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Gabbybanks,

You'll be violating the terms of your visa. You shouldn't be working.

Kindly modify your post biko. Don't make a tough process more difficult for genuine students.

Cheers.

Nutshell44:
White man picks white paper) I will be approving your visa,you will get a text where to pick up your visa. But I need to verify your statements for fraud. I hope you know if they are found to fraud u will get a 10 year ban.
Me: yes I know,you can verify
White man : but if it checks out you will get your visa. You will get a text on how to pick it up
Me: ok thank you

Picked up my passport last week.

Mehn I fasted and prayed. Even though I stammered a bit at the beginning, I still got my point across.its just grace.
I dey always hear say people they deaf when they approved their visa. Omo I deaf straight immediately for like 5 seconds . Hopely this helps someone.

Congrats man. I wish you all the best.

kingovie12:
Maybe it's the way I expressed myself that gave that kind of feeling but elope to where usa when i have a family that are okay.. anyway if u think am sorry i said anything here mr genuine when your the one want to even leave the country.
This one thing Nigerians are suffering from not being able to recognized whats real and what fake.. thank you for your opinion

Mr Kingovie,

So because no one is ready to help you perfect your lie, you've resulted to throwing stones. Okay.

I wouldn't attribute your cluelessness to your age, however I'd say this sir, you don't ask some certain questions on a public forum sir.

Tell the truth. That's all i can advice. You haven't booked your appointment, so you have well over 1 month to perfect the story to your truth. One little slip up and nothing else you say to the VO will be considered as the truth.

Cheers.

Philadelphia:
Send me a pm. I can help you with that.

Done sir.

Dwebsites1:
lol! thanks it's a pressure, about to filling d online stuffs. just want to be sure before put anything there. though this is not my first attempt but I'm getting tired of America wahala. I appreciate your response thanks

Pressure? I don't even understand what the pressure here is all about sir.

I will advise you to drop your previous transcript here and let our ogas here help you figure out what might have gone wrong.

That should be a good start.

Dwebsites1:
Are they going to verify the place of work after approved visa? or only bank statement they verify? thanks

Sir, i have a feeling you're going to be padding up your stories just to get your approval...i sincerely wish you all the best though!

However, i know a thing or two about telling lies! You'll sense a need to tell stories and unfortunately they won't add up. The pressure you'd be under would make you slip up. And boom...the VO figures that out and the misrepresentation is going up on your record.

So please, don't sugarcoat anything. Tell the truth always and as weird as your truth might sound, stick to that truth! Just figure out a better way to prove you're telling the truth.

Finally my brother, you really don't know how to lie. And you i doubt you know how to express your lie!

Once again, I wish you all the very best!

Cheers.

Hello house, happy Sunday.

My visa interview is fast approaching and I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone I have reached out to to help correct my preparation transcript...God bless you guys.

Please I'd really appreciate anyone who can help me with both oral and physical mock interview to help with my preparation.

I'd be so grateful...thank you!

Oludare23:
Visa Delayed July 17 2018 at Lagos embassy

Re fired... Got an appointment for August 16, Rescheduling thing happened, interview date was moved to 27th of August and the following went down.
I am doing this because I learnt a lot from this forum... from part 11 down to 13 and a bit of 14.

Abuja embassy window 3...

Me: Good morning Ma'am with a big smile

Vo: Good morning, pass me your passport and your I-20, she then asked what school are you going to?

Me: Im going to bowie state university for my masters in computer science, while saying that she was also nodding.

VO: How did you get to know about this school?

Me: It was recommended by my line manager at my former place of work, I also read a couple of online journals as regards my area
of specialization and the school kept being mentioned.

VO: So you work at XYZ Consulting firm?

Me: Pronounced it properly for her, then moved on to explain what my job is at the firm. I am an application support specialist plus a consultant

VO: Have you served?

Me: Yes, I served in 2015

VO: What are you going to be doing after this program?

Me: I will be returning to nigeria to continue working at my current place of work, but as a senior IT security specialist, she now asked for
a proof of my return, which i presented

VO: Who will be sponsoring?

Me: My uncle, went ahead to explain that he is business man, my maternal uncle and how he's being sponsoring since High school plus i will be
supporting with some savings from work, she then asked for his bank statement went through it and said she will be holding on to the bank statement and if found fraudulent i will be banned for 10 years and my response was: I can assure there's no issue.

VO: She then asked about my parents, I confidently told her they are doing great and that my mom is also involved with sponsoring this course
Then she goes with those words.... I will be approving your visa...you know the rest

Please note that the above does not fully cover all that transpired at the interview but will sure inform one of what to expect and how to go about it.

I will also like to mention that GOD is really important in all this, you need to be confident its okay to stammer but make sure you make your point. Also, you need to use technical terms in your field of study while explaining yourself. I dont know it all but GOD did it... It was only his grace. It is also important to dress simple and neatly... More like a clean shirt and some nice pants.

Finally, thank you to everyone that have taken their time to post one thing or the other as regards School and Visa, GOD bless you all.

Congratulations man. I wish you all of God's blessing.

uniquefurlife:
uncle them don rest since na this ur post aint neccessary don't sound bias *peace*

Lol!

Have a nice day sir!

GboyegaD:
From your responses on here, it is obvious you are only seeking unnecessary attention. You have been heard, thank you!

Please ignore the young man. The back and forth with him isn't necessary.

Thanks.

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Sheq:
There is this saying that says ''If we don't fight we have failed, but if we fight we can either fail or succeed''. So forget the tuition part for now and put in some work. First, you need to decide on the course you want to study, To save you some stress start from this website http://graddecision.org/ to know the application process, So step 1) Decide on the course you want to study 2) Search for schools using a) www.msinus.com (open this website with a laptop, you should see a list of school and ranking for some of the most common courses, you can start from there b) www.gradschools.com c) www.google.com (you can just type 'msc in bla bla in the us in google' d) www.usnews.com e) www.4icu.org . 3) check up the website of the schools you find, to see the requirements. most schools will require GRE and some will require both gre and toefl . 4) Register for standardize exam and take it. You can register for gre as soon as you are ready and prepared to take the exam. Its done online at www.ets.org. You can also get all the information you need about the exam on the website. You will get adequate materials to prepare for the exam in this dropbox I createdhttps://www.dropbox.com/sh/t9ot6d07hp1lkm7/ AADL_dTihjEvNBRCBsmAcoXja?dl=0 TOEFL is an English test required by some US universities. though, some schools waive due to the fact that Nigeria is an Anglophone country. For toefl, all you need are the speaking noteful videos in the link below, the ets toefl guide is enough to ace the exam for other sections. Just download the toefl ETS Guide from there website and the simulation test. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/45tvc3ifi8wh8sh/ AACXR5j6l3nsWK8vZx5P28TVa?dl=0 As for the Tuition, if you have good results (GRE, GPA, Toefl), SOP and LOR; US schools do offer assistanship to graduate students. This can either be Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant or Administrative Assistant. Depending on the school, if you get an assistantship, your Tuition will be waived and you will also be paid a monthly stipend that can take care of your living expenses. One advice, once you shortlist schools, send emails to the grad cord of the schools and ask specific questions relating to that course and funding opportunities, be very explicit. Lastly, there are basically 2 admission session in the US, Spring (Jan) and Fall (August). Schools admit more students in Fall, so Its advisable you plan towards Fall 2018. If you plan to resume in fall 2018, make sure you submit all your application documents before ending of Dec 2017. If you don't give it a trial, you will never know.My philosophy in life is to always do my part, with that I don't get to regret later. Above all, if you believe in God,pray to him..if not, good for you.

nice one sir.

sospunky:
Thank you.
My interview is coming up soon..im married, preparing myself and I'm expectant too.No one can easily faze me cos im determined to suceed.

That is the spirit!

I sincerely wish you all the best.

sospunky:
Where is substantial evidence to ascertain f1 visas are not given to married folks.....pls i need answers on this oh. So the married ones can know how to best tackle this issue raised by Dilodavid and Dolrosy.

Kindly ignore that comment.

If you're a serious student, you'll get your visa approved irrespective of your marital status.

All the best.

sospunky:
If I'm to ask
What has being married got to do with Applicants not receiving their visa approval.
State the reasons for this your statement,and please be very certain about your information so you dont mislead others.

That person doesn't have anything to offer anyone here. we know their type.

They would rather come online to spread bull.shits without backing up their words with facts.

The comment itself is just outrightly unintelligent.

Glocal1:
Nobody has animosity against the married people, as it is not a crime.
Besides, marriage is a form of emotional tie to one's home country.

Sir, that person behind that moniker has no fact to provide. Kindly ignore.

Dolorsa:
Why r u this angry? I was going to come to the transcript to contribute my quota and u r here bashing. U must be insane to have asked me to keep quiet.

Lol.

We know your type. Empty barrels.


And I must be really insane to reply you after this.

You created your account today and all of your 5 posts are made to create panic.

I pointed that fact out and I advised you to be quiet if you have nothing positive to contribute.

So I'll say it again. Keep your mouth shut if you don't have anything meaningful to contribute.

Do have a miserable evening.

Dolorsa:
I hope you are not married cos from my observation, they have declared war on married people.

Please keep your unnecessary observations to yourself. The young man asked for reasonable corrections to his proposed transcript and you're talking of married people being denied.

Kindly keep quiet if you have nothing other than panic (through your unverified information) to contribute.

Cheers.

Silva094:
thanks.. I'm a young lady though�

Apologies ma'am. All will be well.

Silva094:
Who else is on AP? since 2 August (interview day) my case have not been updated, my soa is genuine I personally went to first bank to collect it. Abeg how many days does it take?
My school resumes 13th August.
NB: I wasn't given yellow paper, just two papers(pickup paper and one congratulations on your US student visa approval white slip)
My bp is high

Hello sir,

please exercise a little more patience. Your BP being high would do you no good. if you are document is genuine, you have absolutely no reason to be worried.

Cheers.

tolatof:
Boss like you... lool and we preparing for technical questions oo.. More wins to come...

Tolatof for president!

thirdpage:
Congrats and thanks for sharing.

However, got concerns around some of your comments.

2&3: As much as I believe God has a place in everything I do, I've seen people who are pagans/atheist getting visas. You sounded like a prophet here telling people how and when to pray towards interviews. No one can deceive God! People should do whatever they believe in.

6: Are you saying if someone is younger than you, you shouldn't respect the person? And because you are in Nigeria every foreigner {even those under a consulate} must respect you first before you reciprocate. This is a wrong mindset. Respect is not functioned on location, age or skin colour.

7: Americans generally don't like the sir or ma thing. Irrespective of age. At least I've seen that based on the numbers I've worked with. A VO greeting you first and you not doing that, is not mind game, courtesy demands that you greet when you get to a place or respond to the greetings!

Bottom line NL guys... Do whatever works best for you. That someone else did not greet the VO doesn't mean you shouldn't. Some VOs may get a wrong first impression of you when you don't respond to their greeting.

Cheers!

I was going to make a comment on his points 6 & 7. You have said it all.

Thanks.

lalahhh:
Im sorry but my post will be long. I decided to post this after seeing that my AP status changed to issued. First I’ll like to thank God for everything, Sorelee I thank you so so much, words can’t express how grateful I am to you. Ubah1 thank you for encouraging me. Kekenation thank you too. You guys are amazing. I have been to the embassy 7 times , 4 times last year and 3 times this year.
Me- but she’s still in OTP and that’s my sister not me
VO- i know and that’s why it’s called family history . il do you a favour , il overlook it
Me- thank you so much
VO- wait
Me - in my mind, mo daran kilotun sele bayii
VO- il place you on AP , if we find anything fraudulent about your documents, you will be banned from entering the USA for life.
Me - No wahala , they are all real.
VO- Are you sure? make sure you travel before classes starts or else you will be turned back at the port of entry.
Me - ok ma’am. Thank you . Please can I pick up a tissue
VO - sure please do, take as much as u need .
Me- picked up the tissue and left
I might have forgotten some questions asked sha but this is all I can remember. I have found this thread really helpful. The main thing is be well prepared, be organized and learn from people. Thank you so much once again
Sorelee
Ubah1
Kekenation
Ekebs I really hope they issue yours too soon.

This is no doubt the most inspiring transcript I've read. 7 times of trying. Wow! Congratulations dear. I pray all your dreams come true. Cheers.

tolatof:
You can get Visa for anything and everything.. Just prepare, prepare and prepare... Have strong, convincing but short answers..
pray for favor too (very important)

Mr President...all correct sir!

Dewumi054:
Yeah.. True. Thank God sha. Thanks.. And by the way, I support you Tolatof for President 2019 lol

Yes o. I wish you all the best dear.

Nahum777:
Ladies and gentlemen my visa has just been issued. Your visa is in final processing. If you have not received it in more than 10 working days, please see the webpage for contact information of the embassy or consulate where you submitted your application.

How many days do I have to wait?

Thanks nairaland, God bless you all for making life easy.

Congratulations man. so happy for you. I wish you all the best.

Dewumi054:
Hello guys. I don't know if anyone remembers but I shared my past transcript(I was denied though) here just last week and sought for help as my interview was just a week away and fast approaching. My interview this time was scheduled for 11:15 21st of July which was 3days ago. I got there quite early around 9am. There was a long queue. I joined the queue and went thru all the proper channels for documentation. Finally I got to the VO and my heart was racing at first. I so wanted to be interviewed by the chinko guy at window 6 because he face looked cool but I was directed to window 8 and just as it was almost my turn, I wanted to run to the toilet so when I get back I could get another opportunity to be directed to window 6 but something pinned my legs to the floor and told me not to run. Anyways this was how the interview went.

Me: Good morning sir (with a smile)
VO: Good morning, are you a barrister?(with a smile as well)

Me: No
VO: oh! You are dressed like one(with the nicest smile I've ever seen from a VO).

VO: so you are going to study for your masters in Geography right?

Me: yes but I would be specializing in the area of GIS, Geographic information system.

VO: okay. Please excuse me, I need to get water

Me: no problem sir (with a smile. Although my heart was really beating fast. But while he was gone, I was really praying for favour. He got back and apologized for taking a break and I was like its no problem *with a smile again. Lol. Basically, I was just smiling all through)

VO: when did you graduate?

Me: 2016

VO: so what have you been doing since then?

Me: I graduate 2016 and I had to go for the compulsory one year national youth service which I completed not long. After then I did a voluntary youth service with One African child foundation

VO: okay so what did u do?

Me: I actually volunteered to make awareness on social media and I made financial contributions.

VO: okay so y do u want to study GIS?

Me: my interest in gis started when I took a course in geographic information system during my undergraduate days. I was so fascinated as to how gis could solve most of the problems we facing here in Nigeria. Studying GIS would help me sharpen my geospatial analytical skills and problem solving skills. But most importantly studying gis would help me kick start my career as a GIS expert at NEMA.. National emergency management agency.

VO: okay. I can see from your i20 that you are eligible to study in the united state but you have to help me understand how you re going to fund that. Who's gonna be sponsoring you?

Me: my dad

VO: he is a professor right?

Me: yes. He is a professor in the university of Ibadan, and he's also a visiting lecturer to other universities. He has other investments, he has a farm and a poultry where he supplies other states in the country with life stocks and agricultural produces.

VO: but as a professor how does he want to sponsor you? Lemme see ur bank statement.

Me: *Hands it over to him and was praying seriously in my mind

VO: (*He was just scrutinizing the thing o!) But as a professor, how did he manage to av up to this in his account

Me: like I said he is a professor and as a professor he has the ability to lecture at other universities at the same time. So he lectures in more than one university. He also has other investment. He has a farm and the poultry where he supplies other states in the country with agricultural produces and besides he has been saving up for my masters degree ever since I gained admission.

VO: okay that's fine with me.. So I would be issuing your visa. Come pick up your visa at this location I will be circling after 3 working days

Me: (with a very big smile) Thank you sir

That's it guys. Who ever said there's no God? There is my people cos to me, the success of this interview was just by his mercy. I was favoured. After being denied in April, I was so scared this time but with God and some amazing people I met here on nairaland, I was approved this time. He didn't ask me much questions. All the common questions I had prepared for like *why the US*, *why the school*, *study plan*, *y masters* and others. Although I prayed so hard but I also did my own part of preparing day and night. My transcript won't be complete if I don't mention these set of people God bless me with during this period, they also made this possible @Coloniel5000, @tolatof. Your sacrifice and encouraging words won't be forgotten. I don't know you guys facially but you guys are simply the best @Glocal, @wisepluto, @jelmusboy, @ponlear and everyone here on nairaland. Thanks for responding to my numerous messages and reaching out to help.

Congratulations dear. That's just undiluted favor. and I think you were more confident this time around. if you had stopped talking when he asked about your dad's account, that would have been disastrous. congrats once again.


I almost forgot. ..Tolatof for President 2019.

imperiouxx:
@those going for interview, know your courses off hand and what those courses/studies will do for you. When they ask question about your courses,

1) Don't waste that time on comparing between education in Nigeria and U.S.... what I used know about interviews is you don't pull down one to glorify the other, even if one is great and the other is an obvious crap.

2) Stop saying it will make you get jobs/competitive anywhere in the world. This is contradictory to your claim that you're coming back to work in Nigeria.

These are all known facts, so wasting time to lecture the VO about the known facts won't help your case.

Say something like how you can channel your acquired skills and training to your community. Say how those courses will broaden your knowledge, benefit you and make you versatile to take on any tasks professional field thrown at you. If you are upgrading your career, for example, a bachelors in biology and going for master's in biology, you could state what the upgrade means to you and how taking those courses in the U.S would help your personal and professional development

Try prepare well and be smart because this Afro-American lady will soon interview you.... Yes, you!

Sense will not kill you sir.

I would be ready for her and I am pretty sure she'll have no choice than to approve my visa cos I am putting God first and I am preparing like mad!

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