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Cephas0009:
good day family... I had my visa interview yesterday 28/11/2017. Like someone rightly pointed, its getting tougher by the day .. But this is not to create panic. I just believe all will end well.

In my own case, i just believe it was God's doing. Not to bore you so much, I was interviewed by a guy in Window 6here goes my transcript;

V.O: good morning
Me: Good Morning, how are you doing?
V.O: Fine thank you (in my mind, this is going to turn out good)... Pass me your passport and I-20 please
Me: passes
V.O.: Why are you going to TAMUK?
Me: For my Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering
V.O.: How many schools did you apply to?
Me: 3, Tamuk. Sdsm&t and TTU
V.O.: So why Tamuk?
Me: Tamuk offers excellent education to its student through high quality teaching, research and scholarly activities. It has facility for work in Computer aided engineering design and computational fluid dynamics. I am keen on working with Dr. Johnbull. I contacted him and he was impressed with my undergraduate result and test scores(if only i know i hyped myself in his eyes at this point ) . I continued, We will be working on a collaborative project with UofW to model their steam generator using ansys fluent or open foam

Now this is where the real driling started... Baba was on his computer for like 2minutes or so, apparently he was checking online for questions to ask me on fluid dynamics since i claimed i was a badass. i have read so many transcripts here on NL, i havent seen something like that before, the most they do is ask one technical question in your field. Then the bombshell followed...

V.O: Tell me about di-kinikan kinikan of fluid mechanics (i swear i never hear am before, in my mind, i was like village people finally followed me to this place)
Me: What?
V.O: Repeated question again ( i still couldn't make sense of what the word means or how to link it with fluid mechanics... My own don be, i asked what again) Then he repeated the question for the 3rd time using the same word and then he was like "or how is it pronounced".. that was when i knew baba just checked something randomly, i dont know where the courage came from, i just started saying this unplanned rubbish confidently and even said it has application in production industry like coca cola
V.o: (obviously wasnt impressed by my answer, i could read that) then he asked for something something on turbulent flow
Me: Confidently, Turbulent flow is a flow where reynolds no is >3000. where you have layers of fluid interwoven into each other. It has application in oil production and undesirable in some circumstances, as a result, you see flow meters and other measuring devices on line (trust me, I dont have an idea of either the question or how the answer i was giving relates with it)
V.O.: Explain Bernoulli's principle
Me.: (Ope ooo, finally i can breathe) Bernoulli principle is basically the law of conservation of energy, the cumulative energy at one end of a flow is equal to the other end, so when you vary a parameter like diameter, you will expect a change in pressure. i gave him an instance of a venturi meter
V.O: Are you married?
Me: No
V.O: Do you have kids?
Me: No
V.O: Have you traveled out of Nigeria before?
Me: No Sir, I have not had a need to
V.O: (Takes my I-20, sees my sponsor/guardian ) who is Donald Trump?
Me: My Uncle
V.O: Why would he sponsor you?
Me: He has been paying my fees since I lost my mom in high school
V.O: Do you have his statement of account?
Me: (in my mind, I was like My worst fear has just been confirmed...But Still confident) Yes Sir
V.O: Can I see it?
Me: Sure you can, brings it out and passes to him (and I began imagining life after collecting the blue paper... This is why. The statement of account was printed over a 4months period, it opens with a balance of 17k, then for the 1st 3months, the credit n debit on the account were in the range of 2.50 to 100... So I wasn't surprised when he asked me if it was a dollar account. I disappointedly answered, "no sir, it's a naira account" ... he checked the 1st 5pages, saw the trend. I just quickly added that I had instate tuition scholarship(I didn't even care if it was a necessary information or not), he checked my I-20 to confirm, then he did a quick conversion of the balance equivalent in naira. Money in the account was 9M, so it was quite marginal. He continued checking then he flipped to the last page, he saw the 1million credited and debited in the week I printed the statement and the 9million credited into the account the day I printed the statement... I was like it's over. He returned my statement and Then the endless typing followed and baba brought out the white paper, circled something and said I will get an email from them within 3days... Omo yours truly couldn't hold it anymore, I let out the sigh, carried the white paper and my doc, said thank you Sir and walked out of the hall crying �...

Congrats. I think I saw you o. You we're on a white shirt and one kinda tie colour abi? Na the expression of the guy after he got visa make me day think say mah you be that o.

TWoods:
Your interview was pretty good. You took the GRE and TOEFL, good school, good major... it's surprising that you got denied. I would recommend that you try again... asap.

Thanks for the soothing words and encouragement bro. I sent you a PM last night. Kindly check. I need to beep you on some thing as I prepare to refire.

TWoods:
Everything (aside from tuition) you said up there is not genuine and sounds rehearsed. Even I could spot that a mile away. If alumni connections are important to you and your career then why Ashland instead of Harvard, NYU or UPenn? C’mon, the VOs weren’t born last week. Be honest. You’re better served saying less than digging a deeper hole for yourself.

Twood, please kindly check your PM.

bigfrancis21:
Yes you can.

Hello Bigfrancis, I have sent u PMs severally but keep finding them in my inbox. Please I really need your attention to clarify some things as I plan towards reapplying.

Meanwhile, to the general house, what documents do I need to present freshly to the embassy as my "DELAYED CERTICIATE" stated clearly I have to come to the embassy with new supporting documents different from what I came with prior to my delay.

Thanks all for the support so far.

bigfrancis21:
Yes you can.

Thanks for your response bro. I sent you a PM baba. Cheers

imperiouxx:
I appreciate your courage. If you're a genuine student and destined to study in U.S...... nothing can stop you. I've seen many genuine students denied. I was also denied the student visa before, by an American lady. It's either her evaluation of me was erroneous or I wasn't enthusiastic enough and couldn't convince her.

Whatever would be would be..... Cheers my friend! https://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/party/party0012.gif

Thanks a lot for the encouragement bro. Kindly check your PM.

bigfrancis21:
I think you really answered your questions correctly, for the most part. I did notice, though, that the F1 student visa questions have become quite tougher than they were during my time. Back then, if you answered the basic questions (as we used to analyze them back in 2013 and 2014) correctly you would probably be approved. Another trend I sometimes notice is some actually serious students are denied the first time and approved the second time. It is as if they know that if denied, most likely you would reapply again, which is extra bucks for the embassy. N64,000 per interview, multiplied by the thousands of people that go to the embassy 5 days a week. The amount of money that the US embassy generates from Nigeria alone every year would most likely exceed billions of Dollars, how much more from all their embassies worldwide. From an economic view, this is money making business for the US embassy.

Anyway, you just have to try again. Sometimes you could be very much prepared and be a genuine student but meet the wrong visa officer. Cheer up and give it a second try.

Thank you @bigfrancis for these soothing and encouraging words. Honestly, it's still like a dream to me. Conversation with VO was very calm and I enjoyed it until she dished me that blue paper.

I will try to work more and try again one last time. If it's not God's will, then lemme stay back and keep buying more land. The embassy may come to buy someday for their embassy expansion.

Lol. Don't mind me guys, am just trying to be happy. Wouldn't have hurt one bit if I wasn't prepared. I was prepared, composed, expressed and spoke from my heart, maintained eye contact all thru but she had the final say as the judge.

God will still do it for me.

@Bigfrancis can I PM you please?

biikeys:
That on its own is not a red flag. Apart from your interview, things you fill in your DS-160, your 'family record', composure (to determine if you're lying or not) and the VO factor play a big role in determining whether you get a visa or not.

I think my denial was either the VO factor or in my response to her question, WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS COURSE. The only question I may say I didn't answer well is where she asked WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS COURSE?

I replied by telling her I will need to complete 30 credit units and even mentioned some of the core courses I was to take. That's the place I am very very sure I may be confused about the answer.

As for composure, I was a 1001% composed and a nairalander here who got her visa today can attest to that fact. She too is confused as I got a denial today. I am most confused even.

paulavon:
Sorry man for the denial, you just have to brace up.
You did very well in the interview but the problem I see here is the lack of correlation between your undergraduate course I.e computer science, working in a bank and going for masters in Maths and statistics.Masters in computer science or information technology would have made more sense with you working in the IT department. I wish you all the best as you refire.

Thanks for your response. My course I feel is very much in line with my first degree and my profession. There is no computer or computer science without concepts from mathematics and statistics. Moreover, my concentration is Statistical Analytics Computing and Modelling but i-20 came as Maths and Stat.

My people, indeed it takes courqge to come up here to post your denial transcript o. The moment I was denied, I felt like the ground should open lemme fall into it or even disappear into thin air but now, it seems am better and stronger now emotionally.

Now, here comes my denial

Visa Interview Denied at the Lagos embassy today 7am. Consular was a dark American lady at Windows 9.

VO: Good morning. (No smiles whatsoever). Pass me your i-20 and passport.

Me: Good morning. (Me smiling and thinking, madam smile for once kwanu) I passed my documents)

VO: I see, you are going to study Maths and Statistics at TAMUK, Texas?

Me: (Smiling) Yes.

VO: What is your highest qualification?
Me: I hold a BSc in Computer Science.

VO: You said?
Me: I repeated.

VO: Okay. When did you graduate?

Me: November 2011.

VO: and since then what have you been doing?

Me: After my graduation, I embarked upon the compulsory NYSC experience which elapsed in 2013 and I secured a job at XYZ bank.

VO: Okay what do you do for them?

Me: I stated my responsibilities.

VO: How long have you been working ?

Me: over 3 years. January 2018 will make it 4 years at the bank.

VO: So what will this course do for you?

Me: It will equip me with the analytical and technical skills needed to flourish in my career. It will also help facilitate my promotion at my place of work.

VO: Why did you choose this school?

Me: Asides the fact that they offered me my concentration, they also offered me a free campus scholarship housing with an instate tuition waiver which will allow me enjoy paying my fees as an instate Texan resident.

VO: Quickly grabs my i-20 like say she b Russian . But I can't see any free housing scholarship on your i-20.

Me: Yes and that is because the email came later after i-20 was issued.

VO: Okay? Can I see the letter?

Me: I passed it.
VO: Nodding her head. Okay?

VO: How many schools did you apply to?

Me: I applied to three schools.

VO: Did you write any language test scores?

Me: Yes. I sat for toefl and GRE.

VO: Can I see them?

Me: Showed them.

VO: Okay? Tell me the requirement for this course.

Me: To complete this course, I will complete a total of 30 credit units of course work which include 18 credit unit of core course work, 6 units of elective, and 6 units of thesis. The course duration is 24months starting from January 10th 2018 and will end in December 2019.

VO: Sorry, can you take it all over again?

Me: I stated it again but in a remixed version.

VO: Have you travelled out of the country before?

Me: Not really. And that is because I have not had any reason to until after now.

VO: Okay? Who is your sponsor?

Me: My dad is my sponsor. He is this and that �.

VO: Well, I will be issuing you (I come dey happy for my mind)... She continued... the denial paper, this is because you were not found eligible for a visa according to Section 214 (B) of the US Immigration and Nationality act. Blablabla.. The rest no even near my ear as I was like? What happened? (Maybe VO even heard me talking to myself). I had to hide my blue paper so that one of us a nairalander who was warming up for hers won't be demoralized.

I marched out like an old major ;Dwhile people dey hail me congrats sir, anything dey for the boys? In my mind, I was still asking, what happened?

House? Abeg make una gather come sit for my head o. At a time I wanted to ask VO if we can start the interview all over again.

Well? Denial is not failure though. I shall return to retire after the house is done sitting on top my matter.

cassey14:
Visa approved this morning at the lagos consulate. Transcript loading shortly..

Congrats our own Cassy. I had to nickname her VO even because of the way we related. May God bless your journey and academic pursuits dearie...

LagosismyHome:
The problem with PM is that i hardly have time to check ...... so plan well by utilizing the resource and information here

Mummy mummy, spare 5mins for me nah make u fit oversee my mock? I wee do the calling biko

Please house, sometime in the week I pleaded for mock interviews. Now am pleading again. My interview is two days away. Please help!!! Just indicate, I will do the calling biko umunna!!!

Deboadekoya93:
Good morning people,
I have been a silent follower on this thread, my profile goes thus. On May17th 2017 I went for my first interview and I was denied the reason the VO gave then was my school Park University Missouri is a "very small school". I got admitted for spring 2018 into Bowie State University, Maryland and I have gotten two denials again. I am really confused as to whether to give up on this dream. My last transcripts goes thus

VO~ why are you going to USA?
Me~ I'm going for my Masters degree in public administration at Bowie State University Maryland.
VO~ why Bowie state University?
Me~ The scope of the corriculum at Bowie state university is deep, courses like public budgeting, public personnel management and human resource Managment will expressly address the problem of lack of expertise in the Nigerian civil service.
VO~ Have you ever travelled out of Nigeria before?
Me~No, I have never had any reason to leave my country.
VO~Do you have any international degree?
No, I don't.
VO~Did you write any standardized test?
Me- I wrote TOEFL on September 23 2016 and I handed the result over to her wished she viewed and after that stated I'm ineligible.

Please I will really appreciate, advises on whether to pay another application fee and fire back since school resumes January 22nd.
God bless.

What was your TOEFL score?

Eblaze2:
Please what were the questions you were asked, i have an interview next month and i need someone to guide me, as it will be my first time of going for an interview. I was admitted into Virginia International University. Please guys i really need your help. Thanks

Uncle Eblaz, VIU is a red flag o.

Please take your time and apply/ wait patiently for FALL semester. Apply to other good school but not VIU. Seems VIU is a one building school and from the orientation exercise I attended today, USA has over 10k schools out of which only about4000 are accredited. The funny thing is, the rest that are not accredited also issue students i-20, thereby leaving potential students stranded at the Embassy as the VO will never issue students with such school's i-20 admission and still will never tell you anything wrong with the school. I am not saying VIU is not accredited ooo cos I don't know (before world people will quote me wrongly ), but so far from testimonies and advises on this thread, it's a red flag. Don't even near the embassy with their i-20 except u wantu dash Uncle Trump 64bay to buy Christmas tree to mount at VIU this X'mas

Gracee101:
Noting like vexing there bro, when people try to move on to the next phase in life don't go back talking about the past.

Thanks anyways

Lookat u. You said you wantu move on & people r talking about ur past? But nah d same u dey talk about low CGPA + d fact that ur parents we're responsible for it? Is that not supposed to b in d past as well? Y bring it up? Cheers though.

OWJAYHOVERJNR:
PEACE be to everyone in this house...
please i would like to get answers to few of my questions by the emperors in charge of this house..

1. I wasn’t given a copy of my academic transcript by my school, it was only sent directly to the school I applied for (CALUMS). Hope I wouldn’t be asked at the embassy for it?

2. I wrote the EPAT test provided by the school(CALUMS) i applied and was given the admission, prior to this time i had written TOEFL but has become of no use in securing my admission. So when asked at the embassy for my TOEFL of which i didn't even use, what should be my reply?

Thanks.

Not every school releases academic transcripts to students. Most prefer sending it directly to the school of choice. My school doesn't release transcript to students too. So you are not alone on this.

Then as per the TOEFL, I think you can go to the embassy with it like that. Hope you did well o?

TooMuchSauce:
My visa was approved this morning at the Lagos consulate . Transcript in a bit.

congrats bro. exactly the kinda news I love to hear. Weldone bros

k199192:
Good day good people of NL, can one use a scanned copy of the i20 for the visa interview?. I have someone in the USA who wants to pick up the document and scan it to me.. has anyone here tried it? It will save me some money tho. Thanks.

Not possible sir. is it that u can't pay for it to be shipped to you or what? U might be shooting urself on the foot o

triplebaba:
Please guys how can I pay my application fee to troy university Alabama from nigeria. Have tried all possible means but its not working. Please its urgent.

Money Order is bae �

omoboy110:
pls a friend of mine is wants to go and study in US but he doesnt how to go about it,my question is what are the steps ?
which school admits nigerians? and which school is admission ongoing nw and the ones at affordable prices

We know you are that "friend of yours", however, I doubt if anyone will respond to you if that your friend of yours can't come and check out things himself on this thread. Ordinarily, this your post would have been ignored, but d amebo inside me propelled me to respond

Please any one got an info about McNesse State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana?

Cephas0009:
Team Javelina make we connect na ... I don pm you

I don respond.

Senate111:
Mine is TAMUC

That is Corpus Christi right? Our is Kingsville, Texas though. Success man. You are a stone throwaway from us. We are the #JavelinaNation (TAMUK)

peterderock4dei:
I PM you

I responded but got an error in message delivery response twice. Maybe you just add at yahoo dot com to my username and resend a message.

texrem:
No. Fill another one and update it.

Hello sir? Kindly check your PM

peterderock4dei:
Pls help a bro
Wat wil be de right ans if VO ask you"

U came wit bachelors degree bf, why did you change frm bachelors degree to masters degree?

its possible you were on a masters degree "wey no dey ever finish" judging by the normal Nigeria epileptic academic system. So, within the period, maybe you went back to finish what you started.

I had a friend who was on a Masters here in Nigeria. For over 4 years, no graduation. He kukuma traveled abroad, did his MSc sharperly and returned to be promoted while the others that started the race with him had either abandoned theirs or didn't know what they wanted to do again with the program. Whether to continue or not.

What am telling you is a true story though. I don't know what your story is though/

Chukason1:
boss are you in US or are you intending to go??

Am in UN (United Nigeria) bro but going for an MSc in the States

ebay77:
Yea mangoro

I sent you a PM

zeezahbee:
mangoro is close to oshodi and it's like you are heading towards iyana-ipaja

Okay. Thanks Mummy.