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Hello house is there another way to check the status of visa application.
I have been trying seems they have the updated one and doesn’t seems to be working.

Good evening please can someone help have been trying to book for an appointment for my kids but no date available what can I do? Frequent travellers

duchess90:
Hello

Your question is very confusing

You said you are a Dependant with 3 children,2 in Nigeria and 1 in UK and you applied same time with your children.Now you say your husband wants you to apply with only 1 child. Very confusing

Anyway, child dependants can apply later to their parents, as long as the application is done before the expiration of the current visa if his study visa is approved

Hopefully that answers your question per whatever arrangements you have

Cheers

Thank you
Maybe I did not explain well. So my self and 3 kids got our dependent visa already we are back in 9ja. But out of 3 kids one is in the UK and my self and the 2 others back in 9ja. I applied with the 3 kids but for graduate visa i don't want to apply for the other 2kids in 9ja just my self, husband and 1 child. So my question is hope not applying with the other two won't cause issues?

Good evening pls I need a clarification.
Am a dependent with 3 children I applied same time with the kids. I don't stay in the UK with 2 kids but one stays in the UK.
Now hubby wants to do post graduate but he's saying the other 2 that lives in 9ja won't apply but myself him and 1 child will apply.
Please not myself and the 3 children applied together. I hope this arrangement won't affect the application.

Fonder:
Thanks for the reply. Please do you have an Idea how long it takes before the pick up mail is sent out. Asking because its been showing ready for pickup since last week Wednesday and yet no mail

If you are near the DHL office why don't you try and check
I was not asked for any mail just told them I want to pick my port up.

Fonder:
Please I really need help urgently.

When it says its ready for pick up, does it mean its still at the embassy or at DHL?
Am asking because its been saying ready for pickup when I track it on the embassy site but when I input his details in the DHL site, its saying his details are not correct.
Please help, this has been going on since February. Thank you

It's at the DHL

[quote author=hunee post=122892937]

Only you 1 Us, Only you 1 Schengen. Ahn Ahn.

Cut soap for us na.[/quote

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

oakenfold:


Hello. do you pay the DHL fee when you drop-off or when you pick up your port?

I paid when I picked up

YoungMetrosG:
Submitted my port for IW on March 23rd and status has finally changed to APPROVED today, Tuesday, May 2nd. Does anyone have any idea how long it will take for me to get my port? I have a visa appointment on Friday, May 5th and wondering if I will have to reschedule it. Any ideas?

Mine changed to issued on Monday 17th
Changed to port delivery on 18th
Pick up mail- 19th
This is in ibadan.

CowbellY:


Lol. Nothing is wrong with your application

Hello everyone
MY TRANSCRIPT
I submitted my application on the 20th of April
port received at embassy 25thth April (guess cos of the salah break)
port picked up by UPS 28th April
I got my port this morning
30 days multiple Visa even though I requested for 180 days.

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED-
International port 😀
Employement letter
Promotion letter
Introduction letter from my Employer as one of the director of the company and a coy document indicating me as one of the directors.
Office I.D
Business card
Marriage certificate
Bank statements ( Salary, day to day Acct, Dollar acct)
UK BRP as a dependent but I live in 9ja
Land Docs
Flight itinerary for 6months 😆😆
Insurance for 6 months🤣🤣
SOP- I just said I will be in for 2days in May and will be traveling to the UK and state the reason I requested for 180days
Expired Visas- UK,US, ,Canada
Current Visas- UK,US,Canada
I added my car documents 😆😆
I like to put as much docs as I can make them pick wetin them like.

NB- I had issues with my form cos I filled a long stay form but one staff at the VFS checking my docs was kind enough to say I picked the wrong form. I was told I might not be able to submit I pleaded cos I travelled to lagos and going back not submitting will be disastrous. So mercy found me sha I had to do it all over again.

Popdes:
Hello everyone,
Please is it mandatory that we drop off our port at the DHL office ourselves or can someone drop it off on my behalf?

Wife can drop for hubby and children
Hubby can drop for wife and children
Parent can drop for children.
And also some age group i think from 70yrs they can accept if someone is dropping for the age categories.

Ess:
So I scheduled my dropbox for 24th July 2023 which is the closest date available. How can I reschedule this date incase another earlier date appear?

It's not possible

hunee:
Does anyone have an idea as to why this portal isnt functioning. Please for those who applied recently , which browsers did you use.

I mean this site. https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/

Maybe you should try another browser

beckybabajide:
Good day fellow Nairalanders, i have been following this this thread for a while and honestly it has really opened my eyes more on my dreams to travel to with my Family. I will like to start my application process and i want to use the DIY way. i want to travel with my Husband and two Kids to with tourist visa and we don't intend coming back

I am a Civil servant and Exco of a cooperative in my ministry, please I need advice on what and how i should go about my application as i don't want to any mistake.

I have been to India early this year and i really hope it will add to my traveling experience.

****I want to travel with my Husband and two Kids to with tourist visa and we don't intend coming back*****
Like Japa on a visit visa or its typo error

hunee:
Sir/ma, I have to be honest with you. When it comes to visa, just forget about documents. Pray to your God everything works fine. Have you not been reading posts of applicants with several visas still get rejected? need less to talk of UK or US, abeg, na God dey do ham. Lets leave it like that.

I was chatting recently with an immigration expert. They also express same views as regards visa outcomes. 30% documents, 70% luck

May you achieve success in your application.

True sha God help us all🙏

hunee:
Even if the person hasnt traveled before. For Uk and Us[, the falls into the category of frequent travelers.quote author=Enishit post=122737282]
As the person travelled to before or any other Schengen countries?

Most times we applicant takes all this for granted just because we have the other strong countries visa we don’t seems to understand that all applications are unique we must all put all necessary and unnecessary docs. But this is my own opinion thou. I just submitted my application this is my second time of applying, I have both expired and unexpired visa for Canada, UK, US I still feel something is missing on my application.

agathacally:
Someone who had multiple travel history to UK and US was denied a visa last week

Reason was they couldn’t justify he will return

I was shocked

As the person travelled to before or any other Schengen countries?

abusigna:


what i blv went wrong is you sponsoring your family ... the company should take responsibilities of a complete family package for the trip
.. so you sponsoring your family for the trip with your pocket money is a red flag that your family might not return back as a japa syndrome

everyone should think ahead and be smart if going for interview ...
the mindset of every VO interviewing a Nigerian in Nigeria is set to be japa due to the country current situation..
they saw what is going on with UK ..

I think if they have easy way out as UK many pple will also flood their country. So UK opened a lot of opportunities for migration unlike US. But in my knowledge regarding US non-immigrant Visa it's absolutely at the VO discretion and they are psychologist.

Tripletmom:

Yeah, it is expired within 48months

Maybe they needed to interview you due the fact that u had ur baby during your last visit if am right. A friend was called for interview cos the last time she visited was for birthing her baby.

Tripletmom:
Hello everyone,
I submitted my application for IW 21st of march, checked this evening and saw it was refused.
Does that mean am to show up for physical interview?
Am yet to receive a pick up mail though.

Tripletmom😳
What happened this pple can be funny thou 🤷‍♂️Hope the expired visa is within 48months?

Agbeeke:


Pls epp my life o

In my best knowledge you will have to miss the appointment and rebook. At 24-48hrs of missing your appointment u will able to book again and choose ur location.

Ekeadatrust:
Where and when did you submit

March 16th Isolo Lagos

[quote author=davda202 post=122520060]i have picked up my port. Approved for 5years[/quote

Mine changed to approved very late today around past five pm cos I checked around 3pm still on received application hopefully it will change to Issued by Monday.🤞🤞

[quote author=nuttycaptain post=122469470]IW application timeline

Initial interview was rescheduled and brought forward by the embassy.

Dropped off port at Isolo on 15th March. Approved exactly 3 weeks later, issued the day after that (Thursday last week). Friday and Monday were public holidays. Got mail to pick up port yesterday and picked it up today, 4 weeks after.[/quote

Wow Lucky you
I submitted mine on the 16th of March my son and my self no update yet still on received application.

NothingDoMe:
IW Approved today. Approximately 20 days after submission and 5 modifications.

When did you submit your application?

Flo123:
@NothingDome
approved


Congratulations

Did your CGI profile indicate

"Document delivery information " before your status changed ?

Nothing changes on the CGI you need to track your application on CEAC Visa Application.
So when the status change to issued, then expect update on the CGI portal -port ready for collection.

youngprince111:
Good day guys, I was denied US visa twice in 2017 when a friend help in booking the appointment then and I don’t have the name and he used in booking it.
I want to book a new appointment now, do I need to as a new or I have to look for a way to recover the old name and ?

Please guys I will really appreciate a response to this

If the friend used your email then try to reset but if not you will new and of course might linked it to an old profile and will ask you to your Data page for identification.
I hope this helps.

davda202:
Hello.

Just wanted to confirm if its normal. i submitted my port for dropbox on the 15th march
using the tracker site, its still on application received.

When i checked the usatravel site this morning. I notice that the section that says my port is currently with the embassy is no more there...

just document delivery information... Nothing clickable.

Anyone seen this before?

Yes I also have 2 application with them and it's same.
My aunty submitted on the 10th and last week the column where it says port still with embassy changed to just document delivery information and by Wednesday which is 2days ago it changes to port collected from embassy and by yesterday changes back to port ready for collection and she has collected it.

Nerojoy:


It’s not just you . I have been trying to book appointment since morning.

It's been like that for 2days now on and off.

Fonder:
Went for my visa interview on the 16th of February,
I gave birth in the US in 2019.
Went with my zero balance and all my receipts but they didn't ask for it.
Thry just asked if I was going to get any medical assistance from the government for me or my son and I answered no that we both are very healthy.
Then she said she was asking because there are new rules ro birth tourism. I told her I was done with child birth and am presently not pregnant
Visa was approved .
Hope this helps, all the best.

Hello when did you submit your application and how long did it take before they called you for interview?

Chairperson:


She can go immediately, my friend got denied in January and applied again last month and got her visa

How please are dates available now?

GFavor:


Please what is the email address you sent the mail to?

On ur CGIFEDERAL.SECURE.FORCE profile click on provide and choose the subject and write your query.