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BenAzie:
Hello Fam,

On A.P.:
For like 1week plus after my interview, tracking my passport displays "passport with the US Embassy..." so gave some days and checked now, it's displaying "There's no status update available for the passport number submitted"

Has anyone experienced this before?
Thanks

How are you able to track your passport please?

Good morning all, can someone please put me through thus Canadian visa process. I'm new on this thread.

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B.Sc Civil Engineering (4.37/5.00)
IELTS academic. Overall band 7.5
L 8, S 7, R 7, W 7

Been on AP since July 31st, school already granted me extension to resume on Monday 19th August.
Nothing has changed on my status, what do I do please?

Hello house, when someone is placed on AP for account verification. How soon does thus take?

sharwama:
Please I don't understand why you mentioned me and Twoods together, as in why na, you don't know I am avoiding him
Honestly I am so sorry about your denial. I also understand that fairheart has offered you great counsel.
However, ignoring the lack of evidence of funding and other documents, your responses were not so nice.
You all need to learn to stop using the "I want to be a lecturer cliche" for a Master's degree. In fact, that response while it may be true for some people, it is not impressive anymore and needs to be backed with adequate substance.
Why would you want to tackle environmental issues like issues of water quality, are you the government, do you intend working in a ministry of water resources while you lecture? Let's be honest, you don't seem to have specific reason for this degree. If you really want to sharpen your research skills and become a lecturer as you mentioned, you should probably be going for a PhD instead! Learn to personalize your response, focus first on what it would do for you as an individual. I pray you see what I am trying to show you please.
Going forward, your response to why this school
Please I don't understand. Funding is a good reason yes but mentioning your undergraduate thesis supervisor how he attested to the kini of your school and people you contacted on ... are not good enough reasons to choose a school. You need to show that you have done your personal research and you are convinced that spending two years of your life in this school, would be worth it eventually. One man's meat could be another man's poison. Own your school choice, you chose it, confidently own it!
What research are you working on?
This was a chance to win the VO with your power of conviction, like prove you are truly a RA. You could have talked more about the research, the particular professor(s) leading the team, the progress so far or something other than just the topic, until you are cut off.
If the document was really the only issue, I feel you would have been given a chance to redeem yourself later. I don't know if you were confident, if you fidgeted, if you maintained eye contact shaaa coz body language is important too.
Please refire but make sure you work on your responses and go with relevant documents. I hope you go with your aunt's most recent SOA(June inclusive)
I wish you well, go get that visa!

Thank you shawarma. I don't think I had any confidence issue though. However, in the next interview, can I change my narrative while trying to personalize my skill. Don't you think this will have a negative comeback? And

fairheart:
Sometimes last month or so, I posted here that if you are offered scholarship, you should go with the document. All the documents you should have gone to the interview with are listed. Sometimes, lack of homework is what causes the refusals I have seen here. Given the rate at which many students obtain GA, GRA, GTA, etc, I am thinking they are starting to think about scrutinizing the source of the award. And should you not be able to give them a prove, they become uncomfortable.

Do you have the GRA offer letter? If not, contact your school and let them understand you have been refused as you could not show the prove of your award.

Make sure you have all the basic and required document with you. Sevis Fee confirmation receipt, GTB visa fee receipt, I-20 (signed), appointment confirmation, DS160 confirmation, 2 passport photograph of the same you uploaded online, scholarship letter, sponsor official bank statement.


If this visa matters, go back.

Thank you so much, I'm definitely going back

@shawarma @twoods

Please advice, what do I do. Was denied visa at Lagos consulate during last week. Here is my transcript

Vo: Good morning
Me: Good morning sir (with a smile)

Vo: what are you going to the US?
Me: I'm going to study for a mAsters degree in Civil engineering with concentration in environmental and water resources engineering at SIUE.

Vo: Have you travelled outside west-Africa before ?
Me: No

Vo: How many other schools did you apply to?
Me: 2, California state university Sacramento and Concordia university, Chicago.

Vo: why did you choose this school?
Me: Asides from the RA position I got which covers for my tuition and monthly stipends, SIUE offers quality theoretical, and practical Knowledge especially in this my specialization. This was attested to by my undergraduate thesis supervisor who is also an alumnus of the same specialization. Moreover, I contacted some students offering the same course via linkedin...... (VO Cuts me)

Vo: what will this degree do for you?
Me: I need this degree to move up in my career as I currentlyV work as a RA at my Alma mata, Unibleep9ja...(VO, interrupts)

VO: what did you say your Alma mata is?
Me: University of bleep9ja. (then I continue) and I want to become a lecturer in the department of water resources and environmental engineering and one of the requirements of this is to have a MSc in this specialization. Moreover,i want to sharpen my research skills, also acquire specialized skills which I intend to use to tackle environmental issues like issues of water quality in the Bleep metropolis.

Vo: what are you researching on
Me: you mean what research I want to work on?

Vo: No, the one you're working on
Me: the effect of wastewater disposal on water quality in bleep

Vo: (smiles) I need a proof of your RA

Me: Sir, it is reflected on my i-20

Vo: I mean like a letter sent to you by the university to this effect.

Me: I didn't get that

Vo:or anything like your admission letter, just something from the university.

Me: (looks through my papers) I'm sorry, I don't have that here with me.

Vo: who is Bleep Josh..

Me: that's my aunt, and she's responsible for the deficit funds as reflected on my i-20

Vo: are you married?
Me: No

Vo: do you have any kids
Me: No

Vo: (with a smile) I'm sorry, you do not qualify for this visa. (hands over pink paper)

Me: Thank you... (Leaves..)