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Please guys how important is the covid vaccination to travel to the US. Please I need a reply ASAP.

Bibbzy:
Good day Gurus
i wrote Gre last week and got 166 verbal and 168 Quantitative Reasoning, i study Agric Extension in my first degree. please Gurus in the house should link me up with the school i can apply to..

334/340 omooooo make una dey share update for this GRE level oh. Chai.

philip2014:
Visa approved. March 3rd. 2022.

Transcript.
V.O. = Good morning, pass me your documents.
V.O = interpretes the i20 back to me
V.O. = What's your thesis that the institution is spending this much to sponsor you.
Me= I will be conducting biomolecular experiments to control Cotton diseases and ....( she cuts in)
V.O. = What's your long term plan after this Msc.
Me=I want to come back to Nigeria to help young researchers grow
V.O: types for sometimes and spoke the magic words
Mr. Philip Congratulations, your visa is approved, please always be with your i20 always( hands me the white paper).

I want to thank everyone that shared useful information on this thread. Most especially Mr. Komolafe for his mock interview and ginger early this morning b4 going to the embassy.

Congratulations bro. God did it, many more testimony to go on here

Princessemily:
which embassy did you go to? Is it Abuja or Lagos

Abuja

Thank you Nairaland, this thread was helpful and everyone I met here contributed to my success, more visa approval this year by Gods grace. Amen

Transcript: March 1st 2022
V:O pass me your I-20 and passport
v:O: I see you’re going to the Us for masters in mining engineering
Me: yes sir masters in mining engineering in West Virginia university in Morgantown.

V:O why did you chooose West Virginia university

Me: I chose West Virginia university because I have the opportunity to work with dr Yi Lou who is a professor in mining engineering whose research is on mine subsidence in coal mines aligns with my research interest which is on coal mining and also I have a full funding Whivh covers my tuition and health insurance and my living expenses.

V:0 what is your highest qualifications

Me: bachelors of engineering in mining engineering

V:O what did you do in the ministry of mines and steel where you worked

Me: I worked as an intern where I carry out technical and field reports and also join team in inspection of mines and mining activities.

V:O what do you plan to do with this degree

Me: I plan to come back to Nigeria to work in t he ministry of mines and steel where I worked as an intern so I can effectively utilize our mineral resources in Nigeria

V:O nodding his head, everything looks fine, passed the white paper�

Visa approved guys. Today March 1st 2022
God did it!

Please any affordable hotel close the the Abuja embassy?

I’d be in Abuja in the next one hour, can someone pls recommend.

tiaraLOVE:
Lmao. Lemme burst your brain then.

I had 2.2
Didn't write GRE/GMAT
I only wrote IELTS
Got a full funded scholarship/GA + Stipend for Fall 2022.

Wow, that’s really great, Your application must have been so strong. Congrats tho and sorry I doubted, I’ve always believed Standardized tests was a prerequisite in most schools before funding is considered. Guess I was wrong then.

Kindly drop the name of the school, one or two people may wanna apply.

beejhay69:
Lagos/Abuja?
Don't pick the date yet, there's usually a timeline they give for you to reschedule. So keep checking, a closer date should pop up.

If I don’t pick till February 25. It wil be cancelled, you saying I keep checking till then yeah?

Iamhighbee70777:
Please guys I have uploaded documents needed for approval for emergency appointment and I am yet to get an approval mail, I did this last Tuesday 15/2/22….I just want to know if I am the only one on this? How long does it take? Is there a new way to go about it?

Hi have you been able to get a date till now?
I got a date approved for EA already

Guys I applied for EA and it got approved today and the available date was May 23 when I’m to resume by May 16. Pls what can I do? Should I go ahead with that or still check back?

TeeShane:
American (curly hair)
Loc: Abuja
Time: 9am
No funding

ME: Good morning sir ( with a smile)
VO: Good morning can you pass me your documents
ME: Yes please (passed it)
VO: So where are you going to?
ME: I’m going to ODU to study for MBA with concentration in healthcare administration, although it only states MBA in my I-20
VO: (checks to see)…oh okay I see, what’s your highest degree
ME: BSN
VO: why would you be going for MBA when you have BSN?
ME: My major dream/goal is healthcare administration but it requires a pre-course in science related subject so I chose nursing
VO: (murmured something like oh you mentioned that-referring to the healthcare administration) What will this course do for you when you graduate?
ME: oh! I intend to come back to Nigeria to specifically work at Ikeja General Hospital to make an impact in the prioritization of care because I’ve been hearing lots of bad reports there.
VO: What do you currently do?
ME: I work as a nurse assistant at l hospital
VO: For how long?
ME : umm I started last year nov
VO: Have you been out of the country?
ME: Yes, I went to b for my BS degree
VO: when did you graduate ?
ME: I told him
VO: I see family funds here, who will be sponsoring you?
ME: said my parents and their occupation
VO: what did you say your mother does again?
ME: I repeated that
VO: And your father?
ME: I repeated that too ( I sensed that he was looking for a flop here, like an inconsistency in what I was saying and thank God he didn’t find any)
VO: (placed hands on the white paper and suddenly removed his hand there again, I’m like warrapen?) Do you have your old passport here with you, Can I see it?
ME: Gave him
VO: how many siblings do you have? What do they do?
ME: I mentioned them and told the occupation
VO: (now sitting to check his system dunno what he was checking but I guess he was confirming where I had been)
ME: fingers crossed…God will do it!
VO: Okay your application looks good, I will be approving your visa, will be holding onto your passport, the information on this paper will tell you how to pick up your passport. Congratulations.
ME: Thank you sir. Do have a great day!

I’m grateful to those I reached out to that helped me on this platform, someone that specifically guided me with “keeping my answers simple and straight” another that saved me last minute with my employment status & ds-form little that I know It had a big impact! The other person that agreed for mock reviews with me, the one that gave short fast answers lol was still useful, the one that connected me to the group and To Almighty Baba God who remains the same yesterday, today and the rest of the days to come! *He’s faithful!

Congratulations ���

Cap91:
Not yet
I will try it later

Aii kindly reply my email, so we can talk better on how to go abt it. Text me pls.

Cap91:
Thanks

How far bro. Have you been able to get an EA yet, I mailed you though, please reply as I’m also trying to apply to EA for May resumption. Thanks!

Please I need your help on this, I’m filling my day-160 now and I currently have no job experience as I recently completed my NYSC program last year in a construction company that isn’t even related to my graduate program which is mining engineering. I’m thinking of changing the work experience to a mining firm so at least I can have employment ties. Do you guys think it’s fine to do that or just go with the NYSC construction firm.

I’m thinking of putting ministry of mines and steel and a dredging company where I did my intern.

Please advice.

Opemz:
please I need advice


Have been admitted for PhD program without fellowship but housing and meal scholarship for two years was attached

can I proceed to the embassy for interview? what is the hope of getting the visa. GRE score 325/340. Quant:168, verbal:157. I have 33 peer reviewed publications.

You deserve more boss. Full funding should be your goal sir, people with lesser profile had funding, please don’t settle for this.

degxyflexy:
I have admission with WVU for Fall 2022 already. How can I help?

Can I text you on WhatsApp bro? Or via email

Nobody dey go WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FOR HERE?? Or that’s there currently. I need to link up to help each other Abeg

Dam417:
The name of the school pls

omo w€r€y�, no be only bleep university, na sound university. People and hoarding information ehn.

chibertha:
Welcome to the Tri-sate.
Quiet place to school.

Lol I’m not there yet, just asking because I want to know. Haven’t done my interview yet

habbyy03:
Bro please did you get funding?

You would need Gre if you looking to get one bro.
Dm bro.

Anyone going to WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY here??

Signify pls

habbyy03:
So I can gain admission without Ielts and Gre?

Did you get funding?

Yeah I think so

Yeah

habbyy03:
Please I want to apply to west Virginia university, I saw on their site that they waived Ielts for Nigerian, did you also submit your gre scores?

Or can you list the documents you submitted for your application?

Thanks

Yeah they waived it, I submitted GRE scores tho but I’m not sure they need it for all departments

Anybody here going to West Virginia university or that’s there already should please signify. I can’t be the only one na☹️.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff8O6Ff3H0k


Felt someone might need this information here. It was really helpful and I’d say it boosts my confidence.

Please I need anyone who can help with mock interviews. Please anyone here, my interview is by February for summer resumption. Please anyone here that can connect me. I feel I’m not fully grinded.

Abacino007:
Visa approved
Location: Abuja

my 9th attempts.

THE SIEGE IS OVER

Firstly, I will like to thank God Almighty for answered prayers. I will also like to thank some few people specifically. Thank you @⁨100kobo for your supports so far. You are part of the story, thank you for your prayers and words of encouragement. I can’t even thank you enough.
@⁨Fairheart ⁩ can testify also, I met Fairheart 2018 and he really tried for me. @Fall2021, thank you for being a source of inspiration to me. Also want to thank everyone here for their contributions. @Rafman12, my brother from another mother, thank you so much.

1st attempt 2017 Lagos (Wichita state University) no funding
2nd attempts 2017 Lagos (Wichita state University) no funding
3rd attempts 2018 Lagos (Wichita State University) no funding
4th attempts 2018 Abuja (Central Michigan University) 50% funding
5th attempts 2018 Abuja (Central Michigan University) 50%funding
6th attempts 2019 Abuja (Central Michigan University) 50% funding
7th attempts 2019 Lagos (Central Michigan University) 50% funding
8th attempts 2021 (Abuja Illinois State University) full tuition waiver with $13,371
9th attempts 2022 Abuja (Illinois state University) same

As usual, I walked into the interview hall with the hope and believe that God will change my story one day.

Vo: good morning
Me : good morning

Me: how are you today
Vo: no reply

Vo: place your fingers for biometric

Vo: I can see you are going to Illinois state University for your master in Quantitative Economics

Me: no, I am going for master in applied economics with concentration in Financial Economics

Vo: okay

Vo: i see you have a GA, who will be paying for the rest

Me: my aunty and I will compliments with my little savings

Vo: what’s your thesis interest

Me: pardon,

Vo then carried a paper and wrote “thesis” then showed me


Me: okay you mean thesis, I will be working with Dr ABC who is a monetary economist at the school, we will be working on a thesis topic : *Nexus between unemployment and inflation* . We will gather data from Nigeria and USA for our analysis. We will be using co integration technique, granger causality test, Ecm etc. We will be using Philip Curve as our literature review.

Vo: where were you working before?

Me: I worked with ABC limited

Vo; a forex company?
Me: yes, we deal with foreign currencies.

Vo: it’s a family business right? (this question made me realize that she was asking me questions based on the answers I have given in this past by this time I realize i need to be consistent)

Me: yes, it is owned my uncle, I worked as an account officer there, I was responsible for their receivables and payables account, and budgeting. Before I left there I was able to recover #77m potential bad debts for the company.

Vo: where do you work now?

Me: I work as a lecturer with ABC where I am responsible for course development, teaching and grading students exams and seminar papers

Vo: what courses do you take

Me; I take micro and macro economics courses

Vo: okay. That’s good

Vo: will you be returning to the institution after your masters

Me: haven gained necessary skill, knowledge, experience and exposure in the course of this study, I will be returning back to my current work place to pick up a role is senior lecturer. I have a study leave approval here with me

Vo: how many siblings do you have

Me: myself, my brother and my sister including my parent.

She typed for a while and reach out to the white paper and said congratulations… who cares about the rest

I am still in shock, God is faithful, never give up on your dreams. I have been on this since 2016 but God did it in 2022. I was divinely favoured all through.. i stammered and stammered but the lady actually was calm with me. I will never be ungrateful to God.

Guys, pls don’t give up on your dreams, my application is another example to us that God will do it at the right time. DON’T GIVE UP

Omo. Big congratulations bro! The siege is truly over��. Thank God. Na man you be.

Hey guys, I would like to have a mock interview at least twice or thrice before my EA in abuja. Anyone here that help with that?

mickel00:
I saw someone mentioned it the other day; that some schools are on blacklist, and you might not get Visa if you apply to those schools.

Lol really, nawa oh. I just dey hear that one oh. Google it and check for yourself boss.

Alimi1:
I remember this transcript vividly....

Congratulations.. delay is not denial. Super glad for you.

Congratulations ���