asil:

@ house, congrats to the guys that just got their visa and thank God for His favours, i'm believing that in 2wks i shall share my good news too by the grace of God.

Please I have two I-20forms, do u guys know if the embassy will have a prior knowledge of this? Just to make things easier i was thinking I'd just stick to having one I-20, coz the 2nd one may generate more questions i.e why leave the best school for my course for a just good school.More details of this gist are in my last post please read and reply, thanks.

A-town:

Why do you guys like making life difficult? If you have 1 billion I-20's, thats your cup of tea. It doesn't concern the embassy.
You are allowed to apply to as many schools as you want. Na your application fee dem go just they chop.
Pick up the school you want, pay ur sevis fee, and go for your interview. Chikena.
If they ask you how many schools you applied to, tell them. Nobody applies to one school. Even straight A students apply to at least 3 schools .
Why on earth would you want to take an additional I-20 to the embassy.
Do not, I repeat, do not take anything that you don't need to the embassy.

asil:

@A-town, tanx for the reply but I never mentioned that I wanted to take the two I-20 forms to the embassy, though my question hasn't been answered but it's ok, I shall sort myself out, chikena.

asil:


Just to make things easier i was thinking I'd just stick to having one I-20, coz the 2nd one may generate more questions i.e why leave the best school for my course for a just good school.More details of this gist are in my last post please read and reply, thanks.

rachiwise:

@asil
U dont need to be confused.choose a sch's I-20 form,pay for ur SEVIS(which u need d 'N' number on ur I-20 to fill & submit d payment)& select a date for ur visa appointment.U dnt need to complicate issues by taken two I-20 forms to the embassy but you can if u are ready to let them know why you chose one school over the other.

But looking at it again,takin d two I-20 forms could prove that you are well-sorted-after student with good results.

Whatever you do,know how you want to handle whichever decision you make on the forms.

All the best!

okokomeji:

@Asil
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@ A-town, u've just answered the question, which is d embassy has no prior info. Thanx
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It's only possible if you have never been to American embassy before.

rachiwise:

@femilangy
Thanks dear & i knw yours is on the way soon.

While i dont know if you guys made research on the I-20 form thing i did& i found out that they do ask you d schs that admitted u(though my bro wasnt) &it's left to you to say the truth or lie.then u can be told to show the other I-20 forms or nt even asked at all.so either way that cant stand in ur way of gettin d visa. . .at least i cant imagine anyone going to ask d visa officer which sch is d best for him/her to attend.

The issue of indecision should even arise at d embassy,rather find good points to support y chose a particular sch.

Cheers!

A-town:

Hope you were not offended by my use of the word "terrible". I only used it to signify the error involved. It was not a personal attack.
My statements and advice on here are based on the fact that i went through this process several thousand years back. Been there done that!!
If the embassy asks you if you were admitted to any other school, there is no need to lie. Tell them. They are not supposed to/required to ask you about your other I-20's. They don't expect you to bring any other I-20 besides the school you accepted.
The only time the officials sway away from the basic questions is when they are not sure about issuing you a visa.
Ideally, it is non of their business if you got admitted to segun obasanjo university in toronto.
For example, there are people who talk about NYSC discharge certificates. It is not the embassys business. If they ask you about it, it's probably cos you mentioned it or they have no intention of issueing u a visa so they start asking unnecessary questions.

Remember, take only what you need. Be precise with your answers.
Here are my list of red flags for prospect visa applicants.
1. If your sponsors are not your parents, they will likely scrutinize you more.
2. If you are going for undergraduate studies and you are over 21yrs
3. If you are going for a graduate program that has no significance whatsover to your undergrad or potential job market in Nigeria.
4. If you have siblings already in the U.S. If you have 2 or more siblings that graduated and went on to file for the H-1 visa, they will worry you.
Chances are that they won't give you a visa cos ur siblings already proved that you are all intended immigrants.
5. If you are the last child in your family and your siblings are all in school in the US. They will worry you because they'll wonder why your parents
want to let all of you leave the country.

Lastly, the interviewer is just a regular human being. If your documents are intact and you don't have red flags, ur chances are 99% .
The interviewer is just there to weed out bad eggs. They know Nigerians use student visas to travel and don't even visit the school for a single day.

kunleweb:

Guys this is a very informative thread.I need some tips,i am yet to apply to the embassy because i don't have a means to make payment for the SEVIS fee.can anyone offer an idea, ?

I think the rest will just fall in place if i get this info,congrats kev-d and rachi, !