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akpumping30:
Plz house, help me .... The appointment date I see is Jan 7, and the school will resume Jan 14 , plz can I still meet up

dbalinga:
I was amongst the 50% that got the visa today. Infact the guy before me got too. I was initially sceptical when i saw the young black American lady in glasses give the guy (after a tough drill). I walked confidently to Her, she looked through my passports, saw my travel history and current valid schegen visa. She drilled me on what I do in Nigeria, my job role as a trade marketing executive in a tobacco multinational and also about the tobacco sector in Nigeria. I gave her facts and figures. She also requested to know why I was travelling alone since I was married, told her we have a family vacation slated for December, wife and kids will be in Paris, while i join them from the United States. She gave me the white slip. Pick up your passport in 3 work days. Waow.....that was my 1st time at the US embassy.

Judgepelumi:
I believe it's applicable, yours was a different case. Congrats all the same

Bunmip:
Please can someone help?

My cousin tried to fill a new DS160 today because she made some mistakes on the old one. I was with her during the registration for the new ds160 today. After the submission, She downloaded the ds160 in pdf form and then we went straight to update her profile on the scheduling site and we printed the appointment date form.

we checked the Ds160 confirmation page in pdf form we downloaded just now and noticed the barcode is not on the form. What can be the cause of it? and what can we do?

And How can someone know if the ds-160 barcode code on my appointment confirmation page is the same with that on the DS-160 nonimmigrant confirmation page?

Please, anyone?

doublezero7:
I will sir. It has just been a very long 1 week and I'd like to make the transcript as comprehensive as possible.

Thank you.

homirefacuny:
Don't give up yet!!! As fairheart rightly opined, you should have mentioned the firms you have in sight upon return. Go again asap. BTW, is it the black American woman at window 11
The woman gave me a good run for my money before dishing out the blue paper to me
It's well, we die there.

AyomsD:
Good day House,

Visa Delayed at Abuja Embassy this morning by black american female VO.

ME: Good Morning
VO: Good Morning
VO: Have you travelled out of the country before?
ME: Yes. I have been to Dubai and Ghana
VO: Can I get your old passport?
ME: My old passport was stolen in 2016 and I have the police report and affidavit.

I applied to study a Masters in Accounting in PVAMU
VO: Why did you choose this school?
ME: The curriculum takes a multi disciplinary approach integrating finance and management to give me a broader perspectives on organisational issues and how to resolve them. The accredited by AACSB responsible for accreditation of business schools. This accreditation serves as the gold standard of business schools.

VO: Who is sponsoring you?
ME: My mum. She is an educationist and owns schools
VO: How many schools?
ME: 2 schools

VO: What do you plan to do on your return to your country?
ME: I plan to work with the big 4 accounting firms and thereafter set up my own accounting firm.

VO: You are not eligible. Bla bla... Gave me 214B

doublezero7:
Visa approved at Abuja embassy this morning after initial denial at Lagos Consulate last week.

Comprehensive transcripts loading.

100kobo and tolatof... kindly check your mail.

Senatorbee:
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As for me I will urgently him not to go with the IELTS at all as it is not the academic exam
These might sound an immigrant intent to the V.O
Because he said his IELTS is the working exam and not academic

nelronaldo:
Please I just sent you a PM.

nelronaldo:
No. Just resume

npmi:
What of those that already added theirs

LORRDDD:
Please help

pragya2017:
Boss i sent you an email since yesterday and no reply.

Thank you

yuscodguy:
If am to retry now which process do I need to take because I can't find the emergency stuff there anylonger

yuscodguy:
Please what are the things I need to submit, I uploaded my i-20 and my GTA offer letter

LagosismyHome:
while you have apoint , i dont agree ooo............. nothing in life is easy . getting visa is one. It not easy for International student to get H1B , so the journey is not for the faint hearted ....... Even if you later adjust that too is not easy . nothing in life is easy again

However if you want it , you just have to chase it , give it your best and hope for the best .

Just dont go to the embassy with any fake thing (that just spoils it for us) and be a genuine student . Prepare well and pray because there is still an element of luck

Jibola10:
Hello house, how should a sponsor letter be, like the statement and content of the letter, kindly assist with a response

nelronaldo:
Good day house. I want to apply for Graduate assistantship/Graduate teaching assistantship/Graduate research assistantship position and I have been told to submit my resume but that there are just few positions for the spring semester. Please how do I put in a competitive application to help me secure a position.
Thank you

yuscodguy:
please gurus help a poor boy oooo. I applied for an expedited date but I was denied. Please what can I do to get a date earlier than the one I have picked before which is January 4th. My school is resuming on January 10th and we on GTA are told to be in school by 7th of January.

Please what can I do

skido04:
Hello guys, Please I need some advice.
First, I have gone for interview before, was placed on Administrative processing but was later denied. I felt maybe it was because of my statement. It was my Uncle's and it had the required minimum amount and a few more millions. required was 12m. I went with 16m.

I felt maybe they wanted to see more money. My interview is next month. I plan on adding my sister as my sponsor including my uncle. I am also thinking about getting another uncle of mine involved.

My question is. Will adding My 2nd uncle affect my chances or should I add only my sister?

Please I need advice from you guys.

Thanks

Mmlanrehh:
Dec 4 is fast approaching. Truth be told am a bit nervous, however there a lil issue on my Ds160 my uncle is the main sponsor of my Education but I'll be paying for my Trip my self . On the DS160 the part that ask who is the sponsor of this trip I picked the option of self, pls I need to know is it the same as sponsor of education? Can I change it if that a mistake? Will the change also affect my date of interview.
Pls I need urgent response.

fairheart, Nutshell44, 100Kobo,Ubah1,BigFrancis 21,walspring,lagosismyhome,nahum

akpumping30:
good day, plz I want to ship my I-20 by eship global, plz how can I make the payment... plz can anybody explain more to me

Gewezzy1:
1, I haven't seen anyone here going for the same degree so it gets me a little bit worried lol. Regarding home ties, below is what i have prepared to say if asked what are my plans after my degree. I'm still compiling my transcripts.

After my masters degree, I'll be coming back to Nigeria to work with Nema (National Emergency Agency) and also partner with a NGO, and I am currently working on a project that i will submit has a proposal to the agency, which will contribute to the emergency preparedness of every citizen in my country.

Is that okay?

Gewezzy1:
Public Health

Gewezzy1:
I finished Nysc April but still working with my PPA, i am going for a Masters degree in Emergency Management and Homeland Security at Arkansas Tech University

Gewezzy1:
What is the best way to prove home ties, if the current company you work with isn't related to the degree program you are going for. Will it be a red flag if i tell theVO I'll be coming back to get a job, or I must have the job at hand before traveling

PRYCE:
Your story may be different... Not withstanding the current realities.

I have been reading this thread for the past three years with no plans of traveling out; guess I'm just addicted to sharing in the joy of others. #CharacterFlaw

Have read good stories here that get me fantasizing and bad ones that get me utterly depressed.

I believe the spree of denials lately is due to a lot of factors others have mentioned already:

New Trump Policies
Fudged docs
Insincerity
And students not wanting to return after gradj

If you are sincere enough, prepare well, have your genuine docs then you only have two things to contend with

1. Policy.
2. The V.Os mood/personality/beliefs/political inclinations (regardless of training).

And these aren't your fault.

Try again, if it doesn't work, opt for the EducationUSA route (if age will allow). If all don't work, settle for other countries cos at this point, there is nothing you can do seeing even if you are highly qualified by all standards, you stand a 50/50 chance as a V.Os mood can work against you or you might panic and say something wrong (Not illegal but wrong by the V.Os sole judgment). They are judge and jury at this point. They may not even like your face. Now it's just a question of luck that you find the V.O in a mood you'd want or that he's not a silent immigration hardliner like trump.

Interviews are mostly evaluated by a panel - for a job, an award etc but here, you are left at the mercy of the judgement of one person concerning something as crucial as this.

These white people set these standards for measuring human responses and reactions from their researches. They invented psychology and behavioral studies and know fully well that interviews are nervy moments and different people handle nerves differently so there shouldn't be a blanket criteria for evaluating people's performances but they do it anyway because it lines the coffers of their governments and they care less.

They know nerves can make you say stuff that aren't accurate ... Not by choice but because what's at stake is too enormous. We do it, they do it but ours is "badder".

I'm just so fascinated with international travel esp. to the USA but these latest trend is dampening my spirit.