Bunmip:
Hello,

Please i need assistance. I received my I-20 on monday (6th August 2818) and the start date on my I-20 is August 20th 2018 and the school classes will commence on August 27th 2018. I have the plan of applying for a Visa tomorrow (9th August 2018) but i dont know if i'll be able to get an appointment date for Student visa in August either in Lagos or Abuja. What do you suggest i do? Can someone arrive to the school after August 27th? Please I need someone to enlighten me. I'll really appreciate.

Your best bet us not to defer your admission. My brother got his I-20 shipped to the wrong address and asked for another one. By the time it got to Nigeria he also had a week and he got the visa. The main thing is to register for classes and have you must have your payment ready to do that once you get here. Prepare well,believe and follow your heart.

rashsal2k2:
please can someone help me
I and my wife applied for USA visa, I was denied because I told them I have someone in usa , now I want to apply again and tell them I don't have, I don't know if the consulate must have entered it in there system, since I didn't fill I was having someone there.

You really do not want to do that as they already have the information you turned in on their database. At this point it depends on the answer you give for the next interview and on the mood of the VO. Also let there be a good time frame between the time yoiu went for the previous interview and the one on which you intend on going. Lastly,let there be a change on your ds160 or whatever visa form you filled.

Coloniel5000:
Please house, I need universities in US that would accept scanned copy of transcript during application pending when admission had been offered before requiring for official or evaluated copy. Please i need this so badly. Help a brother. Thanks

Hi,have you checked Google? Surely the people here are not an encyclopedia that they should have the details of over 4000 institution offhand. Just check admissions page,they'd guide you.

Biggy911:
GURUS in the House:

Is it TRUE that if a student in the USA book a flight ticket for another new student in Nigeria by making payments online on Qatar airways homepage directly.
The travelling Student will be asked for the Card at Check-in in Lagos Airport

I think thus not to be true.,but to be sure why not contact Qatar airways.

dammysmalz:
Am a silent reader and observer here, visa approved this morning at Lagos Embassy this morning 25/07/2017 ..7am batch....To my Other Peeps still waiting for there visa interview prepare well and put faith in God.... I swear prayer is the Key,just ask for Favour....I only receive God's Favour today... The VO was smiling from the beginning to end....Not up to 3mins
VO:Good Morning (with smile)
Me: Good Morning..Still perplexed cos she has denied 3 peeps bfor me one F1 and two B1/B2
VO:Why are u going to USA?
Me:To pursue my masters degree in Xmistry at UALR
VO:You are working in a good place Why going for your Masters again?
Me:Going For Masters in chemistry we allow to accomplish my dream of becoming a Lecturer of Chemistry.. VO cuts in...
VO:Where do u work
Me:bleep Food Ltd
VO:Your Post and Job duties
Me:Answering her with Bspeed...she is confining it on my DS160
VO:Who will be funding ur Studies?
Me:My Father
VO:Your Dad?Why is his name different from urs on ur I20
Me:I quickly add my Surname in front
VO:What is he doing?
Me:A general contractor...into Supplies and installation of transformers and Electric Cables...
VO:I will be approving ur visa.. Circle d white paper...
My heart skipped when she is try ing to drop my Intl passport stretching her hand around d blue papers but later hand over the white paper...didn't hear any again....Thank u ma....Was just talking fast like a Mario game on Bspeed......My appreciation goes to all Peeps here My Bro from another Mother who introduced this forum to me Mr Femi, and to Texrem for the Mock interview .... Trumpland loading

Congratulations, welcome to Trumpland.

DeeTus:
1+1 = 2

Na so o

DeeTus:
White people don't think like that.

Taking Jamb and applying to a school in Nigeria takes a lot of time.

Lmao!.... ���

temphil17:
Hello house, glad to be a part of this trend. would like to seek advice and directives. I should complete my undergraduate studies as a bachelor in Mechanical engineering this year october and i intend to take GRE and TOEFL before its completion. My plan is to further my Master degree in Industrial Engineering and Mnanagement in the United state as i would like to apply for the Spring admission now. Please how possible is this and i need informations to guide in the choice of university. Is there any university that will grant me admission for the Spring, seeing my final results and degree won't be readily available until October? thanks for your prompt responses.

Dude take one step at a time. Won't it seem tooobvious to the embassy that you intend to run out of the country. From what I see you will not give one-day distance sef.... Think na....think,be your first critic.

Rheenah:

Yea but what if he is asked why he did not retake Jamb and reapply to a school in naija

The person asking for advise should take note of this,i mentioned/stated an opinion and someone stated the flaw in them. So,ask questions.

But if I were to answer the question I'd say,' i had hope that school would resume and I kept waiting but having wasted a year plus,due to the fear of such an event recurring I chose to apply abroad with the hope of fuithering my studies without much hassles or stress.
Better still,don't tell him all this story. I stayed out 5 years before getting my visa,just prepare,pray and have faith.

Beegamer:
Guys, I graduated from secondary school 2015 and went to lautech for bsc. Unfortunately the school has been on strike for 15 good months. I decided to apply for admission in USA and luckily they gave me computer science. Already booked my appointment for next week

My Question::::
If they ask why am I just applying to university now? what will I say

OR



What have you been doing after your secondary school?
Any help please because I know they will ask.

Didn't you just tell us the reason?.... Now you will have to expound better ,be careful not to bad mouth your country tho.

Guys, so I saw what someone shared about insurance and getting a cheap one at that. Does that mean I can choose an insurance company and not accept the school insurance plan...?l Or is the insurance plan the school sent in my acceptance pack actually just that of a company who's affiliated with the school?

ecoleco:


Hope you have downloaded all the interview transcripts compiled on this thread. That's all you need. Study the transcripts to learn the questions the VOs ask. Develop your own answers based on these questions. Study your answers and learn them. Have a relative, friend or neighbour ask you those questions (conduct mock for you) and you respond and take in some corrections that may be offered. Revert here if you have specific questions.

All the best.

Congratulations, welcome to Trumpland.

Congratulations and welcome to Trumpland.

Odunayo007:
Visa approved on the 11th of July,8am appointment.so sorry its coming late,better late than never.
I was denied B2 visa last year April and was also denied F1 visa last month June.
I got to the Lagos embassy around 7am, those guys at the gate were telling me ehn 'have you photocopied ur international passport,you need to arrange your documents and staple them together',in my mind I was like see this one o,i be customers for this side o...just shift one side abeg(please guys don't let them confuse or deceive u,u don't need any photocopy of your international passport- I asked him how much the photocopy was sef, he said 1k. I was like shoooooo,issokay!!!. You also don't need any arrangements for your documents,you will be told what u need to arrange while on the queue.Just ignore those guys abeg,one even went as far as telling me not to mention to the VO that i searched for the school myself,I should tell them it was recommended by my uncle who is an almuni of the school.I was like ehen,thank you.I had to sit down somewhere first to calm my nerves,then i dropped my bag with those people outside-paid #500.

I was interviewed by the woman in window 7,late 50's. The VO in window 5 was just giving out blue papers,in my mind I was telling God that I am not leaving this place with my passport today o,I really do not care who interviews me.
It sha got to my turn after standing on the queue for close to 3hours.

Me:good morning
(I don't know if she answered or not, no wahala,that is not why I am here)
VO:have i spoken with you before(I don't know why she asked tho cos on those 2 occassions that i was denied,she wasn't the one that interviewed me)
me:No
VO:pass me your passport and I-20
VO: what is your highest level of qualification
me:Bsc. Computer Science
VO:when did you graduate
me:2015
VO:what have you been doing since then
me:After graduation,i had an internship at ***, i later left for my NYSC and just completed that April this year.Now i work as an ICT instructor or at *** computer institute
VO:So why did you choose Oklahoma state university
me:i chose OSU because of the quality research that is being carried out at the bioinformatics resource facility of the school,the facility has a lot of researchers employing big data analytics tools to tackle issues like extraction,interpretation and analysis of biological data.I have also been in contact with Dr.Thomas,the program cordinator ,one of his research area is big data analytics.I contacted him before applying to the sch and after exchanging mails for a while,he encouraged me to put forward my application.
VO:how many schools did you apply to
me:4
VO:how many gave you admission
me:2
VO:Who will be sponsoring you
me:my brother
VO:what does he do
me:told her
VO:where will you be staying
me:on campus
She started typing away on her computer and was muttering something to herself,i heard her saying that I have been denied twice,so i quickly told her that yes i was denied twice,last year and this year.I stopped there...didn't go into details
VO:she was like yes,i can see that,am checking your previous applications
As i stood there while she was typing,I kept staring at her and praying in my mind.
AND NOW THIS IS MY TESTIMONY
She picked one of the blue papers and folded it and was about to put it in my passport and pass to me,my mind just cut here.I was like God i know you are faithful still sha but why nah?
All of a sudden- I don't know what happened,she just dropped the blue paper and picked one of the white ones and was smiling and saying something i- didn't really understand,maybe because immediately i saw her picking up the white paper I kinda went blank and it was like i was floating on air.I sharpaly grab the white paper and ran out before she changes her mind.

A big thank you to the beautiful people here.(Texrem,Lagosismyhome) you guys are too much,its only God that can reward you.
Am sorry my transcript is long.Typing this on a BRT queue(apologies for any typo)

toniauj:
Hello house, please can you kindly provide views on this situation? Thanks in advance.

A friend's interview was approved last week Tuesday and he was given the white paper. He was told he would be contacted to go pick up. He tracked his status on Friday and some minutes ago this morning and he says it's status is on administrative processing. The normal wait time should be 2 or 3 days after interview.

Please is there any among those approved last week that has picked up their passport?Thing is he wasn't told anything other than your visa is approved and you'll be contacted to go pick it up. Gurus please what does this indicate? He is quite worried and his school resumes on August 14th.

Thanks for your views.

He shouldn't be. Just calculate 5 working days. The 3 days I believe is to send the passport to dhl. I was worried like that too....lol

Teedawg:

lol Blue paper is national color
the contract between your village people and the embassy

Lwkmd... bro, you nailed it. Especially if it happened like mine that the person who denies you the second time,approves you on the third time.

Kennyanderson:
Hello everyone, my school requires proof of 3 DT’s (diphtheria & tetanus) and 2 MMR’s (measles, mumps & rubella). please where can I get the 3 DT's done in Lagos?

Most likely cheap at federal medical centre,ebute-metta. Or any university teaching hospital. Be very clear about what you want .Like three copies of the results.Also, asked the medical practitioner in charge the validity if the medical repirt. You don't want to take expired stuff to the U.S.

Vicktor18:
Please how well do undergraduate gets their visa approved !?

Well,I'd say if you prepare well and get your facts right with God also as your backing your get it. Please don't go with statistics. Prepare for your interview and know why you're travelling.

The only scenes i like are actually when Taeryl and the Eunuch are having a conversation... it's so damn deep.....

LagosismyHome:


Not sure what people like in GOT..... too graphic for me, tried watching it like twice.

joeluv:
My own DS-160 had no education or language question. Though it has US travel history question. I don't think it has anything to do with payment of visa fee. But you need to at least pay your visa fee before submitting your DS 160. It's just logical you do that.

All Ds-160 forms have question on education ,but when the network is bad the form for that because they wrote the code for that ad some other pages in a special way... If you have an idea about programming you'd understand.

LagosismyHome:


Spring is January 2017 sumner like June 2017.. so i am not sure how the above works when summer comes after spring

I made a mistake with that i thought i typed 2018. lemme correct that.

I percieve that what you are trying to say is that your friend got admitted and she's got the visa and she cannot travel for summer 2017 but wants to go for spring 2018. Now here's the thing ,she can only use that visa if,only if her spring resumption date falls within the six month that she's supposed to travel and by travel i mean the time-frame with which she's suppose to have gone through customs and stuff like that...

but if she defers it and her resumption date doesn't fall within those six months or at least two weeks late..
( I say two weeks late cos' i've read on some websites where people testified to this and them being accepted at the POE).
You have to know that the U.S visa is like a permit,which if you fail to obey teir rule they can revoke it. All in all it's best for her to go within 6 months of her visa approval,also these must tally with the six months...
1. The fact that her getting to the POE must be within thirty days ealier of her start of classes.
2. At most 2 weeks late after her start of classes..
Anything aside these which cannot be explicitly explained would not be considered.

etyno:
hello house, great work going on here, I read this thread everyday and I tell you, it has become a part of me
. A friend has an issue, she needs your help.
my friend has gotten her F1 visa to attend a four year course. At this time, her passport would expire more than 6months to the end of her program.

The problem now is that, due to some personal and urgent reasons, she has to differ her admission from fall to spring 2017.
but her passport would expire only 4 months after her program that stands in spring.

according to US law, one should have a passport valid for more than 6months to the time one's program ought to end.
would this pose a problem at the point of entry? would she need to renew her passport before leaving Nigeria? or would she have to reapply for a fresh interview. pls advice urgently needed.

cc Lagosismyhome, textrem, walspring....ball the gurus in the house. plzzzz

That description tho.... "bear-bear man"......

iCool:


Yes I was the bear-bear man. Was glad you received yours.

Was behind you most of the time, following the champ.

Congratulations.

Abimmbolar:
Hmmmmm....I will start by saying Thank you Jesus because Only Him could have done this for me.
Fast forward to this morning,I got to the embassy at 5:05am,met a guy on queue and some awoff agent saying I should come and stample document together.I said ME,after everything I have read here,ori mi ko.

Thats how I joined the waiting queue...In my mind,I was praying to God.long story short,we entered into the main room...I saw the chinese guy deny the first guy,chai!he even asked the guy for his official email add for nigeria breweries on top this visa thing.
The pretty lady also denied the first guy she interviewd.That how window 5 said he was ready.An average looking man in his 40's.

Vo: With a great smile...Goodmorning(pass me your document)

Me:Goodmorning Sir with a large smile and passed my docs

VO:Smiled back .Why did you chose this school?

ME:I choose this school becos out of the 3 schools I applied to,only UCM has its curriculum and research focused on...(cuts in)

Vo:Tell me about this curriculum

Me:This curriculum is focused on Total quality management and lean six sigma,which is vital to me as am aspiring to be an industrial manager to understand six sigma for organizational process(cut me)(Mama gave me this line @lagosismyhome)

VO:How many schools did u apply to?

ME:University of central missouri,Univ of bridgeport and university of nottingham uk

VO:what is this course you are going for?

ME:Msc Industrial management

VO:What did you study in your undergraduate

ME:Mechanical engineering

VO:Who will be sponspring you

ME:My dad...he is a sucessful businessman who is into dangote distributorship of cement in three states and also has (he didnt allow me finish)

VO:he passed the white paper and said some things I was too dumb to hear
ME:I started saying,thank you sir repeatedly

No document was required .All this happened in 1min

Immediately I stepped outside,I saw a policewoman,begged her to allow me hug her and then I started to cry...I was just crying.I knew favour found me.

To this awesome family,may God bless you all.My particular appreciation to Texrem(brotherly brotherly!),lagosismyhome(Mama,you couldnt completely review my trqnscript but u gave me just a point that made this possible,thank you),bigfrancis21(Thank you sir)

P.s:I will be attending the university of central missouri for msc in industrial management.
PRAYER is the key to this visa thing most importantly and effort has to be invested in acquiring information and relevant knowledge.
#teamfall2017

Observer25:


Many crazy experiences when u listen to people. I guess I still hold the record for writing an essay at the embassy before I received my student visa in 2004.
The VO wanted me to proof I deserved the full scholarship. Thus she gave me a piece of paper and pen to wrte an essay titled. "Why do you want to study in the US" . Went back to my seat..wrote it for like 25 minutes. She graded it and gave me the visa after wards. This was way back though.
U can never tell what they will do or questions u will be asked at times.

Wow... That's a real record....

Lol... I never said he should not practice I prayed but not overly and I did cry but I just feel for him going there four times already is what made me think maybe he actually needs prayed and not just practice alone.... Na your faith ,no be the length of you prayr and as they've said practice and check out your previous mistakes too.

Drocks:
Congrats bro, I rejoice with you. Your testimony is inspiring. I have been denied 4times but I am not giving up! I live at igando, Akesan bus stop precisely. Pleas :Pe, can we hook up?

To be honest with you I only crashed with my uncle that night because I went to a radio station around Okota.... I'm back home now.... But since it's your 5th you'd be going for, brother I advise you to fast and pray. There's nothing anybody here can help you with other than advice. The power is all God's. So it's Him you should talk to. Just lock yourself in 1 room, keep aside any distraction... Phone, food and just concentrate on Him. Call him, pray, pray read your Bible... Use your Bible to pray. His promises are there and He won't go against His word. Just pray and believe, God will surely manifest in His glory. Good luck.

seankay:
VISA approved today

Imma drop my transcript soon

Odun yi.... This year is a blessed on for Nairalanders. Congratulations man.

seeker88:
Interview come finally start. Choi, see blue papers flying upandan, small fear catch me, but I still gather morale. It finally got to my turn, and below was the conversation between the VO and I:

VO: Good morning Sir **for my mind, I say this one way this man dey greet me with Sir **
Me: Good morning, how was your weekend?
VO: Great! And yours?
Me: Very well thank you.
*passed my document to him during d greetings *
VO: So tell me why you choose this school?
Me: I chose Texas A&M University Kingsville because the school offers a concentration in Renewable Energy system within their MSc Mechanical Engineering program.... * I never talk finish n vo cuts in*
VO: why the concentration in renewable energy? *I didn't expect this*
Me: The world is moving towards cleaner renewable energy so I wanna move with the trend.
VO: Tell me how the course is gonna run?
Me: I will be required to complete a total of 30 credit hours within 24 months; 12 credit hours of core courses, 12 credit hours of elective courses and 6 credit hours of thesis..... *he didn't allow me finish*
VO: So what are those core courses?
Me: Advanced engineering analysis, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Continuum Mechanics, *vo cuts in again*
VO: Did you apply to any other school?
Me: Yes, I applied to a total of 6 schools, and got 4 admits, 1 rejects and 1 pending. (I actually applied to 11 schools but I was afraid d VO might see me as being desperate if I mention 11 schools). Thanks to DrHopeful for this advice.
VO: So why did you choose this school over the other ones?
Me: During the application process, I developed a good relationship with Prof ****** who's currently working on a research in my area of interest. He was quite impressed with my GPA and GRE that he agreed to allow me join his research team upon my arrival. *at this point, I saw him brought out a white paper and circled a part, I started stammering...... Couldn't finish d last line as a result. I didn't even hear when d vo mentioned anything on approval. I just saw him passing d white paper to me
VO: *passes the white paper along with my i-20* .....it usually takes 4-5 days to process, I didn't hear d rest.

Immediately, my brain just reset... *in my mind I was, just like that? * Na so I collect d white paper disappear sharply.

No document was asked. He didn't ask me why I'm switching to Mech Engr from Pet Engr......neither did he ask how my current job relates to my intended Msc program. Everything was just God's favour.

My Little Advice
*Please make sure you go with a 'big' hard copy of your passport, not a 'tiny' one like mine. I was quite surprised that this was required from everyone even though it wasn't clearly stated as one of the items to come to d embassy with.
*Like what my bosses have said here over n over again; know about your school and course. It's d key.
*don't be in a haste to bring out document when it's not asked. One man in front of me was denied outrightly when he tried giving d VO a document that d VO never requested for. The VO just said to d man "I didn't ask you for any document, and then passed the man's passport to him with a blue paper immediately.
*I think the way one answers the very first question matters. They say first impression matters. If you answer the first and second question wella, they may not want to further probe ur genuineness with so many questions. Some VO may not even be patience enough to ask more questions/documents to confirm your genuineness.
*Go through d transcripts here to learn more about suitable responses, then develop d response to suit ur own case. I went through the transcript of part 10 and it was very insightful. Thanks to iCool for compiling such.
*Pray as if everything depends on prayer and prepare as if everything depends on ur preparation.
Anyways, these pieces of advice are not entirely new to anyone who has been here.

Congratulations....

rattlesnake:


HAHAHAHAHA

MO GBADUN BOBOB YI OOO oluwaa oooo

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them...PSALM 44:3

Thanks Bro.

Walspring:


@ bold 1.. i hope you will pray the same way when you get there and also to get to heaven..

@bold 2.. I hope its not the same pastor i am thinking here

i have replied your pm since morning

I think so o.... It's Daddy Dr D. K Olukoya.

Odunayo007:
I was denied this morning. My transcript goes thus:

Vo:where are you going to

Me:  I am going to Oklahoma state University for my masters  in computer science with focus in big data analytics 

Vo:have u applied for a visa before 

Me:yes
(last year after my internship and before NYSC,  I applied for a b2 visa to visit my fiance at Tulsa,  he is a PhD student at the University of Tulsa) 

Vo:what's your highest level of qualification
Me:Bachelors degree in computer science

Vo:what do you do now

Me:I just completed nysc this April nd now I work as a private tutor teaching students in secondary school mathematics and ICT

Vo:who is your sponsor 

Me:my elder brother, said his name

Vo:am sorry you do not qualify for a visa at this time and gave me the blue paper

Pls house, what could I have done better? Could it be the fact that I just completed NYSC and I really do not have experience (before my NYSC last year, like 2 months after grad, I had an internship with PwC Nigeria for about 3 months. After the internship, I left and went for service) or could it be the fact that I applied for a b2 visa prior to this.
(school resumes in August and I do not want to defer to Spring 2018)
I was not asked for any doc, asides my I-20 and international passport.

I was not asked for any documentation either... Why didn't you tell him the main reason why you applied last time? Also, it's been over a year, why aren't you guys married yet? He'd surely find this disturbing. Sometimes depending on the vo, they want the truth..

Congratulations man... #greater heights.....

Folsy:
i'd like to say a very thanks to u guyz.. Part 10 transcript helped alot; especially with reference to answering the question 'Y that school'.. Which I learnt how to answer by using the tips from this platform. I was advised to answer, stating that I was encouraged to attend a certain school by a graduate from the school who is currently utilizing the skills and knowledge he acquired in Nigeria, secondly I also stated research work that's currently been done in my department and my excitement in been part of that.
And above all, thanks to God.

Me: Good morning.. . ( passed my passport and i20 already, didn't wait to be asked)
VO: y ETSU
Me: While working as a medical doctor at INEC, I had the privilege of working with the medical director who happens to be an ETSU graduate hence galvanized me to study public health with a concentration in Epidemiology as he has done and contributed significantly to the reduction in the incidence rate of Child health morbidity and morality. He worked with the current Epidemiology HOD at ETSU in a research titled..
Secondly, EtSu is recognized for it's research skills recognized by its collaboration with John Hopkins University in a reaseach aimed at reducing COPD incidence rate.
(at this point, he had already started typing and I guess approving my visa application )
VO: who's sponsoring u?
Me: dad, myself, EtSu and a very close family friend who played a vital role in funding my medical school training.
VO: I can c u currently have a visiting visa but it was gotten in Ghana, y?
Me: ( I chuckled) I schooled in Ghana for 6 years and worked for2years.
VO: ur visa has been approved.. .(hands me some documents for pick up)


I'd say what really helped was my 1st response to his question.
Prior to my interview, he had rejected several peeps and I prayed to God that I shouldnt be sent to him; but hey.. . God took control.
From what I over heard in the denials b4 me, corrections will be; it's better ur sponsor does not currently have a sufficient balance for ur tuition but rather has an active account with money going in and out well than a sudden deposit of money, as 1 of the applicant was questioned for close to 15mins based on a sudden deposit of 19 million naira into her dads account.
Also, try not to repeat the VOs question b4 u answer him/her; rather listen to the question, think about it for a sec, compose urself and then answer strategically ad they may not be willing to listen to all ur reasons so bring the most important 1 first.
Also, don't show any doc if u haven't been asked to show it; it only shows ur nervous.
So when I was asked about who will be my sponsor, I answered and didn't show any bank statement.
Above all, trust God and remain calm, just because the 7 or so peeps that were in front of u were rejected, doesn't mean u will b rejected, as was in my case.
Here's wishing u guyz all the best.
God richly bless the organizers of this group.
#signing out....