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coachee1:
Great people i greet the house
Please i need guide on how to properly present my case during my interview
I got an iv from my brother in law
And im currently a full time university student here in nigeria.

1. Do i present my student status as a tie
2. Is it an advantage or disadvantage for my brother in law who invited me to be footing the whole travel bils
3. Do i need to have any other purpose of travel aside visitation eg. Like student's conference/work shop.
4. I know i'll get the visa but what is the possible length of approved stay if i use my student status as a tie.

One love.

Edman2012: I have got 2 more days to go. Can't wait for that appointed time for me. I pray may God help me and all those who are believing God for F-1 visa. God bless!

Amefrica: HotNaijaBabe.. Statement of purpose: U will simply write on ur educational goals, why the school, ur course and some personal stuff..
Hope I helped in sum way

imperiouxx: imperiouxx at yahoo dot com

But take note that I don't check the email regularly.

djunit1: If asked, and you reply "my grand mother is an alumna of bla bla bla" That can almost guarantee you your visa

bigfrancis21: Yes. The reason is plausible enough. Put it this way, 'my paternal/maternal grandfather is a distinguished alumnus of the school who studied B.Sc/MS in xxxx(say his course). He's of the class of 1970(the year he graduated) and he told me a lot about the school'.

bigfrancis21: Replied you. We're now connected.

bigfrancis21: @Bolded...Kunle that is your greatest undoing. Adults from 25 and over going for undergraduate study are a big no-no for the VOs let alone someone of 30+ years. How do you intend to catch up when you left high school over 14 years ago? (I'm assuming you're 32 and you left high school at 18). When the US educational system leaves no chances for gaps in education? These and many others are exactly what run in the minds of VOs when they meet cases like yours. Your type of case is not a case the VO will be willing to grant visas except you have a very cogent reason.

Please for your own sake and improved chances of getting the US visa, forget your paroles whatsoever of undergraduate study and switch to masters. Apply for masters to a good school that has 'university' in its name. Write either GRE or TOEFL and go back again. Your next interview story here will be a success story. I can assure you that.

Ricky Rozay: Thanks bro... Just try to be Bold and Confident on that day despite any difficulties you might encounter on that day

You shall get the Visa...

Go get it and bring the good news here for us to celebrate......

Ricky Rozay: Visa Approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't shout ooooooooooooo.. I will be back with the Full Gist.......

topzy2000: My Interview was just about 3 minutes. Nice and jovial looking VO. She doesn't really type anything on her system, probably cos have been there before.It went like this...

VO: Morning. How are you.
Me: Am great. Thank you.
VO: So you will be going to IIT right ?
Me: Yes
VO: So who is sponsoring you.
Me: My Dad
VO: What does he do?
Me: He retired from civil service some years ago. He works as a consultant now based on his past work experience and he is into real estate. He has properties in Lagos worth millions of naira
Vo: Do you have any proof he can take care of your expenses ?
Me: Sure. I pass my financial statements.
VO: She checks them in 10secs and passes it back.

She then passes me a paper that I should pick up my Visa on Friday.

I would confess I prayed and fasted on this matter and God favoured me. Prayers indeed work.

A student guy also did just before me and he got his Visa also.

I see a lot of peeps getting their Visas this week. Amen

vivysparkles: If I remember correctly, during ur last interview, u failed to properly explain to the VO what uve been doing from ur graduation till now. Ur response was ' working in the church for 5yrs' . I hope uve found a better response than that now. Also ur sponsor affidavit/letter dint have a specific amount on it. Hope uve made dt correction too. Also find a compelling reason for why your employer is the one sponsoring ur studies
Good luck!

bigfrancis21: If I remember, you were denied initially at Abuja, right? Why don't you try Lagos this time? Abuja has been having an awfully low approval rate this season and Lagos a higher approval rate. Try Lagos this time. You surely do not want to come back to this thread bemoaning again.

babsharon: Sent !!! Reason why company may want to sponsor you were included

babsharon: Sent

coachee1: on how tinz be eehhh, as i reach house
i come reason am wela come see am
say en fit be because of no strong ties
to my country mek d oyibo man deny
me visa. Now i wan mek una join me do
dis my calculation to see if en go work dis time. I wan provide all diz
documents:
*high court affidavit by my sponsor
(company)
*letter of trainee employment (as
stated in my former ds-160 ie employed as a trainee) stating my employment
date,field,and salary scale
*letter of education leave from sponsor
(who is also my employer)for 4 yrs, with
leave/educational allowance(pocket
moni) *letter of sponsorship/commitment
from my sponsor/employer addressed
to consular general usa embassy
*official document of affirmation/
agreement from high court swearing
that i would come back to work for my sponsor after my education. Pls neccessary corrections and
calculations are highly welcomed.

bigfrancis21: Actually, the Abuja VOs tend to be more relaxed than Lagos VOs because they don't tend to experience the huge constant swathe of visa applicants that Lagos receives daily. Because of this, they tend to give you more time to explain your case.

However, student interview is unique to each person. The same dreaded Chinese (Chinko) lady known to be very stingy with visas granted some members here their visa. My cousin going to TSU first went to Abuja for her interview and met this same man you met who denied her. She then applied again to the Lagos embassy solely because she didn't want to reapply to the Abuja embassy again only to meet the same man, and this time she got her visa. Imperiouxx was denied at Abuja only to go to Lagos and got granted.

Its left for you to choose which place you want to go. I'd suggest you go to Lagos this time but whichever embassy your mind tells you to go, go there.

GboyegaD: Why would you want to work with hear says knowing that the interview is unique to each individual? Follow your mind and leave the rest to God.

bigfrancis21: Yap. You'll meet whites there too. To avoid meeting the same man again, I think you should apply this time to the Lagos embassy.

As for airlines, I would suggest Emirates or any arab airline because they are usually very cheap. Avoid American/European airlines like a plague!!! They are very expensive. Since there's no airport in Abilene, you'll fly from Lagos to Houston (since Houston is still in Texas) and take a cab, bus, or the Greyhound bus to Abilene, Texas.