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Sisib15:
Lagos released july date yesterday. Please join search date group

Good morning pls can I be added to the Lagos date search group, I got an October date for interview but my program start date is August. Pls help. I already applied for EA and was denied. Pls help me.

udokairene:
Good morning pls can I be added to the Lagos date search group, I got an October date for interview but my program start date is August. Pls help. I already applied for EA and was denied. Pls help me.

Please, which location did you apply for the EA and how long did it take them to respond?

FuryCarx:
Please, which location did you apply for the EA and how long did it take them to respond?

Lagos, they replied the next day

udokairene:
Lagos, they replied the next day

Thank you for your response. I wanted to cancel my EA appointment with Abuja embassy and switch to Lagos but I was told when I called the US consulate visa desk that I risked the chance of not been able to use any EA if I go ahead with the cancellation

Anyone traveling

I sent you an email. please can you email me at judysmart36@gmail.com

Sisib15:
Please send a mail

FuryCarx:
I got an emergency letter request from my school stating tentatively of my need return to school on that date. I started mailing Abuja embassy since June 27th but no response till now.

I have used my MRV twice and I’m tempted to switch to Lagos to see if I could salvage the situation

I think you should change to Lagos at this point. After the Education USA engagement, most people have had to move to Lagos.

Nimmie12:
I think you should change to Lagos at this point. After the Education USA engagement, most people have had to move to Lagos.

I was told I can’t cancel the current EA appointment otherwise I risk not getting any more EA even with Lagos consulate. Please, Do you know of anyone who previously cancelled his/her EA in one consulate and was able to get another EA in different consulate?

please how can we join this group?

Sisib15:
Lagos released july date yesterday. Please join search date group

Hi, please have you been able to join the group?

Jaydie:
I sent you an email. please can you email me at judysmart36@gmail.com

Jaydie:
I sent you an email. please can you email me at judysmart36@gmail.com

Please can you add my to the lagos search group.

Sisib15:
Lagos released july date yesterday. Please join search date group

Please how can I join the lagos search group please

Sisib15:
Lagos released july date yesterday. Please join search date group

Thanks.... Please how can I be added to the Lagos date search groups 🙏. Thanks

Hello olawrites.

How is it going

Olawrites:
Yes Regular

MrJoseph92:
about 1-2 working days or less.

thanks, mine took 5 days... Got it today

Someone should add me up for Abuja searching group

udokairene:
Lagos, they replied the next day

It's because u didn't follow the criteria of applying within 60 days of your program start date🤔

Abeg for those who have traveled to the US recently how is from Lagos to the US

Secondly is it better and cheaper to travel from neighboring countries like; Cotonou, Benin republic and the likes?

Felicidad:
It's because u didn't follow the criteria of applying within 60 days of your program start date🤔

Pls don’t assume if you don’t have the full info, my program start date is 15th August, I applied for EA on the 10th of July and uploaded all the relevant documents so do the math and tell me how I am not within 60 days of my program start date. Don’t assume when you haven’t asked questions pls.

Good evening house. Please I urgently need assistance on how to answer the below questions as part of my PhD
application process:

d. 500 words max What specific perspectives and abilities will you bring to the doctoral program that will help you succeed in it and make an important contribution to it?:

e. 500 words max: How will this doctoral program enhance your ability to lead change in and with your communities?

Hi udokairene, what is your next line of action we seem to be in the same boat?

udokairene:
Pls don’t assume if you don’t have the full info, my program start date is 15th August, I applied for EA on the 10th of July and uploaded all the relevant documents so do the math and tell me how I am not within 60 days of my program start date. Don’t assume when you haven’t asked questions pls.

itoski:
There are a lot of transcripts here at your disposal.
Just search the bar above and select the travel section.
The likely questions about your dependents will be about their education and who will cover the cost.

Seen. Thanks

Hi Estijaz, my sister’s visa interview is coming up soon. She’s a medical doctor like you who got admitted into JSU for biological sciences. Please how can she approach this interview as a medical doctor

estijaz:
I have been congratulating people since, and now its my turn to share.

*Your latest visa baby in town*

Appointment was for 6:30am (May 10th)
First attempt
Lagos Consulate
Wharton MBA
COA: $118,568
Scholly: $60,000
Deficit: $58,568 (school put this under personal funds)

I stayed at a hotel in Obalende. It cost 15k, but you can also find hotels for 8-10k close to the Obalende bus park.

On my appointment day, I took bolt straight to the embassy. The trip lasted for 10 minutes, and it cost #1,500.

I got to the embassy at 6am. At this point, I joined the queue, but the security officer said there was no queue until the embassy opens at 6:30am. So, I went straight to the front because I can't dull my family.

Then, the security officer told us to bring out our appointment confirmation, our ds-160, our I-20, our sevis fee receipt, our international passport, and our passport photograph (this wasn't used for anything).

Then, we formed the official queue, and went through 3 rounds of security check. My advice is that you shouldn't take your phones, keys, liquid or anything that is not your documents along. I was proactive about this, and that was why I was the first person to be admitted into the embassy.

After we entered the embassy, another embassy official confirmed the validity of our documents, and asked for when we took our passport photographs (don't say anything more than 6 months from your interview date), and then we were told to go and get our biometrics done.

After I did my biometrics, I waited on the queue for an extra 30 minutes before the VOs opened their windows for the interviews. I think this was around 7:30am, but I am not sure. Anyways, if you feel pressed at this point, you can take excuse from the security officer, and go and use the restroom (don't worry, your spot on the queue would be reserved).

Funny enough, the vo that took my biometrics was the one to interview me (she changed seats). Thankfully, I had already given her my great smile and asked about her day during the biometrics process. She didn't answer sha, she knew the angle I was coming from, and quickly said all she wants to do is take my biometrics.

*Anyways, straight to the part you all have been waiting for*

VO: Pass me your passport, I-20, and Sevis fee receipt.

VO: How old are you? (Maybe mummy thought I was 16, and thus was surprised that my I-20 wasn't signed by my parents).
Me: I am 24 years old (e shock you?)

VO: What do you?
Me: I am a medical doctor who has been working as the Director of xxxxxx, which is a multi-award-winning NGO promoting health equity in Nigeria through community development, research, and advocacy projects in the fields of sexual and reproductive health, and childhood nutrition. Also, I work part-time as a healthcare consultant with several national and international nonprofit and government organisations.

VO: Why do you want to go and study Econo....(stutters)...metrics? (me sef surprise for the major when dey my I-20...I started looking for definition of my major when my school sent it... Anyways, to prevent stories that touch, I reached out to my school to input MBA in the remark section of my I-20, and I put "MBA-Major in Business Economics and Public Policy" in Ds-160).
Me: No, I want to go and pursue my Masters of Business Administration with a major in Business Economics and Public Policy. This is because I realized that the African Union's Youth Office generates an annual revenue of just about $500,000......(cuts me off)

VO: I can see you have a substantial scholarship, but also a huge deficit. How do you plan to fund this?
Me: I have an approved loan of $58,568 from Discover with an interest rate of...... (cuts me off)

Vo: Discover, the credit card company?
Me: No, Discover, the student loan company (they might be the same, but nothing concern me concern credit card company when I never enter Yankee)

Vo: Is the loan company in the US
Me: Yes

Vo: So, what would ensure that you would pay back your loans after you return to Nigeria.
Me: My school is a co-signer of the loan, and would cut me off (I wanted to say "from accessing alumni benefits", but I didn't and I don't know why) if I don't pay......(cuts me off)

Vo: oh, your school is the co-signer of the loan?
Me: Yes, there are.

Vo: how did you get this scholarship?
Me: This scholarship given to one exceptional student per year who has demonstrated enormous impact in the health sector of their country, and who would continue doing so after graduation.
Moreover, the fellowship recipient must have a track record of academic success, and I fit this criteria since I graduated from my medical school as a Primus Honor Student, had a GRE score of 325/340, and have represented my institution in multiple conferences.

Vo: What do you currently earn as a medical doctor in Nigeria
Me: I earn a salary of about 279,000 dollars (I claim it), sorry, naira monthly (I could not talk about my part-time consulting salary because I stopped taking up these jobs because I want to be fully focused on my NGO since I am transitioning out as the Director, and thus need to devote every minute of my time to train my successor).

Vo: But that is enough to pay back your loans (Ma, why do you think doctors are japaing everyday, do you think its because we like cold?)
Me: I would not be working as a medical doctor when I return to Nigeria. I would be working with the African Union, and my estimated salary is about $100,000 (I wanted to say annually, but she cut me off....its like she doesn't earn up to that)

VO: What organisation is this? Is it in Nigeria? (ah ah, shey you dey whine the African Union ni?)
Me: The African Union. It is a multinational government organisation that pays in dollars.

Vo: Okay, that's a great dream, but why do you think they would employ you.
Me: Because I have worked with them in the past. For example, I was the African Union Youth Ambassador to the 2019 G20 Summit in Osaka, sorry, Tokyo (I was confusing this because I have been to both cities). Due to the success of this project, I was also selected as the African Union Youth Ambassador to Bayer’s Youth Ag Summit in Brazil.

Vo: List all the countries you have been to
Me: Japan (twice), Brazil, Thailand, Israel, Kenya, Uganda, and Benin Republic.....(I forgot some).

Vo: When did you go to Japan?
Me: I went for the first time in May, 2019, and the second time last year.

Vo: What about Thailand?
Me: Last year

Vo: Do you have any immediate family in the US?
Me: No

Vo: I can see that you have been denied a US visa before. What were you going for then?
Me: I was selected for the Dalai Lama Fellowship at the Contemplative Science Center at the University of Virginia. So, I was going to attend the annual Dalai Lama Fellows' assembly. But I was denied, and I applied again and also got denied.

Vo: okay (she was separating my passport from my I-20, and I knew the good news was coming, she then pointed to my old passport which I had initially submitted to her but she didn't pick up). What's that?
Me: That's my other passport.

Vo: I don't need that. All I need is your new passport. Congrats, I am approving your visa. Take this paper, it would explain how to get back your passport when your visa is ready, and you should take your I-20 with you when travelling because you would be asked at the airport. Also, you can't enter the US until July 7th, 30 days before your resumption. Congrats once again (e shock you say I was composed enough to hear and remember everything she said?😂...It comes with medical training).

*Key takeaways*
1. Early interview is great because the vo would be ready to listen, and lots of people would not have annoyed them.
2. Early interview is bad because the Vo has your time, and would question everything including your grand father in the grave.
3. Dressing doesn't really suit matter. Just look OK. I wore a three quarter jeans, and a big polo, and Pam slippers (I can't kill myself because visa issue is not a do or die affair, plus my feet hurts from wearing heels all week).
4. I am not good with summative writing (If you got here, go and relax with a glass of juice because it would be your turn soon).

Hello house. My sister who is a medical doctor (worked for a year as a house officer) has her interview at the Abuja consulate next week and I have a couple of questions to ask.

1. Can she retrieve her ds160 and make certain amendments?
2.As her immediate sister in the US (F1, came last year and have applied for OPT), is it imperative she mentions me in her Ds160
3. Who should be an accurate sponsor between Aunty and Mother?
4. Is it important we use the same sponsor?

I’ll appreciate a reply as soon as you can. Thank you.

[quote author=justwise post=114115612][/quote]Hello house. My sister who is a medical doctor (worked for a year as a house officer) has her interview at the Abuja consulate next week and I have a couple of questions to ask.

1. Can she retrieve her ds160 and make certain amendments?
2.As her immediate sister in the US (F1, came last year and have applied for OPT), is it imperative she mentions me in her Ds160
3. Who should be an accurate sponsor between Aunty and Mother?
4. Is it important we use the same sponsor?

I’ll appreciate a reply as soon as you can. Thank you.

justwise:
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Hello house. My sister who is a medical doctor (worked for a year as a house officer) has her interview at the Abuja consulate next week and I have a couple of questions to ask.

1. Can she retrieve her ds160 and make certain amendments?
2.As her immediate sister in the US (F1, came last year and have applied for OPT), is it imperative she mentions me in her Ds160
3. Who should be an accurate sponsor between Aunty and Mother?
4. Is it important we use the same sponsor?

I’ll appreciate a reply as soon as you can. Thank you.

Amarahoparah:
Hi Estijaz, my sister’s visa interview is coming up soon. She’s a medical doctor like you who got admitted into JSU for biological sciences. Please how can she approach this interview as a medical doctor

But you have to post her profile for people to critique. No 2 applicants/medical doctors are the same.

Ennyboy12:
Please who is going to Tuskegee? Is there anyone here that i can connect with in Alabama. Please help.

I am in Alabama

blessmee:
I am in Alabama

Please how can i contact you?

Please is there any available interview dates in july and august 2023 right now, I need it urgently

Good morning all, please someone should send me a link to join the Lagos date search group, I got January 2024 date for an interview but my program starts in September 2023. Please help. I already applied for EA and was denied. and the available date I saw on the site currently is November 2023, Please help me. Email chioma1003@gmail.com