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sobatec:
thank Bro., and all that give advice and others that abuse, I think am here to Learn from past mistake and not to take the mistake to d future.
I went there with original documents all I know is that my preparation is not very strong enough. all I need now is strong advice and good guidance before proceeding to the next level

Am happy that you admitted that your level of preparation wasn't that strong. So just have faith in God & work on your weak point.
Bless you Sir.

worry359:
If they are all genuine then nothing to worry about, they will be returned.
If not genuine...................!

Why wud someone go to the embassy wif a fake document.

Please house !! What are the required document at the POE ? & the likely questions .
My i20 was collected by the VO along with my passport, hope there's no problem with that sha , cos I don't know why she requested for it at the lagos embassy.



Please enlighten me about this issue.

Horayce:
VISA APPROVED this morning at the Abuja US consulate office
Hasn't sunk in yet. I'll post a full debrief later.

#Congrat bro...Welcome to Obamaland

Ctemi:
Visa Approved today@Lagos consulate.

Vo: why the skul
Me: apart from be ranked among the best universities by usnews&ireport,it also has expectional professionals who ve vast knowledge in various aspect of business administration
Vo: Hw many school do u apply to?
Me: 4, name it
Vo: how many gave you admission?
Me: 3
Vo: who is sponsoring you?
Me: my mum
Vo: wat do she do for living?
Me: she is a medical doctor
Vo: can I see her statement of account
Me: gave it to him
Vo: do you write any standarized test?
Me: yes, gre but my heart cut cos my score is low but he just look through
Vo: visa approve
But am ask to bring my sevis receipt on monday because I was unable to take the print out along.
Note: it is just God mercy&favor cos in course of checking in my name was mistakenly tick before I got there& the woman told me there is mistake she then said God will used the mistake for my favor.
Am really grateful and appreciate everybody on this forum for the good work, God will favour those that are yet to get their visa&those delay God will pave way for you all. I appreciate the like of Walspring, azeezahbee,profojah. God bless you all&we shall all meet at the apex ladder of success.

#Congrat Sis..

Chaleeee:
I got my F-1 visa this morning. This is how the interview went.

Me: Good morning sir (smiling)
VO: Good morning. You are been admitted to Georgia State University to study Economics at a post graduate level.
Me: Yes
VO: How many schools did you apply to?
Me: 3. San Francisco State Univ., Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville and Georgia State Univ.and I got admitted in all 3.
VO: Ok. Then why did you chose GSU? How did you hear about them?
Me: My project supervisor did a post-doctoral diploma there and he recommended the school to me. I also made my research about them and found out that they have an Economics Experimental Center where real-time data from nearly all economic indicators from all over the world are being analyzed.... (he cuts in)
VO: Who is paying for you education?
Me My father.
VO: What does he do?
Me: He's aa civil engineer with a private practice. He owns xxxxxxx construction services and they engage in building schools and hospital and other mini facilities.
VO: (Passes back my I-20) you are going to need that at the port of entry. Go pick your passport at this address. THE circles an address on a paper and passes it to me).
Me: Thank you sir.
VO: (Winks)

#Congrat bro.

repsin:
For guys that wants to fly Qatar, they almost have cheap fares on weekends.

Like what range bro.

I got my american student visa to study aerospace engineering at the lagos embassy , this is my experience ;
Things I Did
I prepared well ; read several interview experiences
I prayed
I arranged all my original documents in a way I found covinient
I got to the embassy early
The interview went this way
V.o: Damilola Isaac right ?
Me: yes
V.o: university of Texas at Atlington
Me: yes
V.o: when did u finish secondary school
Me:2008
V.o: why texas
Me : research blah blah blah
V.o: how many schs did u apply to
Me:three
V.o: which
Me: purdue, old dominion and texas
V.o : why not any of those other two
Me: old dominion was more like a backup ....
V.o: (cuts me short)so u prefer Texas? Y?
Me: the school pays particular attention to research
V.o: (nods his head , continues typing ) so what is it about research?
Me: as a young child I was fascinated by air planes I later went to study mech engr then I found out that I liked d design blah blah
V.o: experimental design
Me: (deemed my eyes cos I dint hear wat he sed)
V.o; rephrases
Me; real design ,construction
V.o: nods his head while typing
V.o: what university did u attend ?
Me:covenant UNi
V.o: have u served ?
Me:yes
V.o: where
Me : Elizade nig....
V.o: who is sponsoring u ?
Me; my parents
V.o: what does your father do ?
Me: he is a director....,,
V.o: where ?
Me; ondo state
V.o : slides a piece of paper across ; pick up ur visa at this location on Wednesday
Things to note
1) be well prepared ( read ppls interview experiences in ur field of interest)
2) keep ur answers short and precise ,as necessary
3) be consistent , a question can be asked in two different ways
4) don't be a yes man; say no if u don't agree with the v.o's leading question
5) know evy piece of info on ur ds-160 and stick to it
6) Keep eye contact and make sure u r audible
7) if u r craming anything make sure u r flexible with it
sould d v.o cut u short ; stop talking.

#Congrat bro...this thread is really making me to dance AWILO.

JabinodelaRatta:
My interview yesterday at the embassy was just a display of God’s favour and grace. I had always maintained a positive attitude towards the outcome of my interview even when friends and family were hoping that I would be granted the visa, my response to them was that I had gotten it already because of the trust I had in God’s word which is always steadfast and never lie.

One thing I noticed during my interview was that even before I was called up by the VO, the decision had already been made, that is my visa had been granted. This gives credence to what MsNas talked about. That the US embassy carries out a kind of preliminary review on all applicants using the Ds-160 form and Sevis information provided by the intended school of the applicant. How do I know? When I was telling the VO about the funding I received from the school, she looked at her screen and quoted the exact amount of my annual stipends even when she did not ask for my letter of acceptance where the amount was quoted and I didn’t submit it to her. I was shocked!! Note that this amount wasn’t stated in my I-20, it was just the total amount of funding provided by my school that was stated in the I-20.
Another thing I noticed was that she wasn’t really interested in what I had to say because she was talking to the security while I was responding to her questions and also she never allowed me to complete my statements.

My interview was very short and was the fastest of all applicants that went before me. It was less than a minute. I was even getting worried because all applicants before me spent more than 5mins- they were all thoroughly scrutinized and we were more than four hundred. The impression I had from this thread was that the interview, in most cases, was less than 5mins. That raised my adrenaline while waiting!
First and foremost, I give thanks to Almighty God who harkened unto my request, granted me favour and made the interview successful.
My profound appreciation goes to Bigfrancis21 who, among other things, critiqued my sop and taught me how to be more professional in my presentation.

Also, a very big thanks to the prof, Sir Imperiouxx. This bro is something else...lolzz, if he were to be a member of the admission committee, applicants would need the extra grace of God to fully convince and satisfy him. He critiqued my sop line by line in its very details. He made me went into extensive research and reading, sometimes taking three weeks for me to respond. At a point I almost got exhausted and was like “what’s this man own self” lolzz. However, it was worthwhile- it paid off. Thank you very much Sir!!

To my friend, brother and colleague at my intended school, Calmdown, whose brief meeting with me at unilag before he left for the state was a “wow moment” in my life, I say thank you very much!!

I also thank all members of this thread whose contributions have been very helpful.

Now to the interview proper: I got to the embassy past 6am, did the normal screening and waited for my turn. My number flashed at window 2, one young white lady who didn’t smile at all, and the interview went thus:
Me: hello, goodmorning
VO: goodmorning, you are going to Georgia State University
Me: yes
VO: why this school?
Me: when I was researching on schools to apply to, there were two factors I considered which for me are what make a university (she was just nodding her head) and these are research and creaa...creativity discovery...lolzz( I got tensed and off balance wanted to say creative discovery)...I think she understood. Continuing...this school focuses so much on research. I chose this particular school because of its highly distinguished faculty, research-oriented curriculum and access to cutting-edge research facilities ( i don’t think she allowed me to finish this statement)
VO: what do you want to do with this program?
Me: my country nigeria...my country nigeria...I got off balance here because of her disposition (I think she wasn’t interested in what I was saying...meanwhile one security guy came and she was talking to him. In my mind i was like why is this lady acting like this? I stopped talking) while the guy was still by my side, she looked at me...i think expecting me to continue talking...continuing...the vision of my country for the year 2020 is to become one of the world largest leading economies. And as you know, health status is correlated with productivity. No country can be productive if her citizens are not healthy. Therefore, I intend to come back and apply the knowledge, skill and versatility I will have acquired into the health sector as my own way of contributing towards the realization of that vision. Although, she did not allow me to finish.
VO: what faculty will you work under?
Me: I almost messed up here...thinking about faculty as related to our university system, though I didn’t say it out. I quickly processed it and said Dr Donald
VO: which area?
Me: he focuses on medicinal chemistry
VO: looked at me and said, what is medicinal chemistry?
Me: medicinal chemistry is simply the design and development of drugs and my research is going to focus on designing and developing drugs for the treatment of diseases like cancer and anaemia...she nodded her head.
VO: did you apply to other schools
Me: yes
VO: name them
Me: Oregon state uni, north Dakota state uni, uni of newhampshire, uni of southern Mississippi...she was just nodding her head...she didn’t allow me to finish
VO: how many admitted you
Me: in my application to the different schools, it was fall 2015 I applied for. However, gsu gave me admission for fall....spring2015. The rest have not made decision on my application
VO: how many admitted you?
Me: was looking into her eyes with boldness...only gsu, no decision yet from the rest
VO: did you write any examinations
Me: yes
VO: which one
Me: gre and toefl
VO: may I see...guess she wasn’t really interested in seeing it because while I was searching for my gre, the question on the number of schools and how many admitted transpired between us.
VO: what did you do to prepare for this course
Me: i have been teaching, teaching in a secondary school.
VO: you did nysc
Me: yes
VO: when did you graduate? I noticed she was looking at her screen
Me: November 18, 2010 as I stated in my ds-160
VO: what did you study
Me: biochemistry
VO: who is sponsoring you?
Me: the school gave me funding and assistantship. The remaining balance which is just the living expenses will be supplemented by my sister
VO: what does she do?
Me: she manages one of the branches of her husband’s company and in addition to that, she imports African fabrics from Senegal.
VO: place the 4 fingers of your right hand on that and also the left
Me: i did accordingly....she didn’t say anything again. She was typing and reaching out for the white paper that was when I remembered she asked for my test scores. I gave her the gre. She just held it, didn’t look at it and threw it back to me..gave her the toefl, she threw it back.
VO: gave me the white paper and said pick up....that was the only thing I held
Me: thank you and left in a joyous mood...she responded but I didn’t hear what she said exactly
This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in my sight!!

#Congrat bro.... With GOD all things are possible.

coobboy:
My epistle and experience too long like me, I no fit just put everything down, some funny things happen inside there sha, people halaing to the VOs and talking to the VOs anyhow cos they didn't give them visa. Two entities must exist Faith and doubt, fear and confidence... But one must over come one ( my heart was beating profusely but had to overcome it sooner or later)
And kudos to my sister too lol, wish her goodluck, now lemme sit back and watch if I'm a good teacher.
All these VOs, I think they know who they want to give visas to already without even interviewing ( even if you goof off sef). Cos when dey do, scrutiny is not always much. My observation though. GOD helps

#congrat bro...send me your phone digit or pin, seems we've got the same course in common. Let's chat ..need to find out somethings from you.

coobboy:
0My appointment today was scheduled for 9:30, left home around 6:30 got to the embassy 8oclock, due to the horrendous hold up on the island.... When we got to the embassy, we had to take a new passport photograph, cos ours was old.
Fastforward, waiting for our appointment time to be called sheesh.... We then started checking out our ds-160, mine correlated with my appointment printout, but my sister's didn't, so she was sent back not to enter, she was adviced to book another appointment, which she has done( so y'all should make sure your ds-160 confirmation page should correlate with your appointment page, or else you would be sent back home) I then went in alone.
So whilst waiting in the waiting room to the embassy. Before it got to my turn , it took like an hour or 2..... The embassy was filled up so we had to wait, to make everywhere cleared up.
Inside we were asked to remove our belts and any metallic object, dontcarry anymetallic object when going for an interview: my comb was confiscated, whilst checking in. In the embassy room I had to wait in line for so long before I could get my biometric done, finally my number popped up, while thumbprinting I was looking around to sit up front checking out for available seats, looking left and right, the nigerian woman was like this one ur looking side to side hope no problem, better face me, then you'll face them later, told her I was nervous.
Sat down and waited for my number A335 waited for so long..... One black young girl was just denying irrespective of how u answer your question and all chai see gbege, I was no praying not to go to her her window oh. Finally my name popped up, over confindence dey worry me after I don cram finish.... As I reach. Forget everything wey I Cram

ME: hey, how you doing
VO: I'm good, how are you?
ME: I'm alright
VO:can I see your I-20?
VO: why did you choose troy university
ME: (things started to get back to me) first all, troy university is a prestigious university......,also it was one of the places I visited in the US and also got a chance to speak to prof eric watson(na big lie) he is into a research program, for OLED in gps and other computerized device. (The oga no let me finish)
VO: what course
ME: computer and information sciences( the guy dey find fault, think say I go just talk computer science cos that's the real major..... Make sure u say and fill what was written on your I-20)
VO: how many schools did you apply to?
ME: I appliedd to 3 schools in the US, 1 in canada,1 in nigeria ( lie lie) Colliin college, southwest minnesota state university, troy university, prince edward island university in canada (saw it online few minutes back), university of lagos.
VO: I see you are in yabatech
ME: yes I finished my OND in yabatech last month, which I did computer engineering(lie, I justdey second semeser ND2 oh).
VO: what is OND?
ME: ordinary national Diploma
VO: when did you finish secondary school?
ME: 2011
VO: did take the SAT?
ME: yes I did
VO: who would sponsor you?
ME: my dad
VO: what does he do?
ME: he is an essstach....an estate consultant, he is the CEO of ............ Buys and sells..( Cuts me off)
VO: when did you travel to the US?
ME: last month november9 with my family and also last year october15
VO: alright
TAKE YOUR I-20 COS YOU WOuLD BE needing it...... I have approved your visa, you will receive it on monday blah blah, can't remember again( caught up with shayo).
ME: when would I receive my passport?
VO: on monday certainly
OMO as dem gimme paper I show them for back say omo me don collect visha oh.... As I commot look back saying their mama. Felt normal
One boy almost destroy the door coshe had his visa. Lol
As I saw my pop c I just gave him thumbs up
HINTS
1. Always jesticulate small small( although mine was like an omo ita own oh)
2. Don't rest on the counter seems rude
All these sir, ma oyinbo no fancy am, I no call the guy sir upon him bald head.
3. Look directly in his eye
4. Talk loudly so he can hear, when you don't hear him ask him to repeat or say uhn
5. Don't bring any out document when not asked to,and don't divert the question
6. Dressing matters a lot( girl wore jumpsuit and house clothings and all she looked ratchet you know, upon answering all the question correctly she was denied) dressed like say ko ri'n kan je

Kudos to all that are yet to get theirs oh may God see you through and always have faith, have it in mind ur not going to collect a visa but permission to travel. Walspring that put me althrough oshey, zeezahbee try too by introducing me troy, mrroyce, graviton2,stevecrun...and all other transcripts I read that was helpful, eshey oh. And mind, I read from part one to 4 oh last year e no easy.

Congrat bro... So you self sabi lie like me . Hope #Justwise#Slimmy05 wouldn't send us away from this forum with our lies sha!!!.
I observe telling them about a research by an unknown Prof is becoming the password to their heart now.

udeyokay:
Visa delayed this afternoon by white guy at window 3
The interview was just short
Me hello
Vo hi
Vo you ve been here before (looking straight to my eyes)
Me NO(still looking straight to his own eyes
Why did you choose Western illinois University.
Me (I have so many things in mind to say why I chose the school) but started by saying this, their course plans and curiculum is in line with my career aspirations and my present job
Vo how? Me They have a course called quatum mechanics and quantum informatioin science that deals on how quantum objects carries info from one place to the other, which will help me in diagnosing my vehicles before taking them to my car outlets
Vo are you are mechanic?
Me no but i often put my vehicles in oder before taking them to my car outlet. Vo so what those car has to do with physics ?
Me I repeated what I said about diagnosing vehicles again
Vo how did you know about this school?
Me I did extensive research on the internet
Vo how ?
I using usnews.com,princetonreview.com and graduateschool.com
Vo he waits for like 10second looking at his computer no writing.
Vo place your hand on the thumb print matchine.me I did
Vo take (hand me over the white paper 214b)
The paper states that I can reapply any time. That I wasn't able to demostrate my reason going to the states.is it advisible to reapply again assuming any date show up anytime?

Am not much of an expert when it comes to advice but from your transcript, I noticed you couldn't link Quantum Mechanics with Mechanical Engineering.
I studied Physics Electronics at FUTA & I have never seen any relationship btw Quantum Mechanics and Vehicle diagnosis.
Secondly you gave a weak reason for choosing Western Illinois University.
Just ma 2 cent.

richard4ssky:
ok I may not notice you cause i was at the last window by the right, so were r u heading to

@namdo64.....it was the same lady with glasses that interviewed me . Hope she was also sipping coffee today again.

@richard4ssky@namdo64.....#congrat on your visa approval.
It seems my #NO DOCUMENT SYNDROM# interview really paved the way for most people applying for visa btw 15th -20th dec to be granted.
Thanks to Jah that good news keep flowing in this week. I pray that those preparing to go for theirs would tap into our testimony In Jesus Name.

@Osahon9...pls send me a PM on ticket parole.


#OneLove.

@qonfupanda.... It's a constant "K" question asked by the Visa Officer to know how much research you made before finally choosing the Institution.
@jabinodelaratta...Congrat on your visa approval. Please post your transcript . Was it that slim lady @ counter 4 that interviewed you?(She can drink coffee ehnnn)

Any body going to Oklahoma?? ??

Amefrica:
Congrats!

#Congrat bro# Welcome to obamaland.

qonfupanda:
Many thanks bro....really appreciate

Have faith in God...All things work together for those that have faith in him.
Go and get your VISA.

biikeys:
Congrats! but...pray and fast and lie? hmm

#"LIE"#...me no am talk soooo...but serzly it's just a sweet lie to clear yourself from those IRUMOLE TOH je VISA FEE with toothpick.

@zeezahbabe@ebdib@slimmy05@mcfarlin,etc....Big
hugs to you all.!!!.
Visa approval is based on God's favour.
I have never travelled out of the 9ja before ooo, stop having the mindset that you've got to travel out of 9ja to boost your chances of getting visa #that's ma 2 cent.

Zeezababe..plz what are the likely questions at POE oo.

Finally, please this forum is meant to educate all and sundry, let's cultivate the habit of helping eachother with advice & ideas.....LET'S STAMP OUT RUDE REPLIES

Thanks to all the big boss & sexy ladies on this forum. It really helped me a lot cos all I said @ to the VO was basically what I copied & crammed.

No document asked , it was just a 1min interview!! Here's the transcript!!!
VO:Good Morning
VO: She just dey drink coffee like say na oxygen oooo.
She answered with a smile, She don deny like 25 people before me.

Me: Gud Marwin.. She answered with a smile,
VO: Marwin,How was your 9t , sipping a cup of coffee.
VO: what is your purpose for travelling to USA
Me:To study Comp Sci @ the Uni of XYZ.
VO:Why the Uni of XYZ
Me: It;s a top ranked public university & its Comp Sci dept is ranked among the top 20 university with a large based software facility for undergraduate studies in science research field.
Furthermore, there's an intensive research group which is supervised by Prof Erick Winfree which I intend to be part of the team & learn from his wide field of knowledge(ALL NA LIE OO, noo prof dey bear that name)
VO:How many Uni did you apply to?
Me: 5, and I mentioned them
VO: how many gave you admission ?
Me: 2 ( Na LIE OO)
VO: Y did you choose A over B?
Me: the tuition of A is lower than B, & also most uni in USA offers quality education & better research opportunities.
VO:Who is you sponsor?
Me: Ma Dad
VO: What does he do?
Me: He owns an oil servicing company that provides technical service to major petroleum industry.( Anoda Lie ooo)
VO: Example of companies?
Me: Oando, AOS well & she jes dey help me mention different companies, me sef jes dey use hand dey "democrase" for her.
VO: I have approved you!! She told me 3 times smiling.

Come pick up it up @ blaaa blaa blaa.

First of all.. PRAY & FAST, did 10 dayz fasting & read Ish 41 vs10.
Be confident
Talk to the VO's as if u are chatting with a friend.
Finally..I observed there's a camera attached to the earpiece& she kept readjusting it to know my level of composure
Oh boi...those people just dey deny people visa ooo..I counted like 19 before she called me.

Visa approved !!! #gbam

@Slimmy05----> thanks bro,...am officially falling in love with you.
Oooo make gidigaan.
hope you are a yoruba dude sha ooooo.

Na wa for Computer Science for Ohio State university ooo!!
Nuffin to tell the VO why I choose the course ooo, even there's no detailed explanation of the department., but its my passion to study CSC abroad sha.

Does this sound good to tell the VO?

The computer science dept at OSU offers software engineering, information Sci & Computation Neural Sci has an undergradaute major in which my area of interest his Computation neural network.
Furthermore, there's is an intensive research group supervised by Prof Eric Winfree for the production of a CFD optimization software in which I intend to be part of the research team to gain from his wide field of knowledge with the OSU ranked among the top 20 university with large based computer software research facilities.

Pls I need a constructive criticism.. I no too sabi book oooo.

I have learnt a lot from this forum !!!.SAVE A CONFUSED LADY

My interview comes up soon but have been having problems getting another Original SSCE 2009 certificate from WAEC office.
I had my original WASSCE result lost due to a fire incident in my apartment early this year & all effort to get a new one is taking endless processing.
I have a photocopy of the Original certificate with me for now, Can I take the photocopy with a scratch card to the embassy?
Should I take my ND certificate or my ND transcript to the embassy?

NB!!! I applied for an undergraduate programme .

PLS IS NOVEMBER 8 SAT RESULT OUT?
Can't see any score yet on my account.

Need an advice from the master's here !!!

What is my chances of a friend getting a visa with ND certificate in computer engineering and his new undergraduate admission in Computer Sci? From Michigan State university

innovativeame:
AMEN!!!

AMEN IN JESUS NAME

I tap into everyone's testimonies that have being offered VISA in Jesus Name.!!!
Mine is on the way IJn.

gbemzy1:
Hey guys, the VO Only gave me my i-20 back and told me to pick up my visa on thursday. Was he suppose to return the sevis fee receipt?
Is there any cheap flight from lagos to minneapolis airport,minnesota.(200,000 -235,000) for january 2 or 3.
I need an urgent reply.

Please gbemzy1 place your transcript here, so we could learn how to tackle the VO.. Am also going for undergraduate programme.

I tap into those testimonies in Jesus Name.. I pray that we shall all experience divine favour in the eyes of the VO irrespective of our age, appearance , document presentation and qualification.

JEHOVAH OVER DO is present in this FORUM.

hello...please advice me!!!

I just got an undergraduate admission in texas to study Computer Engineering.
I finished my high school in 2010 , went to a Mapoly for my ND in SLT in 2011.
Now am 25yrs old,
Is it advisable to tell the VO that I have an ND certificate? Or should i fix in a work Experience between 2011 to 2014 for the VO?
And pls what are my chances of securing a visa?

Moreover, I read a transcript in here last week, where a guy was denied visa just because he said he had an ND
certificate.
Can't really figure out the name of the person but he chose UCO.