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didogzy:
Where to change my ds160 application ID is not in mine. Attached is my cgi portal

Use a different device and see if same error occurs.

Master of Science in Biotechnology

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.

Tuition and fees are waived for the 2021-2022 academic year for students that meet admission requirements!

The priority deadline to apply is July 15, 2021

https://www.uthct.edu/master-of-science-in-biotechnology/

Assistantships alert ��! For both fall 2021 and spring 2022

Assistantships alert �!!

moyin29:
Good morning francangel,

I tried applying but no where to insert the code for Northeastern university, could you please help

Please check the emboldened instruction below:

Francangel:
Application fee waiver of $75 for Northeastern University, college of engineering, Boston , USA ��

https://coe.northeastern.edu/

(Don't forget to share with your engineering friends on your network)

From June 14-July 18. The application fee waiver code is: AI@COE2021.

Please note that this waiver should be applied on the Applicant Information Tab (between the Contact and Education Information tabs on the left hand side) not on the payment page.

Once in the Applicant Information Tab, please scroll past the yes/no questions and input the waiver in the Admissions Office Communication Field.

Engineering Programs for Masters link
https://coe.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/?level=MS

Engineering Programs for PHD link
https://coe.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/?level=PhD

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Application fee waiver of $75 for Northeastern University, college of engineering, Boston , USA ��

https://coe.northeastern.edu/

(Don't forget to share with your engineering friends on your network)

From June 14-July 18. The application fee waiver code is: AI@COE2021.

Please note that this waiver should be applied on the Applicant Information Tab (between the Contact and Education Information tabs on the left hand side) not on the payment page.

Once in the Applicant Information Tab, please scroll past the yes/no questions and input the waiver in the Admissions Office Communication Field.

Engineering Programs for Masters link
https://coe.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/?level=MS

Engineering Programs for PHD link
https://coe.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/?level=PhD

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Application Fee waiver code!!

University of Maryland, Baltimore_ USA ��

Dept. of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

About the Dept.
https://coeit.umbc.edu/cbee-dept/

Link for the Masters & PHD programs
https://cbee.umbc.edu/

Their Faculty (Professors)
https://cbee.umbc.edu/faculty/

App. Fee waiver code : 847Q2S3

All the best!

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Yes, this was exactly how I submitted mine, so no need to panic.

ayotycoon:
Please is this a valid visa receipt and is it compulsory the documents must be in colored ?

Check out:

1. MyHouse hotel (Or Vine Hotel)
2. Ritman hotel
Both are 8minutes drive to the embassy (when you take Uber)

James241:
Hello everyone,

Please i need info on any cheap hotel that's close to the embassy (abuja).

Mine’s at Lagos. Perhaps, the locations have different time frame. Your passport should be ready before the end on this week.

Msbanks:
Abuja, DHL office wuse

Oya �����!! Congratulations!!

Schrodinger1:
Alhamdulillah

US VISA APPROVED.
3rd Consecutive Attempt all in Lagos.
Venue: Lagos Consulate, VI
Date: 7th June, 2021.
Time: 8:00am
Interviewed: 10:30am

Course : MS Electrical Engineering Fall 21'
Research: Radar Communications Systems and Networks.
School: Colorado State University, CO.
GRA: $65,630/Year Funding plus Stipends.

Full Transcript, gist and maybe story Loading.....This hustle started in 2018 oh...

Where did you pick as your pickup location? I saw, “Your passport is ready for pickup”

Msbanks:
Thank You for your response. I have been tracking. In the place where you enter the passport number and it says it's still with the embassy, in the mail request option, it says it is still with post. I don't know what the post means. What did you see when you tracked yours please?

I was also approved last week Tuesday at Abuja and I have collected my passport today.

You can track your passport here https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ng/ng-niv-passportretrieve.asp to know if it’s ready for pickup.

Msbanks:
Hello House,

My visa was approved in Abuja last week Tuesday and I havent been notified that my passport is ready for collection. The white paper says it is typically in 3 business days which means it should have been ready at most Friday. Many people said they collected in 2 days. Has anyone experienced this please?

Thanks

Hi! Thank you.

Yes, you can send me a private message.

mardean22S:
Congratulations. Please can I send you a private message? I have some questions about the AAUW I would like to ask you.

Yes, I was.

Also, on the visa application portal, that place where the address for passport pick up is displayed in now has the statement that “Your passport is ready for pickup”.

Sharon8:
Were you sent an email to come and pick it up?

Sharon8:
Is your passport ready for pickup?

Yes, it is.

Good morning!

Please does DHL operate on Saturday? Other sites on google have it that DHL operates on weekends from 9:00am to 2:00pm, but on their google business account, Saturday is closed for business.

No, it doesn’t.

Laye92:
Thank you. The rejection doesn't cancel the initial appointment reserved right?

Don’t worry, we are traveling together to UALR.
I have sent you a DM!

ayotycoon:
Congrats. I got admission at UALR too and my interview is on the 15th. I hope i get mine as well

Hi, if your emergency request is done before 6 months of your refusal, it will be rejected. ( Mine was rejected too earlier this year after my first rejection and that was the reason given to me)

Laye92:
Pls, can someone assist me this.

Thank you!

Lol! Just get yourself ready.

layez:
Lass Lass you are hosting me in Arkansas.

I dey wait oo...

Congrats ma'am, well deserved!!!

VISA APPROVED TODAY!!!

It’s God. I am still in awe because I never expected my interview to be so seamless, considering I was rejected on January 6, 2021 at the Lagos embassy. Glory be to God!!

Time: 7:45am
Interview time: 10:10am
Embassy: Abuja
COA: $27000
GA: None
External scholarship: $18000
Deficit: $9000
Second Attempt
Consular cubicle: Box 6 (A male VO)


VO: Good morning.
Me: Good morning sir.
VO: So, what are you going to do in the USA
Me: I am going for my Masters degree program in Journalism at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
VO: Why this school?
Me: I chose the institution because it’s master’s degree in journalism provides the perfect blend of scholarly research writing and journalistic writing with flexible and practical courses such as Investigative News writing and reporting which for me are greatly responsive to the skill-demand of the present age and align with my own investigative journalism career objectives. I was also attracted to the school’s dedication towards community services that are targeted towards children. Additionally, I was awarded a fellowship grant by AAUW to undertake an investigative research on Child trafficking for my graduate study at UALR. This research will explore trafficking activities that occur from Benin Republic, which is the hub for trafficking, to Nigeria, which is the final destination for most trafficked children in West Africa. So I believe getting all these from this university will prepare me appropriately for my career as an Investigative Journalist.
VO: (nods his head and checks my I-20) Oh! That fellowship is AAUW here? (Points to my I-20)
Me: Yes sir.
VO: What is your university degree?
Me: I have a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication.
VO: (nods again)What have you being doing since graduation?
Me: After my graduation in 2018, I interned in major newspapers and magazines in Nigeria as a news writer, investigative reporter and copywriter, such as Bleep, Bleep Magazine and Bleep. I have also worked as a volunteer in Bleep, xxxx, xxxx and Bleep. Currently, I work as a testing specialist for xxxx, a hr software development company and I am looking to transitioning full time into the journalism world.
VO: What does your father do?
Me: He owns acres of land where he operates a commercial fertilizer farm business in Lagos. He develops and distributes organic and inorganic fertilizer and animal feeds to major Agro-businesses in Nigeria. He is also a well-respected real estate developer. He buys, builds and sells landed properties. My dad has also partnered with several organizations to provide land for their employees.
VO: ( Takes the white slip and says the magic words) I would be approving your visa. You would need your I-20 at the point of entry bla bla bla ( I didn’t hear the rest )
Me: Thank you sir ( and I floated out of the room, I am sure I did not walk cos my legs were not touching the ground )


I would like to thank @horlahsunbo225, @schrodinger1 and @layez, for not getting fed up with my mock requests, chats and endless questions. God bless you guys real big!

PS: he didn’t ask for any document and trust me, the interview took less than 5 minutes.

Congratulations!!

Ibukun0910:
Lagos Interview
Appointment 7:30am
Date: 27th May 2021
US Student Visa Approved under 4mins

God showed up for me and I decided to post my interview transcript to encourage others who are applying in the next few weeks.
No Funding and COA is $51k
VO: Good Morning
Me: Good Morning
VO: Can I have your I-20
Me: Passed him my passport and I-20
VO: How do you intend to fund your studies. I can see here that your total cost is $51k
Me: My Dad is sponsoring me. However, he has made the funds available in my account few months ago when I started processing my I-20.
VO: what does your Dad do?
Me: He owns a Logistic, Haulage and Transport Business
Vo: Wow. Transportation? So how can he afford that kind of money?
Me: Well, it is not just a regular transport business. His company moves commercial goods for manufacturing companies from one state to the other.
VO: So did you apply to other schools?
Me: Yes. I applied to 2 other schools. University of Connecticut and Framingham State University in Massachusetts
VO: Do you have siblings?
Me: Yes. I have 2 siblings.
VO: what do they do?
Me: One is an accountant and the other is an Architect.
VO: what is your position
Me; I am the last born.
VO: So where do you live now.
Me: I still live with my parents (smiles)
VO: Pulls out white paper
Me: I stopped listening…………………………I didn’t know how I got to the car park to meet my sister.

That is my story………my $51k COA is relatively high, and I didn’t have any funding, Yet the VO didn’t even ask for my bank statement.
I wish everyone the best of luck.

Nope... If your refusal date is and beyond 2 months, then you can apply as a regular.

You don’t necessarily have to wait for 6 months before reapplying as a regular. You can apply as a regular if your refusal is 2 months and above.

Malone122:
if the refusal is more than six months it’s meant to be left as “regular”
So I believe you are correct


It’s only if you have been refused within the last two months of applying you pick “preciously refused”…

Thank you so much! I have sent you a DM...

horlahsunbo225:
Dm

Thanks for replying... Its within the first week of June.

horlahsunbo225:
When is your interview?

Hello,

My interview is in few weeks. Can anyone help with a mock interview? I would greatly appreciate.

.

Please I need your suggestions, does changing my residential address in my DS160 pose a red flag? Should I put the one I had there in my previous DS160 or I should put my current address?

Background information: I have been to the embassy before and my location has changed within these 6 months.

@bran1

You need to first click on I AGREE.... It is located at the upper left hand side of your screen.

bran1:
Pls I really need help nairalanders


quote author=bran1 post=101548005]Please I have been trying to fill the D's 160 form to enablee book appointment for a US visiting visa but the form part where you key in information is nothing working. What should I do. Pls someone should help suggest a way out or advice.

Congratulations!!

Hisexcellency20:
Glory! Glory to God in the Highest!!!

Embassy Location: Abuja

School name: University of New Mexico

Program: Ph.D. Chemistry

Funding: $38k

Status: Approved

My appointment was for 9am. But, was at the embassy at 7:30am. Stood for hours before it got to my turn. Meanwhile, only two male VOs were working. The VO at window 9 had just approved an elderly man's application without stress. Immediately, I followed up!!

VO: Good Morning, pass me your documents(smiling)
Me: Good morning sir. And gave him the docs.

VO: Have you traveled to the US.
Me: Yes, sir.
VO: When? (While shaking is head. I was just saying in my mind, Holy spirit, take control).
Me: in 2016.
VO: Where are you working?
Me: I work with xxxx
VO: What position?
Me: I work as a xxxx

VO: You are going for Chemistry?
Me: Yes, with specialization in Biochemistry, as I have a BSc and MSc in Biochemistry. And I intend to come back to take up a lecturing position in my alma mata, UNN.
VO: That's fine. While shaking his head.
VO:Are you married and do you have a kid.
Me: I'm married, but no kid yet.
VO: Is your wife going with you?
Me: No sir, she's running a fashion business, and also running a part time program in NSUK, so she can't abandon her program to join me.

VO: That's fine. Ok... Will be keeping this, my passport(oga, I dash u sef��). While giving me the white paper.

Couldn't believe it���. But, I know it is just God that did it for me. His favor and mercy spoke for me.

Thanks to @⁨Joseph Oluwaseun⁩ who introduced me to the GRE acer group, and to all the group members, whose Transcripts really assisted me in this interview. And to all nairaland members. Thank you!! Your testimony is next!

Congratulations!

Aekayo:
May 6, 2021

US Embassy, VI, Lagos

Status: Approved!

Funding: $45,322

Deficit: $494

Class of Degree: 2.1

No GRE and TOEFL Required for admission and Funding

No other document was asked during the interview aside My I-20 and International passport

God's favor and mercy were key for me. Glory to God. I got interviewed by someone I can call a nice man at Window 1. His table had several passports for visas. Na that one been give me small confidence.


Me: Good Morning

V.O: Good Morning, Pass me your I-20 and passport

Me:...

V.O: Typing..... Why are you going to the US?

Me: I'm going to the US for my Masters in Geology and Earth Science at the University of Georgia

V.O: Which other University did you apply to

Me: University of Arizona

V.O: So why UGA?

ME: told him how I was drawn to the research of professor X and named one of his papers that caught my attention and because of my passion for the mineral sector in Nigeria, coupled with the fact, the Mineral Resource discussed in that paper is about 3 Billion Metric tons in Reserve here in Nigeria. That drew me to want to work under Professor X

V.O: Seemed impressed. I can see you have an assistantship and a tuition waiver.

Me: Yes. A Research assistantship

V.O: Will you be working with the same Professor X you talked about earlier?

Me: Yes Sir

V.O: So what are your plans after school?

Me: Upon the completion of my masters, I hope to work as a researcher at XXXX in Nigeria

V.O: what's your intended arrival date?

Me: August 4 (as shown on my DS-160)

V.O: Nodding his head... Have you traveled out of Nigeria?

Me: No

V.O: I will be approving your Visa.


He told me to wait for someone at one of the offices to know about the Pre-departure orientation organized by the consulate for International students going to the USA which is to happen by June

White paper later followed