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[quote author=ezer20 post=68431989]Good morning guys, please I need help with eshipglobal. I am supposed to receive my admission packet and I-20 hrough them from Wetern Illinois University. They have disabled credit card payment for people from Nigeria, I can't also pay through PayPal.
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Click on pay pal . Join pay pal you can pay with ur Gtbank card to paypal. That's how I did mine

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F-1 visa: how does a visa officer think
1. Show me your GRE score card?
Purpose: The Visa Officer wants to see your academic abilities.
Good Answer: Just show with a smile, looking in his/her eyes, no need to talk.
Bad Answers: I do not have my GRE score report/ I never took the GRE test.


2. Why do you want to study at Univ xyz?
Purpose: The Visa Officer wants to see your preparedness and focus on studies.
Good Answers: Prestigious University with world ranking, Research areas match my interest/ I have funding.
Bad Answers: Low fees/ My brother is in the same city.


3. Where all did you apply?
Purpose: The Visa Officer is trying to analyze whether your purpose is studying or somehow reaching USA.
Good Answer: I applied to A, B, C and D. – Whatever is the honest answer. If applied to more than 5, can mention 5.
Bad Answer: I applied only to this university A, where I am admitted [Rejection imminent, unless that university is very famous]


4. Do you have any relatives in USA?
Purpose: The Visa Officer is trying to analyze your ties to USA.
Good Answers: My elder brother / Nobody [whatever is true]. You should not mention cousins or uncles. Only mention direct relations, eg, Parents, Siblings, Spouse, as per the visa questionnaire.
Bad Answer: My second cousin and his friend live in USA.


5. What are your future plans?
Purpose: The Visa Officer is trying to analyze your ties to your own country.
Good Answer: Work in my country as….
Bad Answers: Work in USA/ I have not thought. [You are perhaps lying, but truth will lead to certain rejection - Sorry, this is how the system is designed]
Above is the only example where we advise to tell what is expected answer, not necessarily the truth. VO is legally bound to reject the visa if you say I want to work in the USA. They know that most people do not come back.


6. Who is paying for your education?
Purpose: The Visa Officer is trying to see if you can afford the education, else you will work illegally and stick around in USA.
Good Answesrs: Got a RA/ My father will pay out of his savings.
Bad Answers: Bank Loan/Sell property. Any fraud answer.


7. What is your area of research?
Purpose: The Visa Officer wants to see your preparedness and focus on studies.
Good Answer: True and simple short answer.
Bad Answers: Vauge answer, Not decided yet, too generic answer, example, I want to do research in Electrical Engineering.


8. Show me your degree certificate?
Purpose: The Visa Officer wants to see your authenticity. They sometimes look at the degree across the light, in a way some people check the authenticity of a currency note/bill.
Good Answer: Just show with a smile, make eye contact, no need to talk. Provisional degree is acceptable.
Bad Answers: No degree or even provisional/temporary one. Degree in a non-English language, unless that is very common in your country.


9. Why do you want to go to USA?
Purpose: The Visa Officer is trying to analyze your ties to USA.
Good Answers: Top universities in the world, exposure to current developments and research. Opportunity to experience the diverse culture alongwith top quality education.
Bad Answers: Going to USA is a childhood dream. US is a great country, I like USA a lot. I love US Dollars.


10. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
Purpose: The Visa Officer is trying to analyze your ties to your own country.
Good Answer: True answer. Never hide existence of siblings wheter they live in your own country or USA.
Bad Answer: Any false answer

Biladx:
Can Anyone pls be of help. On my i20 document , my spornsor name was not spelt correctly . can I still Apply for a visa like that or I need to be sent another i20 documents ?

I guess it depends on the gravity of the error. There was an error on mine too. ie oladji instead of Oladeji I went ahead and applied with the i20 like that. If it's a major error u might need to correct it

Hello All.
I'd like to thank everyone especially those who shared their transcripts . I learnt a lot from it. One of my main worries going thru the pages was that there were very few pple who have applied with child dependant. After going thru pages endlessly I saw malory84's post over 2 years ago. I learnt so much from this and it gave me a lot of confidence. Being a mother of 3 young children I was advised to get my F1 first then later apply for their F2. But I was afraid of stories that touch the heart where I would have been granted visa and the children won't be able to join me later. My hubby has a visiting visa and he will still be working here to ensure the family still has an income. So I decided to apply with the kids as I would prefer we were all given or all denied visa.
In the spirit of given back and to help keep families together especially mommies and children I will be sharing my transcript. I have been a silent reader
Visa was approved today along with 2 dependant children