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Deeedeee:
Thanks so much for your response. I m grateful.
I am going for MPH. The first I had wasn’t an MPH rather MSPH. Although the school I chose doesn’t have a concentration more reason why I am drawn to it, but in the long I would love to practice more in global health/health administration. I have gone through the courses I will be taking and they are so different from what I have done in the past.

Efetobore1980:
Hello.

U.S. embassy does not really care much about how many months it takes you or your funder (sponsor) to gather the funds. What they care for is the availability of the funds, sources of the funds, and the authenticity of the funds. But in general terms, 6 to 12 months is acceptable.

Your 3- times previous denial will still keep hunting you at any U.S. embassy post, until you finally have a break through. In this respect, be prepare to explain those denials with wisdom, and your current genuine intention to travel for study.

Finally, your current location will also not do much good to your new visa application because of your previous denials. Hence, you will be label a forum/consular shopper at the U.S. A embassy in the UK, that is, if you do not have any strong ties overthere.

KingDeity:
Thanks for the tips. You sound very knowledgeable about how they operate, like bruv, you good

Anyways, the same course that I was denied visa studying(Nursing) was the same course I later studied back in Nigeria, after which I practiced in Nigeria, left for the UK, and I’ve been practicing as a UKRN. My sibling is here in the UK and I have a full time job. And honestly I don’t know how to answer questions regarding my previous denials, cos Mehn I don’t know why I was even denied visa the previous time. I answered all my questions correctly, yet I got denied back to back.

Then the second question I have is regarding to the choice of my program. Someone told me(however I don’t know how truthful it is) that going for MSc Nursing with CPT has high denial rate, that I should use a program that doesn’t have CPT and I use any health related program, that when I get to the USA, I can switch program with another school. Please how feasible is this?

Thanks alot

Taal17:
Can you switch schools in the US ? Yes that is you have enough time to get admission in the other school

Then about high rate of denial unless that source has verifiable proof then ...
That a school offers CPT doesn't mean you have to use it.

How do you intend to find your MSc? That the real issue. Your school will ask for your proof of funds that will be indicated on your i20.

That's what the visa officer will see , be ready to respond to any deficit indicated there on the i20

Unlike the UK where you submit bank documents as part of your application for the US student visa application your funding is what the school will ask before giving you i20.

Efetobore1980:
YOU.
Anyways, the same course that I was denied visa studying(Nursing) was the same course I later studied back in Nigeria, after which I practiced in Nigeria, left for the UK, and I’ve been practicing as a UKRN. My sibling is here in the UK and I have a full time job.

In this respect, you have good ties to the Uk, but the onus to display it comprehensively to the U.S consular lies within your visa-application prowess.
I will recommend that you display genuine intention to aquire a U.S nursing degree, and the keen interest in practising your nursing career in america other than the UK, or your country of origin. All these can be professionally outline in your new visa application.


YOU.
And honestly I don’t know how to answer questions regarding my previous denials, cos Mehn I don’t know why I was even denied visa the previous time. I answered all my questions correctly, yet I got denied back to back.

Well, denial under 214b is meant to keep all unsuccessful visa-applicants looking for the denial reasons, so that they wont have the clue to easy U.S.A visas, and they wont have the point to dispute had it been that there is availability of U.S.A visa appeal. Nonetheless, I am very very certain that the 3times visa denials was justifiable on their end. You obviously failed to address a particular point.


YOU.
Then the second question I have is regarding to the choice of my program. Someone told me(however I don’t know how truthful it is) that going for MSc Nursing with CPT has high denial rate, that I should use a program that doesn’t have CPT and I use any health related program, that when I get to the USA, I can switch program with another school. Please how feasible is this?

No one has ever changed my life/career goals with official or unofficial bulletin or information, because I believe I can be the first to break the record or do my own in a unique way.
Msc Nursing (CPT) allows you to gain work experiences in any healthcare settings , ie hospitals, as part of your curriculum in order for you to be familiar with the U.S nursing roles prior to graduation, so how will this specifically affect your visa ? I even think you need this academic route since you are aiming to become an advanced practice nurse.

Anyways, your only worry should be how to put in a successful f1-visa application, and how to engage your next consular with wit.

Efetobore1980:
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You have been working in the UK after your Bsc Nursing , so why did you not go back to Nigeria and look for job? The same way you will stay back in the U.S. after your Msc Nursing. That is the simple arithmetic the consular will use against you.

If you intend to return to the UK or Nigeria after your Msc in the United States, then why the need for you to chose the U.S for your Msc ? You have a U.K Bsc already and your present certificate can work in any country even in the U.S (with advanced certification exam), so ask yourself, what kind of Msc nursing will any U.S University give you that a public reseach UK University cannot give you ?

[color=# 000099]If you tell the the visa officer that you intend to return to the UK or Nigeria after your study then thats automatic denial because it means you are not being honest. You have shown desperation for america 3 times and got denied and this is your 4th attempt.[/color]

Honesty and aligned application is your last joker. By this stage, every consular you will be meeting will automatically knows via your past visa application records that you wanted to live in america. Dont you think genuine intention, and change of game is what you really need now ?

KingDeity:
Omor

From your experience, is CPTs connected to visa denials? And for the POF, it’s not a problem at all. I just wanna do 30 calendar dates duration and print out statement without showing the deposits, do you think that would fly pls?

Solafemsy27:
Good evening House. Please I paid my Visa fee online using Firstbank Link for other banks on 17th April . But up till now my payment has not been confirmed. I have raised a ticket AVITS and also emailed firstbank but nothing has been done.

Has anybody experienced this kind of issue before ?

Efetobore1980:
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Sorry if i am kind of harsh. But try and follow my path. You see, any time we say the truth to the consular or in our visa application, we usually relief them of a big task. If you let your intention known in a professional and natural ways, they will grant your visa.

I believe you are moving forward. I admire your humbleness. 👍

AyobamiIsaac12:
I heard there is now a travel ban on f visa

AyobamiIsaac12:
I heard there is now a travel ban on f visa

AyobamiIsaac12:
I heard there is now a travel ban on f visa

welf99:
F , J , B1/B2 and M Visa are suspended for Nigeria citizens, effective date 01/01/2026.

Efetobore1980:
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I read it also on BCC and Washinton post but i am yet to see it posted officially on the U.S. embassy website, therefore, it is not official yet.

Whenever president Trump talks with frustration when answering journalists, that does not automatically turn his wishes to law. He has said and done many things like that in the past, but at the end it was not ratified by the white house or halt by the supreme court.

As of the time of typing this message , it is still a proposal (not official) that Nigeria might be place on "Temporary Entry Restiction (not visa ban) come January 2026.