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deezy101:
look at this conversation, you should answer like this,
V.O: how many schools did you apply to
you: three sir.
V.O: what are the schools,
you: name three schools for him including the houston college.
V.O:How many admits
You: just one sir, houston community college, the other two is still awaiting sir,

experience has shown that its safer to answer that way, i sincerely wish you all the best

@ Shavel, pls if you want to go the deezy way, dont forget to know about the schools and what could be the cause of delay.

shavel:
@phy,tnxs for the comments,but i biliv my age shld stand me a good chance of getting a visa with a college's i20, concerning the fees aspect,my college's tuition fee and living expenses is 18,560dols and i tink dats not too cheap,if u still av anyother thing to write concerning age and t-fee pls i'll like u to do dat asap, tnxs

well, if you have applied to any other university before now, try to see if they can issue you an i-20. i would have said you shuld apply to a uni now but i doubt if i-20 could be ready before your proposed may 17th interview date. just try whatever you can and if nothing is coming out, resort to great faith. all the best bro.

shavel:
@house,wats the chance of me getting my f1 on the 17th of may coz i'll be going along wit a community college's i20,my major is nursing and am jes 17+ of age

@ Shavel, i started following ur posts since the day you posted that one can get a 5-yr student visa from naija. Well, i pray u'll get your visa, but with this ur post, your chances are slim. You need to understand that F-1 visas are issued most importantly because of the fees. though community colleges also have different fees for int'l students, it is however far cheaper than Unis. What guys do is that you process admissions to both college and Uni (usually in same county or state), take the uni's i-20 to the embassy, you can then get here and change to the college. i could see you are kind of spontenous, but calm down to get the correct info. well, there is no harm in trying. all the best!

shavel:
@house,pls how can i pay my sevis i901 fee from nigeria or is it advisable for me to use a u.s credit card for the transaction, need an urgent response.

@ shavel, to the best of my knowledge you can not pay SEVIS fee via any card as a Nigerian applicant you can only pay via western union.

imperiouxx:
Guys, e jooo I once asked that someone who knows how to go about paying for WES evaluation to tell me. I don't know if the skye Bank VISA card can do it. Please, someone should help me out.

@ imper, if your visa card is dollar denominated you can, otherwise you can't. let me know your position.

shavel:
[color=#550000][/color]why can't u guyz jes kol down for urslvs,u.s visa is usually given out to students as a five years visa, and stop arguing!! SHALOM

@ shavel do you have a student visa already? if yes, pls what is duration on it? if no, when will you be going for your interview so that we can start praying for you to get it and you'll just need to confirm to the house the visa duration. i'll advise you read this thread from pg1, i know there is a link that addressed it.

NOTE: I'm not trying to argue with you but this forum must be adequately and correctly informed becos most students get here - they get confused and lost balance becos of false information.

addsyno200:
here is an opportunity to secure a 5years visa to study in any university of your choice in united state of America,there are over 1 millions university awaiting your application as both graduate and undergraduate to get admitted and secure your admission letter, I 20,CHECK OUT THESE SCHOOL, university of west,California,Fresno state university California,Indiana state university,Oklahoma city university many among others,all you are,copy of your passport,secondary school transcript,bank statement,secondary school result, i can assist you to secure yours, 07035572462 do not border about there expensive tuition fee$29,000 on your arrival to USA you have options to secure a low tuition fee of about just $2,500 multiple entry visa direct pass to enter CANADA

You can easily reach me on 07035572462
on face book,fagbolagun adeniran busayo
You can do it on your own all you need is just a guide line on how to secure your,all admissions closes by july

Why can't you look for better alternatives and stop confusing people. Pls all, US will not give you more than 2 yrs visa as a student from Nigeria even if 10yrs is written on your I20 as duration of study this is because Nigeria embassy as well only give their students max of 2yrs, you can also confirm this from US embassy website yourself.

addsyno200:
here is an opportunity to secure a 5years visa to study in any university of your choice in united state of America,there are over 1 millions university awaiting your application as both graduate and undergraduate to get admitted and secure your admission letter, I 20,CHECK OUT THESE SCHOOL, university of west,California,Fresno state university California,Indiana state university,Oklahoma city university many among others,all you are,copy of your passport,secondary school transcript,bank statement,secondary school result, i can assist you to secure yours, 07035572462 do not border about there expensive tuition fee$29,000 on your arrival to USA you have options to secure a low tuition fee of about just $2,500 multiple entry visa direct pass to enter CANADA

You can easily reach me on 07035572462
on face book,fagbolagun adeniran busayo
You can do it on your own all you need is just a guide line on how to secure your,all admissions closes by july

Why can't you look for better alternatives and stop confusing people. Pls all, US will not give you more than 2 yrs visa as a student from Nigeria even if 10yrs is written on your I20 as duration of study this is because Nigeria embassy as well only give their students max of 2yrs, you can also confirm this from US embassy website yourself.

Toluth:
Thanks for the quick response, The problem is that in most of those school's website, their tuition are always per hour courses done. Since I don't know how many courses I will be doing, I'v been having problem calculating the tuition, I intend to go for masters degree in economics,

if you will be attending a school that runs semester, most schools allow you to do a max of 9 units and min of 6 units as a grad. There is usually a general fee applicable to all, then as int'l students you now add the cost per unit to the fee. for example, if the the tuition or say general fee is $3k, the cost per unit say $300; so the total cost for 9units in a semester equals $5,700 (3000+(300*9)). i guess this could be applicable also to schools on terms also. take care.

Toluth:
Which of these states will someone advise me to go for studies?
Texas
Delaware
Michigan
Minnesota,
Considering the following, tuition, cost of living and graduate studies in economics,
NB. I don't have any family and friends in the US,

From my little experience to get started without anyone on ground could be very difficult and frustrating - you can say that to the embassy, but believe me you need someone most times. However, i learnt Texas or Minnesota could be a bit cheaper but i've not been there though. You may also check out the websites of all the schools to compare info.

james2020:
@phy tnx 4 answering most questions. Pls i wnt 2 fill d ds-160 form, do i hv 2 fill my parent information even if d parent is dead. Advice me

i cant remember if the form has option for deceased, but check it out and try to see if the option is available, however think about a gaurdian that you can use in that respect. i'll also advise you do a dummy filling as you can fill the stuff as many times as possible. well, i filled my thrice or preferably you dont submit till you are sure.

yapyap:
i went to the embassy for for a few months program, and for the second time was denied the us student visa, i felt so bad because i thought i was going to get the visa.
i was told i was not a credible student at the embassy that is to say i won't return, the funny thing is that for real i am coming back.
the guy at the abj embassy was too serious and strict, no student was given a visa, i tell u only couples , families, and mostly those who have traveled and came back.
i thought i was not returning to the embassy again due to annoyance, but my work just won a scholarship, i told them i will want ti paid for my trip for the short program in us.
guys what do u think should i give it another shot with the scholarship/ grant i just received. meanwhile i have already paid the fees. thanks.

short courses applicants are most time not given visa becos it's relevance might not be obvious. what is the relevance of the fee u'll b paying to the state's economy? if you think the training is important, ask the concerned organization to file for you.

nues1850:
pls can somebody help me out i have a gp of 2.3 out of possible 5 and i want to go for my master in us what ar the chances of getting a university in us that will accept my gp for a master degree

nues1850:
pls can somebody help me out i have a gp of 2.3 out of possible 5 and i want to go for my master in us what ar the chances of getting a university in us that will accept my gp for a master degree

it could be a bit difficult, but there is no harm in trying because what most schools do for grad students is to get your equivalent in 4 grade point which for you falls to 1.84 and a grad students need above 2.5 to stand better chance; but there is no harm in trying int'l students are currently a good avenue to generating incomes to schools in the US. you may as well try an evaluation, it could possibly bring up your GP.

naggy:
I just got the green ticket!!!!!!!!!!! Before I post my experience I want to hint on something. Today has proved to me that it is not by the number of documents you have, neither is it by your composition but it is only the grace of GOD that can see someone through. The very few members here knows the issue I had which was even the reason I missed my appointment on two good occasions but despite that I was able to make it through by God's grace and the most astonishing aspect of it was that, the interview was hassle free and that problem that gave me much thinking never ever came to light. I was very confident before I got in there but once I was in, I was gripped with uttermost anxiety despite the praise song I was singing in my mind. I was obviously fidgeting that even the consular noticed it and had to tell me to "calm down and take a deep breath." I am a very good speaker but instantly I became a stammerer and was practically talking nonsense but yet it never counted against me. That aside when I got in there, the Chinese lady just denied one Masters guy on the grounds that he didnt convince her he was going to return. Just as she finished with the guy and it was my turn, she went in to take a break and there comes in this middle aged man,  Here goes my experience:

VO: Next applicant come to Window 9
Me: (with a big smile) Goodafternoon Sir.
VO: Your documents please!
VO: I see your going to study in the US right?
Me: Yes Sir.
VO: How many schools did you apply to?
Me: 3
VO: Name them
ME: Princeton, UCLA and my school
VO: Where you accepted in Princeton?
VO: No
VO: (laughs) I knew!
VO: Why do you choose NY instead of California?
ME: (I started blabbing nonsense,  oh men come check me out stammering and suddenly I stopped talking)
VO: (looks at me again) What course do you wanna study?
ME: Law
VO: (in a low tone) You wanna study Law and your not bold enough to speak to me,  look at you! How would you be able to handle all those matters that comes with it! Okay now just calm down and take a deep breath.
ME: Okay I am sorry Sir, not that I am not bold,  it is just that this is my first time to go through this so it's getting me really tense.
VO: (laughs) Well, I actually studied the same course as you so I have alot of knowledge in that field. So where do you wanna work after your studies?
ME: EFCC
VO: (laughs very hard) After all the time spent in the US you wanna come back to work there. Don't you think they the EFFC are corrupt?
ME: (laughing) Yeah Sir that's true but am going to make the wrongs right.
VO: Thats good so when did you graduate from school?
ME: 2007
VO: And what have you been doing since then?
ME: (imagine the spontaneous idea that came out of my head from no where) I have been tutoring and worked with alot of charity homes.
ME: Let me have your transcripts, WAEC result and SAT score if you have any let me evaluate the type of student you are.
ME: (gave him)
VO: (looking at my credentials) Oh wow you studied French? That's nice, so have you any relations in the US?
ME: Not at all Sir.
VO: Who is your sponsor?
ME: My mother
VO: Okay good,  how old are you?
ME: XX years.
VO: Okay I'm gonna issue you this visa. Take this green ticket and go pick it up by Monday. I see your school resumes on that same day so go today and mail your advisor informing him/her you just got your visa today and that he/she should give you a letter that will assist you enter the country on a later date cos I doubt you will be able to make it on the day. Don't forget your I-20 and enjoy your stay in NYC.

So my NL brothers that was it oh,  nothing more nothing less. There was virtually NO documents required except from the WAEC and transcript. I am very grateful to God because it's of HIS own making. I also owe the greatest appreciation to Kwizzy212 and thank you nwaoma009 for your words of support and encouragement. God bless you all and best of success and luck to all those going after me!

Remember, God is the ultimate!!!!

congrat naggy!

others the NL visa season is back, better go get yours now, lol

Wilfem:
@4ril, Pls do not forget that I said I also gave the consular a photocopy of the school transcript that was sent to WES, she also told me that one was FAKE too and even collected it from me,
So while presenting my case as to why I was denied, what do you think I can say concerning the Photocopy of the school transcript that was sent to WES.
I've accepted the blame/fact that as a student, I'm not supposed to be in possession of it.
@House what do you suggest for me concerning this?

Your advices/suggesions will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Your sch option would have been the best, but try to do and affidavit and a notre public stuff to state that the doc is not fake. I dont how the embassy value this. my bro did this, though not for US embassy.

tee.baba:
Got to the lagos consulate around 6:10am, there was alot of people mehn, fear grip me ,
As @ 6:30am, we queued up and we stroll to that waiting space infront of the embassy.
I waited there till like 8:40am before it got to my turn to enter the embassy, i was mad already ehn !
Well, i told myself, nothing spoil, so after the chinese lady finished the biometrics, i got queued up again to face one of the 3 male VO's.
All 3 were above average in issuing visa if you know what you are going for and can speak well, you can imagine someone saying he is a car seller and cannot mention brands of cars he wanna go buy, i tire for the guy,

Next applicant, was this man, he just gave an undergraduate visa, so i was averagely happy , then we started ,

Me: good morning sir
VO: good morning

me: happy new year
vo: same to you.

vo: can i have your documents
me: here you go , (i handed him the packed documents as done by the officials)

vo: you are going to usa to study?
me: yes sir, for my masters degree

vo: in what major ?
me: petroleum engineering

vo: which university
me: Bleep university ( was furious , shey u no read am ontop i-20 ni? )

vo: good, how many uni did u apply to ?
me: started mentioning names of the schools ( he was busy typing)

vo: sorry, how many schools did u just counted
me: 3 uni's ( when be say na typing u de do, how would u hear na , (lol)

vo: when did you graduate and what have u been doing since then?
me: told him the whole story from 2007 ( he con hear say i de work)

vo: so you work?
me: yes, with Bleep company

vo: what do u do there
me: told him the stuffs i do

vo: so who is going to be responsible for the fees
me: my father

vo: what does he do ?
me: told him, he owns a petroleum company

vo: can you show me something to proof that?
me: yes sure ( started checking for his certificate of cooperation and tax clearance, i got them and placed it in the tray for him, but to my suprise, he didnt take dem to check)

vo: your visa has been approved and you can take this and pick up at this address in lekki on Monday
me: thank you sir ( was like a dream, didnt even ask for my dad's bank statement, the certificates sef, he didnt check dem)

wow , just grabbed the paper and ran out, security de hold me to give dem something but all my things were in the car.

THATS MY GOODWILL STORY FOLKS ,

Congrats!

Wilfem:
@ House, Pls how do I go about making a case about this my transcript issue in the course of my re-applying for another Interview? Thanks in advance.

Try to get a letter from your school and/or dept addressed to the embassy in line with the issue. In case the sch have more than one type of transcript, let them state it on the letter, sweet mounth you and get copies of such and the initial one u went with. try to get any other supporting documents, if possible an affidavit or a letter from notre public.

You will get it.

vandops:
Its a serious violation for a student to be in possession of a transcript, Your lucky the authorities were not called in and instead you were denied.

The ideal scenario as suggested was to have said your school dont give out transcripts to students. Because WES didnt send you the evalaution dont mean you can attend an interview with the absence of a transcript.

Anyways if you intend on reapplying then you have to make a strong case as to why you were denied initially.

BEst of luck

@ vandops and tee.baba
Pls note that some schs give photocopies of transcript and it is not wrong to have such copies, besides sch like UNILORIN issues student copies transcript. I used photocopies of my transcript at the embassy and I got it.

I feel the CO was not used to the kind of format presented and the reason for the suspicion. However, I will advise you reapply and stand your ground on the authenticity of ur stuff.

Also, you can go the extra mile to insist that the CO write the reason stated clearly on the rejection card because you will need to take it to your school and in case of subsequent legal action since you are genuine. That puts organization on toes becos everybody tries to avoid litigation.

Wishing you and everyone the best.

shewhy:
@tee.baba. what we gonna do now?

since normal biz activity will resume tomorrow, you could try to request for expedited interview between now and 6am tomorrow. God will do it.

Wishing everybody in the house a wonderful year ahead. you all, were part of my success story in 2010 and you will still be and I will also be part of yours in this new year.

please I need info about the cheapest flight to Sacramento (california) from Lagos. this may include price for one way and return. Any airline pls!

rabbits207:
@ seedord247

what can you see about my situation now?

i feel the CO was considering the possibilty of issuing the visa same day cos of the break and he/she was possibly advised of the need to go thru vfs for record keeping. never forget d embassy issues the visa, while vfs is a delivery channel. even if u dont get it wednesday morning, wait till u get it. you'll sure share ur testimony.

OjaP:
@Phy,let me have your email.

Hi Ojap, I've sent you a mail. Please let me get info and updates.

tee.baba:
thank God for u oo, wic embassy was it ?, paste your prototype here so others in your shoes can benefit ! One love.

Abj

Dear Consular,

I was admitted to California State University, Fullerton as a graduate student for spring 2011 session and I have tried scheduling an interview for the F-1 visa via the 'US VISA VFS GLOBAL' site for the past few days to no avail. The response I get from the site is 'interview date not currently available'.

In view of this, I will like to request for an emergency interview for a student F-1 visa at the US Embassy. This will avail me the opportunity to resume by early January to attend mandatory meetings scheduled for international students.

I have gotten my I-20 and made payments for all required fees. Some required information are as follows:
Name:
Passport No:
VFS receipt No:
SEVIS:
SEVIS Receipt No:
Mobile: 0

Please permit me to further state my preference for December 6th - 10th, 2010 as I will be on break from office during this period. However, this is subject to your discretion.

Looking forward to getting the anticipated favorable response.


Regards\

NB: the subject must be REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY INTERVIEW

@ nethacker that was all the CO required (22/7 or 3.142)

@ babsharon - Cal state uni ful

Reading through this thread, I can see that I recieved special favor from God WRT to my expedited interview. to be candid, I requested for expedited interview and I got a response with a date in less than 24hrs. I don't know if my sample mail could be of help to any (by providing ur email addy) or better still - can i post it here?

yeah masters.

pls let us also try to pray, the chinko lady could be extremely frustrating. Guys should also be prepared, i cant imagine someone not knowing the value of π (pie) and positing that the school waived SAT and TOEFL cos of his qualification - the CO was annoyed.

babavisa:
u guys rock

hello house,

After reading this thread from page one to the latest, I did my interview at Abj on thur 16th and collected my stuff today. I will like to appreciate the efforts of everybody esp nethacker that found out time to respond to my personal mails, infact he has been waiting for my post since last week, well it went thus:

CO: how are u doing
ME: I'm cool
CO: Give me your certificates, transcripts and bank statement
ME: gave it to her
CO: What do you do?
ME: I work with x bank
CO: oh , What do you do at the bank
ME: I work as regional IT engineer deploying and supporting IT infrastructure
CO: Which operating system do u use?
ME: windows XP
CO: Tell me about your experience
ME: Security is an enterprise issue and it is unending because of the presence of vulnerability, malicious attack bla bla, ,
CO: Since you been working on computer security why do u need to study it again
ME: Studying it will avail me up-to-date skill in identifying, monitoring and management of IT risk and to detect vulnerability of our system and network
CO: Studied physics
ME: Sure
CO: What is planck's constant
ME: Whaow! it's quite an age, currently work on IT stuff, well i think is 8.6 X 10^ , cant be precise for now
CO: You did qautum physics
ME: sure
CO: Snizzed
ME: Sorry
CO: tell me about it
ME: It is simple the movement of ions and how they interact.
CO: What was your final year project
ME: Determination of acquivers bla bla,
CO: How was it done
ME: I used terrrameter to do e soundings, thereby getting resistivity of a particular area , one also do seismic test on the site
CO: Good, Take this to the address on the sheet, have your documents

stat was retained

GLORY BE TO GOD ALMIGHTY.

tochuksj:
Dont worry hommies, nofin with d sevis address cos mine sef na BENIN REPUBLIC DEM USE INSTEAD OF NAIJA. Also, i get big prob of name on my I 20 wey i even swear affidavit but dem no even c am. God did all cos d ride boy went to God's altar 2 pray. Which flight una talk say im cheap Me jst dey d garden 4 abj dey chill out. I go dey leave abj tomorrow morning wif happiness. I dey go meet my bosses, Rick Ross and 50 cent. U dig. Also go gambling, counting cards in Blackjack and european roulette in Las Vegas, Sin City. Money Money , Jst joking and being serious as well,

@ tochukj - pls where and when were u interviewed and how long did it take u to get your visa?

@edirin check out details for emergency interview on this link:
http://www.usa-vfsglobal-ng.com/emergency-procedure.aspx

pls can anybody help out with this?
I applied to 3 schools but my admission at 2 of the schools was not concluded becos of delay from WES, pleas what can i tell the CO if he asked:
- how many schools did u apply to? 3
- Why this and not the other 2?
hope to get your swift response.

I applied to 3 schools but my admission at 2 of the schools was not concluded becos of delay from WES, pleas what can i tell the CO if he asked:
- how many schools did u apply to? 3
- Why this and not the other 2?
hope to get ur swift response.