got her first visa on her virgin pp,wats our chance of being issued a US visa

basica7000: good day my gurus.....pls I was issued a US b1/b2 single entry visa in August to attend a conference ....I came back to Nigeria dis September ...
I have another conference billed for January next yr.....my question is....am I supposed to schedule and attend an interview or will I just use the drop box or hw will I go abt it......
Thanks most sincerely

oyidiyaagbayi: Please, my sister is invited to the US by my brother as a tourist, what are the likely interview questions for this visa category. Does she need to go for medical report before the interview as her interview is scheduled for October 8.

VisaOfficer: In this case, the excuse that "I was only naive and uninformed" sounds an awful lot like "I am the sort of person who believes it's acceptable to be dishonest if dishonesty can help me reach my goals." If you were refused under 214(b), it's not a permanent ban; but this will be on your record forever. It won't be impossible to obtain a visa in the future, but you're right, you've seriously undermined your credibility with us.

At any rate, your question is actually a question for my non-immigrant colleagues at https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening .

buster: Good day everyone. I am new to this thread and I need advise. I intend travelling to the USA for a medical conference in Georgia. A well known multi national hospital in India is willing to cover all expenses including flight ticket, hotel and all other expenses. I have a letter from the hospital stating they would cover the expense. But am a little bit worried because they didn't give me their statement of account. Is the statement of account needed at the embassy or would the embassy confirm themselves. And also do I need to present my own statement of account even if am not the one paying for the trip

hollabeesy2014: Good morning all, plz i need a little clarification on this. i and my hubby were denied a usa visa last week, d purpose of travel was to have my baby. I intend to reapply , d question is will it be safer to reapply alone or we reapply together?
Thanks.

adigunomomama: Can he apply befor the month end becos the conference is coming up on Oct 1st?

lightofjoy: Hello house, I just got a loan of about 1.2m two weeks ago. I intend to apply for Spainish visa with the total balance in my salary account is 1.4(including the loan). Can I apply & the loan will not adversely affect me. Below are my conditions: I work in a multinational, monthly pay #220K. Kindly advise me.

tracyjacobs: i've bin following this thread n its quite informative, thanks for the good work, i want to apply for a shenghen visa to france, i was refused a uk visa before, my passport is expired n i hope to renew it before applying, i have a company registered under my name, married with a 4yr old son, i donot have any landed property, what are my chances of getting this visa, or would it be better if i try applying for a student visa?

maddock: @mofella and keni
It was later I heard that 2 amongst us were successful and I don't know them that much to start asking for a transcript. But I was told one already had a visa for US and the other basically have travel experiences to SA,Dubai and maybe two other schengen countries. But amongst those refused some of us also had same travel experiences SA, Dubai and europe too.

The truth of the matter was that during the interview it went very well, just normal questions and answer section. No unnecessary explanations or calls for clarifications. Infact I was so sure of having d visa only to be handed the blue slip and my passport. Meanwhile it was that elderly Chinese man (I often read here that he is very good at refusing applicants) that interviewed me. But he wasn't the one that refused the other applicants anyway.

But I did mentioned that I have two passport that wasn't attached together and it was the other passport that have my travel history. The passport that was submitted had just a visit to a west African country and a schengen refusal in 2011. But in my application form I did stated all my travel history.

Please Tze-tze am still waiting for your comment as regards the last question asked in my previous post. Is it advisable to re-apply in Abuja for the november edition of the course or just forget it for now and ask for a refund,because I really do not want to them to see me as one desperate for a visa because am really not.

adigunomomama: @tzetzefly

Pls a colleague at work was refused a B1/B2 (Conference) visa today...

He is asking when he can re-apply?

maddock: Thank you tzetze, your input is highly appreciated. But with respect to your reply my job is sales related/business development and the training is sales related, negotiations, leadership etc. It's an executive leadership program. Just like other short executive courses run by other business school in nigeria and all over the world.

But anyway my main concern like I stated above, is it wise to re-apply again after 2 or 3 weeks as advised by the facilitators in Abuja embassy for the november edition, because all payments made by me viz course fee, airfare, accomodation, feeding etc etc are still with the facilitators or I should just ask for a refund and wait it out till another time sometimes in the future. My main headache is I don't want to be seem as being desperate and that is a ground for another refusal, because to be honest with you I don't understand how this US visa thingy works hence my throwing it to you tze-tze for your expert opinion.

keni: Hello tzetzefly,

You are doing a really good Job here, as regards Maddock's question, is South Africa and Dubai not enough travel experience because I have read through out this thread that it (Lack of travel experience) might be a reason for refusal.

@Maddock is there a way you can share with the house transcript from the successfull applicant in your group? from all I have read so far in this forum, you meet all the criteria but I think that transcript from the successful ones may throw more light into the thinking of the official

justwise: @tzetzefly

Good job here, your individual effort here has driven this thread from page to page. Credit to you.

kuzeh: Thanks so much and does that require a change in appointment date because I already exhausted the number of times I can change
Thank you

maddock: Thanks tze-tzefly. Yeah I was amongst those refused and the interview went very well in my own opinion anyways. Just normal questions like:
Where are you going? I told him.
Why are you going? I told him.
What courses are you going for? I listed the courses.
Have you ever being out of the country before? I answered yes both SA and Dubai.(although the passport I submitted had just a travel history an African country and a stamp of refusal by a schengen country way back in 2011) my other passport with my travel history of SA, Dubai and ghana was in my hands and he didn't asked to see it.
Are you married? I answered yes about 8years ago.
How many kids? I told him and also showed him my kids pix.
How much is my salary? I told him the basic salary about 300k plus commissions and bonus making about 600k monthly. He didn't ask to see payslips or bank statement.
Why was I refused by the schengen visa? I told him I had wanted to go for vacation with my wife in 2011 but they had had other opinion.
Then he asked why the African country I visited in 2013? I told him that country was part of my sales territory and so I went there to see if my company could do business but found out that the place is not viable hence we had to drop the country.

I think that's about all. To be honest I thought the interview went well and was expecting to be issued the visa. Only for my passport and a blue slip be handed over and the rest is history.
So my question still remain since the date of training is september and november, is it advisable to re-apply because the facilitators suggested we do so at the Abuja consular office. Would it be interpreted as being desperate to re-apply after 2 or 3 weeks after refusal? The only reason am listening to them is because I don't want to be forward in asking for a refund of all payments made. As for the other 16 refused like they also stated theirs went well without much questions but they were refused. The refusal is like in two phases those married got blue slip while those unmarried got white slips. So tze-tzefly what's your assessment of this whole scenario?

pipz: To see his family especially his children, my cousins after a very long time and also get to know the US. There is no transcript yet as 1st semester exams is just going to begin October. Letter from the HOD? Can my acceptance and admission letter suffice. Or do I just reschedule the interview and get these docs in place as my interview is this Wednesday .
Please also advise I can't remember stating a travel date on the online application thanks

maddock: Please I need advice from the gurus in the house. We are a groups of about 18 people recently applied for an entry visa to the US to attend a short program. Only 2 of us were successful and d remaining 16 were denied. The fact is that the remaining 16 in my own opinion are very qualified as as they are responsible family men and women and have very comfortable jobs.The course is supposed to be in September and also in November. The first application was Done in Lagos but the groups intending applying again in Abuja. Do you guys think it would be an issue to apply in Abuja instead of Lagos where we first applied and moreover we intend re-applying in a space of two or three weeks from the date of earlier denial. Would the group be seen as desperate of its just a normal thing. I really do not understand how this US visa thingy works, because the course fees, flight, hotels, feedings etc have been fully paid and the Institute which is a popular business school equally send an IV letter to the embassy stating all these. But yet it was mass denial for the applicants which cuts across bankers, owners of flourishing business, highly placed executives in pharma coy, etc. So please tze-tze what's your opinion?

pipz: Hi @tzetzefly. Very well done for the service UR offering to UR country men here.
I applied for the US tourist visa and my interview is coming up next week. An uncle (a medical director) sent me an invitation letter. I work in a financial institution (2 years) with a pay less than 150k monthly (I have my pay slip and acct statement) I also have offshore mutual funds and local t- bills investments (total of about 900k) and a letter of introduction from my employers. I traveled for the 1st time outside d country early dis year to Ghana by road. I'm also currently running my masters prog in a university in Lagos .

Please wat r d likely questions I may be asked .... Any tip and advice would be appreciated.
Thanks

kuzeh: I submitted my ds form and indicated travel date as 10th September but got an appointment date of 22nd September which is past the date I filled in the ds form. .. I now intend travelling on the 2nd October. .. Do I need to fill another form?

kuzeh: Tzetzefly,
I was billed to travel on the 10th of September which I filled in my ds form but after submitting I got a later date for my interview. Am I to fill another form?
Please advise

sigeo: @tzetzefly, thanks for the good work you're doing sir. I'm a married biz man and wanted to know how to go about securing a shengen visa. I have a building in lagos with an approved plan but not a c of o and a fairly buoyant account. However my passport is virgin. Do I have a chance and how do I go about it. Thank you sir.

Emblem: Tzetzefly,

I just noticed a made a mistake on my ds-160 form and my interview is next week. I know its not possible to edit a submitted ds-160 form. Can i fill a new form and will i have to make another payment or reschedule another date for my interview? Thanks.

Anewdawn: Pls tzetzefly and house, do I still need to get an appointment date since I'm to use drop box for my renewal or do I just go and drop d passports after payments and filling d forms online. Pls I need proper guidance.

Thanks.

Emblem: .........though my wife has a valid US visa which she got while in the Uk but she can't travel with me right now because she just got a new job and she's not yet entitled for a leave.

adigunomomama: Tzetzefly pls help me on this...

My wife do business

Sell clothes, bags, shoes and so on

Just want you to help me on this, if the CO ask on my interview day that how much did my wife earn monthly?
Am confused about this cos she don't normally earn monthly.

Plss what's the likely answer I need to drop for the CO.

Thanks

Stevenjel: Thanks so much bro. I really appreciate this. By my interpretation of this info, it seems my guy isn't qualified at all. His father and mother are Nigerians, and he didn't live up to five years before taken to Nigeria.

Stevenjel: @tzetzefly: I greet sir. Kindly assist with this question please. I have this friend that was born in France but brought back to Nigeria at age 3. He is now 31 years of age. Please it still possible for him to claim citizenship of France? If yes, please what are the procedures? Thanks.

Emblem: Thanks for ur reply. I think the fact that my wife is here and i av a good job with a good pay is enough tie. As for my friend, i know him very well.