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MicMond01:
Good day to you all

I've been trying to book an F-1 appointment for a while now but I keep getting "There are currently no appointments available" as a response.
My program begins August.


Please what can I do

Prodigee:
Honestly bro IMO there's nothing wrong in going for a second bachelor's degree as long as you can defend the rationale behind it. And what you said above is a good reason for your intentions. That's your story man!

chuksmanred:
I'm going for a second bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering. My first bachelor's course is civil engineering but in a Polytechnic.

Please, I need help on what more to say to defend my intent on why I switched.

And also, in my I-20 it doesn't show second bachelor's, only bachelor's. How would I defend this?

My I-20 again doesn't show the name of my course of study. It only shows the faculty name which is Engineering technologies/technicians.

Please, help me on how to go about all these in my interview.
Thank you all.

LeviAckerman:
What of if you have been denied since last year??

LeviAckerman:
What of if you have been denied since last year??

teejhaay:
Is it right to pick 'regular' as visa priority when I re-applying since have just been denied last month?

Spencatrading20:
Pls i have booked and cancelled my interview date twice before booking finally for 26th April 2022. Now i want to contact an agent that helped my friend to get an early date in July 2021 but i have been warned that i have exceeded the number of cancellations and if i cancel the current appointment i will have to pay for another MRV FEE.
pls is there a way out of this.?

haywhy17:
So tell me how many years you have spent in the US that you are try so hard to gnash your teeth on english language.. upon all, you still dey tabon with swag... speak normal, the kind of oyinbo you speak back here in 9ja. you wont die. The accent will come naturally later on...

Thanks for the information. I find it helpful.

teejhaay:
I requested for emergency date in Abuja yesterday and was denied this morning despite meeting the requirements, but the denial message said I was rejected visa in the last six months (June 23rd) please what can I do again, program starts mid August?

Ehizy007:
Please can someone who was recently denied pick a regular appointment?

mikael11:
Good morning... I had already scheduled an appointment for November and requested for an emergency appointment in lagos and I haven't gotten any response. About 5 min ago I saw Lagos has a slot for July 6 and I didn't know if to cancel my previous date and reschedule. So I refreshed the page to be sure am seeing the right thing, the date disappeared and the site blocked me from viewing the page today till tomorrow..

ayotycoon:
Hi everyone , thanks for the continuous tips and updates y’all drop every day. I had my interview today and I got the visa. Here is my transcript.


VO. What are you going to do in the US?
ME. I’m going for business ( VO looks at me )…. Oh sorry. I’m going to study business information systems and analysis at the university of arkansas Little Rock.

VO. I can see you have a fully funded graduate assistantship.
ME. Yeah and I would be getting a monthly stipend of 1500$ while I work as a software engineer at cosmos the universi…. (He no allow me complete )
VO. I’ll be issuing your visa.

yungchop:
Guys.. Good morning. Any possibility of me doing a Msc with a third class degree?

ktancing:
Alhamdulillah.

VISA approved today at Lagos Embassy.

COA: $24k
Funding: $8k

After exchange of greetings:

VO: Please pass me your I20 and passport
VO: I can see that you are going to University of North Alabama for Masters of Accountancy
Me: That's correct
VO: Tell me how you come about the choice of school
Me: After concluding on my plans to have a higher degree. I run a google search on a relatively cheap schools and I found University of North Alabama to be a good choice for me.
VO: How many schools did you apply to?
Me: I applied to four schools
VO: Which are?
Me: Stevens Institute of Technology, Clarkson University, University of Bridgeport and University of North Alabama.
VO: How many offered you admission:
Me: Four of them
VO: What made you chose University of North Alabama?
Me: I selected UNA because it is the cheapest among all the schools and they also offer me $5k tuition scholarship with free hostel
VO: Do you have background in Accounting?
Me: Yes. I have ND and HND in Accounting. I also have ICAN
VO: What is your undergraduate discipline? He meant Bsc
Me: Banking and Finance
VO: What do you do at the moment?
Me: I work with ******** as *******
VO: What will the degree do for you?
Me: The higher degree would further equip me with more skills and knowledge in discharging my duties. Also, I will be able to further my career in an international organization
VO: Who is covering your deficit:
Me: My uncle
VO: What does he do?
Me: He is a regional manager with ********
VO: Are you married?
Me: Yes, with a kid
VO: Are your family going with you?
Me: No
VO: Why will your wife chose not to go with you?
Me: She works with ********* and not willing to abandon her job for the period of my study
VO: Okay. I will be approving your VISA. Then he continue with his rap

My take: One needs to tighten up his/her plans right from the beginning. Then pray for luck. I think luck takes care of like 50% chance.



Please anyone going to Alabama? Abegi ooooooooo. I don't want to walk alone.

Sexiestprince:
Goodmorning people, please I was advised by a friend to change my Sponsor from Nigerian sponsor to relative resident in US.

Are they approving mostly US sponsors now??

And I don't have the US sponsor's Statement of account...

Please kindly advise me

urchman101:
Urgent!!!!
I really appreciate the effort of everyone who have contributed one way or the other to the progress of this forum.
Please I need all the help I can get now. I had correctly filled my passport number on my DS-160 and MRV, then went ahead to apply for visa. But on my appointment document the last digit of my passport number changed from 5 to 1.
Is there anything I can do about it or I have to pay a new MRV fee and file for another visa?

hardeorlah:
Good Morning all,

I am trying to schedule a visa appointment for Fall 2021. The earliest date I am seeing is September 22 2021 and school resumes in August. Please advice on what I can do . Did anyone get an emergency date?

Thanks

Jegzyman:
Hello, I greet everyone. My visa interview was rescheduled by the embassy from June 2 to June 10. Is that a good sign?

P.S; I have full funding as a graduate teaching assistant and will be going to the University of Minnesota.

MelaninGemstone:
Another tip for intending interviewees!!!

If your masters course of study is far unrelated to your Bachelors degree!

Except you are going for an MBA

Straight denial!!

2 guys were denied yesterday by 2 different VO’s for that reason.

The question they would ask you is why the sudden change in career? And if you can’t defend yourself well, denial letter

Also, avoid filling things or saying things that would lead to unnecessary question you cannot defend.

Musbeni:
Visa approved
8am Lagos usaconsulate
Vo: pass me your passport and I 20
Me: passed
Vo: why are you going to USA
Me: I am going to university of south Carolina to start my PhD in chemistry with concentration in heterogeneous catalysis
Vo: chemistry?
Me: yes
Vo: what will you be working on
Me: MOOH
Vo: who is sponsoring you
Me: I have full funding
Vo: are you traveling with your family
Me: no
Vo: we will be approving your visa

Everything is not more than a minute.

Thanks @meritdee for the mock interview.