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I have seen a transcript on this platform where a person used a similar factor as an home tie to obtain her visa. The transcript was smooth and sweet. You just have to rework your transcript and get things right, I wish you all the best.

Boyofgrace:
I m actually a Fashion designer , I started my brand in 2015. And I filled 2015 on my ds160. Can I still regarded as a startup

Congratulations

jaiye022:
Hi guys, good afternoon.
My cousin sent some transcripts to use to prepare for my interview like 2 months ago. I havent been able to stop reading since. Every time i read the transcripts i picture myself typing my own testimony here.
Got my visa approved yesterday morning at Abuja Embassy 7:30am batch. So unlike Lagos and being a Thursday the crowd wasnt that much. We got to the first security check outside, after checks i headed to join another queue where you submit your passport so they can tag it. From there through another security check to another queue to do biometrics. After the biometrics i joined the interview queue and sat accordingly. My heart was beating so fast and my body shivered. I asked God to cover my errors and mistakes and give me favour with the VO. Time to enter for interview, window 7 was a woman dashing denials like handbills, my heart started panting again while i prayed i shouldnt go to her. She denied like 5 people in my front without even giving them time to state their case. the guy in window 8 was more patient with applicants so i prayed to go to him but as God will have it i got the woman. Here's our conversation

VO: Pass your passport and i20
Me: Good morning (as i passed them to her)
VO: Good morning. Why Missouri State ?
Me: (In my mind i was okay straight to business) Missouri State University is one of the few schools that offers Defense and Strategic Studies to civilians and their extensive curriculum aligns with my research and career interest
VO: and what is that?
Me: (Didnt hear her well so i asked again)
VO: Your career interest, what is it?
Me: I want to be a member of the Nigerian Army and this course will help me achieve that
VO: (Types for a while on her computer) How many other schools did you apply to?
Me: 3 others. Georgetown University, George Mason University and University of Texas at El Paso
VO: How many others gave you admission
Me: No other yet just Missouri State University (maintaining eye contact)
VO: Who is sponsoring you?
Me: My uncle and his wife
VO: What does he do?
Me: He owns so so and so
VO: Do you have his statement?
Me: Passed it to her
VO: (Looks at it intensely) Is this his company's statement?
Me: Yes it is, they are paying for my studies
VO: Spell his name
Me: (Spelt it)
VO: How long as he been sponsoring your education
Me: Since 2004 when i got in secondary school
VO: We are going to critically look into these account statement and if we find anything incriminating you will be banned forever from entering the US. Do you give the permission to go through this?
Me: Yes please (smiling already)
VO: (Passes me white paper and my i20)
Me: (Picked them) what do i do next?
VO: Its written on the white paper. Have a nice day.
Me: Thank You

I was very confident that my passport would not return home with me, i froze at a particular point and in my mind i knew i had messed up but God showed up for me and covered my error and mistake. thanks to everyone that contributes to this page, please dont stop. i got a lot of encouragement from these transcripts. I wish future applicants success in their interviews. its not as hard as you think just be thoroughly prepared. I will advice that if your applying for student visa do it in Abuja, that is an advantage already cos its like they give preference to students. All the students i saw got their visas yesterday.

Has anyone gottent assistantship or funding to georgia southern university?

No AL yet...I just want to be sure i am on track

Freeman59:
I applied to TH KOLN, but no AL yet

Still waiting for their response also

kodas:
still waiting for their response. I guess it would come at the end of this month

Any one going tho TH KOLN university of Technical university Kaislerslautern here?

Georgia Southern..But no funding yet,.

Predstan:
Is there Any MTSU or Georgia Southern University applicant who got Funding for Fall 2019

Hello bro.

I sent you a message...I would be glad if you can reply please.

fairheart:
Which is your primary job? That should be first. In the Work/Education/Training Information section, choose which job category that most apply to your primary job and fill in the details there. I am not sure it is necessary to add the second job.

Apart from that, how do you manage to make a lot of income with freelance writing? I do write part-time, but mostly for fun, essays, and a little research here and there. I would like you to talk with me about writing opportunities available. Regards.

In a scenario where an origianl of a document is required and u don't have an extra copy of the original. You can simply take the document to legal professionals in the law court most cases and tell them to help you notarize a photocopy of the document, They will sign and stamp with seal to show that the original has been confirmed and seen by a legal professional. Hence, it should be seen as an original copy.

Kendrix69:
Hey guy, what do they mean by NOTARIZATION OF TRANSCRIPT?

Hi guyz...While filling Ds-160 form..How can a person who has a paid job and also work as a freelance writer fill the form. Please note that the freelance writing business brings in greater income than the paid job and i will be using my own personal SOA to augment my sponsorer's. Thanks

Congrats brotherly

kinibd:
Just got a message that my passport is ready for collection and when I checked, the status has been changed to Issued. I give God all the glory, transcript loading...

Nice one bro..It will end up in praise and success Amen

kinibd:
I was placed on administrative processing yesterday, I am just wanting to see what it changes to before I post my interview transcript here for anyone who might learn anything from it, thanks to the whole family on this thread, although i am silent reader, i really learnt alot, kudos to twoods(bro where you at?), lagosismyhome and everyone contributing positively to this thread.

Did anyone apply to TH koln here, please i need to ask some questions.

hi guyz, i have submitted my applications on uniassist since 22nd march but my status keeps reading 'Submitted online - processing not yet started'....Is this normal?

Are there any loan organizations without co-signer apart from Prodigy finance and MPower?

Hi, have you gotten any funding decision yet?

Ricoco:
I got 2 admits from the 2 departments I applied to.

I think you have been wait listed.

congrats.

Senorita123:
Hello house....Got admission and funding for fall 2019 at Michigan Tech.I am really grateful to nairaland and everyone on this thread. I cant thank you enough. Anyone heading to MTU fall 2019...Abeg let's connect

guyz, i need ur opinion about this

heeedreeez:
Having your aunty and uncle statement of accounts plus Your Own personal soa as sponsorship means....Is it a red flag? I am thinking too many sponsorers can be a red flag... Guys what do you think about this?

Having your aunty and uncle statement of accounts plus Your Own personal soa as sponsorship means....Is it a red flag? I am thinking too many sponsorers can be a red flag... Guys what do you think about this?

wow, congrats

evelynnkeiru:
vo: good morning
me: good morning ma
vo:passport please
me: sharp sharp
vo:where are u going?
me:Cleary university in Michigan
vo:why are u going for your MBA
me:for more knowledge in analytical comparative marketing system cut me off
vo:what have you being doing since you finish school
me: I work as an assistant lecturer in cut me off
vo:who is your sponsor
me:my father who is a distributor for cut me off
vo:started typing for long
me:just looking at her face
vo:lands me d white copy
All glory be to God

Yes bro, we are here. Already admitted but hoping to secure GAship....I have not been able to get an SOA to start I20 processing tho.

Pepperoni001:
Is there anyone here who applied for Fall 2019 admission at Georgia Southern University or Eastern Illinois University?

Hi guyz, what or where is the cheapest courier service to send docs to UNIASSIST. Please, I am in lagos. I called their line and they are telling me 26k but a friend sent hers in ibadan, UI for just 10k. Please i need answers asap

Hello guys, I want to submit my certificates to uniassist but my weave certification has an issue of date of birth. The Year of birth was increased by one. Should I also send an affidavit to explain this or should I just send the documents only?

I have completed my application and also gotten admission to the school for fall 2019 PhD but no funding yet. I had to send official hard copies of my transcript (sealed and Stamped) from my UG school to cleveland.

Predstan:
When did you submit an application to CSU. I chat with a representative who states that it cannot be uploaded. I have to mail directly to the University. Csuohio.edu.

There is no space provided for Uploads

Alright, I understand

Abdulrahmon68:
Yeah thanks very much bro.

But the thing is even if I convert the HND and do masters with it as you said, if you want to get employment they will still ask you what you studied in your HND, the course you studied for HND will still always reflect, and the truth is am not proud of the course I studied, it's not a lucrative course and it's not well recognized. Though i didnt have any choice as at when given admission for the course. When you mentioned the course to some people you will still need to do proper introduction or saying what the course is all about. the course is "Office Technology And Management" they use to call it "Secretarial Administrative/studies back then before the nomenclature to the new name. Almost all the government polytechnics in Nigeria have the course and some universities also like " TASUED" .

Though i understand some job doesn't require what you studied before employing you, but this Dichotomy of a thing between HND and BSc, everything just join together with the course again. Naxo dey don dey talk am since over 5 years now say dey don remove the segregation between HND and BSc holder yet we still face the discrimination anytime we apply for job. This is Nigeria!

So my brother with all these challenges it's better I just go for an undergraduate programme so that I can have my Bsc and have rest of mind. I believe there is no age limit to studying, so far you capable in all ramifications then you are good to go.

Thank you.

You could do a wes evaluation and conversion of your HND result and use it for masters application

Abdulrahmon68:
Okay. Thanks a lot.


For an HND holder, since one cannot go for a masters programme direct, is it advisable one go an undergraduate programme in order to obtain Bsc

Thank you for the hint, I'll just spread my mat and relax

hansmond93:
Congratulations on your admission decisions.
From what I have read here, I think your I-20 has to show that you have funding for the VO's at the embassy to actually believe that a school has decided to fund u during your interview.
If you go ahead and forward SOA to receive ur I-20s, your I-20 may likely show that you have a sponsor different from your proposed funding. You may later need an updated I-20 to show that your have Assistantship/funding when u end up getting funded. So, why not relax till you get funding before requesting for your I-20...

I stand to be corrected as this may not be entirely correct.

In some admission letter, they state clearly that you have been offered admission into regular degree program. Hence, i think in this case, you need to be admitted before applying for assistantship.

twittycutey:
Good evening to the gurus on this forum, please I need someone to clarify this for me. What do they mean if a school says that "assistantships are only available to graduate students regularly accepted into a degree program or academically eligible (must be enrolled full-time into a specific degree program )"
Does it mean that an applicant into a program ( not yet admitted ) cannot apply for their graduate assistanship?
Please I need answers. Help me a sister. This is my first time of applying?
Thanks

Hi guyz, I have 3 admissions(2PhD and 1Msc) and one pending decision(Msc) for fall 2019. I am still waiting for graduate assistantship decisions from the three schools. However, I have been asked to send in SOA for the three schools in order to process I20. My question is, can i send one SOA to the three schools to generate three I20s because i don't know the exact school that might give me assistantship before fall 2019 resumption. thanks.