Easylife338:
Thanks to yemluck . My sister got the visa today. My heart is full of thanks. God be praised. Being happy is an understatement. I knew nairaland would help out. I had to come here and seek advice and solution and God sent yemluck to us. Thanks house and those who considered typing in capital letters as shouting, I appreciate you also because I also caught your attention.

Congrats to your sister bro

TheGreat342:
Can anyone help with any housing site in the US

You can check with your Uni's website they might provide you with the off-campus search feature..

but i typed the same question on google, i got
Rent.com
rentberry.com
uloop.com

guess this help

In the personal info section right? there is a mailing address section is that where i should fill in my school address?

Helkayklassic:


It is $205 with $7 standard delivery fee making $212. Instead of your home address put the school address you want to send it to. Additional recipient is $30 with $7 standard delivery making $37. I hope this help. Cheers.

DeeTus:
What's so special about this word? Everybody here is world people, no exception!

Don't tight the world to your chest *in frank donga's voice*

DeeTus:
Of course but I guess it was used here for some folks and is particularly not good.

This is this family I know when I was doing my NYSC because I used to wear funny uniform and some particular kind of people would aways come to the house to see me. Whenever this woman uses us, she would say "world people" I told her to check her daughters that they are " the world people" not me, not even my friends.

Out of the blue, she asked me why. I said watch closely your two daughters. They sleep around passionately like call girls. They're gone. Totally gone! One later became pregnant for her church pastor, the same woman who call folks "world people" had to relocate her to another state in order to avoid people knowing, while the other one was expelled from school due to the fact that she used fake documents to procure admission.

So, who are the world people actually? Hope you can answer that now.

Chief it's not that deep.lol

mantleguy:

CGPA of 2.9956 in a reputable federal government university . So you mean it is possible if i put in all efforts.? I believe I can be very successful in GRE. I am so motivated to correct the mistakes during my UG.

Thanks for your reply

Yeah just prepare for GRE and TOEFL, get good scores. And follow the thread judiciously.

joeluv:
Wow, nothing wrong with your responses. Please apply, Lagos this time around. You would surely get your visa.

ABUJA AGAIN �

iekene:


Follow UP

..So the above discovery was made yesterday at GT Bank Ajah and also GT Bank, the one close to Balogun Market (**I dont know thw bramch name exactly, I am not conversant with Lagos, I find my way using Google Map and asking questions.)..They both gave the same response. I actually checked twice to be sure this was the case.

..Today after collecting my passport at DHL, Victoria Island, I decided to test my findings. I located one big GT Bank. Close to Law School. The place is well arranged and beautiful. So I went to the customer care lady she directed me to the cashier incharge. I was asked for the same thing.

- Flight Ticket
- Passport Data Page
- Passport Visa page

On submitting them she asked where's my return ticket, I was like what ?!!!! . Told her am going for studies, with a stern look. She carefully perused my Visa Page and went to her colleague to ask questions. Later went for photocopy, asked me to write my account number and Phone number. and told me to return tomorrow to pick it up. Saying of there's anything they need I would be called.

Just make sure it's less than 14 days to your travel date and make them understand you are a student and don't need a return ticket.

Hope this helps someone

Final
I am leaving laghos today but had to report to the bank as instructed yesterday . After spending about an hour in the very annoying Lagos hold up. I got to the bank at about 8:30.

The girl who asked me to come yesterday seemed surprise and that made me surprised. .. She said you are here for PTA I said yes. She said she told me to come back in 10 days time ... I was like what. That's when I changed my accent and increased my voice ... started blowing grammar.. she told me to be here today and after the hold up am here . You are telling me 10 days time .. For what ? The guy beside her tried to pacify me. I wasn't given in to that. You can set an appointment and change it over night without informing the other party. They then told me I had to wait till 9:30 when the list would be out. I was like fine I would wait. Left angrily to get a seat while admiring how well I acted.

Few minutes later the bank guy came up to me and said they won't be able to pay me now cause they have just 1 dollar notes . I knew this wasn't true but I was getting late to get a bus out of Lagos. I told him I have a dollar account he should make a transfer then. He obliged and they gave me a form A, a deposit slip and a blank paper to write a letter of authorization.

After minutes running into an hour, he asked for my passport stamped it and wrote some things which I haven't checked. I was immediately debited of 1,440,000 NGN and credited $4000.

Advice: Don't let those incompetent (most of them are) Nigerian bank staff ride on you. Know your rights and demand for it.. I left the bank 10am..

Have a great Day...

Hello People,

Please if i pay the sevis fee today how soon can i get to have a visa appointment?

djpope:
Hello People,

Please if i pay the sevis fee today how soon can i get to have a visa appointment?

Sevis fee doesn't determine appointment date, you can book an appointment now, but the thing is you have to pay your sevis fee before the date you choose for your interview on the appointment.

iekene:


After minutes running into an hour, he asked for my passport stamped it and wrote some things which I haven't checked. I was immediately debited of 1,440,000 NGN and credited $4000.

...

Thanks for sharing

GTB is not serious ooo. This means its a rate of 360 naira to 1dollar . That almost black market rate ....no?

Then there is no much value on doing PTA . Someone can as well buy from blackmarket. The only value i see here is maybe you are more guaranteed of authentic dollars but who really knows... I was under the impression PTA is more inline with offical rate ? (around 305 range )

djpope:
Hello People,

Please if i pay the sevis fee today how soon can i get to have a visa appointment?

Appointment booking isn't tied to sevis fee payment. You can book an appointment before making sevis payment. Just be sure that the payment has gone thru and would reflect on the chosen date of your interview. It usually takes 2 days for the payment to reflect ( not entirely sure about this tho)
What really determines how soon you can get interview date is the number of available slots. Slots are filling up quickly and I'll urge you to be fast about it.

Ability247:


How did you manage to get your surname wrong, your own date of birth wrong, and forgot the important security question you should have written down since you were warned by the page that it is the ultimate gatekeeper of your form?

to the best of my knowledge, once you have booked appointment, what they know is that DS 160 number you used. Updating your profile won't change anything on their end. Since you have used up your rescheduling options, you will either have to send the embassy a mail and see if that will work or just pay another 64k for another appointment. You may ask them. They have a thread on NL where they respond to queries so go there and repost your question.

I would have replied him but his sounded so annoying. He hasn't filled his form his rushing to find appointment.. Wch kind person be this..

LagosismyHome:


Thanks for sharing

GTB is not serious ooo. This means its a rate of 360 naira to 1dollar . That almost black market rate ....no?

Then there is no much value on doing PTA . Someone can as well buy from blackmarket. The only value i see here is maybe you are more guaranteed of authentic dollars but who really knows... I was under the impression PTA is more inline with offical rate ? (around 305 range )

I've been wondering why people go to banks when black market sells at the same rate. But yeah, authenticity of the American dollar is a good reason sha.

LagosismyHome:


Thanks for sharing

GTB is not serious ooo. This means its a rate of 360 naira to 1dollar . That almost black market rate ....no?

Then there is no much value on doing PTA . Someone can as well buy from blackmarket. The only value i see here is maybe you are more guaranteed of authentic dollars but who really knows... I was under the impression PTA is more inline with offical rate ? (around 305 range )

No, 360 is the rate recommended by CBN to Banks to sell FOREX for PTA and Form A.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/03/breaking-cbn-introduces-new-fx-rates/

Thank you.

iekene:


Final
I am leaving laghos today but had to report to the bank as instructed yesterday . After spending about an hour in the very annoying Lagos hold up. I got to the bank at about 8:30.

The girl who asked me to come yesterday seemed surprise and that made me surprised. .. She said you are here for PTA I said yes. She said she told me to come back in 10 days time ... I was like what. That's when I changed my accent and increased my voice ... started blowing grammar.. she told me to be here today and after the hold up am here . You are telling me 10 days time .. For what ? The guy beside her tried to pacify me. I wasn't given in to that. You can set an appointment and change it over night without informing the other party. They then told me I had to wait till 9:30 when the list would be out. I was like fine I would wait. Left angrily to get a seat while admiring how well I acted.

That acting is very important in Nigerian banks.

ponlear:


Good day bro

How reliable efficient is this ETX?

How fast did you get your evaluation?

Thanks

Not very reliable, to be honest. I had to keep calling them again and again to remind them to check on the transcript office at my alma mater. It took about a month before my transcript got to its final destination.

LagosismyHome:


Thanks for sharing

GTB is not serious ooo. This means its a rate of 360 naira to 1dollar . That almost black market rate ....no?

Then there is no much value on doing PTA . Someone can as well buy from blackmarket. The only value i see here is maybe you are more guaranteed of authentic dollars but who really knows... I was under the impression PTA is more inline with offical rate ? (around 305 range )

There's really nothing official in Nigeria anymore . We just take them as we see it.. I mean who's the official president of Nigeria?

iekene:



There's really nothing official in Nigeria anymore . We just take them as we see it.. I mean who's the official president of Nigeria?

Who we go fit ask now

towbaynah:


I've been wondering why people go to banks when black market sells at the same rate. But yeah, authenticity of the American dollar is a good reason sha.

To me, N360 isn't worth the stress and bank iyanga. I was expecting N305. Do these banks even know the meaning and significance of PTA? For someone that wants just $2k or less, the difference is just 10k and less. Hence, for someone in the east or far west, going to lag for PTA is not cost effective at all. Even those in Lagos, how many have 14 days before their departure time from now? Then the 10 days wait after you apply? That's almost a month from now. And at the end what they intend to give is 360/$. This is nonsense. How dare they behave like this? And they will tell CBN that they have helped many students with dollars at CBN rates and asked for reimbursement. This is just business for them, no form of support for Nigerian students. Other banks do not even promise anything at all. The finance arm of our government doesn't care. Naija patriotism is simply by grace jare

jeebz:

No, 360 is the rate recommended by CBN to Banks to sell FOREX for PTA and Form A.

Thank you.

Really? So importers of products we are trying hard to produce here so as to help indigenous producers and diversify our economy get the 305 rate, while students that are going to gain expert knowledge in order to build the economy and add more value get the inflated rate? Our priorities are just awesome. This flagrant lack of respect for education in this country is her greatest undoing.

jeebz:

No, 360 is the rate recommended by CBN to Banks to sell FOREX for PTA and Form A.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/03/breaking-cbn-introduces-new-fx-rates/

Thank you.

Ehnnnnn so form A is 360 too . Na wa Ridiculous ...naija we hail thee

gaviria:

Chief it's not that deep.lol

LOL

LagosismyHome:


Ehnnnnn so form A is 360 too . Na wa Ridiculous ...naija we hail thee

Well that was the intention in the first place to reduce the disparity between the Parallel Market and the Bank Rates. Although, I think Form M for those who wanna import is less than 360.

gaviria:

Don't tight the world to your chest *in frank donga's voice*

Of course not, life is full of drama if you know what I mean. That is why it's always good to look before you leap.

omoluabiguy:


Lol. World people are different from world people. One signify people living in the world and the other signifies what Yoruba call "omo araye" omo araye is pretty much more complicated than world people tho Just pray make omo araye no reason your case. Thank me later

Forget about this omo araye thing. These are man made stuffs. Because they are man made, they could be destroyed!

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olumide098:


Why are you encouraging cheap ticket bro?

Wow. Really?

Hello House,

I'm trying to process U.S. Traveling, actually this is the first time i'm doing this and i'm little bit conscious not to make a mistake.

Does anyone has idea of what to chose as travel plan for training?

Thank you.

gaviria:

Chief it's not that deep.lol

I know right. I laughed when i saw his write up. Life is not that serious

iekene:



There's really nothing official in Nigeria anymore . We just take them as we see it.. I mean who's the official president of Nigeria?

I no follow ask this one o

DeeTus:
Forget about this omo araye thing. These are man made stuffs. Because they are man made, they could be destroyed!

Man made things can destroy people too just like guns, cars and several man made things. Pray not to encounter omo araye cuz all these ones you are speaking na English. Omo arayes no sabi English ooo.