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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by oyi1(m): 4:55pm On Sep 30, 2022
Greetings guys

Pls I need some info & direction on F1 visa..

I have paid the visa fee buh yet to select interview date cos the date am seeing there is next year September and the admission is spring (January).

Is there anyway I can get closer date..
Pls can someone add me on Abuja WhatsApp group 08068282596... Thanks

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Nobody: 10:29pm On Sep 30, 2022
ghettonews:
Please who will help me with bank statement to apply for admission only pls, it's just to present for admission

It's things like this that cause problems for bona fide students.

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Vikrex: 8:44am On Oct 01, 2022
ABEG AND PLEASE

Who knows where I can open a free official email??
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Keyin: 12:14pm On Oct 01, 2022
Vikrex:
ABEG AND PLEASE

Who knows where I can open a free official email??

I guess what you are referring to here is institutional email? Did you give any information that requires proof? I advise you to be honest because official or institutional email could only be possible if you are working or have identified with an organization. If my answer is not apt respond so other could help
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by emeraldadewumi1: 8:08pm On Oct 01, 2022
Please, can someone answer me? Can 2 people use the same bank statement? Me and my friend have the same person
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Esywrite: 8:19pm On Oct 01, 2022
Iwuoha2:
Please what is the next step after making payment for Visa?

The next step is to schedule your interview.

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Esywrite: 8:22pm On Oct 01, 2022
BigMel:




Hello walspring, I dmed you, kindly respond. I need your help in paying my sevis fee

Hi BigMel, have you been able to pay your fees? If no, send a PM and I'll guide you on how to
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Harvard13(m): 9:07am On Oct 02, 2022
Hi princess, I am also going in january. Can you email me? My email is lilstylo13@gmail.com
princess4310:
Goodmorning nairalanders, who’s going to university of new haven for spring 2023
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Nobody: 9:47am On Oct 02, 2022
Hey everyone! I would like to connect with anyone who is going to Missouri S&T for Spring 2023 (January 1 entry). I got a fully-funded PhD offer. Kindly contact me by email through my profile. Thanks.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by DAramis: 1:15pm On Oct 02, 2022
lifeofgolden1:


Wahala.
grin shocked grin

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by HephJeanne: 2:52pm On Oct 02, 2022
My testimony, LONG POST ALERT
Disclaimer: PLS SKIP TO THE INTERVIEW PROPER, if you don’t want to read, I had to post this cuz I promised God to do so, also to encourage others.
I want to start my returning all the glory back to God because He’s God all by himself, my journey to the abroad started in 2017, at the time I didn’t know how to navigate though nairaland very well, I only knew about the front page so I didn’t have information about GRA,GTA and how to go about the application process. I watched some YouTube videos and I was persuaded to apply to a community college, since I got to know the COA of community colleges is quite low compared to that of a university. I got to know about this travel section nairaland community last year July, after asking for advice from Walspring that helped me pay for my SEVIS fee, I decided to cancel my appointment for the interview for community college just 2 days to the interview, cuz I learnt I might lessen my chances of approval if I can’t explain why the change from a community college to a university in subsequent trials. I decided to start my application for a university, after seeing multiple people applying to BGSU because their COA was quite low, I applied along for the Spring 2022. I went for the interview in December, I was denied, I was sad but tbh, I was quite relieved because I don’t know how I would get money to pay the COA, I saw how a person I know really struggled to survive during his program in North Cyprus on no scholarship, also watched YouTube videos of how people struggled through school, I didn’t want to go through that but I was too determined to go abroad and didn’t mind going through the struggle that’s why I went ahead to apply to BGSU. I honestly thank God because he saw the struggle and kept me from going to BGSU, knowing full well they don’t give scholarship for my course the first year coupled with the fact that they’re not among MPower loan schools , I know I won’t have any support from home either and I’d have to fund myself through school. I decided to through all the pages on the travel section 16 and got the idea of how to go about the GRA /GTA application. I can’t count how many emails I sent to professors in my field I was very determined to get partial/full scholarship and told myself I won’t stop until I get one. When I got denied in December, I started submitting application to different schools, At the time I was working with a small company in Abuja that paid me far less than 100k, I decided to quit the job after staying 3+ years cuz I knew that money if I added it for 6 months might not be up to the amount to pay for flight ticket, na so I travel go Lagos by January to look for better job, to get a new job was difficult, I was thinking to just get a job and work for 6 months to save enough, o boy, work no come, I kept praying and God proved himself mighty and gave me a better job almost three times my former pay. I knew getting this new job at a well known company in my field would also increase my opportunity getting the visa, I got the Job and started working in April, continued my application. By April Texas Tech University gave me an out-of state waiver and I have $26k to pay, where I go see money to pay $26k, I kept applying to other schools, the University of Oklahoma sent me just $3k, na so with vex I sent to the graduate coordinator telling him that I don’t have money to pay for the fees and that I initially informed him that I need GRA/GTA and he encouraged me to apply only for him to say no funding after I don pay $100 application fee. Na so we kept dragging it me and the Professor, that time I dey fast and pray like kilode…, the man had no option than to grant me a partial tuition waiver and a GTA position, that covers almost all my tuition fee, I then collected an Mpower loan for my living expenses to show as proof of funds. Interview date come be another mountain to climb, , I no even think Lagos, cuz how I saw people get denied in Lagos with partial funding, I just fear, no available date na so I join multiple Abuja search groups, some groups kicked me out sef, as I no dey update in time, I initially got 12th Sept, 2022 which is beyond my start date, I applied for Emergency date, the only available date was 18th August, which is late for my GTA resumption date, na so I kept praying, I applied for another Emergency with the same MRV receipt, To God be glory I was approved again, but they give me a date just 2 days away,(I didn’t want to move the date, because I heard there were 2 female VOs on seat, no Korean man, that were approving visas, I was praying for a date to be interview by either one of them), how I go come enter ABJ from Lagos with only a day in between, I know say I no get money for flight, na so I enter night bus on Saturday, usually if I enter night bus from Lagos I get to Abuja latest 12pm, the last time I did this journey was for my Int’l passport and I got to Abuja 8am, the devil really planned against this journey, but God prevailed, I planned on getting to Lagos before 12pm the following day so I can collect my Int’l passport (I applied for renewal and did capture in June, I got notification it was ready on Monday, same day I applied for second EA), only for me to arrive Gwagwada Abuja, the same day of the interview 1:30am, I had to lodge in a hotel at Gwagwalada because of how late I got to Abuja, my interview was for 7:30am, I planned on doing a mock interview a day before my interview because I only did one time when I got the Sept 12th date, but I couldn’t make it, had to go to the interview like that, I was just so unorganized, so worn out, I had to wake up very early to do my prayers, I was literally crying when praying I was just saying I can’t go through all these stress for me to be denied, I’ve always prayed I don’t want to be asked more than 4 questions during the interview and God came through, like he always does, I had to first go to my sisters place to get my passport before going to the Embassy, I got to the by 7:25am I was just singing Cece Winas ‘I believe for it’(..from the impossible, I’ll see a miracle, God I believe, I believe for it). As soon I entered the embassy, the 2 female VO were approving visas left and right, at that time I started praising God cuz I knew I’d get the Visa. Although the VO denied 2 people before me, their responses were really weak, I was so certain of being approved, I just want to Praise God for being faithful. Sorry for the late post, I resumed school quite late, tickets were too high, I just got settled. How God caused my GTA monthly stipends to be increased will be told another day…
Interview Proper:
2nd attempt ( I posted my 1st attempt here last year)
School: University of Oklahoma
27th July, 2022, 7:30am, 2 female VO, Bald man came in after some time
COA: 35,600
Partial tuition waiver& GTA: 19,800
Mpower loan approval: $40,000
Me: Good Morning Officer
VO: No response, pass me your documents
VO: Have you travelled out of the country before?
Me: No, this will be my first time; I’ve been focused on building my work profile
VO: Where do you work?
Me: I work with xyz Construction Company as a jkl, my daily duties are….cuts
VO: Who is taking care of your living expenses?
Me: I took out an Mpower loan of $40,000 which would cover for me 2 years course duration, I also have some personal savings which I’ve kept aside to support my travels, My dad will also be serving as a backup if need be, He works here in Nigeria, as axyz at igh (I already included all these as reason for my denial, so she wasn’t even typing much, everything was so fast)
VO: take your I20 along blablala bla
Me: Thank you very much

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Lasisieniola77(m): 4:36pm On Oct 02, 2022
[Congratulations quote author=HephJeanne post=117201851]My testimony, LONG POST ALERT
Disclaimer: PLS SKIP TO THE INTERVIEW PROPER, if you don’t want to read, I had to post this cuz I promised God to do so, also to encourage others.
I want to start my returning all the glory back to God because He’s God all by himself, my journey to the abroad started in 2017, at the time I didn’t know how to navigate though nairaland very well, I only knew about the front page so I didn’t have information about GRA,GTA and how to go about the application process. I watched some YouTube videos and I was persuaded to apply to a community college, since I got to know the COA of community colleges is quite low compared to that of a university. I got to know about this travel section nairaland community last year July, after asking for advice from Walspring that helped me pay for my SEVIS fee, I decided to cancel my appointment for the interview for community college just 2 days to the interview, cuz I learnt I might lessen my chances of approval if I can’t explain why the change from a community college to a university in subsequent trials. I decided to start my application for a university, after seeing multiple people applying to BGSU because their COA was quite low, I applied along for the Spring 2022. I went for the interview in December, I was denied, I was sad but tbh, I was quite relieved because I don’t know how I would get money to pay the COA, I saw how a person I know really struggled to survive during his program in North Cyprus on no scholarship, also watched YouTube videos of how people struggled through school, I didn’t want to go through that but I was too determined to go abroad and didn’t mind going through the struggle that’s why I went ahead to apply to BGSU. I honestly thank God because he saw the struggle and kept me from going to BGSU, knowing full well they don’t give scholarship for my course the first year coupled with the fact that they’re not among MPower loan schools , I know I won’t have any support from home either and I’d have to fund myself through school. I decided to through all the pages on the travel section 16 and got the idea of how to go about the GRA /GTA application. I can’t count how many emails I sent to professors in my field I was very determined to get partial/full scholarship and told myself I won’t stop until I get one. When I got denied in December, I started submitting application to different schools, At the time I was working with a small company in Abuja that paid me far less than 100k, I decided to quit the job after staying 3+ years cuz I knew that money if I added it for 6 months might not be up to the amount to pay for flight ticket, na so I travel go Lagos by January to look for better job, to get a new job was difficult, I was thinking to just get a job and work for 6 months to save enough, o boy, work no come, I kept praying and God proved himself mighty and gave me a better job almost three times my former pay. I knew getting this new job at a well known company in my field would also increase my opportunity getting the visa, I got the Job and started working in April, continued my application. By April Texas Tech University gave me an out-of state waiver and I have $26k to pay, where I go see money to pay $26k, I kept applying to other schools, the University of Oklahoma sent me just $3k, na so with vex I sent to the graduate coordinator telling him that I don’t have money to pay for the fees and that I initially informed him that I need GRA/GTA and he encouraged me to apply only for him to say no funding after I don pay $100 application fee. Na so we kept dragging it me and the Professor, that time I dey fast and pray like kilode…, the man had no option than to grant me a partial tuition waiver and a GTA position, that covers almost all my tuition fee, I then collected an Mpower loan for my living expenses to show as proof of funds. Interview date come be another mountain to climb, , I no even think Lagos, cuz how I saw people get denied in Lagos with partial funding, I just fear, no available date na so I join multiple Abuja search groups, some groups kicked me out sef, as I no dey update in time, I initially got 12th Sept, 2022 which is beyond my start date, I applied for Emergency date, the only available date was 18th August, which is late for my GTA resumption date, na so I kept praying, I applied for another Emergency with the same MRV receipt, To God be glory I was approved again, but they give me a date just 2 days away,(I didn’t want to move the date, because I heard there were 2 female VOs on seat, no Korean man, that were approving visas, I was praying for a date to be interview by either one of them), how I go come enter ABJ from Lagos with only a day in between, I know say I no get money for flight, na so I enter night bus on Saturday, usually if I enter night bus from Lagos I get to Abuja latest 12pm, the last time I did this journey was for my Int’l passport and I got to Abuja 8am, the devil really planned against this journey, but God prevailed, I planned on getting to Lagos before 12pm the following day so I can collect my Int’l passport (I applied for renewal and did capture in June, I got notification it was ready on Monday, same day I applied for second EA), only for me to arrive Gwagwada Abuja, the same day of the interview 1:30am, I had to lodge in a hotel at Gwagwalada because of how late I got to Abuja, my interview was for 7:30am, I planned on doing a mock interview a day before my interview because I only did one time when I got the Sept 12th date, but I couldn’t make it, had to go to the interview like that, I was just so unorganized, so worn out, I had to wake up very early to do my prayers, I was literally crying when praying I was just saying I can’t go through all these stress for me to be denied, I’ve always prayed I don’t want to be asked more than 4 questions during the interview and God came through, like he always does, I had to first go to my sisters place to get my passport before going to the Embassy, I got to the by 7:25am I was just singing Cece Winas ‘I believe for it’(..from the impossible, I’ll see a miracle, God I believe, I believe for it). As soon I entered the embassy, the 2 female VO were approving visas left and right, at that time I started praising God cuz I knew I’d get the Visa. Although the VO denied 2 people before me, their responses were really weak, I was so certain of being approved, I just want to Praise God for being faithful. Sorry for the late post, I resumed school quite late, tickets were too high, I just got settled. How God caused my GTA monthly stipends to be increased will be told another day…
Interview Proper:
2nd attempt ( I posted my 1st attempt here last year)
School: University of Oklahoma
27th July, 2022, 7:30am, 2 female VO, Bald man came in after some time
COA: 35,600
Partial tuition waiver& GTA: 19,800
Mpower loan approval: $40,000
Me: Good Morning Officer
VO: No response, pass me your documents
VO: Have you travelled out of the country before?
Me: No, this will be my first time; I’ve been focused on building my work profile
VO: Where do you work?
Me: I work with xyz Construction Company as a jkl, my daily duties are….cuts
VO: Who is taking care of your living expenses?
Me: I took out an Mpower loan of $40,000 which would cover for me 2 years course duration, I also have some personal savings which I’ve kept aside to support my travels, My dad will also be serving as a backup if need be, He works here in Nigeria, as axyz at igh (I already included all these as reason for my denial, so she wasn’t even typing much, everything was so fast)
VO: take your I20 along blablala bla
Me: Thank you very much
[/quote]

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Nadingo: 5:30pm On Oct 02, 2022
Congratulations
HephJeanne:
My testimony, LONG POST ALERT
Disclaimer: PLS SKIP TO THE INTERVIEW PROPER, if you don’t want to read, I had to post this cuz I promised God to do so, also to encourage others.
I want to start my returning all the glory back to God because He’s God all by himself, my journey to the abroad started in 2017, at the time I didn’t know how to navigate though nairaland very well, I only knew about the front page so I didn’t have information about GRA,GTA and how to go about the application process. I watched some YouTube videos and I was persuaded to apply to a community college, since I got to know the COA of community colleges is quite low compared to that of a university. I got to know about this travel section nairaland community last year July, after asking for advice from Walspring that helped me pay for my SEVIS fee, I decided to cancel my appointment for the interview for community college just 2 days to the interview, cuz I learnt I might lessen my chances of approval if I can’t explain why the change from a community college to a university in subsequent trials. I decided to start my application for a university, after seeing multiple people applying to BGSU because their COA was quite low, I applied along for the Spring 2022. I went for the interview in December, I was denied, I was sad but tbh, I was quite relieved because I don’t know how I would get money to pay the COA, I saw how a person I know really struggled to survive during his program in North Cyprus on no scholarship, also watched YouTube videos of how people struggled through school, I didn’t want to go through that but I was too determined to go abroad and didn’t mind going through the struggle that’s why I went ahead to apply to BGSU. I honestly thank God because he saw the struggle and kept me from going to BGSU, knowing full well they don’t give scholarship for my course the first year coupled with the fact that they’re not among MPower loan schools , I know I won’t have any support from home either and I’d have to fund myself through school. I decided to through all the pages on the travel section 16 and got the idea of how to go about the GRA /GTA application. I can’t count how many emails I sent to professors in my field I was very determined to get partial/full scholarship and told myself I won’t stop until I get one. When I got denied in December, I started submitting application to different schools, At the time I was working with a small company in Abuja that paid me far less than 100k, I decided to quit the job after staying 3+ years cuz I knew that money if I added it for 6 months might not be up to the amount to pay for flight ticket, na so I travel go Lagos by January to look for better job, to get a new job was difficult, I was thinking to just get a job and work for 6 months to save enough, o boy, work no come, I kept praying and God proved himself mighty and gave me a better job almost three times my former pay. I knew getting this new job at a well known company in my field would also increase my opportunity getting the visa, I got the Job and started working in April, continued my application. By April Texas Tech University gave me an out-of state waiver and I have $26k to pay, where I go see money to pay $26k, I kept applying to other schools, the University of Oklahoma sent me just $3k, na so with vex I sent to the graduate coordinator telling him that I don’t have money to pay for the fees and that I initially informed him that I need GRA/GTA and he encouraged me to apply only for him to say no funding after I don pay $100 application fee. Na so we kept dragging it me and the Professor, that time I dey fast and pray like kilode…, the man had no option than to grant me a partial tuition waiver and a GTA position, that covers almost all my tuition fee, I then collected an Mpower loan for my living expenses to show as proof of funds. Interview date come be another mountain to climb, , I no even think Lagos, cuz how I saw people get denied in Lagos with partial funding, I just fear, no available date na so I join multiple Abuja search groups, some groups kicked me out sef, as I no dey update in time, I initially got 12th Sept, 2022 which is beyond my start date, I applied for Emergency date, the only available date was 18th August, which is late for my GTA resumption date, na so I kept praying, I applied for another Emergency with the same MRV receipt, To God be glory I was approved again, but they give me a date just 2 days away,(I didn’t want to move the date, because I heard there were 2 female VOs on seat, no Korean man, that were approving visas, I was praying for a date to be interview by either one of them), how I go come enter ABJ from Lagos with only a day in between, I know say I no get money for flight, na so I enter night bus on Saturday, usually if I enter night bus from Lagos I get to Abuja latest 12pm, the last time I did this journey was for my Int’l passport and I got to Abuja 8am, the devil really planned against this journey, but God prevailed, I planned on getting to Lagos before 12pm the following day so I can collect my Int’l passport (I applied for renewal and did capture in June, I got notification it was ready on Monday, same day I applied for second EA), only for me to arrive Gwagwada Abuja, the same day of the interview 1:30am, I had to lodge in a hotel at Gwagwalada because of how late I got to Abuja, my interview was for 7:30am, I planned on doing a mock interview a day before my interview because I only did one time when I got the Sept 12th date, but I couldn’t make it, had to go to the interview like that, I was just so unorganized, so worn out, I had to wake up very early to do my prayers, I was literally crying when praying I was just saying I can’t go through all these stress for me to be denied, I’ve always prayed I don’t want to be asked more than 4 questions during the interview and God came through, like he always does, I had to first go to my sisters place to get my passport before going to the Embassy, I got to the by 7:25am I was just singing Cece Winas ‘I believe for it’(..from the impossible, I’ll see a miracle, God I believe, I believe for it). As soon I entered the embassy, the 2 female VO were approving visas left and right, at that time I started praising God cuz I knew I’d get the Visa. Although the VO denied 2 people before me, their responses were really weak, I was so certain of being approved, I just want to Praise God for being faithful. Sorry for the late post, I resumed school quite late, tickets were too high, I just got settled. How God caused my GTA monthly stipends to be increased will be told another day…
Interview Proper:
2nd attempt ( I posted my 1st attempt here last year)
School: University of Oklahoma
27th July, 2022, 7:30am, 2 female VO, Bald man came in after some time
COA: 35,600
Partial tuition waiver& GTA: 19,800
Mpower loan approval: $40,000
Me: Good Morning Officer
VO: No response, pass me your documents
VO: Have you travelled out of the country before?
Me: No, this will be my first time; I’ve been focused on building my work profile
VO: Where do you work?
Me: I work with xyz Construction Company as a jkl, my daily duties are….cuts
VO: Who is taking care of your living expenses?
Me: I took out an Mpower loan of $40,000 which would cover for me 2 years course duration, I also have some personal savings which I’ve kept aside to support my travels, My dad will also be serving as a backup if need be, He works here in Nigeria, as axyz at igh (I already included all these as reason for my denial, so she wasn’t even typing much, everything was so fast)
VO: take your I20 along blablala bla
Me: Thank you very much
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by frankmoney(m): 6:21pm On Oct 02, 2022
UnaDoWell:
Hey everyone! I would like to connect with anyone who is going to Missouri S&T for Spring 2023 (January 1 entry). I got a fully-funded PhD offer. Kindly contact me by email through my profile. Thanks.
hey good evening , how did you apply ? Did you email the prof directly or you applied the the school first
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Ninnie35: 7:33pm On Oct 02, 2022
Good evening

Please has anyone recently gotten a visa interview date for this year?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Nobody: 8:47pm On Oct 02, 2022
I contacted the Prof directly around August & he agreed to supervise my PhD.

frankmoney:
hey good evening , how did you apply ? Did you email the prof directly or you applied the the school first
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Lawal1555: 9:01pm On Oct 02, 2022
Please house, how do I answer these questions on my application form.

Do you plan to apply for federal student aids (fafsa)?

Are you planning on using United States veterans affairs educational benefits?

Though I would be applying for a graduate assistantship.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by frankmoney(m): 9:26pm On Oct 02, 2022
UnaDoWell:
I contacted the Prof directly around August & he agreed to supervise my PhD.

okay thanks Bro.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by pufframmy: 9:29pm On Oct 02, 2022
congratulation enjoy your study

HephJeanne:
My testimony, LONG POST ALERT
Disclaimer: PLS SKIP TO THE INTERVIEW PROPER, if you don’t want to read, I had to post this cuz I promised God to do so, also to encourage others.
I want to start my returning all the glory back to God because He’s God all by himself, my journey to the abroad started in 2017, at the time I didn’t know how to navigate though nairaland very well, I only knew about the front page so I didn’t have information about GRA,GTA and how to go about the application process. I watched some YouTube videos and I was persuaded to apply to a community college, since I got to know the COA of community colleges is quite low compared to that of a university. I got to know about this travel section nairaland community last year July, after asking for advice from Walspring that helped me pay for my SEVIS fee, I decided to cancel my appointment for the interview for community college just 2 days to the interview, cuz I learnt I might lessen my chances of approval if I can’t explain why the change from a community college to a university in subsequent trials. I decided to start my application for a university, after seeing multiple people applying to BGSU because their COA was quite low, I applied along for the Spring 2022. I went for the interview in December, I was denied, I was sad but tbh, I was quite relieved because I don’t know how I would get money to pay the COA, I saw how a person I know really struggled to survive during his program in North Cyprus on no scholarship, also watched YouTube videos of how people struggled through school, I didn’t want to go through that but I was too determined to go abroad and didn’t mind going through the struggle that’s why I went ahead to apply to BGSU. I honestly thank God because he saw the struggle and kept me from going to BGSU, knowing full well they don’t give scholarship for my course the first year coupled with the fact that they’re not among MPower loan schools , I know I won’t have any support from home either and I’d have to fund myself through school. I decided to through all the pages on the travel section 16 and got the idea of how to go about the GRA /GTA application. I can’t count how many emails I sent to professors in my field I was very determined to get partial/full scholarship and told myself I won’t stop until I get one. When I got denied in December, I started submitting application to different schools, At the time I was working with a small company in Abuja that paid me far less than 100k, I decided to quit the job after staying 3+ years cuz I knew that money if I added it for 6 months might not be up to the amount to pay for flight ticket, na so I travel go Lagos by January to look for better job, to get a new job was difficult, I was thinking to just get a job and work for 6 months to save enough, o boy, work no come, I kept praying and God proved himself mighty and gave me a better job almost three times my former pay. I knew getting this new job at a well known company in my field would also increase my opportunity getting the visa, I got the Job and started working in April, continued my application. By April Texas Tech University gave me an out-of state waiver and I have $26k to pay, where I go see money to pay $26k, I kept applying to other schools, the University of Oklahoma sent me just $3k, na so with vex I sent to the graduate coordinator telling him that I don’t have money to pay for the fees and that I initially informed him that I need GRA/GTA and he encouraged me to apply only for him to say no funding after I don pay $100 application fee. Na so we kept dragging it me and the Professor, that time I dey fast and pray like kilode…, the man had no option than to grant me a partial tuition waiver and a GTA position, that covers almost all my tuition fee, I then collected an Mpower loan for my living expenses to show as proof of funds. Interview date come be another mountain to climb, , I no even think Lagos, cuz how I saw people get denied in Lagos with partial funding, I just fear, no available date na so I join multiple Abuja search groups, some groups kicked me out sef, as I no dey update in time, I initially got 12th Sept, 2022 which is beyond my start date, I applied for Emergency date, the only available date was 18th August, which is late for my GTA resumption date, na so I kept praying, I applied for another Emergency with the same MRV receipt, To God be glory I was approved again, but they give me a date just 2 days away,(I didn’t want to move the date, because I heard there were 2 female VOs on seat, no Korean man, that were approving visas, I was praying for a date to be interview by either one of them), how I go come enter ABJ from Lagos with only a day in between, I know say I no get money for flight, na so I enter night bus on Saturday, usually if I enter night bus from Lagos I get to Abuja latest 12pm, the last time I did this journey was for my Int’l passport and I got to Abuja 8am, the devil really planned against this journey, but God prevailed, I planned on getting to Lagos before 12pm the following day so I can collect my Int’l passport (I applied for renewal and did capture in June, I got notification it was ready on Monday, same day I applied for second EA), only for me to arrive Gwagwada Abuja, the same day of the interview 1:30am, I had to lodge in a hotel at Gwagwalada because of how late I got to Abuja, my interview was for 7:30am, I planned on doing a mock interview a day before my interview because I only did one time when I got the Sept 12th date, but I couldn’t make it, had to go to the interview like that, I was just so unorganized, so worn out, I had to wake up very early to do my prayers, I was literally crying when praying I was just saying I can’t go through all these stress for me to be denied, I’ve always prayed I don’t want to be asked more than 4 questions during the interview and God came through, like he always does, I had to first go to my sisters place to get my passport before going to the Embassy, I got to the by 7:25am I was just singing Cece Winas ‘I believe for it’(..from the impossible, I’ll see a miracle, God I believe, I believe for it). As soon I entered the embassy, the 2 female VO were approving visas left and right, at that time I started praising God cuz I knew I’d get the Visa. Although the VO denied 2 people before me, their responses were really weak, I was so certain of being approved, I just want to Praise God for being faithful. Sorry for the late post, I resumed school quite late, tickets were too high, I just got settled. How God caused my GTA monthly stipends to be increased will be told another day…
Interview Proper:
2nd attempt ( I posted my 1st attempt here last year)
School: University of Oklahoma
27th July, 2022, 7:30am, 2 female VO, Bald man came in after some time
COA: 35,600
Partial tuition waiver& GTA: 19,800
Mpower loan approval: $40,000
Me: Good Morning Officer
VO: No response, pass me your documents
VO: Have you travelled out of the country before?
Me: No, this will be my first time; I’ve been focused on building my work profile
VO: Where do you work?
Me: I work with xyz Construction Company as a jkl, my daily duties are….cuts
VO: Who is taking care of your living expenses?
Me: I took out an Mpower loan of $40,000 which would cover for me 2 years course duration, I also have some personal savings which I’ve kept aside to support my travels, My dad will also be serving as a backup if need be, He works here in Nigeria, as axyz at igh (I already included all these as reason for my denial, so she wasn’t even typing much, everything was so fast)
VO: take your I20 along blablala bla
Me: Thank you very much

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Omini247: 10:04pm On Oct 02, 2022
Pls anyone with strong Msc Application letter should forward to me @ pabloshenko001@gmail.com...thanks in advance
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Lapekharrisson: 11:27pm On Oct 02, 2022
Pls somebody should add me to whasap group for those looking for interview date for January spring 2023

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Thank you.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Jacknn: 9:03am On Oct 03, 2022
Please I need help with science Journal to publish my undergraduate work. Geophysics/geology/science research work plss. Either free journals or Journals that require little payment. I would appreciate this help.. thanks fam!!
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by olabowale17: 12:03pm On Oct 03, 2022
Please I need to be added to the WhatsApp group for those looking for interview date. Set to resume spring 2023. 08128890055
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by folayemi27(f): 3:12pm On Oct 03, 2022
Johnson021:
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Lagos date search
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Mock group
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Good luck!!

I can't join the Abuja and mock groups. Kindly add me 08066760845. Thanks sir.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Anny4me: 3:32pm On Oct 03, 2022
Please someone should add me to Lagos interview dates thanks a lot. 08051262042
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by Moshkom(m): 6:08pm On Oct 03, 2022
“Just thought to throw this out there that as you prepare for school, your visa plans begin from now.

The success of your visa depends on how you play your cards with your school as you are submitting your proof of payment documents

If you have 5 years or more working experience start looking for ways to raise personal funds for easy visa interview. For example, you are 29 years old with 6 years work experience and you have $0 as personal funds. Get some money from friends to put in your account for a week or less, during which you can get a bank letter from the bank to support your application, don't forget to return money back to your friends afterwards..lol

If you do this, you will have one less thing to worry about when your i20 comes out.

God be with you all.

GOODY “

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by NigPatriot(m): 7:40pm On Oct 03, 2022
DSuperiorBrand:
Hi. I'm male, educated and working class.

I'm looking for a serious relationship that will lead to marriage. I'm also planning to relocate to the USA soon.

Specifically, I'm looking for a registered nurse, who's willing to relocate abroad with me. For me, age is just a number.

Send me a pm if interested.

I think this is an unsuitable post for this thread @justwise
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by NigPatriot(m): 7:42pm On Oct 03, 2022
Jacknn:
Please I need help with science Journal to publish my undergraduate work. Geophysics/geology/science research work plss. Either free journals or Journals that require little payment. I would appreciate this help.. thanks fam!!

Google might help you with this; what you can do also is to look out already published topic that's similar to yours and check the publishers that published theirs, you'll see this usually at the top of the papers

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 17 by OlowoDam1991: 8:34pm On Oct 03, 2022
Please is there anyone on this forum that apply to Spring 2023 in Texas A&M Corpus Christi University USA

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