₦airaland Forum

tmann626:
you can transfer to another institution but not someone else.

Benquip:
It doesn't take long provided you meet the requirements and you're to pay 8k to hold your seat down after admission

Benquip:
What question do you wanna ask

JustMellow:
Hello Fam,

As promised, I have selected the monikers named below as the eligible monikers for the SOP/LOE assistance.

• Pace6 (SOP)
• AbionaT (SOP)
• Winner0718 (LOE)

Please, reach out through my signature so we can proceed.

Cheers!

tstaiwo:
Transcript
Visa Approved
Abuja embassy
9th August 2021
COA - USD 38,513
Family fund - USD 43,700
Out of country tuition waiver
Female White VO in her late 30's or early 40's

VO - Please place your left, then right four fingers on the biometric scanner
ME - I put right fingers first na so V.O give me one stern look like do you know what you are doing lol
VO - Pass me your documents (I-20 and passport)
I see you are going to Georgia Southern University for your Masters program in Computer science
ME - Yes please
VO - What will this program do for you
ME - On completion of my program, this course will equip me with practical, analytical and problem solving skills through Data driven startegies which will enable me to solve pressing problems which are pivotal to the advancement of the Nigeria economy.
I will be great assets to organisations such as ministry of science and technology and ministry of information.
On the long run I also plan to establish a firm that will enable me to transfer my technical skills to young graduates here in Nigeria and make them equipped with adequate skills to solve practical problems in industries and in the country.
VO - What do you do currently
ME - I work as a presales engineer at ××, a leading ICT firm in Lagos.
VO - So you plan to work in the government sector
ME - Yes please
VO - Who will be covering the deficit
ME - I have an out of country (VO cuts in)
VO - I can see your waiver on your I-20. Who will be covering the deficit.
ME - My sponsor is my father, Bleep. He his an established business man with over 30 years of experience. He is into sales of building materials and a distributor of dangote cement, a top cement brand here in Nigeria. He has apartments for rents  in lagos where he collects annual returns. He his also into large scaling farming in the southwest region of the country.
VO - I will be approving your visa. Do well to avoid bla balabalabal...
TO GOD BE THE GLORY

JustMellow:
Hello Fam,

To those interested in the "2 SOP & 1 LOE" free writing by me, I will be acknowledging "3 monikers" with the highest mentions here on Nairaland (quoting this post) when next I am online to confirm the 3 lucky monikers.

n.b. there is a criterion after selection to meet. Read back through some of my previous posts on the thread to see the post.

One love everyone!

Olaa123:
Hello Pace,

It isn't compulsory. However there is a new stream called the Nigerian Student Express with a said processing time of 20 days. IELTS is required to go through this new scheme. However, the new scheme is not compulsory and the 20 days stipulated time has not been followed for previous users of this new scheme

EmeeNaka:
https://www.nairaland.com/6081746/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled

EmeeNaka:
Permanent Residency has been on. But for sometime now, due to Covid-19 measures, they have not given ITA to FSW. But that is about to change real soon as Canada has Vaccinated a lot of her citizens and is about to open up her border.
Note also, that here for Study Permit discussion. You will get more information in Canada PR thread.
Cheers!

Pamelayoung:
Please I need help with interview preparations

Hallelujahvoice:
Thank you.
Please, if you have questions concerning the NIV Application, kindly ask them here. I can make my contributions as well as more experienced peeps...to the benefit of others readers.

Also, I no longer have access to my email.

Hallelujahvoice:
VISA APPROVED!
F1 (Fall 2021)
Abuja
July 2021
COA: 32K
First attempt
No GA or TA
Lasted not more than 2 minutes
Long post, short transcript


Little background...
It was a battle getting an interview date.
When I first booked, the earliest date was 2 months later than my school's resumption. Had to book anyway and requested for an expedited interview.
This was approved after 2 hours, thankfully.

Even after the Approval, there were no closer dates available. I did an email and got the usual response "...Please be advised that the availability of slots is at the sole discretion of the US Embassy."

God was still working.
After a few days, I checked and saw a date few days after my resumption date. I was happy knowing we're getting somewhere even if we were not there yet.

At this point, I felt I had exhausted all options. I was considering switching to Lagos (thank God I didn't). I didn't lose hope. I was working with faith.

Next thing, I saw someone make a post here in the afternoon about open dates in June ending and first week of July.
I hurriedly logged in to my account. Lo and behold, I could see those dates and quickly rescheduled to a more suitable and earlier date.

Guess what? In the middle of rejoicing and celebrating, I got 3 texts messages in 3 hours from a +1 number tagged 'US Visa Collection' on Truecaller. It read:
Your B1/B2 visa appointment at the US Embassy has been cancelled. Please check your email for more details.
Checked my email and saw the same mail from an address that had a semblance with the official email the Embassy uses for correspondence.

Oh boy! I hurriedly logged in to my dashboard and saw my appointment was still "scheduled". No shaking.

Mind you, I applied for an F1 not B1/B2.
Mischief makers at work.


Next was to prepare for my interview proper.
Through prayers and fasting, I prepared. Reached out to few people to join in prayers and prep. me. I had friends review my transcript and I had several video mock interview sessions.
S/O to Uche, @kemlaughs (for the several zoom mock sessions), Ekong, Mag. for y'alls commitment.

Long story short...
Arrived Abuja few days before to get used to the environment (lodged at Xcence Guest House by Emeka Anyaoku Street, Garki Abuja). 'Twas affordable and #500 away (bolt) from the Embassy and Close to a pharmacy/supermarket and big and affordable restaurant (Ojuelegba).

The big day came... arrived 2 hours before time. Of course I met with the mandem: "Bros staple your passport", "You don print this and that? You go come back meet us oo"... thanks to those that shared their experience and the guidance from Uche and @kemlaughs, I came prepared with necessary documents and didn't pay attention to them.

While waiting, I spoke in tongues, sang songs of praise and worship. It boosted my confidence.
Next we were asked to queue up at the gate, searched by the security then ushered into the Embassy.

After few minutes, those for 7:00am were called up to queue. The Embassy staff arranged our Int'l passport, signed I-20, passport photograph and DS-160 confirmation page accordingly.
Next we went through another round of check (airport standard) before we went to the next part of the building.

There, we queued up and went along with the documents sorted out (int'l passport, signed i-20, passport photograph and DS-160 confirmation page). We went to the interviewing section twice.
First was the final scan/verification of our documents, next was for the interview proper.

In there, it felt like it was judgement day
People rejoicing (I saw a man legit screaming "Jesus loves me" very expressively while the guy walking next to him was really disappointed and sad).
Mixed feelings, tension building up but I had to maintain beauty
Thankfully, the security started singing Obinasom by Mercy Chinwo and I joined in. It boosted my faith in God for a great outcome.

I kept declaring "My case is different".

In my very before, people were approved and denied.
Please, don't lose focus or let any of what you see mess up your psych. Don't even try to profile any VO.
Que sera sera...what will be will be.


Interview proper:
After exchanging pleasantries and biometric verification:
VO: I see you're going to Ohio University.
Me: Yes, that's right.

VO:Why Ohio University?
VO: What is your concentration?
VO: Who will be sponsoring your education?


VO: I will be approving your Visa (while handing me the white paper). And she talked about the covid protocol and all.

It felt like a dream. Had to shake myself to confirm this was real.


I return all the glory to God for doing what only Him could do...for taking the glory.
Big S/O to Uche for encouraging me right from the start in 2018/2019 till date. For reviewing my transcript and guiding me every step of the way. God bless you.
Big S/O to @kemlaughs for preparing me... gave me a lotta tips and prayer points and encouraged me to always stand in front of the mirror. Thanks for the mock-up sessions
S/O to Ekong and Mag.

Remember, the heart of a king (in this case, the VOs) is like the rivers of waters which God directs and He orders them to go whichever way He pleases.

Prepare and pray.
Trust God.
Celebrate grace.
#mytestimony

Pefuele:
Go ahead.

Pefuele:
Were you interviewed in Abuja?

Dodo08:
ABUJA
APPROVED
DATE: 14/7/2021
My visa interview was seamless. I was interviewed by the chubby White lady in window 7. The VO really took her time to listen to all I had to say.

ME: Good morning Ma'am
VO: Good morning, pass me your documents. I can see you're going for a masters degree in Political Science.
ME: Yes Ma'am, at Western Illinois University, Macomb in Illinois.

VO: Why did you pick this school?
ME: I picked this school for a couple of reasons. First is because I was fascinated with the research of Prof x whose research interest is on Feminist political thought and I have expressed my desire to work with her on my thesis which will be on "The influence of public policy on feminist political thought".
The school also offered a blend of public policy and public administration which I was actively looking out for.
I also received a 4kusd scholarship which sealed it for me.

VO: What is your plan after this degree?
ME: I will be returning to Nigeria to advance to the role of assistant lecturer with my current employer x University. In the long run I'll be kickstarting my career in politics and governance here in Nigeria while also beginning my own ngo which would be geared towards women empowerment in politics.

VO: Who is your sponsor? It says family on your i-20.
ME: my mother, Mrs x, she is the CEO of x, a big textile business here in Nigeria.
(she cuts in)
VO: What do you say she sells?
ME: She is a major distributor of bridal African fabrics all across Nigeria. She is also into property development.
VO: alright.

Then she kept typing for like a minute and said my visa has been approved. She spoke about the regular covid 19 guidelines.
She later asked if I was going to book my flight myself and I answered yes. Then she handed me my white slip.

God is good!

Greenman2020:
Visa interview transcript
Profile
School: MSU
Program: PhD Sociology
Scholarship: Full funding + Teaching Assistantship
Deficit: 3k
GRE: YES
TOEFL: Nil
Bsc in Sociology (Federal University)
Highest Educational level: Msc, Criminology (Federal University)
Undergraduate Gpa: 3.44/4.0
Msc Gpa: 3.2/4.0

No of F1 Attempts at the US embassy (3), denied in 2019 for Masters in Criminology with zero funding at West Texas A&M University. Denied again last year November with full funding in the same school for which my visa was approved today. (I posted my last denial transcript here. You can click on my profile to read it, if you like - of course.
Status: APPROVED
Abuja Embassy July 12th 2021

My interview lasted about 3 minutes. Here we go:

Massive palls of grey and black clouds hovered above the beautiful city of Abuja, a clear indication that Rain was warming up in the sidelines of the heavens, as I hopped into the waiting Bolt taxi which I had ordered a while ago. It was my first time in Abuja, I should say. As we drove from my lodge to the embassy, I admired the smoothness of the broad roads, how it gleamed in the distance, how it reminds me of the head of Papa Ajasco of Wale Adenuga production, and the many towering, foggy and greeny hills which rose like the back of an elephant from different corners of the city.

I arrived the premises of the embassy around 6.40am but we were not allowed in until it was about past seven. As expected, there was an heavy presence of people I would, I beg your pardon, call "embassy rats", those people who try to sell you water while you are in the midst of an ocean. Those who would say, Bros you go need passport o. Bros make we staple your form. Bros this. Bros that. But I ignored them all, except for a woman, I would later find her name to be Rose, who volunteered to take custody of my phone at zero cost. I rewarded her handsomely later, anyways.

Once the order came that we could proceed into the interview venue, I joined other applicants, mostly students, into the interview venue. We waited for a long time before a Nigerian man came into the waiting lobby to begin what seemed to me as a confirmation of appointments and documents. To save the reader's time, I went through other protocols before my turn to meet the VO, to meet with destiny eventually came. The place was window 8 and sitted there was a pretty, young, and stern-looking white lady who was just dishing out rejections like Akara.


VO: Good morning

Me: Good morning ma


VO: Pass me your i-20 and passport then place your hands on the scanner for the biometric capture.

Me: Okay ma. (I passed the documents to her and placed my hands on the scanner)

VO: I see that you're going for your doctorate in Sociology at MSU

ME: That's correct.

VO: Tell me about the research you plan to conduct

Me: My research is in the area of cybercrime and access to economic opportunities. Precisely, under the supervision of Prof XYZ I will be investigating the correlation between access to economic opportunities and youth involvement in cybercrime.
VO: Okay. Alright (kept typing into the system). Is your research going to focus on Nigeria?

ME: (VO give me through pass, I no gock am) Yes. Nigeria has had several issues with cybercrime in recent times. My research will be focused on Nigeria.

VO: Tell me about your plans after your studies

Me: I plan to return to Nigeria to take up a full-time lecturing job. I've always wanted to become a professor of Sociology. I also plan to publish academic papers that would interrogate and proffer solutions to the challenges of Cybercrime in Nigeria.

VO: Okay. So you plan to become an academic?

Me: Yes.

VO: Okay. I will be approving your visa. (Hands me the white paper and begin to talk about Covid-19 protocols bla bla bla. My ear don already block like ghetto soakaway. Lol

Me: Collects white paper with thanksgiving in my heart and left smiling.

NB: Take your case to God in prayers even if you're an atheist. The issuance of visa at the embassy, in my opinion, is 30% hardwork and 70% grace, if you like call it luck. However, this is not a liberty to relax. Work hard and also pray hard. I will advise whoever is attending the interview to be straightforward with answers. Only say what you are asked to minimize the risk of saying things that might potentially be used against you by the VO. Also try as much as possible to make your responses unique.

SPECIAL APPRECIATION
I am grateful to my friend Seun in the US who helped me throughout this visa application process. I am also thankful to my friend Babs who never gave up on me. Of course, I also thank all the beautiful people here whose transcripts and inputs have helped me tremendously. Big shout out to Fairheart who gave his expert opinion on my last rejection and encouraged me to apply again. To those who are still dreaming, don't give up. Cheers!

Onyeagba24:
Please go ahead and apply, nobody here is a VO and so long as your reasons are genuine and you can defend it.
I was told the same thing about my age and the fact that I finished my 1st bachelors in 2014 but my visa was approved at my very 1st attempt last month. God is faithful and will guide you.

dapsalmy:
Depends on your profile. Who is sponsoring your education?

My uncle is.

techkay:
Glory be to God in the highest, the author of all knowledge.

May VISA was approved today in less than 1minute interview.

Full transcript later pls.

My prayer for others is that I will celebrate you all soon in Jesus name

Pefuele:
Feel free but please I like honest people If you are not honest dnt bother to contact me. If you aren't honest it doesn't help anyone. Also, if you can't do research about nice schools after helping you on how to go about it dnt bother to send me a PM. Also, if I guide you on how to mail profs and you are not doing it or waiting for me to do it for you dnt bother to send me a PM. I like guys with energy! So if you arent dnt bother to contact me.

I’m going to contact you then after hearing my situation and you give your verdict then we’ll know what to do

Pefuele:
Are you the young female lady that was having a discussion with the security lady when you told her you went inside and that you know who you are following when the security lady asked you to go and sit in a different position. A lady on the sit then confirm what you are saying.