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Thanks boss

Moshkom:
You would have to create your account statement n cgi portal ( https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/scheduleappointment?sfdcIFrameOrigin=null )

After, you make payment via GTBANK or on GTBank mobile app (N67,200).
You need; your passport deets to fill the payment form.

After the payment, you go back to your cgi portal to update your payment transaction receipt.

After the update, you would be seeing the available visa interview dates.

PS: While creating the portal your might see an error message of not being able to create. Send the below email to their support system:


Email: support-nigeria@ustraveldocs.com

Subject: Please help me create cgifederal account from your end.

Body: Good day,

Please I’m unable to create an account, i have been getting an error
message. I would be happy if you can help me create cgifederal account so i
can schedule an appointment.. i have attached the error message to this
email..
Thanks!.


Goodluck boss!

Hi bosses in the house, please I have been trying to create an account to schedule a visa appointment but getting the error message as attached, I will really appreciate the best solution for this please

Good evening everyone, Pls can I write GRE by April??... and how much would it cost me. Also if there is any reliable agent that can help me register.

Congratulations to all

Abacino007:
Visa approved
Location: Abuja

my 9th attempts.

THE SIEGE IS OVER

Firstly, I will like to thank God Almighty for answered prayers. I will also like to thank some few people specifically. Thank you @⁨100kobo for your supports so far. You are part of the story, thank you for your prayers and words of encouragement. I can’t even thank you enough.
@⁨Fairheart ⁩ can testify also, I met Fairheart 2018 and he really tried for me. @Fall2021, thank you for being a source of inspiration to me. Also want to thank everyone here for their contributions. @Rafman12, my brother from another mother, thank you so much.

1st attempt 2017 Lagos (Wichita state University) no funding
2nd attempts 2017 Lagos (Wichita state University) no funding
3rd attempts 2018 Lagos (Wichita State University) no funding
4th attempts 2018 Abuja (Central Michigan University) 50% funding
5th attempts 2018 Abuja (Central Michigan University) 50%funding
6th attempts 2019 Abuja (Central Michigan University) 50% funding
7th attempts 2019 Lagos (Central Michigan University) 50% funding
8th attempts 2021 (Abuja Illinois State University) full tuition waiver with $13,371
9th attempts 2022 Abuja (Illinois state University) same

As usual, I walked into the interview hall with the hope and believe that God will change my story one day.

Vo: good morning
Me : good morning

Me: how are you today
Vo: no reply

Vo: place your fingers for biometric

Vo: I can see you are going to Illinois state University for your master in Quantitative Economics

Me: no, I am going for master in applied economics with concentration in Financial Economics

Vo: okay

Vo: i see you have a GA, who will be paying for the rest

Me: my aunty and I will compliments with my little savings

Vo: what’s your thesis interest

Me: pardon,

Vo then carried a paper and wrote “thesis” then showed me


Me: okay you mean thesis, I will be working with Dr ABC who is a monetary economist at the school, we will be working on a thesis topic : *Nexus between unemployment and inflation* . We will gather data from Nigeria and USA for our analysis. We will be using co integration technique, granger causality test, Ecm etc. We will be using Philip Curve as our literature review.

Vo: where were you working before?

Me: I worked with ABC limited

Vo; a forex company?
Me: yes, we deal with foreign currencies.

Vo: it’s a family business right? (this question made me realize that she was asking me questions based on the answers I have given in this past by this time I realize i need to be consistent)

Me: yes, it is owned my uncle, I worked as an account officer there, I was responsible for their receivables and payables account, and budgeting. Before I left there I was able to recover #77m potential bad debts for the company.

Vo: where do you work now?

Me: I work as a lecturer with ABC where I am responsible for course development, teaching and grading students exams and seminar papers

Vo: what courses do you take

Me; I take micro and macro economics courses

Vo: okay. That’s good

Vo: will you be returning to the institution after your masters

Me: haven gained necessary skill, knowledge, experience and exposure in the course of this study, I will be returning back to my current work place to pick up a role is senior lecturer. I have a study leave approval here with me

Vo: how many siblings do you have

Me: myself, my brother and my sister including my parent.

She typed for a while and reach out to the white paper and said congratulations… who cares about the rest

I am still in shock, God is faithful, never give up on your dreams. I have been on this since 2016 but God did it in 2022. I was divinely favoured all through.. i stammered and stammered but the lady actually was calm with me. I will never be ungrateful to God.

Guys, pls don’t give up on your dreams, my application is another example to us that God will do it at the right time. DON’T GIVE UP

Congratulations dear
Please I need your assistance if you don't mind you can drop your WhatsApp number
Mine is 09046570912

congrats again and good luck. did you have to do anything to be considered for full scholarship offer or just your application qualified you ?

philip2014:
Good day all, I just received fully funded offer from purdue University for fall 2022. Please I need guidance on USA VISA application process

Good morning all, please I would appreciate if I someone can please give me a format on how to write a mail for request of Emergency and please list the documents to be submitted while submitting…
Thanks

School resumption date 4th of April
Date scheduled 27th of October 2022

Thanks

Iamhighbee70777:
Hi bosses in the house, please I have been trying to create an account to schedule a visa appointment but getting the error message as attached, I will really appreciate the best solution for this please

Go to the previous page (744), you will get a step on how to go about it. It was dropped by Moshkom both the email address to send it to and what to type.

Best of luck

Magma012:
what school is this

University of Minnesota

UmmZayd:
You can try that if it will go or go to your bank to find out if you can pay with your naira account or ask friends in US schools that you know to help out.

Okay. Thanks

UmmZayd:
Go to the previous page (744), you will get a step on how to go about it. It was dropped by Moshkom both the email address to send it to and what to type.

Best of luck

God bless you

ubongty:
What do you mean by "good school"?

Sorry i meant to say schools that doesn't waive application fee and TOEFL et al.

My major concern is that application fee because i intend applying to several schools.

Moshkom:
Good day boss!

Chemistry is a nice field of study in the USA, very very nice!!. Most schools offers it, so use your search engine to look out.

I know it GEORGIA STATE UNI, BALL STATE UNI,. With a good profile from you; you’d get ‘something good’ from these schools.

And for your Mpower of a thing, I guess there’s a way you check on the mpower site if your prospective school is ‘supported’ by Mpower.

Goodluck!

Boss, can we chat on whatsapp if u don't mind.

My Job no allow me the chance to do all these research.

skoles001:
Boss, can we chat on whatsapp if u don't mind.

My Job no allow me the chance to do all these research.

Chat on Whatsapp? Why not. You can DM Me.

Moshkom:
Chat on Whatsapp? Why not. You can DM Me.

Abeg drop ur digit or make i drop mine sha....0.8.1.6.3.5.6.4.2.2.8

Good morning comrades. Please I need help with my ds-160. I got a new job this January which is in line with my course of study, but I've held a previous job for close to five years now which I'm still into(it's a self-employed kind) and it's not in any way related to what I'll be studying in my master. My question is this, should I fill in both jobs or should I scratch the one that's not related to what I'll be studying? Thank you as you read and respond.

Redfang:
Good morning comrades. Please I need help with my ds-160. I got a new job this January which is in line with my course of study, but I've held a previous job for close to five years now which I'm still into(it's a self-employed kind) and it's not in any way related to what I'll be studying in my master. My question is this, should I fill in both jobs or should I scratch the one that's not related to what I'll be studying? Thank you as you read and respond.

even though it's a new job, I still feel it's better to use the job related to your program, besides that best describes your current circumstances so fill out everything on your DS form in that order starting from the old job to the current job

Check your mail bro

sanyamike:
Thanks boss

vireks:
I recently got admitted to and have accepted a fully-funded PhD offer at the department of geographical sciences, University of Maryland, college park, to resume by Fall 2022. I'd like to connect with anybody going to UMCP this year. I applied to 4 schools - (without writing GRE or IELTS), 3 - in the US, and 1 in Hong kong. that is, University of Alabama, University of Illinois, Urbana champaign, and University of Maryland. In HK I applied to PolyU. I got an admit in HK but UMD's admission came early so I declined it. I got a reject from UIUC early January, due to the unavailability of funds for RA or TA and UAB is still making their decision. However, UMD was top in my choice list, I really like the program there and I've had a really good correspondence with my advisor. So I accepted the offer immediately and I'm currently reading up on some topics my advisor hinted I would be working on when I resume as RA in the lab by August.
I've found this platform to be really helpful. Thank y'all.

Do you contact a supervisor before getting the full funding. How do you get the professor you are discussing about his work, is it after getting admission or before getting admission.

Yasiin:
Hello guys, I just booked an appointment for October 2022; October is the earliest date I could lay my hands on.

My start date is sometime in May 2022, and I want to know if it is possible to book an Emergency Appointment more than 60 days before my start date.

Do I have to wait till March 2022 (approximately 60 days to my start date in May 2022) before I can apply for an Emergency Appointment...

OR

... Should I go ahead and apply for the EA right away?

The 60days EA application rule is the rule. Just wait! If you apply for EA before then, you would easily get an EA denial message after few mind of the EA application, e no hard them to send denial message. So calm down and wait!!!

Good luck

Abacino007:
Visa approved
Location: Abuja

my 9th attempts.

THE SIEGE IS OVER

Firstly, I will like to thank God Almighty for answered prayers. I will also like to thank some few people specifically. Thank you @⁨100kobo for your supports so far. You are part of the story, thank you for your prayers and words of encouragement. I can’t even thank you enough.
@⁨Fairheart ⁩ can testify also, I met Fairheart 2018 and he really tried for me. @Fall2021, thank you for being a source of inspiration to me. Also want to thank everyone here for their contributions. @Rafman12, my brother from another mother, thank you so much.

1st attempt 2017 Lagos (Wichita state University) no funding
2nd attempts 2017 Lagos (Wichita state University) no funding
3rd attempts 2018 Lagos (Wichita State University) no funding
4th attempts 2018 Abuja (Central Michigan University) 50% funding
5th attempts 2018 Abuja (Central Michigan University) 50%funding
6th attempts 2019 Abuja (Central Michigan University) 50% funding
7th attempts 2019 Lagos (Central Michigan University) 50% funding
8th attempts 2021 (Abuja Illinois State University) full tuition waiver with $13,371
9th attempts 2022 Abuja (Illinois state University) same

As usual, I walked into the interview hall with the hope and believe that God will change my story one day.

Vo: good morning
Me : good morning

Me: how are you today
Vo: no reply

Vo: place your fingers for biometric

Vo: I can see you are going to Illinois state University for your master in Quantitative Economics

Me: no, I am going for master in applied economics with concentration in Financial Economics

Vo: okay

Vo: i see you have a GA, who will be paying for the rest

Me: my aunty and I will compliments with my little savings

Vo: what’s your thesis interest

Me: pardon,

Vo then carried a paper and wrote “thesis” then showed me


Me: okay you mean thesis, I will be working with Dr ABC who is a monetary economist at the school, we will be working on a thesis topic : *Nexus between unemployment and inflation* . We will gather data from Nigeria and USA for our analysis. We will be using co integration technique, granger causality test, Ecm etc. We will be using Philip Curve as our literature review.

Vo: where were you working before?

Me: I worked with ABC limited

Vo; a forex company?
Me: yes, we deal with foreign currencies.

Vo: it’s a family business right? (this question made me realize that she was asking me questions based on the answers I have given in this past by this time I realize i need to be consistent)

Me: yes, it is owned my uncle, I worked as an account officer there, I was responsible for their receivables and payables account, and budgeting. Before I left there I was able to recover #77m potential bad debts for the company.

Vo: where do you work now?

Me: I work as a lecturer with ABC where I am responsible for course development, teaching and grading students exams and seminar papers

Vo: what courses do you take

Me; I take micro and macro economics courses

Vo: okay. That’s good

Vo: will you be returning to the institution after your masters

Me: haven gained necessary skill, knowledge, experience and exposure in the course of this study, I will be returning back to my current work place to pick up a role is senior lecturer. I have a study leave approval here with me

Vo: how many siblings do you have

Me: myself, my brother and my sister including my parent.

She typed for a while and reach out to the white paper and said congratulations… who cares about the rest

I am still in shock, God is faithful, never give up on your dreams. I have been on this since 2016 but God did it in 2022. I was divinely favoured all through.. i stammered and stammered but the lady actually was calm with me. I will never be ungrateful to God.

Guys, pls don’t give up on your dreams, my application is another example to us that God will do it at the right time. DON’T GIVE UP

Wow. Congrats

Edit the below format to your profile.

Good luck!

Omotola222:
Good morning all, please I would appreciate if I someone can please give me a format on how to write a mail for request of Emergency and please list the documents to be submitted while submitting…
Thanks

School resumption date 4th of April
Date scheduled 27th of October 2022

Thanks

Dear Consular,

My name is ____________

I am an F-1 visa applicant with a current appointment date of _______.

I was accepted into the fall 2022 academic program. The start date on my I-20 is January 10 2022. However, I will need to be in school earlier before then as there will be an orientation programme for graduate students by January 06 2022

I request an earlier appointment date that would allow me to resume my academic program in the United States on time.

Kindly find my Form I-20, admission letter, Sevis ID and evidence of SEVIS fee payment attached.
Thanks

Regards.

Yasiin:
Hello guys, I just booked an appointment for October 2022; October is the earliest date I could lay my hands on.

My start date is sometime in May 2022, and I want to know if it is possible to book an Emergency Appointment more than 60 days before my start date.

Do I have to wait till March 2022 (approximately 60 days to my start date in May 2022) before I can apply for an Emergency Appointment...

OR

... Should I go ahead and apply for the EA right away?

EA is better 60 days before your school resumes. Not many schools resume in May so there is no rush for dates. Just calm down and follow the rules. Do not mess your application up. You can only apply for EA on a CGI account I think maximum of 2 times

I'm applying for a school in USA. I have filled the form and paid the application fee. Please what is the next step? I'm yet to get a message from the school

pls anyone knws how much it cost to write the GRE, also If you have written recently which agent helped you register.
pls I don't want to fall for scammers

also can i write the exam In April?


ps: pls if you have updated materials for GRE prep I would so much appreciate it

oluwagbotemi1105@gmail.com

Idowu3080:
Thank you for your response. Though I am in an European country but my enquiry on Nigeria Embassy in Netherlands and people’s experiences shows they’re very slow with renewing passports and if you don’t tip them your passport will be left unattended to. Thought this only happens in Nigeria but I was shocked.

Hi, you can try Austria. It is the fastest. You can get it same day if everything works well.

Did interview with one of the faculty, I guess she recommended me

BarrElChapo:
congrats again and good luck. did you have to do anything to be considered for full scholarship offer or just your application qualified you ?

excel1960:
I'm applying for a school in USA. I have filled the form and paid the application fee. Please what is the next step? I'm yet to get a message from the school

Which school is that and when did you apply? You will have to wait at times this might take forever but nothing can be done but trust me, your documents are being evaluated by the school before a decision is made on your application…they will surely contact you

emmanuelle27:
even though it's a new job, I still feel it's better to use the job related to your program, besides that best describes your current circumstances so fill out everything on your DS form in that order starting from the old job to the current job

Thank you

Can someone who holds an MBA here, go for a second MBA or MSc in the US? Will disclosing such affect the school application and visa success? Or should the person just apply with her UG course? Her proposed program is in line with her current employment and MBA, while her UG is in a different field. Thank you.

excel1960:
I'm applying for a school in USA. I have filled the form and paid the application fee. Please what is the next step? I'm yet to get a message from the school

Patience, patience and patience.

Whatever decision the school makes, they’d email you in due time.

Also, it’s safe you apply to more than one school just so you do not put all of your eggs in one basket. If two(2) schools reject your application, maybe one(1) would accept you.

Cheers!