₦airaland Forum

This is for a friend, not on Nairaland but he permitted me to post. We were together on the queue. We had our appointments rescheduled from 3rd to 21st.

After the fingerprint

Interviewer: You are going to University of Alabama to study Civil engineering Doctorate?

Me: Yes

Interviewer: I understand that your fees have be paid by graduate assistantship?

Me: Yes

Interviewer: Where have you studied before?

Me: Nigeria(first degree) and United Kingdon (Masters)

Interviewer: What area of research will you conducting?

Me: Transportation and human Trafficking.

Interviewer: You Visa have been approved.

Me: Thank you

Visa interview at the Lagos consulate
Time: Dec 21, 07:30am
University of Alabama, Graduate Teaching Assistantship full funding.
Deficit: 1500 dollars.

It's a very long transcript. I was squeezed like cloth.

After the biometric and passing of documents.
VO: where are you going to?
Me: The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
VO: why?
Me: For my masters degree in German Language and Literature.
VO: what do you intend to do with this course?
Me: I co-founded a language school and I intend to come manage the school. I intend to join NATOG {National Association of Teachers of German} and for this, I need years of experience teaching German Language which the GTA would cater for. I also need a C1 German Language proficiency certificate and as confirmed by my graduate advisor, UA is a certified Goethe Institut testing centre and being a student at the department of Modern Languages and Classics automatically qualifies me to write the examination for free. I also intend to write a novel in German.
VO: what type of novels and why this intention?
Me: I am yet undecided but I think I'll tend more towards romance novels. I studied German for my undergraduate and I've always loved reading novels. I desire to do something different, like a Nigerian writing in German.
VO: what would you come back to do?
Me: I would be coming back to manage my language school.
VO: who would be managing it while you're away?
Me: I've put some staff in place. My highly efficient students will teach the new ones and I've spoken with the others, we're moving online, thanks to technology.
VO: how much do you earn?
Me: Between 100, 000 to 150,000 naira monthly.
VO: when did you start this language school?
Me: I started teaching in 2016 but I officially registered the school this year.
VO: May I see a proof of registration of the school?
Me: unfortunately not, the certificate isn't ready, they said to wait for 60 days, it's just about the 42nd day.
VO: who are the students?
Me: interested individuals who want to go to Germany and need the language proficiency.
VO: Are you married?
Me: No
VO: do you have children?
Me: No
VO: Have you ever been out of the country?
Me: Yes, to Germany, Togo and Benin republic.
VO: how often to Germany?
Me: Once, in August 2017. I was awarded a DAAD scholarship for a summer language course.
VO: and the other places?
Me: While I was an assistant lecturer at the University of Ibadan {NYSC PPA}, I went with the students and lecturers to Togo to discuss the possibility of partnership with the German language students of the university of Lome. On our way, we stopped at the University of Benin Republic to see the department of German language.
VO: Did you apply to other schools?
Me: Yes
VO: why did you pick UA?
Me: UA is all wins for me, I was offered GTA to garner enough experience, I will be able to write my C1 proficiency exam, I would be able to develop fluency in English Language too and with my tuition being covered and with monthly stipends, how could I say no?
VO: I will be issuing your visa today...okoto meow meow skrrrrr...
I went deaf and was in a hurry to meet my best friend. We got admitted to the same school, same course with GTA, we are roommates and we founded the language school together. She got her visa approved on 24th November. She's been delaying her transcript as we wanted to post them together which God allowed.

The power of prayer, faith and preparations can never be over emphasized. I bought my flight ticket and completed my shopping in faith since 3 weeks ago and I'm grateful they're not going to waste.
Thank you for the encouragement here, I deem it fit to give back.
To people awaiting interviews, you're gonna be happy at the end.
A friend sent me his approved transcript too, he's not here but I'll post it with his permission.

On my way to eat food with my supposed reciprocity fee. I have to add that my appointment was rescheduled 3 times.

[quote author=Tjayyy2406 post=96664258]Hello everyone,
My interview for tomorrow Dec 3 was just rescheduled for the second time(but still a date in December). Please is there anyone else whose interview date for tomorrow got rescheduled?
Also, can anyone please share the contact number for the cgi guys.

My interview tomorrow got rescheduled to 21st. They claimed they aren't interviewing tomorrow. I know of another guy with the same date. I called the help desk and they said nothing can be done about it. If I cancel and reschedule, earliest date is February.