layez:
Actually this is my first time of posting on this platform but trust me, I read transcripts, downloaded transcripts, above all I like comments, that's mostly what I do here.

I got my Visa approved today in Abuja and it was God and preparation. A guy in my front got denied by the lady VO so I was praying I shouldn't get her. I did.

Alot of people, in my opinion, got approved today. I think today is a good day. I was part of the last people at the embassy.

Oh! I saw indaboski today.
.........

US Embassy, Abuja
Status: Approved
GA: $29k
Deficit: $7k

Me: Good Afternoon
ested for bank statement.

Polly240:
Good morning everyone
Pls can someone help me review and transcript, my interview is in 2 weeks.
Thank you.

V.O: Good morning
ME: Good morning. How’re you today?

V.O: where are you headed?
ME: I’m going to Georgia State University for a master degree program in Chemistry.

V.O: what’s your academic background?
ME: I completed my bachelors degree at Bowen University, Iwo with a first class honours in Biochemistry in 2018. After which I went on for my one year NYSC program where I taught chemistry at a secondary school in kaduna state.

V.O: what do you know about GSU?
ME: GSU located in downtown Atlanta was founded in 1913 as a night school for the Georgia school of technology. It is one of the four research universities in the university system of Georgia; university of Georgia, Augusta university and Georgia institute of technology.

V.O: why GSU?
ME: Asides the fact that I was offered a full tuition wavier with a graduate research assistantship position that’s comes with stipend. GSU has a very high research activity with its chemistry program among the top 10% in the USA according to US news ranking. Also, during my search I discovered Dr Suri Iyer whose research interest in drug design and molecular assay development aligns perfectly with mine. I’ll be working directly with him and he’s keen on having me join his research group. Also, GSU is located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, so I would get to experience life in the city and diverse cultures.

V.O: how did you discover the school?
ME: after my decision to get a master degree in chemistry. I used Peterson’s and gradschools website to search for schools offering a masters degree in chemistry, then I streamlined my options based on my research interests. That’s how I came across Dr suri and GSU.

V.O: what’s your research interest?
ME: my research interest focuses on the design and synthesis of small molecule antagonists of chemokine receptors involved in inflammatory diseases. These antagonists would act as therapeutic agents for these diseases thereby inhibiting the activities of these receptors. It also involves the development of molecular testing diagnostic tools using glycan-based diagnostics.
This is a very high research that is aimed at developing high performance drugs targeted at curbing symptoms (like swelling, joint stiffness, loss of movement) established in inflammatory diseases.
Furthermore, my engagement in this research would enhance my knowledge on drug design development and techniques which I would implement in the drug production team of my late father’s company upon arrival after graduation.


V.O: what would this degree do for you?
ME: Getting this degree would advance my knowledge and techniques in drug development, which would qualify me for the position of the research and development chemist in the r&d team of my late father’s company upon my arrival after graduation.

V.O: Tell me about your late father’s company
ME: poultry support services is a registered limited company established in 1992. We started with running a veterinary clinic and also a animal supplies store; where we sell all animals drugs, feed and equipment. Until late 2019, when we decided to create a livestock drug production team where I work as the drug design and development analyst. Getting this degree would help me implement my drug design and development techniques as the research & development chemist in the team.

V.O: why USA?
ME: the United States has one of the best educational systems in the world and is known for having diverse research area. A degree in the US is well recognised all over the world.
ME: coupled with the stipend I’ll be getting as a research assistant. My deficit would be paid by my elder brother; who’s the current CEO of my late father’s company Poultry Support Services, where we’ve run a veterinary clinic and animal supplies store for over

V.O: are you married?
ME: No

V.O: I’ll be approving your visa��

Greatajo:
To everyone who has had his/her visa approved, how much is the reciprocity fee paid at the embassy?

beans12:
i guys please I need your help, two years ago(2019) I had applied for a student visa I was issued my white papers and passport collected to have my visa printed on it, and 2days later when I check my visa status I was denied. And when I had gone to the reception center to get my passport back. It came with a slip pointing to the reason why I was refused under section 214b ...my question could I have been banned?

MelaninGemstone:
Visa denied in Lagos
May 4, 2021

First time, First denial
COA: $60k
No funding at all
University: Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ

NB: My best friend is saying I shouldn’t post my transcript on NL, but I’m posting it, so maybe someone will learn a thing or two.

Background: The queue was very long, over 300 people

Connected1:

I love your advice bro
But I am overwhelmed by many things I want to achieve, I can write, sing, I now have an industrial skill ( hollow glass production), I am learning coding partly and I am also schooling(100l).
I have just one girlfriend and we find ourselves cool.
Now I find it hard to leave one skill for another and I sometimes get into depression because I am always stressed up.
Sometimes I feel like I need a consultant/adviser, but I don't know any and everyone seems too busy to listen to your advice.

Abigalbee98:
Good afternoon,Am asking for a friend and will be glad if someone can give a candid advice.
He got a full ride scholarship and a $3.5k deficit.the school said it’s mandatory to pay the deficit before getting his I-20.
Please what can we do.

Favour1998:
I just admitted into The University of southern Mississippi of which my program is starting next fall And am applying for an F1 Visa. But have been told there is no available dates for visa appointments . Please any idea on how to go about this?

MelaninGemstone:
Easiest way to get a visa is if you are
-Married
-Have travel history (even if it’s one country abroad)
-Have good funding with little deficit

If you ain’t got this three things, your visa na just try your luck

FyiNodrama:
Good day everyone!
Someone I know recently had his f1 visa refused here at the US embassy in Ghana. I am posting his transcript here for comments on why he might have been refused.
Thank you. Please the gurus in the house I need your help.

This was my interaction with the VO
Q:What are you going to study
Masters in Political Science and Govt @ Ohio University
Q: Can I Pls have your I-20?
handed it to her

•What did you study at the undergraduate level
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with Study of Religions

•When did you complete school
2015, May 2015

•What have you been working since then

I have worked with Ghana’s leading private media organization, Citi FM/CIti TV for the past 5 years as a broadcast journalist covering parliament and othe r socio political events in the country
.
•How did you get to know about the Ohio University
I got to know about the school through one of my lecturers during undergrad, Dr Bossman Asare, Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission who is an alumnus of Ohio University. When the time was for me to think about pursuing graduate studies, I researched on the school, like the course structure and course concentrations on offer and put in my application which has been successful.

•Did you apply to any other schools apart from Ohio University
Yes, two other schools, Columbia University and Northeastern University

• I see you have funding,who is paying for the other part of the funding

A:My Uncle, Richard Assuming
What does he do
He is a contractor, he executes government projects mainly in the educational sector
Do you have a supporting document fr him
Yes; his bank statement.
(Hands bank statement to her)
• Does he have any kids
Yes
• How old are they
Five and Seven
•What are your plans after studies
I would come back and continue with my media job and also set up a parliamentary civil society group based on the expertise and exposure I will gather at the Ohio University in the states which is the bastion of democracy
• Have you travelled outside Ghana before
Yes; to Ethiopia
What for?
I was part of a group of journalists selected by Oxfam to observe and cover the AU heads of state and government summit in Addis Ababa. I can hand over my old passport if you want to confirm
Q; No that’s fine
• Have you travelled outside Ghana in the last two weeks
No
• Did you apply to any other school outside outside the US
No

Then she started typing plenty..I was very hopeful at this point that I had been granted the visa I was seriously praying

she said
• Take off your mask
I did
She continued typing
Then she dropped the bombshell
I’m sorry your visa can’t be approved because you do not qualify for this type of visa at this point in time
Then Handed me their letter

I said wow..she said yes!

I walked away

That’s my experience

Saxokez:
Good day everyone,

I need help oooo , I have my I-20 form already , and I have paid for my sevis fee, just to book an appointment, but a friend of mine in the state said I have a slim chance of getting my Visa approved because I don't have any funding(my tuition fee is $26,454) and I'm using my uncle's statement of acc ( not my parent) this will be second time I would be going for an interview. Pls I need advice from expert here.

shoyinka35:
Good day everyone, my wife is planing to go for her master degree in USA later this year or early next year and she is planning on going there with my 7 months old baby.My question is when going for visa interview is it advisable for her to go there with the baby as evidence or not.Your reply is highly needed.

Antisocial1:


Thank you for replying, But I sent a mail to LagosNIV and they replied that the accompanying parent would need to come with a valid government issued ID

Antisocial1:
Hello house,
Can a Parent accompany and undergraduate (17 years) for his Visa interview?

Lovethchisom:
Hello House, Good morning
I am applying for Msc in New York Institute of Technology. But someone advised i leave it cos it is an Institute and no a university, That i will affect me when i go for Visa Interview. Please I need your Opinion here. Do you think the school will affect my visa decision?
Is there anyone that has gotten admission and visa with the said institution?

Polly240:
Good morning everyone
Pls can someone help me review and transcript, my interview is in 2 weeks.
Thank you.

V.O: Good morning
ME: Good morning. How’re you today?

V.O: where are you headed?
ME: I’m going to Georgia State University for a master degree program in Chemistry.

V.O: what’s your academic background?
ME: I completed my bachelors degree at Bowen University, Iwo with a first class honours in Biochemistry in 2018. After which I went on for my one year NYSC program where I taught chemistry at a secondary school in kaduna state.

V.O: what do you know about GSU?
ME: GSU located in downtown Atlanta was founded in 1913 as a night school for the Georgia school of technology. It is one of the four research universities in the university system of Georgia; university of Georgia, Augusta university and Georgia institute of technology.

V.O: why GSU?
ME: Asides the fact that I was offered a full tuition wavier with a graduate research assistantship position that’s comes with stipend. GSU has a very high research activity with its chemistry program among the top 10% in the USA according to US news ranking. Also, during my search I discovered Dr Suri Iyer whose research interest in drug design and molecular assay development aligns perfectly with mine. I’ll be working directly with him and he’s keen on having me join his research group. Also, GSU is located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, so I would get to experience life in the city and diverse cultures.

V.O: how did you discover the school?
ME: after my decision to get a master degree in chemistry. I used Peterson’s and gradschools website to search for schools offering a masters degree in chemistry, then I streamlined my options based on my research interests. That’s how I came across Dr suri and GSU.

V.O: what’s your research interest?
ME: my research interest focuses on the design and synthesis of small molecule antagonists of chemokine receptors involved in inflammatory diseases. These antagonists would act as therapeutic agents for these diseases thereby inhibiting the activities of these receptors. It also involves the development of molecular testing diagnostic tools using glycan-based diagnostics.
This is a very high research that is aimed at developing high performance drugs targeted at curbing symptoms (like swelling, joint stiffness, loss of movement) established in inflammatory diseases.
Furthermore, my engagement in this research would enhance my knowledge on drug design development and techniques which I would implement in the drug production team of my late father’s company upon arrival after graduation.

V.O: what’s your study plan
ME: my course takes 2 years to be completed with a minimum of 32 semester hours of graduate coursework. This includes a required 6 credits hours of thesis research, 2 credit hours of seminar and 3 credit hours of laboratory supervision. I’ll be taking a minimum of 12 credits in the fall semester to receive the assistantship.

V.O: what would this degree do for you?
ME: Getting this degree would advance my knowledge and techniques in drug development, which would qualify me for the position of the research and development chemist in the r&d team of my late father’s company upon my arrival after graduation.

V.O: Tell me about your late father’s company
ME: poultry support services is a registered limited company established in 1992. We started with running a veterinary clinic and also a animal supplies store; where we sell all animals drugs, feed and equipment. Until late 2019, when we decided to create a livestock drug production team where I work as the drug design and development analyst. Getting this degree would help me implement my drug design and development techniques as the research & development chemist in the team.

V.O: why USA?
ME: the United States has one of the best educational systems in the world and is known for having diverse research area. A degree in the US is well recognised all over the world.

V.O: I see you’ll be working as a research assistant, what would you be doing?
ME: as an RA I’ll be working 8 hours per week assisting in conducting research including data collection and compilation.

V.O: who’s sponsoring this trip?
ME: coupled with the stipend I’ll be getting as a research assistant. My deficit would be paid by my elder brother; who’s the current CEO of my late father’s company Poultry Support Services, where we’ve run a veterinary clinic and animal supplies store for over 25 years.

V.O: do you have any documents supporting this claim
ME: yes, hands over bank statement.

V.O: are you married?
ME: No

V.O: I’ll be approving your visa��

martAKINOLA:
Hello everyone.

I need a favour I want to take ielts. and I don't know where to start from. please someone should guide me on the way through. although I'm working towards spring 2022 but I want to start preparing now.

Oluomu:
PLEASE REMINDER ON THIS


Hello All,

House please i urgently need your assistant and advice on this issue bothering me.

I'm a graduate of Mechanical Engineering and I have over 10yrs work experience in Automobile industry trying to apply for Master in US but could not meet the admission requirements of 3.3GPA.

Now my guy advised me to go for MBA for my masters...........I want to know the possibility getting visa approval If i should apply for MBA, a course different from my professional career.

I would appreciate all comments to help me take a decision.

Ikenna04:
please I don't know. Tell me.

Ikenna04:
yes it is. But it's not sufficient if we join our total amount together.

Ikenna04:
Can I and my brother go with the same bank statement for interview on different days. Is that ok as far as it is sufficient for a years study?

anjyy:

Please what does good home ties mean?

Yes, my husband works.

anjyy:
Please advise, I just got a Fully Funded US PhD scholarship Offer but I have one month to put to bed
The program is expected to start by Fall September 2021.

Please help

I don't how to go about the visa applications.

websta:
Please I need your help urgently. I have been trying to reach you but I couldn't. My visa was denied in abj on Monday. please can you mail me or PM since I can't PM you. I have something important I need your advice about. Thanks.

INFP:
Read self help books. Start with "Subtle art of not giving a f***" by Mark Manson.

Blessed365:
Hi guys please I need your help, two years ago(2019) I had applied for a student visa I was issued my white papers and passport collected to have my visa printed on it, and 2days later when I check my visa status I was denied. And when I had gone to the reception center to get my passport back. It came with a slip pointing to the reason why I was refused under section 212(a) (6) (c) (I)...my question could I have been banned?? And for how long? What do I do if I have been banned before re applying? Please I need answers guys

mamaforsure:
please guy which usa school accept very low cgpa for admission like a 2.5/5 cgpa?

kastgeraldino:
It is not just about the number of undergraduates bros. Many elite liberal arts colleges like Bates, Colby, Vassar and Amherst don't have up to 4K undergrads, but they are as elite as top national universities including Ivy League schools. They are among the best in the US. I'm not saying her school is ideal, but your benchmark of 10K undergrads to classify good schools is completely wrong.

VictorUSA:
My decision! Is that why no one will answer my question?

raddyworld:
Good afternoon great people,
Honestly this thread has being a channel by which resourceful people impact Nigerians who are looking up to them for for such information.
I sincerely appreciate those who have contributed from the first page. More grease to ur elbow in Jesus name.
I Make an enquiry through a school and they promised full scholarship which includes schooling and stipends if I meet up.
My questions are:
1. If I qualify , do I still need huge amount of money in my account to be given visa?
2. If so like how much, if not like how much do I need to keep while travelling.
3. Aside from my Bsc do I need siwes? And what is the importance?
4. After schooling and working as assistant teacher in the school can school extend my visa and also give a working permit?

Please my questions may not be perfectly presented but take me as I am to do me a favour with answers as u have assisted many with facts on this thread

Thanks all for ur immeasurable contributions.