₦airaland Forum

Talia123:
1. What are you planning on studying in the US/what are your study plans in the US?
I want to study biochemistry in the US
2. Do u have relatives ? No
3. Have u been to the US? No
4. Who is sponsoring ur education? My dad is sponsoring my education along with the 18,000 dollars scholarship I got from my school
5. What does he do? He is a businessman, he has a warehouse and showroom where he sells foreign tiles, bath tubs, jacuzzi and bathroom accessories, he’s also into real estate business
6. How long has he been into this business? Since before I was given birth to
7. What are your plans after ur program? I would return back to my country and serve Nigeria through NYSC, I would also love to work at the national institute for pharmaceutical research and development where they produce medications, vaccines and biological products through research and development, so with the skills which I’ll acquire here in Nigeria, I’ll be able to impact it in my place of work and train upcoming biochemists to join me and improve the country’s health sector and our place of work
8. What were you doing while at home? I have been applying to schools in the US

ahmedgafar7:
its the first 15 digit number in the remarks ?

ahmedgafar7:
please where is the receipt number located on the gtbank transfer slip for visa fees. using this as a case study.

Blessing323:
Hello guys
Please what are the chances of a 29 year old going for bachelors
She only has a national diploma
Her interview is coming up next week

Olawrites:
This is not always true, at times other candidates are bombarding the inbox of the graduate coordinator, they won't even have your own time. So the more you send an email (follow up) the better.

Opiso101:
Good Morning house.

Please has anyone gotten a refund from Ulaw?
how did you go about it?
Because they aren't replying my mail and I don't know what to do.

Oluwaloniglory7:
Good afternoon all in the house !!!!!


Is it necessary to explain Opening balance and closing balance of 6 months bank statement? Because I'm about to submit my visa application and I remembered how Eco quoted on some refusal letter concerning Opening balance and Closing balance.

If necessary ? please how can someone explain it?

Assuming the opening balance is around 3 months disposable income before 6 month bank statement required, how someone can explain why having such amount in his account since he as been working for couples of years?

I believe that everyone used to build his account when is time to apply for a UK visa before 6 month bank statement required.

Because we can't do without spending our income for some certain things e.g project building , buying cars , buying property etc.

So how can we defend opening balance that's around 3× of our disposable income?

Please all the guru's in the house ??

The answer to this questions would be useful to all of us in the house in this Era of ECO denied people with these issue? Make your application unique and should reflect your family size.
ECO are also humans, scrutinize your application yourself without sentiment and you should be able to convince yourself.

Let me paint you a scenario, a company less than a year old and you can afford to pay yourself a monthly salary of N600,000 without any trace of the company online, you must be the best entrepreneur in the world. There's no handbook to this but you should be able to explain your situation to convince the ECO of your intent to travel. Remember anything you trying to do now, others have done it before you and they overstayed their visa, so why are you different? If your application and documents can answer this honest question, you will land your visa


Shalom

Elsah:
I paid on Friday night. They confirmed my payment the next morning. I did transfer. Today, my order was processed. They wanted to process it yesterday but I didn’t calculate the dollars well, so I had to pay my outstanding balance which they communicated to me via email promptly. You can also track your order on the app. They have a 24/7 customer service and you can always reach out to them via email regarding any concern. Response and delivery is super swift. They don’t operate like normal Nigerians. They are reliable, safe, swift and not too pricey. I had a pleasant experience! 🥰😁. God bless the person that recommended it to me.

Elsah:
Goodday sir. I don’t know if we can talk on email. I’m trying to pay my application fee but it’s rejecting my card. I heard spending limit in Nigeria is now 20 dollars per month according to CBN and my fee is 50 dollars. I just need someone I can send the money to in naira over there that can help me out. Thank you sir.

dippyyoo:
Visa alert

Skilled worker dependent.

Bio- 6th Dec. 2022- Ikeja Tscontact
Paid mail - 22nd Dec.- yet to be decided
27th Dec. Decided.
4th Jan, 2023-Paid mail. Regular template to await decision letter.
11th Jan.2023- escalation mail
17th Jan 2023- received apology mail that my passport/ visa will soon be ready.
18th Jan. 2023- collection mail
19th Jan.2023- BRp mail and collection mail.
Vignette and BRP shows it had been decided since 22nd Dec.2022.

1 uk visit visa refusal
10 year Uk visa ban( agent enabled ban)
1 USA visit visa refusal.
(All declared)

PLS NEVER USE ANY ALTERED OR FAKE DOCUMENT AND BE 100% TRUTHFUL IN VISA APPLICATIONS.

Wait was not easy. I pray we all share good news here in Jesus name. AMEN

All glory belongs to God, everyone and especially @Dduchess90 for the relentless,priceless and never ending support rendered here .

REMAIN BLESSED ALL.

CHEERS

toluene23:
Buddies; Please I paid for studen visa fee at gtb last year march, now it says limit exceeded. What does that mean when I haven’t even used it for once. And now I want to use it. My head Dey hot with this kind thing. I paid for it since March 11 now I want to use it for an application. Please guide me what do you suggest

petertunde:
Please house, there was mistake of birth month ( May instead of June) during US visiting visa application in 2019 as someone filled the form on my behalf. The visa was denied giving blue form quoting no home tie or something.

Now, I am planning to apply for student visa this year. Please will the above mistake has negative effect on my visa application?

If yes, what can I do to make consular understand the mistake wasn't deliberate?

Thank you.

Mickey2135:
Hello good morning
I need a school for master in business analytics or business administration

Please can you suggest universities in the US thanks

muskypaulson:
Good evening house...

Pls i got my visa today but i have not received the BRB mail, pls does anyone have an idea on how i should go about this

any form of help will be appreciated

Thanks.

vicdom:
Hello Ma/Sir, If I submit a naira statement of account as POF, are they going to use official exchange rate to verify or parallel market rate??

Adigun055:
Hello sirs/ ma. I greet you all.

My fiancee was given a conditional admission into Boston university MSc to write a prerequisite Maths course, from the email we shared it was said that the course can be done in the school or a regionally accredited institution...I believe that means the course has to be done in the US/UK.

Is it possible she request for financial aid even tho she is not fully admitted as the conditions states she will only be offered unconditional admission if she gets a "B" in the maths course, and i believe she will have to pay for the course as well based on one of their events attended.

She is considering taking student loan in case the school doesn't offer scholarship.

Pls advice.

seribroo56:
sorry for the late response, Chemical Engineering Bsc , I am planning to pivot to Business Analysis for masters.

BigIyanga:
Not necessarily true. UK doesn't require you to come for a physical interview, but US does. So US does better work in scrutinizing applicants in real time and under pressure.
If you dont have a clearly a defined goal on how your course is tied to your home country, you are going to have a tough time in front of the VO.
UK cares more about £$ that Naija students bring, US cares more about you getting stranded financially and having to depend on their system for support.
US does not have anything against Naija…. most of dont prepare very well. I remembered a guy who got admitted into software engineering and he could not say another name for a computer virus in front of the VO .. he was denied. Folks have to prep and get drilled in real time via mock interviews. I was helping someone last yr, told to prep very well, he didnt listen, he got an agent who told him to focus more on shoring up his finances.. VO gave him a fast denial without looking at his financials

poshuju:
Good morning

At point of entry at Heathrow airport is pof usually checked at random someone said they usually ask people to log into their bank app to check their bank account balance how true is this just asking ?

My pof agents stated this o

Chi000056:
Hello NL,

I was denied my F1 visa application on the 5 th January 2023, orientation 10th January

VO was a calm young lady who didn’t ask more questions nor look the candidates in the face . I was exhausted because I was in line since 7am and this was around 12pm

Me: Good morning
VO: gm…. Pass your documents please

VO: who is your sponsor?
Me: my fiance

VO: How long have you been engaged?
Me:7 months… but we have been dating for 4 years

VO:What does he do
Me:He is a software engineer at Chevron

VO:Why did you choose your school?
Me:A friend of mine who has a masters degree from this university recommended it to me and they are also very accommodating to international students

VO:Have you been outside the country before?
Me:Yes, 3 countries (I named them including the US)

VO:What do you do?
I’m a medical doctor

VO: ( looks up from typing) so why do you choose to do masters?
Me:I would not like to work as a clinician and I would like to get into another career path but this program would help me to still be in service in the healthcare …
(I admit I was exhausted and this answer would not have been my best option in a different situation)

She then passed me the blue paper stating I didn’t qualify for a student visa.

I would appreciate any feedback back and would like to know if two weeks is too soon to reapply as I would be married by then . Thanks

samhardy:
Visa delayed
1/1/23
Lagos embassy
2nd attempt
Had 50% funding on my i-20
Deficit $14k
MSc in mathematics

Was interviewed by the VO by the last window


VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning ma, happy new year

We both smiled to each other & she answered my greetings. I passed her my i-20 & passport

She was looking at my i-20 and began typing for like 10secs

Me: would you love us to tlk abt my course?

Vo: Don't wrry

Vo: I can see you have a partial scholarship of $15k, so tell me how would you be covering this deficit of $14k

Me: my loving dad ABC, the CEO of ABC will be covering my deficit. He makes an annual income of 98m.....

VO cuts in: I knw your dad has a company what does the company does?

Me: His company is into managing, planning & designing building project for public & private firm

She began typing as she heard building project cus she echoed it back...

I continued by saying, I also have a full paid study leave from my current organisation which I brought out n wave to her to see it. I also have a personal savings of 1.8m from my salary I would be using for miscellaneous expenses. (It was on my i-20 so I had to say it)

VO types for long

Vo: When did u finish bsc?

Me: 2019

VO: which school

Me: Federal uni of technology, ABC. She began typing... I told her that I also work at my Alma mater as a Graduate teaching assistant. Then I asked her, if she would love to hear my job role

VO: don't worry, if I need that info, I would ask u

She jst kept typing n smiling

Next was srry, u r not qualified 4 a visa at this time.

BigIyanga:
It seems she made her decision to deny based on funding.
Try next time… but try and get an audited profit and loss statement of your dad’s company for like 6 months prior . Get his FIRS tax certificate clearance as well. Package everything with your income. Whenever it comes to funding questions, suffocate them with enough legit docs. Good luck

lhordspy:
Where are the students?

Is that the only 20 student preaent in River state?

And come to think of it... Why did you guys messiah ditched Interview for Townhall meetings? I thought you said Tinubu was wasting his time on Townhall meetings instead of going to interviews. That townhall meeting is inconsequential.

2023. Una go learn by force. Shebi una no get sense? Mutanen da ba su da kwakwalwa

justdoit100:
Sorry about your denial. I think that you were the guy that sat beside me on Wednesday at the embassy; you were the second person to be interviewed after that lady going for her MBA. Try applying to a university instead of a community college. You didn't respond well when asked about your sponsor. All the best!

Akpuoru:
Good evening all.
I got a CAS used mail 2 days ago and I was expecting a BRP mail. However, today I received a collection email from TLS. I thought BRP mail should come before collection email at least from what I hear. Should I be worried.

navistar:
Please help

djbaju:
Good morning house, I am trying to make a payment for Priority Visa Service (non-settlement) but the page keeps returning me to the start point after inputting my card details, is there something I can do?

benjaminiyke:
I just indicated that I have been refused US visa during CAS preview

Victosin1:
As per uncivil partner support because she is finding it hard to combine working and school and her school is remaining small to be paid.

benjaminiyke:
Good evening all,

Please I need a candid advice.

I had four (4) US study visa refusals between 2015 and 2016. The visa officer refused my application under the popular section 214 (b) of Immigration and Nationality Act, stating that I did not sufficiently demonstrate to the consular officer that I qualify for the non-immigrant visa category I applied for.

Although the US does not give any specific reasons for refusal, but I had the feeling my application was not strong enough.

I did not have IELTS OR ORIGINAL DEGREE CERTIFICATE. All I had was statement of result as a fresh graduate.

My circumstances have really changed now,

I have been gainfully employed since 2018 with proof of employment reference, I have IELTS with overall band of 7.0. I have my original degree certificate, transcript,certifications in my field and financial capability.

Question;

1. I'm applying for UK STUDY VISA NOW, In declaring my previous US refusals, should I state how my circumstances have changed or just declare the reasons for refusal and stop there.


I need suggestions, I intend to apply and submit my Visa for Master's degree program this week.