Belle123:
8/12/22
Lagos embassy
First Attempt
Visa Approved
Course MBA in project management
COA : 44k
Mpower loan 48k personal fund 10k

V.O : good morning pass me your passport & I-20 .
Me : good morning here’s my i-20 & passport

V.O : have you ever traveled out of Nigeria before
Me : Yes I’ve been to Lebanon , the United Arab Emirates, Cameroun, Ghana and Rwanda

V.O : typing…….
V.O : What did you have your bachelors in ?
Me : I have a bachelors in Law and a B.L from the Nigerian law school

V.O : How much do you earn on an average monthly
Me : Bleep,xxxx

V.o: typing …………
V.O : Why an M.B.A
Me : I chose to study an mba because it will equip me with the skills and knowledge I need to expand my business into other areas of my industry. An MBA from MSU will also Increase the trajectory of my earning capacity and give me a boost in my career advancement Lastly an international mba on my profile will look very good to potential clients and investors
V.O ( cuts in ) oh you plan on having investors ?

Me : oh yes I do . I plan on expanding my business into other sectors of my industry and I cannot do this with the funding of investors
V.O ( cuts in ) So this Degree is mainly to help expand your business
Me : Yes amongst other benefits

V.O : typing……..

V. O : what business do you do
Me : I’m the founder and creative director of xyz company we are a boutique event company that specialize in the planning and coordination of corporate and social events such as AGM´S Seminars, weddings and anniversaries. We also do event haulage , rentals and logistics as well as event consultancy and hospitality management.

V.O : typing………..

V.O : How many are you in your company ?
Me : we are a growing team of 5 there’s myself the founder , there’s the project manager who is going to be in charge of the business while I’m studying and I’ll also be remotely supervising the activities of the staff and tracking the progress of events

V.O : ( cuts ) oh you plan on leaving your business running ?
Me : Yes i do , i have formulated a business plan with my team and project manager to this effect , we will have scheduled monthly Calls and meetings when I’ll get summary reports of the status of all projects and events . I’ll also be in direct communication with the clients to make sure the standard of customer satisfaction does not drop and that what my team is reporting to me is in fact the true nature of events .

V.O : how long have you had this business for ?
Me : Roughly about 4 years . I founded it in 2018

V.O : Are you married
Me : I’m not married however I’m in a committed relationship with my partner and we plan on getting married and starting a family after I return

V.O : who is financing your education
Me : I have an Mpower loan of 48,000 and personal funds of 10,000 usd

V.O : how much did you say they’re giving you again ?
Me ( at this point I wasn’t sure if she was asking me to defend the loan or tell her more about it so I asked her to repeat the question )
V:O How much is Mpower giving you
Me : oh they’re sponsoring me with 48,000 usd

V.O : typing ( for a long time )
V.O : Congratulations you qualify for a U.S visa at this time , take this white paper and blah blah blah

quote author=Teddiement post=123602726]Wow. Please how were you able to defend that MPOWER loan? Would you kindly post your transcript if possible? Thank you very much.

Bluemix:
Visa Transcript
May 23, Lagos
Status: Delayed not denied
COA : $60045
Deficit: 46k (31k loan(tuition bal) 15k fam support(living cost)


VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning sir

VO: Have you traveled before?
Me: No, I haven’t had any need to

VO: where are you going to?
Me: ( knowing that he just wants me to say worchester Massachusetts) rather I said I am going to obtain a master in marketing analytics program in Clark university school of management ( VO looked at me like he was about to cut) then I said Worcester Massachusetts, he nods his head yes.

VO: what did you study?
Me: I studied Business Administration at the National Open University of Nigeria

VO: what do you do?or what are you doing?
Me I work as a sales administrator at *** international limited a global business conglomerate, in my role, I streamline data from sales invoices and design sales prospecting plan, was about to start and use customer insights from web analytics VO CUTS AND SAY (next question)

VO: how are you paying for your study
Me: I have a merit based scholarship of 40% of my program cost,(looks at my i20) and to cover my short fall, I have loan and my family support from my sister, she makes an annual income of $***, *** as a senior software
engineer at Big tech, Bay Area California in the USA
Me bringing out my SOA
VO: How did she go?
Me: she went through an FI visa application

VO: So she never returned?
Give me back my passport and i20 and passport
Sorry ma’am I won’t be approving your visa today

I said thank you.


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How can I navigate the question in my new appointment? My sis is now a permanent resident(GC). She left in 2018 for a 2yr masters and has not visited since then. I added this info in the relative in section in my ds160

What could I say? I did not anticipate this at all and VO just denial me without an opportunity to speak.

infosoftlife:


Sorry about the denial.

DO YOU HAVE FUNDING?

@bolded you don't think, they are busy taking your response. This an interview, you don't expect them to behave like mtn customer care service by saying "still with you please". I bet you, just say something that piques their interest and watch them look you in between the eyeballs if you will flinch.
You should be able to talk more about your job duties. I believe you were not well prepared for this interview.
Watch ARGO VISA on Youtube.

Stackdeep90:


Hi, I feel like you could rephrased your answers a little better. 1st, does a promotion really hinge on the probability of you getting an international degree? I don’t think so and probably VO can call BS on that. I know you probably prepared your speech on home ties or why you wanna study in the us as against Nigeria, but I believe you were to quick to answer without even being asked. My take will be:

1- simply answer VO questions, and not questions you are not asked. It’s okay to expand but stay on the same path.

2- Rephrase your punch line of your promotion needing an international degree, I smell BS on that.

3- Head of operation to manager a new project? So the project will be on pause for two years while you study and come back to continue?

4- something along the lines of: I am the Head of Operations in xyz, a people leader role that will highlight my technical skills especially in project management, and building/executing project roadmaps, I intend studying abc in xyc to gain technical skills and hands on experience (add your own line and how it transfer to your work)

5- you have two careers? you mention two careers in your transcript

6- lastly your can scarp the staff strength path of your husband medical practice.

Just my two cent.

Thanks,

Teddiement:
"Me: yes I'm going for my MBA in xyz cus I was given promotion as Head of Operation that'll be leading my team on a new project but I need an Intl degree in project mgt before I could assume my new position."

I think the above fetched you the denial. You claimed that you were promoted to a job you are not qualified for. After the promotion to the Head of operations, you now want to go to the US for 1-2 years to acquire the qualification necessary for the job. Haba...how nau?

Typically, people go on to acquire additional skills in preparation for a higher position. But in your case, it is the reverse. So you need to fix that part.

All the best.

luvethsam:
Good day everyone, I have been a silent reader and learner here for a while.
My interview was on Tuesday May 2nd and I just gathered myself to share my transcript and it went thus

VO: Good morning

Me: Good morning ma'am

VO: I see you're going for an MBA program....

Me: yes I'm going for my MBA in xyz cus I was given promotion as Head of Operation that'll be leading my team on a new project but I need an Intl degree in project mgt before I could assume my new position

VO: who's going to pay for this

Me: my husband, he's a medical doctor and own a hospital here in Lagos with a staff strength of 28

VO: what do you do

Me: I work at Xyz as a risk analyst (didn't talk further cus she wasn't paying attention)

VO: are you married

Me: yes

VO: children?

Me: 2

VO: alright, thank you for your time unfortunately you're not qualified for this visa this time...

Please 🙏 I need your corrections please and where i can do mock interview cus I intend to reapply next week.
I also need your suggestions if asked why I was rejected last time

meum:
If only he was this passionate when people in his state were killed, the people he is fighting for would have taken him serious

Centurion101:
I write this story to encourage people to always help if they are in a position to do so, especially is the situation is dire. What goes around comes around and you might just find yourself in a situation where you Will need help from strangers and hope they help you too.

Days ago I was in my neighborhood in South West running some errands at around 9pm on Sunday when I found myself in a very busy road packed to the brim end to end with cars stuck in a hold up trying to beat the jam to get to Thier respective destinations.

I turned the ignition off since I've already spent like 20minutes without moving an inch, a few seconds later I heard a loud bang it was a speeding bike who wanted to use it's small size to it's advantage to beat the traffic, upon close inspection I realized the bike has Just hit a guy with full force and ran away.

Consequently people came out to check on the guy that was hit,he was unconscious bleeding from the back of his head and face, unfortunately the bike's force banged him right into a very big cement structure that would probably weigh a couple of tons.

Nigerians being Nigerians started praying and speaking in tongues instead of administering aid to the guy, nobody was willing to touch him,there were just shouting and saying he is probably dead and they don't want police to charge them with his death.

At this point I tried to control the crowd to disperse and at least give this guy room to breathe and get some fresh air hoping that might resuscitate him,but there were like 50people gathering there and there is only so much a single person can do.

So realizing no one was willing to help this guy I fought my way through them ruggedly to get to the guy I realized he has a broken leg and arm and he was bleeding heavily but he has a pulse and he is not dead,
I don't know what I was thinking or what power came over me but the fact that he is alive made a difference to me and I said to myself I will take him to the hospital even if I have to carry him on my back and trek there.
I asked a man to help me Carry him, he asked do I know the victim and I answered yes,he is my junior brother.

so they helped me lift him up and I carried him on my back and began to speed, now the next thing was how to get transportation,we are in a hold up and no car is moving, by this point the crowds has dispersed and left me alone to tend to my PROBLEM.

I locked my car , sat the guy close to the side of the road ,I tried to find something that could apply pressure to reduce the bleeding,then it dawned on me that a cloth will do just fine,so I removed my shirt and tied it around his leg where he was bleeding the most.

Like I said earlier the task at hand was how to get transportation to the closest hospital, I began flagging down bikes but none of them stopped out of fear until I literarily ran in front of one forcing him to stop and told him to take me to the next hospital,I was about to start begging him to not let this guy die because of fear when this guy got down from his bike offering to help lift him so we can take him to the hospital,I don't know if it's God that sent him or it was just pure luck but he helped and we put the victim in the middle and started our journey to the hospital.

On the way I checked the guy's pulse and breathing like every second, telling him he's going to live one way or the other because my work will not be in vain. As God will have it he opened his eyes but he was still incoherent and totally out of it ,but at least now his eyes is opened and he is not laying down like a dead man,that kind of gave me an atom of hope.

Moments later we arrived at a private hospital and they were just about to close, apparently they had some issues with the workers that were supposed to cover a night shift, infact there was only one doctor on call and a few nurses around so it was all hands on deck, the victim was stretched in and as per private hospital wahala they demanded card and treatment fee up front, I even begged them to at least priorities the guy's life first but they said no money no treatment,so I paid for card, admission fee and treatment, it was 33,000 naira

After payment the doctor came in with the nurses and started working Thier magic, giving him some injections , cleaning his wounds,they even plugged him up with something that aided his breathing (I don't know what the thing is called).

After a couple of hours around 11:30pm the doctors came out and told me he was stable,that he had some internal bleedings that has Been stopped and he is responding fine to the treatment,they said I can go and see him if I wanted.

I went into the ward and checked up on him,he was heavily medicated and he couldn't really say anything that makes sense,he was just fixated on my face, strolling in and out of consciousness.

I slept in the hospital and the following morning around 8am he was awake and fine ,so I went to see him and when he saw me,he just started crying uncontrollably saying THANK YOU like a hundred times without stopping, this kind of made me a bit emotional because I've not really seen a lot of grown men cry.
He gave me his phone and I contacted his family members and told them what Happened, his mother almost passed out on the call, some minutes later they all rushed into the hospital. I peeked at them through the glass window when they went to his ward,the relief and joy in Thier faces is one of the most beautiful things I've seen in my life.

I left my number with the nurses there and told them to give to the guy when he is discharged and I made my way down to fetch my car, hoping and praying fervently that the car is still there and that was it.

That 33k was the best thing I've paid for in all my life and what happened just gave me joy and relief anytime I think about it.

The guy and his parents calls me like a billion times a day,they even offered to pay me back but I refused, collecting the money back is not worth the joy I got from doing what I did. This brought tears to my eyes. God bless you bro

ezanafe:
He passed away and I didn't cry
cus my anger wouldn't let me feel for a stranger.

obicoolnino:
Where do I go,what do I do,I can't deny I still feel something,and girl I wish that......

I guess it's time to.....

nosiebaba:
The penance for killing should be life imprisonment or death. I don't understand this 28 years imprisonment. When you stab someone, murder is the aim.

illicit:
That's good, it tastes like fish and chicken

Happy birthday to him, now I don't know if I should wish him many happy RETURNS

klem93:


17,800 no more no less

Iamicekid:
Can u see, ain’t in support of rape ooo but something like this have wanted to happen to you and you still became close friends with that same person, allowing him to come to your house and all that, are you even thinking, so why won’t he do it to your child since him go think se u go forget am like u did yours now and you guys will still be more closer... sometime you need to think common

Juicethekid:
Noticed that


Was afraid we won't see nairaland again

Xhuntra:

It looks like he has a terminal illness. May he RIP

Monfeels:
I want to share my problem with you guys in the hopes that maybe I'll get some good advice or at least some insight into my problem.

When people first meet me their impression of me is that I'm good looking, cool and intelligent. Most girls usually assume that I have a girlfriend or a legion of side chicks that I Bleep whenever I want to.

The truth about me is that I've never been in a proper relationship with another woman before. All I've had is sexual partners that I stop talking to after I have sex with them, and girls I get intimate with just to control them and get them to fulfil my desire of having a female to own, please me and do my biding, and then I get bored of them and cease contact and move on like I never knew them.

The reason for this behavior is that I don't possess the emotional resources needed to engage in a healthy relationship with another human being. I have no empathy and I usually feel no guilt or remorse for my actions. It's impossible for me to care genuinely for another person. I don't feel people's pain or suffering and I'm not moved by the death of family members or friends. I simply do not care for any other person but myself. I've been this way for a very long time. I lack the ability to maintain relationships with people hence why I lose friends often. Relationships are usually a means to an end for me and when that end is met, I become irritated by the person I've gotten close to.

Despite the fact that I don't see the point in relationships, I still find that I get jealous of couples in healthy relationships. It's not like I want to experience what they experience, just that I am envious of the fact that they are participating in something I can't participate in.

When I find a girl that I want to get close to, I'm usually consumed with jealousy over her previous relationships, and over any current relationship she has with any member of the opposite sex, even if it's merely platonic. All I want is for her to devote all her time to me and shower me with attention and love. The problem with all this is that I don't want to reciprocate this behavior. In fact the idea of devoting attention to, and showering affection on someone else irritates me. It's all pointless, but I enjoy when it's done to me.

Another weird side to all this is that I don't just want to control the girl, I also enjoy making her feel bad, but in a way that makes her crave for me more. I enjoy poking holes in herself esteem, making her second guess the presumably good qualities she thought she possesed, making her not feel wanted by me, and making her do more to please me.

I don't love women, I only become obsessed with them. Obsessed to the point that I'm constantly tortured by thoughts of them being sexual with another guy especially when it's someone she has dated before. I want her all to myself and even if she had sex with someone before I met her or before we became close, I am filled with anger and jealousy whenever the thought crosses my mind, and I want to punish her for that. It's like I want to erase her past and replace it with me. I want to be all she's ever had. I don't want anyone else in her life and I don't want anyone else in her past.

All this must sound crazy to you guys but this is my reality and it's eating me up. I need advice.

Mightyhaiz:
Nephew is 80 and u tell us you are 75..

femo86:
Issues about Olohunda LG

APC disagreed with the final figure for PDP of this LG..

It was inflated with over 2000...INEC resolving the issue at the moment

oliverjiad:
400k bcus it's an old car

Jaid