₦airaland Forum

Ekundayo09:
Please who travel with KLM this week to the USA did they request for the covid19 test result at the airport before boarding a flight because am traveling through KLM flight by next week

lilian19:
My name is lilian, i have a Higher National Diploma in business studies pls can i use this HND to apply for my masters programme in US?

HDwayne:
Pls, are there no appointment dates available for recently refused(over 6mo) applicants?. I log in on the cgi portal and below is what popped up..

Olufemi1400:
Good day Nairalanders, been following this thread after a friend told me about it. I had a VISA interview in which I got denied at the U.S embassy at Abuja on the 23rd of December 2021. I informed my school after the interview that ill like to defer my admission and I am working towards the fall 2022 admission date. I would be grateful if anyone here can share their piece as this would be helpful
I got into Benedict College to study computer engineering. I got a Scholarship which also covers the full cost of my tuition. I'm 21 years of age also. My transcript goes thus:
1st attempt- denied
VISA interview date- 23rd of December
Location- Abuja
V.O was a young Asian american guy
Undergraduate course of study- Computer engineering.
Tuition and fees- $23000
Scholarship- $14000
Deficit-$9000
College- Benedict College


V.O- Have you travelled out before
Me- No, I haven't

V.O-I see you have a partial scholarship, who is expected to pay the rest
Me-I got a full tuition scholarship, my dad is expected to cater for the remaining cost.

V.O- Ok, what does your dad do?
Me- My dad is a medical director of Vines hospital, he is also a medical consultant for hospitals within and outside Nigeria, he also goes for medical outreaches within and outside Africa.

V.O-Do you have a Bank statement with you
Me- Yes I do, I gave it to him, (just flipped some pages, and after a while handed it back to me.

V.O-I see you graduated from high school in the year 2017, what have you been doing since then
Me- Shortly after graduating from high school, I joined the education USA program at the U.S consulate Lagos, where I was guided by advisors in applying to colleges, at the same time I served as a volunteer whereby I was tasked with duties like printing membership ID cards. I also took series of college level coding courses in python and machine learning that is going to be useful to me as a prospective computer engineer.
V.O- I'm sorry, I won't be able to give you VISA.

I look forward to reapplying again this coming fall, I would be grateful f I could be shown places where you think I committed some errors or places I could do better, and also tips when I’m filling my next DS-160

tiaraLOVE:
Hi, please can you explain the part that says pay your visa fee at GTB? Do they mean you can go to the bank to pay physically?

tiaraLOVE:
Hello!

I would like to connect with anyone coming to Saint Louis University this Fall 2022 or any school in Missouri in general.

We can start a WhatsApp support group

I'm excited but anxious about this new journey

tiaraLOVE:
Congrats!

For me, it's saint louis university
missouri. Are you a graduate student?

Symplyannaa:
Congratulations
Please I got admission to study nursing but my Ds. 160 was complicated at first interview so I got delayed.
I graduated 2016 from high school ,please what should be my reply because I don’t want to include my BSC.

Then is this a good home tie for graduation plan after studying nursing in USA?

A degree in this course will help me get a position as a registered nurse in opm federal hospital in Nigeria, where I will use my medical knowledge to promote health in the Middle East and put a change on public health in Nigeria.Educating the public on how to eradicate STDs,Morbidity issues, Maternal-Mortality in my society.

Pls note my church is my sponsor as well
Hope is not a red flag

Pinky247:
Good day everyone..please i am very new here.
I need guidance and counsel on this issues pls
Am 34 yrs ,i want to apply for usa study visa to a community college for associates of nursing..am choosing this program cos of the time duration which is just 2 years ..
My problem now is ..will this look good to a VO or do i apply to universities instead and for the nursing program am quite confused on how to convince a VO why i cant do nursing in Nigeria, and what will i do it nursing after i graduate....To me i just feel with nursing they might think i just want to relocate.
Am also thinking of studying speech and language therapy if nursing doesn't flow well..
pls i need good counsel i dont mind paying for it pls ....
Am married....last school rest is waec ...did microbiology for almost 4 yrs but dropped out....
Pls help ..thanks

drchux:
Congratulations. What’s your account number?

Olatemmanuel01:
Hello guys, I'll really love to hook up with those aspiring to go study an undergraduate course in the united states.
Please lets hookup and share ideas together.

Heya93:
Finally, my visa got approved. After emailing them last week, as advised here, I got a mail from them the next day, saying I should drop my passport with DHL, which I did without hesitation. I collected my passport yesterday. I can't thank God enough, and I thank you all here for your advice. For those still having cases similar to mine (administrative processing), I wish you luck. From my experience, I learnt one should message them as frequent as possible so they would not forget one's case.

engr2yen:
Hello house,my Visa got delayed and I informed my school to defer to summer which have gotten an updated I-20 for summer,however,my dept. Says it doesn't have courses for summer.can I still go ahead with my visa appointment.

vanessa969:
Hi dear from what I understood from your message, you have your passport with you right?

I am sorry it’s difficult to hear but once the day of the interview they don’t collect your passport or they don’t give u a paper that says they are investigating it means that they didn’t approve. The admin processing if for everyone whether you were refused or not, then later they will update it. So try to work on getting another date but since your start date is January 3rd I feel the best thing for you is to defer.

PS: just my opinion pls

Seemie:
Hello everyone
I got my visa approved at Abuja today
2nd attempt
School -Troy university
Course-Bsn Nursing
Scholarship-50% Tution
Interviewed by a tall kinda aged white man
P.s: this did not go as smooth as I’m writing it now sha but this was the questions and answer I gave basically

V.o -Good morning,pass me your document
Me- Goodmorning
V.o- Have you ever been denied a visa
Me- Yes I have
V.o- when?
Me- Aug 2nd
V.o - Okay so what has changed since then(or something like that Sha)
Me- Well I changed my degree from Asn to Bsn
V.o -And why?
Me-Well my plan was to go for a bsn degree after my Asn program but after I was denied the visa I spoke to the international student advisor in Troy university and she told me that Troy offers undergraduate course work in geriatric nursing and that I don’t need to go for an Asn degree first.
V.o- Okay so who is sponsoring your degree
Me- My dad is and I got a 50% tuition scholarship from the school
V.o- What does your dad do?
Me- My dad is a civil engineer, he owns a company called iconic construction company, they manage construction projects in Lagos,Abuja and port harcourt and he also deals with the selling and leasing out of trucks used in construction sites
V.o- Okay that’s fine What’s your plan after your degree
Me-Well,once I get the extensive knowledge and skills that I need from Troy university I will definitely come back to Nigeria and work as a geriatric nurse where my services are really needed,I will take up a job in a place like the UBTH in Benin or the National hospital here in Abuja where they have the biggest geriatric center in the country but in the long run I would love to own a geriatric center where the elderly can come and get the right treatment they deserve and I know this will not only provide jobs for people but will in turn get people interested in geriatric nursing.
At this point he was just nodding � and then he asked me what I said my father does again and I told him and then he said I will be approving your visa and I didn’t hear anything again
I’m so happy and grateful to God.

bnad:
Is there a whatsapp group for undergraduate students going for visa interview or who had gone for visa interview and posted their transcript?

Seemie:
15th of dec, can you help me with some of the questions I asked??

Seemie:
Hello everyone, So my visa got denied in August this year and I reapplied and my interview is dec 15th
Anyways I need help ��
Firstly, I finished high school in 2016
Did a photography training in 2017
Went to Oau for predegree program in 2018-2019
And couldn’t go to school in 2020 cos of the pandemic but I’ve been working in an hospital ever since till date and started applying to school 2021
My question is are all these good reasons to say during my interview
Secondly, I’m going for nursing and I’m really interested in geriatric nursing but to be a geriatric nurse I need to do a 18-24month training after my BSN degree which the university I’m going to offers
Question is should I mention this during the interview
Lastly, during my last interview I applied for Bachelor’s (ASN) but now I changed it to the normal (BSN) same school
Question here is, Is this a problem?
Please your suggestions and advices will be greatly appreciated thank you

Chimdy2015:
Add ASUU strike due to non payment of lectures by d govt and admission backlog This reason is a condition out of your control.
Ok Thanks
quote author=Lustre23 post=108124509]Good evening everyone please a friend was told to write a lspse letter. It's the last stage for her admission decision
She plans to go for nursing
Kindly help vent this and point out any necessary additions or subtraction thanks


I am writing to bring to your notice about my 3-year lapse period after my graduation from high school. I graduated high school in the year 2018 and I decided it would be in my best interest to learn a skill or work and raise funds for myself right before I further my education.

After a month at home, I enrolled at Spring Computer Institute, Ughelli where I took classes on Microsoft office and Corel Draw. I had to stop my classes early 2019 to take care of my dad. He had an accident and I was always at the hospital with him. I started developing an interest in nursing during my time with him at the hospital because of the way the nurses handled the patients and responded to them. By the time he was discharged, I was already certain I would love to pursue nursing as a career choice.

2020 came with the COVID virus and we officially went into lockdown. But during the lockdown, I picked up and interest in baking and started learning while at home.

The new year brought us out of lockdown where I had to wait for the next academic session before applying for a university. I do hope this letter is able to pass across the reasons for the lapse in my education.

mojolajesu:
do you have a link to the video please?

Chynwem:
Please guys is it a must to wear corporate to the embassy for interview? Also my statement of Acc for 6months is up to 300 pages, should I still go ahead and print it for the interview?