Nahum777:
Where you the guy with the black suit and walking stick?

Not at all. Waking stick ke

aribolseg:
Hello people

Had my F1 visa interview today in Lagos (with my wife- F2 visa) and both were approved.

Not sure i have posted on this topic. busy schedules at work, but i tried to read lots of pages here within the past few weeks and i admit i got many useful tips. All of the questions asked have repeatedly featured on this forum. Many thanks to who started this.

i know its part of the house norms to post transcripts so i must do that. but let me relax a little. my head is still banging from the short overnight sleep and increased heart beat for a larger part of the day.

I will edit this shortly but before that, many thanks to walspring, he helped with my sevis payment when many of my padi in yankee were forming busy for me. Doubted the dude first sha ooo but i use one mind carry am.

Good luck to all other applicants.

UPDATE............ my transcript proper

V.O—Good morning
Me and my wife- (Stepped forward). Good morning sir with a warm smile.
V.O- Pass me your documents
Me- I passed both passports and our form i 20s
V.O- What school are you going to
Me- Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC)
V.O- could see you want to study MSc Agribusness Economics
Me- Yes sir
V.O- what is your Highest Qualification
Me- I had in a Bachelor degree in Agriculture
V.O- what year was that
Me- 2010
V.O- so what have you been doing ever since
Me- I have been in banking all through. Currently working as Agrifinance officer in XXXX Bank. I am involved in the lending activities to farmers and all other businesses across the agric value chain
V.O- how many schools did you applied to
Me- 5
V.O-how many admit
Me- 4, my application to the fifth one was inconclusive. I could not send my transcript down prior to application deadline. This was due to ASUU strike action.
V.O- So why SIUC
Me- I was offered full funding as graduate teaching assistantship with monthly stipends so the financial burden will be minimal. The remaining amount is for some fees which is very insignificant. (he checked my i20 again and i expected him to look comfortable but i didn’t really see that so i continued)- Also, there is a current research in SIUC on Agric development policy which greatly aligns with my career pathway. Agribusiness is getting more focus from the government noting our dwindling revenue from oil and gas., everyone is looking at diversifying our economy and the only viable option is agric. So i believe with the degree i will be able to contribute to the ongoing development in the country on my return. (then i got that conviction i was desperately looking for). My expectation is that the country will require expertise like me…. He cuts in
V.O- ok i get it (nodding in affirmative)
V.O- who is sponsoring your education (he remembered my grad assistantship and rephrased). so how do you intend to pay for the remaining fees
Me- The remaining fees is just 2k per semester . my wife and i both work and we have enough savings to take care of ourselves during our stay in US
V.O- do you have statement account to that effect.
Me- Yes please. (i passed it down). He looked through very carefully. I quickly interrupted that we have a Nm treasury bills we roll over every 180 days so he should understand why some period has low end balance. And he responded
V.O- oh yes i could see that. He returned the statements to me.
V.O-have you travelled out of the country before
Me- I have only been to neighboring countries but my wife has been to UK and Canada, she also owns valid Canada visa till 2021.
V.O-He checked her passport and confirmed all that
V.O- (faced my wife)- you have got family members in Canada?
My wife- yes. my siblings stays there.
V.O- so you want to go with your husband
My wife- our marriage is still early plus i will like to give him emotional stability. (with a big smile)
V.O- he laughed ( to me the laughter sounds like- uhmm you sha don’t want another woman to take over your property)
V.O-so what will you be doing when he is off to school
My wife- i am aware i won’t be allowed to take up any paid job and i do not intend to violate that part of the law. I just want to be close to him.
V.O- So what do you do after you get bored for a month (smiling so well)
My wife- i cant be bored. will be cooking for him (also smiling)
V.O- i will be approving your visas and he gave me a white paper,cycled where to pick it up. You will get an sms and email to pick up at this address.
Me- Thank you so much sir. I hugged my wife and told her... yes we made it.
V.O- Pointed out our 120s and said . do not forget to bring this along. It will be required at POE. You will not be allowed entrance and will be returned back here if you fail to provide this
Me- Took my documents with a heavy smile, trekked down to car park (not minding the rain), thank my GOD, enter my car, shared my good news with those that matter to me, drove down to a better restaurant and had a good meal

Additional information

From my experience. I noticed the following
1. For study visa, there is no point applying for visa when you cannot reasonably convince yourself to align the course benefits to what you are doing now/in the past, what you intend to do, how these somehow relates to your home country and how you intend to pay for it. Mind you i got admitted last year to some universities but I did not bother apply for visa when i honestly know i cannot fund it. I could have ruined my chances if i had multiple denied applications in the past. In my opinion, Visas are never strictly by luck but 90% Merit and probably 10% luck.
2. Secondly, be real. Once you can handle my point one, just flow naturally with the V.O and not cram a rehersed transcript. i overheard someone’s interview and it sounded to me like the person crammed a written transcript. I don’t know if he got blue or white but i don’t think he was real or genuine.
3. People should understand that the touts at the car park has nothing to offer. I honestly don’t know why they have not been chased away. Charging to staple what its not needed.
4. If you are driving down, you will not pass through walter carrington drive, just get to one bus stop they call checking point or so or ask questions. There is a garage where you can park for 500 and trek down some few meters.
5. Dress to reflect who you are. I dressed like a banker and looked like one. No one could have doubted my profession.
6. Look innocent. My wife was surprised till today why he didn’t even ask of our marriage certificates despite the fact that her passport is still in her fathers name. I feel we showed love, hugging and holding hands even before it got to our turn. so we genuinely looked like a married couple even without saying.
7. Find what kills your nervousness and boost your confidence. For me it is good looks, sharp wears, nice haircut and big smile. it works for me most of the times
8. Above all. GOD for favor and good luck… Another VO could have looked at our case like we might not want to return since we would likely give birth and start family in the USA but God gave us that favor to make him think otherwise. And truly we have intent of returning.


Above is my submission as i promised to give back to the house. and i honestly hope this would help someone out there. Good luck to every one once again.

who knows where i can get cheap tickets ooooo. thats the next headache now

cheers

Hello people

Had my F1 visa interview today in Lagos (with my wife- F2 visa) and both were approved.

Not sure i have posted on this topic. busy schedules at work, but i tried to read lots of pages here within the past few weeks and i admit i got many useful tips. All of the questions asked have repeatedly featured on this forum. Many thanks to who started this.

i know its part of the house norms to post transcripts so i must do that. but let me relax a little. my head is still banging from the short overnight sleep and increased heart beat for a larger part of the day.

I will edit this shortly but before that, many thanks to walspring, he helped with my sevis payment when many of my padi in yankee were forming busy for me. Doubted the dude first sha ooo but i use one mind carry am.

Good luck to all other applicants.

hello kashif

i sent u a mail

thanks

salvo583:

what has your experiences being with this car? have u replaced the cvt before? Following this thread in anticipation.

noticeable issues were earlier posted in previous page.

not replaced it before.

thanks so much @kashif

you really got my issue and now i have a better understanding as regards the malfunction.

i have involved @nisspart. we already discussed and i will get the car to him next week. i'll let you know of the outcome.

one more thing please.. does the tranny still selects gears if one continues driving after the TCM cuts off signal to the ECU?. just wondering cos the car keeps moving at this point though not a normal drive.

ok.. so what do you guys suggest i do

IN4AL21E87C169053. thats it guys

Kashif:


I think otherwise - 1778 setting the others.

please what do you mean by that. can you explain clearer?

Costee:

P1778 is to be most dreaded because it just might be the beginning of the end of the cvt. But it may well (hopefully) have been triggered by the other codes. There are some two or three variations to the 2007 Altima and before I can make comments on the codes I'd want to be certain we're specifically dealing with your car. This can only be done through your VIN. Are you disposed to post it? Or you may call me to do some brainstorming.

many thanks

how do i reach you. the car is parked at home. will get back to you later in the day

hello house

I have a Nissan Altima 2007 2.5L engine CVT. Ran a diagnostic checks today and got the following codes

· P1574
· P1715
· P1778
· P0550

Noticeable symptoms
· Car accelerates slowly when starting up and when climbing steeply hill or bridge even if the accelerator is pressed to the floor.
· Engine shuts down mostly at slow speeds when the car starts up- (the lights on dashboard remains on)
· speedometer drops to zero when speed limits reaches like 40kmh. at this point the yellow key light comes on but the car continue driving but seems to lose power.
· Steering wheel hard a little
· The transmission still selects gear.

can anyone help with the above.

Hello Nissparts

I have a Nissan Altima 2007 2.5L engine CVT. Ran a diagnostic checks today and got the following codes

· P1574
· P1715
· P1778
· P0550

Noticeable symptoms
· Car accelerates slowly when starting up and when climbing steeply hill or bridge even if the accelerator is pressed to the floor.
· Engine shuts down mostly at slow speeds when the car starts up- (the lights on dashboard remains on)
· speedometer drops to zero when speed limits reaches like 40kmh. at this point the yellow key light comes on but the car continue driving but seems to lose power.
· Steering wheel hard a little
· The transmission still selects gear.

I’ll like to understand what it’s happening to my car and how you can help fix same.

Please do get back soonest.

doyexy:

Dunno yet,we now on d ts waiting list,,,and gtb neva even kal for panel since december wile diamond took just 3days!!!

Av u done medicals with DB? And wats ur location. I resumed DB TS last monday and its bin cool. Diamond is indeed a good place to start ones career. As 4 me, I don bone GTB nd co.
Bin Following ur post . God will help us all.

Damilare.. Na true u talk buh I can see u dnt enjoy wat u do presently hence d reason for Ur opinion. Buh my guy 80k is nt on point for 2 years. I can understand if its for a few months.

LolZ me sef receive am..... dis flour guys no serious ooooo. Wen most ppl don get beta offer. Na now dem dey communicate. Ptcheeew. Who knows how much dem dey pay sef.... As for me na only money fit make me tink twice abt dem.

Guys am confused here ooo. Is dr any pending batch before and after NOv 9th peeps aside dec13/14 in Lagos ??

munachi ugwudi:
ℓ̊ was. ℓ̊ got sidelined after my final interview.

Ehya ... All d best dearie

Closetoheart:

Caleb said he was not sure of when we would be called for interview, but he is sure that it will be this year.

In my opinion, I think this is just a way of him telling us not to be too apprehensive and anxious. I believe we will hear from him in 2 weeks, or at most 2nd week in February, God willing.

Dats a scary one ooooooo. Btw Is MIB nd closetoheart same person.

MIB 2: Shout out to errybody out there esp those that did documentation yesterday, going by what caleb said its like we will be waiting for a pretty long time b4 we get interviewed...

Wat did he say

Taimar: pls I want 2 knw if any1 has received a congratulatory msg out of us dat wrote d Dec 13th test

Yes we have. Am surprised u re asking this. Check ur spam mail ...

@oxygen I no no ooooo. I didn't scale pass the test, buh I feel it shuld be in interview stage. Mayb I'll gatecrash it sef..

Those dat went 4 d essay stuffs 2day, gist us ... how did it go Ehen I just realised I have no passport photo. Is it important?

.

@doyexy. U need nt cry and u don't need to forfeit it if u re damn sure u aiint using fake doc. U can go 2mao and explain to caleb wat u were told @WAEC . Hopefully u will be scheduled for it in 2 weeks time or nxt documentation batch.

munachi ugwudi:
Your name sounds familiar. u̶̲̥̅̊ were in diamond recruitment process right?how did that go?

Yes ooo my dear. We've done medicals since Nov and we re stil on d wait for TS, though I dey hear march now buh I can't assume I've gotten a job until I get Ts invite, na why I dey try GT too ooo. Tink u re also involved in this diamond stuffs, how's ur side

Machini:

Shirt and Trouser plus tie will do. And you are to write on any current national/international issue of your choice, and your opinion on the topic.

Tanks I appreciate

Guys, abt this essay stage. Is it a must suit?, can a shirt nd trouser do? Also I'm confused here oooo.. are we to write on any issue or challenge facing naija nd providing solutions or just any topic?

@oladayo I tink its bad concealing d test details. Gtassur 4 sure allows gatecrashing. So guys try ur luck. Abt d test format, its 20 questions,20min each for maths nd english, u'll also write an essay on any topic of ur choice. Uve gt to b very fast nd accurate, Lots of us didn't scale tru d test.
Goodluck.

How far jaydude . Just saw ur post. How was it. I was also invited buh mine is tomorrow

SamConquer: U GUYS ARE JOBLESS...@OP AND NAIRALAND..Y IS IT THAT IF COVENANT UNIVERSITY SNEEZE U WILL MAKE NOISE ABOUT IT.,IS IT THE ONLY UNIVERSITY IN NIGERIA OR U GUYS ARE JUST LOOKING FOR TROUBLE COS IS A XTIAN UNIVERSITY..Y DNT U GUYS ATTACK CRESENT UNIVERSITY AND THEIR LIKES WHICH ARE ISLAM UNIVERSITY...OHH I GET IT WHEN U ARE JUST XCEPTIONAL GREAT,NUISANCE WIL TALK ABOUT U..IS JUST BECOS COVENANT UNI. IS THE BEST SCHOOL IN NIGERIA..CHRISTIANPHOBIA HAVE BCUM THE ORDER OF THE DAY IN NAIRALAND..U GUYS TALK EVIL ABOUT OUR SPIRITUAL LEADERS ANYHOW..WAT OF THE BOKO-HARAMIZED IMAM AND SHEIK??CRAZY AND STUPID PEOPLE..U GUYS SHOULD MIND UR BIZ..MTCHEW

TRASH. Read again and hear ursef

Personally I don't pray 4 such, cos its like a scar dat can't be erased buh I can forgive ,forget and still LIVE wit her.

I tink we've giving dis SEX of a ting too much emphasis dis days. Sex isn't as sacred as it used to be. In dis present generation, hardly do we guard our chaste b4 marriage.

Tell me how its easy for a lady whose ex gives her earth shaking orgasm, later got married to anoda guy whose sex life is incomparable. And u want her to be in silence for d rest of her life. Though its possible buh isn't easy. sex is an emotional tin and it takes a special grace to erase such Old feelings especially if ur spouse doesn't give u better or sometin close to wat ur EX does.

See nobody holy pass. I've had some sex life in d past and I pray not to meet some of my ex ever again. Even after getting married, I doubt I can resist dem just by mere thoughts.

In summary When ppl cheat attimes its nt that dey really wanted to buh dey can't help it. Satisfy ur spouse to d fullest, don't form holy, I tink if it requirees u to be on alomo or viagra, or doggy style, pls DO.