General U.S.A (student) Visa Enquiries

Hellooo People!!!!

I am happy to inform you all that I was just given my F-1 STUDENT VISA TODAY .

I am in celebration mode now

will gist you later on how it went

catch ya

Congrats menh! I am very happy for u o.
I pray to catch up with you over there very soon!

@ femoo2000 congrats dude,maybe we will all have a nairaland get together in yankee soon

cheers bro

@ kadman,i feel your pain,i was almost falling for the Uk masters thing,till i visited the Uk in january and saw things myself,immediately i made up my my mind its either US,canada or Lagos business school.

Anyway its all good,we willa ll come back home to make naija a better place
cheers bro

@femo2000,  just to say congratulations to u and wish u the best in life. Kindly share the gist of how the interview went, thanks.

@ Femi,no I'm in Lagos. I went in Dec / Jan to look at the schools. I had admission for Aston,Bradford,East Anglia. I'm going to University of Bradford for Msc International Business & Management. I'll be going there middle of Sept.
Nottinghill Carnvial is the shizz ! I've always wanted to go,but maybe next year.
Is your Msc for a year or 2 ?

@ kadman
yes o my masters is for 2years. . . . . . . . . .University of Bradford,thats a very good skol oh!i went to leeds and south bank to make enquiries den.

But in all sincereness Uk na sweet place to catch trips oh.
cheers mate.

@ femo200 just take your time,when u get to the US u can post your experience,we are very PATIENT!

All the best oh!

Have u tried Virgin Atlantic?

It is discretionary and depends on your program. Most People get 2yrs because they are in an undergrad program that lasts for 4yrs.
Same thing for grad students as well since most grad programs last an average of 2yrs.
They will give you a visa with enough duration to cover at least the first half of your studies. There is no preset duration although they seem to discriminate in a way sha. I know an Indian that applied in Lagos and was given 5yrs for an F1 visa. The indian confirmed to me that if he had done it in Delhi, they would have given him 2yrs.

One thing to note, the visa is useless. What matters is your status in the U.S. Your I-94. A ten year visa is worthless is you are inadmissable to the U.S.
Once you get thru the P.O.E, your visa becomes a mere piece of paper. Your life in the U.S is then tied to your I-94

Your I-94 is issued as soon as you are about a couple of minutes from landing in the U.S. They issue it to all non immigrants aboard the plane. You fill out all your details blah blah.
The guy/girl at the port of entry  then determines your eligibility to enter the united states. After that, they stamp your I-94 with your status/period of stay. For students they usually stamp  D/S which means duration of studies. As long as you remain in status and are in school, it means you are okay. You do not need a visa as long as you are in the US. Even if you have an expired visa, you are in lawful status provided you stay in school and maintain all regulations. The only time you would need the visa is if you leave the US and need to come back in. The VISA is just a "key to your landlord's gate, it doesn't guarantee tenancy"
If you are going for a program that stipulates that you MUST finish the program under one year then they may not give you a 2yr visa because they don't expect you to go back to the US after one year on that visa.
On the other hand, must programs are not finished as stipulated so there is always a need for a cushion, hence they may just give you a 2yr visa.

Once you depart the US, the airlines will collect your I-94 from you.
Consider the I-94 as a Student's "residence card".
The validity starts once you touch down on american soil and ends when you leave.

Greetings to ya all,
I have been reading this thread and I cant lay about it. You guys are the best. From gonga aso to fem2000 to prince to all the great contributors not forgeting the thread maker.Thanks to you all and Nairaland for the point of meeting.
I am not prepared than ever to go in for my interview come 17th august.Also I need to know flightfare from lagos to california.
My expedient interview is in lagos by 7.00hrs pls how easy and fast can I make it from uncles house Oshipitan Bariga to the us embassy.Thank you and do remember Echemichael in prayers.Cheer up!


"Life is too short 4 one to go about it in worries"

You're doin a great job ere, pls i'll like to know if US colleges do any verification of transcipts. Tanx

@ Dotman01 are u planning on submitting fake transcript?why boder urself if they confirm or not?anyway they have an independent body in the US that dose transcript evaluation and verification and i can confirm to you that YES they do confrim.

NO aint plannin to submit a fake doc,  tanx man

Hi Guys:

Congrats to all those that have gotten their F-1 visas and success wishes to the rest of us

I av my interview on August 3rd.

A quick question; since i got my appointment date via email and didnt apply online via the VFS website, do i still need to pay the VFS fee or should i just pay the visa interview fee alone?

Thanks, . . .

tboy81

Though you wil not be asked for your VFS at the embassy(at Abuja),but i advice you to pay anyways-it's only N3,500.

All the best with your interview.

Cheers!