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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Lagzyl1: 11:50pm On Mar 16, 2025
Hi everyone, what’s your advice on self sponsor.
I sponsored myself and my family to the UK via student visa 3 years ago and now moving to USA.
I applied for PhD in Epidemiology but it’s so competitive so I had to accept the MpH in Epidemiology from Tulane University with scholarships of $20,000 my deficit is around $58k.
I plan to Use Mpower but with comment here i changed my mind to use self sponsor.
Can anyone enlighten me on the chance of getting visa using self sponsor and family sponsor.

Also I wish to say I already have Masters in Public health here in the UK
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Sosao(f): 7:46am On Mar 17, 2025
I am looking for dates for Abuja please anyone who has any infor please let me know.
Also when do the Expedited Request, did you get an email confirmation?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by yerima21: 12:54pm On Mar 17, 2025
Please how can i get earlier visa date for lagos. School is starting Augus 2025 and available visa dates only in february 2026 angry
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by welf99: 1:49pm On Mar 17, 2025
Your situation is different, most of the comments here are based on Nigeria experience not UK, so it might not be applicable to UK. If you have the deficit use self sponsor, if you have a portion of your deficit, combine your funding sources be it family sponsor or Mpower loan.
Your I-20 ...self sponsor, scholarship, family fund or Mpower loan would be quoted as sources of funding. Normally you should gravitate towards PhD being a career progression but if you are unable to secure PhD position , use what you have ,be ready to defend your reasons if asked. Nobody can guarantee you a visa but if you arrange your sources of funding as i suggested put your application in strong position.

Lagzyl1:
Hi everyone, what’s your advice on self sponsor.
I sponsored myself and my family to the UK via student visa 3 years ago and now moving to USA.
I applied for PhD in Epidemiology but it’s so competitive so I had to accept the MpH in Epidemiology from Tulane University with scholarships of $20,000 my deficit is around $58k.
I plan to Use Mpower but with comment here i changed my mind to use self sponsor.
Can anyone enlighten me on the chance of getting visa using self sponsor and family sponsor.

Also I wish to say I already have Masters in Public health here in the UK
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by yerima21: 4:13pm On Mar 17, 2025
What is the email to address the expedited appointment request ?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by JMG12: 6:19pm On Mar 17, 2025
You can use a self-sponsor, or combine with a family sponsor. Wherever you are applying from finance is something you should plan properly. Look at your income, and ensure it can cover the deficit, if not combine with a family, ensure both sources of funds and income should be able to cover the deficit. Because once you walk in there your record with the US starts.
Lagzyl1:
Hi everyone, what’s your advice on self sponsor.
I sponsored myself and my family to the UK via student visa 3 years ago and now moving to USA.
I applied for PhD in Epidemiology but it’s so competitive so I had to accept the MpH in Epidemiology from Tulane University with scholarships of $20,000 my deficit is around $58k.
I plan to Use Mpower but with comment here i changed my mind to use self sponsor.
Can anyone enlighten me on the chance of getting visa using self sponsor and family sponsor.

Also I wish to say I already have Masters in Public health here in the UK
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Waposh(m): 4:24pm On Mar 18, 2025
I have been on this pre approval on the avits portal for three weeks plus now, how long does this thing really takes and is this even normal ?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Greatkenny2: 4:50pm On Mar 18, 2025
Hello everyone, please I need some advice. So, in my visa interview last year, I listed my cousin in the U.S. as my sponsor, but I indicated her as ‘sister’ on my ds120 because we grew up together. Now, I have a new school with cheaper tuition, and I want to use my elder brother in Nigeria as my sponsor instead. Is it okay to change my sponsor from my cousin in the U.S. to my brother here? Will they ask me why I switched sponsors during the interview? in this situation, who would be the best person to use as a sponsor?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Billions123: 4:52pm On Mar 18, 2025
Greatkenny2:
Hello everyone, please I need some advice. So, in my visa interview last year, I listed my cousin in the U.S. as my sponsor, but I indicated her as ‘sister’ on my ds120 because we grew up together. Now, I have a new school with cheaper tuition, and I want to use my elder brother in Nigeria as my sponsor instead. Is it okay to change my sponsor from my cousin in the U.S. to my brother here? Will they ask me why I switched sponsors during the interview? in this situation, who would be the best person to use as a sponsor?
What is your sister/cousins status in the US?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Greatkenny2: 5:09pm On Mar 18, 2025
Billions123:
What is your sister/cousins status in the US?
She's a citizen
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Angellabelle: 5:28pm On Mar 18, 2025
Hi everyone, I don't know if this is the right platform to drop this but I need some advise on Visa renewal. My US Visa expires in may and I am currently in the US, is it possible to do a drop box in Nigeria to renew my visa since it hasn't expired yet?. Pls advise.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Billions123: 6:05pm On Mar 18, 2025
Greatkenny2:
She's a citizen
The VO will ask what has changed from your last application, just tell him you have more funding now unlike the last time.

He will also ask if you have someone in the USA, don't lie. They have it in their record already from your last application.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Greatkenny2: 7:05pm On Mar 18, 2025
Billions123:
The VO will ask what has changed from your last application, just tell him you have more funding now unlike the last time.

He will also ask if you have someone in the USA, don't lie. They have it in their record already from your last application.
What do you mean by more funding please? I don't have any additional funding from the school, just my sponsors account.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Ayobami227: 7:39pm On Mar 18, 2025
Yes, it's normal. It could take up to 4 weeks or more and in other cases lesser.

However, if your resumption date is very close, and you chose Lagos, send a mail in this format:


Send an email to : LagosNIV@state.gov

Subject of Email: V44 - Unable to Schedule Appointment on AVITS

Dear Consular,

Name: (Your name)

DS-160 Confirmation Number: (the number)

Passport Number: (the number)

I am (your name) and I am applying for an F-1 visa to study in the US at (school name)

I have been unable to schedule a visa appointment on the portal since (date you paid) after I paid the MRV fees.

Kindly find attached the proof of my payment. (YOU MUST ATTACH PAYMENT RECEIPT!)

I need your help as regards solving this issue.

My resumption date is (put the date) and it's less than 50 days away. I need your help in resolving this issue.


IN 72 hours, you will get a response.

Waposh:
I have been on this pre approval on the avits portal for three weeks plus now, how long does this thing really takes and is this even normal ?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Billions123: 9:52pm On Mar 18, 2025
Greatkenny2:
What do you mean by more funding please? I don't have any additional funding from the school, just my sponsors account.
Oh, no funding but cheaper fees?

Do you have funding at all? Or the fee is just cheaper?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Godgivenchild: 11:24pm On Mar 18, 2025
Have you sent your complaints to them? Follow the format and send the mail every 24 hours until you get it resolved.

Waposh:
I have been on this pre approval on the avits portal for three weeks plus now, how long does this thing really takes and is this even normal ?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Emalunagbe: 8:43am On Mar 19, 2025
Queensfield:
You can. Just contact the support team on avit. They do it themselves
So the issue I’m having is, I used an agent the first time for my application, got denied. Now I decided to do it on my own, so I created a profile with a different email from the one my agent created. When I tried to apply, I was told duplicate applicant for this user. So I retrieved the other account from the agent and to apply with it and I still got the same message. Any ideas how I can go about it?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by yerima21: 9:40am On Mar 19, 2025
Sosao:
I am looking for dates for Abuja please anyone who has any infor please let me know.
Also when do the Expedited Request, did you get an email confirmation?
Please any answer to this ?
Do you get any email confirmation after sending the expedited request and how long does it take to get thier response?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by follygold: 11:11am On Mar 19, 2025
What are the requirements for undergraduate study to usa. Am planning on enrolling my niece for studies in law. Will law suffice for usa?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Greatkenny2: 11:31am On Mar 19, 2025
Billions123:
Oh, no funding but cheaper fees?

Do you have funding at all? Or the fee is just cheaper?
There's no funding from the school, the two options are my cousin in the U.S and my brother in Nigeria
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Chaton30: 12:45pm On Mar 19, 2025
[quote author=Ayobami227 post=134565034]Yes! Of course, I don't mind. Gotten your I-20 yet?


I sent in documents for it last Monday, still awaiting issuance.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by kinge345: 5:37pm On Mar 19, 2025
Pleasehow can i login? I just createdanaccountbut its saying user INACTIVE
Ayobami227:
Yes, it's normal. It could take up to 4 weeks or more and in other cases lesser.

However, if your resumption date is very close, and you chose Lagos, send a mail in this format:


Send an email to : LagosNIV@state.gov

Subject of Email: V44 - Unable to Schedule Appointment on AVITS

Dear Consular,

Name: (Your name)

DS-160 Confirmation Number: (the number)

Passport Number: (the number)

I am (your name) and I am applying for an F-1 visa to study in the US at (school name)

I have been unable to schedule a visa appointment on the portal since (date you paid) after I paid the MRV fees.

Kindly find attached the proof of my payment. (YOU MUST ATTACH PAYMENT RECEIPT!)

I need your help as regards solving this issue.

My resumption date is (put the date) and it's less than 50 days away. I need your help in resolving this issue.


IN 72 hours, you will get a response.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by cybergeek: 6:51pm On Mar 19, 2025
Hello everyone! Thank you for all the information and help here, it has really been helpful. Please I have a question - someone in the US helped me pay for my $185 visa application fee with her card but I didn't get an email notification for any payment receipt yet I'm able to log in to book a date in my AVITS portal. Please any suggestions on how I can access the receipt since it's part of the requirements of what I'm taking along for the visa interview. Thank you!!!!
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Blackfinegirl(f): 7:30pm On Mar 19, 2025
cybergeek:
Hello everyone! Thank you for all the information and help here, it has really been helpful. Please I have a question - someone in the US helped me pay for my $185 visa application fee with her card but I didn't get an email notification for any payment receipt yet I'm able to log in to book a date in my AVITS portal. Please any suggestions on how I can access the receipt since it's part of the requirements of what I'm taking along for the visa interview. Thank you!!!!
You wont get a receipt and you dont need one
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Wealth1990: 8:34pm On Mar 19, 2025
Please is a system error? I want to pick date in Abuja but there are no dates available till next year .ha!
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Oluwatobi11(f): 10:50am On Mar 20, 2025
Hi everyone, i just paid for my visa fee how and when will i schedule interview date? my resumption date is august 2025

i will really appreciate.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Greatkenny2: 11:23am On Mar 20, 2025
Greatkenny2:
Hello everyone, please I need some advice. So, in my visa interview last year, I listed my cousin in the U.S. as my sponsor, but I indicated her as ‘sister’ on my ds120 because we grew up together. Now, I have a new school with cheaper tuition, and I want to use my elder brother in Nigeria as my sponsor instead. Is it okay to change my sponsor from my cousin in the U.S. to my brother here? Will they ask me why I switched sponsors during the interview? in this situation, who would be the best person to use as a sponsor?

Please guys I could use some advice here
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Waposh(m): 1:48pm On Mar 20, 2025
Ayobami227:
Yes, it's normal. It could take up to 4 weeks or more and in other cases lesser.

However, if your resumption date is very close, and you chose Lagos, send a mail in this format:


Send an email to : LagosNIV@state.gov

Subject of Email: V44 - Unable to Schedule Appointment on AVITS

Dear Consular,

Name: (Your name)

DS-160 Confirmation Number: (the number)

Passport Number: (the number)

I am (your name) and I am applying for an F-1 visa to study in the US at (school name)

I have been unable to schedule a visa appointment on the portal since (date you paid) after I paid the MRV fees.

Kindly find attached the proof of my payment. (YOU MUST ATTACH PAYMENT RECEIPT!)

I need your help as regards solving this issue.

My resumption date is (put the date) and it's less than 50 days away. I need your help in resolving this issue.


IN 72 hours, you will get a response.
Thank you for your response, my pre approval has been approved, it took 3 weeks 2 days and I didn’t even write any mail or created any ticket on the avits.
Earliest date as of today in Abuja is September 2025
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by cybergeek: 2:17pm On Mar 20, 2025
Thank you!
Blackfinegirl:
You wont get a receipt and you dont need one
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Castalia: 4:55pm On Mar 20, 2025
Hello all,
Please is it OK to use a company's account for POF for F1 visa?

The company is a limited company with more than 1 director, but the dad who is the sponsor, is the only signatory to the company account.

If it is not OK, then can the money be transfered in bulk to the dad's personal account and used? Wont the bulk sum be queried?

Please i have been reading through the thread for a few days and I haven't seen this question answered directly. Kindly help.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by JMG12: 6:02pm On Mar 20, 2025
The company's account can be used; is there tax clearance certificate? if there is non then you can send the funds to your account and state it was a gift from your sponsor.
Castalia:
Hello all,
Please is it OK to use a company's account for POF for F1 visa?

The company is a limited company with more than 1 director, but the dad who is the sponsor, is the only signatory to the company account.

If it is not OK, then can the money be transfered in bulk to the dad's personal account and used? Wont the bulk sum be queried?

Please i have been reading through the thread for a few days and I haven't seen this question answered directly. Kindly help.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 18 by Efetobore1980(m): 6:34pm On Mar 20, 2025
Castalia:
Hello all,
Please is it OK to use a company's account for POF for F1 visa?

The company is a limited company with more than 1 director, but the dad who is the sponsor, is the only signatory to the company account.

If it is not OK, then can the money be transfered in bulk to the dad's personal account and used? Wont the bulk sum be queried?

Please i have been reading through the thread for a few days and I haven't seen this question answered directly. Kindly help.
Hi.
Let me help JMG12 . You cannot use the company 's account if your sponsor is the sole signatory. Not only that , there must be scholarship award or sponsor 's letter or agreement bond which will state your relationship with the company and the reason the company is willing to fund your education if any company account must be used
For your last resort , the money can be deposited into your account in bulk but it must be stated as educational support fund. Do not call it a gift as was recommended by JMG12. GOOD LUCK.
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