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Quick One Guys,

For the approved ones, don’t forget to check your school’s requirements for your resumption. Most schools ‘told’ you then that you are required to submit your official transcripts upon arrival etc. Don’t forget to ‘order’ that from your undergraduate school before you leave, don’t get there and be stranded, thinking “dem don forget”; “e no mean”. “ dem no go ask” Lol e go shock you.

For the ones searching for dates, keep keeping on; you’re not alone. It’s always like that and would always be like this.

The ones with date, preparation is key. Join and do mocks to get your wordings well, so that you can CONVINCE the VO on why you need the White paper.

For the prospective applicants, start and spread your applications now to meet priority deadlines. Spring 2023 and Fall 2023 are upon you already, e no far again oh.


GOD NO GO SHAME US ��



- Moshkom

Radarada08:
Hello! Trust you're good. Do you mind reviewing my DS-160 for me please? Thank you.

Send a PM / DM.

TimePiece:
@UmmZayd @Moshkom Pls I urgently need a response. Thank you.

Yeah, because you’re recently denied. That is why. It is always like that.

That, I sincerely don’t know of.

Godwilldomyown:
@moshkom and others, pls help me answer my question (s) I'm new here

Hello, Good Day Mrs.

Sincerely, you can’t say you would want to say with your husband for 5years. Ah! It’s not advisable at all, don’t even try it, talk-less of filling it that way you on your ds160. Please oh!

The best bet is always with 2-3 months.

VO: How long would you be staying?

You: I will be staying for 2months.

VO: Why are going to the USA?

You: to help my husband is settling down or to give my husband emotional support, after which i will return back to my work place, I’m currently on a 3months work leave break.

If he’s be there before now:

You: I will going to visit my husband, my children have missed father care, now that they’re on summer break seems to be the right time to see their daddy before their resumption.

Just make something outta the above, they’re just want comes to my ‘head’ atm, not saying you should say that same way.

Don’t forget you work is your home tie, so most of your responses should be you referencing your job.

Please, don’t fill 5 years oh. Best bet 2-3months.

Don’t forget to do mocks to ace the way you put your responses together ahead of your interview.

Good luck to you and yours.

Hey! Good day guys.

This is a reminder that the coming sessions (Spring 2023 and Fall 2023) applications are on already. If you are a prospective applicant kick start your application 'yesterday' not even today, I mean, no time.

Don't forget to apply to good schools, right programs, right time and most importantly package your applications VERY VERY WELL to get 'something' (FUNDING) from the school, we all know that a huge % of the 'best in funding' do scale through easily at the visa stage. So, why not try to get funding at the stage you're meant to get it; just try, we know it is not easy. lol

Again, if you're more than 23 years of age; already have a degree or higher diploma, it is NOT ADVISABLE you are trying the Undergraduate application, graduate study is still the best route. You have low cgpa? do result evaluation, write GRE, convincing SOP, a well packaged resume and other application materials. Yeah, they would tell you it worked for 'this' and 'that', so you should also try it, e go shock you that it might take 'you' forever before it work for 'you'. Why not just do the right it to avoid trying and error
Most of the times the VO are not the problem but 'our' profile are. Biko, let us try to get it right from onset.

I don't also see the reason why you should apply to/for a Community College, no excuse to justify that, Biko!

FUN FACT: If you're someone with pure science course (Chemistry, Biology, Agric etc) and you are still in 9ja, it is your 'fault' oh. lol


The above are MOSHKOM's personal opinions, it might count or not.

Good Luck Guys!!!

krcboy:
omo I no be guru but , all i can say is that what you are currently doing has to tally with what you intend to study. And where is the relation to being a realtor and public health, The VO might not see any reason as to what the public health degree will do for you in current work field. just wait for others to chip in. cc @moshkom

Yeah, it’s always ADVISABLE to have alignment with your past/last degree; current job and the propose degree.

That ‘somehow’ do show ‘you are’ a genuine student to the VO, like you know what you’re doing and want.

With that, someone would easily boycott some possible questions during the interview from the VO.

Be safe out there guys.

cleod:
Transcript
Visa approved , Abuja Embassy, Windows 8 ( the. bald guy)
No funding , deficit 24, 789
Sponsor : Employer
Interview was less than 2 minutes . Got in by 8am.
I could not escape the bald guy cos we were literally facing each other when he signaled to me to come.( I said a silent prayer Jehovah please help me) lol.
VO. Good morning pass me your 1-20 and your passport.
Me .. Good morning..did as requested.
VO...Have you travelled before?
Me... I have not had a reason to , my job is quite demanding.
VO...What will the MBA do for you
Me... I intend to attain a top management position in my company. There was an opportunity for the position of the CEO of one of our subsidiaries, i was not selected because i i do not have an MBA which is a requirement. ( Could feel the tension of my voice)
VO what do you do for the company.
Me.. I am an internal audit manager supporting seven subsidiaries, i plan to return to resume as a top manager and work for them minimum of four years.
He did not ask of the school neither did he ask to see my bank statement.
VO.. Everything looks good...... passed the white paper .
The rest i did not hear but tried to pay attention.
My take. Fill your Ds 160 in detail.
I had to withdraw mine on Monday , reviewed and updated a lot of things especially my work history. He was looking at the system when he asked the questions.
Prepare , do mocks , understand what to say but dont memorize
Dont underestimate the power of prayer.
Thanks to all the group members, i have really benefited from you all. Thanks to Moshkom, Titan kept telling me not to be scared. My USD partner i am waiting to hear
Your approval, thank so you much for the mock, You guys rock.

Congratulations once again.

Michaelshow:
Please I need this mock interview

PM Me, please.

IGmech619:
Moshkom I would love to join too. Please how do I join in the Mock interview

Kindly PM me.

horkami:
Hello Moshkom,

Please how can i schedule for mock interview with you? i and couple of others?

Kindly PM Me, ‘we’ have a propose scheduled mock session later today (2/6/22) on Google Meet.

“In as much as I celebrate with everyone getting approvals, I’ll love to remind us not to forget why we left in the first place.

Our actions also affect the next set of applicants from our country. If you’re going to school, please go to school.“

fantabulous08:
Thank you for this response, it inspired me. Please, can I send a DM sir?

Feel free.

Floda:
Good day chief. please do you mean someone who isn't your biological uncle can claim to be an uncle and stand as a sponsor?

for instance, can a close family friend with a different surname stand as my sponsor?

Yes.

He would serve as your Maternal Uncle.

Tirinng:
Nigpatriot Ummzayd Moshkom and every other helping person
Good morning

Please i need advice

COA is 56,000 (tuition: 32, other expenses 24)
There's a 50% scholarship off tuition which is 16000

Deficit; 40,000. No sponsor, No personal funding.
The department says there's a probability of securing on campus employment or graduate assistantship after resumption.

This might be my last opportunity

Should I go for it?

“ This might be my last opportunity “

In what context?

Kindly get a sponsor, to act as your uncle. Just to get your i20 and act up towards your visa application.

No time. God will not kill ‘our popular uncles’ for Us.

Quick Story:
One of our guy here got denied last week, within days he got a new date and went back, good news? He got approval today. Yeah; same no profile; not funded.

So, just to tell you that got a waiver; that you don’t have any excuse. There’s always opportunities when you get there, as you school already assure you.

Package yourself till you get The White Paper. This is USA path; You can do it!!!!!!!!

Good luck Champ!

krcboy:
Im 22 this year november ishh and I applied to wsu. will I be able to seek your help?

You can PM me, bro!

krcboy:
omo permission to dusturb you a few weeks to my interview im spring 2023 undergrad

Permission not granted. Lol

If you applied to good schools and you’re applying at the right age range, you can reach out to me when the time comes; I can easily tell one or two of my undergraduate ‘people’ to help you out.

Luck!

I envy SPRING 2023 and FALL 2023 prospective aspirants.

Like, there’s no reason you should not get the applications right.

Just the past few weeks on Visa interviews, transcripts and mock sessions are enough materials to excel in your preparation.

Keep Keeping On Champs!!

Doubuzofficial:
Hello baba, I actually tried sending you a Dm on here but the subject box won’t let me type so I followed you on Twitter with Doubuz23


Sorry about my not reaching you as you said 3:50pm


I had to round up from that office.

Kindly check your Twitter baba

Replied.

Doubuzofficial:
TRANSCRIPT PLEASE

Help criticize rigorously!


COA: $32,565.00
No Funding
Undergraduate Major: Transport Management [B. Tech]

Good Afternoon

Pass your Documents [ i-20 and Passport]


*Vo: where are you going to?*


I’m going for an MBA degree in the University of Bleep which is at so so so where I will major in business administration and management in general.

*Why the USA? *

One has to respect the fact that universities in the United States are at the fore front of most universities on the globe with their degree which is highly reputable and the quality of education they give which is top notch and they also give out support facilities to students in terms of assistantship and scholarship for both immigrant and non-immigrants.
These are the reasons I’m looking forward to studying in the USA?


*Vo: How’d you know about the school and why the school*

I got to know about bleep university through my former deputy director as an undergraduate and I went to do my research.
I chose bleep university because it has been accredited by Aacsb in 2015.

*Vo: Who is paying for your deficit/ who is your sponsor? *

My mama is my sponsor, she’s a fabric distributor in Lagos island and our stores are at Balogun and idumota markets respectively.

She’s a mother of 3 and I happen to be her eldest son, we also have landed and rented properties which I handle for the family.

vO: What do you do presently?

I’m a member of staff of bleeep company where I work as a procurement officer
[Do I need to go on and explain what I do]?

*Vo: what will this course do for you? *

This course would help me grow professional, it’ll widen the range of my career path while improving my leadership skill.

It’ll also give me the pre-requisite knowledge and idea needed in managing my company when I’m back in the country.

*Why should I approve your visa? *

Your approving my visa means I will be a step ahead in my academic career and my degree would be tenable for a high position in my company upon my arrival.


Congrats.

Can somebody please enlighten me on what to look into when it comes to *study Plan and Thesis ??

Please I’m open to critics.. kindly help scrutinize this.


@moshkom

@haywhy


Thank you guys.

Kindly PM now (03:50pm) lemme share you an on-going Google Meet session for Mock interview, because I personally don’t believe in ‘on-paper’ transcript.

“Please… try ur best to make sure someone verify all infos on ur DS160 b4 u submit or after u submit .

Many mistakes in past weeks and it might happen again.

U got ur visa and realize ur name
School name
Surname
Are all wrongly spelt .

This will give u serious issues when traveling
Or
Another round of admin processing + recertification before u get new visa stamp .

Take serious verifications on all u type on ur DS160

We currently have many similar cases at hand right now.“

Be Safe Outta There Champs!

- Moshkom

Tirinng:
Good morning house, I have a question please.

Moshkom, Ummzayd or any helping individual

What's the possibility of starting a visa process in July and seeing dates plus getting approval for an August/September start date?

I am still waiting on funding decisions which might come in Late June.

Start your process NOW, by getting your i20.

Yeah! You can update your i20 back when the Funds comes through which won’t affect other process.

Pay your visa fee.
Setup your cgi.
When date is available pick and keep.

Use the below snapshot as guide. If you don’t get it, you can PM me.

Luck Champ!

AbroadEye:
Boss Moshkom please I sent you a mail. I applied to a 4years college for masters. No funding, I've been given I-20 and I am preparing for my Visa interview, please I need your guidance. Thank you

I Replied your PM already, boss!

cuttingedge:
Boss Moshkom please hope this change will not affect the interview Date I already secured?

Not at all.

Just make sure you UPDATE the new confirmation number on/in your cgi portal, so that both aligns.

IamOluwaseun009:
Hi Moshkom, good day. I have my Visa interview in some weeks, can you pls be of assistance to me in terms of a mock session. Thanks much.

Sad thing is that I can’t personally mock all guys in my PM.

But, I am Trying to come up with a Zoom/Mock/GoogleMeet session this weekend, by getting to reach to all my ‘people’ that got approval this week to help come HOST and MODERATE ‘us’ on the session on how the WHITE PAPER became theirs. Let’s hear from the horse mouth.

cuttingedge:
Hello everyone, I'd like to ask if I can edit my DS-160 after submitting already. I feel my DS-160 is kind of scanty and I need to put additional details. I already have an interview date for Abuja next month and hope this won't be affected in anyway.

Thanks.
Moshkom and all the gurus in the house please help me out.

Yeah, you can!

Try to follow the below steps:


Go to DS160 website. Fill in your details (location and Confirmation number) Simply select “Retrieve An Application”, then “create a new application”.

You’d be able to access the old DS160. Just that this time, you’d get a new “Confirmation Number”. Make the necessary adjustments and submit when you’re sure you’re done. Then proceed to the CGIfederal website, login and navigate to

“Update Profile”

Erase your old confirmation number and replace it with the new one

Femotech123:
Lagos
Bachelor degree
Coa: $23,699
No funding: (haven’t been decided yet till May ending according to DSO of the school)
school: EIU
Vo : do your thumbprint
Vo : you are going for your bachelor degree right
Me : yes bachelor degree in political science
Vo : why this school
Me : I chose this school because it’s cheap and very affordable for my sponsor and she cut in
Vo : 49$ is not cheap!
Me: No ma my COA is just $23k+ ( but due to the SOA I send to get my i20 after they calculated the money with there rate is was equivalent to $49k so they input it like that so the family fund was $49k as indicated on my I20 I think that is why she said it’s not cheap) she check and quickly confirm and nodded.
Vo : who is spending a lot on you
Me : my brother he has been supporting me since when I want for my diploma course and he is ready and welling to support me
Vo : what does he do.
Me : he is a politician (I mute for a while immediately I wanted to say he Former deputy she cut in and ask
Vo : what will you do with the course
Me : I will come come to Nigeria to continue work at my place of work but in higher position. I can be transferred to state secretariat or federal and I will start my political ambition by joining political party.
Vo : type and type and type like 5min self and eventually she said you aren’t qualified for this and brought out the blue pepper.


Please guys at @moshkom and at every other gurus in this house just advise me pls and I will appreciate this is my 3 attempt and I am 25. Should I try again or I should just go back and complete my hnd and apply for masters or I should try once again ?
Secondly my sevis fee will expire on July eventually if I apply and get date lets say by August (aug 22 is my program start date ) hope I will still be able to use the sevis fee or I will have to pay for another sevis fee again.

Oh! Sorry for the denial bro.

I won’t lie, You failed in preparation. I doubt you did proper mock(s) before the interview.

You really have to act up towards your next application.

Maybe;

- Change school to one with low Cost of Attendance.
Check out TRUMAN STATE UNI, they automatically gives 10k to international students and their COA is ‘just’ 28k. Minus the 10k, your sponsor would now have ‘just’ 18k to cover has deficit

- Do proper prep talks, mock and know-how before you next visa interview, with someone that is more knowledgeable in this field.

- Your Parent should be your best sponsor in the Undergraduate path. If they can’t in this ‘primary level’ of yours, then try to convince the VO why your uncle is taking their position.

PS: In MOSHKOM’s words “Dem no dey rush go embassy oh”.
Because this one you are already calculating your SEVIS payment expiring date against your next possible interview date ehn, calm down oh.

- Don’t forget NOT to apply to COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
- Don’t forget to apply at the right age range.

Good luck Young Champ!!!

shekhaz:
Hi Moshkom, please do respond to my mail request. Thank you

I should have. If not, kindly DM on the social media in my signature.

“Today, I experienced firsthand the beaming ecstasy and the deepest genuine display of happiness from successful applicants. I have never seen someone hug me so joyfully, genuinely, and passionately.
I saw flowing tears of joy
Omo America Visa na Vibe!

However, I also experienced firsthand the gloomy and depressing someone could get. The low spirit and miserable feeling of delayed applicants almost moved me to tears. Some hid it well and were courageous on the spot ( but I'm certain they may cry later) while others were totally broken and every word of encouragement was like salt to injury.

Mixed feelings everywhere just pray for grace.

*Please Avoid the ***** guy at all cost. I swear this *** guy's case is real in Abuja”

- Gbolahan (May 16, 2022)

Quick One:

There is ZERO emotions in this USA path.
They’re ready to toy with your emotion, no matter who you are at any time of your USA application (visa or school).

Keep your emotions AWAY from this path.

Just move on and/or try again elsewhere (another country).

You’re NOT a failure because of a denial.

PS: Not trying to promote an act or musician, but if you ever feel like giving up, listen to Burna’s TAT album. You would be fine and later level up.

GOD NO GO SHAME US!!

- Moshkom.

Brainner:
Thanks so much boss.
Pls I need this clarification, can I book one-way or MUST be a round trip?

One way!

Return, if you need to get PTA from the bank.

Just stay with one way, unless you’re really sure of a/the particular date/time you would/might want come back.

Brainner:
Abuja
Approved ✅
First Attempt
16/05/22
Phd Marine and Coastal Management
Texas A&M
COA- 41k
Funding- 53k
Window 10
White male
VO. Good morning
Me. Good morning sir
VO. Can I have your documents
After the biometrics
VO. Have you traveled out of the country before?
Me. Yes, I was in Kenya last Nov to attend a conference organised by the Commonwealth Association of Planners
VO. Are you married?
Me. Yes I'm married, got married Oct, 2015
VO. Do you have kids, how many?
Me. I have two kids
VO. typed for like a min
VO. asked a question I didn't really get, but I heard wife and kids
Me. We have a plan that they will be visiting me at some point or I'll come home during the holidays to spend time with them.
VO. What do you do now?
Me. I'm lecturing in a State Polytechnic...
VO. Cuts in, what's your plan after the program?
Me. I'll be returning to my position as a lecturer, but I have an ambition of becoming a university professor, so I'll be applying to universities upon my return and I believe my knowledge and the degree will give me a headway
VO. Nodded, typed for a while, dropped my passport by the side and reached for the white paper, passed it to me with the I-20 then the instructions followed...make sure you have your I-20 with you at POE blah blah
Me. Thank you sir

I need to point out that grace flows all through for me. I'm using this period to show gratitude to these persons:
Ebi1
walerush
Moshkom
Themaths
Captaintitan
walepepe21
Your updates at some points were very handy and helpful to me, I can confirm this forum is the best.
I wish all prospective interviewees the best, in all of these pls don't forget the place of prayers.

CONGRATULATIONS G!!!!!!
Fly safe.