naijatisumi:
House please my wife will be travelling to Trumpland for her MSC very soon, can she travel with just a thousand dollar....Tho i will be sending money to her very soon...Am just scared of the POE issue and secondly she's pregnant not too obvious tho

segunojo866:
mam am sorry but i believe with good preparation its not difficult to obtain a student visa. I wont argue with u because u could be right. I havent yet obtain a US visa so i dnt have d right to say its easy. Thank for your correction

PapiSmith:


It will matter when you are sent back from the screening gate

PapiSmith:


Colored.

femi321:
What the Hell? $1300? wow, you have money to throw around. Anyway you can use http://www.InternationalStudentInsurance.com but you will have to check the requirements for health insurance in your school first to be sure it meets any of the plans. Typically, the budget plan should work for you and depending on your age, it is very cheap compared to US schools health insurance. If you are 25yrs and below you might not pay more than $200 for fall and $300 for spring (spring has more months than Fall). The price gets higher with age but still at that, it will still be way cheaper than your school's. For those planning to come in fall, if you plan to use any health insurance apart from your school's, make sure you fill out your immunization form before coming because most of the outside health insurance don't cover vaccination.

oladave02:


Hi Joeluv,

I understand your concern and though I am still in Nigeria, I stumbled on an info that might reduce ur expenses on insurance. It has not been verified but going through the site is explanatory. For groceries and the likes, I really don't have a solution now

please check ISO insurance plan on
https://www.isoa.org/?ref=www.HappySchoolsblog.com
and please let us know if it reduced ur spending in any way.

Thanks and all the best

Perotti:
Hello big bosses in the house. Pls I want to ask those in the US about how to get good cheap accommodation, how to get cheaper health insurance, general living hacks (buying groceries at cheaper stores, telephone bills). Pls if anyone here is or has once lived in Coloradoc or in the Mid west too pls help out.

Cheers,
Thank u all

segunojo866:
I need help. They is no single appointment date for july. Is anyone facing this problem.

Chinewon88:
Slept in the office for my 7am appointment because its closer to the consulate. Got there in the rain by 5:30 or so. After all the checks, queued up and the VOs came to their desks. I wanted one other slim vo because he seemed cool and patient lol, but I was asked to meet the Chinese guy - I think he should be about 32. I wouldn't say he's strict, as the interview wasn't as scary as I feared. You just need to give him or any of them good responses..

VO: good morning
me: good morning
vo: passport, i20? so why are you going to St Cloud?
me: I'm going to st cloud state university to study for an MS degree in Applied Clinical Research.
vo: how many schools did you apply to?
me: I applied to 4 schools; the university of Rhode Island, Virginia Commonwealth university, the university of Texas medical branch and St cloud state university.
vo: why st cloud?
me: I chose to attend st cloud because the clinical research program focuses on medical device research which basically aligns with my interests and I will ( vo cuts in)
vo: did you take any tests?
me: I took the GRE and TOEFL.
vo: how was your score on the GRE?
me: it was fair enough, I got 149, 149, 3.5
vo: ooh that's impressive( inside my mind I was like that one na score, you need to come GRE thread for nairaland make you see what brothers and sisters are doing to the GRE, but I was happy to hear him exclaim that way though)
vo: you do correlation and validation studies where you work( he read it off my ds160)
what's it about?
me: I told him we do it on new medical equipments and diagnostic procedures to ensure optimal standards.
vo: what's the difference between correlation and clausation?
me; I told him I wasn't sure what the difference is ( I had not heard that word in the context he was asking so I chose to be honest instead of explaining rubbish)
vo: what will this degree do for you?
me: this program will equip me with the requisite skills to be able to perform proper and ethical biomedical research upon my return to Nigeria.
vo: what's your research topic?
me: I'll be working on biosystems neuromodulation(the guy is super fast with asking questions and typing)
vo: do you have any scholarship ( looks at i20 for less than a second)?
me: no, I do not.
vo: OK, enjoy your time at st cloud.
me: thank you.
Passed i20 back with white form and said to pick up passport in three days.
Thanks to God and everyone on here for all your help. Walspring, Mekurexx, for assisting to pay fees from WES evaluation through application circle, I remain grateful. And to a kind heart Kene for adding his money to complete my sevis and pay in less than 48 hours to my interview- after my bossom friend( not from nairaland) squandered the first money I sent to him for sevis, may God bless you. Goodluck to everyone.

sirelawrence:
Hello everyone.
I want to appreciate you all for your assistance all through my Visa application process. I had my interview today, to God be the glory my visa was issued.
At first the way the VO were just denying people visa right before my eyes almost made me start shaking, but i kept myself strong and was just praying for favour.
He asked me wht my purpose in the US was for and i told him i want to go study for my PhD in Economics. He askedother questions especially about my previous studies.
He checked my I-20 form and saw that i was on full scholarship so he didn't ask me anything about financial statement.
Above all i bless God for favour and i also pray that we all will get our heart desires.

If anyone of you got admission to University of Mississippi do let me know.
#The University of Mississippi #Fall2017 #Travel plan next @sirelawrence

princeGee23:
@neayho, congratulations on your Erasmus mundus scholarship and I understand how u feel as I once chased that scholarship but please listen to her advice not to waste this your high CGPA on Erasmus as I thank God I didn't go to Europe for lot of reasons.
@lagosismyhome... My little issue is that am trying to settle down for a partial tuition scholarship with almost same CGPA(3.66/4.00) WES equivalent. I think I understand a bit why I got that but am not convinced enough with the reason am giving myself so am trying to clear my doubt. I already mail you I will give you full download and of my plans thru mail.

Hope to read your reply soon

neahyo:


No need to feel like a block head bro, it will take time but you would master it eventually. To start with, you have to download and install R, Tinn R and R studio. Download R here: https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/ and R Studio here: https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download2/
You can download Tinn R (Just like a text pad for R) and search for tutorials on R online, I can help from there.

Best.

neahyo:


One can choose from any of:
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Universität Bielefeld, Germany
Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Italy.

One can choose any of the four Universities but i chose Bielefeld for my first year and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain for my second year.

I didn't write the GRE (i had planned to after paying application fee to some of the universities)

Iblad0994:


The application fee is $65 .. and I haven't deposited any tution fee yet . But school fees is $11000

benugo:
Hello Colleagues,

I am seeking for a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Kindly see my score below and criticise:
GRE-292, TOEFL-83, B.Eng-3.98, M.Eng-4.49, PMP, Over 5yr Civil Eng'g experience with International Organisation, 29yrs, over 30 articles (5-ISI indexed).


Should I make an attempt applying for admission or rewrite Exams? Exam is my first attempt (never had good time to prepare due to nature of my work).

Regards.

drhopeful:
Visa approved this morning at Lagos Consulate by the purportedly mean Chinese-looking guy. After dishing out blue papers, it finally got to my turn.

VO: Good morning Ma'am
Me: Good morning
VO: What are you going to do in the US?
Me: I am going to study for a PhD in Materials Engineering at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville
VO: Cool. Pass me your documents
Me: [Obliged]
VO: [Critically peruses my I-20 while I stare at him like one mumu girl and then he exclaims...] Wow! You got a full package from UVA! UVA is a great school. I am so excited for you and I can imagine you can't wait to start! Wow! This is nice! Are you excited?
Me: Yes, I am. Thank you. [At this point, I was just too shocked because it was not kind of interview I have been hearing about on here. I expected those their standard questions, which I had ready answers for]
VO: When last were you in the US?
Me: February last year, on vacation
VO: I am still so excited for you!
Me: Thank you
VO: Where is your husband?
Me: He is outside
VO: [Types and stares at his screen...] Honestly, everything looks perfect..... [Hands me white paper]. Enjoy Your studies!
Me: Thank you

End of interview that did not feel like interview. After all my prepped-up answers

Anyways, thanks guys and ladies. You guys have been of immense help on this thread and on the GRE thread. I try my best to help out to the best of my ability. I wish everyone success in their interviews.

atrapon:
even when they are yet to request for it? Thanks for d swift response

JustinTrudeau:
Good day good people, i salute you all.Here is my case, i recently got my admission into George Washington University with I-20 imminent (masters in accounting ).I also applied for the Canada Federal Skilled Worker which beared a lot of costs.I do wanna study but my eye is on the Candian Visa because it will give me permanent residence.My question is, can i proceed to the U.S and also be expecting my decision (which apparently will take time) on the Canada FSW at the same time.Gurus that knows about Canada FSw and US visa process kindly advise.Cheers

Rockymillo:


$51,000 for 9months makes a total of around $204,000 for 4years , he wanted me to convince him why I would spend so much money on an undergraduate program me within 10seconds, well!

shayhune:
My appointment was slated for 6:30am. Got to the embassy around 5:30am. Had to wait till 6am before the whole process of checking in.
Fast forward. Got in to the main house. Did my fingerprint and waited for the VO to call me. I think it was window 4 or 5. So this is how the interview went:
VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning ma
VO: Pass me your passport
VO: So why are you going for this Masters
Me: I'm going for my Masters because I finished my undergraduate study in Computer science and this course will give me a competitive advantage in my field here in Nigeria (Sincerely, I was caught off guard with this question, maybe coz it wasn't asked the way I expected)
VO: So who will be paying for this?
Me: I was awarded a full tuition waiver and a graduate assistantship and my dad will be covering the remaining funds.
VO: So what's the name of your school?
Me: Sorry, I didn't get that question ma
VO: What's the name of the school you're going to?
Me: BGSU
VO: How many schools did you apply to?
Me: I applied to three schools
VO: So Why BGSU?
Me: I choose this school because of the amount of quality research being carried out there in the field of Computer Science and Software Engineering. My research interest matches with that of the faculty Dr. Bleep Bleep which is on development of end users software engineering technologies. Hence, I am keen on being part of his research group and learn more. Also, the courses being offered there are designed in such a way that they are more research oriented and it best fits my career growth. (She was just nodding her head like Agama)
VO: What's your research topic?
Me: I'll be working on the development of end user software engineering technologies. This is a research area that aims to invent new kinds of technologies that collaborate with end users to improve the quality of their software. There is a need for this outcome because research shows that the number of end users creating their own softwares greatly exceeds the number of professional developers and that the software they create is riddled with errors. (She nodded her head again. In my mind, I was saying I no dey commot for here without my visa)
VO: Do you work?
Me: Yes ma
VO: Where?
Me: I work as bleep at firm Bleep
VO: So what programming language do you know?
Me: Java, C++, C#, Python
VO: Where did you graduate from?
Me: School bleep
VO: Where did you do your NYSC?
Me: I served at bleep state at an higher institution and worked as a teaching assistant.
VO: How many siblings do you have?
Me: I have bleep siblings
VO: Are they all in Nigeria?
Me: Yes ma. They're all in Nigeria
VO: Did you write any test?
Me: Yes. I wrote Toefl and GRE
VO: what was your GRE score?
Me: I had 309 in GRE and 4.0 in AWA
VO: Have you travelled out before?
Me: No. I have not had reasons to.

Then she brought out the white paper and the golden words came 'Your visa has been approved and will be processed within 4 business days'...I didn't hear the remaining words. I was already in La La land with my teeth shining like closeup advertisement. Lol. No document was asked. Not even my birth certificate wey I carry go(lol)

I just walked out smiling and feeling like the happiest man in the world.

Lemme share my lil success tips for prospective visa applicants
1. Pray, pray and pray. For indeed without God we can do nothing.
2. Prepare. You just need to prepare. Don't go and do free styling at the embassy oo. Know your course well. Read previous transcripts. I read all the transcripts(both accepted and rejected) in the dropbox link that was dropped here and prepared my own transcript using the responses in the previous interview.
3. I rehearsed my answers oo facing the mirror for like 2 weeks, speaking to myself everyday and watching my eye contact and body posture through the mirror. Pls rehearse and if you can memorize like me, it's an added advantage.
4. Maintain eye contact with the VO. Don't look away for once, smile and speak confidently. I was just smiling like WhatsApp Smiley at the embassy. The visa interview ain't that scary jare.
5. Speak concisely. Don't talk too much. Just give the main points.
6. Fill the DS-160 by yourself. Don't allow one agent to fill in rubbish for you. I guess the VO was asking me some questions based on my DS-160 info.
7. Again, Pray and trust God. If you think the God factor is not involved in this visa tin, na you sabi.

After Finland bounced me last year, God has vindicated me. Make I come dey go Trumpland. Na me and trump go run tins together. Lol

Pls bear with my long epistle. I didn't even know I was asked these much questions until I started typing. Overjoy is doing me ATM.

God bless everyone here who has one way or the other been a blessing to me via their posts.

Wishing all prospective visa applicants success in their interviews.

akins2016, dramaka. I don dey come oo

adeniyi3971:



I'd advise you use uncle as sponsor based on the relationship.

victory148:
Pls are there scholarship opportunities for internationally students at masters level?Pls if you know kindly enlighten me

Tunnyz7:

It's a good school really. But I want to ask people schooling in the US already, is it compulsory to pay for meal plan while residing in school hostels? And the tuition fee payment must it be payed at once or?

Tunnyz7:

Just one semester o, bros I weak

filypo:
Dear VO,

First, in November 2003 I attended an interview at the US consulate in
Lagos, I was denied visa. Currently I'm in Dubai and in 2016 July I attended
an F1 visa interview here but was denied visa. The situation now is in 2003
my DOB was 01.07.1977 but my current passport is 01.07.1981 and my Form
I-20. I was asked by the VO the reason why there was a change of year in my
passport and before I could answer the question I was disqualified on that
ground.

How do I salvage the situation as the same school have re-enroll me with a
full tuition waiver and assistanship to work while studying. How do I defend
this misfortune that has befell me and has been plaguing me since that last
visa denial.

Can I use a lawyer? any information will be of great help.

Thank you in anticipation, waiting for your favorable response.

microlincoln:


Thanks for the love. you just nailed it. imagine youths graduate without hope. I have my M.Sc yet i am not employed! Jobs here have become slot or who knows who. I am industrious, intelligent and versatile but this country dey dull me. I really wish i have the right link to travel out