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happney65:
And 200Pounds is easier for a British to give out abi?You suppose stay your UK nii..Nanesense.. ojah2 come and see your people

Did u read the convo at all? No one is disputing who spends more money between British and American. Generally, we are saying $200 is a big money anywhere to buy a single textbook.

However, I only commended UK schools for having lecture notes and a better structured library where you can easily loan books on any field. @least am comparing cranfield uni, UK & uni of Missouri, US.

amanze15:
which campus you dey?

Columbia campus. Any tips?

Jchi9876:
Why you no stay for UK?
You dont have to wait till you finish that is what transfers are for abi?

Na u get America? Everywhere has their own shortcomings. Pls allow me lament. Lol. Whenever I am tired, I'll go joor. Maybe Houston will present better living

Jchi9876:
over conversion rate too dey kill Nigerians!!
no dey carry calculator for everything, pay the benjamins from your pocket that is what the system expects from our "education tourists"

Lol! Haba. Why won't I convert? Do you want my money to finish especially when I don't earn a dime here. $200 is still a hard money to cough out for an average America. I see Dem dey beg for $1 sef!

I am used to UK joor not this place. Mtcheewwww. I can't wait to finish and go back home

biikeys:
If it's a graduate class, some might assume you already understand basic concepts. Sounds like you have some work to do.

Yeah. It's a mechanical engineering graduate class. I feel so lost in class. No lecture note to start with! And the textbooks are creeping expensive like 50K naira for one book. UK has standard library for bookstore not here!

Am so angry

Is this me or my school or something? This US profs don't know how to teach. They are just rushing and speeding off with calculations without proper explanation of concepts. UK and Naija profs are way better o.

The Uni is University of Missouri. Not an interesting experience

bigfrancis21:
My bad. I guess things have changed of recent.

So glossybayor, no stapling of your passport to your DS160!

The embassy staff personally stapled my passport photo to my DS-160 form. So your info is not archaic my good friend. However, the photo was stapled to the bottom side of the form as against the box provided for the photo.

Here is my promised transcript. I was only asked three questions:

VO: Goodmorning

ME: Goodmorning (with a smile)

VO: Can I have your documents

ME: Yeah...Sure! (Passed my passport and DS confirmation page)

VO: And the I-20. (which I did. She took some time to study my I-20 form and then went on to check my details on her computer. Looking at me)
How did you make your choice of school?

ME: I got to know about University of ABC through academic textbook. (she was staring at me and so I fired on). As a Lecturer at the University
of Benin, I use different local and foreign textbooks to facilitate my course. One of the textbooks that stood out is Fluid Power Pumps by
Prof. Noah Manring. The professor is a faculty member at the University of ABC. I got interested in his research and I contacted him. (I noticed a sly smile on face. She looked impressed)

VO: Who is paying for this?

ME: Its a federal government scholarship. I named the agency handling it

VO: Where did you do your master?

ME: Cranfield University, United kingdom.

VO: Your visa is approved. Get your visa with the instruction from this document (gave me a white sheet).

Jchi9876:
another case of comprehension gone sour

Nobody has insinuated or claimed the thread is false relax and gather your thoughts before you start a line of argument

What the subject matter is against is visa interview sessions not process big difference.

its a little disheartening that you know about all these countries visa forums

what are your real intentions?

look at even the countries you mentioned have you tried to check Uk, France, Russia Australia if they have any of such threads on visa interview prep questions and answers can you help please?

Of course these countries' citizens also fish information online including interview prep and sample questions and answers on visa interviews. Try google! Many of the advanced counties do not have to go through the rigour of visa interview for them to be granted permission to many foreign countries. Many have no-visa restriction to visit other country. Perhaps why they won't be opening such thread as frequent as those countries I have mentioned.

However, they also get to peep into sample statement of purpose in order to get into ivy leagues. In fact they use such online samples more than we do. What is the difference?

Copying from someone's interview would be bad if you don't have your specific reasons for traveling. Most likely, the VO is able to sense lies and haphazard answers and deny such persons. In essence, I don't want you to condemn these guides and true interview samples. This ain't fraud except you have clandestine motives for traveling.

Please don't be judgmental!

Jchi9876:
No doubt bro it SURE has!!!

if you have true intentions to study sit down research your school upgrade yourself ( tests, job, finances) research your course of study have a short,mid and long term plan.

You sound like a very genuine applicant dont you believe if you do the above and you have good intentions you can succeed and people will rather be begging you and you set a pace.

An age long tradition is not necessarily right and justifiable.

The only confidence boost you need is GENUINE INTENTIONS and RIGHT RESEARCHES! not peoples visa interview questions

I amnt in anyway ruining anything as you implied i will continue to air my views when i have the TIME and voluntarily.

Just taking a bull by the horn and discussing a matter nobody wants to hear just like my political mentor DT

It is a public forum you air yours i air mine no gagging with respect

You are not entirely correct. The only point I buy from you is that no one should be forced to drop transcript here. It should be on individual's volition. But then again, what moves this thread is the interview transcripts where people are able to learn from successful visa applicants and take corrections on unsuccessful ones.

The act is not fraudulent. It happens in virtually every country- china, indian, pakistan etc have forum thread on US. People want to have fair knowledge of what the interview process is and apply it to their owe unique cases. Who told you anyone comes here to cram? Who is that dumb?

Wait, if the LAGOS and Abuja NIV who are happy to be here do not call this thread fraud, why would u? You are such a kill joy.

I got my 5-year visa approved this morning for a PhD programme. I like to thank the house and slimmy05 for helping out with my sevis fee. I will drop my transcript soon.

Sanchase:
Range Rover V Acura = N50 million gone wasted resources.

Most likely there are insurance on them. My small toyota get insurance sef!

slap1:
This is not funny. See the space between the bride and groom, and how comfortable the best man's hand is on her waist. La wa o!

It's an illusion. A kind of photo trick. His hands are not the bride's waist. You need to check carefully to understand the illusions below:

slimmy05:
mayflower, guy you disappoint me if you actually displayed such attitude after I helped you. Now, you find it difficult to respond to your emails.

This is the reason why people on here don't offer to help. I no longer want you to reply my message, if after 4 days of sending you emails. When you needed the help you emailed consecutively pronto.

Haba! Thought I did. Will reply you immediately!

LordReed:
Was Ford the owner of Land Rover when then Evoque was designed?

No. But it does have same design variant with the land rovers. It isn't?

LordReed:
This is totally false! The Land Wind brand has no links to the Range Rover marquee in any shape or form aside from this blatant copy cat vehicle.

Don't defend what you don't know.

Your statement is not totally true too. The the chinese companies that joined to make LAND WIND each had individual partnership with FORD(the maker of Land & Range Rovers) before TATA acquired ford.

So there is expertise link somewhere. They at least know how the vehicles in their fleet operate.

MrMann1:
Please is it OK to tell VO that an Uncle who resides in the US recommended a particular institution to me?

This is not OK at all. As an adult applicant, the CO expect that your choices and researches lie in your own hands. Do not speak like one that is tied to his uncle in the US except for finance lest it may portray you as one with immigrant tendencies. Goodluck ahead

slimmy05:
Can one still pay for visa fee using GTbank online banking platform?? walspring

I did you an email

Babalola1990:
This North Dakota cold no be for here o.

sorry!!!

It is easier to leave a multinational job to academics than the reverse. The benefit of consulting comes mostly from job experience and contacts. I am a senior academics too but I will advise he goes to experience his discipline in the real world first before turning into academics. That way, he would be able to impart knowledge, consult and earn more.

The easiest gateway to academics is PhD certificate. This he can acquire alongside his multinational job on weekends or online. So the lecturing job is waiting for him if you planned well. However, some institutions will offer him leave of absence up to five years without pay if he applies to the Vice Chancellor that he is going for a job training and would be coming back to apply the knowledge gained for research and academics. He should check with the labour and training office division in his school for advice. He shouldn't present it like a permanent job anyway. That way, he could come back if he became tired of the multinational job.

slimmy05:
www.google.com

I like this guy.

slimmy05:
Note that he will only be attended to if he had spent Atleast one year in the school

Thanks for your works here. Could you help me pay my SEVIS fee over there please? I am finding it difficult to get this done online in Nigeria.

Hello VO.

My passport is to expire by June 2016 while my interview date is December 15, 2015 for a 4 year PhD program Student Visa. Do you foresee any problem with my passport as Nigeria Immigration Office is not ready to renew my passport until it is within 6 months of expiration?

Hello VO.

My passport is to expire by June 2016 while my interview date is December 15, 2015 for a 4 year PhD program Student Visa. Do you foresee any problem with my passport as Nigeria Immigration Office is not ready to renew my passport until it is within 6 months of expiration?

Please who knows between Lagos and Abuja office where best to interview for US visa. And what is the crowd/comfort level at these centres like?

Do u have guarantee for the batteries? 60k cash for them?

Vikky014:
Na waoh. 18 years old girl is old enof to marry bc most girls strted eating d forbidden fruit at d age of 12 d problem here is d age gap btw d girl and d emir. since d girl is happy abt dt Nigerians shld STFU



bfore u crucify me. it is better to marry at the age of 18 than having sex with ur so called boyfriend at the age of 19 to 35 Na waoh.

Do really mean the bolded. I have concerns for my daughter then. She is 11.

mubarak001:
lecturing jobs shouldnt be apt test driven but by interview, so am nt amazed. nevadless, fpog is nt under ptdf, hence, no such oil pay but bonny is a place light has not cease for yrs. no much fun though. salary might range frm 150k upward

Oh! I see. I read somewhere FPOG is under PTDF purview. They actually built the school. Just google and see. Let's hope we scale the interview

Is there a way to get to Bonny Island without having to pass through the waters? Anyone has idea? I just hope all that are called will likely get the job knowing how inaccessible bonny is!

Kleopatraxy:
For those of us having issues with the 28 days minimum balance thingy, confirmed with an agent that you can use your parent's (mother or father's) bank account statement provided the said sum has been in the account for a minimum of 28 days. This can be confirmed in the UK visa guidelines.

On that note, you'd require a consent letter from either your mum or dad (depending on the account you choose to use) stating and confirming that he/she is your dad or mum and that he/she has given his/her consent to use the account for the purpose of your study in the UK. Also note that u'll show your birth certificate as evidence that the said person is your mum or dad.

I hope this helps.

Yeah. Anyway the best way out would be that the diFference in sum from the awarded $30000 should be paid directly as tuition fees to the school you are going. This would be shown in your new CAS letter.

All you need to do is to present your NDDC and CAS letters at the embassy. No need for bank account statement at all. When NDDC pays your tuition, your sch would remit your paid money back to you.

bofoy:
Nice place to work

What makes it a nice place to work. The salary or the environment? Does the salary compare to that of Petroleum Training Institute(PTI)?

I got the sms for 15th. I applied and didn't write the exam. Am going for senior position anyway.

OtseD:
Oh well. I tried my best. I dont know why i even bothered. I dont post on nairaland much..no time.i joined cos of info on nddc so i cant gain anything from starting a rumor. Just wanted to help out. I got the message under the same name i got the others which is NDDC so if u guys r saying ppl sent me a scam message, Oh well. I didnt give any1 my number either. I cant answer ur questions why they asked for those things but i am going to go through the stress of gettin them and booking a ticket so it better be true. I dont think its a scam but i understand why you would.
I hope u all get your verification and confirmation soon and before monday hopefully b4 i book ticket n travel all the way from lagos to ph.
Anyway its all good. I will end there.

Please if any1 knows what happens at the briefing and afterwards it will be nice to share. School starts soon and i may not be around after the briefing. And i want to clarify if the briefing means the scholarship is 100% guaranteed.
Thanks.

I am just reluctant to speak but for the effort you have put in to convince people here the genuity of NDDC's SMS. I commend you. Every year, there are handful of people who doubt when the successful messages are sent out by NDDC.

I was a scholar last year. These SMSes are real. In my time and the year preceeding mine, the messages even came with ordinary number. Yours is even more official. The reason for asking you for transcripts and other documents is to help some scholars apply for fresh admissions. Remember many start dates are gone by already. NDDC has agents that can help you secure fast admission into schools that are cheap and farther start date ( the schs have MOU with NDDC). Many of the schools also have jan start date.

In your case, photocopies of your docs are enuf to claim the scholarship letter. Just present proof of visa application to them.

NUEL needs to b fair to you. I don't blame him. Some people just get over-security conscious that it ruin good info sharing. NDDC cannot invite everyone. I hv 3 friends NDDC has invited already.

To be candid, there would be some people that won't get their message but will later win. In my time less than 60% got the msg. I guess that is unlikely name as computer was used to push the SMS as bulk unlike then when someone manually sent the SMS. We did complained about it. Probably why official NDDC platform was used now. Goodluck everyone