ifedayosol:
I want to wish everyone of us a successful outing at any embassy. It's not easy but with luck and favour from our creator, we will pull through. Thanks to everyone that has contributed in one way or the other.

Here is my transcript.

First attempt
Location: Abuja
COA: $37,248
Funding: $35,052
Deficit: $2200

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning.

VO: let's start with you biometrics.
Me: okay. I placed my fingers and all were captured.

VO: Thank you
VO: So you are going to Tennessee technological university for you masters program in chemistry right?
Me: Yes

VO: What do you intend to do after the program
Me: I intend to return back to Nigeria(VO cuts on)

VO: please speak up.
Me: now in louder voice - I intend to come back to Nigeria (VO cuts in)

VO: congratulations, I will be approving your visa, take this white paper to guide you in collection process, congratulations to you
Me: Thank you.


Even though I believed that my DS-160 was well detailed,I still need no one to tell me that I was lucky today.

pufframmy:
wrong taging

gbarinze:
Hi guys,

My program starts in August. Is it safe to apply for Visa now?

Again, can I fill out and submit the DS-160 before paying for the Visa fee?

Help please.

learner007:


Congratulations! I'm not sure you'll get a visa this early, to the best of my knowledge. New student visas (F and M) can be issued up to 120 days before the start of a term of study. However, you will not be permitted to enter the US on your visa more than 30 days prior to the start date printed on your I-20.

chizara85:
Visa approved this morning at Abuja Embassy . To God be the glory , He is forever faithful . He made a way for me .


Transcript loading , make I rest small . Will type shortly .

ifedayosol:
I want to wish everyone of us a successful outing at any embassy. It's not easy but with luck and favour from our creator, we will pull through. Thanks to everyone that has contributed in one way or the other.

Here is my transcript.

First attempt
Location: Abuja
COA: $37,248
Funding: $35,052
Deficit: $2200

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning.

VO: let's start with you biometrics.
Me: okay. I placed my fingers and all were captured.

VO: Thank you
VO: So you are going to Tennessee technological university for you masters program in chemistry right?
Me: Yes

VO: What do you intend to do after the program
Me: I intend to return back to Nigeria(VO cuts on)

VO: please speak up.
Me: now in louder voice - I intend to come back to Nigeria (VO cuts in)

VO: congratulations, I will be approving your visa, take this white paper to guide you in collection process, congratulations to you
Me: Thank you.


Even though I believed that my DS-160 was well detailed,I still need no one to tell me that I was lucky today.

Ezichi123:


Will just add a few of my own experience. Hopefully someone with more knowledge comes in as well.

1. I have applied for Visiting Visa at US Embassy at Abuja when I was still in Nigeria but got denied on the bases of no much travelling history. I only visited Ghana as my first international travelling.

- I had no travel history either and was approved on first attempt.

2. The agent that applied for my former US Visiting visa put Married instead of single which I complained and he said it will make the Consulate to grant me Visa. All my documents I used in applying for Germany studies and European visa all bear single instead of Married.
Do I need to correct the marital status back to single or I should live it Married as was first put by my former agent?

- i think you shd be truthful on your ds160. Lies can cause nervousness and affect your chances if you get asked abt it.

3. My brother lives in US and he came through Visiting but now Married to a US citizen. Is it wise to put any information about him and what will be my answer if the VO ask me if I have any relation in US?

- I declared my sibling in the USA. I was asked about it but mostly around sponsorship.

4. A company I am working with is my sponsor and is it okay using a company as a sponsor?

- I believe so. I've read several posts here with successful outcomes.

I do think it's largely based on the VO's discretion and how well you fill in your ds160. Best of luck.

chizara85:
Visa approved this morning at Abuja Embassy . To God be the glory , He is forever faithful . He made a way for me .


Transcript loading , make I rest small . Will type shortly .

SomtoObu:
Hi
Please if you intend to apply for your parents on the B1- visa. How do you go about it?
If your target is august 2022, how early can you start.
Plus do does the embassy grant interview waivers for elderly people.
Please this is very urgent
I look forward to your responses.

chizara85:
Visa approved this morning at Abuja Embassy . To God be the glory , He is forever faithful . He made a way for me .


Transcript loading , make I rest small . Will type shortly .

sorsor:
GOOD EVENING HOUSE
PLEASE I NEED CLARITY AS REGARDS PAYMENT FOR MY SEVIS FEE

1. From the image below please which address should be put in there is it my address here in naija or is it the address of whoever is helping me pay for the SEVIS fee from there in the US?
2. The person trying to help me pay from the US through western union is asking who should the SEVIS payment be addressed to? i guess he saw the question when trying to make payment.

please house help respond as this is urgent...Thanks

ifedayosol:
Spring 2022.

Hamilah:
Please for those that has applied and got admitted to BGSU for graduate programs, do they require proof of English language proficiency?

Wendywilson:


Did you apply to any advisor in your department?

Leviack:
Hello everyone.
I'm currently in my finals studying Computer Science. I'm going to be applying to grad schools next year (my target is Fall 2023). Based on my research, I discovered that I have to make my profile very competitive inorder to secure fully funded scholarship for masters degree (I don't think going for doctorate degree aligns with my career goals).
I don't have any cordial relationship with my lecturers beyond the classroom aside my project supervisor.

Background Information:
Current CGPA: 4.64
Research Paper: Nil (I'm currently working on one, in addition to my final year project , I plan on publishing both if I'm able to pull it off)
Internship: 2 (3 months and 6 months respectively)
Volunteering:
- volunteer with an NGO

How can I work on having a competitive profile? I have 7 months left to finish my bachelor's degree.

bukhety:

Did not write GRE! Applied to only schools that waived.
Course: Communication Studies
Yes, the University of Alabama is inclusive.

bidemialade43:

Congratulations on your admission decision..
Please, my first question is...without GRE were u able to get funding??
And has Alabama revert back to you on there admission decision too??
Going for communication studies too... fall 2022

housegirl:
Hello everyone, please I need advise from gurus in the house. I am on F1 visa. I resumed August 2021 in the US. My husband is going for his F2 interview this January in Lagos. He was previously denied in November 2021 when they asked 'how he intends to make money'.

We went back to drawing board, changed I-20 to his personal funds because the former one he was denied with had the name of my friend who is a Permanent resident in the US as sponsor.

We have now changed the I-20 to his personal funds and worked on the Ds-160. He has a full time job in Nigeria even though he has just worked there for 1 year this January.

Is this strong enough as home tie?

He also has businesses and has been to the US before sponsored by Lagos state for business but on B1/B2 which is now expired.

Advice from gurus in the house would be appreciated as we prepare for interview.
We do not have any children yet and our marriage is 2years, 9months.

I would be back to testify.

xxxscholar:
If you need help fixing your DS-160 form you can send me a PM and we will review yours together.

NOTE: This is purely pro-bobo.

naijaeclectic:
Moderators, please let me know if I'm going against the rules and I'll delete this post. For now, here goes nothing:

So, I encountered loads of difficulties when I was leaving Nigeria. With the limits on Nigerian bank cards, I and the guy attending the same school (Miami University, Oxford, Ohio) could not pay for many things, even with[color=#006600][/color]in that $50/$100 CBN-imposed limit. We spent days trying to pay for a hotel/Airbnb, GreyHound services, and whatnot. I've not been that stressed in years.

Let me not even go into how AirBnB canceled a booking when we were at the airport, an hour to getting on our flight. Why did they do that? Our booking was tagged as fraudulent. So, the booking came from Nigeria and payment from a virtual card with a US address. Also, because Airbnb refused to verify our Nigerian phone numbers for reasons known to them, we used one belonging to a friend in the UK. It was extremely complicated, and we'd tried all we knew, but that's the only option we had before we found someone who helped at the last minute. Let's just say that we ended up rooming in a hotel (read: motel) in a Nigerian-like neighborhood in New York.

Lol. Don't ask why the UK friend didn't just pay and do everything from his end. As I said, things were super-complicated.

The thing is that things could have been easier if someone helped facilitate everyone from one spot, with one card.

Based on this experience (and several more), I would like to help anyone who needs to pay for buses, accommodation, semester dues, and anything that they can't do from Nigeria. I've seen people who can't access US websites, people whose cards are not working, and people who are faced with using a third-party offering ridiculous over-N515 (naira) exchange rates.

I understand that everyone's being careful and that you don't want to get scammed. But I am genuinely doing this because I can imagine the kind of stress people are going through right now.

Please send a message if you would like me to help. When you reach out, I can share details about myself, and you can Google me, too, for credibility purposes.

At this point, the stress in the world (read: Nigeria) is too much to add difficulties when japa-ing.

I sincerely hope this helps someone. Again: Moderators, if this is way off, please let me know and I'll delete this.

Thank you.