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reDazey:
My Visa was approved today at Abuja Embassy.
My transcript goes like this:
VO: Good morning, can I have your passport and I-20?
Me: Good morning(with a smile). I gave her.
VO: You are going for a Ph.D. at the College of William and Mary?
Me: Yes
VO: What course?
Me: Computer Science
VO: Are you married? Do you have kids?
Me: No, I am not married. I have no kids.
VO: Do you have any relative in the US?
Me: No
VO: What do you do?
Me: I am a network security administrator at bleep company.
VO: Your visa has been approved. She gave me my I-20, a white A4 paper with all information on where to pick my passport. And another small white paper with reminders I should note before I travel to the US. I walked out cheerfully.

Thanks to all my fam on the GRE thread, you guys are terrific. And to those helping folks with information here, thank you so much. I learned so much searching for answers from past threads.

To all those going with VIU, please reconsider. I witnessed a guy being queried with his VIU admission. He answered all questions confidently. However, if you were there, you would observe that the VO would not give the VIU guy the visa. Please be wise. If you like, you can contradict my opinion, I won't reply. Thank you all.

LagosismyHome:


Nobody wants to stay in Nigeria anymore , i think they are just overwhelmed with the sheer number of applicants , and witnessing live that a lot more are not given than given.

monistick:
Visa was approved today 6:30am .
The embassy was so filled Up like it was the gate to heaven. I was interviewed by the lady in Window 4. I think I had about 10 people before me, I doubt if she approved 2 out of the those 10.


Me: Good morning
VO: Good morning, how are you? Pass me your
passport and I-20
Me: I did
VO: Why Anderson University, Indiana?
Me: It was recommended to me by a senior
colleague who is an alumni of the school.
VO: What Course?
Me: MBA
VO: Why MBA? Why MBA in AU
Me: Am required to go for MBA in order to take Up
a role as a unit manager at work.
I also discovered Anderson University has the
5th largest MBA program in the state of Indiana
VO: What do you do?
Me: I work with ****** group Ltd as a Senior Account
Officer
VO: Are you married?
Me: Yes
VO: How long have you been married?
Me: four years
VO: What does your husband do?
Me: He works as a logistics manager
VO: Do you have kids?
Me: Yes, a daughter
VO: You spent 9weeks in the U.S last year, why?
Me: My brother's wife gave birth, the baby was a
premy and the mother had complications after
delivery. So, I had to stay back, to show them
some love and give them attention.
I also had a roll over from previous annual
leave
VO: where does your brother stay?
Me: Indianapolis, Indiana
VO: Is your husband and child going with you?
Me: No
VO: Who is your sponsor?
Me: My dad
VO: What does he do?
Me: He is an entrepreneur, a chartered accountant,
he owns a school and also runs a consulting
company

VO: Congratulations, your visa has been approved.
You would need your I-20 and Please do enjoy
your stay while studying.


All the best to those preparing for their interviews

aruwa15:
F1 Visa Approved on the 11th Jan 2017.Thanks to Peeps on this forum.

God is not dead.Just want to encourage someone here today.
My Profile
-No Travel history-Been Denied UK visa in 2015-Been denied F1 visa in July 2016-Changed my job in Oct 2016.Am 34 yr old and got married 9 months ago.
ADVICE- Pray hard for Gods favour. Never use any agent to fill your DS160. Fill it yourself.Be Cheerful.
I was number 1 on the queue,went inside feeling nervous at first.The truth is, i just came there to fill the attendance.

VO-He actually called me to come to his stand,since i was first in line.
me-Good Morning sir
VO -Good Morning
VO- Why Cleveland State University
Me - My Friend who was an Alumni of the School was the one that told me about the numerous opportunities in Cleveland State University.He came back to Nigeria last year and got a good paying job in a multinational firm.He has been promoted twice in the space of 1 year because of his acquired skill set from Cleveland State University.In addition,American Education has a high reputation in College Education and thats why am here today sir.
How many school did you apply to
Me- I applied to only Cleveland State University.The response and emails i got from Mr So so and so was prompt and i had no other reason to apply to any other school.
VO - Are you married?
Me- Yes sir
VO- Why are you living your wife
Me- Before we got married,I have already told her about my dreams of doing my master in America and we agreed.I would certainly miss her during my studies but,i would make up for the lost time during the holiday break.
VO- Why did you certain change your job?
Me- Well,i had experience in Logistics and when my friend started his company in October,he called me to come and Lead the Logistic department,which i agreed to.
VO- What do you intend to do after your studies
Me- I intend to Return to Nigeria and put my knowledge into practice,Sir in Nigeria,the educational system is not ideal for Educational Management,so my dream is to come back and establish a different kind of educational learning center here in Nigeria,thereby helping the student to fulfill their dreams and i would also be fulfilling my own dream.
VO- Types for like a minute
Me- Was praying oh

He just gave me a paper.I didnt even look at it,i kept walking and i started looking for my passport before i realized had been giving a white paper.

God is not Dead.

aruwa15:
F1 Visa Approved on the 11th Jan 2017.Thanks to Peeps on this forum.

God is not dead.Just want to encourage someone here today.
My Profile
-No Travel history-Been Denied UK visa in 2015-Been denied F1 visa in July 2016-Changed my job in Oct 2016.Am 34 yr old and got married 9 months ago.
ADVICE- Pray hard for Gods favour. Never use any agent to fill your DS160. Fill it yourself.Be Cheerful.
I was number 1 on the queue,went inside feeling nervous at first.The truth is, i just came there to fill the attendance.

VO-He actually called me to come to his stand,since i was first in line.
me-Good Morning sir
VO -Good Morning
VO- Why Cleveland State University
Me - My Friend who was an Alumni of the School was the one that told me about the numerous opportunities in Cleveland State University.He came back to Nigeria last year and got a good paying job in a multinational firm.He has been promoted twice in the space of 1 year because of his acquired skill set from Cleveland State University.In addition,American Education has a high reputation in College Education and thats why am here today sir.
How many school did you apply to
Me- I applied to only Cleveland State University.The response and emails i got from Mr So so and so was prompt and i had no other reason to apply to any other school.
VO - Are you married?
Me- Yes sir
VO- Why are you living your wife
Me- Before we got married,I have already told her about my dreams of doing my master in America and we agreed.I would certainly miss her during my studies but,i would make up for the lost time during the holiday break.
VO- Why did you certain change your job?
Me- Well,i had experience in Logistics and when my friend started his company in October,he called me to come and Lead the Logistic department,which i agreed to.
VO- What do you intend to do after your studies
Me- I intend to Return to Nigeria and put my knowledge into practice,Sir in Nigeria,the educational system is not ideal for Educational Management,so my dream is to come back and establish a different kind of educational learning center here in Nigeria,thereby helping the student to fulfill their dreams and i would also be fulfilling my own dream.
VO- Types for like a minute
Me- Was praying oh

He just gave me a paper.I didnt even look at it,i kept walking and i started looking for my passport before i realized had been giving a white paper.

God is not Dead.

Dupsaw:
Visa Approved today at Lagos Embassy 6:45. This VO can ask question for Africa, but he is a nice guy tho. He listens to all one has to say. I wasn't even looking round the room because I was not ready to see any blue paper that would destabilize me, I was just looking towards the other side of the room

I would like to thank Deetus(my big uncle) for his time. Also Ecoleco, you were the first person I reached out to on this forum and you guided me according. Texrem words can not express how grateful I am to you for everything,you are one in a million. Abeeolars thank you for encouraging me and staying up all night with me on the phone yesterday.. And to everyone who I reached out to here at one time or the other. Thank you.

VO: Come forward please
VO: Passport and i-20 (passes it to him)

VO: Which school are you going to?
ME: Cleveland state university Ohio

VO: Course?
ME: Criminology

VO: (looks at me with surprise and says why criminology)
ME: I am someone who I love been involved in solving situations and in Nigeria , we are dealing with a lot to criminal situations (nods in agreement with me,for my mind I say OK O) and I believe that an indept knowledge of criminology is not only going to help me in understanding the psychologies that are behide crimes but it would also help me in finding suitable measures to tackle crimes from frequent occurrence in my country and also with this degree I would be able to contribute to the security of lives and properties of the people that are living in Nigeria.

VO:What kind of Job would you get with this degree in Nigeria
ME: I will take up a job with a law enforcement agency here in Nigeria where I would be able to utilize the skills and knowledge which I would have learnt in helping my country to tackle the crimes that we are facing from occurring frequently.

VO:Who is paying?
ME: My uncle

VO: What does he do?
ME: He works with Google as a( VO cuts in and says Google here in Nigeria or US) here in Nigeria as a product marketing manager for Nigeria and he owns a digital agency that is in partnership with Google here in Nigeria where they provide services to telecommunications , banks and multinational companies.

VO: Are you married
ME: No I am not

VO: When did you finish high school?
ME: 2009

VO: What have you been doing since?
ME: I first went to obtain my National diploma degree

VO: What Jobs have you been doing?
ME: I worked with educare foundation where we create awareness against rape, drug and child abuse and I also voluntarily worked with( he cuts me here and then asks

VO: what course your ND IN and what year did you finish?
ME: In masscomm and finished in 2013

VO: OK continue about your voluntary job
ME: Chai na so i forget wayti i dey say o i forgot the name of the voluntary job company, I just started smiling so much and then he smiled back(this is why i said he is a nice guy, I interpreted the smile as calm down girl we are just having a conversation) and immediately i remembered. I worked with the committee encouraging corporate philanthropy on raising funds to buy a mobile cancer clinic for Lagos and present I work with a security firm as a customer service rep(ALL IN DS160).

VO: Have you traveled out before
ME: I havent had any reason to until now(looks up and gives me a look that means like seriously)

VO; Are you married?
ME: NO

VO:How many schools did you apply to?
ME:3

VO: How many admitted you and name them
ME: MTSU and Michigan state university, MTSU admitted me

VO: Why pick cleveland over MTSU?
ME; I chose csu because they have a criminology research center where I would be exposed to know how criminal minds work and they dont just teach the theory aspect of criminology alone but they teach with a lot of practical case studies which better prepares me on how to face the criminal world in real life. na so i shut up my mouth o because seriously I had nothing more to say( I remember texrem telling me to find more reasons for this particular question but I was too lazy to)

VO:Stared typing just when I thought it was over he then said can I see you ND Transcript
ME; For my mind I say which kind wahala be this then i said " Cleveland state university did not use my ND transcript in giving me admission my WAEC result was used.

VO: Can I see it,
ME: Passed it with confidence unto say na so so distinctions dey there.

VO: Can i see your uncle's bank statement...

And then the waiting started and me praying to God to be approved. he returns my WAEC result and starts to scrutinize my bank statement and then drops it, I just thought I would be put on AP, then he says your uncle works with Google and I SAY yes. and he gives me the statement and says I will be...trust me that is the only thing I heard. i dont even know where he brought out the white paper from.

ME; Thank you and enjoy the rest of your day.
na so i dey say thank you Jesus till i got to the car park.

One thing I would like to say is that it is good to read this forum thoroughly but you might get confused at some points so guys please be careful. I read to the extent that I almost lost my mind. Thanks to texrem for calling me to order.

Deetus this transcript is dedicated to you.
Above all prayer is the koko, to me sha.

My padi Chingynas. you would get yours soon by Gods grace.

God be praised.

swisster:
what i did, i scan the original and scan certified documents. a friend of mine who got admitted said he jst scan d original though

folmus:
https://www.facebook.com/usembassynigeria/videos/10156457290494874/

ayenikunle:
Thanks to this wonderful family for the heads-up... POE was at IAH, houston...

OFFICER: greetings
ME: replied
OFFICER: What are you doing in Houston?
ME: Am here for a Conference
OFFICER: Where?
ME : Answered
OFFICER: What will you be doing there?
ME: Told him to present my research paper
OFFICER: Tell me about it
ME: Told him
OFFICER: How long will you be staying?
ME: 20 days
OFFICER: 20 days for a conference?
ME: I will also like to visit some family members
OFFICER: OK, where will you be staying?
ME: Told him
OFFICER: Did you bring anything with you? Egusi, fish?
ME: Na so we start to dey laugh o, I said no
OFFICER: Still laughing... That means you don't like these family members of yours
ME: I said I only came with peanut bars (kulikuli) for them as they told me not to bring any food stuff...
OFFICER: laughing.. He said he doesn't know kulikuli, took my biometrics and stamped me in for six months...

NOTE: those guys are really nice... we talked like old friends... BUT I was only interviewed by one officer as against two mentioned by others here...

Emirates is SUPEREB: free onboard wifi (limited MB, you can pay if you need more) good food, fantastic staff, latest movies, free Dubai visa in and out etc... hotel for layover is cool (buffet for dinner and breakfast.. If you like food you will just wound yourself ) the only downside is wifi @ the hotel is expensive, $50 for two hrs (17K, I no fit spend that kind money for wifi)

Overall, the USA is a place to be!!! You can take that to the bank...

Looking forward to having some nice time before coming back to Naija..

teedee223:
Hello everyone,

I'm a silent follower on this thread. Learnt a lot from here in preparing for my Visa interview.

I had my interview on Tuesday, 8th of May, 2018 - 6:45 am batch.

Went through 4 security checks before entering the interview hall. Did my fingerprint and document verification also.


Joined the interview queue around 7:25 am ... Overhead other applicant's answers (some approved visa, others rejected)
I had to stop focusing on them so as not to get too nervous.

CGI directed me to booth 10 (around 7:45 am) - a man in his very late 30s


Transcript below:

VO: Good Morning, How're you doing today?

ME: I'm very fine, and you?

VO: I'm doing fine.

VO: Pass me your passport and I-20

ME: (passed)

VO: You're going for Masters. Where are you going for your Masters?

ME: (didn't hear what he said) sorry, I didn't get that

VO: Where are you going for your Masters?

ME: Ooh... (my brain then kicked in) ... University of Illinois. Going for an MBA program

VO: Which school did you finish from?

ME: Obafemi Awolowo University

VO: When did you finish school?

ME: September 2014

VO: What did you study?

ME: (.....) Engineering

VO: What have you been doing since then?

ME: Entrepreneurship. I co-founded a technology startup after school. We build Mobile apps, Web apps, VAS applications and general software solutions for businesses and to solve local problems. We have worked with ... (VO then cuts in)

VO: ok ok ...tell me about a live service you've built that is currently being used.

ME: Currently, we have a Location Based Service that helps ............... to find ................... anytime they need it (explanation was longer than this sha...I continued explaining the service till I saw the satisfactory expression on his face)

VO: So how many staffs do you have?

ME: 15 staffs (developers and product leads)

VO: Are you married?

ME: No

VO: Kids?

ME: No

VO: How do you intend to fund your studies? (total of $60,000 for the first year - $40,000 tuition and $20,000 living expenses)

ME: I have $40,000 in scholarship - $20,000 for the 1st year, and another $20,000 for the 2nd year. I also have $35,000 in student loan for the first year and $10,000 as personal savings

VO: (checked through my I-20 to confirm the scholarship) Can I have the loan approval letter and your statement of account?

ME: Sure. (passed them to him)

VO: (spent about 1 minute reading the loan approval letter and about 3 minutes scrutinizing my personal statement of account)

VO: I'll be approving your Visa now (He then issued the white paper) You can have your I-20 back. Make sure you keep it very well, you'll need it at the point of entry. Failure to produce it means you'll be sent back on the first flight to Nigeria
(at that point, he smiled at me)

ME: (smiled back) Thank you very much (left the hall around - 8:00am)


Thanks to Nairaland and everyone that has shared their experiences so far... It gave me the confidence going for the interview. I made sure I reviewed all the transcripts here and tried to understand why they might have been denied or approved, then used the feedbacks to prepare my answers.


Tips & Advice:

1. Try to go through all transcripts posted here...including the one uploaded to Dropbox (the very first post on page 1 of this thread)

2. We all have different cases to present and support for our visa to be approved.
Try to look critically into your own case and ask yourself if it makes sense to you...Try to review your answers from a VO point of view...
Ask yourself - "If I am the VO, will I approve the visa for this applicant based on his/her answers?" If not, then keep reiterating your answers till they make sense to you. Try to learn from other people's experience (transcripts)

3. Try to attend to the applications yourself (DS-160 form, paying for DS-160, Scheduling interview time etc)
Look at it as a process you have to go through yourself, and you might have 1 or 2 things to learn in the process...

I saw some people turned back because the agent they used filled the wrong application number while paying their DS-160 fee...

4. Create a checklist of all the documents you need (both required and supporting documents), and get them ready and printed at least 48 hours to your interview. This will prevent you from forgetting any document and give you more time to focus on your possible interview questions and answers

5. Create a possible list of all Questions they might ask (based on your own peculiar case) and provide best answers to them
No need to lie in your answers... even if you will, make sure it makes sense, and you can prove them (just incase they ask)

6. Get there early enough (30 minutes before your set time is just OK)

7. You do not need your phone or smartwatch (except you have about 1,500 or 2,000 to give the security guys)

8. Get enough rest before the interview

9. Believe in yourself, talk confidently and of course, your body language is very important too (just be moderate with it)

10. PRAY, PRAY, PRAY & PRAY (you can ask friends and family to join you in prayers too) If you can FAST too... that'll be fine.


Goodluck to future applicants.

Jigba:
You are not interested in getting admission either. Even if you apply to schools that doesn't require uniassist, vpd will still be done but this time around by the school not uniassist.

Ekykool:
00176

Olusegun26:
Yes, EU residency - - checked.. Etc.

Hello! Please ignore my stellar resume. I'm what I am by God's grace. Please you cannot take that G-factor away from me. You say what works for you. That works..for me! Please! If you think some questions or answers are irrational, you may decide not to comment. I don't want to sound disrespectful. Kindly assist those who needs your assistance if you could. Don't lit their beards before shaving them off.. Still, you sounded like a nice dude.. Assist, don't judge!! Tack!!

Olanrewaju92:
But for reasons to save urself. Can u just bring down this post?

Gosh, people on this thread shaaa... Moderators, Pls do the needful.

Bettertomorrow1:
I greet the house..
I need really advise....oooo
I was refused visa with a community college summer 2018, I had to defer the admission.
I posted my transcript here:
The vo ask this questions according towards the end of the interview..
-do you write any standardize test
-have you travel before
-are you married
And the answer to the above questions is NO

I had to defer the admission to fall 2018 and to a university, and also taking Sat and toefl,I received my i-20 already and I have successful transfer my Sevis fee to the new i-20.
My questions now is that
1. We i have to fill a new ds160?
If YES.
After filling it,will I link it to the old one?

2. What will be the best answer to write in as reason for my first delay?

Thanks

LagosismyHome:
SOA: statement of account aka bank statement

There are a couple of links compiled

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tkt7zz6y583qhna/APPROVED_VISAS_Part_7.pdf?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dawoicv7y9cofif/COMPILED%20VISA%20TRANSCRIPT%20Part%2011%20-%20Up%20to%20Pg%20331.docx?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vv0a0sfgaysztiq/AADbiS4UG7q57b0qcFPjaPkna?dl=0

link to delayed visa transcript

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3nq0ft9sr52twe7/DELAYED_VISAS_PART_7.pdf?dl=0

doubletroublmum:
Hi I'm living in North Rhine Westphalia near Dortmund.

If you have finished university, you will get a residence permit I think of 1 year, so you will have enough time to find a job.
I can not tell about job opportunities now, cause i work almost 15 years in the same company.

I just heard that IT / computer technology offers a lot of jobs, aswell as anything in the technical field. They also look for workers in the medical field.

There are also simple jobs like cleaning construction and so on but since many refugees/foreign people came to Germany in the last two years, you will face more applicants for such job. The better your qualification, the easier the job will be found.

In general life over here is peaceful, but once you get a job, you will work a lot. Germans like hard working people, they don't support laziness. You should try and learn the language. If Germans can't talk to you, they might not be ready to give you job (my personal experience).

Berliner1:
Yes....Hot demand...
But u must be certify here.

johnmix12:
A Final-year secondary school student in Ghana has met her untimely death after she got burnt during prayers at a church to aid her pass successfully the ongoing WASSCE exams 

18-year-old Efua Asantewaa, a General Arts student of the Mozano Senior High School in the Central Region Portia Donkor, was taken to the church by her mother only for things to go sour for the girl.

Efua Eguama, 45, the Prophetess and leader of the African Faith Church church at Breman Bedum whose church the girl’s family had visited is said to have poured oil on the girl in the course of the church service

She is said to have lit a candle and given to the girl to hold as part of the fortification process to help her pass the WASSCE exams.

Unfortunately, the cloths on the student caught fire in the process, causing her to suffer severe burns.

18-year-old Efua Asantewaa had to be sent to the Breman Asikuma hospital as the fire could not be readily quenched. She was later transferred to the Korle Bu Teaching hospital where she passed on.

Ghana police have since arrested the said prophetess and she would be arraigned before a court on Monday on the provisional charge of murder.

Starr News’ Central regional correspondent Kwaku Baah-Acheamfour says the Breman Asikuma District Police Commander ASP Emmanuel Donkor Baah confirmed the story to them.

https://lailasnews.com/student-burnt-to-death-during-prayers-to-pass-wassce/

lalasticlala

MackyNaija:
An international driver's license enables you drive here for up to a year I think.

I didn't do that, I used my normal license to drive here for sometime, and did the processes to acquire a Texas license.

The insurance people here start counting your experience from the date you got the US license so it makes sense to get one here as early as possible.

MackyNaija:
I dont think the state matters.

Walspring:
As application keeps coming in they roll it for admission processing while deadline you should know that or google