₦airaland Forum

Raiders: Hi folks, I am a silence follower of the thread..I am currently a F1 grad student in the States and I have been in the states since fall 2011; I will be graduating this Semester..I am planning to get marry to my African American girlfriend immediately I graduated and we don't plan on settling in Nigeria when we get marry so I am currently planning to change my status from F1 to Permanent Residence.. I heard the process of changing status to Permanent resident through marriage is long and stressful and A Nigerian I asked told me that I have to go back to Nigeria for my girlfriend to file for me..so I would like to know if anyone in this thread has experience in changing status from F1 to Permanent Resident that would advice me on the processes and procedure to change status to Permanent Resident..
P.S= I am not getting married to my girlfriend for immigration purpose; we have been dating for about 15 months and we are genuinely in love. Her parents and my parents has agreed on us getting married by june...

Yvete: Lolz ... You will not carry last just like Kpolli.

Yvete: OjaP: Please help his cousin just like others helped Mamacita
SmithJanetStore: Don't worry, okay? I know how it feels.

ferdimako: Nobody wants to be tagged harsh or over-sabi...English Language is not our mother tongue after all. But if you are somewhat polished with it at the Embassy, you can convince your interviewer. Taking the tests for higher scores doesn't mean, you will communicate effectively that day ooo. Well she should do her home work and take things seriously and not personally.

smithjanetstore: @seunolumonday it seems you want us to come up with different stories why cant u make use of OjaP Advise (mr harsh man) Plan on taking another TOEFL, study very hard for it and score high. Also, take the GMAT or GRE as the case maybe and get good scores too. These will undoubtedly boost your chances. Again, don't take this personal please, I am only keeping it 100%.
during your interview that is the first thing the V.O will ask you am talking from exprience even if D school doesn't require any english proficiency

olarwarlay: @OjaP - Lemme act as an ets official here and give you a score of 5 out of 5 in the above written essay words of advice. . It is an Independent Writing Task and has the traditional setting of a 5 paragraph outline. Your points words of advice were clearly stated and it was so easy reading through.... #thumbsUp Bro + God bless all the gurus helping in the house.

Yvete: OjaP: Hehee ... good job in keeping in it 100. The beach in Beijing got me laughing. That VO don't play. I remember a guy wrote that he's got a "precious toefl result with score 45". SMH

Anyways, schools are not safe anymore. I received this scary text message today.
DATE: March 5, 2013 12:04:03 PM CST
Document Number: 2156
UH Campus Emergency ALERT
Report of a Asian male//white T-shirt/blue jeans/small hand gun//in the area of PHILIP G HOFFMAN HALL//STUDENTS AVOID AREA

This happens when a ret.ard exaggerates their own significance in this world Stay safe you guys!

bigfrancis21: Problems? *Scratching my head*
Nothing really. Just do as written and you'll get registered.
PRECAUTIONS:
1) When filling your address please use a traceable address to ensure that your GRE hardcopy result gets to you. If convenient, use your former UG university. When I registered initially I used my residential address and my admission ticket never arrived there (if they didn't send it me I don't know). Later I changed my address to my department's address in my UG school and my GRE result arrived there promptly. A coursemate of mine who registered for the test (pbt) used our school's address too and before the exam his admission ticket + pbt preparatory materials arrived from ETS.
2) Make sure your relative sends in your form + money order before the deadline as indicated and to the proper prometric region handling Nigeria.

seunolumonday: D first time guess I didn't have eye contact with the vo,d second interview I forgot my wedding picture at home,den d third interview d vo dat interviewed me d second time called my number again so he told me he won't be able 2 interview me dis time so he passed me 2 his collegue and d interview was good until he asked me abt my china visa he asked me where I went 2 in china I told him benginn he said wat did I go and doi told him shopping,he said only shopping I told him I went 2 d museum he was still not contented he wanted more so I lied I went 2 d beach,he just said dere was no beach in beginn could have sticked 2 shopping.but now am goin for a student visa interview

webstradamus: Good thing you've emailed them. There's not much you can do but wait for their response ...

Yvete: Lol. Don't worry. I will not send thugs to Cali to "jack you up"!
Hope you had a great weekend.

Yvete: Okay, I finally forgive you.
The next time you say that any other woman in the world is better than a Nigerian woman, I'll fight you - that's a threat. ((hugs))

Anthonymighty: House. I'm flying soonest, I don't even know what to take along. Abeg which of our african food dey yankee and which one no dey so I can hold some o. I like garri o. And ata gingun. Shey those tins dey yankee? What of yam and beans. Ejo o...I can't eat burger and pizza with can coke oooo nyama!

winbyforce: @OjaP, thanks a lot. Actually 67% by ibadan marking scheme is very good and is stated in the trancripts. However, i need to look for grade B schools to apply to since my entire package may not be so convincing by American standards.

winbyforce: @Isobutylene,congrats mehn! Can't say the same for me.I got a rejection from weill cornell pharmacology a few days back and haven't heard anything from albert einstein of yeshiva and stony brook pharmacology.Guess i didnt apply to the right schools. May be our friends on the yankee side of this thresd can be of help to me(advice). what second-rate biomedical schools can one apply to? is my GRE too low for doctoral admission?
my stats: MSc pharmacolgy(ibadan) with weighted average of 67%
GRE: V-152,Q-157 AW-3.5
TOEFL-104
please criticisms are welcome. i need to get it right this time.

bigfrancis21: Now the people attacking flynbird can start a new war.

Ms Nas: Is it you or your cousin? OjaP answer him o

Isobutylene: Yeah, thanks guys!!!...Though overall, UH ranks highest among the three but the truth is that the Professor in my field of expertise (Reaction Engineering) is an old man (his interest is closest to mine among all) and I need an Assistant Professor or at worst an Associate Professor. I don't want to be begging my advisor to review my manuscript before sending it to Journal for publication, in view of that, I need someone who is still VERY active in research!

Isobutylene: Hi guys,I really appreciate you guys for providing valuable information on this thread. Now, I need advice from guys already in the States. I have been admitted into the University of South Carolina, Lousiana State University and University of Houston for a graduate program (PhD), with full tuition waver and assistantship. Now, I would like to know the best of these 3 in terms of cost of living,life in general (i.e.boring or lively) and relaxation centers. I do not trust my findings on the internet so I need a first-hand information from my fellow Nigerians. Thanks in anticipation.

olarwarlay: @OjaP - Yes, it's Arizona State Uni and I remember someone told Me about the harsh immigration laws. I changed my mind about the school immediately I learnt abt dat but do have it in mind to mention it to the VO that I applied there too. Maybe that could convince Him/Her that I am a serious applicant(and that's 'coz someone actually said earlier on the thread that she thinks the mention of ASU further convinced the VO to issue Her brother's visa). Don't mind Me, it's all about proving my application beyond reasonable doubts. Thanks Bro!

flynbird: They even reply my mails like they don't care and I just have to comply. Looks like they're not bothered

olarwarlay: Did you say reply your mails like they don't care?!!! See ba, imperiouxx and the other gurus in the house have spoken, just piss on the school. The fact that your friend introduced you to the school doesn't mean they are the best in the whole of the US. Take my VIU case for instance, my brother's friend introduced me to the school and i never knew i was on the wrong part till i joined this GREAT THREAD, it was a painful thing to do but i had to start from the scratch; did my own research and came up with good schools like LU,MSU and ASU. Now, all these schools send me emails almost every week 'coz they know they need me as a student, with LU even inviting me to Webinars which i have attended twice now. Cheap and good schools are out there, you just need not be lazy in doing your research.... Wish you luck Ma'am!!!