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Thanks for your information, , Reading posts on Nairaland has been interesting, God bless you all... pls phoyeks, I'd ike to DM you,one having same issues concerning Interview .quote author=phoyeks post=132485867]Hello blessed people,
I don't know who this post may help but i will put it out here anyway.
I applied for a renewal of my B1/B2 visa in April/May and got Nov. 5th this 2024 as my dropbox date.
In July, I was rescheduled for Aug !st. I informed my hubby of the change in date and encouraged him to send in his for a renewal. Amazingly, he paid and got a date for the following week-19th July. So he travelled to Lagos to drop his application at DHL. The following week, with his visa issued, his passport was ready for pickup at DHL PH. I travelled to submit mine on the scheduled date but was rescheduled to the 5th in the wee hours of the 1st of August due to #Endbadgovernance# protest. I finally submitted on the 5th and prayed my passport to be returned with my visa before the commencement of their structural change.
My dashboard indicated my passport had been received and till the next month, it was stuck at that status. Finally, I checked on the 10th of Sept and the status read 'REFUSED!". Confused, I just smiled and prayed that it wasn't my portion. Undaunted, I started to search on Youtube the meaning of a refused status and eventually saw it wasn't a final verdict. I read a lot on how to answer questions relating to my case. Meanwhile, I wasn't told anything as to where to pick up my passport nor my offence. I just kept praying and thanking God that the verdict would be upturned in my favor. i didnt even call the embassy in panic. Finally, i received an email (not spam) to appear on the 9th of Oct. @ 7am. Phew! I was excited that at last, i had a chance to speak or defend my case without paying another fee.. i got there and saw we were quite a number that had a refused status. Our passports were first returned to us on the queue and once received, you went back to the interview line.There was a guy infront of me who had dropboxed with his wife since late June, his wife got hers but he was also present. We were drilled like new applicants. I was asked what i was travelling for and why i had stayed up to 4months in my last trip. I explained why I had stayed longer than usual and after studying my DS160, and seeing no other inconsistency in my information, my visa renewal was approved that Wednesday.
By Friday, I just used the link on OIS site to check for my passport and it was ready for pickup, without any registration in Lagos( DHL PH was my initial return address).
SUMMARY:; BE CONFIDENT AND KNOW THEY CAN DECODE YOUR FEAR. THEY CAN ONLY SAY"NO", THEY CAN'T KILL YOUR DREAM.
ALSO, BE DILIGENT ,STUDY AND DO YOUR RESEARCH ON WHAT TO SAY AND RED FLAGS. VETO ALL THE INFO SUPPLIED HERE(on this thread) BECAUSE SOME MAY NOT APPLY TO YOUR SITUATION.
WISH Y'ALL THE BEST IN YOUR ASPIRATIONS...
TOH! Thank God it ended in testimonies, yours shall receive favor in Jesus' name.


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