NewStats: 3,259,559 , 8,170,508 topics. Date: Sunday, 25 May 2025 at 03:18 PM 3h12n

RipVanWink:


this your story isn't not clear, no way you would hv booked benin-dhl pickup..paid the 58k for it, and it would magically change to abuja-maitama pickup.

knowing how the ois page is setup..once u hv paid for dhl pickup...it doesn't give you any option to change it.
and the info on the avits page says ur port will be returned to us embassy if you don't collect it withing 1 month or so.......so either arrange for proxy pickup, or u head to abuja to pick it up urself

I actually paid 50k. I don't know if I made a mistake but someone said the pickup available is only Abj and Lagos for now. It's all so confusing right now but I guess I'll just go to abj by Monday

Roon9:


I actually paid 50k. I don't know if I made a mistake but someone said the pickup available is only Abj and Lagos for now. It's all so confusing right now but I guess I'll just go to abj by Monday

What you paid for is OIS pick up () in Abuja and Not DHL Pick up Benin. So you can either send some one for proxy pick up in Maitama Abuja or you go your self to pick it up.

follygold:
M filling ds 160 for my sis coming for my vacation in May 2nd. She had not completed her ds160 for. But she was able to secure a date. Will this affect her application?
2. My school location in usa is 4 hours drive from where I live, should I write an hotel as a place of arrival for her or my address?
3. She was denied visa once when she tried attending my brother's graduation.what should she write as a reason for denial?

Hi.
Not fully completed /submitted ds-160 will not affect her application but she should submit the form finally and print out confirmation before her appointment day.
2. If you are living alone and your apartment is sufficient for both of you yes you can list your place as her arrival venue especially since she is visiting for a short time.
3. Since denial under 214B does not state a particular reason (s) just write it there that : I was denied under INA 214B which was best known to the consular but i respect the decision. But i will advise you change her reason of visit because she has been annotated for immigrant intent. GOOD LUCK.

Please help me, anyone.

I'm trying to schedule an appointment, after finishing everything I realized there was an error on the DoB which I have to correct, but there's no way to correct it coz I found the error at the point of making the payment, the application had been submitted already.

I cancelled the application with the hope of starting all over again, but each time I try to proceed the port details page after entering both personal and details, the portal tells me - Duplicate applicant found, and it's not going further from there. I've tried ing , but they've not been helpful.

Please help on what I can do, please.

Thank you.

Roon9:


I actually paid 50k. I don't know if I made a mistake but someone said the pickup available is only Abj and Lagos for now. It's all so confusing right now but I guess I'll just go to abj by Monday

benin dhl delivery is 58k, not 50k from abuja, so you likely didn't read the info well, and paid for collect at ois office abuja-- too bad.
so you still need to travel to abuja to collect the ports or send someone with authority letter to collect the ports for you..

the blunder is from your end, not ois

Good morning.
Please is there anyone looking for an earlier visa appointment date? I have an appointment for next week but unfortunately I won’t be able to make it due to work and I am having difficulties getting a new date. If there’s anyone who needs an appointment date for next week in Lagos kindly me

AdisaMighty:
Have you gone for the followup interview?

Hello. Please for 221g follow up interview after submitting for interview waiver, do I have to go for the time of interview gotten? What I mean is, can I go in the morning or it has to be in the afternoon as I got a 1pm appointment.

In the letter sent they said all applicants should arrive at least 30mins to their appointment time except interview waiver case.

Thank you

I got there at 12ish and was able to interview before my stated time (which was 1pm). So try your luck.

Obamagbagbeeni:


Hello. Please for 221g follow up interview after submitting for interview waiver, do I have to go for the time of interview gotten? What I mean is, can I go in the morning or it has to be in the afternoon as I got a 1pm appointment.

In the letter sent they said all applicants should arrive at least 30mins to their appointment time except interview waiver case.

Thank you

Is it possible to transfer dates?

missnden:
Good morning.
Please is there anyone looking for an earlier visa appointment date? I have an appointment for next week but unfortunately I won’t be able to make it due to work and I am having difficulties getting a new date. If there’s anyone who needs an appointment date for next week in Lagos kindly me

AdisaMighty:
I got there at 12ish and was able to interview before my stated time (which was 1pm). So try your luck.

Thank you

Good evening all,

Please I want to update my Ds160 and I realised that there's no update feature yet since I filled my application last year. Now someone suggested I fill another DS160 that they will update it from their back end. However, I need clarification.
1. Will I have to fill another DS160 with new email address?
2. Do I have to a port photograph again?
3. Am I raising a ticket from the new DS 160 or old ?
4. After filling out new DS 160, how can I attach it to be ed, is it with new DS 160 or old ?

Thank you for your time and help. God bless you.

diabolo:


What you paid for is OIS pick up () in Abuja and Not DHL Pick up Benin. So you can either send some one for proxy pick up in Maitama Abuja or you go your self to pick it up.

Would they give to the person? And how can I address the letter please

RipVanWink:

benin dhl delivery is 58k, not 50k from abuja, so you likely didn't read the info well, and paid for collect at ois office abuja-- too bad.
so you still need to travel to abuja to collect the ports or send someone with authority letter to collect the ports for you..

the blunder is from your end, not ois

My sister is in Abj? Please how do I go about this proxy pickup

Sent a request.

Thanks

missnden:
Good morning.
Please is there anyone looking for an earlier visa appointment date? I have an appointment for next week but unfortunately I won’t be able to make it due to work and I am having difficulties getting a new date. If there’s anyone who needs an appointment date for next week in Lagos kindly me

Roon9:


My sister is in Abj? Please how do I go about this proxy pickup

Tell your sister to go to the oisservice Abuja you picked to ask them about picking up your port, they’d probably give her a proxy form for you to sign, she can scan the form to you to fill and sign then send it back to her to print and take there. They will require the signature on the proxy form to match with the one on your port.

solihp:

Tell your sister to go to the oisservice Abuja you picked to ask them about picking up your port, they’d probably give her a proxy form for you to sign, she can scan the form to you to fill and sign then send it back to her to print and take there. They will require the signature on the proxy form to match with the one on your port.

Wow! Good bless you bro. That is much cheaper than any other means it seems

Guys ! Please enlighten me ... How many months SOA do I need to print ?

Shofat4real:
Good evening all,

Please I want to update my Ds160 and I realised that there's no update feature yet since I filled my application last year. Now someone suggested I fill another DS160 that they will update it from their back end. However, I need clarification.
1. Will I have to fill another DS160 with new email address?
2. Do I have to a port photograph again?
3. Am I raising a ticket from the new DS 160 or old ?
4. After filling out new DS 160, how can I attach it to be ed, is it with new DS 160 or old ?

Thank you for your time and help. God bless you.

1. You can fill with same email. Infact you can fill as many DS-160 forms as you want It is the one that you map to your appointment that will be used.

2. Yes, you have to port photo.

3. DS-160 ''? . Update/linking of the new DS-160 form to your appointment will be done on your AVITS profile. A good fella shared the process here way back which i followed and it reflected on my appointment confirmation slip less than 24hrs.

4.

lekefew:

to AVITS dashboard and go to on the menu, create a ticket, select Profile Inquires for the topic , fill the form and your new DS-160 form in the attachment section and submit. Wait for 24 hours and your confirmation number will be updated on the appointment, you'll get a response on the ticket letting you know it has been updated. I don't know if the weekend will affect the response time. I did mine yesterday and got a response today.

I asked this question a week ago and nobody replied. I figured it out and I thought to help someone else

God bless lekefew

Bonus point
- If you log-on to your former DS-160 form, though you cannot modify as you have already submitted, if you click fill new DS-160 form or something like that on that last page; the new form it opens for you, would have carried over some of your earlier entries, so you may not have to retype everything.

This really assisted me as it was just 2 entries I wanted to update. I doubt I spent 5 mins on the new form.

Chelseaboy101:
Guys ! Please enlighten me ... How many months SOA do I need to print ?

As many as you want!

Though they may not ask for it. When I went for interview, like 30 plus people ahead of me were not asked for any document except their port. Same with me.

From what I've gathered here and there, they hardly ask for documents, but I'd advise you go with your relevant documents though.

6 months should be okay. That's what I went with, despite that I know it will not be requested. I just printed it from my Internet Banking platform, no need stressing.

Thank you !

Milito:


As many as you want!

Though they may not ask for it. When I went for interview, like 30 plus people ahead of me were not asked for any document except their port. Same with me.

From what I've gathered here and there, they hardly ask for documents, but I'd advise you go with your relevant documents though.

6 months should be okay. That's what I went with, despite that I know it will not be requested. I just printed it from my Internet Banking platform, no need stressing.

Milito:


1. You can fill with same email. Infact you can fill as many DS-160 forms as you want

2. Yes, you have to port photo.

3. DS-160 ''? . Update of the new DS-160 form to your appointment will be done on your AVITS profile. A good fella shared the process here way back which i followed and it reflected on my appointment confirmation slip less than 24hrs.

4. God bless lekefew

Bonus point
- If you log-on to your former DS-160 form, though you cannot modify as you have already submitted, if you click fill new DS-160 form or something like that on that last page; the new form it opens for you, would have carried over some of your earlier entries, so you may not have to retype everything.

This really assisted me as it was just 2 entries I wanted to update. I doubt I spent 5 mins on the new form.

@Milito,
A big thanks to you Sir for your timely guidance and help here. God bless you boss.

For those that recently got their US visa, which design did you get? First or second. Got my port, Surprised that my renewal came with a different design (second)

AdisaMighty:
For those that recently got their US visa, which design did you get? First or second. Got my port, Surprised that my renewal came with a different design (second)

Overview

Hi Sir.

Thank you for the information. It started last year

The US is rolling out a new visa design featuring the Golden Gate Bridge, replacing the previous Lincoln design, and these new visas will be issued alongside the older ones, which remain valid until their printed expiration date.

The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan will issue U.S. visas using the new Bridge visa foil starting August 19, 2024. Some visa applicants will have visas with a different look.

https://jp.usembassy.gov/new-bridge-visa/

Hello, I need urgent answers please...I was denied for student visa in 2023. Now , how do I answer this question on DS160 Visit Visa?

" Have you ever been refused a U.S. Visa, or been refused ission to the United States, or withdrawn your application for ission at the port of entry? "

dydx2020:
Hello, I need urgent answers please...I was denied for student visa in 2023. Now , how do I answer this question on DS160 Visit Visa?

" Have you ever been refused a U.S. Visa, or been refused ission to the United States, or withdrawn your application for ission at the port of entry? "

You answered your question.
You were refused a visa.

You think they forgot?

A refusal is not the end, sebi you still applied again so what's the challenge

Thanks for your response.
The question is WHAT'S The Reason why I was refused?

Taal17:


You answered your question.
You were refused a visa.

You think they forgot?

A refusal is not the end, sebi you still applied again so what's the challenge

dydx2020:
Hello, I need urgent answers please...I was denied for student visa in 2023. Now , how do I answer this question on DS160 Visit Visa?

" Have you ever been refused a U.S. Visa, or been refused ission to the United States, or withdrawn your application for ission at the port of entry? "

Hi. Denial under 214b does not give any specific reason and that is why the Ds -160 question did not ask you the reason for denial . Click yes on ds-160 and in the explanation section you have to be very careful because That is where your interviewer himself or herself will deduce the reason (s) for your denial .

I will act like a wise person and write something like this in the space ; I was denied an F1 visa under section 214b according to the rejection slip given to me ( and i respected the decision). GOOD LUCK.

Deziri20:

B2 but the visa issued to her is B1/B2

And what reason did you put as purpose for visiting the US?

I sent you a pm

Thanks for your response. I appreciate. One Love

Efetobore1980:


Hi. Denial under 214b does not give any specific reason and that is why the Ds -160 question did not ask you the reason for denial . Click yes on ds-160 and in the explanation section you have to be very careful because That is where your interviewer himself or herself will deduce the reason (s) for your denial .

I will act like a wise person and write something like this in the space ; I was denied an F1 visa under section 214b according to the rejection slip given to me ( and i respected the decision). GOOD LUCK.

For IW, dates just opened up for Abuja and even Lagos.

groovychik:
Good day all. This Avits really confuses me and I need help. Firstly my previous visa expired April 5th 2024 so I still qualify for IW. Payment has been made and waiver questions answered. However, for almost a week it keeps showing "pending appointment request", which when I click on shows no available dates. Is that normal response not to see any dates for Dropbox? Secondly, when I click on appointments in my dashboard, it shows below it "print appointment letter", when I try clicking on it, it tells me I have pending requests. I just want to know if I am doing the right thing and what else I can do. Thank you

Mamaoseme33:

And what reason did you put as purpose for visiting the US?

I sent you a pm

Responded

Check the question very well.... It means different meaning.....

Efetobore1980:


Hi. Denial under 214b does not give any specific reason and that is why the Ds -160 question did not ask you the reason for denial . Click yes on ds-160 and in the explanation section you have to be very careful because That is where your interviewer himself or herself will deduce the reason (s) for your denial .

I will act like a wise person and write something like this in the space ; I was denied an F1 visa under section 214b according to the rejection slip given to me ( and i respected the decision). GOOD LUCK.