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Visa Approved at Lagos today.
BSc: Creative Writing.
It was only one V.O today and interviews were painfully slow but it was definitely for the best.

Me: Good Morning
V.O: Good Morning, let's take your Biometrics.
(The VO picked up my I-20 and said Speedman College? Great school....He looked at the I-20 again and said "wow!! Creative Writing! That stands out)

V.O: You left highschool since 2014, that's six years. What have you been doing?

Me: (starts narrating...at first, I was talking in the rubbish before I regained myself) I told him how I had to take time off to do some soul searching because I didn't want to study Engineering or Medicine that everyone studied....(Stops typing to listen to me after apologizing for not being able to understand my accent so easily. I couldn't even hear him at some point too, so he had to remove his mask to talk briefly and turn on the mic)....So I volunteered at an NGO for 3 years, started working on my college application in 2018 but ddnt get decent Scholarship offers for fall 2019, so I had to work towards fall 2020. I taught at a nursery School from September 2019 to March 2020 before the pandemic and lockdown. Then I started taking my classes online for fall 2020.

V.O: Oh wow! You didn't want to do what your friends and other people were doing! You are a non-comformist (with a thumbs up)

Me: (just smiling sheepishly)
V.O: What do your parents do?
Me: Dad is an Engineer.
V.O: Do your parents approve of creative writing?
Me: Not really, they feel it's not lucrative.
V.O: Lemme tell you something, my dad was a technical writer, so tell your parents that they shouldn't be worried. As long as you are a good writer, you would get a good job anywhere. (Sorry my computer has been really slow today).
V.O: How many siblings do you have?
Me: I answered.
V.O: So what did the eldest study?
Me: Studied something related to medicine.
V.O: (Shouting and laughing) Oh! The sciences again!

V.O: Congratulations. Merry Christmas. You would need your I-20 at POE.

Me: Thank you. Merry Christmas. When can I pick up my passport?

V.O: Oh don't worry, after a couple of days.

Omoooo

My emergency request for Lagos was just approved and there are dates available now...Dec 8, 9, 10, 14 and 15 available

Lagos or Abuja?

ponpon:
Emergency date approved, but can't reschedule. It's showing "Your group size larger than the current allocation".

Anyone facing the same issue?

Same here
Mine was rescheduled from Dec 9 to January 25th. My own problem now is that I was able to take online classes for Fall semester and now I must be in campus by January 11th for spring semester in person. The embassy has rescheduled my appointment twice now, so I can't even change my location to Abuja, if not another MRV fee; and I saw December 14 for Abuja few hours ago. - . I've not even ever had an appointment before. I've called like 10 times now, the Americans all said that there are no earlier dates in Lagos. The Nigerian lady that picked for Abuja even lied and rudely said that Abuja embassy isn't open.

Damizy233:
Damizy233:
Kindly enlighten me on this
My Us student interview date was change to January 27 and school resume January 17.... please what is the way forward I don’t know what to do... am just crying

Thank You

Lildairo:
012278955

Please can someone help me with the phone number of Lagos consulate in charge of scheduling appointments?

Lagos oo...I just tire

Phori:
Is any of those cancellations in Abuja?

Does anyone still have an interview on the 9th of December? Did interviews hold today??

No...Not yet

Billions123:
Gotten help?

Yes I know, but I already have a full scholarship from the school I'd be attending. The external Scholarships I was talking about are those Scholarships like UNCF that help students cover additional costs like travel expenses.

LagosismyHome:
Why not school in nigeria..... sevis fee is a tiny fraction of what is to be spent for someone without scholarship .... undergrad is a whole 4 years . You want to do 4 years of struggle?

Hello Everyone!
I know this is absolutely unusual, but please I really need help. I've been refraining from posting this, but I don't have any options because I wasn't awarded any of the recent external Scholarships I have been banking on (I've been sponsoring myself through this). I am an undergraduate and my interview is in two weeks. To be very honest, currently, I don't have any means of paying my sevis fee before that time. Please I would really appreciate help from anyone, from anywhere. Please don't air me�. Thank you.

Yes Lagos

Lifeisforliving:
Lagos?

Mine was moved from Dec 9, 11am to Dec 9, 7am

Hollyholy:
I got same and I didnt initiate it so that means it's possible.

Mine was moved from 23rd 9am to 24th 7am.

What about urs?

Omoooo���... Congrats

Pjomo:
Appointment was 7am

Me: Goodmorning
VO: why USA
Me: Answered
VO: Why NCAT
Me: Answered
VO: what research
Me: Answered But seems she wasn’t impressed, (VO cuts in)
VO: Are you married
Me: Answered
VO: I’m sorry you are not qualified bla bla bla, and she gave me a white paper

As I was going out of the building past the security men, the CGI guy came to call me back
CGI: (running fast) Mr Pjomo Mr Pjomo, the VO is calling you
Me: calling me?. She just denied me. I replied
CGI: yeah she told me to call you back
Me: Look, I’m not here to beg for visa, if US doesn’t grant me, another country will
CGI: we are sorry sir, just obey her call
Me: Okay. (I obliged)

Back to the main building
Same VO: I was only joking with you , I just wanna see your reaction
Me: I thought as much as my answers were amazing and I spoke audibly
VO: (utter the sweet words) I will be approving your visa. Pick it up on bla bla and proceed to pay the reciprocity fee.

It can only be God. Thanks to fairheart, julsbaby, slimmy2005, lagosismyhome, imperiouxxx., walspring, justwise, holuwadarey ftos. You guys are the best! I owe you alot

Brown2Green:
Yes . feel free

Hello everyone! This thread has been awesome and really helpful. Thanks y'all. I've been granted admission for my undergraduate program for fall 2019, and I'm currently awaiting my I-20. Concerning this new social media scrutiny policy for visa applicants, what exactly could they be looking for on one's social media and how effective could it be? Because one could easily delete everything implicating on their accounts before the interview�