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Your answer to how will this program help you needs to be rephrased just in case of another time. That answer sounded like you had plans of not returning to your home country.
First, you bad-mouthed your home country, said it lacks adequate automobile professionals, yes, we may understand that but the VO won't see it that way (he/she would see it like an escape plan from your country), then when you said you can render efficient services unlike them, you should have stated the location you plan on practicing which should be Nigeria.

Also, if this sponsor of yours is not related to you in anyway, why is he/she sponsoring you, have you thought of an answer to that?

I've heard of people of your age getting their study visa and I hope you get to experience that too.

Styles3six:
Good day everyone
My visa was denied yesterday
Lagos office

V.o good morning and pass me your 1-20 and passport

Me- good morning and passed it on

V.o- so what are you studying and and school

Me- I will be studying automobile automotive mechanics at salt lake community college

V.o- how will this program help you

Me- Always had passion for repairs and maintenance , so getting quality education at this college would enquip me with the right knowledge to be a top automobile expert since my location in nigeria lack adequate professionals .. I can render efficient services unlike the roadside mechanics

V.o I will not be granting you and passed me the blue paper

Note- the blue paper says lack of home ties , am 34 going for my first degree , I don't have a kid yet , my sponsor is American and not family

Advice needed on reapplying for a new interview .. can I say I have a kid in the next 1-20 form I fill to get better home ties .. is it possible
Should I go to abuja next?

Picricchem:
Congratulations! How far is your school from Atlanta?

I don't think it's that far, my colleague told me we can drive there

Visa approved at US Consulate@Lagos early last week.

No standardized test
I have GA with tuition waiver and monthly stipend

Here's my transcript;�


Me:Good morning
VO: Good morning, how are you?
Me: I'm fine, thank you!
VO: Pass me your passport and I-20 please (I passed to him)
VO: Where are you going?
Me: I'm going to University of West Georgia at Carrollton for my Master's degree in Professional Counseling with a concentration in College Students Affairs
VO:How did you get to know this school?
Me: I carried out an extensive research using Google and some academic websites to search for schools that offers my course of interest and I found a few schools that I met their requirements amongst which was University of West Georgia
VO: Who's sponsoring you?
Me: My cousin will be covering my deficit. I have a graduate assistantship that covers more than 80% of my tuition fees and with a monthly stipend.
VO: Where does he live?
Me: Little Elm, Texas
VO: Did you apply to other schools?
Me: Yes, I applied to 2 other schools, Georgia Southern University and Western Illinois University
VO: What will you do when you return to Nigeria?
Me: I'll be taking up a lecturing job at my Alma Mater and also work as a Student Affairs Professional with educational institutes here in Nigeria

VO: Okay, I'll be issuing your visa and you can pick it up in the next 3-4 days at your pre selected location. Also, don't forget to go with your I-20 when traveling as it would be requested at the airport, have a nice day( believe me, all of these�was less than 1 minutes even tho it may look longer than that.)

Thanks be to God�....please pray, pray, pray and also prepare(very important too)

obajoey:
Do they require I-20 at the port of entry?

Yes, very important so as not to be turned back

Heyjessay:
Congratulations!!!
Can you also tell us about the experience...especially the covid related ones.

How was the crowd? Were the queues long? Etc

Thanks! Well, the queues were long, can't say if it's always like that but too many people were scheduled for today. The nose mask is compulsory and you'll be asked to sanitize your hands using the sanitizer dispenser at every room you enter..... apart from this, no other COVID protocols

Visa approved this morning at Lagos Embassy, I'll post transcript soon.
A very big thank you to God Almighty and Lex04 for being a true and supportive friend. God bless you and yours. I also appreciate Esther, Akeem and Victor for the mock interviews and your time, thank you guys!

Lex04:
Hi good people. A friend of mine would be going for his interview soon and has prepared this transcript. Kindly assist to review it and give your suggestions. Thanks.

Me: Good morning
VO: Good morning, pass me your I-20 please?
Me: (passes the I-20 to him)
VO: Where are you going?
Me: I’m going to Louisiana State University for a Master’s degree in Professional Counselling with a concentration in College Student Affairs
VO: How did you hear about LSU?
Me: After I decided to have my Master’s degree in the United States, I carried out an extensive research using google and some academic websites to check for schools that offer my course of interest and I found a few schools that I met their requirements among which was LSU
VO: How many schools did you apply to?
Me: I applied to 3 schools; Louisiana State University, Georgia Southern University and Western Illinois University
VO: How many of them offered you admission?
Me: The 3 of them offered me admission
VO: Why this school?
Me: I chose LSU firstly because of the school curriculum which requires me to attend professional conferences that would earn me extra professional certifications and would also help expand my network which the ither schools did not offer. Asides that, LSU offered me a graduate assistantship that covers more than 80% of my tuition fees and with a monthly stipend. Also, throughout my application process till now, their communication has always been fast and effective
VO: Why this course?
Me: This course would help achieve my career goal when I return to Nigeria, to take up a lecturing job at a higher institution preferably my alma mater and also work as a student affairs professional with educational bodies here in Nigeria
VO: Why USA?
Me: I believe US has the best education system in the world and is an excellent country to study for an education-related degree. Also, studying in the US will give me a world-class education experience in form of field work which is imperative to my career
VO: What is your study plan?
ME: Master’s degree in College Student Affairs is a 2-year program. I will be studying a total of 42 credit hours core curriculum. I am also required to maintain a GPA of 3.0 for the degree to be awarded. A few of my courses are Introduction to Counselling Practice, Advocacy and Leadership, Higher Education Administration amongst others
VO: What have you been doing since graduation?
Me: After my bachelor degree in 2018, I went for my National Youth Service between 2018 and 2019, after which, I secured a job with ABC Limited where I worked as a Sales Manager between 2019 and 2020. I then proceeded from there to my current organization where I work as a XYZ
VO: Who is sponsoring you?
Me: My cousin would be covering my deficit
VO: What does he do?
Me: He works as an IT Specialist
VO: Is he married? Does he have children?
Me: Yes, he’s married with two children, ages 3 and 5.
VO: Where does he live?
Me: He lives in Little Elm, Texas.
VO: Why is your cousin sponsoring you?
Me: He lived with me and my family and my parents sponsored him through his education and now that my dad is late and my cousin has the financial resources, he is willing to return the favour.

Kindly give your honest opinions and advise.

Sehraa:
What could be the reason for all these cancellations? Can anyone advise me on what to do next? I have gone ahead to schedule for April 20th 2021, but I am afraid that it will be cancelled again. Someone suggested I used an agent, I am confused, please help.

I look forward to responses. Thanks.

Please @everybody talking about cancellations, be sure it was really cancelled and not rescheduled cos I thought mine was cancelled too when I received a mail from them seeing how people have been talking bout cancellations here until I read the mail and got the information that it was rescheduled and not cancelled

Novartis:
Hey guys

I need a school with
no application fee,
no gre,
no English proficiency test,
no WES evaluation

actually, this is possible, some schools are running no application fee till 15th of February while very few are doing it for the whole year self, Google schools with free application fee or application fee waivers, check the requirements for your course, not all courses require GRE and the better news is once your undergraduate degree was taught in English, your school or the evaluation organization used to evaluate your transcript (if any) can attach a letter that says your degree was taught in English.

Note: Nigeria is being removed from list of countries that need English Proficiency Test to secure admission lately, tho not all schools allow this yet.

tiptoe1:
Wow. I didn't know one could do it this way, transferring your Sevis payment to another applicant. I thought your profile would have been linked to it already.

Yeah, profile would've been linked but by the time you transfer payment, the new profile would be linked to the payment.

tiptoe1:
You mean you've made a Sevis fee payment and would like to transfer it to someone who hasn't made the payment yet. It's not possible, it can't be done.

Sevis fee is valid for a year and even if you wish to apply to a different school for fall, it can be transfered to the new school Sevis ID. So if it's still within a year, you have nothing to worry about

It is 100% possible, the SEVIS fee is still valid but it won't be valid by the time I'll be reapplying for Visa as it would be more than a year by then so it would be valid for anybody trying to pay for Spring and Summer session.

Hello guys, kindly DM if you would be resuming for Spring 2021 and you're yet to pay your SEVIS fee...... I'll transfer payment to your SEVIS account as my SEVIS fee would expire before I'm able to reapply for Visa against Fall semester.
Thank you!!!

HoluwadareY:
I chose Abuja....I think there' no date for Lagos yet

How do I change to Abuja,please?

Friedpotato:
do you know if they have any Twitter account?

Yes, they do @USinNigeria

saintexcel:
Has anybody sent US embassy an email about student visa for fall semester. Please what was their response.

Same old response, still closed to visa routine

HoluwadareY:
When i booked , like 1 month ago, Nov 4th was no longer available, the earliest date then was Nov 23rd...though i think if they re-open, people should be able to reschedule.

Like I've being trying to book for over a month now and no date is popping up at all on the US Consulate website, Lagos

Morning y'all,any information on US embassy in Nigeria? I just tried to book and appointment and still same old story of "no scheduled appointments"��

TTENE:
@Debbs is ur school Troy university? Cause my resumption date is also 12th of august

No, mine's UWG

Abeg talk am, I go fit do am oo, my program na Fall semester only so if at all I try defer till Spring,
my faculty no fit start program from just me now and no online classes for my faculty too so I need the emergency visa appointment urgently

Geewin69:
Na long process o, highly cost-intensive too.
If I talk, you go fit do am?

Cocao:
The embassy is not open yet. You just have to wait until they do.

Thanks, please when you hear or have update on any successful emergency visa booking, kindly post, I'll keep checking

@ Anybodie I already did all of that and even paid my SEVIS fee already, just need to get an emergency appointment and get my Visa�

Please help!!! I need an emergency F1 visa appointment urgently as school starts 12 of August