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Make we nor argue, If Washington has nothing to do with Non immigrant Visas why do some people pass and the consular says we have to wait on Washington because it is out of my hands?

We nor need argue because neither me nor you know how them dey handle their business. Na secret and it will continue to be a secret so nor insult me you hear?

babatulla:
Went for my interview in lagos yesterday and it was quite a painful experience for me,

Couldn't print my sevis receipt online before my interview, but payment was already made.

My appointment was for 7a.m got to the consulate around 6:15 / 6:20 a.m. Was called in for the regualar checks and all, behold, my visa application receipt wasn't with me, was given 90 Mins to go get it. Dashed home like a mad dog, had to even take a bike back to the consulate to avoid running out of 90 Mins. I understand they do interview just one set on Fridays, nothing like 10a.m apptment. Made it there before the 90Mins elapsed. Was part of the last 10 to be interviewed.My tally number was 127 that last person's number was 134.

My interview went lyk this
V.O : Hello
Me: Good Morning

VO: pass me your documents
Me: passed him my i20 and docs,
V.O: where r u going to ?
Me: Bleep state univ.

VO: and u r going for masters in ?
Me : masters in computer and information system.
V.O : highest educational qualification attained so far ?
Me : bsc. Systems engineering, university of Lagos

Who is sponsoring u ?
Me : my father
V.O: what does he do ?
Me : told him

V.O: bank statement pls.
Me: gave him, closing balance of 19M.
When did u graduate ?
Me : 2008
V.O: what have you been doing since then ?
Me : went for the 1yr nysc scheme,and then I got a job as an I.T support assistant.
V.O : how long have you been working for them ?
Me : 8 months now.

Me: what will this do for degree do for you.
Me : as a graduate of Systems engineering, I have foundational knowledge in technological and managerial issues and how highly sophisticated systems are interconnected and made to function well.mcis will further equip me with relevant skills in business and computing.I'll be able to function well in any varying business environment.
V.O: any travelling experience ?
Me : yes, been to joburg SA and Dubai UAE.
V.O : I'm sorry I cannot issue you a visa today. Reasons written on the form given to u,

Abeg wetin I do wrong ?, the guy no check transcript, e no check anything, he just dey deny ppl, he just came there to assist other V.Os ni, how I wish I was interviewed by the lovely ladies in window 1 and 2. Comments pls.

Bros nothing wrong with your interview at all. In as much as we like to blame the people interviewing us we should remember they get their orders from people higher than them too. Some people pass the interview with no stress but what you are not told by the VO is Washington nor approve of your visa. The interview was just a formality.

In some cases Washington approves some people and they fumble the interview.

My advice is around the question the consular asked you. What will the degree do for you? Do you have to tell him all that? in my opinion no! Just tell him it will enable you work and make more money for your large family that depends on you. No long stories. Go at it again. I don see person wey them deny three times and the 4th time he was victorious so bros face them again!

nairaspace:
@djunit : i trust you! u go give am the point!




at bolded part!    na u be consular?

u mean sey as no certificate, make he no carry waec printout and scratch card?

make una no dey threaten mehn,


U sey make he go do another wey go tally,  he be like sey u like 10yrs ban!

with what i heard, dey check this certificate of a thing!

They check wella!!!! The guy spent over 5 mins on mine. He still wasn't satified he used microscope to confirm so if you ready to risk 10 years or life ban carry Oluwole enter there

ahahahha, Scratch card ke for US Embassy, I dey laugh oooo, All the interview no dey psss 3 mins bro, Since you know your result scores and everything then go collect the certificate again or go do another one urself but let it be tally, you just need to prove yourself on one job you know much about it, because alot question going to base on it and also your salaries too,
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Who say them nor dey ask for Scratch card? And who says the interview is 3 mins? Every case differs. The fact say you spend 3 mins nor mean say na 3 mins them go spend on next applicant. They may choose to spend 1 or even 10 mins. Every body case different.

My advice carry anything wey go prove your result

moyoella:
Good morning house am pleased to have been introduced into this forum. I am going for my post graduate studies and I was denied a visa in Lagos this week. The vo didn't state any reason to me he only handed me the white paper which they give to people they deny visa, but am filling another ds 160 form for another appointment, please what is the best reason I can give for denial of a visa? Thanks.
And please how are the vo counters in Abuja arranged, so i can know how to avoid the mean vo's.

Mean or no mean if you cant defend yourself and make them believe you really need that Visa there is nothing they can do for you

seedord247:
Yankee Visa Sweet to collect but he no sweewt to live if you know get money ooooo

Shakin my head continuously, Strolling out,

Hi People,

I'm happy for those of you who got their Visas, As for those who were denied I want you to be strong and prepare for your second coming, For those of you who haven't gone, please learn from the mistakes of others and use it to your advantage,

I would like to say this first, if you dont know how to lie dont try it! It is so to tell when some people are lyin so it is best if You dont lie since you know you are not good at it.

The guys who do the interview have one weak point, they believe so much that they can tell when you are lyin, We all know this so we should be able to use it to their advantage, No braggin, it would take only GOD to know if I'm well prepared to tell lies, Na the way I grow up so dont blame me,

This is what I want everyone to know, It is very hard to go to that Embassy and not lie, very few people would go there and not lie, The only way you would not lie is if your Papa na one rich man, If you be like me, there is every tendency that you are goin to lie, So abeg before we tell lies, lets make sure we are able to convince ourselves with the lies,

Someone said you needed TOEFL to get US Visa, I say that is a lie because I got my visa without TOEFL and UK denial had just been stamped on it. It is not whether you do TOEFL or not, Most of these schools only need TOEFL because they use that to access you. My school waived it for me because I was in contact with them for months, And they took all my emails into consideration before they waved it for me.

The guy that interviewed me asked me for TOEFL and I told him exactly that, School waived it because they got convinced I didn't need it cos of my emails,

I also read someone where that you have to dress like Bill Gates, George Bush, Why cant you dress like Steve Jobs? From my assessment of those guys at the embassy, if they take anything into consideration it would be the way you talk to them, they way you look and not how much your clothes cost,

When I went for my interview, my Big Bros insisted I wore a button shirt cos ordinarily I am the T-shirt guy, Just because I wanted to please them I took a shirt to ABJ, because it had been long I wore that shirt I didn't know the last button to cover the chest was broken and wasn't functional, I could go back to lag to get a new shirt, so I wore it that way, My chest was open and my singlet was visible to everyone but I didn't care much about it. Dont get me wrong here, even with the button off I didn't look like a tout or criminal. That didn't make them not give me Visa and I got to understand more that what you wear does not really count to these people when I got here. Just look nice and you will be fine,

Another big this is your Age, The guy who interviewed me asked me of my Age, I told him I was 21 and he said he didn't believe I was up to that, He had to look at my passport again, Accordin to him, I look 19, And I hear that every day where I work here that I look 18 or 19, Guys, what I am sayin is I know what to do to myself to look my real age but someone advised me to look as young as possible at the time I was goin for My interview and it worked, All I needed to do to look old was leave my hair a little but I didn't do that, I cut my hair and looked as young as possible,

Try your best to discuss with them, dont see it as an interview but see it as a discussion between two people, that would ease you a little and would take a little fear from you, I know it is hard but it is very possible, just relate with them as friends and not as people who are superior than you because they are not,

People laughed at me when the CO asked me "What is Statistics?" and I answered, "I dont know now because it's been a while but when I read my books again I would be able to give you an answer" but that proved to be the right answer, Some people here called me dumb, trust me I am ten times smarter than most of them!!!!!! I could have given that guy my English understandin of the word statistics but I chose not to because that might not be what he wanted to hear,

Some people would agree with my post but some wouldn't, I wouldn't have posted this if someone did not ask me to, I'm just doin it for the person and I pray that person would get his Visa soon,

Just remember, if you are not good at tellin lies dont try it!!!! And you dont have to dress to kill, What is the essence of dressin like Bill Gates and you talk like Baby of cash money? ( To me that guy is the dumbest guy alive, Ask him anything and his response would be how much he and his son make)

And dont forget to put God first in everything, God be with us all

herself:
quick question house,

how were you guys able to pay for your application fee?. am applying to a school in texas and am using the apply texas app. i'm meeting a brickwall as they want a mastercard which i don't have. i have a visacard card and thats not applicable. does anybody know how i can get past this. like,what are my options? to those schooling in texas, any way i can pay without using the mastercard?
please share. thanks.

Herself, I would advice you to contact the school first and explain things to them. I actually got a waiver for the application fee because I'm on my school's Facebook page when I applied. I suggest you tell them you are not able to pay because of your location and see what they have to say. If that does not work out then you look for someone to pay it for you

Kommentato:
You can start reading from page 1, the thread is informative enough, don't be lazy my dear 

Hahaha you nor go kill me with laugh . Page 1-198?

I hate reading, but durin my time I read everything on here and asked so many questions. Even irrelevant ones, so na true bros start from page 1 and I'm sure when You get to page 100 you would be able to face Obama himself for interview if you overcome the fear,

Your right answers may be wrong to the guy interviewin you. So that idea of havin right answer, I'm not in agreement with. The main thing here is God and as for answerin questions all they need is give them an Idea that you know what they are talkin about. That is why some times they would even correct you when you go off balance in respondin to their questions,

Forget all the noise people make about how nice and easy they answered the questions in the VO mind you may have scored zero points in the interview but he took other things into consideration in issuin you the visa. From my observation, I can tell they take everything into consideration.

Age, potential, level of interaction, If you choose to stay put in the US if you would not disorganize the system. Everything counts and most especially GOD!

skelewe:
hello house,first i'll like to say to God be the glory great things he has done, today i got my visa and was asked to come pick it up next week,and this is after 2 attempts this was my 3rd trial this only goes to show that all hope is not lost as long as u believe in God so @shewhy i hope u are listening just like i told you the last time just be prayerful and prepare yourself you will surely get yours in Jesus name and of course this also goes out to all others who have tried and failed b4 your dreams will come thru.

fianlly the lady who interviewed me[b] did not return my I-20[/b] and SEVIS recipet hope that is not a problem and i will be able to get it back when i go pick up my passport next week

For your info, your Visa is nothin without your I-20. What I mean is your Visa is Useless without your I-20 so do something bout gettin it back

I see why some people dont return here. It is because of people Like Kentro

if only you dey my front kentro or whatever your name is, ima black your eye! I don ever talk to you before? Guy face your own abeg you. Millions dey here come pack am go naija,

oyewolejos:
I dey laugh ooooooooooooo

If u don't have the money pls dont come.
If u don't attend sch then u digging your grave. If u know u don't wanna come to school then bring money to do the GC runs. USCIS aint joking nowadays.
Just my lil cent

Abeg drop your email or number make we relate,

I'm more than sure you can sponsor yourself. But you are most likely going to face more questions like the source and reasons to show you would be coming back. If the money dey there you are good to go,

I think any one can sponsor him/herself but you must tell them the source of the funds, As long as it is not stolen or embezzled they dont care, All this country ever cares about is the money any way,

Dantecmu:
Na the 2days u don doo for yankee make u arrive at this conclusion about playing cards well? well in life u knw say pple goals different and some pple sky na others stepping stone,  abi u don arrive your heaven?
Anyways yankyy sweet wella trust me, welcome ,  we all felt same way when we arrived,

Ciao

I didn't feel the same at all!!!!!!!!!!!! The movie clear from my eyes as I stepped out of JFK, As For OjaP and the other guy, them dey speak in parable lol, You can only enjoy this place if you have people to turn to. Not people like me wey be one man Army,

vandops:
lol, if u shine your eyes wella u go make am here, its not as bad as people paint it, hp say u don adjust now sha,

It's not as bad as people paint it, it is also not as good as people paint it. Either way welcome my brother, I still dey wait those people wey dey rant when them dey naija to come here come rant again.

justwonder:
i have greatly benefitted from this thread and would like to give a few tips for frugal living for starters in yankee

1)clothing, you could get some sweaters,jackets from goodwill stores for cheap,plus you get your money back as tax deductible
2)toiletries, i'll rather buy a colgate @ dollartree for $1(generally all toiletries stuff barsoap,tissue,toothpaste are cheaper at a dollar store
3)groceries, walmart and aldi
4)phone, a prepaid phone would do your budget a world of good,straighttalk.net10,metropcs about $30 a month,no thrills,no frills no sweat
5)callcard to nigeria, $2 black and white card is good bout 39 mins,phonecardcentral.com has a per second option,a bit expensive but no hidden charges
6)online purchases, get a visa giftcard for your purchase no extra charges!for buying online from walmart,get a walmart giftcard, they do have great deals online.(shopping with a bank debitcard is just not safe!!!!)
just my 2 cents,would love to benefit from others too.

You nor go kill person lol, Most banks will refund your money if truly you had nothing to do with the fraud,

tee.baba:
@house , i am in yankee now , thanks be to God ! i wanna find out if its possible to defer my admission to fall now as i am already in the states? i am not ready to start now , quick responses plsssssssssssssss !

All of a sudden you wan defer It is very possible just go see your international student Adviser but have a good reason if not he wont listen. Plus, why you wan defer now? he would Just ask you why you did not defer when you were still in naija or will you go back to naija if you defer?

JUst have a good story to tell

I know OPT is what Naija calls IT. It is like Internship. For those who are scared about resuming school after the date nor to worry yourself. One of my Naija guy came in like three weeks after we had resumed and he still got into classes. I understand your fears but trust me as long as you can cross that POE you nor get stress with school.

To me if Consular asks you about the date tell them it is because you been trying to book an appointment and for that you talked to your school already. No big deal. The consular na human being and he go understand!

naggy:
chai, thank you all for the goodwill messages. It's overwhelming, I can't start thanking each and everyone of you cos I'll be lost trying to mention names but all the same you all are highly appreciated. I learnt a great deal from this insightful forum and I'm glad it all came in handy just at the right time. Once again, thanks alot everybody!

@djunit1, lol yeah I'm coming to
NYC. I'll be staying in Brooklyn though so if by chance you're also in that area then we could get to relate. Anyway, what's the favour? If it's sensitive then we fit talk privately on YIM/LIVE/SKYPE.

@smoothsail, am glad to know you finally got a date. You see it's perseverance but was it through blackmarket? I hope not. Well, which date were you given and is it Abuja or Lagos? If it's the former, please ensure you avoid that Chinese lady cos she's indeed what we call her here and sure ask a hell lot of complicated questions! Try to meet this middle aged guy that interviewed me cos he was extremely kind, friendly and patient. One thing again, your appearance matters alot to some extent. Try to be natural and create an aura of simplicity on first contact with him. Believe me, if you're able to achieve this, you guys would flow to an extent that whatever you say or any flaws you may have would never be scrutinized. Best wishes and Success to you on the appointed day!

@mohaka, I'm sorry to hear your AP hasn't been resolved up till this moment. Just keep praying and trusting in God, I believe it'll all be over soon, It is well okay, just take it easy. And by the way, you may wish to contact the embassy again to inquire into the status of your case if you think it has taken too long. Best wishes brother man!

My YM is djunit1

Congrats Naggy, Did you say your coming to NY? Abeg make we relate. A brother needs a favor

smoothsail:
@tee.baba: Abeg how are you guys getting dates, abeg put me through, i have been suffering for this date thing close to one month now and i am still unable to secure a date. Please i really need an interview date so bad,

If you really need date sit in front of the for two days and you would get a date, I did it, Bomly did it, Nairaspace did it and so did lots of other people. So if you want this, ACT!

addsyno:
USA STUDENT VISA MADE EASY
I HAVE A SURE LINK FOR SCHOOLS IN USA,YOU GET YOUR I-20,admission letter 2 weeks after drawing of your application 07035572462

Why you nor get sure link for the embassy? Drunk like you. Get the hell outta here!



I greet the house Happy Nu year

I have a feeling this administrative process is to check if you are part of this thread!

How else can we explain? Make una begin send Holy ghost fire to Administrative process ooooh

sql-error:
Guys, i quite appreciate your response and help on this thread, may the good Lord bless you all. I have a question. I an due to appear at the embassy in January, but the issue now is that the stat i will be presenting there was opened this month and i don't have up to the required sum in it. Do you think presenting a boosted version of it will be detected? Please, house, i really need to know. Anyone who has passed through a situation like this should enlighten me.

The fact that the account was opened this month is something you would be questioned about. If you have other account(s) please present that/those. New account would not be too nice to present. If na u be consular how you see am?

phy:
yeah masters.

pls let us also try to pray, the chinko lady could be extremely frustrating. Guys should also be prepared, i cant imagine someone not knowing the value of π (pie) and positing that the school waived SAT and TOEFL cos of his qualification - the CO was annoyed.

Acho! I get hope be that now! At least I know the value of pie. I think say na me be the dullest naija guy out there!

kwizzy212:
@Sly boggie thanks alot, Thats what Im was thinking too cuz right from the time I knew us would like at my name twice, can you add me to your yahoo so we can chat I want to aske you somethin there mk_4fana is my yahoo Id
@superbrain kk thank alot ttyl

Wetin do your name wey them go look? You carry the same name with Ibori, Ibru or one of those strong thieves? , Just keep praying,

kwizzy212:
My interview was at abj 7:30 on the 15 that's was on Wednesday so I book my flight for Tuesday 9:35 but I missed the flight and that was the last flight for that day so I had to book another flight which was 6:05 on Wednesday day but I missed that but with the help from Superbrain I booked the on of 6:50 an landed in abj 7:40 with the traffic at the airport road I got to the embassy around 9:30 when I had to get there 7:30 but they was someone who followed me from the airport to talk to them for me, To cut everything sht.
After all the normal thing, it was the chinko lady that was at the finger print section.(that one don they give me voice from that finger print section)
The 3 VO section 7,8,9
7 was one nice young pretty lady
8 one guy not too old and na fire
9 old guy and was give pple visa
And I was confused  that girl  deny 4 guys saying the documents they have are fake with confirming it and pple were runing from her.
One applicant who was going for studies can't even speak English and the VO in window 8 asked him what ate you going to do in the USA and this was is answer "I DEY GO SCHOOL!" laff for kill me me there cuz many funny stuff happened.
Next applicant window 7
Walked to her with a smile 
Me:Good day Ma 
Vo:how are you doing today(with a smile)
Me:fine take you 
Vo:you passport I20 and all
Me:passed it to her
Vo:your testimonia transcript waec test score and bank staty
Me: I Was arranging it and I then asked her again what and what
Vo: she smiled and said it again
Me: give am my testimonia statement of result cuz I don't have waec original and transcript and staty( she looked at it Like 10 sec removed my Staty placed it on the other staty I saw some uba staty there)
Vo:why did you chose this school
Me: this was not the only school I applied to I applied to 3 I named them and got admission from 2 and I chose this cuz the school gave me a scholership
Vo: who helped you out with all this
Me: no one(she dey look me like small boy cuz I look 17 but she no know d koko)
Vo: woow good,why comp sci ?
Me:I have always wanted to study comp sci since I was a kid cuz I'm not good in anything if not computing
Vo: that's great, do u know any programming lag
Me: yes
Vo; ok tell me one
Me:hyper text makerup lag(HTML)
Vo:can you tell me about it
Me: this is all about web, it makes up the website
Vo:good,who is your sponsor
Me:my dad
Vo:what dos he do
Me:told him
Vo:let me see his bank staty (oh i have it here)
Vo: how long have you been in Nigeria 
Me:10 years
Vo:guess u spened most of you life here(with laff)
Me:me no hear am well oo but I just laff open teeth
Vo: do you have any sibling
Me: yes 2, kid sister and broda
Vo: ok, I want you to tell me somethin but this won't stop me from given you your visa, who helped you with your application
Me: ooooh with a smile I think I told you b4 that I did the research myself(b4 I finish)
Vo: no problem just wanted to know, come to this address and pick up your passport and visa on firday and when you traveling take your i20 cuz u will need and all and gave me my tag.
Me: thank you ma and left
(so when I was tryin to open the door na so the security call me oo say the girl dey call me again and I waka go meet am next thing were I hear na)
Vo: let me see you I20 the the tag and all, I'm sorry an administrative processing is required we will have to call you a soon as it's done
Me: ooooh why
Vo: sorry this happens it shows on my system that an AP is required, this is not that we are not going to hive you the visa they is not wrong ok I'm just afridy it will take time and you may not make it this section
Me: OMG oooh
Vo: I'm sorry ok just mail your school advisor and let them know, I will try help you out to make is fast as possible,tell me the contries u have traveled to cuz that would help me
Me: told him 

Tru out my interview she was smiling and everything went on smooth and she felt bad when she called me back returned my p to me and collected the tag
 



It was in abj and most the tag always be green? I'm using my fone so any typo

If your P was returned I dont see any administrative processing any where. If they were doing any processing I believe they would have held on to you P

nethacker:
pple go think say u dey try scare them if u dey tell them d truth, anyway how your end djunit?

Still on pushing with hope say one day I go stop to push!

OjaP:
@Nethacker and Djunit,i strongly disagree with you,may be na for state where u dey things hard,For California where me dey,You go dey see thousands of dollars for ground and free food for road side,Infact,dem dey use job beg us even without papers and imagine me paying just 10dollars for accomodation a month not forgetting that my tuition is free, lol.Leave them,make dem no prepare well.

Take it easy bros. I wish my rent was 10 bucks! I for advice every person wey I know to begin swim come. Before 12 months them go reach here. The warning I can give to you is have money to take care of yourself for at least 5 months! Take it as a threat if you like but na my own be that. Space full this place die to sleep but when cold hit you sha, you go beg for plane ticket no body go listen to you including immigration!

nethacker:
i hop u r prepared financially oo cos coming here is not abt happiness alone oo.u hv 2 be prepared if not,bros i cant shout i no b china fone oo

Brah, I feel you on that one. It is not easy!