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amanze15:
kenny how boston?! u dey enter school before orientation or after?!

na b4 orientation ooo

GboyegaD:
But all dem designers dey do summer and back to school sales this season ooo.

Yea... but it advisable for a new guy coming to get most of his wear in Nigeria. As time goes on he can get more here

warriboy21:
can i bring my own clipper n shaving stick from naija

Don't boda bringin ur clipper cos it not gonna work. How I wish I gave mine to my brother dat ask for it. Now it of no use. I had to get a new clipper at Walmart today

warriboy21:
oga i hear u....wat of dos eguisi n ogbolor,,i fit carry m

You have no problem wit dat

warriboy21:
guz pls i need a checklist of things to buy before travelling like food items n toiletries

ehen hwfa clothes mata na.....shud i buy clothes in yankee....(i hear say e cheap der)

make una talk fast fast o so make i kn weda i go enta okrika tomorow go chata dem because dem de open bail tomoro

thers usualy a thread for that,,,justwise can u help

Bro buy enfo cloth 4 naija b4 u come ooo. U will definitely need to get few here but u gaz settle down 1st. Cloth are expensive here

amanze15:
wow guy welcome i just dey indoor, how important is the international student immigration check in and orientation?! person dey tell me make i skip am inbetween which school you at?!

Am heading to Michigan Technological University, but presently at Boston

Sorbital:
Visa delayed this morning...
Reason:out of the four schools I applied to, two were located in the same state...he tot I have personal interest in the state, perhaps an uncle or relative I wanna run to...I tried very hard to convince him that after my researches and streamlining, bla bla bla, that it was a mere coincidence that the two were located in the same state.. He was just so mean to give me the Visa...deep down me, I knew I prepared well and answered confidently cos I really prepared...

Feeling very depressed and helpless since morning..
But what can man do?

Bro,@bloded that's wat u think it the reason, but that cant be

badoli:
Hello Aos, Pls can sum1 go to embassy with statement of result becos my skul don't give transcript by hand.....

you dont have a problem wit dat

amanze15:
yeah i am, have u arrived the US?!

yes Boss, abt 4days ago

Urch1980:
Hello guys, I'll be leaving for the states on Monday. I'm going with Emirates, have a 7+ hours layover at dubai. Please those who've been through this route, hope I do not need a transit visa for this purpose...thanks.

you dont need any

amanze15:
lol abi things work so good they become less gullible, i would do just that

How are u doing bro.... Hope u are enjoying d cool environment the way i am....

mbeenox:
Mehn my flight was 38hrs plus, haven't slept well in 2days, anyone with a similar experience.

my was 32hours den

Nabylet:
Bureau de change in Ikota Shopping Complex, vgc. It's close to zenith bank.

waoooo. thats intresting

Busconductor:
Finally in Obama land after waiting 13hrs in Paris. POE was JFK real smooth tho school is in New Jersey. Travel transcript coming later.

welcome bro....

mbeenox:
Hello my fellow Peeps, I just reach texas today since Monday morning in Nigeria. Gonna start my waka tomorrow. Any advice

Welcome bro...

pumpin26:
Urgent , Can one enter USA after the date stated on the I20? Mine is in few days time, 9th of August.

you cant. the only option is to mail your school to send you letter of extension, probable a week extension. with that you av not problem.

slimmy05:
ok

Bro, how are u doing?

vivyval:
[quote author=kennyrony
You are wrong. She doesn't have to. Remember she said d school doesn't require it, she as gotten admission already and she also av 5years working experience. She's covered. She can just take a test of english.

And again don't say d VO will ask for it. U rather say d VO might..

Hi kennyrony; thanks so much for your input. Abt the test of English; the school told that I can write their ESL when I get there. Do you think I shld go ahead and do IELTS?

I wont advice u to go for ESL. It very much better u write IELTS here in nigeria. it gonna help u alot, even during d visa interview. IELTS is much easier than TOEFL. all d best

SantaClause:
Yes you have to because the vo will ask for it

You are wrong. She doesn't have to. Remember she said d school doesn't require it, she as gotten admission already and she also av 5years working experience. She's covered. She can just take a test of english.

And again don't say d VO will ask for it. U rather say d VO might..

bartino:
Abeg house abeg if person hold raw dollars for wallet hope immigration no go worry person? Abeg make una tell me i wan carry some for wallet. Kennyrony how you go take carry your own?

I no even put am for wallet, na inside my pocket I put am. 1 security man touch am, den said bros drop something na.. I tell am say I no get.

U don't have any problem in as much as it not more than $10,000. I came in wit $4,000

sethmayor:
Hallelujah somebody!
Visa Approved this morning I will post my transcript later

Waoooo. Am Hapi 4 u aburo. Congratulations

DARKLIGHT:
I thank God for safe flight.

Welcome bro...

bigfrancis21:
See this guy! You don land finally.

Welcome.

yes oooo. Thanks bro..

bartino:
@ kennyrony Abeg i get two hours layover for dubai hope say e do oo to enter d next flight?

Bro d 2hours stopover is ok to catch ur connecting flight. u want av to rest at all, Dubai airport is very very big, u need not to waste a second at all if not u go lost.

u wont be collecting ur bags, it gonna be transfer to d connecting flight. just make sure u look for d Gate which ur connecting flight is ontime.

warriboy21:
Correct
. Hope u never de eye dos white babes o lol

lol..... not yet... but soon. lol

bayonino:
Thanks so much for your reply. please can you shed more light on the PTA. Must i have an account with them?...will i be given the dollar equivalent cash?.

yea. u must be operating an account wit dem. and it depend on d amount u want to change. highest is $4000

ferdiii:
@ Kenny... congrats...now we need some brush-ups!

thanks bro

warriboy21:
Kennyrony Shay i don't need to go to Emirates office in Lagos after de v sent me my e-ticket... To my email.
All i to need is d print out and de will give me a boarding pass at the airport

you dont have to go to emirate. just print out the eticket sent to u.

I finally arrived United State yesterday all thanks to God and all Thanks to the gurus who have been contributing to this thread, bigfrancis, Slimmy05, ojap, Zeezahbee, Profojah, coobby and many others.

My travel transcript, my flight was schedule for 2:30pm, I got to the airport around 10am accompanied with my Mum, brother and Dannysexy. As at that time the Emirate counter as not started operation, so I use that opportunity to take some pics with my friend and sibling and also went for my breakfast.

Fastforward.
Got back to the airport do the normal checking, the immigration officer collected my 2litre of Palm Oil and my Aboniki that I cant go with it. When I was going to board my flight during the security check one of the immigration officer ask me to settle him. I told him (Na student I be, I no get money na the only land wey my papa get he go sell, and guess u wouldn’t want to collect that kind money…. smile) another security ask me to do weekend for him (Bros walai I no get money ooo, dis school wey I dey go self na loan my papa go collect. lol) inshort I did not give dem a dime.

It 2:30pm, Emirate airline LAGOS-DUBAI, I enjoy the emirate airline WIFI, when I send Msg to friends they thought I was bounce back, they never knew I could be chatting on air. had a 7hours stopover in Dubai before connecting to Boston. I was given a meal ticket, my Brother already advice me to go for Texas Chicken Restaurant. I trek for about 45min, nearly lost self Dubai Airport is damn Big. Slept for few hours at the airport before connection to Boston.

DUBAI-BOSTON is about 13hours, busy watching latest Movie, and eating all the meal brought. For my mind the 255K wey una collect me no go waste. Finally got to Boston at about 2:30pm USA time. Go for immigration check, I was called to window 27.

Immigration officer: Why are you in United State
Me: Am here for my Masters Degree
Immigration officer: Where?
Me: Michigan Technological University
Immigration Officer: can I see you I-20?
Me: Sure, and I handed it over to him
Immigration officer: Is your first time of coming to the United State?
Me: Yea. (he just pick the mic and call the security)
Immigration officer: Can you go and wait there pls, you will have to undergo some immigration screening.
Mefor my mind I don enta am today, who say make I follow Boston airport). I was scared because Boston is very far from my School. And my school advice me to come in through Chicago airport, But because I want to spend some weeks with my siblings befor going to school I had to come in 2ru Boston.

I waited for about 5min, a security officer went to the immigration office that interview me and collected my document (my boarding pass ie flight ticket, Passport, I-20) and ask me and 5 other people to follow him. We were taking to a room, (by this time I don they read psalms) the rest were called and interviewed briefly within 30sec and there document were return. I was the only 1 remaining. And another set of people were brought, and still yet to call me.
I was finally called and interview again

Immigration officer: Why are you in united state
Me: Am here for my maters degree in Geographical Information Science
Immigration officer: where?
Me: Michigan Technological University
Immigration officer: Have you been to the United State before?
Me: No No
Immigration officer: have you travel out of you country before?
Me: At all
Immigration officer: Even other African country?
Me: this my first time of going outside my country
Immigration officer: did you come with any food items?
Me: Yes, Yam Flour, Garri, Dry fish
Immigration officer: (Stamp my Passport) gave me back my document and ask me to go and pick my languages for custom check.
I took my bags and went for the custom check, a black man interview me again, asked where I was coming from, the kind of food items I have in my bag, what am in the US for, the course am going for, my State, what my Father and Mother does etc. he scan my bag and told me to open it, check my food items and collect my 3packet of Maggi, he said it Maggi chicken that I cant go in with it

By this time I was already tired and thinking how am gonna embark on another 1:30min journey to where my siblings are cos they told me dey wont be coming to pick me up cos the car is faulty . Took my bags and was still thinking were am going to make a call and also get a bus going to my destination…. Surprisingly friends and family member already outside waiting for me, so so happy……. WELCOME TO AMERICA….

bartino:
so fidelity dey give cash? You sabi person for there? Maybe i go consider changing for mallam hand ooo, cos yeye first bank tell me same, so you fit carry d cash travel no disturbance for airport?

yea, my uncle is a branch manager at abuja, he called the lagos branch wer i did d PTA, initially dey wer wasting my time. infact my uncle did all d processing from abuja and ask me to collect it lagos

bartino:
Hello house please anyone know how long it takes to get a PTA card? I currently need one and can I collect it that very day? Please its urgent, thanks in advance.

it depends on the bank. i went to a first bank branch to request for PTA, but i was told the dont give cash that i have to load it in a card. i come vex transfer all my money comot for d bank. to fidelity bank. i got my PTA that same day in cash

coobboy:
No you are not.
But sorry you and i cant drink or buy alcohol till we are 21

lol.... how are you doing bro