NewStats: 3,262,004 , 8,175,852 topics. Date: Saturday, 31 May 2025 at 01:38 PM 8434y

OyoTunjiUSA:



Hey 🤠


1. In specific term, B2 is what you are going to choose (online or when paying for visa fee).

2. A foreign national traveling to the United States for tourism needs a visitor visa (B-2). Tourism is a short visit for vacation, for visiting family and
friends, OR for medical treatment (B-2) as stated by @Candybright.

3. B-1 is for business (conference, etc). But USA embassy most of the time usually issue the 2 categories together in order for the beneficiary to juggle between according to purpose of travel.


Best Wishes 🙏

Thank you but please your response is kind of ambiguous for me because the confusion is circled around choosing just B2 visa only or B1/B2 on CGI portal

Deziri20:



Thank you but please your response is kind of ambiguous for me because the confusion is circled around choosing just B2 visa only or B1/B2 on CGI portal

Hey 🤠


1. Choose B2 only. Don't choose B1/B2.

2. If for example a company is sending you abroad on a conference (B1) and after the conference you want to use the opportunity to visit a dentist (B2) , then you can choose both B1/B2.


Best Wishes 🙏

OyoTunjiUSA:



Hey 🤠


1. Choose B2 only. Don't choose B1/B2.

2. If for example a company is sending you abroad on a conference (B1) and after the conference you want to use the opportunity to visit a dentist (B2) , then you can choose both B1/B2.

I sincerely appreciate you for taking your time to explain


Best Wishes 🙏

Please for submission of document IW in abuja . Is it something that can be done in less than 2 hours ??

From experience please , how is the process ?

nedum87:
Hello everyone, please i need guideline on how to apply for a US visit visa. i have paid for the visa and about filling the form. i intend visiting my elder brother who is a US citizen and his family and again what will be my fate with this reason? thank you

nedum87:
Hello everyone, please i need guideline on how to apply for a US visit visa. i have paid for the visa and about filling the form. i intend visiting my elder brother who is a US citizen and his family and again what will be my fate with this reason? thank you

Hey 🤠


1. Your brother must be on a better Previous (how he entered the USA) visa reputation and you too must have a good reputation in Nigeria if your visa must be approved.

2. If your brother had entered the USA and overstayed or refused to return home until he eventually changed status , it will have chain effects on the future visitations by any of his family and friends (including you).

3. Let's assume that your brother has a clean sheet. Then you must have a good ties in Nigeria. If you are married with kids better . If you have a good job with a reputable company it's also a good omen. If you have a travel history (not compulsory) it's a good plus.

4. Aside the above , there must be an emotional attached or family mandated reason for a female family member (who is supposed to be in her husband home) to be visiting a male (married) elder brother in the USA. , your brother can actually come visiting .

5. If you are not sure of the number 3 above, then why not apply for a conference or short study and detach your elder brother in the USA from your visa process ?


Best Wishes 🙏

Thanks for your response and yes am sure of all stated in number 3.

OyoTunjiUSA:



Hey 🤠


1. Your brother must be on a better Previous (how he entered the USA) visa reputation and you too must have a good reputation in Nigeria if your visa must be approved.

2. If your brother had entered the USA and overstayed or refused to return home until he eventually changed status , it will have chain effects on the future visitations by any of his family and friends (including you).

3. Let's assume that your brother has a clean sheet. Then you must have a good ties in Nigeria. If you are married with kids better . If you have a good job with a reputable company it's also a good omen. If you have a travel history (not compulsory) it's a good plus.

4. Aside the above , there must be an emotional attached or family mandated reason for a female family member (who is supposed to be in her husband home) to be visiting a male (married) elder brother in the USA. , your brother can actually come visiting .

5. If you are not sure of the number 3 above, then why not apply for a conference or short study and detach your elder brother in the USA from your visa process ?


Best Wishes 🙏

well done sir for divulging these useful information to us.
please, the slot that asks for the salary if employed to be stated is not accepting the figure I put there. It keep telling me it accepts figures between 0-9 and since it states it should be in the local currency. I can't find my way around it.

Your help will be much appreciated. Thank you

OyoTunjiUSA:



Hey 🤠

.A2A.

1. After filling your DS-160, to your caec (cgi portal) site and click on update profile . It will bring out your data page and look out where your old DS-160 is written and clears it off (write your new DS-160 number in the space) then stroll down towards the right hand and click save .

2. After 2/3 days , log back to your caec sight and click on Appointment (it will take you to email or appointment) and print it out . ** The new printed appointment will automatically reflects your new DS-160 confirmation number . Thereby , your visa appointment letter is now match with your DS-160 as required by the embassy .

3. For the visa (MRV) payment receipt, you did not pay it with your DS-160 but you paid it physically or online with your Travel port information. Therefore, leave the MRV alone and take it along with the 2 documents (ds 160 and visa appointment) above.

4. If however, you have paid the visa fee (MRV) with your old travel port number , all you have to do is to take both (new & old) ports to the embassy on the day of your interview . Even, if you did not see the old port , your new port still carries the old port number as a bona-fide successor of your old port , therefore , it will still be accepted to continue your visa application journey.



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Hello Everyone,

I am a dependant in the UK, I have no travel history other than UK and Nigeria. I plan to apply for a US B2 visa for tourists. I have a job that pays £2000 pounds monthly. My husband is a PHD student. May I know if I stand a chance of getting approved. And how long does it take to get appointment date in London

AhunnaD:
well done sir for divulging these useful information to us.
please, the slot that asks for the salary if employed to be stated is not accepting the figure I put there. It keep telling me it accepts figures between 0-9 and since it states it should be in the local currency. I can't find my way around it.

Your help will be much appreciated. Thank you

Hey 🤠

A2A.


1. How much do you want to state in the column ? You can state it so that experienced Nairalanders can write the appropriate ways for you .

2. But you are not supposed to input coma if you are writing the figure . For example , if you want to write N170,000 (normal way) . It should be written on DS 160 thus ; 170000 (the naira sign and the coma omitted and no space).


Best Wishes 🙏

yes but u have to go early to get a good number.
I was there for 7am, they started at 8am, I was out at 8:30am

Mrinkwell:
Please for submission of document IW in abuja . Is it something that can be done in less than 2 hours ??

From experience please , how is the process ?

This is super super helpful. Thank you very much.

Final question please. How do I find out more about the certified group to for dates? Is there anyone I can speak to?

Thank you.

OyoTunjiUSA:


Hey 🤠


1. On the day of your visa interview , the consular officer would stand in front of you and be typing on a computer while asking you questions , the page he opened on that computer is your DS -160.

2. Therefore , you should not have more than 10 munites to defend yourself verbally why you think you qualify for the visa . The helper that will do the remaining talking for you is what the consular is reading on your DS-160 page.

3. Go and fill another DS-160 and input the necessary changes in your overall profiles and discard the old one. Besides , you don't start talking stories that the consular did not ask you to analyse.

4. For the group , look out for the group that is authorised by the of Nairaland . Don't any external group.


5. @Kenturkey048. Thank you for the accolade.


Best Wishes 🙏

MimieeCK:
This is super super helpful. Thank you very much.

Final question please. How do I find out more about the certified group to for dates? Is there anyone I can speak to?

Thank you.

There's no certified group by any on nairaland

Regular people start WhatsApp groups and invite others searching fo early r dates. People commit to search at specific hours of the day and share that's all. Effective date search groups are just very strict on people actually doing the work of searching.
You can start your own group and do the same or just commit time to searching for early dates if the date you initially see does not suit you.

JemmyO:
Hello Everyone,

I am a dependant in the UK, I have no travel history other than UK and Nigeria. I plan to apply for a US B2 visa for tourists. I have a job that pays £2000 pounds monthly. My husband is a PHD student. May I know if I stand a chance of getting approved. And how long does it take to get appointment date in London

Go to the living in the uk thread and ask there.

Applying in the uk is very different from applying in Nigeria

Deziri20:



Thank you but please your response is kind of ambiguous for me because the confusion is circled around choosing just B2 visa only or B1/B2 on CGI portal

Regardless of what you pick your visa will still be B1/B2 . You can then use the visa for both categories as ypu wish

chatmate:
Thank you very much,



I appreciate your response Olasubomy thank you.

Oh now that you explained it to me, I now understand that the 90day rule is for visitors. Before changing of status.

I didnt use a visa entering usa though, but i am thinking of getting one, lets say for study, so I am asking if that interview will be easier for someone that has visited usa before. lol

I would like to take a IT course in English. My q is, if I can get a 8-1yr course I can try visa you know for study/go for a training course.

I need a school that offers that kinda course I have searched search they only offer online IT courses. I want the Onsite lol

Then go to the thread on study visa

Good morning,

My mom visa interview is coming up next month. When I scheduled the her appoimnent, the port number provided is now expired and she has renewed her port.

How can I change the old port number to the new port number on the visa appointment page or it doesn't matter if the port number doesn't match ?

Thanks

MimieeCK:
This is super super helpful. Thank you very much.

Final question please. How do I find out more about the certified group to for dates? Is there anyone I can speak to?

Thank you.

Hey 🤠

1. I actually don't know any certified groups but if you can go back to previous pages you should see one or two date-search group adverts. Just be careful that the group (s) are formed via Nairaland .

2. Alternatively, you can do the searching yourself by using the option or " Reschedule " via your cgi portal . Once you click on reschedule the system takes you to available dates and if you see any appropriate one then you pick. If there is no favourable dates to you then you log out of cgi.

3. That's just the logic. No special magic.


Best Wishes 🙏

JemmyO:
Hello Everyone,

I am a dependant in the UK, I have no travel history other than UK and Nigeria. I plan to apply for a US B2 visa for tourists. I have a job that pays £2000 pounds monthly. My husband is a PHD student. May I know if I stand a chance of getting approved. And how long does it take to get appointment date in London

Hey 🤠


*** The B1/B2 Visa Procedures for Nigerians living in the UK is the same with those living in Nigeria. Same rules also applies to Nigerians living anywhere in the world (except if you are a citizen of that country - dual citizenship). There is no Location Preference .

*** Therefore , this section (not UK thread) is your best umbrella.


1. If your hubby is a PhD student in the UK and you are working in the UK (perhaps your kids are there - not compulsory) as a family-dependent , then you have a very good ties to the UK.

2. Yes you have a chance of getting approved if you can defend every other requirements ie Reasons for your trip, Financial evidence to Cover your trip, Ties to UK, Your personal intentions and the Locations you plan to visit in America.

3. USA B1/B2 visa apppointment waiting time in the UK is however different because of disparity in the population of visa applicants . Check the official websites of the USA embassy in London or Belfast (it was 78 and 115 days respectively).




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Good morning House

Please, while trying to pay for the visa fee online, the old port number was used mistakenly and the receipt issued with the old pord number. Please who has had this experience before? How can we correct the mistake? Will it have any effect on acquiring the visa as we are considering IW.

Your input is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Awesome777:
Good morning House

Please, while trying to pay for the visa fee online, the old port number was used mistakenly and the receipt issued with the old pord number. Please who has had this experience before? How can we correct the mistake? Will it have any effect on acquiring the visa as we are considering IW.

Your input is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Go with both port. This is not an issue.
New port do have the old port number.

MimieeCK:
This is super super helpful. Thank you very much.

Final question please. How do I find out more about the certified group to for dates? Is there anyone I can speak to?

Thank you.

[quote author=ffo post=129849469][/quote]

What’s the earliest appointment date in Lagos?

log1:


What’s the earliest appointment date in Lagos?

July 21

ffo:

July 17

2024?

lionlee216:


2024?

July 21 2025, but if you a group and keep searching, they do seldomly release closer dates

That’s what I see, the link is not working. I’m tired of saying this statement. Lol


@ffo

ffo:


July 21 2025, but if you a group and keep searching, they do seldomly release closer dates

What's the group please

Good Evening Sir,

So sorry about that. I believe there should be a way out.

Please how much is Visa Fee at GTB Bank presently Sir?

Thanks.

Awesome777:
Good morning House

Please, while trying to pay for the visa fee online, the old port number was used mistakenly and the receipt issued with the old pord number. Please who has had this experience before? How can we correct the mistake? Will it have any effect on acquiring the visa as we are considering IW.

Your input is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

lionlee216:
Good morning,

My mom visa interview is coming up next month. When I scheduled the her appoimnent, the port number provided is now expired and she has renewed her port.

How can I change the old port number to the new port number on the visa appointment page or it doesn't matter if the port number doesn't match ?

Thanks

lionlee216:


What's the group please

Type the link on your browser

log1:
That’s what I see, the link is not working. I’m tired of saying this statement. Lol


@ffo

type the link on your browser