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gunther6:
I don die o, don4ye don kill me, Professor Justin Hume . is Justin Hume not the Senior assistant director of international admissions.... Ori e pe ... Still laughing

bobbycashville:
I give thanks to GOD almighty for the victory today.. And special thanks to everyone on here for the tips and help, u guys are awesome. Though av been a guest follower for long and decided to create an acct sum days ago..

kayzoner70:
Yeah i have actually checked that out too, thanks. Cheapflights.com.ng is not bad too sha. I just hope those prices will still come down abit, i guess it cos its summer time. Want to chill till June/July or what do you advise.

femi321:
Congrats to Sirriddy, (Sent a message to you on whatsapp but e no deliver), gunther6 and others that have gotten their visa. Please i really need an advice. Out of the five admits i got (Uni of Maryland, Uni of Utah, LSU,West Virginia Uni and University of North Carolina, Charlotte (UNCC), Only UNCC offered me partial TA yesterday (10 hrs per week, $7000/year including partial Tuition Waiver) all others said no funding. After troubling and sending countless mails to profs and grad cords in other schools with no head way i deferred both LSU and Uni of Maryland to Spring 2017, Uni of Utah said i cant deferred but that they will keep my documents and re-review along with other spring applicants in spring 2017 for both admission and funding.

My Questions now are 1) With just personal funds of about 1.2m should i plan to attend UNCC bearing in mind that the tuition per semester is $10,751?
2) whats the cost of living in North Carolina, Charlotte area like?
3) Can i work for additional 10hrs on campus? (I believe i should be able but i dont want to assume)
4) please who knows anyone that knows someone that knows someone in UNCC? NOTE: If i get funding from my defered admits i plan to transfer in Spring to any of them since they are ranked above UNCC

cc imperiouxx bigfrancis21 ojap

Holudarey01:
djmakson,
pls can I pm you?
I'm heading to TN.
Need some tips

imperiouxx:
Hey, I usually call this my friend Makinson in the past. How are you?

dickoflife:
u are to gbaski. u are too jagbajantis.. u are toooo... kai mi ma tin so isokuso... erniways sha.... i bow down prostrate sir....... i still get hang over o.....

bbdd:
Dude stop this "stay back in Nigeria" or "come back to Nigeria after studies" thing before KARMA catches up with you.
You're still in Nigeria. When you come here and see how things are, I'll be curious to know if you still hold this same position within 6 months.

Peace.

pennstate:
Read this stuff, I dont know where he specifically mention Nigeria (Not my concern though). Below is what actually said.
Trump spoke bitterly as he said: “African Americans are very lazy.The best they can do is gallivanting around ghettoes, lamenting how they are discriminated. These are the people America doesn’t need. They are the enemies of progress. Look at African countries like Kenya for instance, those people are stealing from their own government and go to invest the money in foreign countries. From the government to opposition, they only qualify to be used as a case study whenever bad examples are required. How do you trust even those who have ran away to hide here at the United States hiding behind education? I hear they abuse me in their blogs but I don’t care becauseeven the internet they are using is ours and wecan decide to switch it off from this side. These are people who import everything including matchsticks. In my opinion, most of these African countries ought to be recolonizedagain for another 100 years because they know nothing about leadership and self governance.”“I promise to make America great again by restoring our dignity that we have since lost through Obama. The more reason why I still believe that he, and his Kenyan brothers and sisters should be deported back to Kenya to make America safe.”

purplesummer:
I used GTB master card on the 21st of this month (December) and I was charged #8,099.85 for 30dollars. (You may want to do the math yourself )
I get far cheaper rates with my FCMB card.

mbulela:
Dude it is a serious matter o.
At this rate the dollar will easily reach 300 by next weekend. travellers will have to fund their trips by cash. So if dollar is scarce via official routes, the black market will have to make a way.

Femora002:
Lol. Nice one there. What are some of the food items you can take into the US and what's the luggage kg.


Thanks bro

Mekurexx:
Nice travel transcript. I actually burst in laughter at the part you said you were walking to the gate even after 12 minutes.Lol. Thanks for the hindsight. So you were grilled all because you didnt travel straight to Connecticut right? or was there any other reason(s)? Thanks @djmakson

To those who just got their visa and coming to the US soon, get yourselves prepared for secondary examination at the POE.

MY TRAVEL TRANSCRIPT:

Got to the MMIA and did my check-in. Had a couple of my cloths returned because I had excess luggage. Had food items like dried meat and fish, garri, egusi and pepper and the police/custom that checked my luggage insisted that I 'settle' them with N3k or I get it quarantined. I gave her N1k to let me be. School's in Connecticut but since they are going on vacation, I decide to go spend xmas with Uncle and family at Atlanta before I resume school. I flew with Qatar Airways on Tuesday, Lagos-Doha-Miami-Atlanta. That was long but adventurous for me. Flew 6 hours to Doha and had a 8 hours long (12am to 8am) lay-over. I never slept all through that night. I just enjoyed the free wifi at the HIA airport and charged my devices. Qatar has good services, their meal is relatively okay. I say relative because the first meal I had on the plane enroute Doha nauseated me. The second meal was nice. We flew 16 hours Doha-Miami. Had three meals on board and they were all nice. Had wine, ice cream, coffee, juice, chocolates and fruit salad.

I landed in Miami (POE) about 4pm local time and was meant to board a connecting flight to Atlanta in about 3 hours plus time. We disembarked the aircraft and went to get stamped in. Lo and behold there were plenty people waiting on the queue. So preference was given to those of us who are to catch our flight by 7:30pm. It got to my turn and I gave the CBP official my I-20 and international passport. While he checked, he asked me a few questions:

CBP 1: Where is the school at?

Me: Connecticut.

CBP 1: When is the school resuming?

Me: January 13th

CBP 1: Where are you coming from.

Me: Nigeria but I flew through Qatar.

CBP1: Where are you headed.

Me: Atlanta. Since the school is going on vacation, I wont be able to commence registration so I decided to go and spend xmas with my Uncle and his family in Atlanta and thereafter leave for school.

CBP : When are you going to connecticut?

Me: In about 10 days. Just after xmas.

CBP: You have your flight ticket to connecticut?

Me: No not yet.

CBP:What's that paper you are holding.

Me: My SEVIS fee confirmation.

He took the SEVIS receipt from me, took my picture and finger prints, held on to my passport and asked me that wait somewhere around. Some other people were standing as well. I knew immediately that was secondary examination. I was scared. I wondered what went wrong. Thought if it was because of the food items I declared

An officer who was packing all witheld passports beckoned at self and others standing to come with him and led us into another hall (DHS office) where people in our shoes were already seated. European, Arabians, South Americans, Carribeans, and Africans including myself sat patiently to be called, questioned and examined. I waited for about 5 hours before I was called! Remember I had a connecting flight to Atlanta in 3 hours. At first I was worried I was going to miss my flight but when I saw that majority of us examined will miss our flights I stopped worrying. I sat calmly while several thoughts of what might have gone wrong filled my head. I had no answers. Then I decided to just dey look for I felt they could be watching and studying everyone on camera. While we were seated, I-94 cards were distributed for us to fill.

I later noticed an officer was looking at me while he worked on his computer, I sensed he was probably ascertaining my identity.

He called my name from his window and then I walked up to him, gave him my filled I-94 card. Asked me the same questions the first officer earlier asked me I gave same answer. He stamped the card and gave me my copy, stamped my passport as well. At the exit door, another officer checked my passport and I-94 plus my I-20 and asked me what I came to the US, told him study. He stamped me out. That was around 10pm.

I then went to claim my luggage (2) but i couldn't find them so i spoke with the CBP officer I saw around, explained to him that I was with the CBP and I missed my flight, he helped call someone on his phone and the told me the bags have been moved to Atlanta and that I should go to the American Airline stand and complained (American Airlines pick local flight while Qatar does not, so AA and QA work together for local flights). I showed the AA attendant my ticket, he checked and told me the gate I'll board the next flight. Mhen that gate was so far, 12 minutes and I was still walking down to the gate. I got to the gate, got my ticket changed and waited for us to board around 12:30 am while I tapped into the Miami airport wifi. I was airborne for another 90mins from Miami to Atlanta, touched down, went straight to claim my luggage and found them. While we waited for the luggage, I tapped into the Atlanta airport wifi.

While I was in the DHS office in Miami phone usage was forbidden so I could not reach my uncle on phone to tell him I will be delayed. I called him with my roamed line after I was released and apparently he was worried because I didn't call him at the expected time, he didn't know what was happening. My uncle was waiting to pick me and we left after I picked my luggage.

notasowie:
Was denial yesterday at the Lagos embassy '
Vo good morning
Me good morning with a smile
Vo why are u going to the america
Me to study MSC in human resource management and personnel administration at LA sierra university California
Vo Why america
Me bcus of his good quality education that is valued in the outside world and having a degree there is much more valued in Nigeria

Vo how did u know about the school
Me I did my research on us news and world report and find out that its a missionary school and noted for his valued added education and is one of the best university in western united state and they encourage student into a deeper relationship with God [/b]and [b]here with me is the receipt of the first quarter payment of my tuition fee
Vo I didn't ask u for any document
Me sorry
Vo wen did u graduate
Me Feb 2014
Vo what have u been doing
Me my result came out late , and wen it did I decided to further for my masters
Vo I'm sorry ur not qualified
Plsss gurus where did I go wrong ',I just booked another interview on the 30th , what are my chances and where did I go wrong plsss I need urgent response

MrMann1:
Please is there a way I can go back to check the details i put down when filling the DS-160??

notasowie:
Pls when is the next available date in any of the embassy?

Dhejy:
Hello Guys, I had my interview today at window 5 around 11:55am at Lagos Consulate. The VO lady looks like an half cast but unfortunately I was denied based on strong ties. Here is how the interview went
VO: What are you going to do in US
Me: I am going for my masters degree
VO: what course is that
Me: Project Management
VO:How many schools did you apply to
Me: 3 schools and I named them all. Northeastern university, Illinois state university and Morgan state university. And gave a reason why I chose Morgan state
VO: What course will you take
Me: I mentioned the courses as it is on my university's website
VO: How are you funding your education
Me: Personal savings and I have a sponsor to support me
VO: How is your sponsor to you and what does your sponsor do
Me: Told her he is uncle and he is a senior manager at ..... Mentioned the company
VO: have you travelled before
VO: No I haven't
Then she told me to do biometrics and told me unfortunately my visa won't be approved but i can check the reason on the sheet. Which I saw it was based on strong ties to my home country
So my question now is, how will I be screen for home ties when at first she didn't even ask me what do I intend to do after my program and related questions that had to do with me not returning.
Despite I have an official letter from my HR to the consulate about granting me study leave to complete my study and return back to duty which I plan presenting if its been asked but to my greatest surprise it wasn't asked at all. Plus she never asked about bank statements despite I told her I have a sponsor and am also sponsoring myself as well which its all indicated on my i 20.
Please guys kindly help look into this situation and advice what I did wrong or what I could have done in reverse and suggestions on when I can reapply for a new appointment.

bigfrancis21:
Ewu chi m ooo. Easy with the high score nau.

bigfrancis21:
F1 visa is only a permit that allows you to travel to the US and leave. It is different from your F1 status. When you arrive the US and register in school, you're in status. If you finish your masters and go on to PhD, you are still in status even though your F1 visa may have expired long ago. You would only need to renew your visa if you need to travel out of the US to maybe go visit Nigeria and return. You cannot do this in the US because a visa can only be gotten and renewed at an American embassy and we don't have US embassies in America, only abroad. The nearest countries to go renew your visa are Mexico and Canada.

And yes, upon completion of your PhD, if your school wishes to hire you as lecturer, they will file for you on H1b visa. Being a university institution, their H1b visa petitions are immediately granted once applied for and there is no lottery for university-filed petitions.

So, you can continue being in status years after your visa has expired, so long as you are still in school.

dannybrown19:
NO, but you must keep the application ID very well

Daniel3366:
Hello house, please I was told that I need a new passport photograph when going for the interview again. How true is this ?

Isjaymoh:
Good day house
Please, someone should help me with a school name and their website that a Nigeria ssce graduate can apply for. Actually the person is a commercial student with a good ssce result. And I also want to know if schools in the United States accept NECO?

Thanks

akagson:
How do I address it pls? Never sent such sensitive document before

awe2015:
Please does any one have the email address of WES.... I want to send them some messages very important!

awe2015:
Lol.. thanks! But i don't have their email