₦airaland Forum

seunolumonday: Wow,Got a surprise visit from an NL member,Mckenzii came 2 see mii Namesake mii thanks 4 coming but angry at u,u didnt eat my iyan and efo riro.@Amefrica pls ping me now now

wow that's cool but how person go miss that kind offer. My mouth don dey water for here sef... am just craving Iyan & efo riro now.

Ricky Rozay: But I thought students are PERMITTED to work on campus during term hours and can work off campus during holidays... Is that not the law in the US?

FIZIK: Just one month in the US and I had to use password help to log into my dear Nairaland.

Education is fast-paced and demanding, with loads of homework that makes me wonder if I am not gonna break down.
I understand why people rarely post when classes starts (not because they don't want to).
I am wondering how Imperiouxx et al does it... I wonder too

My suggestion based on experience:
GTBank mastercard is accepted in most payment platforms...

Be outspoken,ask for clarifications when you do not understand.
Don't think your accent sucks because there are lots of Indians and Chinese who can barely speak the way you do....

I use a calling card (African King) when i call Nigeria.
45 minutes for $5. WHAT

Be careful what you sign at the leasing office.
It may put you in bad rating if you don't follow through....

Off campus apartments are usually cheaper if its on the free bus route or you have a car/bike....

COOK, COOK and COOK...

Come prepared.
It takes money to settle in here no matter how you try to cut cost.
There are many side attractions, only you know your priority.

God bless Nairaland
God bless you too

imperiouxx: Yes it's very possible if you like to be sent back home immediately you are caught.

Imperiouxx!!! U no nice o. Guess he wanted to add *on-camp job* I hail u bo$$ and like FIZIK said, I also wonder how you do it. We need to talk sef...

billyadam: Thank you babsharon, what did you think I can do? And will having and knowing someone( US citizen) boost my chance of Getting a Visa??

Babs911: Hello Boss kindly enlighten me wat documents i need to take to consulate embassy cos i ave an interview next 2 weeks. i ave my I-20, DS-160, Appointment confirmation. im going to us to study English Language.

Pls help ur little broda here ooo.

Great! You booked an appointment already. while waiting for the boss to answer you, the documents you need @ the embassy are but not limited to:

International passport
I-20
DS-160 confirmation page
Sevis receipt
Appointment page
Passport (5cmx5cm or 2"x2"
Sponsor's statement of account
Standardised tests scorecards
Academic Transcript
Other supporting docs peculiar to your case.
CONFIDENCE + PRAYER

All da best in your interview.

olarwarlay: lolz Funny brother....

You could take a bus at Obalende, instead of wasting your time waiting for visa

imperiouxx: I wish to be in US too Na by force, I must get my visa this year

Hahahaha see this biggest egbon o. Visa bawo? Na unto da next level now o jare. Permanent resident and citizen. #I am praying for you#

Amefrica: Foohard, Congrats!!! I must get my OWN VISA too this year.. And get to US this year

#Gbam# Baba God don endorse am omo iya plus Nice chatting with you

winbyforce: Amen! Me too o and the rest of the members of this house still in naija

foohard: Hello,

I am seriously pissed with Airfrance, I think people on NL should avoid them. To start with, they change boarding site and could not announce in english, they were just speaking french forgetting we that will connect flight from there. At last, one of them used his head and announced in English but seriously, I almost missed my flight and i didnt have no kobo with me.

Secondly, they are fond of not calling flight/stops (B/stop).. I wasn't angry until I said they should drop me when we got to Ottawa that I wanna say hi to my best friend, they refused and I didnt complain.

Thirdly, we got to Milwaukee, I told them to drop me that I need to advise ECE cos WES has snatched all their customers because they have better evaluation method, them still no gree. Na so I meet myself for O'Hare Int. Airpot with my wife waiting.

To cut the long story short aha, I'm now in Obama Land.. Wish all that are still working on VISA best of luck and wish all Nairalanders best of luck in our endeavors.

Thank you all for you have always been there..

Babs911: My situation is dat ave once filled one D-160 b4 i received my current I-20 letter and d info is kinda different like, sku name, sponsor name and relative in us so can i fill anoda D-160 for my current I-20? also can i apply 4 visa interview b4 my sevis payment? also if i apply for it on 1st of september wen will i b called 4 interview?
tanks

Babs911: Can i fill in another DS-160 form and ignore the previous have filled all in the name of different school data inside?

olarwarlay: Your's is a good suggestion too but i prefer KeepCalling because you can call any country you want with the amount you load.

You just need to check the website for the call rates to that particular country. I loaded $5 the last time and i have been using it to talk to my people in Nigeria, my Uncle in the UK and my friend in Tashkent.

You can only use your localphone.com subscription to call only the country you selected during subscription.

Thanks a lot for this handy tips omoluabi. I got the one am using now for $10 ~ (150mins) on my T-mobile line to call any country but guess yours is a better bargain. Am gonna give it a try once this one is exhausted.

Hope you are cool omo Osun now omo Texas

Ms Nas: Oya o. Lemme do the chronicles of my travel like other people too did it
Journey started Lagos...

...and this will be titled:Irin ajo mi lo si ilu America welcome to America Ms Nas

mr swagger: Congrats Lisadem.. Welcome to USA.. By the way what was your GRE score bro?

Thanks Mr swagger.
Scores:- 300+ and AWA:- 3.5 . I no too sabi book

Karpurt: I want to say a big thank you to the Lord for his grace, favour and mercy upon my life and i really appreciate the grace of God in the lives of people that have been contributing immensely and positively on this USA travel section, i pray the Lord will never forsake you. Congratulations to Bigfrancis and lisadem for securing your visa. To all, please remain focused, never lose hope if you fall because our down is not our end if we are optimistic. See you all at the top of the tree. Please i hope i am formally welcome here?

imperiouxx: To those guys worried about orientation....... DON'T WORRY! It's just formality. Only GA orientation is important (which I usually leave after I turned in my school policy agreement form while the meeting goes for 15 minutes break) and as a new international student, they knew what it takes to secure visa and making traveling plans.

This is not American students attending schools in America.

Thanks for the handy tips Bo$$. I got same info from a senior in my school. You know as e dey always be as a newbie naw. Body go just dey on the move and will want to leave no stones unturned

foohard: Are you sure it wont get more expensive as the date get close? I saw for same price too but dont know the agency arrangement but i guess they have agents they use for flight. What concrete plan do you think we should have?

eedrism: OMG I HAVE TO READ ALL THE WAY FROM PAGE 285,WAS BANNED BY JUSTWISE,BUT ALL DSAME GOOD TO BE BACK ERE....CONGRAT TO BIGFRANCIS,LISADEM AND ALL OTHERS THAT GOT THERE VISAS APPROVED....AND HOUSE AS U ALL KNOW ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE WHICH I KNOW GOD WILL DO IT FOR ME THESE YEAR....NOW I AM TRYING TO HEED TO THE BOSSES ADVICE ON THIS THREAD THAT SAID I SHOULD CHANGE MY SKOOL ND TAKE THE SAT AGAIN I AM APPLYING TO MSU,MANKOTA FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER AND I WAS TOLD I SHOULD REGISTER WITH EDUCTAIONUSA BEFORE THEY WILL TREAT MY APPLICATION ATALL,MY QUESTION IS THAT,DID ANYONE ONE HAVE THE IDEA OF THE REGISTRATION WITH EDUCTIONUSA? AND WHAT IS THERE MAIN ROLE IN GETTING MY VISA? BECAUSE I SAW IT AT ONE SITE THAT WITH EDUCATIONUSA CHANCE OF GETTING VISA IS ABOUT %90 SO PLEASE HOW DO I GO ABOUT THIS?

JFK12: congrat Lisadem,very happy 4 u.Don't 4get islam in US as a post read.

Sure! Thank you.

I will need to run a check on the schools you listed but I guess you are good to go if they are public/private institutions and not community colleges which I doubt.

Wish you all the best

Mike-Will:
Congrats welcome to USA hpe u bought your ticket ahead of time cos the prices are outrageious..but i got mine 220 for one way but i booked 2 months beofore my visa interview...

HotNaijaBabe: Congrats to Lisadem and BigFrancis...You guys deserve it oh! Congrats again.

Find Out!:
Are ALL classes fully booked? Were you assigned a Graduate Advisor? I suggest you contact him/her NOW.
Can't you book the flight yourself and then forward the receipt to sponsor agency for a refund? The orientation programs are really important o!

@Flynbird, what's the status of your own flight ish? Hope you've paid the extra and have your ticket with you now?

@Lisadem, Congratulations bro. Wish you all the best in the US. All the prayers wey you go don fire during ramadan were answered. No forget Islam when you enter US o.lol

@Ibadan Festac MsNas, me sef just dey know say you be muslim o.....sister in islam E be like say you don enter US abi? Kaabo

@Syahboy, Great scores! Oya abeg go for PhD straight. NYSC is sometimes an issue at the embassy, but I suspect they'll be too distracted with your fully-funded PhD admission at a really good school *by God's grace* to remember NYSC.lol. & frankly I do not think you need TOEFL at all! I had just a bit above your score in verbal & using that as a reason plus the fact that english has been the language of instruction all through my educational career (like all of us), I requested for a waiver which was granted. But I guess you've paid for it already so you might as well just go ahead and ace it.

@Oga Imperiouxxxx, e ku ipalemo semester. May God continue to bless you, OjaP, Webstra, BigF & everyone else contributing to this thread. School hasnt even started yet...just orientation & I'm no longer on NL as much as i used to but each time i come to this thread, I see you guys still contributing & helping others. That's really great.

Amefrica: Lolzz... Make u let my aunty/sister alone ooo, the only Sis' i av on here..
Lisadem! You've got M A I L...