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angel34real:
. . Visa approved by 7:30am. Have benefited a lot from peoples's experiences and suggestion.Deem it expedient to post mine as it could help someone out there....Mine was simply the wonder of God @work.Left 4 Lagos from Port Harcourt on Tuesday evening (16:30hrs arik air flight).I arrived @ about 17:30hrs headed straight to Piccadilly hotel..Headed to d embassy the next day 4my interview schedule for 06:30am .Did check in, observed all the do's and biometrics and was called in window 7. The following conversation ensued. VO; Good morning 2U. Me; Morning (with a brisk but possessing smile); VO: Can I have your first four right fingers to validate the biometrics; Me; Confidently had dat done.
VO: you are going for what course? Me: I am going for Master degree in Geology with specific emphasis on sedimentary petrology and stratigraphy. VO: which state are you heading to; Me: Texas state. VO: you have a first degree here in Nigeria; Me: yes ma'am; VO: what course; Me: same course Geology. VO: when did you finish and what have you been doing; Me: finished In 2008 from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, kaduna state and immediately after my studies I went for my NYSC Program where I worked as a secondary school teacher, just before I finished service, I got employed by my current employer. Vo: where do you work: Me:Masters Energy oil & gas co. Limited in port Harcourt. Vo: what do you do; Me: work in the petroleum analytical laboratory as a senior geoscientist analyst where I carry out sampling, testing, quality assurance and recertification on white petroleum products such as premium motor spirit, automotive gas oil, dual purpose kerosene, aviation fuel, low pour fuel oil and analysis of crude from vessels and shore tank while ensuring Nigeria and international specifications are adhered to without compromising product quality using classical and modern instrumentals methods such as distillation apparatus, colorimeter, specific density meter, conductivity meter, viscosity meter, and flash point apparatus testing for its quality, Density, observed viscosity at 20 degree Celsius, flash point, appearance, colour, water interface rating, copper corrosion, pour point, specific gravity, smoke point, odour and electrical conductivity. I also carry out analysis and testing of base oil and various grades of Masters Energy lube oil such as the engine oil, hydraulic oil, gear oil, asphalt oil and bitumen oil using svm3000 stabinger viscometer. VO: how much do you earn: Me: 350,000. Vo: how do you plan paying your fees: Me: I will do that ma'am; Vo: can I have your statement; Me: looked at me like this lady is independent. I have a good income, hence a good savings. VO; took my docs aside and informed me to pick up my visa on Monday in port Harcourt dhl office trans amadi. Me: thanks.

NB: No document was asked aside my bank statement, payslips, test score sheets, letter of introduction from my company nor letter of employment.

Thanks to everybody that has assisted me one way or the other since I joined this thread. Special thanks go to my good friends (more than just friends); Kennyronny and Darklight. Also, God bless Imperioux, Slimmy05, profojah, walspring. et al. The list is endless. GOD bless you all.

Key is; Pray, fast, prepare early, don't be intimidated by denials you see for people before you.

Which school re u heading to in Texas?

chummygirl:
My sponsors are my husband and my uncle. Pls what will I tell the VO if I am asked why my uncle is also sponsoring me. My husband statement of account is not very rich. Pls I need a reply. Thanx

Most of the time its honesty and confidence that can do it, You can say ur uncle sponsored ur undergraduate degree n he will also sponsor this. And explain what he does very well so they know he's capable.
More importantly pray very well

Senatorbee:
Good day, i will be attending my interview nxt week and dis re d mock interview transcript ve been acting on
i will like the guru's and the entire forum to critically look into it and correct d say and dont say and probably give suggestions of other questions that the VO might come up with.

I hope to wake up as early as possible pray, tidy up tins and set for walter carrington. Do all my possible check in and finally arrive at the interview hall. Walk towards VO which d lord has prepare to grant my VISA.

Me: Gud morning ma/sir
Vo: morning
Me: hw ws ur weekend
Vo: respond or not(anyway)
Vo: pass me ur documents
Me: pass dem to him/her
Vo: what is ur purpose in d US
Me: going for my undergraduate degree in Criminal justice/safety studies at MSU
Vo: why criminal justice
Me: basically for d passion and love of my country, due to d high rate of crime in nigeria ranging frm bribery and corruption, kidnaping,rape,robbery,drug and nacotic substance tracking,child trafficking, all forms of cyber crimes and for this unjust vices to be erased morehands shud be on deck, the studies will assist me back home in Nigeria in tackling dose menance and bringing the desired change.
Vo: why the US
Me: America is a renowned country known for high and wide range of technology in dectecting crime and its perpetrators, d knowledge of my studies and research in d US will greatly assist Nigeria in combacting its alarming rate of crime and activate a shift in paradigme
Vo: hw many sch did u apply to
Me: 3 schools, mention deir names
Vo: hw many gave u admission
Me: 2, mention and d other is still pending
Vo: why MSU
Me: MSU has been known for academic exellence for almost a century, it was ranked the 26th in the recent best college regional university in the south while the criminal justice department is ranked the third best. At the same time the department has affliate with various criminal detective agencies, the KSP and KPO dis agencies act resource person and provide numerous opportunity for learning outside of d classroom including mock investigation of crime scene, d faculty ratio is 16:1 which is ideal for teaching learning environment and the curriculum is specificall design to academically prepare students in a manner applicable to a wide range of carrier.

I guess d VO will be typing, nodding his head and geting conviction on granting me my heart desire

Vo: hw did u know about the school:
Me: through d use of search site like the google and wikipedia i streamlined down thruogh the Use of Usnews education to get the full details and rankings.
Vo: did u take any standardized test
Me: yes, IELTS
Vo: ur scores
Me: 6.0 ( present to him for verification if he/she demands
Vo: when did u finished high school
Me: 2005
Vo: what ve u been doing since den
Me: i did a computer training at ********* frm 2006-2007 to ve d rudimentary knowledge of computer operations, between 2010-2014 i attended ******** college of education to study political science education, there after i served as supervisor at my uncle chains of bussiness stores across 3 state in Nigeria
Vo: who is ur sponsor
Me: My uncle
Vo: hw i he to u
Me: he is my maternal uncle, my mums immediate younger broda
Vo: why do u tink he shud be spending on U
Me: he has been at the helms of affairs of my education right frm my high sch althrough my college days, he sees me as the apple of his eye and i simply call him dad(with a smile)
Vo: what does he does
Me: he got a chains of bussiness stores across 3 states in Nigeria ( if he/she demand pass d statement of account to him/her)
Vo: the golden word i will be granting ur visa pick it up on ****** @ d circle location, hand ova d precious slip


I will be happy to receive various corrections and suggestions
and i pray to land my testimony in jesus name

I think another important thing is ur political edu degree relations to criminal justice, bcoz I'm sure d vo might wonder if u heard d intention of going for masters in criminal justice while u were enrolling for dat degree.
If u can connect d 2, ur case should look better

Chanteh:
My interview is tomorrow o. U guys should wish me Goodluck

Good luck, we re awaiting ur approval Transcript

nairapolice:
PLS BRO, DO U KNOW HOW MANY TIMES SOMEONE CAN RESCHEDULE A FIXED APPOINTMENT BEFORE EXPIRE

I think is twice or 3times, I'm not sure. Guru's in house help me out

buzibiza:
Pls people, who has used Turkish airline before? My final stop is fort Lauderdale Florida. The amount am seeing is almost 400k. There are also somewhat unknown airlines eg "royal air maroc" Moroccan, going for less than 200k. What's ur best advice pls. @stewee, u b boss for fl. Pls other gurus, whc other airline to fl is not so costly?

quatar n Etihad check Wakanow.com

Who is heading to UT Arlington?

profojah:
[size=12pt]Really!!..I thought you've been following the thread as a guest like you told me.. BTW what happened to your number?, couldn't find you on my list again...Congrats once again, Your head is inserted[/size]

Which 1 is ur head is inserted?

Someone posted about Fidelity bank (I think) swiping rates of N200/dollar. Want to confirm the bank

ddbluv:
Same thing I would do, its better to spend extra dollar and get a good apartment value than rush into something ill regret for 1 yr. 3days / 1wk shouldnt be bad since it also comes with discount

Yeah same thought, I prefer to see n pay, no regrets
Thanks

buzibiza:
sorry for time wasting, was busy at work. Visa approved today 7:30. I arrived 6:40am and waited for them to call us in. Got tired standing and decided to sit somewhere far, then they called us in . I lost my position as I was now about the 40th person on the line.

Did the usual checks and then the biometrics and was ushered to the hot seat . I think the Vos at 8 and 9 were a little more lenient, 5 and 6 were strict but I still got 5. The interview was thus:

Vo: Good morning

Me: Good morning m'aam (didn't remember the "how are you doing I was supposed to ask"

Vo: Checked my i20 and typed for about 30 secs... What masters are you going for?

Me: For my masters in Public health ( wanted to say d name of the school, on a second thought, I asked myself " who send u?"

VO: What will Public Health do for you?

Me: Public health is in line with my previous degree in medicine and surgery and my current job in Bleep NGO. Public health professionals are needed in Nigeria because off the sociopolitical and environmental health issues here. We would be in charge of the future of the Nigerian health sector.

Vo: Who is sponsoring u?

Me: My Dad

Vo: What does he do?

Me: He owns a company, and he's contracted to some state govt( I named them).

Vo: Your visa has been approved bla bla bla

Personal tips:

I had about 36 formulated questions which I gathered and was rehearsing d questions for about 3 days of which all came out though not in the same sequence lol.

Pray. I had to though am not a prayer warrior. I always spoke these words Bishop Abioye says "cover my mistake and color my destiny"

Be confident! Mind u as a student u have a higher chance from my experience. They rarely approved b1/b2 except clergy or old chiefs or so...

Big thanks to all them gurus out here. Though I wrote a few times, it cant be compared to wat I learnt... @bigfrancis, stewee, zee, mystique, slimmy, darklight, Amanze, walspring, deetus, ojap, bbdd, dbluv, prof, infact, we too plenty here. I hope I get to know a few in person. My PM de act up abi na me wey no sabi d thin lol @bbdd

Congrats, transcript on point

angel34real:
Visa approved this morning at Lagos consulate. Transcripts coming in a giffy.

Congratulations, Its has been Good so far this week, Thank God

chummygirl:
pls what reply will be good enough. Pls reply me on what I will tell the VO incase I am asked the question.

Can I ask, who is ur other sponsor?

kennyrony:
Am Happy....... Congratulations to Me. Visa approved dis morning. Transcript coming soon.....

Congrats bro

eineFrau:
Hi. What do you mean by you stayed up all night to find an early interview date? How exactly did you do that?
Thank you.

Earlier dates pop around midnight, so u might have to stay up all night n keep refreshing the dates to get an earlier one

Hello house, is there any trend on Nigerian breweries shift brewer recruitment?

slimmy05:
Qatar dey there. Exceptional service.

I used wakanow.com to book the flight, I didn't see any quatar flight available. Do u know another agent I can use?

warriboy21:
hey bosses pls

if we are 10children in my family and i am d second to d eldest ...and evry one of my siblings are all present in nigeria..(some in school,some married,some bleep bleep bleep).
incase d vo ask, is it ok to say i am an only child or shud i jus say we are 10children in nigeria just to prove home ties

does d vo have a way of finding out

im jus asking because d vo might think how wud my family feed if my dad is to spend such cash on only me

I don't think having plenty siblings prove home ties, u can just say u have 1 sibling

Hello house,
I tried booking Etihad airline flight today, and 1 of the rules is 1st time travelers to book to return ticket.

brosdoncome:
Ur case is similar to mine. I applied to two universities and its showing in my report sheet. Please what school doesn't require GRE? I scored 324.

You can say u sent a scanned copy to the schools not showing on Gre score shit, University of Houston take scan copies of documents

slimmy05:
You will end up spending all your saved $$ in the hotel. Motel here cost nothing less than $50 per night, that is if you search well. Which school you heading to?

UT Arlington, I still have to book for hotel atleast for the day I will arrive, I found 1 very close to the school at $60...all the apartment re seeing I can't be too sure I will take them unless I see it for real. Or can I move into an apartment on day of arrival without any prior deposit?

Walspring:
You just want to waste your few dollars... Try and arrange apartment with school or outside school, when making use of craigslist or other site just let them know that you pay upon arrival since you coming for the first time as a student

I want to arrange apartment outside school, most of them want u to pay a deposit n I read a lot of reviews on the apartments which were not so good, I heard Craig list have plenty scammers too, im thinking of staying hotel for a day or 2, coz if I land tn don't find any good 1 on d first day where will I sleep?

I'm thinking of booking a hotel for 4 days, while I search for accommodation, please any advice?

benjaminiyke:
someone told me if I had a GPA of 3.00 on a 5.0 scale then I can apply to any school and I will be admitted..my question is what is the difference between 2.98 and 3.00? I think stellar GPA should be from 3.5 upwards.

Ur GPA is not bad, Ace ur TOEfl n GRE, then u can apply to like 5 schools, just choose a good school n pick average schools to low schools to ensure u get admission. I think ur Gre score will better determine d kind of schools u should apply 2

amanze15:
congrats homie, GODwin

Thank you very much, Na God O

biikeys:
I was, but go ahead and ask your questions.

Its about the price of apartments....how much can a get an ok apartment, just a bedroom n toilet

biikeys:
Check out University Terrace apts. Inexpensive and good. Centennial is just a rip-off

Hi. re u in texas? Would like to ask u some questions if u don't mind

Who's in University of texas at Arlington or who is going there?
Like to have a buddy from here

Urch1980:
Hi guys, Visa approved!
Thanks y'all for your help. This forum is wonderful!

I wa the one that posted my mock interview and someone commented: "a stroll in the park".
Yeah, that's what it was for me at the end of the day (a stroll in the park) cos it was a stroll with Jesus and favor worked for me. Lol. I also had a ds160 issue that I said I wantedd to update a new one that won't look like I was helped by an agent; but I still couldn't do that. I just went there trusting Jesus to help me, and yeah, He did; being my Big Brother.

Here's the transcript:
Arrived at exactly 6:30 am. Checked in to final hall around 8:15am; went to the first lady who just captured my finger prints and told me to join the student visa queue.

Finally with the vo...

Me: good morning how are you doing (with a smile, and a sparkle in my eyes) the babe was a fine whitee...no I give it to her, she was pretty, ans she knew I was tripping for her, though I nor tell am o. And besiea I get girlfriend wey I love, wey fine pass am...

Vo: good morning ( blushing); pass me your passport.
Vo: (goes through my documents) okay, you're going to university of... For your mba...
Me: yes I am ( still smiling and looking her straight in the eye; and she was all smiles too)

Lemme better add here that it was God all the way. I kept Psm 40:1-5; Is 54:4, 7; Is 54 as my warring swords; and God showed up for me; like I just came to pick up what He had already finished and packaged for me. Jesus all the way ni o. If you don't have a relationship with Him, please do. I give Him the credit for this.

Vo: which other universitied did you apply to?
Me: I applied to 3 other schoold, alabama a and m, florida state university and florida international university.

Vo: how many gave you admission?
Me: university of bridgeport, and alabama a and m
Vo: so why did you choose UB?
Me: because it gives me exactly what I need to move my buiness to the next level. 1, the course content, one of the core courses is market and research methods, and I need this knowledge for the next phaase of my busineass.

Vo: so what is so special about this school?
Me: (for my mind; nor be the same tin you aske me now and you nor gree make I finish) ( so I finished what I was saying) the faculty is made up of professors who are successful busineass men, and leaders in the business world; the likes of prof. McAdams.

Vo: who will be funding you?
Me: I will be sponsoring my self; though my company has offered to support me financially when I need support, but I am up to the task.

Vo: What do you do?
Me: I'm a business man, I have a company, and I work with the company as the ceo; and we have a board of directors.
Vo: your company or family?
Me: no me and a group of my friends; we're four of us; I am the ceo cos I have the major shares.
Vo: what does your company do?
Me: we have 3 units: 1 ...; 2...and 3...
Vo: when did you finish your 1st degree
Me: 2007
Vo: where?
Me University of ibadan
Vo: what did you study?
Me: Veterinary medicine
Vo: and what have you been doing since then?
Me: : I started my company with my friends and that has kept us busy.
Vo: alright, I will approve your visa, you'll pick it up on thursday. And this form, your i20 keep it, you'll need it when you're travelling
Me: thank you ( with a wider smil) have a nice day
Vo: you're welcome, thank you; and you too.

Na so I bounce comot o, dey feel like son of God.

Thanks to the guy that commented on my mock interview; you made me work on a better more worded answer.

And to everyone in the house; all the best!
The God that did mine will do it for you too in Jesus' name; Amen!

congrats bro what were u wearing, I was the guy wearing a black short sleeve shirt, that almost fell from his seat while we were waiting outside

DARKLIGHT:
Congratulations, boss! To the bolded part, I reserve my comment.

Lol, I have to say the truth, I wanted to toast her after she said visa approved, but don't want her to return my passport

djmakson:
Congratulations bro. I remember you asked so many questions. Kudos to u.

Thanks mehn, been dreaming of the day I will post my transcript, all the preparation paid off

Time to be a guru and help others tootoo