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Ogundare26:
Thank you I also went for their general orientation yesterday and they did a general talk about the whole process but they didn't give enough details on the visa interview. Because I already gained admission and was previously denied I was hoping I could get a one on one conversation with the advisor but they were only attending to people who we're not planning to get admitted this year. If there is any way you could help me with it I would really appreciate it. Thanks

I read your transcript and I couldn’t see anything wrong with what you said. Sometimes VO, just want you to answer only the questions they pose without providing more information. My view of their interview is - You can do prepare well and the VO still denies you. You can work on your confidence and practice with people before your next interview.

Must you go to school in Fall or you can wait till next year so you can go through education USA?

If you cannot sign up with them officially, follow them on social media they usually have different public sessions virtually where you can ask your own questions. They have a preparing for visa session but I think it would be later in the year since they are currently doing session for Fall resumption.

BigIyanga:
What exactly are you offering? Filling application and getting interview date?
Mock interview? How free are your services? Buyer beware

I am not offering anything.

You can check the link I shared. Education USA is part of the services of the US embassy. All the meeting are held at the consulate. One has to attend an information session first to learn more before deciding whether or not you want to go with them.

“The EducationUSA Advising Center at the Public Affairs Section of the United States Consulate Lagos offers students access to accurate, comprehensive, and current information about educational institutions in the United States“

Lagos
https://educationusa.state.gov/centers/educationusa-lagos

Their Instagram page : https://www.instagram.com/educationusalagos/

Abuja
https://educationusa.state.gov/centers/educationusa-abuja

By visiting the link, you can learn more about their services.

Did I use them officially?
No, by the time I was preparing for graduate school, it was already 7 years since I finished my undergraduate program. The requirement for getting advising through them was that I must have graduated within the last 3 years (this might have changed)

Did I benefit from them?
Yes, I attended some of their sessions that was opened to the public.
1.How to negotiate scholarship - I used learning from the session to negotiate my scholarships and got additional $2k from one to the schools I wrote to.

2. Student orientation for Fall semester 2021 (one of the things they spoke about helped me during my trip to the US as I was pulled aside at the border for further questioning before my passport was stamped).

Do I know people who have used them?
I met a couple of people on my flight who got their full scholarship through education USA opportunity funds(I spoke with two: one got full Bsc scholarship while the second got fully funded PhD). It was from one for them I learned that if you are under the age of 30 and traveling via Qatar Airways for school, you can check in a 3rd bag for free ( this was in August 2021). You have to register on their site though. I didn’t benefit because I was older than 30.

I have seen some of their post about community colleges and I believe they can demystify most of the opinions I have seen on this board.

You can have payment plan with your university upon resumption.

For POF, you need the tuition for 9months (most likely your first two semesters)+ cost of living, cost of dependent (if you have any). Your required POF amount is heavily dependent on tuition which varies per school.

CamelCase:
Hi guys I stumbled in here from the UK frustrated Applicants arena😢😁

I have some few questions regarding US cos I don't know how it works yet.

1. How much do I need to present to the embassy in my statement as POF(prof of Finance). In UK it's around £9,632 per year for mainatanance + balance tuition.

2. Do US schools accept tuition installment?


3. How long does it take to get Visa appointment. I tried Poland, I hear say some people wey apply don carry belle, born, yet appointment never cum😂

I would appreciate a detailed response and would be very greatfull for it.

At the point of 80m question, you could have offered his bank statement. “Yes, I have his bank statement here if you will like to look through it and confirm the figures”. 80m is not alot of money for a successful business venture unless she thinks it is $80m

GirlyLois:
VISA DELEYED 20th June 2023
Lagos Embassy
6:30 appointment but I was interviewed around 7
Will just go straight to the interview 🥲
Me:Goodmorning sir
Vo:Good morning,pass me your passport &i20
Vo:what course are you going for?
Me:I’m going for masters of public Administration at Georgia southern university,statesboro
Vo:Do you have a bachelor’s degree?
Me:Yes I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in History &International studies from delta state university Abraka and I graduated in 2021.
Vo:I can see you have a 39,257 deficit ,how will you cover for it?
Me:My beloved maternal uncle will be covering my deficit ,he has been sponsoring my education since my first degree and since my father fell ill in 2016 and he also understands the importance of this degree to my career advancement.
Vo:what does he do and how much is his income?
Me:He is a successful business man ,he is into real estate and hospitality,he is a major player in this business for 20 years now with 15 rental apartments across Lagos ,Abuja ,he owns an hotel with a staff strength of 25 and a combined income of 80m.
Vo:so you are telling me your uncle has makes an annual income of 80m ?
Me:Yes sir ,he makes 80m annually.
At this point he was just typing and typing he didn’t even look up self .Then the next thing I heard was😣👇🏼
Vo:Sorry we have strict policies bla bla and gave me blue paper😩


Please gurus in the house what went wrong ,I need your advice on this and how to go about it next time🥲Should I have used my parent instead or is the uncle income too small? Cause I want to reapply and my program earliest date is august and I don’t know if I should still go to Lagos embassy or Abuja ?

Yes, if you intend to teach business related courses.

Why do you need an MBA?

chizurumb:
Good day great minds

Please I need your thought on this question

As a Bsc holder with a 3.81 CGPA, Can I study for an MBA and come back to serve as an assistant lecturer in my alma mater?

Please help your own
Thank you.

If you still have a current I-20 and you are within US, you do not need a F1 visa unless you are travelling and need to re-enter the US.

Pls don’t send your passport to Nigeria because your visa date will not correspond with any of your border entry date. This will cause issues in future because one of the question you answer while submitting your request for Dropbox is that you are physically in Nigeria.

Olayinkamalik01:
Hello everyone. Please advise me

I plan to renew my US F1 visa three months to expiration as listed by the embassy to quality for a non-interview renewal. However, I’m thinking if possible I can send my passport back to Nigeria and have someone help me with Dropbox instead of physical presence. Any thoughts on this please?

If you just finished secondary school, Your best bet is attending a session at Education USA. They will guide you and share all the available options with you including path to community college and scholarships.

This is a link to when the meeting in Lagos. They also do those sessions outside Lagos too

https://educationusa.state.gov/centers/educationusa-lagos


You have to attend their free information session first
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/educationusa-lagos-study-in-the-us-information-session-tickets-152861309291

When I was applying for my masters, I attended the session. I didn’t sign up because I finished undergrad earlier than their cut off year.

All the best

Ogundare26:
No I just finished secondary School and it's $27,605 for 12 months

She should log into the appointment page and change the confirmation number to the new one.

Once this is done, she should email herself the interview details. This is what she will use to confirm that it has updated.

chinelo5:
The new updated application has a new number. my interview appointment confirmation has the previous application number. would this not create a conflict of information?

She needs to fill another one. Application cannot be older than 6 months by interview date

First she retrieves the old application

She would see a prompt whether she wants to view or create a new application.

She should select create new application, the system would automatically copy from her old application. She should update accordingly then submit.

mfonox:
Good day house,

A friend filled and submitted her visa application over a year ago. Her interview date is in October. Please does she need to fill another form before her interview? I think I read that somewhere. Not sure.

If she does, how does she link her new application ID to the old one.

Thanks

Have you considered your total cost-
Are the living expenses similar?
Are they in the same states? Before you decide, calculate your total cost?

Is it 15k per year or 15k for the entire duration of your PhD?

Also, reach out to your PhD supervisor to find out if there’s an opportunity to get additional funding?Personally, I believe Phd should be fully funded.

Secondly, what’s your post educational goal in the US? Which one brings you closer to it?

You can go for the Master program then reapply for another fully funded PhD program when you are on ground. Remember that students can only work 20 hrs per week and you will have other expenses

All the very best with your decision.

Phenomenal101:
The ph.D assistantship I received from my dream school has a deficit of $15,000.
Can I renegotiate with my Supervisor to give me full funding if the offer letter he sent to you does not cover your full cost of attendance?

What is the best way to approach this.

Should I just settle for another school that offered an assistantship that covers most of the Cost of attendance for my Masters degree, with only a deficit of $3,500?

If there are similar courses. You can send your transcript and ask if it is possible for you to get exempted from those courses and the credit units from Nigeria be considered as part of your graduation credit hours. In addition to your transcript, they may require your course syllabus.

There’s no harm in trying.


PS: a freshman does not necessarily mean you are totally new - it just means you have not upon the number of credit honors to move you from freshman to sophomore . Hence a transfer student can still be a freshman.

Blavkz:
Hello,
I got admitted as a Freshman into a U.S University and was offered a scholarship. I'm currently a student here in Nigeria and would like to know if it's' advisable to ask the U.S University if I can send my current transcript here to them so that I can be considered as a transfer student instead of a freshman or I should just resume as a Freshman.
Thanks.

Do you have anything that shows the signatories to the account or a CAC letter that shows it’s your dad’s company?

LawyerBB:
Please house, while filling in sponsor, if you use your parents and the statement of account you want to present is your father's company's account that bears the name of the company. Can there be any problem with that?
If there is, can one use someone already living abroad as sponsor since it is a trip of just one week?

If you are already within the US. Please reach out to your school’s international student office and other Nigerians (maybe on Twitter) to confirm my understanding.

My understanding is that your I-20 is sufficient for you and visa is only required if you travel out and need to re-enter the US.

Hemingway:
Hello everyone,

I am currently in the US. I finished my Masters and got a Ph.D. I am now qualified for the interview waiver to renew my expiring visa. My question is, can I give my documents to a family member or friend to drop them off since I don't have to appear for an interview? Coming to Nigeria to drop off my documents is not ideal because I have to attend classes, and it takes two months to get feedback. Can I authorize someone to drop it off and pick it up on my behalf? Any helpful advice will be appreciated 🙌🏾