Enlightened1: @justwise and Vicjustice!! I've got a quick question. What is my chances of getting US visit visa. I applied for a conferences which is coming up on Nov. My passport is a virgin PP. My. Interview is in OCT24. I've got all the required documentation. Like letter of Employment, sponsor letter and bank statement, my bank statement and payslip, tax clearance. Between sponsor for the trip is my pops, he owns the coy!., between I've been refused UK visa 2 times. Please what are my chances? I know I have to prove to the CO beyond every reasonable doubt strong ties to my country, and also demonstrate the benefit of the trip to me and sponsor. I am littled worried because of what I heard about the US visa interview, you get denied without the co looking at your documents. Please shed more light on this, between I will let the forum know how my interview panned out!!

emmanuelson20: Good Evening Everyone, pls, ur advice is needed regarding payment of sevis fee. Firstly, should one change the naira to dollar in nigeria before going to cotonou or get there & change it probably @ ecobank? Secondly, how far is it from Iyana Iba? Lastly, direction from iyana iba to cotonou (ecobank)? Thanks a lot. Wishing All Prospective Spring Students The Very Best. STAY BLESSED.

emmanuelson20: Good Evening Everyone, pls, ur advice is needed regarding payment of sevis fee. Firstly, should one change the naira to dollar in nigeria before going to cotonou or get there & change it probably @ ecobank? Secondly, how far is it from Iyana Iba? Lastly, direction from iyana iba to cotonou (ecobank)? Thanks a lot. Wishing All Prospective Spring Students The Very Best. STAY BLESSED.

yomi fola:

i wil adviz u 2 change it here in 9ja,preferably at YABA.it will b a litle bit cheaper dan changin it ove der. Concernin iyanaoba,i dnt knw dat plx ooo,all i knw is dat jst tak a bus whr eva in lagos 2 mile2 den u will c cotonu car der(majorly 800-1000n).i will adviz u 2 dress lik say u be alabaru(shrt nika,sliper,unclean roundneck and so on).kip ur moni vry well ooo cuz u will waka pass 10bodaz b4 u enter der country oo and dose boi 4 der nid moni badly

kpolli:

Na those 2 dey issue visa nii?

kpolli: Imperiouxx abeg send gre n toefl materials to me. . . . kpolli64 at yahoo.co.uk

king1_00: House

Sorry i have been off. Mehn yankee no easy at all oh. I just got settled now. make everybody try bring money here oh. This place no easy at all. But God dey sha.

lanrypaddy: I still D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣ Naija still flexing around instead of 2 D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣ prepare 4 M̶̲̥̅Ɣ journi 2 OBAMALAND d̶̲̥̅̊i̶̲̥̅̊$ weekend...Infact Ibadan sweet 4 d̶̲̥̅̊i̶̲̥̅̊$ festive period...Even M̶̲̥̅Ɣ guy King_001 didn't even inform M̶̲̥̅ƺ b4 he left 4 US today, hope u sha arrive dere safely?...abeg, what A̶̲̥̅♏ I †̥ take along ωΐт̃ђ M̶̲̥̅ƺ 2 US so dat I can prepare dat nw...pls house let M̶̲̥̅ƺ know...

imperiouxx:

You bad oo



Done.

madeit2thetop: Where all dose Visa officers dey stay sef

seedord247:

Why??.... U wom boko haram or kidnap them?

emekatimsu: Pls house, does anyone knw any GMAT preparatory/tutorial center outside lagos.
Preferably in Port harcourt, owerri or aba. ...pls i need to knw quickly.
Thanks fr ur anticipated answer.

biofem2000:
Ovap, here`s what I think about standardized test requirements/preference. Your school sets the rules. If your school says its a requirement, then it is a must that you have it. If its a preference, it is a matter of choice. If it is neither a requirement nor preference, you have no business with it. Like someone said, these are Americans. Yes, so am I and a whole lot of us. Being an American does not make you a small god. You need to be able to defend yourself when someone question your choice. If someone askes you " Why didn`t you take GRE?", if it is not a requirement, the answer should simple be my course of study does not require that I take GRE. Simple. That is the simple truth. If you`re asked "Why didn`t you take TOEFL? The answer should be "Since the language of instruction for my undergrad studies is English, I am not requred to take a test of English". Again, simple. For the sake of all that is holy, aren`t we speaking English? ( Oh well I know we`re not writing English).
I think it is high time we let "people" know what we are made of and wht we can do. Why take TOEFL if it is not required? Why let someone question your ability to speak a language you were not taught? To many of us, English is like a second mother tongue. We didn`t learn it, we simply started speaking it. We need to actively stop giving the impression that we can only speak in monkey. If you need a TOEFL waiver, write an impressive statement of purpose. Simple. If you`re asked why you got a waiver, tell the VO your statement of purpose was from out of this world. Oh, shhhhh don`t tell the VO I said this but I bet he/she will not pass the TOEFL.

My suggestion is go for your interview with confidence knowing you have done all that is required of you. The VO does not expect you to go above and beyond what the school expect of you. You have satisfied the school requirement, there is nothing like the VO requirement. These are people who have been trained to do what they do; they do not expect you to be a genius. For all you know the person interviewing you may be a 26 year old with nothing more than a high school diploma (Ha ha ha... here goes the American) and guess what? Because he sees the fear in you, he capitalises on your vulnerability and squeezez life out of you for the 3 mins you are in front of him/her. Take charge. Be confident. The VO is American, You are Nigerian.

I wish you luck!

DEJAY1: Morning house I was denied my F1 visa yesterday @d lagos embassy by the VO @window 7.Details as follows; VO-Pass me ur docs pls. Me-pass d docs. VO-y re u going to the US? Me-To Pursue further studies. VO-what study? Me-English and literature. VO-started tying for few mins then asked so what ve u been doing? Me-been involved in the family biz which is sales of clothes nd automobile for two yrs before proceeding to music which I do till date,I produce artists and djing and also have my own studio too under construction. VO-So who's sponsoring Ur trip? Me-my brother. VO-what does he do? Me-works as network security engineer for oil & gas in houston. VO-so ur brother stays in houston? Me-Yes. VO-so wat level of education are u pursuing in the US? Me-post Secondary. VO-have u completed a secondary education here in nigeria? Me-Yes. Vo-So y u going for anoda secondary education? Me-its not a secondary education as the school is an institiute. VO-shows me my I-20 nd said its written there that the level of education printed there that am gon pursue in the US is secondary. Me-badly confused on wat to say to tackle the guy. VO-started typing for few minutes and later Am sorry u not qualified @ds moment etc that's was how he its went. I want the house to review,comment,criticise and advise on this as am in a bad mood ritenow though this is my first time and I had hoped to get it at ths time.I had a lot of experience @d embassy yesterday tho.and everything I've read on this thread bout the embassy questions were right cos I confirmed them yesterday though the no of F1 visa applicants ystday was low to my expectation

DEJAY1: Morning house I was denied my F1 visa yesterday @d lagos embassy by the VO @window 7.Details as follows; VO-Pass me ur docs pls. Me-pass d docs. VO-y re u going to the US? Me-To Pursue further studies. VO-what study? Me-English and literature. VO-started tying for few mins then asked so what ve u been doing? Me-been involved in the family biz which is sales of clothes nd automobile for two yrs before proceeding to music which I do till date,I produce artists and djing and also have my own studio too under construction. VO-So who's sponsoring Ur trip? Me-my brother. VO-what does he do? Me-works as network security engineer for oil & gas in houston. VO-so ur brother stays in houston? Me-Yes. VO-so wat level of education are u pursuing in the US? Me-post Secondary. VO-have u completed a secondary education here in nigeria? Me-Yes. Vo-So y u going for anoda secondary education? Me-its not a secondary education as the school is an institiute. VO-shows me my I-20 nd said its written there that the level of education printed there that am gon pursue in the US is secondary. Me-badly confused on wat to say to tackle the guy. VO-started typing for few minutes and later Am sorry u not qualified @ds moment etc that's was how he its went. I want the house to review,comment,criticise and advise on this as am in a bad mood ritenow though this is my first time and I had hoped to get it at ths time.I had a lot of experience @d embassy yesterday tho.and everything I've read on this thread bout the embassy questions were right cos I confirmed them yesterday though the no of F1 visa applicants ystday was low to my expectation

yomi fola:

i wil adviz u 2 change it here in 9ja,preferably at YABA.it will b a litle bit cheaper dan changin it ove der. Concernin iyanaoba,i dnt knw dat plx ooo,all i knw is dat jst tak a bus whr eva in lagos 2 mile2 den u will c cotonu car der(majorly 800-1000n).i will adviz u 2 dress lik say u be alabaru(shrt nika,sliper,unclean roundneck and so on).kip ur moni vry well ooo cuz u will waka pass 10bodaz b4 u enter der country oo and dose boi 4 der nid moni badly

ferdiii:

What is Cotonou doing for sevis fees? Can one pay it in Lagos or any other part of Nigeria? I don't get it.

fittty:


man u messed up big time with ur interview it shows u werent reading this thread. they were lots of flaws. what has english literatue got to do with beign a dj or seelling cloths or automobiles. They just don't relate with ur course. Also I remmeber ur age is way above undergraduate studies.... Also u shouldn't have mentioned ur brother as a sponsour cos d VO will see u as a potential immigrant and ur brother in houston trying to help u get to the states.... Also what's d name of the school u applied for. Was it high school or university. And how come u didn't know what type of school u were applying into... U need a whole lot of preparation before u try again.

DEJAY1: . Thanks fittty..mThe name of the school is international christain instituite and linguistics school.its located in houston. Can I get ur email add fittty? And pls wat re ur advises for me before re-applying? And wats ur advise too about my sponsor cos I dnt ve anyother person to claim as sponsor aside my brother.

fittty:


sorry about ur denial you can always give it another shot but theres a whole lot of adjustment u'll need to make. Before going for ur interview u ought to have stated on this thread how u were preparing. Going through the school website, it doesnt even look like a community college let alone a university They offer just English language in the school.
1. Get a different school(a university)
2. Try getting a different sponsor( you could ask ur brother to transfer the fund into ur account then appply as your own sponsor)
3. Your intended course should be related to what you're presently doing
4. Take toefl even if its not part of the schools requirments(it boosts ur chances of getting the visa)
5. Be prepared to let the V.O know why u choose the university


others in the house will contribute too wish u best of luck

fittty:


Damn!!!!. Are u sure u went through this thread before goin to d embassy? Ur answer were so out of point. Haba. U were just not so prepared.

imperiouxx:

He was out of point and didn't follow this anlog:

F1 success rate = BS < MS < or ≡ PhD

everything else = 0

DEJAY1: . So wats ur advise for me now bro cos I don dey wait for u.I need ur serious advise

imperiouxx:

I modified my post before getting this.

My advice to people like you is always don't do it now. Wait till you are mature for US schooling. Your record matters at the embassy, don't just f u c k it. That's why the VO said you're not qualify for it now