Vice-Consul, United States Consulate, Lagos, Mr. Christopher Richardson, says many applicants are refused American visas because they have not visited other countries.
Richardson spoke at a seminar on the ‘American Visa Regime: the role of lawyers’ organised by the Immigration Lawyers Forum in Lagos on Tuesday.
He said, “The majority of the visa applicants prefer the US as their first outing. This creates doubt, especially when the applicant has not visited any other countries before.”
Richardson also said applicants were also rejected visas because of the kind of answers they give to test questions during interviews.
He said, “When a question, such as ‘do you have a relation in the US?’ Most often, they are quick to say ‘yes’, which of course, is in order.
“Such an answer creates doubt that since the person has a relation, there is every tendency that the person may not want to come back. So visas can be rejected on that ground.”
He said Nigerians were among the countries with highest number of visa rejections.
The Chairman, ILAF, Titus Ajijola, said the seminar was designed to enhance the protection of migrant rights.
He said, “Key strategies of the project are awareness raising, knowledge and skills improvement on the rules, as well as rights and obligations of migrants to encourage respect for the rights of migrants.”
He said ILAF was designed to educate the general public on immigration matters.
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My experience with the American Embassy in Lagos few years back was not palatable at all. I had traveled to the USA once & spent few days, i traveled to UK thereafter, but was denied visa later by the US embassy in Lagos. Honestly, I have to abandon travelling to US since I wanted to go on holiday & would be spending my money there. I have since traveled to other countries in Asia & West Africa on business & holiday.
ReplyDeleteCrap talk! So if every country refuses visa because it's the first country to be visited everyone will have to stay put where they were born, americans inclusive.
ReplyDeleteThis guy has to be a joke and the lawyers he spoke to that accepted this nonsensical talk scare me if they did.
is this excuse reasonable? if every country rejects visa application cos u've not had travelling experience, then no one will get visa cos u must start travelling somwhere someday. they've nothing to say.
ReplyDeleteIf travellin 2 US is d first, wud dat be enof reason 2 now deny someone who has met all other requirement? Flimpsy reasons. America embasy denies givin visa just 2 control crowd or 4 security purpose, simple. Let's hope 4 only visa lottery.
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The annoying part is that, they don't even give you a reason for refusing you Visa & when you ask them, they tell you its on the form they've given you. Which form? The same GENERAL form they give everyone they refused visa
ReplyDeleteThis guys can do better & honestly, I don't blame them, I blame my government.
Na wa ohhh, I don't blame Nigerians that go to America to give birth, at least, they 're saving such kids this kind of mistreat.
ReplyDeleteShit stinks!
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