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SimpleGuy001:
It seems you guys are expecting magic. Even if approved (highly unlikely). How will border control let you in?

Vanjori:
Read to understand. I still stand on what I said. All prospective students who has summited an application to a US university before the visa ban should reach out to them before they contact an applicant themselves. Many applications are being declined due to lack of communication. When this visa issue started, the first thing I did was to contact schools I have not gotten an offer from. I explained to them the current situation (even though I know they are aware) and while some school said they will consider my application, others said they will consider my application for the next semester and I do not need to apply again to them.

Now it will shock you that most of my guys who refused to contact them were sent an email saying due to the visa issues, their application cannot be considered. Communication is key. In situations like this you need to communicate.

Don't go ahead telling people to disregard communicating with their school, you will be doing them more harm than good.

Ose2988:
Am also doing same, I have sent up to 80 mails so far, 2 responded that they are not taking students at the moment. Still waiting for the rest

InvestorHalal:
I don't if F2 WHOSE husband is already studying in US can go. Date already book to January 26 before the proclamation news. I don't know if she can give it a try. Reschedule to July is no option because their visa (her and 2 kids) would have reached a year, and hence expired.

What do you think?

Ghele:
Me too
glocutey111@gmail.com

Joshpet5674:
Is there anyone who has gone for H1B stamping recently or have a visa appointment between now and 31st of December?

Vanjori:
Good Afternoon.
Just a quick advice, for those who applied to school (I mean those who has already completed their application and are awaiting for a decision before the visa ban saga), send an email to the international office of the school you are going to and explain the process to them. In this message, write that you are aware of the visa ban in your country and will want to know what the next step you are to take as you have already completed your application and submitted it. Also ask, if it is possible to defer it to SPRING 2027. DO THIS BEFORE THEY SEND YOU A MESSAGE WITHDRWALING YOUR APPLICATION.

2. Send a mail to your program graduate coordinator asking for the next step to take or if it is possible to defer to SPRING 2027. Also do this before they send you a message.

3. If a supervisor accepted you into a laboratory, explain to him the situation. Most supervisors who are expecting international students from banned countries are now summiting a petition to the graduate school to allow that applicant to be admitted, and differ for spring 2027 and if the ban is lifted before June, then glory be to God.

I just thank God 🙏 for how he has lead me so far and for my graduate coordinator. This is the best thing to do right now.


If you have not yet applied for some schools or completed your application, pause it for now, till the ban is lifted. Work more on developing yourself, gain publications, more experience and make your CV more strong because the competition for SPRING 2027 and FALL 2027 will be record breaking.


I wish everyone the best and while this is very depressing, attach yourself to people who can encourage you.

Efetobore1980:
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Your Erasmus is a very tough and competitive Graduate Admission with 15% success from Nigerian applicants because more qualified applicants are applying from other countries. Besides, Erasmus is a joint certificate degree (EMJMD) which is not very good in comparison to a degree from an autonomous University.

1. Europe. You are not the one to tell people about this. Many of the European Universities have language barriers, credential evaluation and authentications issues, long time visa processing periods (1 year waiting time) ie Germany, Holland, etc, and block account issues. Aside of these, the visa rate is very very low.

2. Canada. There is little difference btween the U.S and Canada admission process. Canada is even more tougher in terms of admissions and visa process and most schools requires tuition deposit . Lastly on this, Canada has frustrated more parents and visa applicants (who have paid millions in tuition deposit, but yet did not get the visa) more than the United States.

3. I dont know any school in Asia that you want to compare with U.S, UK or Canada. Otherwise, Chinese and Korean students would not be trooping to America.

4. Newzealand. This is the worst in terms of admission and visa. Newzealand have just 8 major Universities and you must pay all tuition in full before your visa can be granted. Besides, almost all of these 8 Universities and other higher institutions has a foreign travel agents you must work with and they charge between N500,000 NGN to N2. Million.

5. Australia. This is just like Newzealand. They have agents like BCIE and others which you must apply through and most of the school also require full or half payment. However, all these does not guarantee visas in any of the aforementioned countries.

Also, none of the above countries has the admission and visa process flexibilities , Lower processing cost, full fundings , jobs and career opportunities like the United States of America. So, i will say, U.S.A. is the best.

Mind you, you can advertise Erasmus and Europe , Australia and Newzealand in the right sections. You cannot convince or confuse the American bounds because they are too determined and patient to go for the best.

Summerbutterfly:
Good evening house,

Please we should not allow the good work of this thread die down.

People hardly share their experiences anymore, from the visa interview, travel process, birth story and baby’s documents.

lets Continue to share our experiences as people may benefit from it.
Nairaland taught me alot back in 2022 when I had my baby and I'm grateful for that


Thank
You

Mamaiyanu:
Please is there anyone using their previous B1/B2 visas gotten before pregnancy to go and give birth recently? I have a valid US visa and I have travelled with it twice before. Can I use it to give birth? If not, what are my options? Do I send letter of intent or do I request for another interview?

Please help guys

AIT1:
Good day everyone.

Please, I need help @oyotunjiusa @chibertha and other bosses.

I intend to submit application to schools but getting referees is my biggest challenge. It’s very difficult for me to get 3 people that I would use as my referees (I intend to apply to a number of schools), so I need people that would be willing to submit for me all the time.

Please, what can I do. I really want a solution to this🙏🙏


Thank you.

anyanwukelechij:
@gboyega, pls can u tell me how 90days fiancée visa works, n how long does it take before i am granted visa to enter the state

itoski:
Asking for my bro that got admitted to Marshall University.
The admission letter doesn't carry any funding information.
Is this normal? When do they inform admitted students about funding?

LadeeE:
Hi Chibertha,

Regarding immunization records, I noticed that some vaccines are compulsory in the states but are optional in Nigeria like Rotavirus, influenza, MMR, varicella, and Hep. A. Would you advise one to get them in Nigeria or the States?

Plebes89:
Hi, gurus in the house Please help.
I got my F1 visa approved today. PhD in Economics fully funded with health insurance. (I'm 6months pregnant)
My question is will I be turned back by immigration official (POE) when I arrive because of my visible stomach. I plan on traveling next 2 weeks.
Advice Please

Ogundare26:
I got it on the 26 of June last year I don't know if I can quickly use it before it expires. Thanks quote author=TEMIT0PE post=123789853]Since it's exactly 12 months since you paid, i think it's best you send them an email to confirm the exact expiration date.

fmjfee.sevis@ice.dhs.gov

iseoluwa89:
Good day everyone, my sch is currently requesting for my son's passport page b4 issuing i20 because i stated I have dependents. However, his passport is not ready yet.
Is it possible to include him later and tell the sch to just use that of my wife and mine.

Thanks

Elily:
Hi everyone,

Please I need advice concerning my family's F2 visa.

I traveled to US exactly one year now on F1 visa for my PhD studies. I went to the interview alone because my family's passport wasn't ready by then. They (husband and two kids, 6yrs & 4yrs) have tried on two attempts to get their F2 visa which was denied. On the first instance, the VO asked of our plan for a nanny since my husband said he will be spending one month in US (my husband was advised to say so). We didn't have plan for a nanny by then and they were denied.

On the second occasion after two months, we made inquiries on babysitting and presented it to the VO. My school also has resources for parenting graduate students which my husband presented to the VO but still they got denial.

I don't really know what else to do. I'm planning on going with them next time but I'm not sure if I will be allowed in the interview hall since my visa has not expired.

What should be our next of action

Please your candid advice will be highly appreciated.

TenaciousOrphan:
Has anyone here attended interview in Benin Republic, Togo or Any other West African country due to this date scarcity in Nigeria, especially Abuja. My portal can’t see any date for in Lagos, only Abuja.

ahmedgafar7:
08/06/23
Lagos Visa: Denied

COA : 37 000$
GTA: 27 000$
DEFICIT: 10 000$

Interviewed at window 2 by a man on a blue paper issuing spree

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning sir

VO: Pass me your documents
Me: I did

VO: What school are you going to
Me: Middle Tennessee State University

VO: What do you do
Me: I’m a quality control pharmacist at …. I ascertain that finished products meet standards of pharmaceutical grade……VO cuts in

VO: You are a pharmacist?
Me: Yes

VO: You are going for a master’s in chemistry you have done these programs before (sternly)
Me: No, I will be focused on advanced methods of physicochemical analysis of drugs……I will come back to take a position at NAFDAC….VO cuts in

VO: Who will be covering your 10k deficit ?
Me: My sister, she owns……..a chain of frozen foods businesses…..VO cuts in

VO: Has she sponsored anybody before ?
Me: No, she has not

VO: You do not qualify for a non immigrant visa….then issues blue paper.

Everything was over in less than 2mins.

TheMA:
06-06-23
6:30 AM
Lagos
Denied under 214(b)

Profile:

Affected by the UAE visa ban and returned to Nigeria after failing to obtain a new work permit. Passport was renewed in Malaysia so place of issue was out there in the open upon inspecting the passport. Over a year of experience as a SWE in AI and RFID/IOT Engineering.
Dual B.Sc. in Computer Science (2021) from a UK university, and a Malaysian university
1st Class Honors in both.

Program:

M.Sc. in Computer Science, BGSU, funding covered by parents (Canadian permanent residents).

Context:

VO was stern and visibly/slightly upset with all preceding candidates including myself. Nonetheless, confidence and grooming was on point.

Interview:

VO: Good morning, pass your I-20 and passport.
-- [Greeted back and obliged]

VO: Who will be sponsoring your studies?
-- My parents will be fully backing me up for the study. With over 2 decades of experience as a chartered accountant, she is a financial analyst manager at ... in Winnipeg, Canada, where she's currently a permanent resident. On the other hand, my dad has over 3 decades of experience in the hospitality and events services industry and recently launched his equipment trading company in Canada where he's also a permanent resident. I am expected to manage the Nigerian branch which we have registered in Lagos upon returning. [Cuts in as I was about to declare their financial status]

VO: Aside from Malaysia what other countries have you been to?
-- [Succinctly described my travel history in Malaysia and UAE, and offered older passports since she was inspecting the pages/stamps on the current one]

VO: [Types for a while and hands over blue paper] You do not qualify for this visa under US Immigration Law.
-- [Walks away dispassionately (I'm a calculative person and a scientist, so I never make the mistake of associating emotions with statistically unfavorable situations {82% rejection rates for the F-1 in Nigeria})]

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PS - I won't be reapplying as my situation and profile almost certainly will not change, but will focus on seeking employment overseas. Please direct potentially sensitive queries to qpdqr@mailed.ro (valid for 24hrs) if you have something valuable to offer that cannot be publicly disclosed, in regards to my case.

mrdiator112:
Hi everyone, I recently got admitted to the USA.. which comes with an award/scholarship but I am unclear on what the funding covers. I have msg the school for clarity but have not gotten a tangible response. this is the body of the award mail. So I want to know what part of funding the award covers. thank you for your contribution.


Your stipend is about $6.50/hr.
$500 per month is before the tax
$499 will be paid for you for every credit hour course you register eg if you register for 3 courses at 3 credit hr per course that will be 9 credit hrs
let's say your fees based on the above-registered course is $12,000 the school will waive
$499x9 = $4491 for you and you will pay the remainder by yourself

half bread is better than chinchin but at the same time start thinking about how to make up for the deficit.

Master of Business Administration - Fall 2023

Congratulations on your recent admission to the Bleep College of Business Master of Business Administration degree program. Based on your outstanding academic credentials, we are pleased to offer you a merit graduate assistantship for Fall 2023. This assistantship is renewable under the conditions discussed below and can be held for up to 5 semesters.

A graduate assistantship (GA) provides you with a number of benefits. For example, the GA carries a stipend of $2,000 per semester, and $500 per month for each of the four months of the fall and spring semesters. Primarily assistantships provide a waiver of tuition at the rate of $499 per credit hour for your courses up to 12 credit hours per semester and are allocated based on enrollment throughout the entire duration of the program. Your assistantship also waives out-of-state tuition covering all tuition-related expenses. The university requires graduate assistants to maintain 12 credit hours each fall and spring, meaning your assistantship's total estimated value is $5,988 for in-state students and $15,696 for out-of-state students per semester. Please be advised that an assistantship will not cover the total cost of your program’s expenses. You will be responsible for any and all remaining program and mandatory institutional student fees.

Being awarded a GA is an honor, and GAs have the opportunity to work closely with the faculty and staff of the college helping us to meet our teaching and research mission. We hope you're excited to receive this news

johnolusetire97:
Good day, I paid for my SEVIS fee through a friend in the US just last week, the payment status isn't updated yet. Do i have to wait for the payment to be confirmed before scheduling visa appointment?

Twemi:
Hello everyone, I have a friend that was given a job in US and want to apply for work visa. We will be needing your guidance here because we want to do it ourselves. I have some questions to ask
1. What are the documents that need to be taken to the VO?
2. What’s the total expenses for the application?
Thanks in anticipation

Babbeeyy:
I’ve been a silent reader on this platform and a lot of transcripts here have helped me, so I’d also be sharing mine. I was the 5th person to be interviewed but the 1st one to be interviewed by the VO that attended to me.
She was a black American lady with small pink lips🥰
Immediately she opened her window she called me to come forward, which I did.

Visa Transcript
May 26th, Abuja
Appointment time: 7:30am
Interview duration: 1 minutes( at most)
Status: Approved
COA : $61,000


Me: Good morning mam
VO: Good morning

VO: Have you traveled before?
Me: No, I haven’t

VO: Pass me your i20
Me: (passes it to her)

VO: What are your plans with this degree in this school?
Me: Studying sociology will help me in acquiring more knowledge in social theories, critical thinking and data analysis, this will help me in achieving my career goal which is to take up a job with *****. The current CEO of ***** is someone I met when I volunteered to work with **** in sensitizing women about the dangers and preventions of sexual exploitation. Upon the end of my voluntary work I was promised a position and I look forward to graduating in time and coming back to focus on that. It’s also one of my career goal to start up an NGO that would focus on the prohibition of human trafficking in women and young girls specifically, It is also very important for me to be close to my aging mom who isn’t getting any younger.

VO: Who is sponsoring you?
Me: I would be sponsored by a family friend whom I have known since childhood, when the need for me to school abroad came up he had a conversation with my mom and offered to sponsor me in honor of the relationship that both families share

VO: What does your sponsor do
Me: He’s a software engineer by profession and works with Microsoft, he also owns an Africa food store in the US

VO: What do you do?
Me: I am currently a student at the university of ***** but due to the incessant strike it became necessary for me to school in a more predictable academic environment, hence the need to school abroad.
(VO nods in approval to my ds 160)

VO: Where would you be staying?
Me: I will be staying with my sponsor until my on-campus accommodation is sorted out.

VO: When did you graduate high school?
Me: I graduated high school in 2018 and gained admission in 2019(VO nods again)

VO: When is your program start date?
Me: Uhhhmmm(I really did this, I thought about it for like two secs) August, August 20th to be precise.

VO: Do you have any friends or family in the US?
Me: No, just my sponsor.

VO: Do you have siblings?
Me: Yes, I have two siblings

VO: Older or younger?
Me: Older. I am the last

VO: Where are they?
Me: My brother is in Lagos and my sister is here in Abuja

VO: What do they do?
Me: My Sister works with **** and my brother works with ****
VO: Typing….. (and then proceeds to pass me my i20 without my passport but I didn’t notice she added the white paper to the i20) keeps typing..
Your visa has been approved( proceeds to tell me how I can collect it and saying something relating to the white paper but I didn’t hear.)
Me: Thank you mam, thank you( she smiles and then I walk away)

Note: From my experience, she didn’t ask for any documents or any proof, she seemed to be paying more tension to what I was saying and what I filled in my ds160. I noticed that whenever I said something corresponding to what I filled in my ds 160 she’d nod her head and with all these questions my interview still didn’t last up to 1min highest I’d say 45secs.
Thank you all for assisting me without even knowing it🙏🏾

Ebisign:
If she transfers the sevis to the second school and decides not to enroll in the first school, classes will not start in the second school till January. Will she be allowed to stay in the country without being enrolled in any school? Her visa is carrying the name of the first school.

Ebisign:
Hello everyone,
Please I need insight on this situation for a close friend. She really needs to know her next steps.
If one has gotten a visa to go to one school for fall 2023 semester and travels and is yet to enroll in the school then the second school gives the person admission with more funding than the first school for the next semester which is spring 2024. Does the person have to enroll in the first school even though the first school is not giving any funding or Assistantship and is asking that the person has to pay the tuition deposit. Should she pay tuition while waiting for the second school to start enrollment? What can the person do in a situation like this?

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?

TenaciousOrphan:
Hello all, if you answer No to this question ( Are there other persons traveling with you) on your DS-160, will it prevent your family from applying for F2?

I need responses please.

Googlepedia:
Good morning everyone, i recently got admitted to michigan Tech for my masters, please is it possible to apply for visa with my dependants(spouse and 2 children)?

Trust22:
Goodmorning Sir.. Pls after getting the i-20 please what is the next step to follow..... Please how do I get your contacts for further communication please 🙏