Temitemi28:
Hello everyone I just got denied today in Abuja embassy transcript later ,my resumption date is January 5th can I still get a date in Lagos?

Same here. The VO kept Rejecting People because of travel history. This is a very irrelevant reason for Visa denial. Common there is always a first time. I was rejected too with my wife and baby. Immediately in answered his first question. Every other thing I was saying he didn’t listen, he didn’t even look at my docs

So sorry about that. Try again and you will be favored. You can also share your transcript here

Daviduch19:


Same here. The VO kept Rejecting People because of travel history. This is a very irrelevant reason for Visa denial. Common there is always a first time. I was rejected too with my wife and baby. Immediately in answered his first question. Every other thing I was saying he didn’t listen, he didn’t even look at my docs

Please how do i apply for surge date.i need help

do you have a link to the video please?

Lustre23:


One of the consular at the Lagos consulate when she was talking at a zoom meeting organised by EducationUSA Lagos said there was no special dress code for interviews that you can wear anything you're comfortable in.
She even went on and said some ladies wear heels which she feels its not necessary and also inconvenient.
#my opinion wear something decent and comfortable.
Goodluck on your interview

Hello please what is the solution to this CGI portal ish again.

Trying to register for a friend but getting error.

Stanford University is offering full funded scholarships..hurry now..thank me later

Thanks alot dear

Lustre23:


One of the consular at the Lagos consulate when she was talking at a zoom meeting organised by EducationUSA Lagos said there was no special dress code for interviews that you can wear anything you're comfortable in.
She even went on and said some ladies wear heels which she feels its not necessary and also inconvenient.
#my opinion wear something decent and comfortable.
Goodluck on your interview

VISA Approved today in Abuja 12pm

Course of Study: Mechanical Engineering
School: University of Colorado, Boulder
Fee: 52k
Funding: 14k
Balance: 38k

VO: Good afternoon, pass me your I20 and passport
Me: Good afternoon sir
VO: Have you ever traveled out of the country before?
Me: No, I have not had any reason to.
VO: What are you going to the US for
ME: I am going for my masters research program in the University of Colorado Boulder. I will be working with Dr. blablabla on Renewable Energy integration.
VO: How did you find out about your program
Me: I presented a paper during a conference hosted at CU Boulder, then during the breakout session I was able to connect with Dr. blablabla and I spoke about my interest in renewable energy grid integration. She was fascinated to hear about it and she told me she’s also working on a similar project funded by the department of energy. She suggested I join her research team and she put in a word for me to the department head about my research interest and the prospect of joining the department as a grad student.
VO: you mean you went to CU Boulder for a conference?
Me: no, I attended the conference virtually. I presented online.
VO: Oh okay. That’s nice.
VO: How do you plan on paying for your program
Me: well as you can see on my I20, my I have a scholarship of 14k, the balance will be paid by my father.
VO: what does your father do?
ME: He is a politician and a businessman. He owns a saw milling factory, palm oil plantation, palm oil processing factory etc
VO: He’s a politician? What kind of politician?
ME: I explained to him
VO: Okay your application looks good, I’ll be approving your visa…

I tried to listen to the rest of what he was saying after those golden words but I can remember anything.

I didn’t see the Korean VO that’s talked about. Just one bald white male attended to most of us.

I am grateful for the community here. The information posted here and the transcripts helped me to prepare well. I feel getting the visa is easy if one is confident and have a good application. Tbh when I listening to some other interviews before my turn I could tell the outcome from the conversation. Most people don’t prepare well for the interviews and it sometimes obvious from their answers, so can’t really blame the VOs for refusing.

Thank you all.

Chiremi:
VISA Approved today in Abuja 12pm

Course of Study: Mechanical Engineering
School: University of Colorado, Boulder
Fee: 52k
Funding: 14k
Balance: 38k

VO: Good afternoon, pass me your I20 and passport
Me: Good afternoon sir
VO: Have you ever traveled out of the country before?
Me: No, I have not had any reason to.
VO: What are you going to the US for
ME: I am going for my masters research program in the University of Colorado Boulder. I will be working with Dr. blablabla on Renewable Energy integration.
VO: How did you find out about your program
Me: I presented a paper during a conference hosted at CU Boulder, then during the breakout session I was able to connect with Dr. blablabla and I spoke about my interest in renewable energy grid integration. She was fascinated to hear about it and she told me she’s also working on a similar project funded by the department of energy. She suggested I join her research team and she put in a word for me to the department head about my research interest and the prospect of joining the department as a grad student.
VO: you mean you went to CU Boulder for a conference?
Me: no, I attended the conference virtually. I presented online.
VO: Oh okay. That’s nice.
VO: How do you plan on paying for your program
Me: well as you can see on my I20, my I have a scholarship of 14k, the balance will be paid by my father.
VO: what does your father do?
ME: He is a politician and a businessman. He owns a saw milling factory, palm oil plantation, palm oil processing factory etc
VO: He’s a politician? What kind of politician?
ME: I explained to him
VO: Okay your application looks good, I’ll be approving your visa…

I tried to listen to the rest of what he was saying after those golden words but I can remember anything.

I didn’t see the Korean VO that’s talked about. Just one bald white male attended to most of us.

I am grateful for the community here. The information posted here and the transcripts helped me to prepare well. I feel getting the visa is easy if one is confident and have a good application. Tbh when I listening to some other interviews before my turn I could tell the outcome from the conversation. Most people don’t prepare well for the interviews and it sometimes obvious from their answers, so can’t really blame the VOs for refusing.

Thank you all.

Congratulations

Thanks to those assisting to supply answers. God bless you!

I graduated with a second class lower distinction (2.6) in English, and had my masters in the same course. I wish to go study same course for PhD but from what I’ve read here, it seems like the requirements are way beyond my grades. Any help?

Also, do you think it’s necessary (for me) to write the English test of proficiency?
My question may seem funny but e get why. Please help. Thank you!

Olaslaze:
Good afternoon everyone i sent an email to the US embassy for surge, I didn’t get an auto response and it has been 3 days now. Should i send another mail with all my documents with a different email or just send a follow up mail with the same email……….pls help

Hi, which one did you send email to? Abuja or Lagos?
And also, whichever one it is, try to make sure the email address is correct. It can be confusing sometimes.
If you're sure you've done all the above, then I would suggest you resend the email and try to recompose it.

Marufahh:
Please how do i apply for surge date.i need help

Hi, you can follow the steps in the link below.
https://punchng.com/us-student-visa-applications-begin-nov-24/

Note: Even if you were denied recently, still try your luck and send the email.

Dotman23:
Sorry for bothering you..What course and degree. I applied for a PhD too but I haven't gotten a response.

Masters in Law

Hello, please I really need an advise, I have been trying to schedule an appointment with thr US embassy, but have been unable to see any available date yet, is there anything else I can do?..please help

Amenndmore:



There are no available dates for January just February and its Abuja. Except you do emergency and I don’t know if you qualify for it. I wouldn’t advice you come back. Tbh

Daviduch19:


Same here. The VO kept Rejecting People because of travel history. This is a very irrelevant reason for Visa denial. Common there is always a first time. I was rejected too with my wife and baby. Immediately in answered his first question. Every other thing I was saying he didn’t listen, he didn’t even look at my docs

You got a feedback that you were denied for Travel history? I don’t know when they start doing that. I don’t think you were denied for travel history. Share your transcript if possible

Hello, Good evening. Please I really need an advise, I have been trying to schedule an appointment with the US embassy and I have been unable to see any available date for the past few days now, please is there anything I can do?..I saw on their website that one must have scheduled an appointment already before an emergency appointment can be applied for, please any on idea on how to go about it...

Beautyagu1:

Congratulations

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I give God all the glory , it can only be God.

So I got my 1-20 for fall admission , i applied for emergency date in lagos, but for 1month no reply from them, then I saw a lady here that said she changed from lagos to Abuja and she didnt have to pay for another visa fee,
I quickly contacted her, my sister God will bless you,
She reply and took me through how to change and I did, got a date for feb 2022 and then i applied for emergency date and then the wait begins.
When I saw that I might not make it to fall,
I quickly contacted my school and explained my issue to them and I needed to defer to spring 2022, and a new update 1- 20 was sent.
Luckily my emergency date was approved and then I picked September 10th 2021.

Now two days to my interview I decided that I didnt to update my ds160 since I was not travelling in August anymore which I need.
Only for me to find out I was not suppose to update it.
I was informed I might not be allowed for the interview.
O my, I was scared, I screamed, then my husband kept saying where is your faith.
Then I also noticed the bar code on my son ds160 and in the appointment confirmation form didnt tally,
O boy I was scared. What do I do, I kept asking God what would you have me do.

Then I proceed to board my flight from Akure to Abuja,

While I was asking God what would you have me do, I went on Instagram and I saw pastor bolaji of NLP saying if you have prayed and it not forth coming, look for a scripture and back it up with your prayer,
I got to my hotel room,
By 12am, I praised God danced and read luke 21 vs 15.
Guess what I did not do any preparation of what I will say, I just told my self that the lord will put in my mouth to say and honestly he did.

6.45am, I left to the embassy I got there I saw I explained my issue to her concerning my son's bar code not tallying , then she helped me to retrieve the old one with 5000naira,
Laughing, something I realised I could do my self .

Any ways I also could not print out my bank statement, I sba went it.
When I got to the place where they will check you, my name and my son's name was seen, at that moment I knew I was getting the visa,
I entered, proceeded to a black man who scanned our passport, bar barcode, and then I proceeded for interview.
MSC business Administration and management
CUNY Brooklyn college
No funding
A white woman.

Interviewer- pass your document
I did
Interviewer- I see your going for MBA
Me- yes
Interviewer- what do you do
Me - I work has an hall manager in one of the hall residences in AAUA a university in ondo state .
Interviewer- what would you do after study.
Me- my masters degree will enable to convert from an hall manager to an administrative officer in my place of work
Interviewer- who is sponsoring you
Me- my mother
Interviewer- what does she do.
Me- she is the director of finance and administration in a ministry in ondo state.
Interviewer- is your husband travelling with you
Me- no we have a business we both run in nigeria and he is in charge of the business and cnt leave it for now.
Interviewer- ok, I can see you went to the us in 2017
Me - yes, i went for vacation.
Interviewer- for 5 weeks
Me - yes, i usually get 6weeks leave from my place of work, so i traveled 27th of November and came back 1 of January
Interviewer- did you travel with a family
Me- yes with my mum
Interviewer- ok, aside form us, what other country have you travelled to
Me- Dubai.
Interviewer- looked at me expecting more, and said is that all, i said yes.
Interviewer- typing and asked when did you get married
Me - 12th August 2017
Interviewer- you said your grandmother is the one sponsoring you
Me- no , My mother, we dont have the same name because her and my dad were separated .
Interviewer- ok.

Interviewer- continues typing for a while
Me- I started praying in my mind, father you have the heart to the queen and the kings, I am getting this visa

Interviewer- I will be approving your visa today,
Every other thing I no here.

Thank you jesus and everyone that has encouraged me on this journey

Message me. I can help you look into some Agri programs.

Edit: I have sent an email to you.

Ennymama:
Am a graduate of Agricultural Extension and Rural development .

I graduated from Lautech with second class upper...

Thanks so much sir

Message me. I can assist you.

Delight222:
Goodafternoon all.

I am new here.

I graduated in 2015 and my undergraduate course was Animal Science with CGPA of 4.27

I want to do my masters in Genetics or in biological sciences.
Although some schools are waiving GRE, but I need full funding.
With my CGPA do i still need to write GRE in order to get full funding.
Please help a sister by replying.

hi guys need help. failure to attend an expedited visa interview on grounds of ill-health, how does one go about this?
one f1 with a dependant f2, f2 is ill and cannot make visa interview.
any suggestions, thanks.

Hello guys please help review the information below

Thanks


Dear United States consulate office,

I am writing on behalf of my six month old baby xxxxx with
passport number xxxxx

I am writing to apply for the priority F1 student visa surge that was announced recently. This is to enable me travel with my six month baby for my PhD studies at the University of xxxx, in spring 2022.

My official program start date is: 18th January, 2022. However as international student, I am expected to be on campus 2 weeks before resumption, in order to attend a compulsory international students orientation.
My tentative date of departure is: 27th December, 2021.

Attached with this email, are copies of my SEVIS fee payment confirmation, her MRV receipt, her I-20 form, my Admission letter, DS160 and her Passport.

I will be glad if my request is granted

Thank you.

Best regards

Predstan:


You got a feedback that you were denied for Travel history? I don’t know when they start doing that. I don’t think you were denied for travel history. Share your transcript if possible

VIsa Denied Today Abuja Around 11am
Me and My Wife carrying our baby: Good afternoon Sir
VO: Have you travelled out before?

Me: You mean me or my Wife?

VO: Any of you

Me: No , but my Wife Yes.

VO to my Wife: Which country did you go to?

My Wife: United Kingdom

VO: While typing already not interested in our response from his face. What did you travel to do? At this point I had become unstable.

My wife: I went on a care Visit, I went to take care of my sick brother.

VO to me: Why did you choose University of Arkansas?

Me: I chose the University because the industrial engineering programs has a added concentration on Operations research and manufacturing which are my core areas of interest. Apart from being among the top ranked universities in the US( I sha chop mouth here)

VO: Where are you working now:

Me : I work as a specialist Engineer in my company name: I quickly brought out my reference letter to give him , he said don’t worry.

VO : what area of engineering do you work?

Me: Telecommunications

VO; Nodes his head? What will you be doing after your program:

Me: My company is currently expanding into a few Africa countries and we plan to build over 5,000 telecommunications towers for the 5G technology in Nigeria. I intend to lead a technical role and it opens more opportunities for me.

VO: nodes his head still typing

VO: who is sponsoring you?

Me: my brother in-law mr Xyz

VO: what does he do?

Me: he is so so so in so so bank. I brought out the documents but he didn’t want to see them

VO: Keeps typing and typing and typing while we watch. Then the rejection line with blue paper.

I sha feel I didn’t answer my question as I planned due to fear. Almost 6 people ahead of me were denied due to that first question of travel history.

Is Well make una respond

Chiremi:
VISA Approved today in Abuja 12pm

Course of Study: Mechanical Engineering
School: University of Colorado, Boulder
Fee: 52k
Funding: 14k
Balance: 38k

Thank you all.

Congratulations to you!

Omini247:
Stanford University is offering full funded scholarships..hurry now..thank me later

Omo, Omo omo.
Please could you give us small expo? Is it for all courses?

Daviduch19:


VIsa Denied Today Abuja Around 11am
Me and My Wife carrying our baby: Good afternoon Sir
VO: Have you travelled out before?

Me: You mean me or my Wife?

VO: Any of you

Me: No , but my Wife Yes.

VO to my Wife: Which country did you go to?

My Wife: United Kingdom

I suspect that part "who is sponsoring you? " could be the problem. Some time is better self sponsored as a family man, they might look at it in a different direction as if some is taking your burden as full grown man. If is organisation sponsor that's different. Self sponsor is better if you have prove of fund as a family man.
My 2 cent

Oluh:


Lol I got one too. Did you get your visa approved already. Would love to talk better on that school if you don’t mind.

I just got admitted. I haven't started visa processing. My admission is for fall 2022 (August to December) and I got my admission in less than 2weeks that I applied.

To all December 1 people, may you have a reason to glorify the Almighty After your interview tomorrow...claim the blessing!!!new month new breakthrough.

HRprof:


I suspect that part "who is sponsoring you? " could be the problem. Some time is better self sponsored as a family man, they might look at it in a different direction as if some is taking your burden as full grown man. If is organisation sponsor that's different. Self sponsor is better if you have prove of fund as a family man.
My 2 cent

That’s a perspective I see too. Thanks for pointing that out

Please can you PM me I have a question to ask

Omini247:
Stanford University is offering full funded scholarships..hurry now..thank me later

Congratulations, please kindly check your email. thanks

Chiremi:
VISA Approved today in Abuja 12pm

Course of Study: Mechanical Engineering
School: University of Colorado, Boulder
Fee: 52k
Funding: 14k
Balance: 38k

VO: Good afternoon, pass me your I20 and passport
Me: Good afternoon sir
VO: Have you ever traveled out of the country before?
Me: No, I have not had any reason to.
VO: What are you going to the US for
ME: I am going for my masters research program in the University of Colorado Boulder. I will be working with Dr. blablabla on Renewable Energy integration.
VO: How did you find out about your program
Me: I presented a paper during a conference hosted at CU Boulder, then during the breakout session I was able to connect with Dr. blablabla and I spoke about my interest in renewable energy grid integration. She was fascinated to hear about it and she told me she’s also working on a similar project funded by the department of energy. She suggested I join her research team and she put in a word for me to the department head about my research interest and the prospect of joining the department as a grad student.
VO: you mean you went to CU Boulder for a conference?
Me: no, I attended the conference virtually. I presented online.
VO: Oh okay. That’s nice.
VO: How do you plan on paying for your program
Me: well as you can see on my I20, my I have a scholarship of 14k, the balance will be paid by my father.
VO: what does your father do?
ME: He is a politician and a businessman. He owns a saw milling factory, palm oil plantation, palm oil processing factory etc
VO: He’s a politician? What kind of politician?
ME: I explained to him
VO: Okay your application looks good, I’ll be approving your visa…

I tried to listen to the rest of what he was saying after those golden words but I can remember anything.

I didn’t see the Korean VO that’s talked about. Just one bald white male attended to most of us.

I am grateful for the community here. The information posted here and the transcripts helped me to prepare well. I feel getting the visa is easy if one is confident and have a good application. Tbh when I listening to some other interviews before my turn I could tell the outcome from the conversation. Most people don’t prepare well for the interviews and it sometimes obvious from their answers, so can’t really blame the VOs for refusing.

Thank you all.

please what School did you apply?

MiamiePizza:

I just got admitted. I haven't started visa processing. My admission is for fall 2022 (August to December) and I got my admission in less than 2weeks that I applied.

Canada2021:
Masters in Law

oh congratulations...