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Good morning my great people.

Please I need your advice and contribution at this point of my application o. US AVITS don show me shege this year but God de.

So I made payment since NOV 8th 2024. After several calls and 4 tickets (which I dont believe was helpful anyway. I suspect they randomly just pick applications to attend to), I noticed my application progressed to the pre-approval stage where I was asked to upload my I-20 docx on Dec 16th 2024. I got an email to proceed to select an appointment date yesterday 27th Dec 2024.

Spring 2025 session resumes Jan 13th 2025. I dont know (think) if i apply for Expedited Appointment now, i would be able to get a chance for interview before Jan 13th (I understand the chances are quite slim).

If i request for school to defer my admission to Fall 2025 which would mean that I would be getting a new I-20 docx from the school, what do I do with it? As in, considering I already passed the pre-approval stage on AVITS portal and the dates in my current application has details for Spring 2025 admissions (Jan 13th 2025), at what point do I show/use my new I-20 docx ?

Do I still go ahead to select a date - yesterday I saw Mar 2025, evening when I checked, say Apr 2025, this morning it is now in May 2025 LOL - and attend interview for the future date (if granted) then take the new I-20 docx to the interview or what do I do right now?

Please help me here. Thank you.

Consider yourself VERY lucky then.
Goodluck with your interview.

MiddyO:
When I logged in, it took me straight to the appointment page and I picked a date.

So you are on pre-approval now on the AVITS portal or you already booked appointment?
My own payment was successful as well; the receipt says so and the AVITS support guys. They just said I need to wait for the system to process it. In your own case, what is your status on the portal right now?

MiddyO:
A first bank transfer I made on Friday was unsuccessful, but by the time I logged in on Monday (yesterday) the payment was reflecting on the profile. The bank advised me to give it 24 hours and it worked.

This is actually quite frustrating.
At this point, I’m just relying on some luck tbh. Sigh!

petershola:
I'm a little worried because this is a direct card payment not bank transfer. Many have paid directly after that so im afraid something might just be wrong.

Really?
That’s crazy then.
So have you been able to book appointment now?

kushercain:
I had this issue too. Paid on the 8th with online transfer but up till now, still nothing. I had to make another payment directly via firstbank over-the-counter deposit and it reflected the next day. I will advice you don't make payments on Friday because the deposit slip won't be valid over the weekend. I think that was where the issue came from. Hope they rectify it asap

You are only wasting your resources as there is no guarantee that another payment would be confirmed on time let alone give you the opportunity for closer date. If you have already paid and yet to get confirmation of payment on AVITS portal, it is just to wait.

omotayeye:
Please guys, I want to make another payment to get a closer date. I intend to use a new email, new ds-160 form too. My question is; the part where I'll be asked if I've applied before, can I choose no? So that I'll have a new profile.
Please help.

Hello @Petershola, nothing is wrong. So far you have your payment receipt, just keep that. There is a waiting time after applicants have made payment where system would validate your payment status then updates your profile so you are able to proceed to book your appointment.
In my case, I made payment since Nov 8th 2024 and till now, the system has not confirmed my payment status yet so I am still waiting.
It is the unfortunate delay the new platform has subjected majority to.

petershola:
Good afternoon house.
I need help please. I made payment using a foreign debit card and it shows successful and i was debited but however did not progress to date selection. Instead i was returned back to payment section again to make another payment.
What could be wrong please because i thought it was instant after card payment

Thank you

Paid since Nov 8th 2024. Till now, payment has not yet reflected on the AVITS portal for me to proceed to booking interview appointment.

Sasatoboy:
Good morning , i submitted my visa payment of #314500 via first bank since 22nd November 2024 and up till now have not been able to see it reflected on my Avits dashboard to complete my appointment booking. Please does it take this long

I am not sure this is why. I guess the new platform (AVITS) may be experiencing some technical issue which is preventing new users to create new profiles. Just wait a little bit and then try again.

You can however, call their toll free line to speak with an online representative to ask them if there is alternative means: +234 201 343 8900
Follow the voice prompt with this option: press 1 then wait till another option set, then press 2; 4; 2; 3

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Did you create another profile in the AVITS portal after they sent you a migration mail from the old portal or you just created the new profile?
Ideally, according to them, they ought to migrate you themselves without you having to do that ursef. Otherwise, it would tell you duplicate profiles later on.

somtosomto:
hello guys, please I paid my MRV fee back in July with the old platform, I was told that i need to migrate to the new platform which I have done. I have also sent them a receipt of my payment with GT BANK but till now they have not confirmed the receipt, and I am unable to schedule an interview. Please my school is resuming in January- and I have deferred once already I can't afford to defer again. Can someone help me please? what do i do? I have called and opened a ticket on the avitts platform, and they keep saying to be patient. it's been over 2-3 months.

Visit the official link here - https://www.fmjfee.com/i901fee/index.html to generate ur payment order using the SEVIS ID provided in your I-20 docx. After that phase, download Pay4Me from playstore or whichever app store. Register and verify your identity. Select the option to pay SEVIS fee. It is very straightforward and the payment would be settled within 48hrs or even less.

Goodluck

kharemorgan:
How can I pay for my sevis fee? Someone should please guide me. Thank you

Depending on the school; some schools assign admission officer or counselor to applicants. Otherwise, you may have to check the admissions page for the school for relevant information on how to go about this or better still write the admission chair/coordinator (or whatever role the person plays on admission matters) or even the admission office on deferral request. Make a request for the deferral and state the reason for it to be visa application concerns as you have not been able to schedule an appointment to get a VISA. You can add that there was a major change to the VISA application portal in August 2024 and since then, there has been widely reported technical issues on the new portal as you know more than 20-50 other prospective applicants / students who are also affected.
However, you are seeking the deferral to give you ample time to get an appointment pending when the new portal issues will be fixed permanently. You can go ahead to share screenshot from the portal too.

Good luck.

Ayodelefavour1:
Hello everyone,

I need your advice regarding a deferral request and my visa process. My visa appointment has been planning on Preapproval request is being processed. for a month now, and my school is resuming on January 13. I’m planning to request a deferral to a later semester.

However, I’ve already uploaded my current I-20 to the visa portal, but I haven’t booked an appointment yet. Should I restart the visa application process by uploading the new I-20 when it’s issued? Also, could you guide me on the steps to successfully request the deferral from the school

Thanks in advance for your help

Call their support from the website
https://www.xvisa.io/ctt?token=undefined&n=37a025ca-2132-44c5-98b4-b6e91e95e42e&wbid=ef804eb1-09b9-49ed-9802-17bba64ec9a4#login

Follow the voice prompt like you want to change your user password, it will mention an option to speak with a support agent, choose it. Discuss this with the support person and ask direct questions like what has been done on the requests raised since, what is the current action at the moment, when should you expect a resolution?

I understand you may have done this previously but try again as you may be lucky to speak with a support staff who actually understands ur plight, understands English and may be willing to assist. Majority of the support guys dont know what they are doing or better still put they are acting based on given instruction.

Good luck.

Podson:
I am also having this same "Receipt Not Found" issue. Please let me know if you solve it. Support and the NIV emails are not helping. They put my support ticket on hold for over a month now.

we full ground. no update on the portal yet for me too.

Ghostlee4k0:
i will like to ask did anyone paid on the 8 of November 2024 at Abuja , and still not yet confirmed by Avits . because i am still yet to pass this payment stage after the money shows that it has been confirmed.[color=#990000][/color]

When you log in, do the following:

1. Go to pending appointment. It should bring up that payment page.
2. Select bank to First Bank of Nigeria. (Do not generate another payment slip o)
3. Navigate to the next tab, insert the Ammentum Number there and select the date of deposit.

When you click submit, it should notify on the top right corner that says: "Bank Details Updated successfully"
From what other say here, it should ideally redirect you to appointment schedule but it just takes one back to generate another slip.
However, according to @Lovaboiofficial, let's see if it would update after 2-3 days from now.

Sasatoboy:
where will i do that

Sure!
Those guys dont know jack sh*t. it is the same people that pick your call when you try using the contact option on the webpage. They are acting a script and wont help you beyond what is on their script. They are not receiving adequate support from their backend/technical support colleagues so yh...

Here's the contact: +234 201 343 8900

curiousgeorgy:
I’m so sorry about this. I’m in a similar situation and can share in your frustration. Please can you share the support line’s number ?

Many thanks, @nebularise
I am beginning to think all these bottlenecks are all part of a strategic means to reduce the number of applications whilst making money off people. It doesnt make sense to think that this new platform was not tested and designed to be able to handle this load from users. Where this is the case, the support guys response should be better than what we currently experience. The front line guys basically are just acting a script; sometimes if not all, they dont even understand ur issue, they just read out the comms script and that's it. They tell you same thing each time you call and are not able to advise how long ur support would take for resolution to happen. I spoke with one today and after expressing my frustration, she just told me that the technical team is not equipped with sufficient resources to manage the stream of issues that meet them every day. Look at your case now, you made payment since Sept 20th and nothing till now; it is 2 months already. It may imply that they are just doing round-robin method to select which request/issue they attend to OR they can not or should not treat beyond X number of issues pertaining to payment every week/month etc as a strategy to minimize the current stream of applicants who wants interview/visa this period especially for Spring Admissions. Things like this arent just mere coincidence sometimes.

Anyways, fingers crossed.

nebularise:
You didnt do anything wrong; some of us made payment since 20th Sep and have been having this issue since then; no resolution yet' its just unfortunate that the system of payment works for some people and it doesn't for some, I think there are some people that had made payment since 1st Sept and having this issue too;

All we can do is to create tickets; which at the moment, not sure they are even responding to. also, explore the idea of emailing LagosNIV@state.gov using the Visa wizard

Lagos - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMSMzJmoYVaxf-obif6_AaMIT4fbxpIvLEkPW84ISGSwSkIg/viewform
Abuja - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1wt8xb3LubFFSlvlLUNi3HOnIcZxquaZyClg3Y3HxlSWbXQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&fbzx=6470396605504148127

Again, even this one, I havent got any reply yet, not sure if they are replying to this messages from anyone.

All the best

Good morning Chief...abeg help ur guy!!!

Please I urgently need HELP on how to proceed at this point. The support agents for the new visa application portal are useless, they have not been able to advise or solve my problem since I opened a ticket. One was even pretending he couldnt hear me during a call session with him.

I made payment since NOV 8 2024 and till now, I havent been able to proceed to book appointment on the portal. I got a successful payment notification and First Bank also sent me the receipt. I spoke with the customer support agent and she advised me to wait for the payment to be confirmed on the portal. It has been 10 days now since I made payment and nothing has changed.

Or did I do something wrong?
Please help me o...abeg. I am supposed to resume Jan 13 2025 for my program and I never get VISA

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Hello Guys!!!

Good morning.
Please I urgently need HELP on how to proceed at this point. The support staff for the new visa application portals are useless, they have not been able to advise or solve my problem since I opened a ticket. One was even pretending he couldnt hear me during a call session with him.

I made payment since NOV 8 2024 but till now, I havent been able to proceed to book appointment on the portal. I got a successful payment notification and First Bank also sent me the receipt. I spoke with the customer support agent and she advised me to wait for the payment to be confirmed on the portal. It has been 10 days now since I made payment and nothing has changed. Has anyone experience this and how did you get this resolved?

Or did I do something wrong?
Please help me o...abeg. I am supposed to resume Jan 13 2025 for my program and I never get VISA.

Did it tell you your account has been locked out/disabled?

Ruby56:
Tried it many times but didn’t work for me😭😭

Dawllar:
Please were you able to resolve the password reset issue?

Try this out (It works!!!)

"Trick to reset expired password on AVITS

If the standard "reset password" option on the AVITS platform isn't functioning as expected for u

here's an alternative method to attempt:

1. Attempt to Sign In: Go through the usual login process three times, even if your password is expired. This will intentionally trigger a lock on your account.

2. Trigger Password Reset After Lock: Once the system has locked your account, initiate a password reset.

3. Check Your Email: At this stage, you should receive an email with a link to reset your password. This method seems to work more reliably for some users, as the locked status may prompt the platform to send a password reset link.

NB: all the old password reset link you sent in the past will all come. Just wait for a while until the last reset link comes so that way, you are choosing the most recent link which has not expired.

I'm currently having challenge uploading my documents, pls could you suggest what to do to ensure a successful application?

Thank you!

I can't find the links... Pls

Good evening.

Has he sent the material yet?

Bros please help me too... Abeg.

My email address is ebentega@gmail.com.

Thank you!

Same as me o....please any preparatory materials or knowledge of what to expect come saturday?
please kindly respond if you have got any tangible lead about the aforementioned request.

thank you!

regards

What has been the order of the day on twitterNG today is the #HelloChallenge trend. Is it reality that love can never be lost considering the number of years of silence?
The first few lines of the ADELE's number 1 track on the album 25, Hello is what the #HelloChallenge has been about.
"Hello, it's me, I was wondering If after all these years you'd like to meet to go over everything They say that time's supposed to heal, yeah But I ain't done much healing"
However, it turned sour for few of them, some got carried away, some tried it with their mum, whilst some with their bosses.

See the twitpix below.

ginawest:
he should encourage her to read songs of Solomon more..at least its in the Bible

LOLOLOLOLOLOL broda e ti ya weyrey o

Anijay1212:
Send the man to a mental institution pls.

Perhaps after he must have served his term. He can now go for treatment or rehab.

Acidosis:
Lol

Oya where are the Yoruba and Igbo warlords who think Nigeria revolves around 3 tribes.

Why is no one claiming Fatima, an Igbira girl?


Anyway, I'm not surprised, Kogi state has always produced the best brains in Law.

why u de always think with ur anus na.....what is ur point exactly, NIL. for the records, it's EBIRA and not igbira.

Acidosis:
Lol

Oya where are the Yoruba and Igbo warlords who think Nigeria revolves around 3 tribes.

Why is no one claiming Fatima, an Igbira girl?


Anyway, I'm not surprised, Kogi state has always produced the best brains in Law.

wgy u de always think with their anus na.....what is ur point exactly, NIL. for the records, it's EBIRA and not igbira.

When someone you love passes away, there’s a vacuum created by their death. The pain runs deep and the emotions bubble over.
Thirty-year old Samson Oladipo Egbedeyi passed away and will be laid to rest today, the 27th of October.
On this day, that they have to do something no friend should ever have to do, Tomide Makanjuola,
Oluwasanmi Ope-Ogungbo and ‘Tunde
Ademuyiwa have written a tribute to the man they
all fondly referred to as “Niggydip”
We pray for fortitude to bear the loss. Please read
the tribute below:
***
30 years ago, a legend was born! Samson Oladipo
Egbedeyi aka Niggydip. He was the pride of the
Egbedeyi clan.
He lived a tremendously vibrant life. He was
charming, passionate, ambitious, and the life of the
party. Thick dark clouds of sorrow filled our hearts
when the surreal news of his death on Monday,
broke on Tuesday morning.
Niggydip’s wedding next year was meant to be the
biggest party ever, bringing all of us back together,
but death chose to take him away from us. This keeps the questions coming. How? Why? What happened?
What would the world be without Niggydip? These
and many other questions flooded the minds of
many with no answers, leaving us with pain, grief and the guilt of what we could have done if we knew he would leave so soon. These questions disturb us but Niggydip would not allow it eat us up, so he left with us memories that transcends time.
Niggydip had an amiable mien. Back in school at the
Faculty of Engineering Unilag, Niggydip had a unique connection to several. He did not care how “cool” we were, how smart or not we were, what we had or did not have. He was the loved in every clique.
Niggydip taught us, inspired us, saved us, loved us,
listened to us, defended us, protected us and made
us laugh. Dipo wasn’t a clown, but he knew exactly
what to say, what to do to get people out of their
misery.
Dipo had his stories. We called them dodo. Dodo
because they were just so improbable that we
sometimes can’t help but doubt them. At the same
time, we knew that if there’s one person in the whole world that can be the subject of those stories, it’sNiggydip.
Niggydip had an extraordinary capacity to care for
others. Niggydip is that guy that while stuck in traffic, notices a danfo filled with sad looking faces, calls a boy hawking gala, and buys gala for all the
passengers. He is the guy whose phone got snatched in traffic, jumps out of the car, runs after the thief, and starts shouting “Egbon e ma binu”, he hails the guy until he got his phone back.
He is the guy who when asked for direction, allowed
strangers in his car, drove them to the event they
were heading to, and partied with them. In Lagos! He is the guy one meets once, and one never forgets.
You can hardly find Niggydip sad. We all have our low moments but he never showed his. I guess he was just too busy helping others fix theirs.
His drive powered by his impeccable confidence was next to none. It is amazing how he could be so
confident without being cocky. He saw opportunities
everywhere. Unlike most of us, he went after them.
Niggydip is the person that showed up at an interview he was not even shortlisted for, and leaves with the job in his pocket. He was very successful, I mean very successful. He had an amazing career at Oando. At work, he was such a performer. Doubled well as a team leader and team player, he made work fun.
He is the guy that showed up at a company end-of-
the-year-event in a complete Iron Man costume.
And he upped the ante the year after showing up as
Fela Anikulapo Kuti, complete with the dancers and
the saxophone.
Niggydip was the guy with the world at his feet, who
at 30, was already a legend.
We can’t even claim to comprehend what his family is going through right now. We watched Niggydip’s dad gently rub his hands on his pictures. It was heartbreaking. Praz (Funsho) has somehow managed to keep it together, but only on the surface. Dayo has consoled some of us, when we could not keep the tears from flowing. Keji, your only sister, must be devastated. We shared Niggydip’s stories with his mom. For a moment, her spirit appeared lifted. Our thoughts are with Seye. We know Niggydip loved her. We pray that somehow, God grants his family the fortitude to bear this loss and the strength to move on.
We will continue to talk about Niggydip for the rest of our lives. Niggydip achieved in 30 years, what mostwill not in 80. Because of that, we celebrate his life.
Even as we celebrate, we mourn for today, for a year, for as long as it takes. We also know Niggydip is looking down from heaven, with a smile on his face, willing us to focus on being the best representation of ourselves and move on. So we will try, as we continue to share his stories, and as we continue tobe inspired by them.
Heaven has called upon you Oladipo Samson
Egbedeyi, leaving so many words left to say. Now it is too late, for your time has come, words unspoken; we are sure everybody has some. Regrets and wishes are probably there too, but lasting forever are memories of you. However, henceforth we shall choose to speak of you in present tense as you remain forever in our hearts.
Forever in our hearts is not just a cliché for us. It is a creed we know everyone who ever knew him will
keep.

www.bellanaija.com/2015/10/27/niggydip-forever-in-our-hearts-read-the-emotional-tribute-by-the-friends-of-oladipo-egbedeyi-as-he-is-laid-to-rest/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed