Abiseundun:
I know right, guys don't worry, USA is not a do or die affair, I will surely move on, quite painful but life goes on.

Ubah1:


That's the spirit. You can try Europe bro. So many opportunities there too

Nutshell44:


The bad thing about this ban of a thing is that. Other embassy’s like Canada and UK share almost the same datebase with USA. They will definitely know about the ban.

Nutshell44:


The bad thing about this ban of a thing is that. Other embassy’s like Canada and UK share almost the same datebase with USA. They will definitely know about the ban.

uniquefurlife:
If you say US finding out from Canada yes but no for Canada and UK getting to know from US. On rare occasion does Canada make inquiry about an applicant from the US embassy.

Abiseundun:
Hello everyone, I later got the passport with a declined note, I don't think there's any ban as the letter does not show any. Thank you to all that helped out with info. Will make sure my profile is 100% genuine before I try again, USA or not. Please aspirants should take note and not fall into the same shoes as mine. I believe if there's a ban, it will be in the letter right?

Abiseundun:
That's it

tiptoe1:
If you've booked an appointment date and you intend going to the the embassy with a fake bank statement, just cancel your appointment. The VO knows that just less than 20% of Nigerians would pay that huge amount of money to study with the current situation in Nigeria.

homirefacuny:

That's even on the high side Bros

uniquefurlife:
If you say US finding out from Canada yes but no for Canada and UK getting to know from US. On rare occasion does Canada make inquiry about an applicant from the US embassy.

Robert6708:
Hey, how’s everyone doing. Noticed the issue of statement of account being verified is causing a lot of rancor. And some people think embassies now have the right to verify acct balance and what not. Like someone rightly pointed out, the only thing the embassy can confirm is if the statement originated from the bank I.e it’s genuiness as per the Acct no. Name, and other on the surface details. No one has authority to confirm ur balance and transaction history.

For those who got approved and later denied, it’s just fate. Pray harder and refire. All this conspiracy theory is funny. Fact is the figure for visa applicants have tripled, so anyone can be denied for any convenient reason.

And another thing, if I were a VO, and I settle down to read this thread, I can easily tell from the response I get if an applicant is from nairaland or not; and the truth of the matter is 99% of people on here do not have the means to get graduate degree in the US, I mean, with the way naija is, how many people can afford to spend $60k(which is even on a very cheap side). Those that can afford it belong to a very small circle and they don’t usually come on here asking obvious questions. At most they read in silence and go for their interview and kill it.
Preparation is important But like I said. PRAYER IS THE KEY! Before u ask me to what, let me answer ——> to a US VISA!!

Shalom!

slamcole:
Morning here. Please I had my interview on Monday in Abuja and the location I filled for pick up was also Abuja. But right now I'm in Ibadan. Any suggestion on how to go about the collection. Thanks

Nutshell44:


Bro. Why did you bring up a distant uncle,since he’s not ur immediate family member. Now u made the Vo focus on that ur uncle

sheke01:



In as much as you tried to make sense, you still made some inaccurate assumptions and quoted some unfounded statistics.

Who told you only people that can't afford US tuition come to nairaland to ask questions? I received one of the best academic advice and made one of the best academic decision of my life based on the advice BigFrancis21 gave me 15 months ago. And mind you the advice came after I asked a supposedly "obvious" question.

And which survey did you carry out before you concluded that 99% of peeps on nairaland do not have the means to get graduate degrees in the US? Do you know how many people on this thread have concluded their US graduate studies and how many peeps here are in school right now. The stat would shock you my friend.

How would a VO know if someone is from nairaland from a one, two or three minutes interview? Interview questions have a "generic" path the answers follow, so why you out here ostracizing people that come here to do research and prepare for their interview? You are not a VO sef, so no need to dwell on this point

Who told you everyone need $60k to get US graduate degree?? and you even called it on a very cheap side. WTF. And yes the US embassy can mail banks to verify at least the closing balance of an account statement. They have their customized mail address system and banks would respond to such mail.

Please let us verify the "facts" we post here as they have a huge impact on people's life. You would not know the effect it has, but it always have.

Warm regards

creamylicious:
. Choi, we wey wan come lie about bank statement nka Help a jjc

Jpoppins:
Please my school is resuming Jan 13th , I was denied on Tuesday . Can i still pay for visa and get date or emergency appointment ?

fairheart:
If you have been banned, there is a different kind of notice in additional paper that will be attached along with the normal refusal note.

Jpoppins:
Please my school is resuming Jan 13th , I was denied on Tuesday . Can i still pay for visa and get date or emergency appointment ?

Robert6708:




I didn’t make inaccurate assumptions. There’s a reason Nigeria is known for high number of visa holders who either don’t stay in status or refuse to return upon expiration of visa.

That is why I said 99% and not 100%. However u want to slice it, a good number of people here just want a better life (which is not a crime). Hence the different means and method to get F1 visa, get to US and try to disappear into thin air.

However I mentioned those that can afford it but don’t come on here to ask obvious questions.

And as for the $60k it’s a random estimate I made, which like u pointed out may not be accurate. But how many people in Nigeria right now can afford to spend $20k on further education with true intentions to return to Nigeria.

And finally, if I was a VO (after reading tru dis thread) and during the course of interview I start getting response like ‘I found the school on usnews.com, the school program aligns with my career interest, or my uncle who my father trained is sponsoring me’, I won’t need to scratch my head to know this person is from nairaland.

I feel one big problem we have as a country or as a people is seeing the obvious truth but shying away from it.

Anyways we both made our point. We agree to disagree.

The Best and Truthful Post I Have Read on this Thread.

Coloniel5000:
hello house...my SOA is dated June 22, 2018 and I can't get a new one before my interview of few days time, please what would you guys advise. thanks.

GboyegaD:


Is it usually stated explicitly when one is banned?

npmi:

If nothing has changed in your application, stop wasting money.

Predstan:


Lol... Special Adviser

Jpoppins:
Please my school is resuming Jan 13th , I was denied on Tuesday . Can i still pay for visa and get date or emergency appointment ?

Ubah1:


That's the spirit. You can try Europe bro. So many opportunities there too

chiemelaogu:


Hi Ubah1, please can I have an email I can reach you on? Mine is chiemelaogu@gmail.com