Olaslaze:
My program is for summer 2022 and and i got denied EA at abuja, on my portal it still show i can still apply for an EA. The question now is do I abandon it and pay for a new visa fee and if i’m doing that do i need to fill another ds-160

Hi please I would like to know when submitting i20 for ea, did you upload a signed i20 I.e you signing where you ought to sign on the form or the one that came from the school without your own signature

Walspring:
To all those applying for emergency date and saying it was denied, I hope you guys meet up with the rules before applying?

Because you can only apply for emergency date 60 days before your class resumption or school resumption.

Hi please I would like to know when submitting i20 for ea, did you upload a signed i20 I.e you signing where you ought to sign on the form or the one that came from the school without your own signature

Faheezah1:
Good morning all, please I am trying to fill my I-901 form in order to pay for my DS-160, but I don’t know how to correctly fill the school code, I keep getting “incorrect school code”
Please how do I fill this?

Check your i20 there’s school code there, fill in the alphabet first then the numbers next then the last digits

amojoawo:


Ok. Thank you. Please do you know if there are early dates available (in May) in Abuja for regular appointments? Are people still seeing dates in May for Abuja? This would be really helpful to know so I can decide whether to just go ahead and pay for a new MRV fee and apply for EA at Abuja or if I would be able to find early MAY dates for a regular appointment with my current MRV fee.

Regular appointments in Abuja right now is till March 2023

Adekunleadele:
First attempt
Lagos consulate
Status: Denied
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
SCHOLARSHIP: 4k
Deficit: 18600
Me: Good morning
VO: Good morning, how are you
Me: I am nervous.
V.O : You don't have to be, everything is gonna turn out just fine(couldn't remember the exact words he used, but he was trying to reassure me)
V.O: Tell me Where you are going?
Me: I am going to WIU for my Master's degree in chemistry with concentration in the area of Analytical Chemistry, and I will be working in Professor vinod's laboratory.
V.O: how did you here about the school
Me: After extensive research using academic websites like usnews.com and Princeton review, WIU was one of the Universities that came up on my search, I contacted the chemistry department grad coordinator, prof. Jin Jin,who gave me more details about the program, I  was fascinated and decided to apply
V.O: What do you do currently?
Me: I work as a research assistant in the chemistry department of my Alma mata....
V. O: Who is paying for your Tuition?
Me: My father will be paying for my tuition, and I also have a 4k usd scholarship.
V.O: What does he do?
Me: he is the Chairman of Sima Nigeria enterprises, a major distributor of cement all over the south Western region of Nigeria and some part of North.
V.O: (reaches out for 214b,) Am sorry we are not able to issue you a visa at this time, reapply blah blah blah...


I believe I was confident and all, it was just not my day

Second attempt
Location: Abuja
Time : 7:30am
Full funding
First to be interviewed by the almost bald VO, The Korean was busy setting up his computer, he pulled down his curtain, saw me and put it back up, the other guy saw me, pulled down his curtain and beckoned to me.
ME: Good morning
VO: Good morning, have you travelled outside of the country before:
ME: No, I have not had any reasons to.
VO: Let me set up my biometric scanner so I can take your biometrics. Alright have you traveled out of the country before?....I told him the same thing.
VO: Where are you going or why are you going to the USA...can'trememberthe exact word he used(He was looking directly at me)
Me: I am going to UMSL for my doctoral degree in Chemistry, with concentration in the area of Analytical Chemistry and I will be carrying out a research on the development of various analtytical techniques to solve environmental degradation problems causes by the industrial and agricultural activities.
V.O : Why this University.
Me:  I chose to study at umsl because of the research in the Chemistry department that is focused on the development of various analtytical techniques to solve environmental degradation problems causes by the industrial and agricultural activities perfectly align with my research interest.  Secondly, the curriculum at umsl is structured in a flexible way, as it will allow me combine my GA with my classes without one affecting the other.
What do you do presently: Vo
Me: I work as a RA assistant at OSU, where i(I listed all I do there) ad he was following me with keen interest without cutting me off and he was looking directly at me whenever am talking.
VO: What will you do with this degree
Me:  This degree will afford me the opportunity to take up the post of a faculty at OSU where I currently work as an RA, and in the long run, I want to consult for  oil companies like shell, chevron, in their environmental safety sector as this aligns with my research.
Looks at i20, looks at his system, he typed, back to i20, back to system, typed more .
And then he said, I will be approving your visa , this paper will tell you more ...I collected the white paper, and I was waiting for my passport, before my head rebooted...I thanked him, and I left .

Pls I would like to ask if the Vo had asked what your sponsor who is your father does in the second interview what would you have said