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towbaynah:
Port of Entry (POE) Experience

Good day, e-family. Greetings from Indiana. I left Naija on Friday at about 6:30AM, Nigerian time. Arrived Casablanca around 10AM. Layover lasted for 11hours. My connecting flight departed Morocco around 9PM and arrived JFK on Saturday at about 4AM, Nigerian time. I traveled with Royal Air Maroc. My journey was relatively smooth except for minor bouts of turbulence experienced from Casablanca to JFK.

On arrival, I headed to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). We were to verify our visas with one machine like that, but it turned out the machine doesn't recognize F1 visas and a couple other visa types. So my verification had to be done manually by a CBP officer. The
queue for manual verification was longer than Mugabe's term in office. Had absolutely no problem waiting though.

Finally, it got to my turn. The CBP officer was a light-skinned man of South American extraction, presumably in his mid-thirties. I presented my passport (had my boarding passes inserted at the visa page), my I-20, and the declaration form given to me on the flight from Casablanca. He returned my boarding passes, verified my visa, took a brief glimpse at my I-20. I even forgot to sign my declaration form, so he gave me to sign it and collected it afterwards. Then he asked me to put the four fingers of my right hand on a biometric machine. After that, he took a snap shot of me and proceeded to stamp my passport. BAM!

There was no much exchange. He did not ask me any single question and he didn't even say "Welcome to the US". I sha carry my passport examined it and saw the stamp. It read, "ADMITTED". A smile of pure satisfaction spread on my lips. I bounced off happily to Baggage Claim.

The journey begins...

Congratulations brother....
I'm also going through Royal Air Maroc this coming Friday by God's grace. Though my school is in Ohio but I plan to stay for couple of days in New York since my flight is from Lagos to New York(JFK) before going to Ohio.
Hope there won't be questions that why am I landing in New York and I don't have a connecting flight to Ohio because I plan to book for that in dollars.
Thank you bro

Visa Approved today(July 25th) at Lagos Consulate... 1st timer. God is Awesome....

It could have only been God

I benefited from this thread a lot and some of my low key tutors who obviously introduced me nairaland to learn and gain experience...
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Please will need information on how to cope in Ohio, my school is in Ohio.

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I'm currently doing my nysc but my admission came through with a partial scholarship this month and I have picked a date for my interview but yet to submit my DS160 form..

In the work/education/training information section, I filled in my primary occupation relating to my PPA, I want to ask if it won't make me look as if I'm desperate and ditching my nysc for masters.

Please I'd appreciate an input on this: is it mandatory for prospective graduate students to have completed nysc in order to be qualified for a visa

I'll appreciate your advise and comments so that I know what to stick wit while submitting my DS160

Thank you

I'm currently doing my nysc but my admission came through with a partial scholarship this month and I have picked a date for my interview but yet to submit my DS160 form..

In the work/education/training information section, I filled in my primary occupation relating to my PPA, I want to ask if it won't make me look as if I'm desperate and ditching my nysc for masters.

Please I'd appreciate an input on this: is it mandatory for prospective graduate students to have completed nysc in order to be qualified for a visa

I'll appreciate your advise and comments so that I know what to stick wit while submitting my DS160

Thank you

Dear VO,

Please I'd appreciate an input on this: is it MANDATORY for prospective graduate students to have completed nysc in order to be qualified for a visa

Thank you so much.

Best Regards

Good day Consular Officer,

Please I'd appreciate an input on this: is it mandatory for prospective graduate students to have completed nysc in order to be qualified for a visa?

Regards akinboye93.