₦airaland Forum

One thing that affects people mostly
when they apply for visa is their
statement of account.


Now, I will explain how it is calculated.


So you know Visa Officers are not bad
people.


As much as they want to make so much money
for their respective embassies, they also
want to issue visas to qualified people.


There is a particular amount of money you
should have for your trip.

The average used to be $50 daily until
recently when it increased to $80-100
depends on the city / country.


Schengen is mostly $50 daily ....


So, you want to go to the US and spend 10
days in a city like, New York.


Fine.


You need to show that you can easily spend
$100 daily without affecting you much!



That is $1000, right?


Secondly, your flight will cost another $1k


That makes it $2k for flight and accommodation.


Very good.


What about shopping?


Let's say, $500, right?


So, give or take, the trip should actually
cost you $2500!


Fantastic.


NOTE: I know as Nigerians, even if truly
you are going for visit to return home, you
will not sleep in a $70 hotel. Lol


Let's go on.


You work and earn around 300k monthly.


That is $800 or there about.


After all said and done, you are able to
save $500 if you're single and/or your naija
girl friend is not an Igbo girl.

(nah joke oooo)


That means you must save for 5 months before
you can afford such trip.


So tell me, will you save for 5 straight
months and go squander the whole funds in
USA on a 10-day trip?


No!


Naija is not smiling and that salary is small
to what you can get in the US if you decide
to stay....

and lastly, the final balance as at
the time you print your statement!


The money should be x 4 of what you intend
to spend in the US if you're married.


If you're single, x 3 is fine.


That means, you have 7500dollars and you
want to go blast 2500$ to enjoy your life
after working and saving that much!

Fret not!


There is a way out.


It's all about thinking and getting into the
head of the consular.


In this kind of situation, you'll be asked
how long have you been working.


This is where you need to pass the funds
test.


So, if you've been working less than
2 years, chances are the company didn't
start with $800 monthly.


So, you are still new on such salary.


But, if you've been working for more than
3 years - the company has a presence online...

(consular officers have this idea
that if your company is not online,
it is probably fake)


So, during interview, VO do search Google
and sees that your company is real
and online...

There are so many things they consider!
And it's your duty to checkmate them all

You might be considered because you have
been working for quite a while.

...and you should have reasonable savings
which should be evident from your statement
of account


PS: How does your heart skip when you heard
that your neighbor, family member or
old school friend got US visa?

... or any other visa at all?


They got the visa because they tried it