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portelli:
Pls gurus concerning the notice at the CGI website, I have an appointment for visa interview on the 22nd day of June 2015, but I submitted the ds-160 form on the 9th day of June 2015, will I have any problem at the embassy on the date of my appointment? Is the notice also specific for applicants that have appointments within June 14-20? Help me clarify it pls.

Whichever way it is, in my opinion, the best bet is for you to go for the interview. There you will be sure. You are most likely to be interviewed cos it was stated that those who submitted their application AFTER June 9 and falls within the week June 14-20 should reschedule.

[quote author=Spidyy post=34842693]Thanks for the reply but "it does matter attitude"? Everything matters until one stops breathing, if it didn't matter ,I wont be on this thread digging up useful & reasonable advice.

No,one said a visa is a right and I know it doesn't make you admissible on entry. Its also not a do or die affair for some people (me). A refusal only deters your course or plan but doesn't take it away.

Anyways,

I would agree to some extent you are correct, I chose it because it didn't require GRE doesn't mean I didn't apply to others that required a GRE score. I was awarded a $3000 scholarship ,well, I was grateful, I didn't expect it.

I thought Uni of Bridgeport is a better school than most? I took neither TOEFL nor IELTS nor GRE. However, I submitted my BSc. from a British University with second class upper honors to merit that scholarship I think.

Maybe I'll write the GRE then.

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Can I have your email address pls. The pm thing seem not to be working. Got some info for you.

amanze15:
their system get issue, maybe thats why they were doling out visas like pure water through out last week, i think every student visa issued was told to wait on th email or track online through UStraveldocs site

You sound like u undermining the role of God's favor and the recipients' hardwork. Just thinking aloud bro.

jamesflaw:
good day guys pleaase i went to the embassy last week Wednesday . I was give a white paper and told I wold receive an sms when my visa is ready. But up till now i haven't received any sms. i'm confused and a little bit worried. Should i go to their location for pickup at VI and ask if its ready? or do i give them a call. And if so, which number do i call?

thanks in advance Guys.

This link would give you the answer: http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ng/index.html?firstTime=No

Notonlyamerika:
Pls does that notice concern visa applicants with appointments next week?

We are currently unable to print most immigrant and nonimmigrant visas approved after June 8, 2015. In addition, U.S. Embassies/Consulates are currently unable to process new applications submitted on or after June 9, 2015. Applicants with interview appointments scheduled for this week, June 14-120, are asked to reschedule if they submitted a DS-160 online application after June 9, 2015. Appointments can be rescheduled by following the instructions located on (insert vendor’s website). Nonimmigrants visa applications who submitted their DS-160 online application prior to June 9, 2015, should plan to attend their scheduled appointment.

Implication:
Those whose interview fall within this week should reshedule.

If you submitted your application before June 9 and you have your interview next week, go for the interview o. Ma fi owo jona o!

Found this very very useful:
Source: http://www.american.edu/ocl/isss/visa-interview-tips.cfm

Tips for a Successful Visa Interview
10 Points to Remember When Applying for a Nonimmigrant Visa
1) TIES TO HOME COUNTRY

Under US law, all applicants for nonimmigrant visas are viewed as intending immigrants until they can convince the consular officer that they are not. You must therefore be able to show that you have reasons for returning to your home country that are stronger than those for remaining in the United States.

"Ties" to your home country are the things that bind you to your hometown, homeland, or current place of residence (i.e., job, family, financial prospects that you own or will inherit, investments, etc).

If you are a prospective student, the interviewing officer may ask about your specific intentions or promise of future employment, family or other relationships, educational objectives, grades, long-long range plans, and career prospects in your home country. Each person's situation is different, of course, and there is no magic explanation or single document, certificate, or letter, which can guarantee visa issuance.

2) ENGLISH

Anticipate that the interview will be conducted in English and not in your native language. One suggestion is to practice English conversation with a native speaker before the interview. If you are coming to the United States solely to study intensive English, be prepared to explain how English will be useful for you in your home country.

3) SPEAK FOR YOURSELF

Do not bring parents or family members with you to your interview. The consular officer wants to interview you, not your family. A negative impression is created if you are not prepared to speak on your own behalf. If you are a minor applying for a high school program and need your parents there in case there are questions, for example, about funding, they should wait in the waiting room.

4) KNOW THE PROGRAM AND HOW IT FITS YOUR CAREER PLANS

If you are not able to articulate the reasons you will study in a particular program in the United States, you may not succeed in convincing the consular officer that you are indeed planning to study, rather than to immigrate. You should also be able to explain how studying in the United States relates to your future professional career in your home country.

5) BE CONCISE

Because of the volume of applications that are received, all consular officers are under considerable time pressure to conduct a quick and efficient interview. They must make a decision, for the most part, on the impressions they form during the first minute or two of the interview. Consequently, what you say first and the initial impression you create are critical to your success. Keep your answers to the officer's questions short and to the point.

6) SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION

It should be clear at a glance to the consular officer what written documents you are presenting and what they signify. Lengthy written explanations cannot be quickly read or evaluated. Remember that you will have 2-3 minutes of interview time, if you're lucky.

7) NOT ALL COUNTRIES ARE EQUAL

Applicants from countries suffering economic problems or from countries where many students have remained in the United States as immigrants will have more difficulty getting visas. Statistically, applicants from those countries are more likely to be asked about job opportunities at home after their study in the United States.

EMPLOYMENT

Your main purpose of coming to the United States should be to study, not for the chance to work before or after graduation. While many students do work off-campus during their studies, such employment is incidental to their main purpose of completing their US education.

You must be able to clearly articulate your plan to return home at the end of your program. If your spouse is also applying for an accompanying F-2 visa, be aware that F-2 dependents cannot, under any circumstances, be employed in the United States. If asked, be prepared to address what your spouse intends to do with his or her time while in the United States. Volunteer work and attending school part-time are permitted activities.

9) DEPENDENTS REMAINING AT HOME

If your spouse and children are remaining behind in your country, be prepared to address how they will support themselves in your absence. This can be an especially tricky area if you are the primary source of income for your family. If the consular officer gains the impression that your family members will need you to remit money from the United States in order to support themselves, your student visa application will almost certainly be denied. If your family does decide to join you at a later time, it is helpful to have them apply at the same post where you applied for your visa.

10) MAINTAIN A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

Do not engage the consular officer in an argument. If you are denied a student visa, ask the officer for a list of documents he or she would suggest you bring in order to overcome the refusal, and try to get the reason you were denied in writing.


This list was compiled by NAFSA: Association of International Educators. NAFSA would like to credit Gerald A. Wunsch, Esq., 1997, then a member of the Consular Issues Working Group, and a former U.S. Consular Officer in Mexico, Suriname, and the Netherlands, and Martha Wailes of Indiana University for their contributions to this document. NAFSA also appreciates the input of the U.S. Department of State.

QUICK LINKS

Applying for a Visa
SEVIS Fee
International Student Pre-Arrival Guide

halidaf:
Hello everyone, am a jjc here... Just want to start my application for spring 2016(Jan)... All the schools have bn seeing have bn talking bout gre\gmat, is this thing really compulsory?? Pls help me to post names of correct schools in Yankee with lesser requirements other than d ones with GRE GMAT toefl and all.. Tnxx

Here, it is usually encouraged that you write @least a standardized test required by the school. This will not only increase your chances of getting funding or your tuition fee being waived, it will also present you as a serious student before the consular officer thereby increasing your chances of securing the F1 visa. These exams are not as problematic/scary as you might think. All it takes is for you to register for it and pick a date while you prepare towards it.

If you have read previous parts (1-6) you'ld have seen several testimonies to the fact. Please heed to the advice.

Nabylet:
not full, its partial, i was only given $18k.

18k for partial schorlarship?v Then the actual tuition will be exorbitant. Why not wait for the decision of the 2 other schools you applied to? Your age is gonna be a huge factor with the CC admission thing.

innovativeame:
We've got super detectives on this forum. I really don't understand why people seek unnecessary attention. God help us. Djmakson, how preparation?

It's going on fine my brother. Reading as much 'true' transcripts as I can to keep 'fit'. Still have a lil over 2weeks to go.

ope4all:
God help as i will start searching and applying for schools..... I need wisdom and understanding to search for what is right........

My People Good to have you guys here again..... please how can i go about searching for schools in USA, have been trying to search but what i always get is ONLINE COURSES......Please can you direct me would be glad to hear a possitive response from anybody or probably you can recommend a school for me to apply on, am looking at masters in human resource management.....

Please help me out gurusssssssssssss....... am loyal

Please stop fooling yourself. You don't have to spam the thread with lies. Your profile shows that you posted the transcript below a couple of months ago.

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 6 by ope4all: 1:19am On Aug 26, 2014
Praise Jehovah oooo, I got my visa yesterday around 8.am. Here is the transcript.

Me: good morning
Vo: don't greet me
Me: smiles
Vo: may I have your passport
Me: gave her
Vo: congratulations your visa has been approved.

Hmmmm within just 30sec everything was done I wasn't even asked of my name Talkless of my dox. God is great.

Make una help should 70 Alleluyah ooooooooooo

An impressive week it is I must say. We thank the Lord for all the testimonies. More of this we pray for. I tap into this success story.

amanze15:
VISA approved today at abuja after two denails I was for 7:30 batch, a white man probably in his late 40s wearing a fossil chronometer almost like the type I was wearing buh america spec, checked in, after confirming dS160 and finger prints, spiritual running stomach so I went to the gents to use some part of my 160 dollars *3 I probably left a staunch smell for the next user to feed on , went back to take my seat, VOs were very cordial, a lot of students were given, den I heard the golden call "NEXT applicant window 8"
VO: goodmorning
Me: morning
VO: your papers pls
VO: *types* stared at the computer for ages probably 2 minutes
ME: * inside my mind * virgin maria don arrest U
VO: so why u wanna go to the states?!
ME: for my masters program in geological and geophysical enginerring
VO: stares for anoda minute
ME: ( he be as if this man na senior man for interviewing o)
VO: where u going to?!
ME: missouri university of science and tech....VO cuts in
VO: the one at rolla?!
NE: Yes( u sabi am)
VO: so what did u study during ur undergraduate and where?!
ME: geology at the univerity of ilorin,ikorin kwara state
VO: so what would this program do for U?!
ME: technical expertise is a needed edge in my field and I am looking at groundwater and contaminants remediation
VO: so what u gonna do afterwards?!
ME: come back to nigeria and get a job at the several multinational companies like shell, chevron and schlumberger...VO kept nodding*
VO: fliping through the pages of my passport*.. have u travelled before
ME: for where I dey naija*....i haven't had the need to do so,
VO: so whose paying for ur trips?!
ME: my cousin- brother
VO: ur cousin brother?!
Me: oh I have stayed too long with him I call him my brother with a smile
VO: what does he do?!
ME: he got a business chain of stores across three states kwara abia and imo states...VO cuts in?!
VO: what do u think he would do such task of paying?!
I silently said thank U jesus memorised answer follows
ME: he has been supportive of my education since my undergraduate level where I have stayed with him through my course in kwara state
VO: * does a Bleep it gesture with his head* types arranges my passport and gives me the golden paper of approval
Vo: ur visa have been approved,
While he was schooling me on the 30 days arrival ish I was in euphoria land
Me okay thank you

Thanks to slimmy05 even though u said I might end up like domex007, to ebdid deetus walspring darklight and the rest of u. That are numerous to mention, if my fundraising ceremony goes well I would visit of U guys and a pair of Nike airmax ur influence can never be estimated. There is A GOD, and the trinity and Virgin Mary, Thank U

It's been a very good week on this thread. Visa being approved left, right and centre! Congrats to Darklight, Darkola, ddbluv, idmanzik and Jamesflaw.

I tap into your testimonies for 30th June.

Peace...

DARKLIGHT:
Hello, boss! Just go to a digital studio and tell the photographer that you need a passport for embassy. Emphasize that it should be 5cm X 5cm coloured passport photograph. Make it two copies and you will be charged 500 naira for the two.

N500 for 2 copies? Wow! I took mine aabout 2 weeks ago during my visit to Ibadan @ the Cocoa House and. I was charged N600 for 6 copies. Na real wa o.

slimmy05:
House,

Please, a friend messaged me that he has forgotten his login details for the appointment booking and also doesn't remember the password to the email. How can he get his login details? walspring, profojah

Let him click on the forget password tab, a generic password will be sent to his mail which he'll use to change his password to a new one.

DARKLIGHT:
Visa approved around 7:45am today at Lagos embassy consulate. My profound gratitude goes to Bigfrancis21, Slimmy05, Profojah, Akin, and bbdd. Also to all gurus, intermediates and newbies, I appreciate you all.

Furthermore, my innumerable appreciation goes to God because no document was asked of.

Interview transcript loading soon.

A big congrats to u Darklight. More blessings.

DeeTus:
Get the hell out of my post please!!

Why do you always like quoting me!!

Slimmy dey whine u, u Sef dey enter am. You should have noticed he's just having fun quoting you.

slimmy05:
GRE is valid for 5years and I think it take 15-21 days for results to be ready. But you will see your verbal and quant score after you submit your exam

It takes 10 days before it's ready.

When applying for the F1 visa, one is being asked for one's preferred place of pick up. Here I've seen those granted visa (according to their transcripts) being given a sheet of paper with the pick up location indicated.

Is it possible that where the VO indicates can be different from where one initially picked? Do we have people with such experience here?

innovativeame:
@modelboy, you are not doing bad but I can guarantee you that you won't be able to answer all the questions on this thread. There are a thousand and one unique cases that you may not have had experience on. If I were you, I'd rather respond to people's questions accordingly, that way, people won't see you as showing off, by coming to the thread to say exactly what you can do. That being said, I feel it's also expedient to allow people test your credibility, lend people your social capital and the accrued interest will be unimaginable. However, keep doing what you know how to do best. Well done modelboy, I want to be like you when I grow up, but I'll like to be "modelman"

Innovativeame, I duff my hat.

modelboy:
I was redirected here to help student for visa interviews and school admission process, please quote me if u need any form of assistance thanks.

Can you go for my F1 visa interview on my bahalf?

jenns:
you've got a pm

@Jenns: could u resend ur pm? I've not received ur said pm.

jenns:
thanks bro..
my new i20 (summer 2015) has a different sevis number from the old i20 ( spring 2015) ., Hope that wouldnt be a problem at the POE ?
cc slimmy
cc kpoli
cc Kenny
cc kpoli
cc zezah & al d guru's

You must have transferred you Sevis details from the old number to the new number. If that's the case, the old I-20 is irrelevant. However, you could keep it separate from the other docs in your hand bag so you could reach it anytime you need to make a reference probably @ the POE.

Check this out guys.

f8luv87:
Before 1-20 form is issued are there some money to be paid to the school?

Usually, when you are offered admission, you will be asked to send your sponsor's Bank Statement. Majority of the schools do not ask for money (depends largely on your intended school). It's based on this that your I-20 will be sent. All things being equal, you should get your I-20 approximately a week after receipt of your Bank Statement.

jamesflaw:
Good day guys, thanks to everyone who's been helping me its just one more question I have concerning my DS-160

I was asked if I have attended any secondary education and the date of start and end of attendance. Currently I'm in secondary school and be graduating in July . I have put in the date I began attending the school but I tried putting in July as the date I would finish and it told me I can't put a future date or today which means I can't put July as the date I would finish attending. Now please what do I do? Do I put no that I have not attended any previous secondary education since I'm still in secondary school......or should I put the highest date possible which is 25th yesterday (hoping to show I'm still in attendance)


Please guys response needed ASAP

Thanks for ur responses

If truly you are graduating Secondary School in July, then I presume that you must have been through with your WAEC exams and about to write your NECO. You can put the date you wrote your last paper in WAEC. That should work.

Mystiqme:
I read this on the Canadian Visa thread. Lesson for prospectives.

Choi! God punish those agents!!!

Drama drama drama everyday. Really interesting.

@Bartino, it's okay bro. Slimmy was only being humorous and obviously didn't go down well with you. Just calm down, it'll be sorted out. It's that same Slimmy guy that will help you.

Oya Slimmy Abeg helep ur bro.

profojah:
Is Your friend as beautiful and endowed as my Rokiatu and PussySandie??..
If yes, she will get her transcript sent...Tell her to pm me, I'll give her the number of the lady incharge of science' transcript BUT if she's not, paulbet will help .

You this Profojah guy

Olabimpesparkle:
Hello everyone,please i need anyone to suggest schools that dont require a GMAT for their MBA admissions. And i would like to know if my refusal to take the GMAT will affect my visa interview negatively.

Do you have work experience? Most schools require that you write GMAT or you have work experience. In my case, I have the latter which was stated as a requirement. Although I wrote GRE for embassy sake.

slimmy05:
he's talking about the confirmation page

Oh I see. Wagbayi Slimmy.

Walspring:
There is something wrong here... How can your I-20 be with your all through? because I-20, ds160 and passport are collected when you do bio-metric.. Am i wrong

Abi is that the new policy now at the US embassy

DS160? I thought it's been said that one shouldn't come to the consulate with it.

slimmy05:
I just sent you a PM. I need a visa but I don't want to be interviewed