OlawumiCecilia:
Hi everyone,
I purchased a new visa fee. Pls where can I update the reference number on cgi portal?

Anyone on this please?

Hi everyone,
I purchased a new visa fee. Pls where can I update the reference number on cgi portal?

Chairperson:
Quickly, can someone recommend a good hotel near the consulate in Abuja? Thanks

Keblat hotel is cheap

Systrom:
For those of you that have gotten your visa, make sure you have
1.a proof of negative covid Covid 19 test
2. Proof of full vaccination against Covid 19

Otherwise, you won’t be allowed entry at the POE.

Have you travelled?
Nigeria is one of the exempted countries for full vaccination requirement for entry into USA.

Poweredbysnacks:
No Chigozie. I haven't done the interview yet. Just wanted to know how long it takes for passports to come out. Please chill abeg.

3 to 4 business days all things being equal

Moshkom:


Are you traveling? I mean, wanna stay close to the airport to avoid missing flight or so?

Yes pls if you may help

If anyone could help me with cheap hotels at Ikeja lagos, it would be well appreciated.

Thanks

Amenndmore:
Please if you are going to ndsu please dm me... lets link up. Thanks

Hi

*Visa approved to the glory of God*.

NB: Our visa (F1 and F2) is a great testimony. We had the I-20 for the fall semester in June. I made application to Lagos, picked Dec 7, applied for emergency, waited for over a month and when they would respond, emergency request was denied. We were so worried. by August, the date we had was Dec 8 in Abuja. I notified my supervisor and HOD, who then suggested I start my program remotely. 3 working days before Dec8, Friday Dec 3 I mean (which happened to be the day before my birthday), devil raised ugly head again. Abuja embassy rescheduled our appointment to Feb 9, 2022. Ah, it was really a bad day. There was no more motivation in me to continue my program remotely. When I related that to my supervisor, he said if I cannot make it to the spring semester, I may lose my assistantship. That struck me badly. The following day, Saturday, we cancelled that Feb 9 appointment and paid new visa fee. Applied to Abuja and requested emergency. Alas, Monday came to be a good day. About 9am, Abuja embassy approved the emergency request. At that point, we knew we are getting our visa. Dec 7, 8, and 9 were the close dates available. That same Dec 8 when we originally have appointment had 18 slots, I was shocked. Why would the embassy cancelled appointment and still open that number of slots? Well, I knew it was not normal. So, we picked Dec 9, I never had interest in Dec 8 again. We prayed and fasted. I believe God answers prayers and whatever He says he would do cannot be changed. Delay is not denial.


COA: $34K (F2 expenses inclusive)
Funding: $31k
Deficit: $3k
Date: 9/12/2021
Location: Abuja
Interview time: 11:30am by one white VO
My husband and I got to the Abuja embassy around 7:30am wearing same attire. But later got interviewed by 11:30. Just one VO attended to everyone at window 9.
We: good morning
VO: good morning, what’s the relationship?
We: we are married
VO: ok. when did you get married?
We: we got married six months ago
VO: Have you travelled before?
Me: Yes, I went to the United Kingdom for my master’s degree program in Plant science and biotechnology… (VO cuts in)
VO: (to my husband) what of you? Have you travelled out before?
My husband: NO.
VO: I can see you’re going to North Dakota State University for PhD program?
Me: Yes, I am going to North Dakota State University for my doctoral degree program in Plant Pathology
VO: ok
VO: Why do you choose this course?
Me: I have interest in contributing to addressing the challenges of food insecurity that is ravaging the global population. Our food supply does not commensurate with the growing population because our crops suffer from the problem of pests and pathogens. So my interest in plant pathology is to study the interaction that goes on between hosts which is plants and pathogen and I believe this understanding would help to develop durable disease resistant hybrids.
VO: oh…great
VO: What would you do after the program:
Me: just like I returned when I went to the UK, my intention is to return back to my home country and take a research position (VO nods head) at the international institute of tropical agriculture located in Ibadan, Oyo state in Nigeria here. Not only because the company Is an international company but they have made impact not only in Nigeria but also in many African countries since it was established.
VO: I can see that you have stipend and tuition waiver
Me: Yes, I have a research assistantship with my supervisor ... who is originally from China but now a professor at NDSU. I will be working on the interaction between plant and pathogens of crop (VO cuts in)
VO: When did you get married?
We: six months ago, June
VO: When did you know each other?
Me: 2016, that’s was in the school I did my bachelors
VO: Have you both travelled together before?
We: no, we got married six months ago.
VO (to my husband): What do you do?
Husband: I work at Resource Unveilers Nig. Ltd as a geophysicist and data analyst (VO cuts in)
VO: What are you doing there?
Husband: Basically… actually I work as a geophysicist and as a data (VO cuts in)
VO: So, what would you be doing in the US while she study?
Husband: Actually, I have a leave of absence from work that I would be accompanying my wife to the United States of America for her PhD program because I believe in her vision, goals, dreams….(VO cuts in)
VO: So you would be leaving your work for about 3 years thereabout?
Husband: yes sir.
VO starts typing for about 2 mins (In my mind, I was hoping the VO could ask more questions about my program so I can chip in that I have started my program in the fall semester remotely and had to defer I-20 to the Spring semester, but he never did ask)
VO: Did you travelled in the last 2 weeks?
We: No
Me: I travelled to the United Kingdom in 2019 and came back last year 2020. (VO cuts in)
VO: What did you say?
Me: I said I went to the UK in 2019 and came back (VO cuts in)
He typed for a while and the next thing I hear is that take this white paper, that would guide you on how to get back your passports blah blah blah…

Yuppie96:

Congratulations to you oo
I will share my testimony too ijn!

Yes. Amen
Thanks

Teejay13:

Congratulations

Thank you

asunmoGGMU:


Congratuations!

Thank you

bukhety:

Congratulations!

Thank you

Visa approved on the 9th of December in Abuja.
Ist attempt. I applied with my husband on F2.
Transcript loading.... I will sure post my transcript.

Trevon91:


I have paid, no date is showing yet

Lagos or Abuja

Pls I need email for surge date in Abuja

Pls!!

Olufemi1400:
Good morning, I initially had a date for Abuja on the 8th of December but I received a mail this morning telling me my date had been rescheduled till February 2022, even though I didn't reschedule my date and on my portal, I saw that my appointment date had been changed also. Please can you suggest the next steps I can take?

Same situation.

Very sad

Hello nairalanders,

Pls I need cheap hotels i can lodge in Abuja for my interview. Kindly suggest

Abiodunakinade2:
Please how can i change my dependent's DS-160 confirmation pin on CGI federal?

Call the embassy. They would change it.

Kindly hint me on cheap hotels close to the Abuja embassy.

kekeakinwale:


I give God all the glory , it can only be God.

So I got my 1-20 for fall admission , i applied for emergency date in lagos, but for 1month no reply from them, then I saw a lady here that said she changed from lagos to Abuja and she didnt have to pay for another visa fee,
I quickly contacted her, my sister God will bless you,
She reply and took me through how to change and I did, got a date for feb 2022 and then i applied for emergency date and then the wait begins.
When I saw that I might not make it to fall,
I quickly contacted my school and explained my issue to them and I needed to defer to spring 2022, and a new update 1- 20 was sent.
Luckily my emergency date was approved and then I picked September 10th 2021.

Now two days to my interview I decided that I didnt to update my ds160 since I was not travelling in August anymore which I need.
Only for me to find out I was not suppose to update it.
I was informed I might not be allowed for the interview.
O my, I was scared, I screamed, then my husband kept saying where is your faith.
Then I also noticed the bar code on my son ds160 and in the appointment confirmation form didnt tally,
O boy I was scared. What do I do, I kept asking God what would you have me do.

Then I proceed to board my flight from Akure to Abuja,

While I was asking God what would you have me do, I went on Instagram and I saw pastor bolaji of NLP saying if you have prayed and it not forth coming, look for a scripture and back it up with your prayer,
I got to my hotel room,
By 12am, I praised God danced and read luke 21 vs 15.
Guess what I did not do any preparation of what I will say, I just told my self that the lord will put in my mouth to say and honestly he did.

6.45am, I left to the embassy I got there I saw I explained my issue to her concerning my son's bar code not tallying , then she helped me to retrieve the old one with 5000naira,
Laughing, something I realised I could do my self .

Any ways I also could not print out my bank statement, I sba went it.
When I got to the place where they will check you, my name and my son's name was seen, at that moment I knew I was getting the visa,
I entered, proceeded to a black man who scanned our passport, bar barcode, and then I proceeded for interview.
MSC business Administration and management
CUNY Brooklyn college
No funding
A white woman.

Interviewer- pass your document
I did
Interviewer- I see your going for MBA
Me- yes
Interviewer- what do you do
Me - I work has an hall manager in one of the hall residences in AAUA a university in ondo state .
Interviewer- what would you do after study.
Me- my masters degree will enable to convert from an hall manager to an administrative officer in my place of work
Interviewer- who is sponsoring you
Me- my mother
Interviewer- what does she do.
Me- she is the director of finance and administration in a ministry in ondo state.
Interviewer- is your husband travelling with you
Me- no we have a business we both run in nigeria and he is in charge of the business and cnt leave it for now.
Interviewer- ok, I can see you went to the us in 2017
Me - yes, i went for vacation.
Interviewer- for 5 weeks
Me - yes, i usually get 6weeks leave from my place of work, so i traveled 27th of November and came back 1 of January
Interviewer- did you travel with a family
Me- yes with my mum
Interviewer- ok, aside form us, what other country have you travelled to
Me- Dubai.
Interviewer- looked at me expecting more, and said is that all, i said yes.
Interviewer- typing and asked when did you get married
Me - 12th August 2017
Interviewer- you said your grandmother is the one sponsoring you
Me- no , My mother, we dont have the same name because her and my dad were separated .
Interviewer- ok.

Interviewer- continues typing for a while
Me- I started praying in my mind, father you have the heart to the queen and the kings, I am getting this visa

Interviewer- I will be approving your visa today,
Every other thing I no here.

Thank you jesus and everyone that has encouraged me on this journey

Hi, I sent you a DM. Kindly respond. I want to know how you changed your son's DS-160 barcode. My husband's number too doesn't match and our interview is soon.

Thanks

ObodoNaija:


Log in to the CGI site and update the new barcode and print out another appointment confirmation.

It's for my dependent pls, where do I update the ds160 barcode?

My dependent ds160 barcode does not tally with the barcode on the appointment confirmation. Please guide me. Our interview is fast approaching!

Is 'family details' icon on cgi portal a clickable link for anyone? Pls I want to update my dependent information. How can I update my dependent information on the cgi portal please?

OlawumiCecilia:
I want to update my dependent profile on the cgi portal but the 'family details' icon is not a clickable link. Please how can I update my family information?

I want to update my dependent profile on the cgi portal but the 'family details' icon is not a clickable link. Please how can I update my family information?

OlawumiCecilia:


Thank you @beejhay69. Please guide me through updating my dependent ds160 number on the cgi portal.

beejhay69:
just click the 'Appointment confirmation ' the page would come up with your new DS-160 number.

Thank you @beejhay69. Please guide me through updating my dependent ds160 number on the cgi portal.

OlawumiCecilia:
Please let someone guide me!
I updated my ds160 number on the cgi portal but cannot see the icon to email new appointment confirmation to reflect my new ds160 number.

Pls how do I get my confirmation appointment after updating cgi portal?

Please let someone guide me!
I updated my ds160 number on the cgi portal but cannot see the icon to email new appointment confirmation to reflect my new ds160 number.

hajobee:
Hello all,

I recently got married just like a month and I already had admission for spring 2022, When I was requesting for i-20 i requested for mine and my wife's own. My wife passport does not carry my own last name...Hope this is not an issue going with this for interview . Please I need your kind guide and possible question we might be asked about the last name difference.

NOTE: we have our marriage certificate and pictures of our wedding....

Not at all. The last name difference doesn't affect the outcome of your visa interview

Do any one has a sample employer's letter of leave? Or where I can get one. Please share with me.

Hi Temitope,

Are you waiting for emergency approval or seeking a close regular date?

Temitopebisi:
Here. Why do you ask?