₦airaland Forum

HRprof:
Did you said denied visa can still use the same visa fee to reapply? : P

Amazingg11:
Good evening nairalanders.please who knows any cheap airline that flies to Alabama .I’ve been searching but the prices I’m seeing are quite alarming

Systrom:
Sure

HRprof:
Not true . No embassy does that, it can only be used once within one year.

Gmull3r:
Good morning guys,
I just got approval at The Abuja embassy
Course: MSc Business Analytics Texas A&M University
COA: 31,403
Vo: is a young African-American
Transcript:
Q1: Tell me about you degree plan:
I’m going for a masters in business analytics. It’s a 30 credit hour course. It’s going to run for 2years and 6 months. I’m going to be taking 9 core courses and two electives for the period of 2 years and 6 months.
Q2: How did you hear about this school
My first encounter with Texas A&M was during my undergraduate thesis, I worked on new innovations in the pharmaceutical industry and one of the literature I reviewed is from a professor from this department (mentions the name of the professor) he is the current head of department.
(She starts typing and staring for like 3 mins)
Q3: How long have you been a consultant in pharma
I started April this year, so that’s about 8 months but before then I have worked in several aspects of pharmacy practice.
Q4: Do you have a relative in the us (No)
Q5: Have you been to the US before (No)
Q6:What will this course do for you.
Answer: this course is actually going to teach me how to analyse and interprete data to make informed business decision. I intend to come back to my present company as business developer or Analyst. I’ll do this for 6 years and after that I’ll start my own private consultancy.

Q7: My uncle is my sponsor
What does he do?
Answer: He is a senior IT consultant, he consults for google, Microsoft, Andela and other tech companies
He is also the owner of ——— company with 13 branches in Lagos and Abuja
I noticed she confirmed some of the things i said, especially the first question, she was looking at the screeen, she was typing, she wasn’t even looking at my face. She focused on,y on what I was saying.
Vo: ok I’ll be approving your visa……���

Olubukunmie:
Great! I got admission too for MS Business Analytics.
If you do not mind, Can I have your contact?
It will be nice to connect with someone who will be taking classes before me .

Congratulations once again

itoski:
Please I just found out that on my I-20 the source of funding was stated as Personal Funds and on my DS-160 I filled parent.
Is this a problem?

Thanks for your anticipated response.

degxyflexy:
Check for your program at West Virginia University. Send a message to the graduate coordinator. That was what I did and my app fee was wsived

Baddest1:
Hello, I sent you a message.

Heya93:
Hi Nairalanders,
I v been following this page, and it was indeed helpful in my preparation for F1 visa interview, which held just some hours ago. However, I have an issue, which I wish to know if anyone has encountered.

I was served a yellow paper, instead of white or blue. The section ticked by the VO reads "your application requires administrative processing. You will be sent supplementary questions by email. Please complete the form and return to ...@state.gov".

Please, what does this mean? Do I still have a chance? Or is it a denial?

My conditions:
I'm going for a funded PhD program with a deficit if $2600, which my sister will be taking care of. For the interview, the transcript is as follows:

Vo: good morning and please pass me your passport and i-20.

Me: good morning (passes the docs).

Vo: I can see you are going to xx school.

Me: yes sir.

Vo: why xx?
Me: because I found a faculty, Dr. ... who does whose research is perfect in line with mine. Dr. .... (I explained further his research work).

Vo: (nodes) what's your plan after studies?
Me: I will return to Nigeria to take up a job in a research institute, where I ll utilize my accumulated knowledge in solving Nigeria's energy problem.

Vo: (nodes and started typing) i can see your sister will sponsor the deficit.

Me: yes sir.

Vo: what does she do?
Me: she works with Bleep company.
Vo: (nodes, brought out a yellow paper and tucked on it) your visa application cannot be concluded kow. We will send you a mail inq couple of days requesting additional info. Quickly reply to the mail, we will get back to you.

Me: thank you sir.

Please, where could the 'coma' originate from?

Heya93:
Hi friends,
Please advice me. I'm losing it, cus I don't even know where I stand exactly. I reported this on the 10th of Nov, and till date, they've not gotten back to me. My resumption date is 3rd Jan. I emailed them, and they said they will contact me once the admin processing is over. Remember, my passport is with me �. Do I still stand a chance? When I check my visa status, I see that "a VO has refused ur visa... If you were informed by the consular officer that your case was refused for administrative processing, your case will remain refused while undergoing such processing. You will receive another adjudication once such processing is complete". I've seen that most people placed under administrative processing have their passport collected. I'm so worried. Has anyone had a case similar to mine? Please let me know how it ended.

Fall2021:
Visa approved
Location: Abuja

1st attempt:
Program: Master’s in applied economics
School: Illinois State University

School cost: $34k
Graduate assistantship: $21k
Deficit: $13k
Sponsor: Daddy


First of all, I want to appreciate the Almighty God for everything he has done in my life. When I joined Nairaland, my target was Fall 2021. I applied to four schools. Illinois state University, Kent state university, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and University of Alabama. I got two admits and two rejections. I was particular about funding because , I could not afford the school fees. Illinois state and Kent state University got back to me in April with an unsuccessful mails for funding. Omo I cried ehn.

I decided to defer my Illinois state university admission to Spring 2022 and I applied for funding in August. That was how I forgot about USA and started focusing on schools in UK. Illinois state university got back to me on November 22nd, with a full tuition waiver

I want to thank xxxscholar for helping me go through my DS 160 form and also Abacino007 for his encouraging words.

Note: I didn’t have a single mock interview. My workload is overwhelming to say the least. So I want to motivate those that couldn’t prepare for their interview. Just do the little you can and God will finalize the rest.

And to everyone who has posted transcripts in the past to encourage people going through hard times due to delay(s). May we all continue to have reasons to celebrate

VO: Good morning
Me: Hi good morning

VO: Please pass me your documents
Me: You can have it please
VO: Thank you very much

VO: I can see you are going for a masters degree in Econometrics and quantitative economics

Me: No, it’s actually a masters in Applied Economics

Vo: Oh okay great (Looking at my DS160 form)

VO: why applied economics

Me: : I am very particular about a masters in Applied economics because it shifts from the traditional economics framework which is mostly based on theories but rather, it focuses on data analyses, data optimization and data interpretation and how to apply them into real life scenarios

VO: Have you travelled out before
Me: No, I have not had any reason to do so

VO: where do you work

Me: **** Nigeria

VO: what do you do there
Me: I work as a Payables and Treasury analyst.

VO: so what will you do when you return?
Me: Having gained the necessary skillset to building and applying economic models to real life situations, I will come back to Nigeria to attain a higher position in my organization as a senior research associate (NB: This was already stated on my DS-160 form)

VO: I can see you have a GRA of $21k. Who will be paying the deficit

Me: My dad

VO: what does he do

Me: He is into the importation and sales of automobiles. He has four offices Nigeria; Lagos, Warri, Enugu and Anambra

VO: do you have any friend/family in the Us

Me: Not at all

VO: Have you travelled out before (I was already nervous. He has asked me this question before)

Me: No, I haven't

VO: Okay. Your application looks good. I will be approving your visa. He then issued me a white paper

I did not hear anything else. I was just screaming in my mind. Thank you Jesus

Fall2021:
Visa approved
Location: Abuja

1st attempt:
Program: Master’s in applied economics
School: Illinois State University

School cost: $34k
Graduate assistantship: $21k
Deficit: $13k
Sponsor: Daddy


First of all, I want to appreciate the Almighty God for everything he has done in my life. When I joined Nairaland, my target was Fall 2021. I applied to four schools. Illinois state University, Kent state university, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and University of Alabama. I got two admits and two rejections. I was particular about funding because , I could not afford the school fees. Illinois state and Kent state University got back to me in April with an unsuccessful mails for funding. Omo I cried ehn.

I decided to defer my Illinois state university admission to Spring 2022 and I applied for funding in August. That was how I forgot about USA and started focusing on schools in UK. Illinois state university got back to me on November 22nd, with a full tuition waiver

I want to thank xxxscholar for helping me go through my DS 160 form and also Abacino007 for his encouraging words.

Note: I didn’t have a single mock interview. My workload is overwhelming to say the least. So I want to motivate those that couldn’t prepare for their interview. Just do the little you can and God will finalize the rest.

And to everyone who has posted transcripts in the past to encourage people going through hard times due to delay(s). May we all continue to have reasons to celebrate

VO: Good morning
Me: Hi good morning

VO: Please pass me your documents
Me: You can have it please
VO: Thank you very much

VO: I can see you are going for a masters degree in Econometrics and quantitative economics

Me: No, it’s actually a masters in Applied Economics

Vo: Oh okay great (Looking at my DS160 form)

VO: why applied economics

Me: : I am very particular about a masters in Applied economics because it shifts from the traditional economics framework which is mostly based on theories but rather, it focuses on data analyses, data optimization and data interpretation and how to apply them into real life scenarios

VO: Have you travelled out before
Me: No, I have not had any reason to do so

VO: where do you work

Me: **** Nigeria

VO: what do you do there
Me: I work as a Payables and Treasury analyst.

VO: so what will you do when you return?
Me: Having gained the necessary skillset to building and applying economic models to real life situations, I will come back to Nigeria to attain a higher position in my organization as a senior research associate (NB: This was already stated on my DS-160 form)

VO: I can see you have a GRA of $21k. Who will be paying the deficit

Me: My dad

VO: what does he do

Me: He is into the importation and sales of automobiles. He has four offices Nigeria; Lagos, Warri, Enugu and Anambra

VO: do you have any friend/family in the Us

Me: Not at all

VO: Have you travelled out before (I was already nervous. He has asked me this question before)

Me: No, I haven't

VO: Okay. Your application looks good. I will be approving your visa. He then issued me a white paper

I did not hear anything else. I was just screaming in my mind. Thank you Jesus

ObodoNaija:
Please how did you pay for the application fee? My department deadline is today and I want to submit my application now. Can you send me a mail at tinazy2003@gmail.com

Erudite77:
I've not heard from them too.

I mailed the grad cord today. No response yet.

Systrom:
Someone close to me tried it and it worked.

Amazingg11:
Good evening nairalanders.please who knows any cheap airline that flies to Alabama .I’ve been searching but the prices I’m seeing are quite alarming

Systrom:
Your visa fee (otherwise known as MRV fee) is valid for one year.

So you can use it for multiple applications till the 1 year validity expires.

Heya93:
Hi friends,
Please advice me. I'm losing it, cus I don't even know where I stand exactly. I reported this on the 10th of Nov, and till date, they've not gotten back to me. My resumption date is 3rd Jan. I emailed them, and they said they will contact me once the admin processing is over. Remember, my passport is with me �. Do I still stand a chance? When I check my visa status, I see that "a VO has refused ur visa... If you were informed by the consular officer that your case was refused for administrative processing, your case will remain refused while undergoing such processing. You will receive another adjudication once such processing is complete". I've seen that most people placed under administrative processing have their passport collected. I'm so worried. Has anyone had a case similar to mine? Please let me know how it ended.

Visa Approved

Location: Abuja
Term: Spring
Degree: BBA Business Administration
School: University of Louisville, KY

Honestly, it was God.

Thanks Nairaland community, thanks to all who have contributed in one way or the other to this thread. God bless.

Transcript to be updated soon.

Heya93:
Hi friends,
Please advice me. I'm losing it, cus I don't even know where I stand exactly. I reported this on the 10th of Nov, and till date, they've not gotten back to me. My resumption date is 3rd Jan. I emailed them, and they said they will contact me once the admin processing is over. Remember, my passport is with me �. Do I still stand a chance? When I check my visa status, I see that "a VO has refused ur visa... If you were informed by the consular officer that your case was refused for administrative processing, your case will remain refused while undergoing such processing. You will receive another adjudication once such processing is complete". I've seen that most people placed under administrative processing have their passport collected. I'm so worried. Has anyone had a case similar to mine? Please let me know how it ended.

HDwayne:
Hi there, is it possible to update your new sevis ID on the cgi portal after you’ve gotten an appointment for Feb 1st, by the time you get the new form I-20 or is it still going to be the same Sevis ID that will be on the new form I-20 ?

Omotola222:
The sevis ID still remain the same

Jonjohnson:
Congratulations so happy for you

Please I'm interested in M. Sc Economics also as I graduated from Economics ,can I be able to get funding with my cgpa (3.48/5)

OlawumiCecilia:
*Visa approved to the glory of God*.

He typed for a while and the next thing I hear is that take this white paper, that would guide you on how to get back your passports blah blah blah…

Wendywilson:
I applied when application fee was waived, that was in October

Fall2021:
Visa approved
Location: Abuja

1st attempt:
Program: Master’s in applied economics
School: Illinois State University

School cost: $34k
Graduate assistantship: $21k
Deficit: $13k
Sponsor: Daddy


First of all, I want to appreciate the Almighty God for everything he has done in my life. When I joined Nairaland, my target was Fall 2021. I applied to four schools. Illinois state University, Kent state university, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and University of Alabama. I got two admits and two rejections. I was particular about funding because , I could not afford the school fees. Illinois state and Kent state University got back to me in April with an unsuccessful mails for funding. Omo I cried ehn.

I decided to defer my Illinois state university admission to Spring 2022 and I applied for funding in August. That was how I forgot about USA and started focusing on schools in UK. Illinois state university got back to me on November 22nd, with a full tuition waiver

I want to thank xxxscholar for helping me go through my DS 160 form and also Abacino007 for his encouraging words.

Note: I didn’t have a single mock interview. My workload is overwhelming to say the least. So I want to motivate those that couldn’t prepare for their interview. Just do the little you can and God will finalize the rest.

And to everyone who has posted transcripts in the past to encourage people going through hard times due to delay(s). May we all continue to have reasons to celebrate

VO: Good morning
Me: Hi good morning

VO: Please pass me your documents
Me: You can have it please
VO: Thank you very much

VO: I can see you are going for a masters degree in Econometrics and quantitative economics

Me: No, it’s actually a masters in Applied Economics

Vo: Oh okay great (Looking at my DS160 form)

VO: why applied economics

Me: : I am very particular about a masters in Applied economics because it shifts from the traditional economics framework which is mostly based on theories but rather, it focuses on data analyses, data optimization and data interpretation and how to apply them into real life scenarios

VO: Have you travelled out before
Me: No, I have not had any reason to do so

VO: where do you work

Me: **** Nigeria

VO: what do you do there
Me: I work as a Payables and Treasury analyst.

VO: so what will you do when you return?
Me: Having gained the necessary skillset to building and applying economic models to real life situations, I will come back to Nigeria to attain a higher position in my organization as a senior research associate (NB: This was already stated on my DS-160 form)

VO: I can see you have a GRA of $21k. Who will be paying the deficit

Me: My dad

VO: what does he do

Me: He is into the importation and sales of automobiles. He has four offices Nigeria; Lagos, Warri, Enugu and Anambra

VO: do you have any friend/family in the Us

Me: Not at all

VO: Have you travelled out before (I was already nervous. He has asked me this question before)

Me: No, I haven't

VO: Okay. Your application looks good. I will be approving your visa. He then issued me a white paper

I did not hear anything else. I was just screaming in my mind. Thank you Jesus

emmanuelle27:
keep sending reminders, they should get back to you.

vanessa969:
Hi dear from what I understood from your message, you have your passport with you right?

I am sorry it’s difficult to hear but once the day of the interview they don’t collect your passport or they don’t give u a paper that says they are investigating it means that they didn’t approve. The admin processing if for everyone whether you were refused or not, then later they will update it. So try to work on getting another date but since your start date is January 3rd I feel the best thing for you is to defer.

PS: just my opinion pls