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Youngstown:
Hello @Lethhhgooo, I am still stuck btw picking the June 19th date and booking for emergency. Someone here said we should disregard the warning about paying another mrv as it can be used twice. My challenge now is there in no section to book an emergency appointment even if I reschedule. I don't know if it's because I have booked b4 . I attached a pic of what is available at the top left corner of my page. I have also sent you a PM. This situation is really perplexing as I don't know what to do next. Anyone will similar issue here?

Hellos bro, I hope u are a guy....anyways, I have the same issue. I booked April and then requested for an emergency date. I was denied today, so I called them, the lady that picked said emergency appointment chances are only once, if u are denied u can’t reapply. And secondly the MRV can be used twice, so don’t bother about the warning.

Then she said nothing can be done now, the only thing now is for me to keep checking for earliest available dates as some will be announced soon.

So as e be now Na God hand person Dey. Except u want to pay another $160 and start ur reapplication.

Na prayer I Dey like this. But I believe God will finish what He has started.

Cheers

HisEminence:
F2 visa approved
Location: Abuja
Date: 9th of November 2020.

I got to the Consular at some minutes to 7am. I remembered I needed to print a last minute document. After so much bargaining, I paid 10k instantly. Wasn't happy about it but we move
anyways.

I approached the entrance and was directed in. I was the fifth person when I entered the building, all F1, except me (F2)

So we were called in, in 3s. So to the interview proper. When I entered the first person on the line was already paying her Reciprocity fee. Every other applicant before me too were granted visa.

Only one VO was attending to us, but he seemed very calm and friendly.
Fast forward to my interview.

VO: Good morning sir.
Me: Good morning.
VO: pass me your passport and i-20 please..
Me: (hands them over)
VO: (on seeing my i-20) wow, your wife is in the U.S
Me: Yes, she is.
VO: What is she studying?
Me: (stammers a bit) She's studying chemistry at Copping state university, Baltimore, Maryland.
I didn't like that how that sounded, so I had to tell me that I stammer at times like this.

VO: (Nods) No problems, just take your time
Me: (in my mind, I was like.... Oshey padi mi. Afolabi, calm down, you gat this)

All this while, I noticed someone else behind him listening to both of us. And he has been there when those before me were interviewed.

Then the VO switched of his mic and turned to start talking with the other guy. Pointing at the system, passport and my i-20 as he's discussing. And the other guy kept nodding and looking at the system as the VO was talking. This lasted for about a minute.

Then VO faces me again.

VO: When did she travel?
Me: 31st of December 2019
VO: Why didn't you travel with her?
Me: I was overseeing a project at the office. I work with the Lagos state government. (I motioned to bring out my staff ID card.)
VO: No need. What do you do?
Me: I am a system administrator and an I.T support officer.

VO turns again and starts discussing with the guy again. This lasted for about 30 seconds

VO faces me again.

VO: Do you have any kids.
Me: Yes, she gave birth to our baby there in the US, just before the lockdown
VO: Oh, Male or Female?
Me: Female
VO: Has she come back to Nigeria since she had the baby?
Me: No, she hasn't
VO: Why are you just applying?
Me: I applied earlier in march, and I got May as my interview date, but it didn't hold.
VO: Were you denied?
Me: No. The appointment was cancelled.
VO: Oh, okay
VO: How did you meet your wife?
Me: I met her through a mutual friend. We met and we liked eachother.
VO: How did they know eachother.
Me: They attended the same school.
VO: When did you meet her?
Me: 2018
VO: when did you get married?
Me: Traditionally and according to Islamic rights, February 2019. And then we proceeded to the registry in Ikoyi, Lagos, in December, to make it official.
VO: Nods
VO: Have you travelled out of the country before?
Me: Yes, I have. We travelled to the UAE together.
VO: How long did you spend there?
Me: About a week.
VO: Like a honeymoon right?
Me: Yes.
VO: Have you been to the US before?
Me: No, not at all


VO turns to his guy again. The discussion again lasted for another 30 seconds.
In my mind, I was like.... my fate is being decided now.
He then faces me again.

VO: (Looks at my i-20 and sees my wife's school fees on it) who is paying your wife's fees?
Me: Her dad.
VO: What does he do?
Me: He's a businessman in the oil and gas sector. He's a CEO of Crowns oil. Also he's a high chief of the Oba of Ikoyi in Lagos.
VO: (Nods) Oh, okay. Makes sense
VO: What does your dad do?
Me: My dad is late, but before he died he was a retired Airforce officer.
VO: Nods. Your application looks okay at this point. Take this white paper, go to the cashier to pay your reciprocity fee, bla bla bla
Me: I was already shinning teeth under my nose mask.

I paid my fee. Went back to the VO to drop the passport and I zoomed out. Got out and I told the others sitting outside all the best.



Tips
1. After God, na God ooo. Nothing else
2. Please make sure you print every document before coming for your interview, those guys outside no get joy. Dem go bill you die
3. Make sure you hold money on that day. Any last minute thing might come up to print. There's no such thing as too much documents ooo
4. Be as confident as possible. Be calm. Dont speak too much, but make sure your answers cover the questions asked.

Big shout out to everyone who has impacted on us all. All the best to all applicants.

We move!!!

Big big big congratulations! I tap into your miracle.

All the best!

GeoOla25:
Have you checked your dashboard, is there no emergency request there by now ... if it has come up you can send request again I think

None yet because they said my viewing chances of the page is exhausted for today until tomorrow. So am waiting patiently.

Paragontek:
If I see this information on my profile, can I still reschedule my appointment if I see an earlier date?
Note: I have not cancelled an appointment before.

Yes you, I just called them now, and the lady that picked said MRV are used twice. So if u see an earlier date u can.

I am keeping my fingers crossed right now because after been denied emergency appointment there’s nothing one can do but to wait and hope that an early date is released again.

I pray that God will help and answer all of us in this category.

Hoping for the best guys.

Lildairo:
Honestly, I can't tell.

But I don't think it would have since you've not t
Cancelled your appointment b4.

You can only cancel an appointment once.

I have cancelled any appointment before. But it’s showing on the dashboard that if you cancel an appointment then u will have to pay another MRV fee before you can book another appointment.

I’m just confused, I don’t know what to do now. It’s now showing that I have exceeded my limit of viewing that page for the day. Until tomorrow.

GeoOla25:
On my dashboard there is room to request for emergency appointments again... I hope this won’t have the MRV limit if I re submit my request

Really?? How? I can’t see on mine.

Lildairo:
I think there's a limit for a day. If you reach that limit, you'd be barred from it till the following date.

Ok, thanks.

Lildairo:
Honestly, I don't know what to say. Just keep checking your dashboard and nairaland to know when they would make more dates available for December.

I rescheduled mine in October and it was only Lagos that had date for December then. I reside in Abuja and wanted an interview with the Abuja Embassy but now I'll be going to Lagos.

Just keep your hope alive that they would make dates available for December or latest, 1st week of January.

Thanks.

When checking to reschedule appointments, see the attachment of a notice there.

Does it mean that once you exceed the viewing time of that page you can no longer even check for earliest dates??

Lildairo:
I was given reason. They sent me two different mails. One was the denial without reason. The other was with reason that I failed to meet the necessary requirements for emergency appointment which are I-20 & SEVIS FEE.

I mailed them with the SEVIS FEE RECEIPT but they replied that I have exhausted my emergency request slot, that it's one per MRV receipt.

I was lucky to see dates in December, so I terminated my March appointment and rescheduled for December 11th.

So please can I go ahead and terminate my present appointment for April next year and begin to look for dates?? What do u advise??

I didn’t attach sevis receipt. Maybe that’s the reason. But how do I really now? I have tried looking for ways to reapply can’t find.

What can one do now??

Please guys help.

HELLO GUYS GOOD MORNING. PLEASE IF ONE WAS DENIED EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT CAN ONE REAPPLY FOR IT AGAIN?

AND PLEASE WHAT ARE THE NECESSARY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO ATTACH WHEN APPLYING??

PLEASE GUY THIS IS URGENT.

GOD BLESS US ALL.

Asguard:
Just hold on, it's written there you would be notified if granted or refused.
About what to tell the vo about why USA, well I think you should go through your school program properly and compare it to where you did your undergraduate studies and tell the vo the difference.
About your pick up location, I think it should be dhl isolo and that is to pick up your visa if approved or if they sieze your passport .

Thank you for this. God bless u.

Good morning guys. Please kindly help me with clarifications on these:

After booking an appointment for April which is the earliest date, I then went ahead to apply for emergency date, filled the form from the link that was emailed to me, then another email came in saying they have discontinued using that form for emergency appointment and gave me another link to do it online, which I did, there’s a space to briefly explain for you should be granted emergency appointment and opportunity to upload documents that can support your case, which i did and I confirmation page saying your application has been submitted. But I never hear from them since yesterday oo, hope I’m still on track, should I still wait for a while for them to get back to me

If am asked on the interview day why this particular school? Please what is the best answer I can give??

If am asked for masters in the U.S and not Nigeria, what is the best answer I can give?

Lastly, I chose DHL office in v.i to pickup my document, what document are these? And am I to submit my international passport to them after my interview or do I have to go submit it before my interview??

Please guys kindly help with the above questions. God bless us all and grant us all our heart desires. Amen!

PLEASE GUYS WHEN FILLING YOUR VISA APPLICATION FORM ONLINE, WHERE THEY ASK HAVE YOU MADE SPECIFIC TRAVEL PLANS? WHAT SHOULD I ANSWWR YES OR NO?

Quickly guys thanks and God bless

Anybodie:
Visa Application fee is 62,400NGN while the SEVIS fee is $350 (The Naira equivalent depends on the exchange rate the day you're making the payment)


You can get schedule an interview before your I-20 arrives, you need you SEVIS number on the I-20 to fill your DS-160 and schedule and appointment. If your school can provide you with a soft copy of your I-20 then you can go ahead and schedule an interview


Pay the 62,400NGN visa application fee if you've not done that already,
Fill the DS160 form at https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/.
Create your visa application profile and complete the registration at https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/applicanthome and schedule an interview date if any is available
Generate your coupon for the SEVIS fee payment at https://fmjfee.com/i901fee/index.html


Do your own research, I would have listed them but I don't want to omit any

Great guy! Thank you so so much, u made my day. God bless u.

Please guys I have some questions:

1. How much precisely is the visa and Sevis fees??
2. I’m expecting my I-20 form next week, can I still get visa interview date in November because my school resumes in spring January 2021.
3. Please can someone just outline step by step on what and what I need to do immediately I receive my I-20 form please.
4. What documents do I need to print out and add to my visa application?

Please anyone should help me answer these questions as am new here.

God bless us all and grant us our heart desires. Amen.