Rdfactor:


No. Embassy has never and will never start to study your DS160 before you appear for interview. This myth is something that has consistently found its way into social media in Nigeria especially where US F1 Visa is being discussed. And I thought anyone could have debunk this myth by now

The reason is simple. Officers don't have time to do this. Your DS160 Only appears Infront of his computer when he collect your passport to scan. And you need to be there before they do this .

These officers have been trained on what they look for on your ds160. They match the consistency of what you're telling them with what you filed on your DS160. And in fact this can be done within 2mins maximum.

While at it, you still need to understand that approving your visa is at the discretion of the officer interviewing you. And these officers have denied visa for baseless of reasons that we sometimes don't even understand. And that's why people try again.

When you want to reapply, use a new ds160,your circumstances have changed; within these years, COVID happened, your girlfriend broke up with u, your dog died, you've added weight. So these officers are not expecting your condition to still be the same after 7yrs, Except the information that don't change, like you date or birth

ChisomagaOI:


Please add me 09033255328

Rdfactor:


Lol. Thanks. Are you studying? PhD or. Ms? Looks like we exchanged comments before

Mickeywilliams:
Transcript.

ABUJA

MARCH 7th

Came in past 7am, joined several queues. Appointment 7:30am

Interview time :9:20am


VO: Pass me your i20
Me: Alright here it is
VO: Scans through I20, nods head, and says "So University of Florida PhD" I said yes.

Have you travelled before?

Me: No I have not had a reason to

My PhD in in internet of things , and connected systems, and ...

VO interrupts me and says what do you plan to do when you return?

Me: I will take up a senior role. My company is expanding its R and D footprint as we service clients in Oil and gas and Energy systems.....

VO: Cuts in again.. What do you do right now

Me: iam an engineering project consultant.

VO: Nods head and smiles a bit while

I continue to talk about
t how I want to come back and take up a senior role, and conduct research with my alma mater.

VO: Interrupts and says take this paper and follow the instructions on how to pick your visa.

Me: Thanks you

Total interview time : 3 mins

Followed this thread for three years. Too much invaluable information. Thank you all.

Meanwhile , Anyone in Florida for the summer?

Lawal1555:


Thank you for your response.

So many questions running through my mind.

Will I be interviewed based on the previous DS 160 or the current one?

Do they have the workforce to check the previous DS 160 of over 200k apps in Nigeria before the interview?

Do they have the technology that automatically picks inconsistency in the previous/current DS160 during the interview?

It became a source of worry because I was opportune to have my previous ds160 available after seven years. What about people who jumped from one agent to another with different ds160 information and later secured visas?

I’m not trying to be smarter here, but I am only trying to give myself some courage and reason to get it right.

chibertha:
You know them. I hear a lot of them say, "I no like abroad" there is no place like home.
okoroooo

Babychuks1:
Good morning, pls I can someone add me to the days search I got October 10 but my school due date is July 17 have been searching for a date since then but nothing yet my appointment interview is in Abuja pls help a sister out

mantics:


Can you state what your profile was before and what it is now. Try and use different names to illustrate it. I hope you grab that?. As regards if they have workforce to check your previous details, they will get it within nanoseconds. It's software doing the matching not human beings or one clerk looking for dusty files.

Rashmaz:
Hello house please i need help or advice on how to go about getting visa..

I was denied visa back in 2018. reason was i don't have a strong ties to return to my home country according to the VO..
Now i applied for a new school and got admitted. I applied for an undergraduate course.. I am 30 years now, married with 1 kid, and financially ok... I am into Forex trading and also my parent are supporting me financially as well.. I already paid 60% of the school fees in addition.. Please any advice on how to go about get my visa approval?

ty888:
I just had my F1 interview this morning.....
Only one VO, a female.
Served all the 8 persons before me the blue paper.

She gave me a white paper with my passport and said I will be getting a mail in the next 24hrs.
I should follow the instructions and fill out the form.
I asked why is she not taken my passport, she said I have been placed on administrative processing and that my program starts in August so I still have four months.

Any suggestion is welcomed...

enyilaw:
Please add me to the Abuja date search group: 08082522402

Blessingfola:
Hi Everyone
Please I’m new here
My interview is next week and have not been able to pay my SEVIS FEE
I tried paying it my self online through their website but it wasn’t going through
Please kindly assist by putting me through
It’s urgent

Jesusweptoh:
Hello nairaland fam,
Please I’m really worried about something and I would love to share it on here
I have a low gpa of 2.57 on a scale of 5.00 in my undergraduate mechanical engineering
So I would love to know if there are schools anyone can recommend to me that would accept me for masters degree
I’m just worried because I’ve got admission refusal from MARSHALL and UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN and since then I’ve been down because they’re the school my hopes are on because of the high acceptances rate

I don’t know if anyone can advise me and also recommend school that accept low gpa of 2.57/5.00

HairStar:
You won't be able to pay for it yourself. Look for someone in the US that will pay for you.

Yohans:
Why not do WES evaluation? With that I think your cgpa will increase.

Jesusweptoh:


I’m also considering WES but someone said with the low Gpa Some schools will accept it and also I did really nice in my last two years gpa
I had 3.85/5.00 in my last two years my friend said some school makes use of gpa of just last two years but I don’t know if anyone can help me with the schools

idirect:
Hello people,
Please, has anyone gotten admission into University of New Haven. I just got my offer of admission today.

Dharamolar:


Good morning
Please can someone add me to the Abuja date search group. Here’s my number: 08080542455. Thanks so much.

Jesusweptoh:


I’m also considering WES but someone said with the low Gpa Some schools will accept it and also I did really nice in my last two years gpa
I had 3.85/5.00 in my last two years my friend said some school makes use of gpa of just last two years but I don’t know if anyone can help me with the schools

Rdfactor:


Lol. Thanks. Are you studying? PhD or. Ms? Looks like we exchanged comments before