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firmphem:
Visa delayed this morning 7:00am
Me: good morning
VO: good morning how are u? Ur I20 and passport pls?
Me: passed them
VO: what are you going to study
Me: Electrical Engineering and I ll be concentrating on wireless communication
VO: why do u want to study this course?
ME: it has been my passion right from childhood, every of my. Academic pursuit has been around this same course. We ave so many network problems in Nigeria and I believe an advanced degree in it will arm me with great skill set to combat most of them
VO: how many countries have you been to outside Nigeria
Me: Benin republic for a road trip
VO: who is sponsoring you?
Me: My dad
VO: what does he do?
Me: He is an electrical engineer that gets contracts from govt at all levels private individuals on both domestic and industrial electrification
VO: do u ave his account statement?
Me: yes,....passed
VO: ( took a very long and calculative look at the SOA. Left his seat for like 5mins with it and my passport. Came back, typed for a while and handed me that devilish paper
Fact: my background, Electrical.
Six years work experience at a transmission engineer with a telecom coy
Account amount: 15M
Amount on d I20: 9M

House pls advise

Sanctus1:
at 33 with a child... that's enough home ties but how can your dad be sponsoring you at 33? thats a red flag bro

goodemma20:
when did you get the BSc degree?

bigfrancis21:
How old are you? Are you going for Bsc or Msc? Do you have any previous Bsc degree already?

aithusa:
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ekiee:
Hello people, I got f1 visa approval today, and I really need to post my transcript. To people yet to go for interview, just believe in yourself, not with what you see people do and blue sheets flashing around.
It's just a conversation, not a project topic to defend.
Vo: good morning
Me: morning
Vo: ur study plans?
Me: I plan to pursue my masters degree in telecommunication. And networking at florida international university, miami florida
Vo: why this course
Me: well, telecommunication and networking is a course that I've have great interest since my childhood, my grand mum often called it the sorcery from the western world, and learning the principles of wireless communication has been of huge interest, although I feel compelled now more than ever, with the introduction of the IOT(Internet of things), this seams to be a new wave that would have much applications across most industries and sectors, and FIU is currently the first university in the US to take IOT for undergraduate studies
Vo: did you write standardised test
Me: no, it was waved for applicants with GPA above 3.0 and with a convincing letter of intent.
VO: how many schools did you apply to
Me: well for full application, I applied only to FIU, but I applied to MNSU Minnesota, but my decision from FIU came through, before I could send my transcript to MNSU
(MNSU story na tales ooo, was scared of sounding too plain at that point)
VO: when did you graduate from university,
Me: may 2016
Vo: what have you been doing after nysc,
Me: currently I'm on my NYSC atm, to pass out December 24th (batch B stream 2)
Vo: what's your plans upon graduation
Me: to start up an IOT company here in Nigeria, I believe this would be a new wave, that would be high yielding
Vo: who would be sponsoring your trip
Me: my uncle
Vo: what does he do
Me: he is the co owner and CEO of XXXX, based in Houston texas
Vo: your visa is approved, and gave me white paper

Fear not, just tidy your tales, just let your tales flow, do your research, only on. Your school, but also on your tales, the tales is important.
This is my story, thanks family, u guys have been awesome

chingynas:
Ooh Thank you sweety will work on myself ...Congrats dear

chingynas:
Mine was 58 Hours and I was afraid too and called the customer care and they said if the Bar code number of both DS160 and confirmation number is he same then you can go....i went today and everything was fine they never quoted anything about it...

chingynas:
VISA DELAYED 6:45 AM TODAY BY THE WHITE LADY IN WINDOW 3

VO: GOOD MORNING
ME: GOOD MORNING

VO: WHAT'S YOUR HIGHEST DEGREE
ME: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

VO: AND YOU'RE ALSO GOING FOR MASTERS IN MATHEMATICS
ME: YES MAAM

VO: WHAT WILL YOU BE SPECIALIZING IN
ME: STATISTICS

VO: WHAT DID YOU SPECIALIZE IN DURING YOUR UNDERGRADUATE
ME: STATISTICS ALSO

VO: WHAT WILL THIS DEGREE DO FOR YOU
ME: I INTEND TO WORK WITH THIS DEGREE WITH THE NIGERIAN CAPITAL MARKET IN PREDICTION OF STOCK PRICES USING MY RESEARCH WORK AND ALSO I WILL LIKE TO OPEN A VIRTUAL CONSULTANT FIRM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE EVER-GROWING CAPITAL MARKET IN NIGERIA

VO: WHEN DID YOU FINISH
ME: 2015

VO; WHERE DID U WORK:
ME: TOLD HER

VO: WHERE IS IT LOCATED
ME: TOLD HER.

VO: HOW MANY SCHOOL DID U CHOOSE:
ME: I CHOOSE 4 SCHOOLS

VO: WHY CLEVELAND
ME: AMONG THE FOUR SCHOOLS THAT I CONSIDERED CLEVELAND IS THE ONLY SCHOOL THAT OFFERS MY SPECIALIZTION IN STATISTICS WHICH IS INLINE WITH MY UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES AND ALSO PROF RICHARD FAN IS WORKING ON DATA ANALYSIS WHICH IS ALSO INLINE WITH MY RESEARCH AND THAT'S WHY I DECISED TO GO TO CLEVELAND

VO: SO YOU MEAN THE OTHER SCHOOLS DID NOT OFFER YOU YOUR SPECIALIZATION
ME: ONE OFFER ME MATHEMATICS WITH SPECIALIZATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE WHILE THE OTHER OFFER ME JUST MATHEMATICS

VO: HOW MANY ACCEPTANCE
ME: 2

VO: SO WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING AFTER YOUR GRADUATION
ME: I WORK AT BLEEP COMPANY AS A DATA ANALYST AND MY JOB IS TO COMPUTE DAILY RECORDS AND ALSO ANALYSE PROJECT REPORTS USING SPSS AND THEN INTERPRETE MY RESULT IN SUCH A WAY THE MANAGEMENT WILL UNDERSTANDS AND MAKE DECISIONS
SHE NODED HER HEAD HERE OO

VO: SO YOUR COMPANY IS UNDER WHAT
ME; CONSTRUCTION COMPANY I.E ENGINEERING

VO: WHO IS PAYING FOR THIS
ME : MY DAD

VO: WHAT DOES HE DO
ME: HE'S A NATIONWIDE DISTRIBUTOR OF BUILDING MATERIALS.

VO: I'M SORRY I WILL NOT APPROVE YOUR VISA AT THIS TIME
ME: THANK YOU..


PLEASE CORRECT ME HOUSE....IM ABOUT TO REAPPLY...

TWoods:
This thread works great actually. You may get responses from folks who have more recent experience or have a different perspective. So i'll encourage you to ask your questions here.

Yes, they do ask how many schools you applied to. It's simply a way to determine if you're a genuine student or not. Even JAMB asks you to pick more than one university on your application so why will you simply put all your eggs in one basket. At this point it is not a matter of being safe or not, you should simply tell the truth and let the chips fall where they may. Lying, only for them to find out later, has far more repercussions than simply being denied a visa.

tboii:
We can just prepare for any question asked by the Vo but at the same time we should also consider some answer that might keep the VO wondering .. for example you are above 30, working and your father is still the one sponsoring you might keep them wondering.. how is your traveling going to be beneficial to your sponsor.. only if you are working in your father company ..instead of that why not tell them your father is paying for your schooling and you paying for hostel and feeding.. because even in the USA every student has right to student loan and the student pay back the loan when they are working.. so most parent don’t sponsor their child at college or university level... I might not be absolute right about dis just saying my view

LagosismyHome:
I dont think this a red flag ...... Vo also align with the culture of where they are. In our culture a family member or relative sponsor regardless of martial status or age . I also know others who have been sponsored, have family and it was fine

tboii:
You almost got the visa.. the last question denied. You.. you are 34, married with a son and expecting your dad to sponsor your schooling..

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adesegun14:
Hello wonderful nairalanders,
Please I need your candid advice on this. Does moving with my wife and daughter as a student to USA reduce my chances of getting a visa?
Won't they think I'm trying to move permanently?
Please I need your advice so I can take decision in time. Thank you.

alexialin:
No.

The man is the head of the home, irrespective of the wife taking care of the bills.

For me, as long as he's responsible in character and have seen how hard he tries to break thru. Then why not? He's the head, whether I spend my hard earned money on him or not.

But in Jesus name, the man I will marry will have more money than me amen.

WeNoGoDie:
Nothing like probably. Do autopsy and confirm with certainty

emmydee: God bless u. MOD, FP pls. This is a new world record!