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Hello Nairalanders,

I need information on how to book an expedited B1/B2 Visa interview date. I need a date in the month of July. How possible is this?

All info and input is highly appreciated.

Thank you

BleedTears:
To All The People Answering Questions And Giving Guidelines, I Greet You All.

Please I want to go study filming/ Videography in USA and I need your guidance on which way will be easier for me as I will be sponsoring myself.
I am a HND holder in computer science with lower credit 2.58/4 though am ready to start all over if need be.

Also if I am to start over and need to evaluate my transcript, do I need to evaluate my HND (as an added advantage) or I should just evaluate only my NECO?

If you plan to come back to Nigeria and use ur knowledge great. If u wish to stay back in the US think about another major.

solihp:
Yes it is compulsory, answer no, you're not meant to make specific plans until you get your visa.

False. It's all about forward thinking. You meant to plan ahead as soon as you got your admission.

Contact friends, relative to crash with, date of your proposed trip, and other logistics

Vader92:
Hello guys, please could I fill the ds 160 form before paying Visa Application and Sevis fees?

A kind person stated earlier that one has to go to the bank (GT) to pay the VIsa application fee. However I read on the website that it can also be paid through internet banking. I was wondering whether there is any disadvantage that comes with paying online.

You can fill the ds160 first. And you can also pay your visa fee online

sayfe:
Hello all, I need some advice. Does anyone know any private student loans institutions that would give loans to international students without a co-signer. MPower hasn't been accepting applications all year.

Prodigy isn't giving to my school (Illinois Tech) anymore. Any ideas or suggestions?

Stilt

Zerohard:
Hi Nairalanders,

I am in need of a programmer skilled in Data Structures and Algorithms to work on a project.

Preferred language is Python but Java, C/C++ is equally desirable.

The project pay is very attractive and will be paid in two parts, before and after completion.

I have no preference in location.

I am not sure of the rules of nairaland as regards obtaining contact info. So if you are interested kindly send me a dm or comment on this post and I will send you a dm.

We go over the projects requirement and will do a mock trial on your skills in DS & A

NB: I need someone highly skilled and competent in Data Structures and Algorithms and the pay is very attractive by all standards.

Thank you for your time. Hope to speak with you guys soon.

Best,

Zerohard

Pm

How about JavaScript, Ruby?

justwise:
Your friends lives in alternate universe, So he is unaware of the travel restrictions announced a week ago ?

Can you explain further? I am only aware of UK, Ireland and Europe travel restrictions to the US.

Announced by who pls?

Hi Nairalanders,

A close contact of mine was today denied travel from Nigeria to USA at Nigeria Airport, stating at this time they only allow Citizens and Green Cards holders. As they deem the rest nonessential travel.

He's an F1 visa holder and only came back to Nigeria 2wks ago (Spring break) for some family emergency.

Has anyone been able to fly back to the US this past week or last week?

What has been your experience flying from Nigeria to USA this week? All information are needed please.

Thanks,

A room available in a two bedroom apartment for student in Tamuk. Very short Walking distance from campus, already furnished. Quote me if you interested.

fairheart:
How did you get my email?

LOL ur profile

fairheart:
Oh! Can you have her talk with me ? I would like to see the pages of the statement if you don't mind. And like I suggested last month, I hope there was no large deposit of funds in the acct towards this visa? This could also be taken as misrepresentation. Honestly, nobody can say exactly what those in charge of the SOA verification saw or used as basis for the ban. But a normal review could tell.

OK I have texted my number to ur email address

fairheart:
You wrote about this same case in April or so. Is this still the same student or another person? Or this happened to you? I am just wondering. Let us understand what happened, and we may be able to recommend next step to take.

Not me am already in the US. It happened to the same student. He was approved last month pending verification of his bank statement, but he was later denied. He went for his interview again this morning and after explaining to them that he has already been approved last month that he had no idea for his denial again.

Then new VO then crosscheckd his application and said he provided a fake bank statement and she can't approve him, that had his bank statement is real he would have gotten the visa. So she handed over the note I sent here

fairheart:
Ah! What happened?

They said he provided a fake bank statement, but that's in accurate. His bank statement his real, his personal Dad bank statement. How can he appeal this or prove to them? It's obvious they made a mistake about his application. What can be done pls anybody?

Hi guys a friend received this refusal this at Abuja embassy. Does it me he has been banned?

It's says 212(a)(6)(c)(i) - for fraud or misinterpretation of a material fact

Hi guys your opinion is needed.

My friend went for his F1 visa interview at Abuja on Thursday last week. He was given the white paper but they held on to his bank statement that they need to verify it which he agreed to.


He got a mail today that his visa was denied which I have attached the letter below, and also on the visa web page its showing refused.

His account statement is 100% its his Dad personal account and the money Is still intact till date.

What could be wrong? And pls check if he received any ban. Thanks

Vasilias:
Hi, please what is a Father-in-law's relationship in filling DS-160, is it Parent or Others......

Did you get married to ur sister? If yes then your father in law is ur parent. If not then he's not ur parent

tommyken:
I never said I want to work for anyone, infact I don't intend to. I want to be self made and have my own employee.talking a useless certificate to be searching for job is what I have rebuke in my life.

If you consider the certificate useless then drop out. Hope you won't regret the decision in the future. Merry Christmas

Abyima:
My dear, the only advice I can give to you is to continue your school. It's just two years remaining. The society doesn't value waec holder anymore. BSc today is just like waec. Please I beg you, continue.

I know it is not easy. I saw myself through school. It wasn't easy for me. I did all sort of business while in school ranging from selling perfume, soap, doing assignment for people and even writing projects for people, e.t.c. I am now a graduate today with first class even. But I am keeping my certificate to face business . Right now, I am doing my own business waiting for nysc. I am a business guru just like you.

Please endure and continue , because of tomorrow. Biko. Waiting time is not wasting time.

Do u have a business empire? Then sorry you are not a business guru. Thank you

Ararume2:
Good evening all. Was denied for the second time yesterday. Interview was short. Here's a transcript...

Me: Good morning ma'm

Volooking very unfriendly) your passport and i20

you applied sometime in June. What do you think has changed about your application?

Me: I think I was unable to demonstrate that I had adequate sources of funding for my studies... my uncle heard of the visa denial and decided to step in to defray the cost of my studies..

Vo: Do you have his SOA...please pass it ..

Me: Yes please..passed it to her

Vo: Looked at it and typed for quite an uncomfortably long while. What does he do?

Me: He's a major distributor of Dangote cement in the south east and south south with outlets in all states of the south east...

Vo: How many children does he have?

Me: a boy

Vo: how old is he?

Me: 6yrs

Vo: kept typing for a very long time...

Me; My father still insists on playing traditional fatherly roles.. he'll be giving me $4k for my journey initially and will be sending monthly stipends for my living expenses. Can I also give you his SOA?

Vo: No...please concentrate on my questions

Me: alright ma'm

Vo: Typed and typed till she finally said ' I'm sorry you do not qualify for ....


The SOA shows a balance of 30m my tuition plus living expenses is abt 36k dollars...less than 13m

My start date is on 7/1/19

Where do I go from here?

Everyone's uncle seems to be a major distributor in dangote cement ..... just saying

cheerios:
OTHER

And if i select OTHER..it further provide space for me to type..please help..

Anything wrong with typing?

Flaame:
Please how much does it codt to register for educationUSA

Why do u wanna register? U don't need them it's just a waste of money. Abt the cost I don't really know. But have heard something b4 of paying 30k registration fee to some designated uba branches, but what do I know?

johnmattew:
thanks.... I'm using academic ranking(strictly) to defend the school....the school and the faculty are highly ranked among the best,even tho its not an ivy League school.

At an EducationUSA meeting, a VO said something which u might find useful. She said and I quote "If we ask why did you choose this school don't go around and tell us how the school is the best school in America, we want to know why it's the best school for you as a student not why it's the best school in the world, almost all schools in America are great, you must have a reason for choosing a particular school"

Gent009:
Buy Bitcoin with ur 2m. And get 6m by the end of the year

Hopefully u did not follow this advice

creamylicious:
. Choi, we wey wan come lie about bank statement nka Help a jjc

Don't fake it o.

Visa Approved Transcript

Appointment was by 7:30am in Abuja. Got to the embassy few mins to 7. Let me say this pls pay no attention to the guys outside the embassy they have nothing to offer and do well to keep ur phone at home or at the hotel. only take it along if u really need it. I paid 1,500 just to keep my phone.

The queue was much but saw it through, the security check wasn't stressful at all, I got to the interview room, well it wasn't as I imagined. Saw just 3 ladies conducting the interview. 2 white and a black. The slim white lady (I can still remeber her face clearly) was busy hanging pink latter to anything that comes her way and I was hoping not to get her. The guy she interviewed b4 me didn't even last upto 1mins. He asked him just two questions even before he could answer she cut him short and handed him the pink paper, and immediately she signaled for me to come over.

At the point all my confidence went down the drain and I wasn't myself. I can't remeber all what I said but this is the best of my knowledge.

Me: Hi, Good morning
Vo: How did you find out abt this school (first question)

Me:After I decided to study in the USA I attended EducationUSA Advising Center in V.I lagos where I was introduced to academic website such as Peterson, gradschool, masterportal, which I found particularly...... (cut me off)

VO:Why did you choose this school?
ME: All the schools I applied to all have great academic standards but in addition to this xxxx offered me the best value for money the tuition fee is well within my grandpa budget and when I....... (cut me off)


VO: Why do u want to get to this school?
Me: (shuuu! You just asked me the same question and u cut me off without allowing me to give my point.)
Me: Their tuition fee is within my grandpa budget and when I compare the schools by their faculty, their professors, the qualification they are holding, the kind of research they are working on..... (cut me off again)

VO: (getting frustrated and looking directly into my eyes) you are about spending lots of money on this school why did u want to go to this school?

Me: (then I had to move away from my rehashed transcript) This school offers a blend of criminal justice in addition to their criminology degree with is something I was actively looking out for... I will need this course to secure a full staff position as a lecturer assistant to professor xxxxx the professor of criminology in xxxxx University. Am currently a graduate assistant lecture in training in Criminology.... (seems abit satisfied and cut me off again)

VO: how old are you?
Me: xx

VO: Did you write gre?
Me: I wrote IELTS... Gre was waived for me

VO: Who is sponsoring ur trip?
Me: My grandpa

VO: Can I have his statement?
Me: I gave her (I feel relived at this point her countenence has changed and I was feeling very optimistic at this point)

VO: What does he do?
Me: He's a nationwide distributor of coca-cola product. He has 5 outlets nationwide. 2 in lagos, 1 benin, 1 pH, 1 enugu. And also owns a small transport business that transport people from lagos to benin, and benin to lagos. It's Very productive and he's making alot.

VO: (Looked at the bank statement and was impressed. Brought out a white paper) All ur information checks out and I will be approving ur visa. But first I have to confirm this bank statement. If found fraudulent u will be ban for 10yrs, should I go ahead.

Me: Pls go ahead (in my mind abeg make she fast b4 she change her mind)

Took my white paper and walked away boning as if I was rejected and people started saying sorry bro na so dy dy do.

3 working days after, Visa Status Changed to Issued. This platform has been of tremendous help to me am grateful.

Some observation I made.

1. She doesn't really care abt the schools u applied to nor the course as long as u can defend.

2. I didn't notice her type not even once. Compared to all the transcripts I read about vo's typing fast and all the time.

3. No point craming ur transcript just build a possible sinerio answer around some basic questions and know them. U can mix them up at anytime.

4. Dress dosent matter.

5. Don't beat round the bush put ur best foot forward, give them ur best point first and be confident while saying it.

6. Always add education usa

7. No need trying to get a favorable v.o just asked God to give u the one who will give u ur visa and u will be fine

All this I learnt from my mistake at my interview. THANK God I got my visa regardless


@creamylicious follow ur dreams dear, everyone's part is different

Hi guys, pls how long does it take for a visa status on AM- Admistrative Processing to change. Today makes mine 3 working days

[quote author=sensisosu post=73486000][/quote]Download passport photo maker from playstore, on the app set ur passport to USA setting it will be accepted one time

Johnolap:
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VO: Why did u choose to study in the US instead of Nigeria?
There are universities here in Nigeria that offer Environmental Design and Planning, but they focus more on the theoretical aspect, and do not provide the practical research opportunities for my preferred course.

VO: Tell me your study plans/Program schedule?
I plan to go for PhD in Environmental Design and Planning at Virginia Tech. It will require a total of 90 credit hours including minimum of 30 hours core course work. I will be taking courses like Innovation in Construction, Sustainable facility system, Sustainable Infrastructures system, Principles and practices of Construction, series of independent study, seminars, proposal and dissertation. And after the program I will be coming back to Nigeria to start a lecturing job at my Alma Mata.


VO: How did you get to know about this school?
I did an extensive research online using academic websites such as US News, gradschools, education USA and I focused my search based on my area of interest and schools that match my ambition and goals.


VO: Tell me about your course?
This course, Environmental Design and Planning requires a minimum of 90 credit hours including minimum of 30 credit hours of core courses and I will be offering courses like Innovation in construction, Principles and practices of construction, advanced fundamentals of Construction Management, sustainable infrastructures system. Also at graduation I would have successfully completed qualifying and preliminary exams, proposal defense and dissertation defense.
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To ur answer of tell me about this course, u are talking about ur study plan. To this question it will be better to briefly explain ur course and what u will do with it after ur studies.

To ur answer of tell me about ur study plan u can make it stand out by adding the names of the lecturers taking the course. i.e I will be taking 3 credit hours in Innovation and construction which will be taught by Dr Robert Collins...


Out of all ur possible questions outlined u might only be asked just 1/3 it's best if u just put ur foot forward in all situation and give ur best point first for every question.

And ur answer to the how did u find out of this school question which is being asked 90% of the time. I think u can find a more personal answer to it, something unique and captivating. Coz when u start with I did an extensive research the V.O might just cut u short immediately and move to the next question.

All this are just my personal view, but well what do I know