brighttech95:



Pls can you list these schools,
Did they require transcript evaluation?
And also GRE waiver etal.

Badguy001:


The point here is that she is yet to interview. Her emergency request was denied not a visa denial. You are entitled to two EA requests on one MRV so long you have not interviewed.

Ninnie35:
Good afternoon.
Please how soon can I reapply for an F1 visa after refusal?
Please answer, thanks

Badguy001:


Immediately. But the issue is getting a date. However, they always advise you should only re-apply if your circumstances have changed. If you know the reason you were initially denied and can defend yourself at the next interview, all well and good!

MzWendy:
How many times is one required to reschedule an appointment?

beejhay69:
4-5

Honeytslim:
Please do we have people here with this same issue, what can be done please �� Fall semester begins august 17 and I’ve not gotten response from the embassy

whitewizardry:
I am currently in the US, and i realized i haven't shared my transcript. Find below, it would inspire someone to not give up!

Visa approved

4th Attempt (2F1s, 1B1/B2)
Abuja
July 2022.
PhD Construction engineering
Fully funded
COA: 25,000 dollars
Funding: 30,000 dollars.

Fringe VO dark hair

**I dressed very casual, 4th attempt isn't your mate na, �. I just needed a miracle.

VO: good morning pass me your documents.
VO: have you travelled to the US before?
Me: No ma I haven't. (My legs started shaking because she had denied like 4 people before me)

VO: where do you work?
Me: I currently work as a research assistant at my alma mater where I graduated as the best in my department, and my CGPA is one that hasn't been attained in the department in the past 5 years. My roles include; statistical data analysis in the field of construction engineering, conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis of data using SPSS, python, and R programming language. I also assist undergraduate students with their research papers and assignments, I attend conferences and produce technical reports from these events. I also assist undergraduate students with laboratory work and testing such as slump tests, Nondestructive tests, and abrasion testing. I help to source for data for proposed publications, I also assist in reviewing literature of proposed publications. (I said all of these word-for-word, while staring her in her eyes. While saying all of these, she was looking at what I filled in on my Ds160 - the work description, to see if it actually rhymes).

She started typing for like forever.
Then she asks;
VO: what will you do when you return back:
Me: I will be returning to my alma mater where I currently work as a RA to take on the role of a senior lecturer - I had an incredible CGPA and the faculty members are really certain that I will be an asset to the department when I return back. On the long run I will be starting up a first of it's kind consultancy firm that will focus on safety in construction. Currently, from my master's thesis, I analyzed that in Nigeria about 900 construction workers die as a result of poor safety measures. I would be...(she was nodding - seemed impressed at this point, then she cuts)

VO: would you be taking a study leave?

Me: yes, I would be.

VO: is it paid or unpaid?
Me: it's paid but I would be only paid about 50% throughout my 5 years.

VO: I see that All your family are in the US? (Omo my mind was like �). - (at this point she looked straight into my eyes, if not that I was prepared, I would probably have stammered or just gotten lost)
Me: I said No I have a lot of my family members here in Nigeria inclusive of my dad, brothers and sisters, although my mum is a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR), while my other siblings are on OPT, who will be returning to Nigeria soon. As for me, my sole intent for travelling is to go for study, after which I would return to Nigeria, because Nigeria needs me more than the US, and this skill I would be getting from this PhD is very vital. I have a strong ambition to become a full-time professor before the age of 40, and to publish high quality research content that will improve the current state of things in the construction industry here in Nigeria. (She smiled, and typed back into her system)

VO: have you been to any other country outside Nigeria?

Me: No.

VO: Are you married?
Me: No.

VO: Any Kids
Me: Not anytime soon, I am really focused on my career in academia (she laughs).

Then she touched the blue papers (my mind almost cut, but I was ready for any outcome, as I felt I had been astute and sincere enough) then she moved the blue papers to the other side and reached out for the sought-after white paper and said the golden words congratulations. I just fell down on the ground, everyone was laughing like who's this village boy ��.

Vo put her hand on her chin and was just shaking her head while smiling. I picked up my white paper was almost in tears while giving God praises. - people must have been so shocked to see my reactions. But i couldn't hold my emotions;

This is my 4th attempt, and I had the odds against me, because I have been denied severally even without the VO checking my i20. Once they see that I have my family members in the US they already assume that I have immigrant intent and instantly deny me.

One thing I'll advise people, is to be truthful with their DS160 (especially what you filled on your first DS160, please be consistent with it), I declared the family members I had in the US. In all the DS160 i filled. (Even when people kept telling me, to lie about that - the chances they have the information about them in their system is high), so just come out plain and truthful. And defend yourself as to why your intent is genuine.

Let your story make sense. VOs are human, especially when you have a VO who's ready to listen to you. Please don't give one-word replies. That's too dangerous.

Maintain eye contact with the VO, and watch the body language of the VO.

While you're waiting for your interview, please listen to the questions the VO is asking other people - there is a high chance it's the same questions you'll be asked.

Speak boldly, don't be shy about whether anyone is watching you or not, your purpose there is the white paper so please stay focused - and shout if you can. Confidence is an underrated skill in this journey.

If you can get funding, please do. Funding plus adequate preparation works magic. (Less questions, you'll be more confident). Most of the people they approved today had at least some level of funding ( even if it was 20%)
Write standardized tests and cold email professors. The chance of being denied when you have full funding is very slim because VOs know you have a low tendency to abscond when you get to the US.

Lastly, delay is not denial, I knew that I really needed to study in the US, so I made up my mind that it had to be the USA or nothing - call it desperation, but I call it ambition.

Appreciation to all the several groups (mocks, prayer groups, date groups) I was in - we shall all win. Although, i was scared to do mocks because I knew my story didn't resonate with that of others. So, I just listened, and asked questions from people who had experience in this Visa Journey.

Thanks to @Geraldine from Active Participant group she's amongst the reasons I got a date in July ��. She kept re-adding me to the date group even the admin kept removing me �. That admin guy, if i catch him ehn .

Also, Major thanks and gratitude to @NigPatriot on nairaland, i believe he is a cheat code in this visa thing . That guy should be a visa officer. He's too damn smart. I reached out to him and he helped me for free without charging a dime; in answering questions which were troubling me with regards my visa application and also provided clarity for me in this application process. I wish every applicant success in their upcoming interviews.

ChikaFay:
Hi everyone, my friend got a visa interview date for August 5th, is there a group we can join for mock interview?? Please we need this
Add this number please 07065637113

yungryce:

Wetin you come dey find for here na as you suppose Don work your own finish

nairaland resident Google director
that's me

emmanuelle27
post=115286395:
For those asking for letter format for EA application, here's something that may work for you, Edit accordingly.

Good day,

I am an F1 Visa applicant with a current appointment date of 6th March 1988 at 8:00 AM to be precise.

I was accepted into a Fall 2098 academic program to study Cyber Security at Peter-Obi University, United States. The start date on my I-20 is 29th August 2052. However, I will need to be in school as early as the 18th of August for there will be an orientation program for graduate students starting on the 23rd of August, 2039.

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

Please, find attached my form I-20, evidence of SEVIS fee payment, and other relevant documents for your kind perusal.





Kind regards,

Yusuf Emaka Damola

whitewizardry:
I am currently in the US, and i realized i haven't shared my transcript. Find below, it would inspire someone to not give up!

Visa approved

4th Attempt (2F1s, 1B1/B2)
Abuja
July 2022.
PhD Construction engineering
Fully funded
COA: 25,000 dollars
Funding: 30,000 dollars.

Fringe VO dark hair

**I dressed very casual, 4th attempt isn't your mate na, �. I just needed a miracle.

VO: good morning pass me your documents.
VO: have you travelled to the US before?
Me: No ma I haven't. (My legs started shaking because she had denied like 4 people before me)

VO: where do you work?
Me: I currently work as a research assistant at my alma mater where I graduated as the best in my department, and my CGPA is one that hasn't been attained in the department in the past 5 years. My roles include; statistical data analysis in the field of construction engineering, conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis of data using SPSS, python, and R programming language. I also assist undergraduate students with their research papers and assignments, I attend conferences and produce technical reports from these events. I also assist undergraduate students with laboratory work and testing such as slump tests, Nondestructive tests, and abrasion testing. I help to source for data for proposed publications, I also assist in reviewing literature of proposed publications. (I said all of these word-for-word, while staring her in her eyes. While saying all of these, she was looking at what I filled in on my Ds160 - the work description, to see if it actually rhymes).

She started typing for like forever.
Then she asks;
VO: what will you do when you return back:
Me: I will be returning to my alma mater where I currently work as a RA to take on the role of a senior lecturer - I had an incredible CGPA and the faculty members are really certain that I will be an asset to the department when I return back. On the long run I will be starting up a first of it's kind consultancy firm that will focus on safety in construction. Currently, from my master's thesis, I analyzed that in Nigeria about 900 construction workers die as a result of poor safety measures. I would be...(she was nodding - seemed impressed at this point, then she cuts)

VO: would you be taking a study leave?

Me: yes, I would be.

VO: is it paid or unpaid?
Me: it's paid but I would be only paid about 50% throughout my 5 years.

VO: I see that All your family are in the US? (Omo my mind was like �). - (at this point she looked straight into my eyes, if not that I was prepared, I would probably have stammered or just gotten lost)
Me: I said No I have a lot of my family members here in Nigeria inclusive of my dad, brothers and sisters, although my mum is a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR), while my other siblings are on OPT, who will be returning to Nigeria soon. As for me, my sole intent for travelling is to go for study, after which I would return to Nigeria, because Nigeria needs me more than the US, and this skill I would be getting from this PhD is very vital. I have a strong ambition to become a full-time professor before the age of 40, and to publish high quality research content that will improve the current state of things in the construction industry here in Nigeria. (She smiled, and typed back into her system)

VO: have you been to any other country outside Nigeria?

Me: No.

VO: Are you married?
Me: No.

VO: Any Kids
Me: Not anytime soon, I am really focused on my career in academia (she laughs).

Then she touched the blue papers (my mind almost cut, but I was ready for any outcome, as I felt I had been astute and sincere enough) then she moved the blue papers to the other side and reached out for the sought-after white paper and said the golden words congratulations. I just fell down on the ground, everyone was laughing like who's this village boy ��.

Vo put her hand on her chin and was just shaking her head while smiling. I picked up my white paper was almost in tears while giving God praises. - people must have been so shocked to see my reactions. But i couldn't hold my emotions;

This is my 4th attempt, and I had the odds against me, because I have been denied severally even without the VO checking my i20. Once they see that I have my family members in the US they already assume that I have immigrant intent and instantly deny me.

One thing I'll advise people, is to be truthful with their DS160 (especially what you filled on your first DS160, please be consistent with it), I declared the family members I had in the US. In all the DS160 i filled. (Even when people kept telling me, to lie about that - the chances they have the information about them in their system is high), so just come out plain and truthful. And defend yourself as to why your intent is genuine.

Let your story make sense. VOs are human, especially when you have a VO who's ready to listen to you. Please don't give one-word replies. That's too dangerous.

Maintain eye contact with the VO, and watch the body language of the VO.

While you're waiting for your interview, please listen to the questions the VO is asking other people - there is a high chance it's the same questions you'll be asked.

Speak boldly, don't be shy about whether anyone is watching you or not, your purpose there is the white paper so please stay focused - and shout if you can. Confidence is an underrated skill in this journey.

If you can get funding, please do. Funding plus adequate preparation works magic. (Less questions, you'll be more confident). Most of the people they approved today had at least some level of funding ( even if it was 20%)
Write standardized tests and cold email professors. The chance of being denied when you have full funding is very slim because VOs know you have a low tendency to abscond when you get to the US.

Lastly, delay is not denial, I knew that I really needed to study in the US, so I made up my mind that it had to be the USA or nothing - call it desperation, but I call it ambition.

Appreciation to all the several groups (mocks, prayer groups, date groups) I was in - we shall all win. Although, i was scared to do mocks because I knew my story didn't resonate with that of others. So, I just listened, and asked questions from people who had experience in this Visa Journey.

Thanks to @Geraldine from Active Participant group she's amongst the reasons I got a date in July ��. She kept re-adding me to the date group even the admin kept removing me �. That admin guy, if i catch him ehn .

Also, Major thanks and gratitude to @NigPatriot on nairaland, i believe he is a cheat code in this visa thing . That guy should be a visa officer. He's too damn smart. I reached out to him and he helped me for free without charging a dime; in answering questions which were troubling me with regards my visa application and also provided clarity for me in this application process. I wish every applicant success in their upcoming interviews.

Stillwhites:
Please house help me with TOEFL and GMAT materials..I will be glad if you can help me.

Walspring Chibertha Moshkom Fairheart MyAmericanDream please consider the above request..And can I send you a direct message? Thanks in anticipation.

Moshkom:


Please send a PM/DM. I should have that of TOEFL.

Moshkom:


Please send a PM/DM. I should have that of TOEFL.

Jeppensen:
Hello everyone, I would like to be added into a WhatsApp group for mock interview - Lagos. My interview is coming up this month.

My number is 09058889255

kponkedenge:
Quick question for those doing Masters in the US:

For those that don't have sponsors.... How do you raise funds over there to pay your fees? Not sure you can legally do anywork that will cover your fees.

Does all F1 visas carry a work permit? If yes, is the pay enough to cover your tuition and other expenses? No work permit with F1

Kindly reply.

kponkedenge:
Quick question for those doing Masters in the US:

For those that don't have sponsors.... How do you raise funds over there to pay your fees?

Does all F1 visas carry a work permit? If yes, is the pay enough to cover your tuition and other expenses?

Kindly reply.

Golded123:
Please someone should help me review this. I will be having my appointment in Lagos on 19 of the month. Actually I have been to abuja embassy in may this year and I was denied due to no close ties and the VO believes I have to reason to return to home country after my program ( was given a blue letter)but was to to reapply . Please any suggestions and advice would really be appreciated.

VO: WHY ARE YOU HEADING TO THE USA?

ANSWER: I’m going to Texas Tech University for my masters’ programme in interdisciplinary studies; I will major in biological and physical sciences.

VO: TELL ME ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL

ANSWER: Texas Tech University was founded in 1923 and located in a very beautiful county called Lubbock, it been classified by the Carnegie foundation as a tier-1 research institution in the us and it’s highly respected for it advanced educational system.

VO:. WHICH ORDER SCHOOL DID YOU APPLIED TO?

ANSWER: Michigan Tech University and Arkansas state university

VO: HOW MANY ADMITS?

ANSWER: 2 , Texas tech university and Arkansas state university

VO: WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TTU?

ANSWER: I carried out extensive research using US news and several graduate research sites and Texas Tech University was one of the schools that highly interests me. The school offered me a scholarship of $8528 and also has the exact curriculum that matches my profile.

VO: WHY BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES

ANSWER: I picked up an interest in biological and physical sciences as my masters degree due to its flexibility . And also it will equip me with a wide professional knowledge in medical technology, the ecosystem and environmental sciences at large

VO: WHATS YOUR RESEARCH TOPIC?

Answer: Importance of climate change legislation and its impact on food security and sustainability in Nigeria.

VO: WHAT YOUR STUDY PLAN?

ANSWER: Going to ttu to pursue a degree in biological and physical sciences is a 30 credit hour course, 6 credit hour research, 240 credit hour of internship and 15 hours of interdisciplinary electives and it’s duration is 24 month

VO: TELL ME WHAT COURSE YOU WILL BE TAKING?

ANSWER: 1) levelling advanced ecology
2) Environmental sustainability
3) Natural resources bio politics
4) Ecology for renewable natural resources etc

VO: WHAT WILL THIS DEGREE DO FOR YOU?

ANSWER: Upon completion of my masters’ degree, the combination of knowledge in both biological and physical sciences will equip me with knowledge needed for my career growth, and It will help me in taking up a management role in my current place of work headquarters in Lagos.

VO:WHY WERE YOU OFFER SCHOLARSHIP?

ANSWER: because of my undergraduate result and work experience.

VO: WHERE WILL YOU BE STAYING

ANSWER. I will be staying on campus. Actually, I’ve spoken to the international student coordinator (Kathryn Hill) and she made it known to me that there will be provision for pickup and accommodation will be given to students after the orientation.


VO: WHEN DID YOU FINISH HIGH SCHOOL?

ANSWER: 2013/2014


VO: WHEN DID YOU FINISH FIRST DEGREE?

ANSWER: I finished OCT, 2018.


VO:WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING SINCE THEN

ANSWER: After I finished my national service in 2019, I was employ at NATIONWIDE GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED as ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER TILL date.


VO: WHAT DO YOU DO AT WORK?

ANSWER: I ensure proper documentation of data for projecting sustainable food production and I write to report all environmental metrics making sure my organization is in compliance with all environmental regulation and standards related to pollution and waste management.

VO: WHO IS SPONSORING YOU?

ANSWER: MY MOTHER

VO: WHAT DOES SHE DO?

ANSWER: SHE IS A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSWOMAN AND THE OWNER OF FOLUKS INVESTMENT LTD , SHE IS A MAJOR DISTRIBUTOR OF BUA CEMENT, DEVOL KINGS OIL AND MAMA GOLD FLOUR ACROSS SOUTHWEST NIGERIA AND ALSO SHE IS INCHARGE OF All REAL ESTATE AND INVESTMENT LEFT BEHIND BY MY LATE FATHER.

VO: HOW MANY SIBLINGS DO YOU HAVE

ANSWER: 1