General U.S.A (student) Visa Enquiries

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hi did anyone need to take their transcripts for the interview?

@femo, you might want to book an appointment at abuja and quickly too cos the first week in July is already booked

@ Afam and ponytail,
You dont have to take your transcript to the embassy,your statement of result or university certificate should do.

Hi guys,hope there is progress on the visa applications.Is there anyone that has gone for the interview?

Pls let's know how it went, the questions asked and the outcome.I hope everyone gets good news!

my bro's is for the end of the month,so please if you can help out with more info,it will be appreciated.Thanks.

Cheers!

u guys are doing a great job!!
can anyone provide information about US student visa renewal?

Haha. U re absolutely rite. As much as the new consulate general tries to show that the US embassies in Nigeria are fair in terms of the Issuance of visas, we all know what the truth is.  Very difficult to get a visa from either of the embassies. All u can do is keep reapplying and thats about all you can do. its quite unfortunate that the visa fees are nonrefundable.

Hi Everyone,

Please i need help o. I kept my appointment at the embassy on the 15th june but I wasnt aware of the SEVIS fee payment. The guys were very nice and they actually noted it that i came and told me to go and pay then send a mail to lagosstudentvisas@state.gov to request another appointment time. I have paid and sent my details since 17th of june but i am yet to recieve a response from them. The automail sent to me said i should wait 3-4 days and ill get a response, Its been 5 days now, can someone please tell me what steps to take??

send an email to lagosstudentvisas@state.gov

explain to them when your school will be resuming,

They reply emails only on Tuesdays and Thursdays

@smile11s, @rachiwise

Tanxs guys, your suggestions have been really helpful.

I sent the mail 10mins ago and am really optimistic that I will get a response from them

God bless you and I wish everyone success at their interviews.

@toyosiwemi

I noticed from your post that u got an automail response from lagosstudentvisas@state.gov,

Is it compulsory that I must get an automail reply?, cos I sent my mail almost 3hrs now and I've not recieved any automail reply.

Anyone with know-how of this things please your contribution will be appreciated.

Tanx

@femo2000

Yeah I got an auto generated response from them almost immediately , i dont know if its everyone that gets that though.

Hi Guys,
I must say that this forum as been very informative.

My Advice to everyone concerning paying SEVIS fees is to make sure you get your sevis fee paid and you have a copy of the online receipt you printed out with you or if you have paid through Western Union Quick Pay, the blue copy signed and stamped by the Western Union Quick Pay agent will also do for the interview.

As an F1 student, at the gate before you go in for the interview, you will have some staff attending to you while you are on the queue and telling you what document you should put together these include, SEVIS payment receipt,  original I-20, DSF 156 forms, DSF 157 forms, Interview appointment form, International Passport and 2 Passport photographs. The staffs will then collect these mentioned document above n sign against your name before you are allowed in to go and take your seat while waiting for your interview turn.

In a nut shell, ny advice is that you make sure you get your SEVIS fee paid b4 your scheduled interview date and alo print the receipt.
So whether you will be issued a visa or not is not dependent on if you have paid your SEVIS fee.
The whole thing bores down to that without the SEVIS fee receipt payment evidence you WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN.
Goodluck Guys.

@rachiwise

Tanx, I actually got the auto response seconds before I tried sending another mail, thats about 4hrs after I sent the First one.

@ toyosiwemi

Have you received any response from the Embassy ? you know today is thursday like  smile11s SAID.

@ all
Is it true that there are some people involved in the runs of helping secure an emergency Interview appointment?

Is it really possible?

Your opinion will be appreciated

@femo2000

i got a response from them this morning asking me to state my resumption date.Guess they need to know how urgent. for security reasons i felt its good to be sincere sha, my resumption is still in august.hope they give me an appointment date soon.

@rachiwise

Tanx for your backup,

at the moment its only 1st of july thats available at Abuja, I checked it few mins ago.

But I'm thinking if there would not be a clash somewhere if I book at Abuja now and Lagos replies me giving me an appointment as well. I dont know if Lagos and Abuja work together or otherwise on  scheduling appointments.

Infact whats your best advice at the moment

@all. longtym
watched replys float in but couldnt reply myself due to some keyboard probs, story
anyways, happy for the progresses
so has anyone finally go to attend his/her interview? pls do share your experience.
oga femmo, just as rashiwise said, book your thing anywhere any date you see. once you book online, you cannot book again so the lagos pple cannot allocate a date to you again.
then dont think of patronising runsmen, the US thing is harder to rig.
@smile11s, thannks for your post on the application fees thingy. thats a most tricky question . thanks to you, we now know b4 hand.
@uche m
hope u suceeded in paying your sevis. sorry i cudnt call u back as promised, your call record was overwritten on my phone.
wish u all the best.