talk2dekky:
Please quick question for a friend, he is not on Nairaland. He got a surge appointment for Lagos for January. But his appointment on CGI portal still shows November 2022. He recently corrected his DS160 and updated on the portal but the new Ds160 confirmation and appointment on portal still shows November. Will that reflect on his new appointment for January. Note that he only got an email confirmation of the January appointment. Is it ok if he just goes with the New DS160 in January?

Thanks everyone.

All he needs to do is print the mail he was sent. He doesn’t have anything to do with CGI portal except if he wants to update his info

Maggie44:


Tips
1. Be smart when filling your ds160.
2.. Be an active interviewee ... A lot of people got denied while i was waiting for my turn, because they were giving one word answers. Vo will now have to ask my questions just to get one information. No time the vo will just denied them straight.
3... Pray and practice hard
..........what worked for me,,........
1. I prayed mid nights prayers for 3months while I practice
2. I also spoke in American accent all through. After She collected my passport and i20 she didn't looked at me until she approved me. Her face was on the computer while she ask me questions, I was the one staring at her while she types and read somethings on her computer, so I was relax and everything I rehease was just flowing ( all the American movies wey I dey watch pay me Lol) it worked for me, I am not saying everyone must do the same
3. I was audible and confident
4. if u have been denied before, explain what happened briefly and how u think but that was not correct ( check footnote for more info)
Thanks to everyone who helped me, I am very grateful and thank you very much again...
Pls any one going to Los Angeles or already in LA pls connect with me I will be grateful.
.........Previouly denied.......
People always say us consulars are trained psychologists they will know when you are Lying (omo na wash) here you too need to be you own psychologist o.. From ur interview u have to deduced why u were denied and then on ds160 you can briefly explain what happened there and why u think that is not true. Make it brief, so u can skip all those formal I was denied under session 214b stuff. After all everyone know say na 214b . so straight to the point with something like " during my interview I was nervous and I couldn't express myself when the consular asked about my bla bla bla or when the consular inquired about this or that I stuttered and gave a one word answer and so I was denied, but actually I was this or but actually I have this ( then start explaining how it is )
...things to note on this part while explaining why u were denied.. 1. Never blame the vo for misunderstanding you... It actually you fault vo thinks you want to japa 2. Make it short, but make sure the reason you think u were denied and how u think that's not correct is captured.. so to save space don't include the embassy where it happened or date because the current vo have that information.. Why I am saying this is because if its too long vo won't have time to read it all .. It could turn off the vo
3. Don't sound angry or rude
4.. From all the questions you were asked you have to find out at what point vo was not convinced with ur story and decided to denied you.
4. Make sure ur ds160 is very strong
Best of luck to everyone....
Gracias

Your advice is both good and awful cause I don’t understand what you mean by speaking with an American accent. Your tips are actually good. If you want to give advice to people here, give it but remove your own god complex from your advice just cause you were fortunate.

A lot of people here put in the work, build their confidence and a lot of prayers. You won’t be the one to tell us the V.O. Are not trained psychologist or how they think or anything. You even said it’s actually people’s fault the V.O. thinks they want to Japa, seriously? Are they the ones who create what their profiles look like? The people who met with the Korean V.O in Abuja are at fault cause they’ve never travel before right?

Lemme just stop my talking here cause I don’t understand why people need to feel like they know it all just cause they were in fortunate situations. Give advice with good intents at heart not just to come and gloat. So many people’s future depends on this.

Adenike3228:
For people that recently paid Sevis fee @ $350 how much do u convert it to in Naira! Dollar is 410 bank rate and the person that wants to help me with the payment abroad is using 560 which is too high for me.

Kindly help

Contact walsprings on here. He helps with the payment

Sun1shyne:
Please how much does WES evaluation cost, and what is the procedure?

Depends on where it is going but you should have about 300 dollars. Also just register and pay then get your school here in Nigeria to send your transcript to Wes office directly. Yoh would be given a reference number to be written on your envelope by your school to identify it’s yours. You also can’t pay for it in Nigeria.

Poweredbysnacks:
For people who had their visa approved, how long did it take until your passport was ready? How long until you were able to pick it up physically and for those who used DHL to deliver their passport, how long did it take until it reached your city? I selected Benin City for DHL delivery but will reconsider if it usually takes time to deliver. Thanks so much for your info.

Check online for the visa status, you should see when the case was created and when it was last updated. You can also track your passport. Just google track my passport us embassy and you’ll see where to fill your passport number

ethicalUser:
Hello guys, please can anyone help me confirm if DHL office at Muri Okunola opens on Saturday for passport pickup

Yes they do

vanessa969:
Good Morning Everyone� It’s time I post this, want to thank everyone on this platform. You guys are really doing well I really learnt a lot from this platform, which made me to get my friends to interview me before the main day. Honestly before that day I had 10 questions I practiced the answers that was filled with so many big words and all that but honestly the night before I was like u know what, just let it flow and be urself. This isn’t my first time there and these people are humans just be urself and let it flow and say the real reason why you are going and all.
I was nervous oo when I got outside, my phone even fell flat on the ground I was so upset cause I didn’t know where to start from in repairing screen but I put that aside. By the time I got inside I was really calm mehn I was praying within me and thanking God for answered prayers

First attempt
VISA APPROVED: Abuja 8:45am 13th December 2021.

Course of study: Masters of Business Finance
School cost: 40k
School: University of Baltimore
Graduate assistantship: Nil
VO: white tall guy kind of bald


Me: Good morning
VO: Good Morning Ma
Vo: pass me your I20 and passport
VO: Have you travelled out before
Me: Yes
Vo: you have been to the US, when last where you there
Me : 2019
Vo: Why this course/ why you doing this degree(can’t remember the exact way he said it)
Me: Having had my undergraduate degree in accounting and working I feel now is a great time to advance my career
Vo: Why the School
Me: Can’t remember what I said but it was just 2 sentences
Vo: I can see you are an accountant
Me: Yes I am, I work in XYZ company
Vo: Who is your sponsor, what does he do
Me: My dad is my sponsor, he is the ceo of the company where I work
Vo: Smiles.. that’s nice I see
(The worst thing about this interview is the way they type my God�he was typing so fast and I was praying as he was typing father I thank you, take control)
Vo: how long were u in the states the last time
Me: 3 months( Omo thought I blew it here��)
Vo; (he raised his voice) 3

Hi
Congratulations
I will be attending Bowie state University for the spring and I’m leaving on the 26th. You are the only one I’ve seen with a school close to mine. You can email me. I.talabi@yahoo.com

Erudite77:


I've not heard from them too.

I mailed the grad cord today. No response yet.

Sorry to ask this. I had a classmate in Unilag that uses this Erudite nickname, do you happen to be the one?

Ritagera04:
Please for those of you that boarded connecting flight from jfk
How did you pay please?
Cash or Card ?
Thank you

Hi please I’m trying to book my flight but all the flights I can get have stop overs in France. Is that going to be a problem at the point of entry. Please I need answers. This is my email address I.talabi@yahoo.com

Amenndmore:
Anyone going to pick up their passport in Lagos pick up center please go with a photostat copy of an I’d either it be nin/ driver’s license. There is one greedy woman that has a shop there that charges 200 naira for a page of photostating. No wonder the country is this way!!! avoid her

I paid the 200 o
For a page of photocopy

Good evening guys, sorry to divert the group a little. I need a flight to the US and I don’t know if they are still talking about countries to not have stop overs at cause my V.O said nothing about all that.

Amazingg11:
My sister and I got our visa approved since a week ago and she has been told to come pick up her passport like 5days ago and I’m yet to get any mail .I mailed them and they said no status available for this applicant .please has anyone ever been in this situation?

My interview was on Wednesday and I already got the mail since Friday. I picked my passport this morning. Try to track your passport.

zanyt:


Wow you applied to Bowie congratulations
My visa was denied yesterday I was also admitted at Bowie to study MIS

Hoping to get another appointment date in Abuja

I’m so sorry about that. It would have been nice to have someone to start the journey with. What are your next steps now?

ameristu:


Holla...

My visa was approved. Bowie state University too?

Presto12:
congratulations.

Thank you

I want to say Thank you to everyone cause I went for my interview with the entire Nairaland transcripts in my head. My interview was for 9am December 8 and I got it with surge date application. Indian V.O window 3

Me: Good morning
V.O: Good morning
Me: passed my I-20 and passport and sevis fee receipt
V.O: you are going for what program?
Me: Management information systems
V.O: returned my sevis fee receipt* what did you study for your first degree?
Me: Accounting
V.O: So why management information systems now?
Me: I really don’t remember what I said but I answered
V.O: you’ve been to America before?
Me: yes, in 2016 and 2017
V.O: any other country?
Me: Uk. I don’t remember how many times cause I’ve been traveling since I was a kid but I was in the Uk in January of 2020 last year for 5 days.
V.O: Any other country?
Me: No
V.O: did you travel with your family to the US?
Me: No, it was a school convention and the second time was a holiday
V.O: who is sponsoring you?
Me: My mother
V.O: what does she do?
Me: She owns a gas station and a small farm. Rears chicken and pigs
V.O: Do you have anyone in the US?
Me: My aunt?
V.O types for minutes and was checking my I-20. I will be approving your visa.

Thank you everyone and I pray more good news comes

Darewa:


Congratulations. Abuja or Lagos?

Lagos

My visa was approved approved this morning, December 8. I’m at KFC, when I’m done eating I’ll drop my transcript.

Rawly111:
Please anyone know how to get to the consulate from Mile 2 area??
Answer needed please

Take CMS from mile 2
Then ask from there

macsilver:



Come and give us that good news+ transcript by Wednesday night! Amen �

Amen o. Thank you

Ohenhend1:
Please all Is it possible to reschedule an emergency visa appointment after receiving an email that your emergency interview application is rejected?
I am to resume 18th January 2022 and unable to secure emergency interview appointment.
Please kindly assist.

Apply for surge date through the mail

Globalk:
I was previously booked appointment to Abuja , can I change to Lagos?

Yes you can. Some people did it that way

Adeenine1:


Please do you know how many days it takes them to reply?

3 business days for me

Is it alright to mention other schools you got into outside the US?

Globalk:
pls , how will I apply for the surge

Send a mail to LagosStudents@state.gov and attach all the necessary documents

Globalk:
pls , how will I apply for the surge

Send a mail to LagosStudents@state.gov. Attach all necessary documents

ameristu:


When do you arrive? Masters or undergrad?

My interview is for Wednesday

ameristu:


Holla...

Hi
My email address is I.talabi@yahoo.com

Globalk:

Pls ,my appointment was changed to Jan 21 from Dec 6, I would like to fill new ds-160 cos I defer my program from Sept,2021 to Jan 2022, does it mean I have to pay new visa fee upon filling new ds-160 cos the first ds-160 has been submitted and how will I apply for the surge date ? If I decide to go for the emergency appointment,do I have to pay new visa fee because my appointment is now twice.

I think you should just apply for surge with your new I-20

Trevon91:


I have paid, no date is showing yet

Maybe you should apply for Surge

Irich1:
Hello boss I have an interview.

Email address is I.talabi@yahoo.com

Shalom152:
good afternoon . my email is
queenshalomzz@ gmail.com and I am having an interview

Is your appointment on the 8th?