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LadyGuinivere:
Erm Sir. What concern sponsor occupation and ties of an applicant?
Mbok your conclusion is based on....?

F visa. Dat bro aunty can't be sponsoring people on B now

iRyan:
yes they have their own ties. No one is too old to be sponsored that is what I am saying

on a good purpose not relative sponsoring for a family visit, that's not far from blue paper, @petemail2all advise to him was ryt but we don't accept fault we put blame on someone else, if he gets denied na Soldier go come carry petemail2all for Nairaland

iRyan:
that someone is over 18 doesn't mean that they should have millions in their bank accts to afford them travel to wherever they want. He won't be the first person to have someone sponsor his trip. If he has an uncle willing to sponsor him, he should indicate it to the VO rather than lying and complicating issues for himself. My aunty just sponsored her childhood friend who is over 18 years to the U.S. She has sponsored friends and relatives over 18 over the past years. As long as he is able to convince the vo that he doesn't intend on migrating... he will do just fine at the interview

the people she has been sponsoring have their own ties tho! Work of the sponsor play a role. Gender and age of the applicant do also, most are females

petemail2all:
But your uncle shouldn't be sponsoring ur trip except ure under 18. But if ure above and he is, you shouldn't state it. Use self as person sponsoring your trip.

the VO will ask "what do u do for a living? " if he doesn't have any work tie to sponsor nko?

bayoolala:
Hi Nairalanders,
I &my family had our interview in Lagos few WEEKS ago and it went thus:
vo: gud morning
we: gud morning
vo: passport please
Me: gave all our passports (3passports I, wife & daughter)
vo: why are you going to us?
Me: for family re-union and gave further reasons with address of wr we are going
vo: what do you do for living
Me: I work with bla bla as bla bla. . .(said few things about my duties in office here &she cuts in and face my wife)
vo: where do you work madam
wife: I work with bla bla as a senior nursing officer (added few of her duties also) this we practiced so as to not gv room for her to ask abt our duties again
vo: how long av you 2 married
we: its exactly 3yrs 6months now (chorus) and I further stated d date even though I stuttered a little hr
vo: do you av another kid
we: no we don't with a smile(chorus)
vo: av u travelled out of nigeria b4 (directed at me I blv)
Me: no i haven't bt my wife has bn 2ghana for 4days nursing programm (wife chipped in to discuss details abt d conference)
vo: unfortunately you do not av strong ties to bla bla...&she brought out d blue paper
we: thank you

Please note the following
1. We were invited by my brother inlaw (us citizen& a military personnel) for indeed family reunion whom had already sent a copy of invitation to d embasy prior to our appearance
2. I am an IT manager ind place i work with 500+k monthly salary
3. My wife is also a senior nursing officer with Lagos state
4. Two weeks to our interview I had an accident that got me fracture on my ankle hence, was interview with crutches on (though deem it not necessary to b stated)

Here are my questions:
1. What question didn't we answer well among those
2. Can we re-apply by June ds yr(my family &my bro inlaw's really wish 2b 2gether during this summer).
We are looking at going to tanzanian for 10days vacation b4 d end of April just to build up our travelling history.
Each of us has 6wks for our annual leave.

PLEASE ADVICE. . .THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATION.

Family ties. One of u is having much family to U.S compare to Nigeria. Well u can't start looking for a new job for d sake of Visa and Tanzania as a travel history "might" not move the next VO. Travel history or no travel history. Anytime Change occur in family ties or work tie could help

silverstar007:
Someone please help me!!!


Am trying to schedule interview but at step 8, it is saying ''No valid record can be found for the entered receipt number. Please validate that your receipt number is correct and that you have paid the correct amount for the visa which you are applying for.

Please what can I do?

if the number is correct, you have probably exhausted it by cancelling it twice. There's always a warning on the final attempt I think?

Xibabe:
thanks for the response. yeah i thought as much. planning on reapplying in lagos as abuja isnt smiling. or what do you think?

nowhere is smiling, depends on how smiling the day is at u. U might meet a Lagos VO that would not even look at your face throughout d interview. will u run back to Abuja ni

Xibabe:
Hello LadyG, Hello to the gurus in the house.
ladyG i have to go come here so you can kindly advice me on the next line of action as i was following your advice during my 1st missionary journey in 2016. i change my monikar from greatie.

i applied for dropbox and was asked to schedule for 221g in abuja but was denied last week. Here's my transcript
Vo: you were in the us in 2016
me: yes. i had a baby july 2016
vo: did you pay your bills and can i have your receipts
me: yes i did and i hand over my zero balances
vo: where do you resides
me: i reside here in abuja
vo: why does the bc has a us address as residence instead of contacts.
me: they requested that all contacts for documentation has to be us address, moreso thats the address i submitted when applying for the previous visa.
vo: residence address is different from contact address and what you filled states that you are a residence of texas.
me: oh i dint know that.
vo: are you going for same purpose and how much will it cost you?
me: yes i am going for same purpose and it will cost me bleep bleep dollars
vo: can i have your statements?
me: yes please hands over the statements
vo: why do you have 865 as opening balance and the all this funds as closing balance
me: thats a 6month salary statement and i move funds for investments but since we became pregnant in december we have been saving and thats the accumulated funds. i have proof of purchase of money markets and all.
[vo: types and said sorry you do not qualify for a visa this time. interview is over.

NB: i liquidated these funds a week before the interview but went with the certificate of purchase which he dint bother to look at.
please Ladyg and other gurus in the house kindly advice on the next course of action.

please help a sister.

u met a VO that dislike documents to prove. people have done "Sudden inflows" for them for the sake of the Visa, they see that as a trick. Maybe your opening balance is not even up to quarter of closing. U might need 3month running more to get a balanced statement. (btwn) Ino read account!

reeko:
hello everybody, ive been a silent reader for a while. my visa was denied today..all the gurus pls help as i want to re apply in dec
heres the transcript
vo; good morning, passport please
me; good morning (passes the passport)
vo; why are you going to US
me; am going for holiday and my son's birthday(we applied together)
vo; have u travelled internationally
me; yes ive been to bleep,bleep n bleep(the vodidn't check my old pp
vo how long have u been in this country
me; ive been year since 20**
vo do u hold permanent residence
me;no im using student visa
vo;who will u stay with in the US
me ill be staying at the *****hotel
vo;why is ua husband not going with u
me; he had too much workload and couldnt get time off work
vo; am sorry u do not qualify for US visa nw
what went wrong

School is only your tie to that country no resident permit, go back to your nationality where u have families and apply, u would be given

Nothernking:
Thanks alot. If it's not going to work out, I'll just forget it jawe. Is not by force to enter another Man's country. I thought it was that easy, until I saw many transcripts here... The main thing is, I will give it a try.

it will work out. #Believe

Nothernking:
They got married in Nigeria. But, there was a time she stayed for several months in Lagos processing her Visa. Which she later joined him. I believe he is already a citizen before they got married.

@Nothernking I hope u meet a VO that would be interested in your job like Omolola81 did.
Online job is not a strong tie because u ain't employed and u can continue over there. U can definitely sponsor ur trip but can it bring u back?, (depends on ur content/source what its all about)
School varies, course varies and wen done also varies.
VO's don't like when a Blogger hasn't traveled yet, it's part of the work, as a Blogger u explore. "why is ur first trip going to visit them alone,dey gat any event? " blogger wey suppose also explore U.S on experience to write and talk about?
The only tie I think u have is school, now depends on how u control your job.

Note:don't post any of ur personal info. Kip dem

Omolola81:
4991. Omolola81: Quote Post
VO:Good morning
Me:Good morning

VO:passport please
Me: gave him the passports

VO:where are you going in US
Me:Carlifonia

VO:why do you want to go there
Me:We are going on a family vacation,the children would visit Disney land,Hollywood ......

VO: Have you ever travel as a family outside Nigeria.
Me:Yes,we have traveled as a family to the Ghana due to inability to meet up with the appointment last December due to my busy schedule at workplace

VO:Do you have anyone in US
Me:No

VO:You said you work at xyz company as an accountant
Me:Yes
VO:Are you chartered
Me:yes

VO:which association do you belong to
Me:Do you mean the alumna.....ICAN

VO:Is your xyz coy same as ABC coy
Me:they bear same name but are really different.

VO:what is your coy into
Me:we are into bla bla bla

Turned to wifey
VO:madam what do you do
Wifey: I work as a .......

VO:what are your roles
Wifey:explained

VO turned to me
VO: how much is your flight ticket
Me:1.6m

VO: is it for each person or all of you
Wifey cuts in: its 2.5m
Me:I have already booked an hotel for 10 nights for a sum of 617.4 dollars and provision has been made other expenses
VO(after few minutes work on his system)
VO: I m sorry you are not eligible.........(passed a blue paper)

Please where did I get it wrong and if I have to reapply what adjustments do I have to make on DS 160? Very painful cuz I guess DT was d last question. Av paid another fee hoping to book for summer please wat are my chances and what adjustment do I need to make in D's 160 form

money issue, why is u and madam having clash in budget? 1.6m - 2.5m, at the end u sound like u are fully prepared on how much it's going to cost whereas u are both not sure.
When your wife responded 2.5m she didn't still answer V.O question, is it for each person or all of you is the 1.6/2.5m for each or all?
This V.O's are always looking for reasons to deny, don't create one for yourself

omozu1:
Going to the u s a for the first time during the summer hoolday
Please what and what do i need to obatin a visit visa to the u s a
Please help. me out

What u need to obtain visa:

international passport
2 passport photos
DS160 confirmation page
MRV Fee Receipt
Appointment C. Page

Documents which are not required but are sometimes requested:
copies of the US Visa or bio-data page of the international passport of family members who have already been issued visas and who will be traveling with you
copies of the US Green Card or US passport of family in the US who you are going to visit

Most other documents will not be requested nor looked at if offered. As a general rule if there is a document we want to see in order to make a fair decision on your case we can put the case on hold in 221g status and request that you submit the document before we make a final decision.

elyte89:
After all no job still

I tire oo

ccurrie:
I've been trying that to no avail. Got July. 2 months after intended date of travel. So confused as all my refreshing is just showing me dates after mine and in the future. And this is early March. Please what to do??

there's "Emergency Request" if u qualify, u would be granted.

Question1:
What if I dont get any, will the departure date(25 March) affect my Visa outcome?

yes, u can't have an interview in April for a travel plan of March, e don go na?

Question1:
Hello gurus,

Please how do you get a closer appointment date? The earliest I could get was April 10. And my departure date according to DS-160 is march 25.

Any input please?

keep refreshing at night from 11pm, u might be lucky to see closer date when someone cancel his/her own

petemail2all:
OK. Thanks a lot. But other of her siblings have gone using her as their contact.

so how many siblings is she having in U.S? Work tie varies and amount of children varies

@petemail2all maybe because she switched, all her immediate family she is inviting get affected, probably go on your trip without attaching yourself to her, its over 10years already, they shouldn't put much weight on that. Reapply when u have changes (anytime)

Pelaiye2703:
Thanks bro. We both filled the form and all that. He’s just mad at the way i talked to him about the whole thing. My big headache now is that if i fill another form, does that mean i have misrepresented?

No since it's same conference and same Bio background u are using, the changes there is only where u are staying in U.S and contact info which is not an issue tho!

Pelaiye2703:
Okay bro.

if u can't pay another conference fee, probably beg, but I doubt he paid, nobody is that nice when it comes to money, just know that involving police can't solve anything because u ain't on business term, u r under "help", police will just collect ur money and advise u to settle amicably. he is not honest because no prove of payment

Pelaiye2703:
He has all the logins and password i don’t...

Embassy can help u recover that.
"He got angry and had to cancel all the conference payment he did, told his friend am not coming and decided to leave me all alone" i see this as scope to cover-up, how are u sure he paid for the conference?(vex sef dey format)
If u still have the receipt for d Visa Fee, u can still use it once and keep checking at midnight for closer dates, u might be lucky, repay for the conference if u can afford it, its not compulsory u stay with someone, hotel sef dey, fill a new form, and do it yourself

petemail2all:
OK. Thanks we didn't get the approval

What do dey want again

JBL17:
No she doesn't have any relatives in the USA, likewise me. In her first application, her travel companion was still me. And what she said then was that "she will be traveling with her husband to be."

hmm that's honesty in between, U can try another country together, and see what their new decision will be. But then my advise still remain thesame because Tie na thier language.

JBL17:
Thanks guys for the comments so far. My wife denied 2 years ago before we got married. So her old profile name was in her maiden name. Before they updated her name and new passport number, Ustraveldocs requested for a scanned copy of our marriage certificate and the previous international passport in her maiden name and the new international passport. More to that, affidavit of change of name was attached as well as copy of newspaper with the notice of the name change for the general public. So I can rightly and publicly say that we didn't lie or subterfuge any information or use trickery prior to the interview and during the interview. In fact I still took all of these to the embassy on the interview date as well as our wedding photobook, as well as our travel insurance, accommodation reservation and our itinerary.

is your wife having any immediate relative in U.S? Moreover what was her purpose of Trip on her first application? Because ur U.S travel history couldn't overcome

JBL17:
My experience at the US embassy was very pathetic. I've been to the US once and I spent just 3 weeks. And I've renewed my visa once via Dropbox. But k decided to renew my visa this by appearing for the interview with my who was once denied a visa before we got married.
Vo: Why are you going to the USA?
Me & Wifey: Vacation and Tourism
VO: Where do you work?
Me: i work at so so so and s as so and so.
Wifey: I too work at so so as so so so.
Vo: How long have you been married?
Me & Wifey : We've been married for so and so. (before the appointment we already sent a scanned copy of our marriage certificate as requested by ustraveldocs for profile update)
VO: Have you traveled out of Nigeria before?
Me: Yes. I was in the USA four years ago for vacation and spent just 3 hours weeks.( All the while my old passport where my valid visa is was still with me.)
Wifey: for me I haven't. I was denied a tourist visa two years ago.
Vo: do you have kids?
Me: No. We decided not to have kids for now.
Vo:smile. I saw that even before you told me.
Vo: typed for about 3 minutes. Sorry you are not qualified. You don't have enough ties.
Me: Wow! What about my current visa? Does it mean my visa has been canceled or revoked?
Vo : Well, I believe it has expired, if it hasn't expired, no need to renew it.
Me: I came for the interview with my wife because my travel date is just 2 weeks after the expiration.
Vo : Seems shocked or worried. But the decision to refuse has been made.
Out of high respect for the Embassy and the Vo, i smiled and walked out peacefully.
When I got home I called their customer service and the operator asked if the visa was canceled or revoked, i said No. He said I can still use Dropbox but I shouldn't add my wife to the dependant. I tried using Dropbox, but as usual you have to answer some questions about previous visa and denial. Because I have to be truthful in my answers, i answered that my last interview resulted in a denial. Then I was redirected to schedule an interview. Confused, i called the customer service again. I was told to see the requirements for dropbox on their website. In my cgi profile, i noticed that the status of my application case was "escalated." At the end, I got just a generic email. More confused, i skype ustraveldocs and confirm the current status of my visa. I was told that I can still travel with my current visa that is expiring in 2 months. I don't want to take the risk and end up been questioned by the CBP about my previous denial.

Please sorry house for my lengthy explanation. I feel better after sharing my thoughts with you friends. I will appreciate your thoughts on this.
Thanks

@Lowoa when I talked about Donald Trump new strict rule for singles and young couple, u quoted "haba".

@op ur wife has thesame weak tie to previous application
It seem like u can easily start a life in U.S (No child and No enough tie on your wife side).
The change in circumstance that might help ur application is taking ur kid along for interview and ur wife have a new strong job. My view

extrovert6:
Please, response o.

I was at the consulate today , I saw the way people were denied , I was shocked.

Mine was a bit different.

The consular didn't ask many questions else he was interested in what I do. He was friendly and we even joked.

He told me congratulations, gave me white paper but said my visa might take up to a week because there was a mark that I've visited the US before for studies which I never did.

He also said it happens but they just need to do some checks.

He told me congrats again when I was leaving.

What do you think of this ?

Administrative process is of 50/50 chance. but it's already urs, u dey fear ni?

petemail2all:
Amen. I will be there tomorrow.

listen to all the questions wella before answering. Anyhow God knows d best, he is already there before u!

omonla5:
How soon can I reapply? Should I reapply reapply alone or with my family

u can reapply anytime if u are going for a conference or have plans for this summer, but if it's for Christmas, I will advise u to apply 3-2month to Dec. (With family)

Lowoa:
How can young couple adjust visa? haba now

that's how we feel but the VO's doesn't.

omonla5:
I was at the embassy today, this is how my section went.

V. O : Good morning
ME: Good morning
V. O: passport please
V. Ó :Why are you going to the United States
ME: I'm going for vacation
V.O: What vacation
ME: It's my annual leave and I've decided to spend sometime in the US
V. O: ok
V. O: where in US are you going
ME: Atlanta Georgia
V. O: How long will you be staying
ME: 10 days
V. O: where do you work
ME: I'm a Civil Engineer with so so and so
V. O: How long have you been with them
ME: 5 years and one month
V. O: Do you have any relative in the United States
ME: I have a uncle in Chicago but I'm not staying with him as I've make arrangements to stay at Intercontinental hotel Buckhead in Atlanta.
V. O: Do you have a wife
ME: I'm married with two kids
V. O: Are they going with you
ME: No, they are not going with me cos school will be in session and my wife is a school coordinator however we have plans to visit together during Christmas.
V. O: have you travelled out of Nigeria before
ME: yes, to some neighbouring countries, Ghana, Togo and Benin Republic.

V. O: sorry, I can't issue you a visa now. You can reapply later.

Abeg, where did I get it wrong. All the while she was asking me question she didn't look up, she was busy typing.

After I got out, people complained that the lady has been refusing people visa.

What are my chances if I reapply.

NOTE: She didn't ask me what my income is like or what I will be doing while in the US.

Thanks

Vacation without your family. Since it's not a conference, reapply with ur family for Christmas u said u have plans for. My view

Aphrikanna:
so ive taken time to read through this thread again and again and each time, fear would just be catching me. is it that single people between the ages of 22 - 30 cant get visas just because they are not married? or dont have strong ties? plus what strong ties do you guys mean? because the only tie me i have is my job. doesn't pay much but its fulfilling. so how can one now convince the VO that you do not intend to stay in their precious America and is just going for a genuine purpose.
Me kukuma dont like America before somebody would shoot me in my sleep. But i need genuine info on what kind of ties a single lady like me can claim to have that would prove i would actually return.

mostly work and duties, how engaging your duties are (u won't want to abandon ur company and ur company wouldn't like u to leave). Married men and women are denied even with travel history