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littlebuddy:
Hello thank you. I qualify for interview waiver but after ans3ring all the questions I was only directed to book an appointment for regular interview which is now June 2025. My worry is that I need to travel in December. What can i do to get the interview waiver option. Did I make any mistakes in answering one or some of the questions?

Hello, I don’t think you can change it to interview waiver at this point. My friend had this issue and had to just pay again. I think a lot of people are having this same issue which is from the *annotation* my friend picked empty and that directed him to physical appointment. Subsequently (after making another payment) he picked waiver and he got the interview waiver appointment.

Zebaby89:


Schedule your appointment.Avits seems to be lumping In interviews with IW,at the moment there is no difference.Go ahead to schedule another appointment to drop off your port on the ois website ,just make sure it’s the same as the date on the avits site .As long as you have the visa that expired not more than 48 months ago to show them and for submission,it should be fine .

They are not lumping the dates together. From what I have noticed the question of *annotation* seems to be the problem. If you don’t select waiver, you will be directed to physical interview. OIS will not accept your document if you don’t have the IW confirmation letter.

Masorich:


They are not lumping the dates together. From what I have noticed the question of *annotation* seems to be the problem. If you don’t select waiver, you will be directed to physical interview. OIS will not accept your document if you don’t have the IW confirmation letter.

Oh ok .Nawa o this their website is messed up .Thanks for this heads up .

Hello, I'm having the same problem, were you able to resolve it?

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Masorich:


Hello, I don’t think you can change it to interview waiver at this point. My friend had this issue and had to just pay again. I think a lot of people are having this same issue which is from the *annotation* my friend picked empty and that directed him to physical appointment. Subsequently (after making another payment) he picked waiver and he got the interview waiver appointment.

This might not be 100% correct. I did the scheduling for my parents and selected empty to the *annotation* question for both of them. While I got the IW appointment letter for one of my parents, I got the Visa interview letter for the other.

Donde:


This might not be 100% correct. I did the scheduling for my parents and selected empty to the *annotation* question for both of them. While I got the IW appointment letter for one of my parents, I got the Visa interview letter for the other.

Yes, I selected empty when I scheduled for myself and my kids in October and we got IW but when I tried this for my friend last week it took him straight to physical appointment. We had to select waiver for his wife and kids and they got IW. This new portal is really crazy, you just have to pay attention when filling that part to be sure of where it is taking you to else you won’t go back. I read that someone selected other and he got IW.

Masorich:


Yes, I selected empty when I scheduled for myself and my kids in October and we got IW but when I tried this for my friend last week it took him straight to physical appointment. We had to select waiver for his wife and kids and they got IW. This new portal is really crazy, you just have to pay attention when filling that part to be sure of where it is taking you to else you won’t go back. I read that someone selected other and he got IW.

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Hello. Can you please let me know when you get the questions? Is it when creating the ? Also when you got the IW letter in October, did you still have to make an appointment on the AVITS site? I’m trying to figure out my mom’ s application. Thanks.

Hello, I'm having a challenge logging in. It says my is expired and I should change it, but the page doesn't show a way to change . When I try using the forget option, it says an email has been sent to me with instructions, but I never receive any email. Has anyone been in this kind of situation?

UPDATE: I was able to get it resolved using the " lock" hack. Thanks to y'all.

Please, how did you change your ? I have tried the forget option. It says an email has been sent to me but I never get the email.

naivasha:


Yes, I got the same message as well. Changed my and no more expiry messages.

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My visa is F1 visa. I checked between 11pm and midnight on a weekend

titi759:

Hi Seebill, please was your visa B1/B2 and you still got a December 2024 date? Please and what times were you checking?

Abone2:
Please, how did you change your ? I have tried the forget option. It says an email has been sent to me but I never get the email.

Ebrandt:


Try this out (It works!!!)

"Trick to reset expired on AVITS

If the standard "reset " option on the AVITS platform isn't functioning as expected for u

here's an alternative method to attempt:

1. Attempt to Sign In: Go through the usual process three times, even if your is expired. This will intentionally trigger a lock on your .

2. Trigger Reset After Lock: Once the system has locked your , initiate a reset.

3. Check Your Email: At this stage, you should receive an email with a link to reset your . This method seems to work more reliably for some s, as the locked status may prompt the platform to send a reset link.

NB: all the old reset link you sent in the past will all come. Just wait for a while until the last reset link comes so that way, you are choosing the most recent link which has not expired.

PeacefulOne77:
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It is after payment that you answer some follow up questions which then leads you to the calendar to book appointment on AVITS. After which you have to book on the OIS portal if you qualify for IW.

PeacefulOne77:
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Also you have to pick a date before you can get the IW confirmation letter.

Please, is there anyone that chose Lagos on the Ds 160 form and still on "preapproval request being processed" and for those that got their approval, please how long did it take? I've being on preapproval request being processed for like 3 weeks now. Your response will be appreciated.

Please I want to renew a visa. Do I have to create a new on the AVITS portal or using my details on the old portal?

i've been stuck on this for a really long time now

MiracleOla4433:
Please, is there anyone that chose Lagos on the Ds 160 form and still on "preapproval request being processed" and for those that got their approval, please how long did it take? I've being on preapproval request being processed for like 3 weeks now. Your response will be appreciated.

Masorich:


Hello, I don’t think you can change it to interview waiver at this point. My friend had this issue and had to just pay again. I think a lot of people are having this same issue which is from the *annotation* my friend picked empty and that directed him to physical appointment. Subsequently (after making another payment) he picked waiver and he got the interview waiver appointment.

how do you create another appointment after getting one with physical appointment, creating another profile does it work using same port number or he canceled the existing appointment ?

nkc:


how do you create another appointment after getting one with physical appointment, creating another profile does it work using same port number or he canceled the existing appointment ?

He cancelled his other appointment and we had to try ing on another device with the same port number.

Masorich:


He cancelled his other appointment and we had to try ing on another device with the same port number.

thanks for responding, does that mean you created another profile using a different email address , and did you use another ds-160 form ?

Masorich:

Also you have to pick a date before you can get the IW confirmation letter.

Thank you for the info. So do you pick date from the consulate calendar? All the dates are from next year or were you able to get something sooner? I appreciate you answering my questions.

temitee4real:
Please I want to renew a visa. Do I have to create a new on the AVITS portal or using my details on the old portal?

New portal.

Anavamii:
Hello everyone, please has anyone had this issue. I made payments for my parents visit visa since June before the migration. I have been trying to use the receipt to no avail! It’s really frustrating. I have spoken with customer care agent and created about 3 different tickets.

Now on the portal when you’re about to make payment, you can click on the prompt for if you made payment before August 2024. I clicked on the prompt, filled the date and payment reference, now it’s saying receipt not found. I’m losing my mind here. I used my personal email to send lagosniv a mail with V-44 subject as advised here but no response. It’s really frustrating . Please help meeeeeeee

Hello everyone…has anyone had this issue and it’s been resolved. I can’t find similar issue

Hi there, please after visa is approved for those that selected free pick up, what is the process, and how long should i expect to get back the port? URGENT INQUIRY

Did you fill Lagos on your Ds 160 form? Do you think they will still allow us to book appointment? For how long have you been waiting?

vanessa9973:
i've been stuck on this for a really long time now

Please, has it been approved? If yes, please how long did it take? Mine is 3 weeks now and nothing yet. I will really appreciate your response please

DrAyo1:
My profile has been stuck at “Preapproval request is being processed” for 3 weeks now and the “Proceed” button is unclickable. This is after payment of the visa fee. Any advise please?

Masorich:


He cancelled his other appointment and we had to try ing on another device with the same port number.

Was he able to get the IW Appointment after this?

Thanks, it worked.

yoyome20:



Ebrandt:


Try this out (It works!!!)

"Trick to reset expired on AVITS

If the standard "reset " option on the AVITS platform isn't functioning as expected for u

here's an alternative method to attempt:

1. Attempt to Sign In: Go through the usual process three times, even if your is expired. This will intentionally trigger a lock on your .

2. Trigger Reset After Lock: Once the system has locked your , initiate a reset.

3. Check Your Email: At this stage, you should receive an email with a link to reset your . This method seems to work more reliably for some s, as the locked status may prompt the platform to send a reset link.

NB: all the old reset link you sent in the past will all come. Just wait for a while until the last reset link comes so that way, you are choosing the most recent link which has not expired.

Abone2:
Thanks, it worked.

Thanks to the kind-hearted person that shared it .

Please who knows how long it takes to get a response for an emergency request?

Please have been trying to make payment on the AVITS portal with a dollar card but isn’t going through, is possible I create new on the AVITS portal with different email and try it again?

Donde:


Was he able to get the IW Appointment after this?

Yes