₦airaland Forum

ddbluv:
Enquire very well, First Bank dont give cash, they give pay the PTA into a master card to use abroad, except if u have a dorm account, then u can transfer from the mastercard dollar account to your personal dorm account then withdraw over the counter. Am not 100% certain but my sis used that route to get physical cash.
I may be wrong so verify

Thanks. First bank now give cash for PTA. The person who attended to me said they are now authorize to do so, though they weren't giving cash a few weeks back.

Good day house. I thought d PTA thing is without charge o since I am a customer. First bank is charging me 1% commision and 5% vat. How una see am? Make go ahead? Urgent answer pls!!!

amanze15:
yes there are as duly stated below;
1. withdrawal up to 8 times daily with a cumulative transaction limit of N60,000 or its equivalent in any currency if the transaction is done abroad, there is a N420 change for withdrawal done at an ATM abroad
2. purchase or pay up to 15 times a day at a POS or online with a cumulative spend of 500.000 to 1M or its equivalent if its done abroad or on international websites NB. its varies for different banks
NB. the above is for the mastercard. Visa charges 209.50/ 1dollar for my fidelity card for online and swipe transactions
i filled a form stating that i would want the magnetic stripe of my debit cards be relieved or rather open to enable m swipe at pay up points

3. get a friend or the operating manager at your bank of choice to get your account fully operational for home use being the "internet banking" your can request for card and sign a third party to go and collect your card any time its ready for collection your pin can be mailed to you........fidelity bank, Gtbank, stanbic bank services are tight but you can use others .

Hmmmmmm... So much to b desired... #60000 per day, which is $300... Anyway, thanks for d info.

amanze15:
PTA card PTA is in cash regardless of the bank you visit, most of them don't give cash again cos of falling naira, they would advise you to get a debit card either the mastercard or visa,, i test ran mine when i got here it worked without stress, boss i would alert u as soon as i get a cell phone,

What are d conditns to using d master card ie number of usage; maximum amount one can withdraw per time per day; where to renew if it expires; charges that apply etc?

BloodyMitch:
i think dubai

But u are only stopping over in Dubai temporarily bfore u continue ur journey. Anyway, perhaps your stop over will b long, like 7-8hours.

BloodyMitch:
No you dont but they asked me to come with my passport to their office or call them so that they can book hotel for me

Hotel here in Nigeria or wen u arrive in d US?

BloodyMitch:
Just got it, they asking for my passport to book hotel for me?

After one receives his ticket through his email, do u need to contact emirate again, or send them any receipt or something, or what next?

Still basking in the euphoria of my visa approval yesterday.

Scheduled for 9am, but arrived few minutes past 7. Had to wait till to ten b4 we were called. (I was already annoyed bcause I dnt like waiting and waiting and hearing discouraging words from pple, especially wen I hv an examinatn or interview; prefer to just come, go in and do business...). Anyway, gat no choice but to relax.

I was with my bag containing my laptop and other belongings and hv resolved not to keep it with those women hustling outside the embassy; one of them took sbd's bag and just hanged it on a tree while she continues to attend to other customers buying food frm her... for my mind, make I give u my bag, make another person carry am go and u go come tell me story or worst still, u run away...

Anyway, got inside and after a long wait and queue, it was my turn at window 9. Here was what transpired...

ME: Good morning ma
VO: (Did not answer)...pass me your DS 160 and Pport...., I did
VO: What about your Form I-20...., I passed it also
VO: Where are u going for your Masters?
ME: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
VO: Why Rutgers?
ME: Rutgers is the best school in New Jersey
VO: (cut in..) As in? What did u say?
I gave d same answer, and she repeated the same question. (I was thinking maybe because I was stuttering cause I am a stammarer so she did not hear me clearly or perhaps she is doubting my assertion that Rutgers is d best or sth.... so I quickly rephrased and stylishly moved to other cogent reasons...)
ME: Rutgers is one of the best schools in US with a faculty/student ratio of 1/13. It is highly rated in terms of Engineering especially in my field (Energy systems)
VO: (Looks at my Form-I20) But your Form I-20 shows that u are going for a Masters in Mechanical Engineering (design and control)!!
ME: Yes. Design and control of Energy Systems
VO: Ok, tell me about it.
ME: The world survives and thrives on energy. Energy generation, storage and control is essential for human existence and as such every avenue to generate it must be harnessd. I hope to major in energy generation from vibrating bodies, knowing fully well that every object vibrates continuously, though at different frequencies.
VO: Who is sponsoring u?
ME: I got a scholarship from my state government and my brother will be co sponsoring.
VO: Got any document to show?
ME: Sure. (Gave her the account statement and the scholarship letter)
VO: (scan through the documents and passed them to me....started typing....
(me I just they look...for my mind, tell me those golden words.......)
Your visa is approved, take your Form I-20, you will need it at the point of entry bla bla bla...
ME: (smiles...) Thanks and walked away majestically

I want to sincerely appreciate everyone of us for our contributions to this thread. Special thanks to Slimmy and Darklight...u guys are wonderful.
Success to those that are going soon; u will also come here to testify.

In d voice of daddy G. O. "Let somebody shout HALLELUYAH..." Visa approved today at d US embassy Abuja. Transcript loading....

adewoleray:
I googled PayPal registration in Nigeria and it brought the sign up page

Thanks bro

adewoleray:
OK thanks my brother. I have just opened the paypay account, my card is at home, I will do it when I get home. I use a zenithbank ATM, and I already have internet banking on it
I will feed u back once I get home I link the card with it. Thanks a lot and God bless

Pls, how did u open the paypal acct? What website did u use?

Busconductor:
william paterson university......are you also going to NJ? if so, which school?

Rutgers university

Busconductor:
Guys please my school is in New Jersey, can I enter the U.S. Through jfk in New York

Hello, pls if u dnt mind, what is d name of ur school?

Good day house. Pls anybody in Rutgers University, New Jersey or is there anybody going there this Fall. Pls indicate.

slimmy05:
I remember that Sango area, I was frequent in that axis last year, had one escapade in Ibadan Poly.

Bro,pls confirm the email I sent to u. Thanks.

slimmy05:
I remember that Sango area, I was frequent in that axis last year, had one escapade in Ibadan Poly.

Bro, pls reply my email. Thanks

kennyrony:
You don't av any business at d embassy again. Just mail ur school stating good reason y u want to defer. And they will issue u a new I-20 for spring. That's all

thanks bro

Walspring:
Yea.. Your school will send you new I20 since your deferred and you cant use the old I20 to enter usa

And I wont need to go again to d embassy?

Walspring:
you wont pay sevis fee again since it is valid for a year

ok. So wat will happen then? Will my sch hv to send me anyother document to show that i will resume for spring? Or will i just book for flight or wat? Pls forgive my many question...i just want to knw wat to do n not miss out.

kennyrony:
Congratulations on ur new job. You can defer without paying anything. Just mail the school stating a good reason why u want to defer.

But left for me, I would advice u do everything now. Pay ur SEVIS fee, book appointment and get ur Visa, then u can now defer. Atleast u know u av ur visa already and u won't av to be thinking of Visa interview by Spring and u ar also going to av enough time to prepare ahead.

Thanks. But if I pay the SEVIS fee and get my visa with the SEVIS identification number on my current Form I-20, wont I be required to pay another fee wen I receive another Form I-20, for spring 2016 upon my deferment?

Cyclotron:
Close the page and restart again, or just keep on trying. I faced similar issue.

hope retrying again n again wont affect me because I stopped at a point wen it display a page telling me that I cant access it for now abi sth like dat.

kennyrony:
I can't really say wat d problem is. Maybe u should change to another browser. What did u click after filling ur details. Start over or Enter?
https://www.fmjfee.com/i901fee/desktop/students/formSelection.htm

d page I filled has four options: I accept, I decline, Enter and Start over. I clicked I accept but it always return me to the home page.

kennyrony:
Congratulations on ur new job. You can defer without paying anything. Just mail the school stating a good reason why u want to defer.

But left for me, I would advice u do everything now. Pay ur SEVIS fee, book appointment and get ur Visa, then u can now defer. Atleast u know u av ur visa already and u won't av to be thinking of Visa interview by Spring and u ar also going to av enough time to prepare ahead.

Thanks bro. I just pray I take the right decision. But I am trying to fill the SEVIS form now and I am having challenge. Whenever I fill all information (Surname, First name SEVIS Nber, Sch Code etc) and click I accept, it just take me back to the home page. Pls help...

Hello everyone.
Please I need your advice. I just received my Form I-20 and I am to resume this Fall 2015. I just secured a new job and would want to defer my admission to January 2016. I would appreciate response as to how to go abt it. Will I pay for SEVIS and pay for visa before I defer or how do I do it. Urgent response, plss...

kennyrony:
Fill d form yourself, then u send the confirmation page to som1 to pay d SEVIS fee for u

Thanks.

Pls house, do I log on to the website "www.fmjfee.com" and fill the form myself before I contact sbd in the US to pay my SEVIS fee or is it the person that will do everything for me? Note : I just received my Form I-20 and I will like to know the next step to take.

sammynwaGod:
you are to submit it online after filling it .

Thanks bro

[quote author=sammynwaGod post=34886221]you can but I would advise you take it step by step. First sevis payment. .. do you know how to pay your sevis fee?
Secondly fill and submit the ds-160 non immigrant form ..
then you can pay for your visa fee and book a date for interview. [/quote

Pls where will the DS-160 non-immigrant form be submitted after filling it?

Pls house, after obtaining my Form I-20, what shld I do next?

DARKLIGHT:
Hello Boss! Mine were coloured pictures with white background and they were accepted. Just tell the photographer that the passports should be 5cm X 5cm you want to use at the American Embassy.

Thank u bro for d reply.

DARKLIGHT:

Boss, thanks for the information. It also means one can bargain and get it at cheaper price. Right information is power. So guys bargain properly because one of the gurus just informed us that six 5cm X 5cm passports photograph can be gotten at the rate of 600 naira.

pls, what shld b the passport photograph backgroud colour? Red, Blue etc? Or is it of any colour?

threadstone:
five figures monthly, go first, then weigh your options.

i had to open microsoft excel, print out my current letter and turn to an income/expenditure tax analyst... i think i should do acca

but at the end though........

hehehe...#10000 na five figure salary too o...(winks) Anyway, let me receive my call first.