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onyiokoye:
I hope you know they can revoke a visa already given. Don’t do it next time.

how will they identify me and revoke ? Lol

Revoke kor, Rejoice ni

Mtcheww

More transcripts please

We all know who calls the shots in Lagos

Make una no dey lie

Na Tinubu run am

Successoke:
Hello please have you been able to get a close date?
Will like to find out if all those agents claiming to have closer dates are legit? Is there anyway scam can occur via scheduling appointments? Sorry for the numerous questions please.

70% of them are scam. 30% of them are real

Let the date you want show on your CGI portal / dashboard before you give them any money.

Don’t pay before delivery

Shannon70:
It depends on how long ago the interview was - but for the last five years yes.

Okay thank you. Another question please

My brother just graduated from Harvard in May and I’m going to Boston University this fall in the same Massachusetts. If you were adjudicating my visa application, would I seem like an intending immigrant?

Shannon70, I got a question please

Do you guys have access to our old DS-160 forms of visa applicants or just the current one for that interview?

makindeoye:
please can i be added to lagos date group thanks
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For Abuja and Lagos Date Search WhatsApp Groups

Add up the admin and tell him to add you to whichever you want

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More transcripts please

Please how many times can I cancel my appointment on one MRV fee?

Will my SEVIS ID change if I make a new SEVIS payment?

I’m not switching schools, just making a new payment as my previous one is expired

Please someone informed should answer me

MelaninGemstone:
Hey Guys, please help me with my important question!

My SEVIS payment is expiring on August 17 and I have an interview on August 19. Hope I can still use it ?

I’ll be so grateful if someone in the know can respond

Thanks

please help

Cc
Moshkom

Hey Guys, please help me with my important question!

My SEVIS payment is expiring on August 17 and I have an interview on August 19. Hope I can still use it ?

I’ll be so grateful if someone in the know can respond

Thanks

Please, important question!

My SEVIS payment is expiring on August 17 and I have an interview on August 19. Hope I can still use it ?

Cc
Shannon70

If my Visa is denied, does the school refund Tuition deposit ?

Hey Guys, I graduated from Cotonou, the republic of Benin. Which UK schools accept Benin graduates for Masters

Thanks so much!

SonugaMike:
Thanks everyone for your contributions for far. Got delayed last friday 14th

First attempt
Location: Abuja
Course: Masters International relations and affairs
VO: White lady seated in the last cubicle to the right.

VO: I see you are going to the New School for your Masters
Me: Yes, very correct

VO: Why are you studying international relations?
Me: To pursue my ambition and build up on my Bachelor's degree where I studied Political science in order to contribute in policy formation and to be an ambassador for my country

VO: What would you be do after your study?
Me; First I would be taking a higher role at my current work place as already assured by my director. He wrote my recommendation letter to the school

VO: Where do you work?
Me: XYZ company

VO: What do you do there?
Me: I described but not exact words with what I filled on my ds-160

VO: Who would be sponsoring you?
Me: My cousin would be my major sponsor while my dad would be supporting

VO: What does he do?
Me: I forgot then began to stutter trying to remember. Before I could remember she moved on to the next question. At a point I said f**K and I think she heard

VO: Have you traveled out of the country before?
Me: No, I haven't had a reason to do so.

VO: Hands over blue paper. I no even bother myself because me self no say I Bleep up.

Truthfully I no say I really Bleep up.
Some lessons learnt although the settings of the environment was absorbed. I wasn't expecting to have my interview while standing with many people behind me listening to all I was saying. I initially imagined it to be behind closed door and seated like a proper interview. That idea of standing to talk to someone seated behind a glass still doesn't make sense to me.

Any which way, we move to try again latter, congratulations to everyone that received their visa at this time

That stupid white lady denied me weeks ago and denied lots of people on that Jan 14th. About 4 of my friends had interview on the 14th and none got their visa

2 guys here, plus you making 3 were also denied by her on that same 14th.

The first question she asked them is “have you travelled out of Nigeria before, once you say No. You are getting denial

If you say yes, she would scan your passports for previous visas to confirm

babsray:
I was denied in Abuja.

Tbh I can’t really say I remember in detail all i said.

But this was how it went.

V.O. Good Morning
Me: Good Morning Ma

Vo: Please pass your documents.
Me: passes documents

Vo: who will be paying for your housing?
Me: My mother(my sponsor)

Vo: Why Urban and Community Development.
Me: I said a few stuff, i cant really recollect how i phrased it.

VO: What are your plans for when you finish your studies.
Me: I will be coming back to Nigeria to work with my Mother’s Company, which deals in Real Estate Management.

Vo: Types for a while then asks, what does the company do.
Me: Real Estate Management.

Vo: pauses for a few seconds. Finished typing.
Then issues the blue form.

Many people were denied on the 14th

Was it that white lady at the extreme right window ? Close to the queue, that denied you ?

haywhy17:
First attempt
Zero funding
37k COA
Abuja


Vo good morning

Me good morning ma (while I passed my documents)

Vo you are going to the university of Maine for masters degree in animal science

Me yes, with concentration in animal nutrition.


Vo what do you do?

Me I'm a research assistant at xoxo company where I research into improvement of livestock fed hay and forages.


Vo what will you be working on at the University of Maine?

Me (I stuttered and at this point I thought I had blown it.) I will be evaluating the effect of experimental formulation of experimental diet on livestock
(this was total rubbish from what I had in mind I had to just join something to make sound legit)


VO tell me about your thesis

Me (I already gathered some momentum here) I will be working on use of fungal enzymes to develop nutritive additives to improve profitability in livestock production.


VO Who is funding your education?

Me my brother mr kazeem , who is into oil and gas business. He also has real estate business and he currently oversee the family business.


Vo what is the family business
Me we are into agro allied business

Vo (while typing voraciously for about 10 seconds rose her head and asked "you work with the federal government?

Me yes ma.(thinking I already blew it.)


Vo I will be holding on to your international passport . (Then she said those words people claim to not hear )

I remember picking the word passport and i-20. The moment I noticed she took my passport and didn't use her left hand to pick the blue paper, my mind was screaming "it's a lie"


The atmosphere was really bad today Chelsea FC just full Abuja embassy today. I would say 1 out of every 20 that went in was given white paper. I had to pinch myself if I wasn't dreaming.

This visa thing is not even by how fluent you might think you are. I was shaky throughout. At a point I told myself "Ayo, tiẹ ta". At that point I forgot what my thesis is about...I saw guys that were very fluent and even confident... na Blue paper dem collect.

PS- I don't work with the federal government. FG being helpful to my life for the very first time. It was nice doing business with Nigeria for almost 3 decades...

Who go dash me correct jacket wey fit hold -20⁰C. Maine is not for the weak.

Was it the V.O at the extreme window on the right that interviewed you ?

babsray:
Guys, Please i need you to engage and help me on this.

My school resumed on 10th January.
Had my interview on 14th and was denied.

Please can I reapply and get a new emergency date within now and 30th.
If so, how can i go about it.
Please assist me on this.
Thanks

Share your transcript

Also, were you denied in Lagos or Abuja?

Abacino007:
Visa approved
Location: Abuja

my 9th attempts.

THE SIEGE IS OVER

Firstly, I will like to thank God Almighty for answered prayers. I will also like to thank some few people specifically. Thank you @⁨100kobo for your supports so far. You are part of the story, thank you for your prayers and words of encouragement. I can’t even thank you enough.
@⁨Fairheart ⁩ can testify also, I met Fairheart 2018 and he really tried for me. @Fall2021, thank you for being a source of inspiration to me. Also want to thank everyone here for their contributions. @Rafman12, my brother from another mother, thank you so much.

1st attempt 2017 Lagos (Wichita state University) no funding
2nd attempts 2017 Lagos (Wichita state University) no funding
3rd attempts 2018 Lagos (Wichita State University) no funding
4th attempts 2018 Abuja (Central Michigan University) 50% funding
5th attempts 2018 Abuja (Central Michigan University) 50%funding
6th attempts 2019 Abuja (Central Michigan University) 50% funding
7th attempts 2019 Lagos (Central Michigan University) 50% funding
8th attempts 2021 (Abuja Illinois State University) full tuition waiver with $13,371
9th attempts 2022 Abuja (Illinois state University) same

As usual, I walked into the interview hall with the hope and believe that God will change my story one day.

Vo: good morning
Me : good morning

Me: how are you today
Vo: no reply

Vo: place your fingers for biometric

Vo: I can see you are going to Illinois state University for your master in Quantitative Economics

Me: no, I am going for master in applied economics with concentration in Financial Economics

Vo: okay

Vo: i see you have a GA, who will be paying for the rest

Me: my aunty and I will compliments with my little savings

Vo: what’s your thesis interest

Me: pardon,

Vo then carried a paper and wrote “thesis” then showed me


Me: okay you mean thesis, I will be working with Dr ABC who is a monetary economist at the school, we will be working on a thesis topic : *Nexus between unemployment and inflation* . We will gather data from Nigeria and USA for our analysis. We will be using co integration technique, granger causality test, Ecm etc. We will be using Philip Curve as our literature review.

Vo: where were you working before?

Me: I worked with ABC limited

Vo; a forex company?
Me: yes, we deal with foreign currencies.

Vo: it’s a family business right? (this question made me realize that she was asking me questions based on the answers I have given in this past by this time I realize i need to be consistent)

Me: yes, it is owned my uncle, I worked as an account officer there, I was responsible for their receivables and payables account, and budgeting. Before I left there I was able to recover #77m potential bad debts for the company.

Vo: where do you work now?

Me: I work as a lecturer with ABC where I am responsible for course development, teaching and grading students exams and seminar papers

Vo: what courses do you take

Me; I take micro and macro economics courses

Vo: okay. That’s good

Vo: will you be returning to the institution after your masters

Me: haven gained necessary skill, knowledge, experience and exposure in the course of this study, I will be returning back to my current work place to pick up a role is senior lecturer. I have a study leave approval here with me

Vo: how many siblings do you have

Me: myself, my brother and my sister including my parent.

She typed for a while and reach out to the white paper and said congratulations… who cares about the rest

I am still in shock, God is faithful, never give up on your dreams. I have been on this since 2016 but God did it in 2022. I was divinely favoured all through.. i stammered and stammered but the lady actually was calm with me. I will never be ungrateful to God.

Guys, pls don’t give up on your dreams, my application is another example to us that God will do it at the right time. DON’T GIVE UP

Congratulations!! I love your persistence. Please quick question

How many times have you paid SEVIS fee since you started this journey in 2017?

Waskylala:
It seems if one starts his/her interview with taking biometrics, visa don sure be that ?

Nah. They take the biometrics of all who came for interview

busayofunke:
I want to wish everyone of us a successful outing at any embassy. Also, i would like to thank the admin of this platform for creating this platform.

FIRST ATTEMPT
VISA APPROVED

VO: Checked my I20 and said " Can see you are going to College of Saint Rose for Masters in Computer and Information Science"
Me: Yes sir, with a concentraitor in Data Analytics.
VO: Where do you work?
Me: I work with xxxxx and i work in the data analytics department.
VO: who is sponsoring you?
Me: He is a business man, he's into real estate and has restaurants in some part of Abuja.
VO: Restaurant:
Me: yes sir
VO: How many staff does he have?
Me: He has over 200 i think.
VO: started typing
Me: He sponsored my undergraduate study and wanted me to further immediately after my study but told him i needed to gain skill.
VO: Xxxxx organization right?
Me: Yes sir
VO: Can see that your application is okay. Gave me white paper and told me to follow the instruction on how to get my passport

All I can say is thank you Lord. He didn't ask for my employment letter or POF

Congrats, what’s your cost of attendance and deficit ? Was there any funding ?

Has any one ever been allowed into the embassy for interview with a passport or less than 6 months validity ?

beejhay69:
Hello.

Fill a new DS-160,
Correct the arrival dates,
Update your cgi profile with the new DS-160 confirmation number,
Print out the new appointment confirmation slip.

Complete all the above 3days to your appointment date.

Also print your new DS-160 confirmation and don’t make the mistake of taking the old one to your interview!

KayKayShanana:
I am surprised they requested for your bank statements, very strange, they have stopped checking documents for a while now.

My feedback on your transcript- you missed the question on study plans, your response should have been the count of credit hours, count of courses and possibly compulsory/elective courses to take.
All the best.

Why did they stop checking documents?

US are really crazy o!!!! My cousin had his visa interview today at the US Embassy in Abuja and they denied him !!!! I think this transcript is very okay. The guy is feeling suicidal right now. Please guru’s in the house, please help me scrutinize this!!


* V.O: Pass me your passport and i20

* V.O: Where are you going to?
I am going to Texas A&M Kingsville University for my Masters in Electrical Engineering

* V.O: How did you hear about TAMUK
I have two family friends who currently study at Texas A&M Kingsville. They told me a whole lot about the University and the quality of education I stand to also benefit if I come.

* V.O: Which other school did you applied to and how many admitted you?
University of Texas at San Antonio, New York Institute of Technology and Texas A&M Tamuk

* V.O: Why Tamuk over UTSA, NYIT?
I pretty much enjoyed my interaction with Dr Armit Verma of the Department of Electrical Engineering in the Frank WIttcherweich School of Engineering. He provided me with prompt and precise responses to each of my request. We already built a good rapport. he was very excited on my admission to TAMUK as compared to the other Universities I applied to.

* V.O: Why Electrical Engineering?
Coming from my first degree on same course, I am now more passionate to acquire the requisite trainings to become a leading force in bringing about the lasting change in our power systems. Indeed there are numerous challenges with Power in Nigeria same as its opportinites and the vacuum here can only be filled by those who have the right knowledge.

* V.O: Why do you want to study in the USA?
Graduates of American Universities are always very well skilled. American Universities offer impeccable syllabus with a great blend of both practical and theoretical skills. Also, their degrees are highly regarded globally. They occupy juicy positions on their return to the country due to their acquired skill. Their degrees are well appreciated and recognized globally. Why do I need to consider anywhere else.

* V.O: Tell me about your study plan.
After my two years study stay in the US, I will deploy acquired skill into improving the power system of Nigeria by seeking for employment with the Ministry of Power specifically and becoming a contract lecturer with any of our top rated University in Nigeria. Instilling in them the right academic standard needed to be a better Engineer.

* V.O: What will this degree do for you?
This degree will arm me to be a better competitor among the league of well trained engineers who are willing to help build Nigeria. It will formally align me to global standards in terms of being a properly trained Electrical engineer.

*V.O: Tell me about your academic background
I finished from the University of Port harcourt in 2018 having graduated with a CGPA of 3.85. For my final year project, I worked on the comparison between Proportional Integral and Proportional Integral Differential for Liquid level control. I use Matlab for basic computational analysis. as this was deployed at Afam gas plant in Rivers State.

* V.O: What you been doing?
After my compulsory two one year NYSC, I have worked with a few Nigerian companies in the Engineering sphere, such as (abc) height in Port harcourt, and now (xyz) Electric. Currently with xyz Electric where I function as a Maintenace Engineer, I carry out maintenance checks on Electrical parts with the help of circuit software JIRA.

* V.O: who is paying for your studies?
My Dad.

* V.O: What does he do?
He provides Industrial gas to manufacturing companies in Lagos, Ibadan and Benin.

* V.O: Can I see his bank statement?
Oh Sure.

*V.O Goes through the statement for over 3 minutes cross checking every detail
V.O What is FBM as stated in the statement?
I said its one of the transactions that occurred. Actually a case where a client made payment. The statement actually has N34 Million.

*V.O Goes through the statement again while typing some crap.
*V.O I’m sorry you are ineligible to enter the US at the moment, while handling to me the blue paper. Please check through section 214b …………………
I was dumbfounded, I felt my world was crashing in on me. I left the facility disgusted.

Good for them

Guys, please I have a question

My visa interview is tomorrow being Thursday and if I’m approved of a visa, I might not be able to make it because my program starts the next day being Friday

And visa issuance takes about 3 working days. That means, if I’m approved, I would be picking up my passport with visa on Monday Or Tuesday the following week

I’ve informed my school about this and requested for an extension and they refused an said all students must be present at the mandatory orientation program which will be holding on Monday next week and the only option for me would be to defer to fall 2022

Since my program doesn’t admit for summer

This is really sad.

They said they would issue me a new I-20 for Fall 2022 if my visa is approved

I have accepted my Fate to defer to Fall 2022 which starts around September 2022

My question now is, how soon can I travel for my Fall Term Starting in September if my visa is approved.

Can I travel in June ?

ObaOfEsan:
Your passport number is unique, it doesn't change!

so I should go with both passports? Or should I fill a new DS-160 ?

MelaninGemstone:
Guys, please I need an urgent advise

I submitted my DS-160 form a week ago and I have an appointment for Lagos on the 13th

But I just discovered that my passport is expiring in five months time

I just got back from immigration office and paid double for a new passport that would come out tomorrow. Please do I need to update my new passport number anywhere or I should just go to my interview with the 2 passports.

Please, someone should advise me

Guys, please I need an urgent advise

I submitted my DS-160 form a week ago and I have an appointment for Lagos on the 13th

But I just discovered that my passport is expiring in five months time

I just got back from immigration office and paid double for a new passport that would come out tomorrow. Please do I need to update my new passport number anywhere or I should just go to my interview with the 2 passports.