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Horayce:
VISA APPROVED this morning at the Abuja US consulate office
Hasn't sunk in yet. I'll post a full debrief later.

JabinodelaRatta:
Still not seen, better still reach me thru mcrolife at yahoo dot com

frankarecords:
God I am so so sad.cud not find a visa emergency date this year till 15th of Jan and my school resumes 14th of jan.wat else can I do plz

JabinodelaRatta:
I haven't seen it

JabinodelaRatta:
pm sent

JabinodelaRatta:
Where are you in yaba?

JabinodelaRatta:
congrats

mcfarlin:
Congrats@coobboy

JabinodelaRatta:
House where can I get winter wears in lagos?

I got my american student visa to study aerospace engineering at the lagos embassy , this is my experience ;
Things I Did
I prepared well ; read several interview experiences
I prayed
I arranged all my original documents in a way I found covinient
I got to the embassy early
The interview went this way
V.o: Damilola Isaac right ?
Me: yes
V.o: university of Texas at Atlington
Me: yes
V.o: when did u finish secondary school
Me:2008
V.o: why texas
Me : research blah blah blah
V.o: how many schs did u apply to
Me:three
V.o: which
Me: purdue, old dominion and texas
V.o : why not any of those other two
Me: old dominion was more like a backup ....
V.o: (cuts me short)so u prefer Texas? Y?
Me: the school pays particular attention to research
V.o: (nods his head , continues typing ) so what is it about research?
Me: as a young child I was fascinated by air planes I later went to study mech engr then I found out that I liked d design blah blah
V.o: experimental design
Me: (deemed my eyes cos I dint hear wat he sed)
V.o; rephrases
Me; real design ,construction
V.o: nods his head while typing
V.o: what university did u attend ?
Me:covenant UNi
V.o: have u served ?
Me:yes
V.o: where
Me : Elizade nig....
V.o: who is sponsoring u ?
Me; my parents
V.o: what does your father do ?
Me: he is a director....,,
V.o: where ?
Me; ondo state
V.o : slides a piece of paper across ; pick up ur visa at this location on Wednesday
Things to note
1) be well prepared ( read ppls interview experiences in ur field of interest)
2) keep ur answers short and precise ,as necessary
3) be consistent , a question can be asked in two different ways
4) don't be a yes man; say no if u don't agree with the v.o's leading question
5) know evy piece of info on ur ds-160 and stick to it
6) Keep eye contact and make sure u r audible
7) if u r craming anything make sure u r flexible with it
sould d v.o cut u short ; stop talking.

Walspring:
Congrats and enjoy your stay in Obamaland...

Hope my wife dem give her too

Where you wan go shayo? Because i dey around your house ooo

jenns:
#congrat bro...send me your phone digit or pin, seems we've got the same course in common. Let's chat ..need to find out somethings from you.

layo23:
hello pls whiche one is confirmation no u were talking abt,I have been denied once my old ds160 no is d one dt still appears in my new application page AA288***.D online nonimmigrant visa application is AA00***.pls Is dis wat u were talking abt?

jenns:
Congrat bro... So you self sabi lie like me . Hope #Justwise#Slimmy05 wouldn't send us away from this forum with our lies sha!!!.
I observe telling them about a research by an unknown Prof is becoming the password to their heart now.

0My appointment today was scheduled for 9:30, left home around 6:30 got to the embassy 8oclock, due to the horrendous hold up on the island.... When we got to the embassy, we had to take a new passport photograph, cos ours was old.
Fastforward, waiting for our appointment time to be called sheesh.... We then started checking out our ds-160, mine correlated with my appointment printout, but my sister's didn't, so she was sent back not to enter, she was adviced to book another appointment, which she has done( so y'all should make sure your ds-160 confirmation page should correlate with your appointment page, or else you would be sent back home) I then went in alone.
So whilst waiting in the waiting room to the embassy. Before it got to my turn , it took like an hour or 2..... The embassy was filled up so we had to wait, to make everywhere cleared up.
Inside we were asked to remove our belts and any metallic object, dontcarry anymetallic object when going for an interview: my comb was confiscated, whilst checking in. In the embassy room I had to wait in line for so long before I could get my biometric done, finally my number popped up, while thumbprinting I was looking around to sit up front checking out for available seats, looking left and right, the nigerian woman was like this one ur looking side to side hope no problem, better face me, then you'll face them later, told her I was nervous.
Sat down and waited for my number A335 waited for so long..... One black young girl was just denying irrespective of how u answer your question and all chai see gbege, I was no praying not to go to her her window oh. Finally my name popped up (surprised my name came up before people that came in 8:30am (numbers from 24x... The lords doing ), over confindence dey worry me after I don cram finish.... As I reach. Forget everything wey I Cram

ME: hey, how you doing
VO: I'm good, how are you?
ME: I'm alright
VO:can I see your I-20?
VO: why did you choose troy university
ME: (things started to get back to me) first all, troy university is a prestigious university......,also it was one of the places I visited in the US and also got a chance to speak to prof eric watson(na big lie) he is into a research program, for OLED in gps and other computerized device. (The oga no let me finish)
VO: what course
ME: computer and information sciences( the guy dey find fault, think say I go just talk computer science cos that's the real major..... Make sure u say and fill what was written on your I-20)
VO: how many schools did you apply to?
ME: I appliedd to 3 schools in the US, 1 in canada,1 in nigeria ( lie lie) Colliin college, southwest minnesota state university, troy university, prince edward island university in canada (saw it online few minutes back), university of lagos.
VO: I see you are in yabatech
ME: yes I finished my ND in yabatech last month, which I did computer engineering(lie, I justdey second semeser ND2 oh).
VO: what is ND?
ME: national Diploma
VO: when did you finish secondary school?
ME: 2011
VO: did take the SAT?
ME: yes I did
VO: who would sponsor you?
ME: my dad
VO: what does he do?
ME: he is an essstach....an estate consultant, he is the CEO of ............ Buys and sells..( Cuts me off)
VO: when did you travel to the US?
ME: last month november9 with my family and also last year october15
VO: alright
TAKE YOUR I-20 COS YOU WOuLD BE needing it...... I have approved your visa, you will receive it on monday blah blah, can't remember again( caught up with shayo).
ME: when would I receive my passport?
VO: on monday certainly
OMO as dem gimme paper I show them for back say omo me don collect visha oh.... As I commot look back saying their mama. Felt normal
One boy almost destroy the door coshe had his visa. Lol
As I saw my pop c I just gave him thumbs up.
No documents was asked for!!!!
HINTS
1. Always jesticulate small small( although mine was like an omo ita own oh)
2. Don't rest on the counter seems rude
All these sir, ma oyinbo no fancy am, I no call the guy sir upon him bald head.
3. Look directly in his eye
4. Talk loudly so he can hear, when you don't hear him ask him to repeat or say uhn
5. Don't bring any out document when not asked to,and don't divert the question
6. Dressing matters a lot( girl wore jumpsuit and house clothings and all she looked ratchet you know, upon answering all the question correctly she was denied) dressed like say ko ri'n kan je

Kudos to all that are yet to get theirs oh may God see you through and always have faith, have it in mind ur not going to collect a visa but permission to travel. Walspring that put me althrough oshey, zeezahbee try too by introducing me troy, mrroyce, graviton2,stevecrun...and all other transcripts I read that was helpful, eshey oh. And mind, I read from part 1 to 4 oh last year e no easy.

innovativeame:
OkOk! Visa approved at the US embassy today. The shortest interview of my life. Watch out for the transcript.

repsin:
Visa approved today at the lagos consulate. Glory be to God.

slimmy05:
If that's you in the profile pic then I won't mind being your agent. Lolz, there is nothing like agent here, it's practically do it yourself thing. If you want to get needed help, you would need to come out straight and clear.

Which programme are you interested in? Msc or Bsc? Kindly state your profile

stevecrun:
Wishing you lots going for visa interview this month of December,God's unending favour and mercies in front of any stubborn visa officer.

You're all in my thoughts and prayers.

Horayce:
What if u genuinely only applied to that program because it's the only school offering that specialist course in the US? Anything wrong with a little honesty? As you allude in ur post, if the VO's are only human then a honest but convincing answer should suffice over a prepackaged one that you are expected to give, just my opinion tho..

shogsdogg:
hello house,

I have seen a lot of transcripts with VOs asking to know how many schools that you applied to , as for me I only applied to just one school and I got my admission ..Please what kind of response can I give if I am asked this question

Secondly , Like how much balance should I have in my SOA relative to the amount stated on the I20.


please I need honest responses

KingMEXX:
hello guys, pls whenever I play Call of duty on my PC, the touchpad becomes unresponsive after clicking on the buttons..That is, I can't look around with the touchpad while holding down W or A or S etc...Pls, any soltn??

Magpies:
is dix dog pure or nt?

Jchi9876:
it snows in most parts of Mexico so why would a Jjc hispanic in the USA be excited at sighting snow

Jchi9876:
How was your first winter storm? Am wondering how you must have reacted? Most people especially Africans who have never seen snow either dance in it or take pictures
Are you in CMU?