@Nairaspace: CONGRATS to your brother. 3 times Really, one should NEVER GIVE UP. Cheers!

@Saylaychar: Ohhh, so sorry. But honestly, how can you tell them you've been doing nothing since '03? One thing, i believe, VO's don't want to hear is 'STORIES'. They want facts which they will not verify. Where you are working is okay, abeg next time, have a good line up of your achievements and working experience ready; certificates, diplomas etc no matter how simple.

@HOUSE: Abeg I need your help o! A friend of mine, same school, was denied a few weeks ago at Lagos Consulate. She got a date, september 9, at the Abuja Consulate. This date is too late. Abeg, who has the PIN for earlier date? Abeg,

@ Gboyega D,
My mail address is ggabriel2101@yahoo.com

@usbound:

when is her school resuming? and add me on onlyfair_boy   on yahoo messenger, i check dates as frequent as possible and that was how i go dates for my brother, 
as soon as i see earlier one, i will let u know immediately

one thing is,  my school is already resumed. classes start tommorow, 16th, and he got his visa 15th,  so as long as its within the resumption date, she is fine!

It was a bittersweet experience @lagos consulate today, I was granted a visa but a fellow nairalander was denied, I want to say thanks to the whole house for the confidence and above all thanks to Almighty God, It went thus:
Me:Gud aftrnun sir(SMILING-THOUGH HE DIDNT TAKE NOTE)
VO:can i have your documents
Mei passed my docs to him)
VO:so why university ABC
Me:i got to know abt the university through a report written by a senior in my chosen field of specialisation.i was able to contact his supervisor and get his profile, (was about showing him some stuffs i got from the internet bt wasnt interested and cuts me off)
VO: SO,WHY THE US
ME:US HOLDS AN EDGE WHEN IT COMES TO QUALITY EDUCATION AND WORLD CLASS RESEARCH, (CUTS ME OFF)
VO:so which other universities did u apply to
Me:MNO,KLM(MY MOUTH WAS ALMOST SHAKING COS OF MY PERCULIAR SITUATION)
VO:WHY R ALL THESE UNIS IN SAME REGION
ME:SIR,I WAS PRIMARILY INTERESTED IN MY CHOSEN FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION AND, (CUTS ME OFF)
VO:WHOS SPONSORING U?
ME:MY DAD
VO:WHAT DOES HE DO
METOLD HIM)
VO:LET ME HAVE THE STATEMENTS AND DID U WRITE THE GRE
ME:YES SIR (AS I PASS ALL THE DOCS TO HIM)
VORETURNS THEM WITH A WHITE PAPER AND ANOTHER GREEN ONE)YOU MAY COME PICK UP YOUR VISA AT, (WAS THE LAST THING I HEARD)

IT IS THE LORD'S DOING AND IT IS MARVELLOUS IN MY EYES.

@biikeys

Mehn,, That was so good, that is God's doing ooo, Congrat man, Not even question about returing or no returing, Congrat once again,

The new GRE is an hour longer and includes more complex question types. The last thing you need to worry about is whether you made a simple math error.

--- kaplanGRE

Congrats biikeys, it is really marvelous ,i share in your joy broda.
@ imperiou
Please if you lay your hands on GRE materials for the new test takers, you can reach me through ggabriel2101@yahoo.com, am writing the new test next monthCongrats biikeys, it is really marvelous ,i share in your joy broda.
@ imperiou
Please if you lay your hands on GRE materials for the new test takers, you can reach me through ggabriel2101@yahoo.com, am writing the new test next month

been long I visited the House due to tight schedule of settling down. Settling down here in obamaland has been awesome.
Congrats to my friend fun2sho, biikeys and co that ve gotten their VISAs,
@fun2sho, I recall the time we spent prepping for the VISA. Thanks to God Almighty.
@biikey and other Tx mates, let me and Gboyega know where in Tx you reside so we can have a great time during Thanksgiving or xmas or anytime bro.
@my friend Gboyega, hope u don get ur ticket, you get my number now abi? halla me when you land for Houston or DFW Intl airport.

@all, Forget all the rubbish they (9irians in USA) post about life in the States cos Life is[b] extremely sweat and convenient [/b] here (I wonder how I have suffered lived in Nigeria all these years?, I am imagining how much talents must ve gone down the drain or th the grave in Nigeria! Gosh! ), although, be good with your finance and have a focused mind.
For all prospective VISA/GRE/GMAT/SAT Applicant, if only you can have a taste of life here for some minutes, you wont joke with your VISA/GRE/GMAT/SAT Prep!

Success to all applicants going soon.

@bikeys: CONGRATS! CONGRATS! God has done it for you.

biikeys:

It was a bittersweet experience @lagos consulate today, I was granted a visa but a fellow nairalander was denied, I want to say thanks to the whole house for the confidence and above all thanks to Almighty God, It went thus:
Me:Gud aftrnun sir(SMILING-THOUGH HE DIDNT TAKE NOTE)
VO:can i have your documents
Mei passed my docs to him)
VO:so why university ABC
Me:i got to know abt the university through a report written by a senior in my chosen field of specialisation.i was able to contact his supervisor and get his profile, (was about showing him some stuffs i got from the internet bt wasnt interested and cuts me off)
VO: SO,WHY THE US
ME:US HOLDS AN EDGE WHEN IT COMES TO QUALITY EDUCATION AND WORLD CLASS RESEARCH, (CUTS ME OFF)
VO:so which other universities did u apply to
Me:MNO,KLM(MY MOUTH WAS ALMOST SHAKING COS OF MY PERCULIAR SITUATION)
VO:WHY R ALL THESE UNIS IN SAME REGION
ME:SIR,I WAS PRIMARILY INTERESTED IN MY CHOSEN FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION AND, (CUTS ME OFF)
VO:WHOS SPONSORING U?
ME:MY DAD
VO:WHAT DOES HE DO
METOLD HIM)
VO:LET ME HAVE THE STATEMENTS AND DID U WRITE THE GRE
ME:YES SIR (AS I PASS ALL THE DOCS TO HIM)
VORETURNS THEM WITH A WHITE PAPER AND ANOTHER GREEN ONE)YOU MAY COME PICK UP YOUR VISA AT, (WAS THE LAST THING I HEARD)

IT IS THE LORD'S DOING AND IT IS MARVELLOUS IN MY EYES.

@myforumid3: Thanks for the encouragement. It's good to hear u're doing fine in the US. Wish I were heading to Texas too. Going to San Francisco and it seems I will be alone. Pity!!!

myforumid3:

been long I visited the House due to tight schedule of settling down. Settling down here in obamaland has been awesome.
Congrats to my friend fun2sho, biikeys and co that ve gotten their VISAs,
@fun2sho, I recall the time we spent prepping for the VISA. Thanks to God Almighty.
@biikey and other Tx mates, let me and Gboyega know where in Tx you reside so we can have a great time during Thanksgiving or xmas or anytime bro.
@my friend Gboyega, hope u don get your ticket, you get my number now abi? halla me when you land for Houston or DFW Intl airport.

@all, Forget all the rubbish they (9irians in USA) post about life in the States cos Life is[b] extremely sweat and convenient [/b] here (I wonder how I have suffered lived in Nigeria all these years?, I am imagining how much talents must ve gone down the drain or th the grave in Nigeria! Gosh! ), although, be good with your finance and have a focused mind.
For all prospective VISA/GRE/GMAT/SAT Applicant, if only you can have a taste of life here for some minutes, you wont joke with your VISA/GRE/GMAT/SAT Prep!

Success to all applicants going soon.

myforumid3:

@all, Forget all the rubbish they (9irians in USA) post about life in the States cos Life is extremely sweet and convenient here (I wonder how I have suffered lived in Nigeria all these years?[/b],  I am imagining how much talents must ve gone down the drain or th the grave in Nigeria!  Gosh! ), although, be good with your finance and have a focused mind.
For all prospective VISA/GRE/GMAT/SAT Applicant, if only you can have a taste of life here for some minutes, you wont joke with your VISA/GRE/GMAT/SAT Prep!

Success to all applicants going soon.

God bless you bro for your positive mind and encouragement.

myforumid3:

been long I visited the House due to tight schedule of settling down. Settling down here in obamaland has been awesome.
Congrats to my friend fun2sho, biikeys and co that ve gotten their VISAs,
@fun2sho, I recall the time we spent prepping for the VISA. Thanks to God Almighty.
@biikey and other Tx mates, let me and Gboyega know where in Tx you reside so we can have a great time during Thanksgiving or xmas or anytime bro.
@my friend Gboyega, hope u don get your ticket, you get my number now abi? halla me when you land for Houston or DFW Intl airport.

@all, Forget all the rubbish they (9irians in USA) post about life in the States cos Life is[b] extremely sweat and convenient [/b] here (I wonder how I have suffered lived in Nigeria all these years?,  I am imagining how much talents must ve gone down the drain or th the grave in Nigeria!  Gosh! ), although, be good with your finance and have a focused mind.
For all prospective VISA/GRE/GMAT/SAT Applicant, if only you can have a taste of life here for some minutes, you wont joke with your VISA/GRE/GMAT/SAT Prep!

Success to all applicants going soon.

@ Forum, I don get ticket. I cancel the initial one as they say the connecting flight from Dubai to New York get issues. Wakanow don get me Royal Air Maroc wey go enta JFK the same day we waka from Naija.
As for dose wey dey go TX, we don dey plenty small as in:
Myforumid3 - Lubbock, TX
GboyegaD - Denton, TX
Biikeys - Arlington, TX
Next_2Tx - El Paso, TX
Syndicate - Commerce, TX.
Others let us have our details.

@house,

pls i want to reschedule another appointment ASAP as my school granted me 2 weeks extension yesterday 'cos I told them that I was denied yesterday for the fact that I wasn't adequately prepared. Should I shift location to Abuja or still retain Lagos? Am going to fill out another DS i60 and state there that am working. Hope it won't show in my previous conversation that I earlier said I was not working? Pls advice me!

Hello fellow all, I have been eager to write about my own experience for like over 5months now, but I decided to keep it low till date.
I was at the Abuja Embassy yesterday and I got my visa……, All Glory, Adoration, and Praise belongs to no one else but to Almighty God, The “beginner” and “finisher”. I thank you Lord.
The lady at counter 7 asked me few questions, I spent just 1minute with her.
V.O: how did you find-out about the school?
ME: Google, Wikipedia, Financial Times (ft.com), MBA.com.
V.O: What do you do right now and why do you want to quit a great job for school?
ME: I have been planning for this degree for over two years, so going to school is to advance and accelerate my career in the business world and learn business ethics.
V.O: what will the Degree do for you? (I.e. Masters Degree of International Business)
ME: I want to become a business manager or a business development manager.
V.O: So will you start your own business after the degree?
ME. No………………….am too young, energetic, and ambitious for that right now, maybe when am 40…, something I may think of that, but right now I need get practical experience before jumping into the deep waters…………………, ( she laughed so hard)
V.O: who is your sponsor?
ME: My father and I passed the statement, she only checked the last page and I got the white paper to pick up my visa tomorrow.

Tips: Put God first, my whole family and few friends fasted and prayed for me over and over.
I also fasted personally for 3days then 7days and prayed over and over in my heart
I stayed away totally from sexual activities for over 5months, sacrifice something my people
Finally please try to do everything yourself, from application to sevis fee payment, DS-160, and all; even if someone is helping you, get involved at every stage. Don’t just collect all the prepared documents and walk to the embassy for a visa.
For those going to Republic of Benin (SEME BORDER) to pay for sevis fee
Please call +229-93926614 or +229-97568473 (Adam) He is one of the security guys at Eco-bank, they will come and pick you with bike from Con oil and take you back.
I went through hell in the hands of Nigeria and Benin customs officials doing the right thing of stamping in and out……………, Each stupid stamp cost me 500naira from both sides, I was terrible.
Right ways are made though and expensive so the wrong method strives in my dear beloved country, May God helps us.
I am checking for cheap flights so talk to you guys later.
Post your questions

dammy1102:

Hello fellow all, I have been eager to write about my own experience for like over 5months now, but I decided to keep it low till date.
I was at the Abuja Embassy yesterday and I got my visa……, All Glory, Adoration, and Praise belongs to no one else but to Almighty God, The “beginner” and “finisher”. I thank you Lord.
The lady at counter 7 asked me few questions, I spent just 1minute with her.
V.O: how did you find-out about the school?
ME: Google, Wikipedia, Financial Times (ft.com), MBA.com.
V.O: What do you do right now and why do you want to quit a great job for school?
ME: I have been planning for this degree for over two years, so going to school is to advance and accelerate my career in the business world and learn business ethics.
V.O: what will the Degree do for you? (I.e. Masters Degree of International Business)
ME: I want to become a business manager or a business development manager.
V.O: So will you start your own business after the degree?
ME. No………………….am too young, energetic, and ambitious for that right now, maybe when am 40…, something I may think of that, but right now I need get practical experience before jumping into the deep waters…………………, ( she laughed so hard)
V.O: who is your sponsor?
ME: My father and I passed the statement, she only checked the last page and I got the white paper to pick up my visa tomorrow.

Tips: Put God first, my whole family and few friends fasted and prayed for me over and over.
I also fasted personally for 3days then 7days and prayed over and over in my heart
I stayed away totally from intimate activities for over 5months, sacrifice something my people
Finally please try to do everything yourself, from application to sevis fee payment, DS-160, and all; even if someone is helping you, get involved at every stage. Don’t just collect all the prepared documents and walk to the embassy for a visa.
For those going to Republic of Benin (SEME BORDER) to pay for sevis fee
Please call +229-93926614 or +229-97568473 (Adam) He is one of the security guys at Eco-bank, they will come and pick you with bike from Con oil and take you back.
I went through hell in the hands of Nigeria and Benin customs officials doing the right thing of stamping in and out……………, Each silly stamp cost me 500naira from both sides, I was terrible.
Right ways are made though and expensive so the wrong method strives in my dear beloved country, May God helps us.
I am checking for cheap flights so talk to you guys later.
Post your questions

Congrats Dammy. I wish you the best of study and stay in the US. What state are you going to?

San Francisco, California


Thank you, it wasn't easy oh

Hello All,

Please what do you think of Air Royal Morc? i got a cheap flight fr 145k

Please share your experience if you have traveled with them before or you know someone.

i booked one way ticket

GboyegaD:

@ Forum, I don get ticket. I cancel the initial one as they say the connecting flight from Dubai to New York get issues. Wakanow don get me Royal Air Maroc wey go enta JFK the same day we waka from Naija.
As for dose wey dey go TX, we don dey plenty small as in:
Myforumid3 - Lubbock, TX
GboyegaD - Denton, TX
Biikeys - Arlington, TX
Next_2Tx - Somewhere in TX.
Others let us have our details.

Next is going El paso, TX and I will be going Portales, NM some few miles from Lubbock, TX by Dec.

@dammy,

Congrat! It's like yesterday you asked your first question here. Good to hear you are successful.

Thank you, how are you doing?

dammy1102:

Hello All,

Please what do you think of Air Royal Morc? i got a cheap flight fr 145k

Please share your experience if you have traveled with them before or you know someone.

i booked one way ticket

they get the job done but dont expect to be treated like a king,

Ok thank you.

with 145k, all i expect is pick up and drop off, nothing more.

if i was paying 300-500k then i will expect more

dammy1102:

Hello All,

Please what do you think of Air Royal Morc? i got a cheap flight fr 145k

Please share your experience if you have traveled with them before or you know someone.

i booked one way ticket

Dammy, what date did you get that ticket for? I have a friend who intends traveling on the 23rd of this month and he is looking for a low fare ticket.

ERM

For anyone whos interested

i just saw a ticket for sept 12th on qatar airways for $877.

Use kayak.com to search it out,

Saylawchar:

@house,

pls i want to reschedule another appointment ASAP as my school granted me 2 weeks extension yesterday 'cos I told them that I was denied yesterday for the fact that I wasn't adequately prepared. Should I shift location to Abuja or still retain Lagos? Am going to fill out another DS i60 and state there that am working. Hope it won't show in my previous conversation that I earlier said I was not working? Pls advice me!

still waiting for response pls

finally got to washington yesterday, i just hope its gonna be all i have hoped it would be,

USBound:

@myforumid3: Thanks for the encouragement. It's good to hear u're doing fine in the US. Wish I were heading to Texas too. Going to San Francisco and it seems I will be alone. Pity!!!

Note that Dammy is also going to San Francisco. You guys can hook up.

dizyfrenzy:

finally got to washington yesterday, i just hope its gonna be all i have hoped it would be,

Wish you all the best of your stay in the US. It will be all you have hoped for if only you believe.
Take care,

I got the flight from wakanow.com

23rd is kind of expensive so I picked 29th.

But you can check, The fare changes all the time.

My fnd is at d lagos embassy as l type, hopein his dream wil work 4 his plan 2 Obama land. I pray dat as it as worked 4 majority of us on dis trend, it wil work 4 odas stil hopin.

After many days of research 4 an affordable flight, l fillally made up my mind and got a confortable date and affordable rate on wakanow. D secret l found out is dat, patient, not 2 eager 2 just pay and constant probbin where eva possible wil mak u get wat u want. JFK sim 2b d cheapest airport 2 land, so if ur goin 2 a further state dat cost more, just book a flight 2 jfk and pre-book 2 ur final destination, dats wat am doin, hope it wil work out for me sha.

@ GboyegaD, dammy, biikeys, myforumid, syndikate and others

You guys should send your messanger id to me. My yahoo id is the same as my nairaland id. Then I will give you my really id. Love to meet you guys one day. We are all going neighboring states.

September 2nd

http://www.kayak.com/#flights/LOS-JFK/2011-09-02


$877, 135k naira

Unbelievable Qatar Airline

Kayak.com is Unreliable oh

On getting to Qatar site, the price changed t 2,204USD, cheap indeed