Johnsan6237:
Hello gurus, I trust we're all doing great. Just a little clarification pls;

If my i-20 has an error that ought to be corrected, does it affect the SEVIS ID or it remains thesame?

Really want to make SEVIS payment before the person to help make the payment will travel

Thanks

freezy4me:
Anyone interested in applying for Masters in Industrial Engineering at University of Michigan Dearborn and needs application fee waiver code should indicate

freezy4me:
Anyone interested in applying for Masters in Industrial Engineering at University of Michigan Dearborn and needs application fee waiver code should indicate

bishopkinkin:
[/b]Hello house,

who applied to Hofstra university for August intake? I applied since November and I was accepted in Late January and I made my tuition fee payment Early February. Till now I have not received my I-20 form. [b]Should I be concerned??

Pekun210:



Yes
I sent you a DM

What’s your course of study ?

Jacknn:



Wow this is key.. this extra curricular because my GPA is 2.85/4.. but with my GRE of 321 bro,can I also get a full funding too,is it possible,heard of any with my kinda GPA and GRE score that got full funding bro

Systrom:
If someone is married in Nigeria and filled it in the visa application, will the person still be able to marry a US citizen ?

UmmZayd:


You can send an email to the international office to check for update

morgang:


Just an observation-

Your visa was denied and you didn’t bother sharing your transcript so that others will advise or possibly learn. Not a good practice on this platform.

I wish you good-luck with your date search and ultimately, visa.

IntrovertGuy:


What's the error?

Provided it's the same school, your SEVIS ID remains the same and your I-20 can be updated many times

oluzdreamz:
Hi guys, I’ve been a silent participant on here, great job from everyone for all the insights, tips and ideas being shared at all times. So I got this offer from Ball State University. A 50% tuition remission and GAship which makes my tuition instate...the stipend makes a lot of sense though, I wish I had a full tuition waiver though, what do you think bout it?

Yinkagbo:


Try your luck bro... As I said my cgpa is not that impressive..and I make it with gre and extra curriculum activities.with good recommendation letters.

Awubfjrnndk:
Can you book interview date before getting your I-20 and then update the DS-160 form later?

BlackCave:
Greetings to everyone.

Thank you for the good work.

I recently got a PhD offer from Washington State University.

I would like to seek your guidance on the embassies (Lagos or Abuja) with which I should book an appointment.

Thank you.

Jacknn:


Okay thanks..did you have any research publication or research work..? And for recommenders, I only have two doctorate holders whom am close with that can help,I hope me not been able to secure a professor to help with recommendation letter won't hinder my chances

Schrodinger2:

Ideally, choosing an embassy should depend on your location and available dates - but it seems you want us to tell you where your visa will be approved.
If you are not 100% funded, I'll advise you pick Abuja.

But ultimately, they render the same service and this decision is solely yours.

Olaniyi55:
Good evening, please as regards to where to book for an opportunity, I have read from three people who stated that their emergency appointment are yet to be approved at lagos Consulate. Ivwould like to know if Abuja, is answering emergency appointment request

Yinkagbo:


I don't understand what you are trying to say.i only did final year project oooo, so nothing more. But what I can say again about the recommendations, one of the professors wrote on how I helped her during a comparative analysis of pork marketing during my undergraduate days.
I have been into pig farming for years,which is on my CV and my linked in profile can attest to this.
Don't let your recommender, write on how good you are alone but to state how you have been of benefit to him or her.
Infact one of the recommender wrote that I do help him to take classes whenever he is not around and when he came back from his journey to take the students that the students always attest to how good I am in taking the class.

Newone2468:

For fall 22
Pls can I dm you?

Lussamguru02:


I'm interested, please.

Motiqueen:
12th January, 2021
Good evening all,

I am glad today, my interview at Abuja went so well and it was God, I must say.

I was the 4th to be interviewed this morning and the 1st to be granted a visa, the three guys before me were rejected.

School is University of New Haven, Connecticut.
I had little funding and deficit of $26k
Course: Masters of Public health

The VO(only VO for today) had an assistant with him, guess the guy was on training or so, cos he had the approval and denial papers with him in a file, both of them were standing (or do the VOs usually stand?) the VO collects from him to dish out. You hear him converse slightly with the assistant after each applicant leave before he calls on the next applicant, so that's why I presume he was on training as a VO too.

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning to you

VO: can I have your documents (passport and i-20)
Me: sure you can, here you have it(I passed to him)

VO: what's your course?
Me: Masters of Public health

VO:Do you know anyone in Connecticut?
Me: No, I don't.

VO: So where will you be staying
Me: in the school hostel, I already booked a space( I haven't booked any space ooo, just replied with that)

VO: I can see you have a deficit to be paid by a family member, so who is paying?
Me: My dad actually

VO: So what does he do?
Me: He owns one of the biggest hotels in Lagos, he cuts me short and asks for the name, I replied, then he asks for his bank statement and I showed him. Flips to the second page only, showing his assistant, then returns to me.

VO: what else does he do?
Me: He is into the transportation industry, his fleet of cars and buses run about 17 states currently in Nigeria and hoping to expand to more as demand permits

VO: So how long has he been in the hotel business
Me: about 15-16 years

VO: So he just added the transport to it
Me: Yes

VO: How about your mom, what does she do?
Me: She is a caterer

VO: What type of catering?
Me: indoor and outdoor catering, for both social and corporate events, she also runs staff canteens for companies and she's been in the field for 35years

VO: Wow! That's fine, so do you have siblings?
Me: Yes, 2 sisters and 2 brothers

VO: What do they do?
Me: my older sister works with my dad in his hotel, my younger sis is a fashion designer and a student, my younger brother is a hair stylist and a student, my last brother is a photographer and a student.

VO: Oh! That's good, what secondary school did you attend?
Me: I mentioned and added location

VO:You live in Lagos
Me: Yes, between the boundary of Lagos and Ogun state.

VO: So why did you come to Abuja for interview
Me: my school's resumption date is actually fast approaching and Abuja had earlier appointment dates than Lagos.

VO: oh! That's true, so have you travelled out of the country before?
Me: No, he tried to cajole me like, you know people just travel for maybe vacation to Dubai and that's just it.... So I replied by saying, I have actually been about school and work basically so I haven't even had the time to plan any trip, be it vacation or any.

VO: He kept nodding with his assistant, that one just had the file held like a statue and was smiling. So how did you find out about the school?
Me: When I concluded on having my masters degree, I did an extensive search on Google for schools that offer pub, VO cuts in and completes the rest for me and I said yes.

VO: OK, that's fine, do you have a room mate
Me: I don't know, the school didn't tell me any of such(room that I didn't even book at all)

VO: OK, I want to approve your visa, collects the white paper for approval from his assistant and slides it under the Window with my i-20 and says I can pick up at my preferred pick up point.

Me: thank you very much, I'm honoured.
VO: don't mention, you are welcome (he smiled at me with his assistant, while I dropped my papers in my file and left his window)


That was simply how my interview went, guess this VO is more about home ties cos he hardly asked questions about school even from the first 3 applicants before me.

Thank you everyone for the transcripts you have been dropping so far, to everyone still hopeful for an approval, God in his infinite mercies will make your day of joy to come. You won't come this far and not have a testimony.

Ijchichi5190:


Follow this process.

TeeD:


Looks like you and I are in the same boat. Please update when you get one. I should be back in school now, and I applied in early March. No response yet.