Is a BTA required or not to travel from Lagos to the States now January 08, if so how much is it?

No, it is not. BTA is a scam term.

What is required is a valid visa, a valid passport, and a valid ticket.

Some facts and resources re romance scams:

-It is very difficult to recover money sent to these scammers as they work from internet cafes and are entirely portable and elusive.

-Many Americans have reported losing thousands of dollars through such scams.

-The anonymity of the Internet means that the U.S. citizen cannot be sure of the real name, age, marital status, nationality, or even gender of the correspondent. In the majority of cases reported to the embassy, the correspondent turned out to be a fictitious persona created only to lure the U.S. citizen into sending money.

-U.S. citizens may refer to http://uscis.gov or www.travel.state.gov for authoritative information about the immigration process and the true costs involved.

-This link leads to a comprehensive brochure on financial scams: http://travel.state.gov/pdf/internationa...

- If the correspondent provides an image of a purported U.S. visa as proof of intention to travel, the U.S. citizen may contact the United States Embassy in Abuja or the Consulate in Lagos to ascertain the validity of the visa.

-In the aftermath of a scam, some people have found support and camaraderie at a yahoo group started by and for scam victims. Participants have reported that the group helps underscore the breadth of the problem and allows people to see they are not alone. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/romancesca...

I really don't know for sure,but My girlfriend went to board airplane this past fall and again this week she was told that BTA must be in cash of $2500 befor she can leave even though her passport is in order.