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PTA is just getting foreign currency at the official rate for the purpose of travelling. You show proof of travel (passport with visa and flight ticket) at the bank, and they remove the naira value from your account and give you the currency you requested for.

The maximum you can get is $4000 or it equivalence per quarter(CBN directive). There is no minimum. Some ppl dont even get to buy PTA when they re travelling because the bank may not have sold the PTA to them due to unavailability. These ppl kuku get the dollar from mallam at a high price; any amount they want- $100, $10,000 etc.

Travellex is also there at the airport to sell to those that want to buy. Still $4000 max.

PTA is better coz its way cheaper.

Form A can help wt ur fees and expenses whl in school

kenniez26:
Please gurus in the house. What is d minimum personal travel allowance to enter USA as a student?

Okay. Deleted

iCool:
Writing in 2 weeks??

Please let's leave the visa thread and go to the GRE thread. https://www.nairaland.com/1832477/how-achieve-high-scores-gre/144


You still have time.

I haven't used PowerPrep. I will try it out. Off to GRE thread. Sorry peeps

electronic:
Don't you have powerprep software?
ETS software is pretty good for last minute hacking... Its just like test day..... Oya carry go GRE Thread Now!!...

Am writing d exam in 2 weeks time. And i have been reading.
Chai eeeh. What a result.

Thats Kaplan simulation test. My first attempt.

Wakapass....

Missed road

The deleted posts dey too much dis morning, about 15 or more. Na wa ooo, i dey curious sha

Hope i never miss something

Bebenahda:
Hey all,

My visa application was on a 10-week English programme.

The interview went as follows:

VO: hello, have a [b]seat [/b]please
Me: hello

.

sorry about that Bebenahda


Hmmm, some Embassies get chair for applicants, wetin happen for naija side na

Please house, if i have an existing B1 visa before i get my F1 visa for school, will my B1 still remain valid if start my Msc wt my F1?

Am asking, because my colleague said i shud have my B1 visa even if i want to go to school

Congrats!

Please share your transcript

safex101:
VISA APPROVED THIS MORNING... It was GOD really, only 3 questions asked, interview did not last up to about 1min. Thanks to everyone who has contributed and responded to my questions,thanks to Texrem for SEVIS payment, thanks to lagosismyhome, adup, walspring, mayflowa, deetus, slimmy2005. Special thanks to GOD almighty.

Haaa, cancel B1 visa, havent heard that before.

i thought if i have an existing B1 visa (for 5-yrs) and later get F1, i can resume with the F1 and still hv my B1 reading.

Please clarify

Walspring:
Nope you don't need to leave and enter back, Officer at POE will cancel your B1 visa

Nony1:
Thank you all for congratulating me.

This forum is changing lifes for good. A very big thank you to the originator of this group and to us all for our contributions. This forum is really an indication that there are Nigerians interested in contributing to National development.

The documents I submitted are:

All Cic forms
Letter of acceptance
Letter of scholarship award(16k)
Dads Statement of account (1.6M)
Letter of financial support
Affidavit of support
Birth certificate of siblings and parents
Statement of purpose
Ielts result
University of Cambridge advanced level certificate
Senior secondary school certificate
Certificate of participation in Nanotechnology : global perspective organised by Lincoln University Missouri USA
Cv
Undergraduate statement of result
Transcript
My birth certificate
Prayers
Giving
Thanksgiving

#God is the best agent.

#Teamusask

Congrats!!! Wch school gave u 16k scholarship. Wowwww i need a big scholarship too ooo

Hello house, anyone in Uni of Waterloo or York Uni?

or anyone applicant?

thats much ooo.

so $46,000 for the 2 years.

femi321:
I dont think this should be the right question..you should be asking about GRE and saying your Budget..BtW i am at University of North Carolina and its about $11500 per semester

Dont you think this response is kinda rash. He prolly didnt understand you 100%. Sounding this way may put off those dt wud want to chip in a few words.
Anyway someone has give u d desired response.

elbeee:
Thanks for telling me what I already know. Ur response is not helpful. Please try to read carefully before penning down your response. Cos a lot of folks rely largely on the info they receive on this forum.

Same here

tomisinobm:
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

Okay

Fortissimo502:
They won't be typically categorized as safeties except you have a really outstanding profile. UM is considered a public ivy and Emory too has pretty impressive rankings.

These schools would be categorized as "reach" by most.

Lolz.. thanks.

Running away from anything private. This afternoon i was just thinking "what if Baba/CBN comes on TV and says exchange rate is now N100 officiak rate". Sighs...

LagosismyHome:
safe from what alqaeda , isis , crime or what ?? ......lol

They are both good schools with some very strong programs so you would have to have a good profile . .........Also Emory is private so i trust you have checked their high tuition first and factored Buhari ever going up exchange rate

but yes everyone pocket ability is different . if you can afford it why not , they are both good schools

Please are Uni of Minnesota and Emory Uni safe schools?

Good morning all.

Anyone in Emory Uni or Uni of Minnesota

I will mail them. Thanks a lot

electronic:
Since your GRE is in December, I advise that you just chill till you write the exam. Also you could use this opportunity to finish up on your SOP and LORs (yet to do mine self). Do some research on your schools and know their funding pattern. Some schools don't issue funding till after the deadline, while others have a rolling or first come first serve approach.
Then get other schools that are really safe with decent funding chances just in case your GRE is score is not what you expected (God forbid).
Now just mail profs in your research niche and ask them nicely in a really brief mail if they ate accepting students. Also mail the graduate corotdinator of those schools and make queries on funding.
I have mailed like 30 Profs with little response but I am not giving up.

Thanks Dare

OluDare01:
Hey!
When is your department's priority deadline?
I think you should look at that. In addition, if you turn in your application right now, your file would be incomplete until you submit your test score. So I'd advice you to start your application but don't submit till you wrote GRE, this would give your refs enough time.
Also, apply well ahead of the deadline. During my application, a prof told me I applied late because they do rolling admission (though I applied like a month to deadline).

Hello. I have some questions

I have the 3 schools i want to apply to...but yet to write GRE first week of December. Should I apply to the schools now and the exam score is sent to them later?

Or should I wait till December to write the exam and submit my applications that week?

Will December be late seeing that am hoping to get food funding.

Guy, na your number? Abi na the number we suppose whatsapp for the grp?

Ajibade105:
07086934446

Very nice someborri, he is. Walspring

sirRiddy:
Oga Wale, how you dey?
Still helping people as always
Thumbs up to you, brother.

My dear, you are doing well. You hv been sooooo helpful and patient with people here. I must commend that. Hardly do u ignore or bash ppl.

Walspring:
I do give out number but only via pm..

Hello, many ppl here wont be too comfortable giving out der number on this very public platform. Only on rare occasions. We all hv our reasons.

First chat wt someone here by mail, abt the issue and plead wt d person to stay online wt you wen the other party is ready. If the nairalander agrees to give u a number...den yippe!!! fine! Remember u hv to work wt the nairalander's time not vice versa.

Or just go thru with the process dey hv explained to you, if u encounter issues, come bk and tell us so. You will get more assistance.

Ppl here are very helpful.

kidman96:
I saw the post about the person having a GTB acc and paying through online banking. I jsut wanted you to put me through the process and also be able to call you or chat with you in real time if the person encountered problems,that was why I needed a number,because it would be difficult with the person online and me needing question and waiting for you on Nairaland. Anyways that's all past now. I am sorry I reacted like that.

wetin dey shele ds afternoon?

Just passing by

Me and cuspy registered for GRE with them

Songitto:
Please what you guys think about B.Y mafit test center for TOEFL, please walspring or anybody know about them?

After reading the pages here, u can also visit the US Embassy for an orientation program they give to people intending to study in the US. Tell them u re going to Education dept, wen u get to the gate. It holds on Wednesdays by 10.00am. (if u re in Lag)

SCHOOLBUOY:
please sir,I'll be going to the embassy few weeks from now to study there,please I need you to help me questions I might be asked and suitable answer I'm to reply with,,I wanna study engineering at a university in us

i used gregmattoefl guys. their office is at MAN house, where you have Access bank, Obafemi Awolowo way, Ikeja

Damilola1997:
Please where can I register for GRE? Pls help me with the genuine ones.

UCB is not an ivy. Am only trying to be sure of what they are saying. By 'lower' i meant going down the ranking of schools. That same thing u mentioned

osahons9:
You and low ranked schools. There are ivy leagues and there are others. Choose from the others sir. Preferably between 30th to 80th according to US News ranking

Alright. Thanks much.
By safe i think dt shud mean lower ranking school

electronic:
Oboy you get liver sha....
Just add safe schools so atlest you won't get your heart broken.....