Please
I need advice.
A friend wants to apply for PTA. He had already booked flight with Delta airline and he booked one way ticket. Now he is told that he has to book return ticket and money isn't really available.
Please is there any bank he can apply for PTA without this return ticket?
As it is becoming a huge challenge

Dayoaf:



Abeg oooh somebody

For my 2 year master degree program in xxxx at xxxx university, I will be offering a minimum of x credits which includes x core courses as well as x elective courses, with courses which include xxxxx, xxxx, xxxx and xxxx. I will also be taking part in the departmental seminar and conclude the program with a thesis.
U can continue to talk about ur thesis at this point if the VO doesn't cut in.
My thesis will be in xxxxxx where I will be xxxxxx

Make una help me with link to book flight biko

Please any idea of cheap flights from Nigeria to the US.

Approvalll:
Please I also need a mock interview who can help me with a mock interview?

Send me a mail

Approvalll:
Congratulations my Edo brother iselogbe I pray I get interviewed by a good reasonable VO in Jesus name Amen

Just pray for favour.
But nah the woman win am pass

Visa Approved

I was interviewed by the white Lady in her early 30's. The man was just dishing out rejection like say e dey share rice.
When I realized this, I was just praying that I get interviewed by the woman. And God did it ooo. Interview didn't even last up to 2mins.

*Profile*
Masters Degree - Environmental science
COA: $55,358
Family funds: $100,500
Location: Abuja

VO: Pass me your documents
Me: Here they are
Me: Good morning
VO: (While recieving the documents) I see you are going to New Jersey institute of technology for a master's degree in environmental science
Me: That is correct. With a specialization in environmental...cuts in
VO: What do you currently do
Me: I work with the freedom Group of companies as a quarry manager and my job description includes managing all activities at the quarry, ensuring that all miners adhere to all precautionary measures at the.....cuts in again (at this time she was just typing seriously.
VO: What is your academic qualification
Me: I have a bachelor's degree in Geology from the University of Benin where I graduated in 2016. After which I processed....cuts in
VO: What are your plans after school
Me: At the end of my program,I will be coming back to Nigeria to take up a new role as a senior quarry manager with the freedom Group of companies where I currently work as I will be applying the knowledge and skills acquired from this program in handling the environmental challenges we currently face in the company in our daily activities and in the long run I will be taking up an academic position at the department of Environmental science at the University of Benin where I had my undergraduate degree as I will be applying the research skill acquired from this program in..cuts in
VO: Who will be sponsoring you
Me: I will be co-funded by my dad and my maternal uncle. My dad, Freeborn Odiboh is a professor of African art history at the University of Benin, with a considerable amount of investments with the University of Benin microfinance bank as well as landed properties with 3 hostels within the University of Benin axis as well as other properties in GRA in Edo State while my uncle Ezeolumba Ndubuisi chinedu is a curator of African art at the new Orleans museum of art... Cuts in
VO: I'll be approving your visa.

All the covid-19 and flight restrictions blah blah blah
Omo I nor hear again�

Visa approved
Abuja embassy
Transcript loading

Vahn:
Best of Luck to everyone who will be going for their interview Tommorrow, the Lord will go before everyone of us and show up for us.

We will be approved for a visa.

Amen

Amen

Madmazel99:
please, what's the address of this peace court hotel. I'm seeing different places like lugbe and wuse when I searched online

It's in Zone 3

AnamegeNzube95:


How will ur Sponsor be at Chicago at Illinois and u r schooling in same Illinois is that not an indication u r a migrant

Exactly

grace2all:
Please can anyone help with a decent affordable hotel close to the Abuja embassy

Peace court hotel
Studio room 8k which is the least.

It's very close to the embassy
Less than 12mins drive
#100 taxi

didogzy:


Hi,
Please when is your interview?

11th of August

Viquetohr:
You are currently attending your MS degree at UI. You necessarily don't have to disclose this to the VO. Your reason to further in the US for another MS isn't strong enough. Many applicants who have gotten their visa approved never disclosed this, even after they must have earned their Nigeria MS degree. I see no reason to mention this at all. It's a red flag to proceed for another MS. The norm is to proceed for a PhD.

Thanks so much but I had already made the mistake of putting it in my DS-160
Do I fill a new DS-160 so as to ommit it?

UAVdrones:
Your appointment was cancelled on 28th July . Please, have you received new date for
visa appointment?

Yes I have

Duisburg:

Hello, there.

Your answers are not detailed yet they are so long as though you are giving a speech. You don't need so much words. You don't need to some words. You don't need so much word. Two sentence at most, giving striking details that VO would not need to go on asking you questions and eat up his words, having your visa approved.
Really a lot to work on, but I must say you need to have your confidence masked to your voice, smelling all over your short, striking answers. When you talk too much, it means you are not sure of yourself. When you give short answers, it begs for a VIsa.

Best.

Thanks just what I needed

Oya o
Gurus in the house abeg help me analyse my transcript and make corrections Biko.

VO: Good morning

Me: Good morning and how are u

VO: Can I see your documents

Me: Here they are( passes my passport and i-20)

VO: Why are you going to the United States

Me: I have been admitted to New Jersey institute of technology located at 323 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Newark New Jersey for an Ms degree program in Environmental science with a concentration in environmental remediation and wastewater treatment using Microbial fuel cell

VO: How many schools did you apply to

Me: 6(mentioning them)

VO; Why did you choose NJIT

Me: I chose NJIT because of the structure of it's Environmental science program and how it fits my research interest. Prof Mengyan Li's research on environmental remediation and water treatment using the ABT(Advanced biological treatment) model which involved the use of algae,fungi and bacteria as well as the AOP(Advanced oxidation process) model was of interest to me as it aligned with my research interest in environmental remediation and wastewater treatment using Microbial fuel cells.
Also the environmental science program is structured to give students a deeper understanding of the fundamental sciences needed in solving environmental challenges. This in turn gives them the in-depth practical skill, needed in applying the knowledge of these fundamental sciences in probing into the causes of the damages that have been done to the environment,the extent of these damages and how these damages can be reversed.

VO: Why did you choose this course

Me: I chose this course because I want to have a deeper understanding of the environment. I want to be able to focus on analyzing and deducing problems associated with the environment and the effect of man-made activities on the environment. I want to be fully equipped with the adequate knowledge needed in finding solutions to the problems plaquing the Nigerian environmental system so as to be able to protect and preserve the environment.

VO: Why do you want to study in the United States

Me: The US environmental system has contributed significantly to the advancement of the Nigerian environmental system especially in the area of environmental remediation and waste management.
This is a system I would love to learn from as I will be fully equipped with the knowledge and practical skill needed in solving environmental challenges associated with the Nigerian environmental system so as to be able to make ground breaking achievements in the Nigerian environmental system.

VO: Tell me about your research

Me: I will be researching on environmental remediation and wastewater treatment using the microbial fuel cell. The microbial fuel cell is a recent technology I will be applying for wastewater treatment that involves the direct extraction of electrical energy from the micro organisms present in the wastewater. This will be done using an electron transfer mechanism which will help to capture the energy directly produced. I will be making use of a graphite rod which would act as an anode and a carbon cloth which would act as the cathode. I'm also going to be making use of a Nafion N115 which would act as a semipermeable membrane as well as a surge tank. The aim of the research is to effectively carry out wastewater treatment while generating electrical energy in the same process, which is a challenge in Nigeria. And also it has a relatively low cost of operation hence it would be very effective for use here in Nigeria.

VO: Tell me about your study plan

Me: The program has a duration of 2 years and Il will be expected to take a minimum of 30 credits with 5 core courses which includes a course in environmental analysis as well as a course in environmental microbiology and 3 elective courses which includes courses in environmental probleml solving and hazardous lwaste management. I will also be taking part in the environmental science seminar and then of course my thesis.

VO: What will this program do for you

Me: This program will give me an in-depth practical skill,as well as sharpen my research, writing and instrumentation skills,which will in turn place me in a very competitive position in Environmental science here in Nigeria, as I will be coming back to Nigeria to take up a full time lecturing job at the University of Benin here in Nigeria as an environmental scientist

VO: What course did you study

Me: I studied geology at the University of Benin and I graduated in 2016

VO: What have you been doing since then

Me: After my graduation in 2016, I took part in the compulsory one year national youth service where I worked as a physics teacher in government day secondary school in kwara State.
In 2019 I took up a job as a teacher in Jenas Montessori international School where I taught mathematics, physics and chemistry. As the only science teacher in the school, I taught all levels of the secondary arm from JS1-SS3. I was also Incharge of the school's science club. In 2020 I took up a job as a quarry manager with the Freedom Group of companies where I was Incharge of a quarry. My duty was to ensure safe activities at the quarry. This I achieved by ensuring that all miners adhered to all safety precautions at the quarry and I also ensured that the quality and quantity of products from the mines were not compromised.

VO: Since you are currently running a masters program here at UI, why do you want to run another masters degree program

Me: The United States environmental system has been a system I had always wanted to learn from because I have always wanted to make a ground breaking impact in the Nigerian environmental system but at the time I was not able to locate a supervisor in the United States,who shared similar research interest with me. And I didn't want to be redundant academically. I wanted to keep learning about the environment,hence my application for a masters degree program at the University of Ibadan.
But with my admission at NJIT and my connection with Prof Mengyan Li, this would be an opportunity to actualise my dream in making a huge impact in correcting the ills associated with environmental management in Nigeria especially in the area of wastewater treatment

VO: What are your plans after school

Me: After this program I will be coming back to Nigeria to take up a full-time lecturing job in environmental science at the University of Benin, where I obtained my undergraduate degree. As a young man who has so much passion for the academic profession and I desire to get to the peak of this profession, I will be publishing articles and journals that will probe into the causative reasons or causes of damages that have been done to the Nigerian environment in past and in recent years, the extent of these damages and how these damages can be effectively handled.

Hyfeseyi:
Hello Everyone,

kindly recommend affordable hotels close to the embassy in Abuja

Peace court hotel

I heard it's old news.
So ignore pls

For those of us who had our interview dates cancelled and you are wondering why
This is the reason why.

http://saharareporters.com/2021/07/15/us-embassy-syndicate-sells-visa-interview-dates-n600000-nigerians-appointments-fill-till

Please how true is it that they are attending to people at the embassy today.
Just heard

What about those who's interview is on Thursday.
Was your appointment cancelled too?
Or it's just those having tomorrow

Make I know wetin to dey reason

grace2all:
As to start looking for regular date again, I opened mine and as expected no appointment date

I even tried to reschedule
But I was told my MRV fee is invalid

jojoey:


What can we do about this? We should call the attention of the American government or something, they can’t be treating us like this. We have worked so hard and paid a lot of money. It’s so unfair.

Do you blame them?
No b their fault
If to say our country good
We nor for dey reason them nah

Please any idea of countries in Europe where I can run a really affordable Ms degree program. My budget is about 6m

Or Universities In the UK I can start with.

afeezzezo:


When did you submit your ds160 form bro?

I said my interview was supposed to be tomorrow by 9:30 am

jojoey:


I got this message too I hope it’s a mistake, please somebody help. Will they be closed tomorrow or something? What’s happening? no rescheduling or anything? I want to believe this is an error

It's not

Approvalll:
Did they reschedule it? Does it say b1b2 appointment has been cancelled?

No they just cancelled it.

Pls help.
My interview was supposed to be tomorrow
I just checked and saw that my appointment has been cancelled.
Is this just only me���

MelaninGemstone:
Thanks for the prompt response sir.

So, since my program duration is 1 year 6 months

If I pay the $15k for one year, what will I be paying for the remaining 6 months of my program

Please I’m sorry for the questions, I’m a newbie in this. Thanks a lot

I think so
Yeah

MelaninGemstone:
Bosses in the house, please I have a quick question.

The duration of my program is 18 months (1 year 6 months) as stated on my I-20. And the tuition stated on my I-20 is $15k. This is Tuition fee only, minus room, board, books, insurance etc

I’m still hustling to try and get an assistantship

Now what I don’t understand is, let’s say I don’t get an assistantship, the $15k tuition, is it for 1 year or for the entire 1 year 6 months my program will last

It's per year

Femotech123:
*Proposed transcript*
COA $32k
No funding
Course : bachelor degree social work

Vo: why/purpose of visit or going to us
Me: I’m going to us for my bachelor degree in social work at xyz******** university
Vo: why did you choose this course/program
Me : I chose this course because it emphasis on social services render to people and will expose me on helping people to overcome difficult challenges like mental illness, abuse and disability and many other
VO: why US
Me : Us have the best classrooms in the globe, the best facilities and USA has the finest ranked institutes, top north academic programs.
VO: why did you chose this school
ME: I choose this school because I was impressed in the research of prof xyz ****** on human behavior in social environment and I will glad to be part of her research team.
VO : what is your thesis
ME: I will be focusing on abuse and disability in the community.
VO: when did you graduate from high school
ME: I graduated in the year 2014
VO: what have you been doing
ME: I assisted my mom on her work for 3 years after I graduated from high school and went to acquire some skills on how to repair a computer
VO: which work those your mom do
ME : she deals with adire ( tie and dye) textile
VO: what will you do when you return/ plan after this degree
ME: I will be returning to Nig to improve the quality of life people struggling with addiction to make positive impact in the society and to develop new skills to the members of the community.
VO: How many school did you apply to
ME: I applied to 3 school 1 xyz *******university, 2 university of xyz****** and xyz ****** college.
VO : who is sponsoring this trip
ME: my brother
VO: what does he do
ME: He is a real estate developer , he buy and sells land and properties and he also have 5 unisex saloon 2 in Lagos 2 in ogun state and 1 at Ibadan with a total number of 25 employees
God help me. Amen


Please any contribution, suggestions or observations. All are welcome thanks as you do so.

Your responses to why US is kinda vague. Universities in the UK and Canada have same. Try to tie your why US to the course you are going to study and how it is best to study that course in the US and relate it to how it will benefit Nigeria.