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Visa approved 19th November 2014 at the Lagos Embassy by a cute, a little chubby guy in Window 6.
Here's my transcript
Vo: good morning
Me: hi good morning
Vo: So you are going to get a masters degree in communications at the Missouri State University
Me: yes
Vo: so what do you do
Me: i am a brand communications and PR analyst at xyz
Vo: can i see your business card? (I was lost for a while coz i did not bring any of my cards for the interview) and im like business card? He's like yh, u know PR pple usually have cards they give out.
Me: no i dont have my business card here but i can show u a letter from my organisation coz i will b proceeding on a study leave for this degree and i do have my office ID card but its outside in my bag. (I bring out the study leave letter and tossed in the passage)
Vo: types 4 a while and doesnt touch the letter then says "so have u applied for a US Visa before?
Me: the only US Visa i have had was in xyz year and i went on a vacation with my family for just a month.
Vo: can i see your university undergrad certificate
me: put it on top of the letter
Vo: looks at both document and returns back
Vo: so how many schools did you apply to, name them
Me: 4schs in the US - ACU, gvsu, msu, rsunj. I said the full names of the school
Vo: what do all dis schs have in common i mean they are all different
Me: well most schools always associate communications with journalism or mass and social media but these four schools are able to offer me what exactly i want to major in which is org. Communications.
Vo: who is your sponsor
Me my mom
Vo : what does she do
Me: shes an accountant and a tax consultant for Lagos and Osun state government.
Vo: are you married
me: no but i am in a serious relationship
Vo : what do you mean serious, are you engaged?
Me: No but i just really want it to work out
Vo: whats his name in case he comes by
Me: at this point i laughed in my mind, told him a fake name, as he typed it down i asked if i could spell it for him and he said no (lmao)
Vo: ur visa has been approved pick up at this address I'm circling right now in one week. He gives me back my i20 and I'm like is this all u r giving me? He says yh im keeping ur passport and then it occurred to me that what im i saying sef.
i cleared my stuff and left happily
i thank God, this is the easiest interview of my life! Only 2 docs requested, VO was nice and i wasn't nervous 1bit.
thanks to my boo. Though the tough preparation he gave me , i had it far easier.
Thanks to every1 on this thread. God bless