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Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by joeluv: 5:51pm On Jul 10, 2017
Hahahaha. Yes oo. Thank you so much. I remember the first question I asked on this thread, was something silly can't remember what exactly but you still took your time to answer me. God bless you, your hubby is indeed a lucky man.
LagosismyHome:


abeg I hope you have eaten now oooo. grin...... Ambode please fix proper drainer . sad . Back to subject

Congrats oooo.. God bless your new journey .

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Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by joeluv: 5:46pm On Jul 10, 2017
My own DS-160 had no education or language question. Though it has US travel history question. I don't think it has anything to do with payment of visa fee. But you need to at least pay your visa fee before submitting your DS 160. It's just logical you do that.
yomcy2016:
please gurus in the house, I kinda need your help and clarification badly.

My issue is, I once complained about the fact that my DS-160 has some missing question such as departure date from US, TRAVEL HISTORY, UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, LANGUAGES.... I was able to find out that this were missing in my own cos a friend of mine who we are both going to same school has those question in his own.

Walspring adviced i use another browser or prolly fill another DS 160 form since I havent submitted. So after much attempt i filled another DS-160 form but still same issue and eventually i submitted like that. It was afterwards I knew i was suppose to pay my visa fees before filling the DS 160 form.

Please my question is can it be because I didnt pay my visa fees initially before filling the DS-160 form was the reason for those missing questions? Now that I have submitted, I know i cannot do anythig about it again. However can the gurus in the house please advise me on the next step I can take to remedy the mistake. I am thinking of making payment tomorrow. Please can I be advised accordingly?

Thanks in anticipation of your response
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by joeluv: 1:09pm On Jul 10, 2017
I was so hungry I almost passed out and it's been a stressful two days for me because of the flood, I have not had any decent sleep for two days.
I was interviewed by the chubby white lady in her 50's, the lady did not smile at all, not even for a second. She denied the two guys before me and she approved one guy before them. The guy she approved, they where busy cracking jokes and she was all smiles (The Guy fine Sha). After that it was frowning all the day. Fear catch me for real, coupled with the hunger and the sleep that was on my case I felt like I lost my voice. Fast forward to my turn.

Me: Good Morning
Vo : still frowning (Pass me your paper)
Vo: what is your highest degree
Me: Masters
Vo: When did you have this Master
Me: 2011
Vo: Why do you need another Masters
Me: I intend to pursue a career in economic analysis and a masters in (Vo cuts me off)
Vo: What have you been doing since 2011
Me: I first worked with Union bank as (She cuts me off)
Vo: This scholarship what's it about
Me: Its an academic merit award? awarded to me by (Vo cuts in)
Vo: Why where you given this award
Me: because of my previous academic record
Vo: How many schools did you apply to
Me: Two
Vo: What's the other one
Me: Illinois state university (Because of hunger and frowning I could not even properly pronounce Illinois)
Vo: she leans over and is like come again
No: said it agin this time she heard me
Vo: Where you given admission
Me: (With a smile)I was not admitted
Vo: Who is paying for the balance
Me: My uncle
Vo: what does he do
Me: Owns a Micro finance company
Vo: Have you been to the USA before
Me: Yes
VO: Where would you be staying
Me: I would get a place around Arlington Virginia.
Vo: Pick up your Passport in three days (circling something on the paper)
Me: Thank you very much.

I prayed so hard for a smiling Vo and an uncomplicated interview. Baba God answered the most important one so it's all good.
No documents asked, no question of why this school what would you do with this degree. In fact neither She nor I ever mentioned the name of my school through out the conversation. She was so focused on the screen I was just wondering if it is only DS-160 she is reading.
That was it everyone o. Please pray pray pray before you come for your interview, because the whole process is a lil but awkward and can easily unsettle some people. The God factor can not be over emphasized.

I have learned to much from this thread and I wish to thank everyone that contributes to its success. We all need to be our brothers keeper and it's evident in this thread. All the best to others awaiting their interview. God would surely do it for you as he did it for me.

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Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by joeluv: 7:43am On Jul 10, 2017
Visa Approved. Transcript loading. God has surely fulfilled his promise ���

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Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by joeluv: 8:18pm On Jul 07, 2017
Carry enough packet of Knor, it's about $8 per pack in the US. Also Carry enough cray fish too, you can get very nice white beans in the US. The rest pls carry enough of them, you really don't wanna run out of them in a short time.
drhopeful:
Abeg my knowledgeable people, help me scrutinize my list of food items that I plan to take to obodo oyibo. Please forgive my ignorance. I have not travelled with food items before.

Brown beans
Dried Fish
Ground crayfish
Garri
Dried Ukazi
Dried Uziza
Knorr Cubes (not the chicken flavored)

Any contrabands?

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Travel / Re: If You Were Given A Chance To Choose The Country You Were Born In, Which One Wou by joeluv: 1:26am On Jul 05, 2017
Germany
Celebrities / Re: Kenney Rodriguez And His New Girlfriend In Loved Up Photos by joeluv: 11:39am On Jul 02, 2017
May God forgive you for those nasty words.
coolcatty:
I will say the truth and shame the devil...


This new girl is hawt for days ooo....she looks jovial,playful and has A1 seeexxx game....clean skin....lovely smile and personality compared to uche and her masculine voice,stubborn face and akpu yam legs....TBH uche has nothing on her.
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 11:31am On Jul 02, 2017
Very bad idea. This is a student visa not tourist visa. Your marital status plays no role, all the VO wants to know is if you are a genuine student.
fairheart:
Hey! Nice question. I am happy you asked for this. The issue of age and getting the student visa is a very important one. What you should know is that, the consular who will be interviewing you might be interested in your marital status, or might not. But if she/he ask, tell him you're engaged, and you can put on an engagement ring and plan for your wedding after your MS program. I am not sure this is the best answer for you, as the one of the students I participated in her admission had to use this style of showing home-ties. It worked and she is in Texas now.
More so, saying you're engage is perhaps another way of showing that you have something waiting for you back home after your education. But let's hope whoever will interview you will not dive into your personal life or relationship status. Just prepare in case VO is interested in your status. Think about the engagement stuff if it is okay for you.

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Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 6:30pm On Jun 25, 2017
joeluv:
Hope you realize masters and PHD are two different things. It's easier to get a fully funded masters program with a low GRE score but I don't think that applies to PHD. Don't be too obsessed over ranking. I just gave an example of someone that studied engineering in an Unranked school. This person could not even secure GA from Nigeria , had a 2.2 in Nigeria but at the end secured a very good job in the US after school, got H1-B and and also a fully funded PHD program in duke. So allow people to go to what ever school they have opportunity to go do (especially whn funded). There it's never black and white, what works for A might not work for B. So enough of this.

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Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 6:27pm On Jun 25, 2017
Hope you realize masters and PHD are two different things. It's easier to get a fully funded masters program with a low GRE score but I don't think that applies to PHD. Don't be too obsessed over ranking. I just gave an example of someone that studied engineering in an Unranked school. This person could not even secure GA from Nigeria , had a 2.2 in Nigeria but at the end secured a very good job in the US after school, got H1-B and and also a fully funded PHD program in duke. So allow people to go to what ever school they have opportunity to go do (especially whn funded). There it's never black and white, what works for A might not work for B. So enough of this.
234ng44uk:

I can't remember posting my GRE score here but you got it, it was a 310 and it's embarrassing to me. I've secured unfunded PhD admission since then to a competitive school despite applying several months outside admission window. Look, a great GPA is not good enough, that's my point. I will rewrite my GRE because 310 can't fly. My sister, not everyone wants to study at Kean University or a Morgan state something. No disrespect to those studying there.

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Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 5:26pm On Jun 25, 2017
I don't like commenting about school ranking and stuffs. But I personally know someone that studied engineering in Morgan state university, then got HI-B and a fully funded PHD in duke. However the person opted for the H1-B and let the PHD go. Morgan state uni is not even a ranked school. So a lot of things determine success in the USA.

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Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 6:26pm On Jun 21, 2017
Yes, you are good to go. two months is ago is fairly recent.
Ephysy12:
Gud afternoon, pls i will lyk to know if a bank's statement of account of abt 2 months ago can stil be used for interview at the embassy or it must be d most recent one cos my sponsor is nt presently around fr me to get d recent SOA. Thanks.
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 6:25pm On Jun 21, 2017
Nope that's not true. Two months is good enough.
rattlesnake:


Nope two month is not recent

pray well they may not even ask you for bank statement

people here say they are usuing GRACE and Olowogbogborogbo to get VISA

I believe!!!!!!!!!!
Celebrities / Re: "My Marriage With Tonto Dikeh Is Over" - Churchill by joeluv: 5:47pm On Jun 20, 2017
So tonto collect 10 million grin grin

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Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 2:49pm On Jun 19, 2017
I think your CGPA is too low for MA in Economics. You'd need lots of experince to make up for this. MA economics is very competitive. May be you should think of choosing another course closely related to MA economics.
AusterHeights:
Hello house,
I applied to 5 schools for Fall 2017 and got denied by 3 of them, i had to send email to the remaining two schools to defer my application till Spring 2018 to enable me repackage my application(maybe rewrite GRE);

My Profile:
Course: MA Economics
CGPA: 2.5/5
GRE: V154/Q146(300)
TOEFL: 102

Status:

Illinois State University - denied
Cleveland State University - denied
Eastern Illinois State Uni - denied

SUNY - Buffalo State College - deferred application till Spring 2018
ST. Cloud State Uni - deferred application till Spring 2018

I don't know if i applied to the wrong schools or if the fact that i had extra year in the uni affected my application. I have since applied for WES evaluation. Please if anyone has info about schools that would accept me based on my profile, I'm interested. Hoping to hear from you guys please.
Crime / Re: Two Nigerian Women Go Topless As They Fight On The Streets Of Italy. Photos by joeluv: 7:17pm On Jun 18, 2017
The caliber of Nigerians that go to Italy, I never even see such peeps for Nigeria.
Crime / Re: The House Kidnapper Evans' Mother Built (Photos) by joeluv: 11:35am On Jun 18, 2017
I watched a video where Evans said the mother is aware of his criminal activities but that she was not fully in support. She was not in support yet she collected proceeds from his criminal activities. Evans, Wife and mother shld all be in jail. This Wld serve as lessons to patners and mothers of criminals.

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Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 2:18pm On Jun 16, 2017
Sorry about the delay. Nothing to be ashamed about. We all make mistakes. You should have resechelduled the appointment and requested for a new 1-20. Anyway u still have time. Request for a new 1-20 and schedule another interview. All the best.
sshola:
I was denied today at Walter Carrington but I am so ashamed writing this now. I applied for two different programmes in CSU. MED curriculum (for summer but I didn't go) and Msc mathematics (deferred from spring to fall as I couldn't go) for fall which I really want to do. The school sent me both I20 at different times though but since I didn't go I requested for a new one for maths, fall... I got my I20 with the admission letter clipped to it stating the maths programme. So I got all docs ready and applied. I was just about to sign my I20 today Wen I discovered the major on the I20 was education, Not mathematics. This was where I lost my senses. I was torn between weda to go on with the interview or cancel it. This has never happened to anyone on NL before. I decided to put some points together to defend the education programme hoping to get the correct I20 when I resume

VO : documents pls
Me: did

Vo: what is taking you the US
Me: To Pursue My masters degree in education and curriculum studies with a concentration in maths

Vo: are you a teacher
Me :yes, I work with that school

Vo: what's the age Range of your studentS
Me :9-10

Vo : do you need a masters degree to teach that age
Me: my aspiration is beyond this though, and my new degree will only further advance my career as a mathemticiaN

Vo: how many schools did you apply
Me:3

Vo: name them
Me: UBC CANADA, CSU OHIO and I went blank.. ..totally Bowie disappeared

VO: it's okay and gave me blue


Everything I said was right but my prep was purely based on mathenatics major and all my responses were just new. I wish I never applied to two courses. How I didn't see the Mistake in my I20 is still a shame till now. I am pained

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Crime / Re: Kidnapper Evans House In Ghana Recovered; Sent N20m To His Wife 4 Days To Arrest by joeluv: 1:13pm On Jun 16, 2017
If the wife has any form of decency in her she shld return the 20 million to the kidnapped victims.
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 12:11pm On Jun 15, 2017
University of Pennsylvania with that GPA? U have to back it up with very good GRE, TOEFl score and very good work experince and referees. If u don't have that, Na try yr luck be that.
frankie2K:
please house help a brother evaluate dis:

profile:

Bsc: environmental management

gpa:3.22/5

No standardized exam written nor required but tend to write in August or September if possible.

schools:
university of Alabama

university of Pennsylvania

Minnesota state university

university of Maryland university college

university of Idaho

southern Illinois university edwardsville

west Texas A&M university canyon.

please ur comments are highly needed including addition and subtraction of schools.
cc:Oludare,Twood,Happyday,texrem,lagismyhome,femi 321, others.

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Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 2:17pm On Jun 14, 2017
You can print your receipt immediately. How ever it Wld take two business days for the payment to reflect on the system.
Biggy911:
GURUS:

If my Brother in Saudi Arabia pays the SEVIS Fees for me on the 2nd of July (via Western Union Quick Pay) and my Visa Interview date is July 5th.

will i be able to print my SEVIS receipt before interview date

Please advice me, i don't know how the Western Union Quick pay works...
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 7:13pm On Jun 13, 2017
Please explain better. Where do I do this update? DS-160?
texrem:


Go and update it on you visa appl profile and reprint.
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 7:06pm On Jun 13, 2017
I noticed the confirmation number on my DS-160 is different from the confirmation number on my appointment letter. The system used the confirmation number from my previous DS-160. How do I rectify this?
Crime / Re: Father Of Kidnapper Evans Sells Pig To Survive, Wife Misled His Son by joeluv: 2:02pm On Jun 13, 2017
This Evans really needs to be locked up for life. So he has been engaging in illicit business and robbery for over ten years. He refused to retire because of greed, what a punk. Definitely the wife knows about his escapades. She shld face what ever comes her way. It's only the kids I feel sorry for.

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Romance / Re: Wife Not A Virgin On Wedding Night As Claimed, What Will You Do? by joeluv: 10:46pm On Jun 12, 2017
Are you going to eat the virginity. Marrage is not easy, this shld be the least of your problems.
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 10:45pm On Jun 12, 2017
Safe schools are schools that are not too too competitive in terms of gaining admission and funding.
adey2014:
greetings everyone. pls I keep hearing people say safe schools. pls which schools are termed safe schools and why are referred to as such.

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Crime / Re: Chukwudi Dumeme Onuamadike Evans Mansion & Its Interior (Photos, Video) by joeluv: 10:39pm On Jun 12, 2017
Hmmmm. This one now is someone's husband and father. What a shame to the family. Enjoy ur time in the gallows

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Travel / Re: The New Prospects For US Foreign Students - The New Truth. by joeluv: 9:25pm On Jun 12, 2017
I got funding, so do most Nigerian students. That's why the US is generally attractive to international students. Also Yeah, am aware of the costs and hastles.
Goldenboy007:


$49,850 excluding fees for GWU, and thats just a ranked school.another ranked school NYU, M.A in economics would cost roughly $60k for 32. Credit points without fees. This budget excludes all other cost like boarding , textbooks, transport , feeding etc. NYU estimated all that at $34,304 - now let me be modest ...i will cut that to $25000, add that to $50k tuition- You are looking at a cost $75k for your program.

Most foreign student under estimate the cost of coming to US to study. It goes back to my explanation - You need to be sure that after spending all that money, you would be able to secure a job without Visa discrimination.

The visa policy is changing fast - so before jumping into the expenses - Make sure you have adequate planning.

Some people will tell themselves...all I need is to get into the US then I will find my way - this notion has accounted for so many stranded students in US who ended up becoming illegal - US you cannot stay, Nigeria you cannot go back to. Hustling used to be fine but under this new dispensation - laws are becoming vsry strict.

So before you jump into the plane with your family - Do your calculation well.

Hint - there is a popular believe here that if you do Masters in Science and not MBA - you are gearing up in the educational career - so also evaluate your career prospect.

Thanks

Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 9:02pm On Jun 12, 2017
Don't think so, not really sure tho. But I Wld still prefare staying in MD.
OGreene:
I thought about that, but are you sure the t-fare wont add up to equal the D.C housing price monthly


Travel / Re: The New Prospects For US Foreign Students - The New Truth. by joeluv: 8:41pm On Jun 12, 2017
Yeah I know MBA is generally much more expensive. GPA 3.28/4. Think u shld work on gaining experince to cover for yr GPA.
tensazangetsu20:

MBAS are run with the conception that you need money to make money. An MBA at Harvard cost 200000 dollars. There is hardly any funding for MBAs because they are professional degrees. Congratulations on the admission to George Washington University, it's a very good university and way better than what most Nigerians go to. I was wondering if I could know your profile. Am looking at postgraduate education in a few years time and I just graduated with a 2.92 on a 4.0 I know my grades will be a huge albatross around my neck and am looking for ways to overcome them.
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 8:39pm On Jun 12, 2017
I Neva know oo, let me get visa first grin grin But I Wld most likely be staying in Maryland, accomodation is much cheaper, then commute to DC.
OGreene:
How you take do housing matter? For D.C

Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by joeluv: 5:39pm On Jun 12, 2017
Ok I Wld.
oveestreet:


Yes i think so.. Was actually asking for a friend. Im sure he would like to connect with you. Pls PM your phone num if you dont mind. Thanks so much.

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