imperiouxx:


I-130 and I-485 submitted concurrently take up to 90 days before interview (decision) these days.

Chaii that's long oo. What the different between a PR and a citizen filing for an F1. I still hear this gist that it's better for the PR to wait till he becomes a citizen before he can file for an F1 . Abeg give me more info. It urgent baje

zeezahbee:
Chaii that's long oo. What the different between a PR and a citizen filing for an F1. I still hear this gist that it's better for the PR to wait till he becomes a citizen before he can file for an F1 . Abeg give me more info. It urgent baje

and you are this for a friend. Lol

slimmy05:
and you are this for a friend. Lol

Amebo will not kill you , oya face front

zeezahbee:
Amebo will not kill you , oya face front

It has always been funny when a degree holder suddenly ends up in a cc and back to undergraduate again. Lol. I love your spirit. Goodluck.

imperiouxx:


Sorry, I've been wide and far.

I'll check it. Hope you're doing great?

Thanks big boss

I am doing great..

I deferred my application last month and today i got a mail from a school sending me new updated I-20.

Dunno if its summer or fall

My prayer is that God should see me through this year 2015.

slimmy05:
Yeah, exactly. Thanks I really appreciate. We've missed you here.

For sure, We missed the Prof

abbeymaniak:
Walspring tanks ooo

Lets give the thanks to God

Walspring:
I deferred my application last month and today i got a mail from a school sending me new updated I-20.

Dunno if its summer or fall

My prayer is that God should see me through this year 2015.

Good to hear this. It will surely get better. Just keep the faith positive. You will get it

slimmy05:
Good to hear this. It will surely get better. Just keep the faith positive. You will get it

Amen

Thanks for the encouragement..

GboyegaD:


I'm in Nigeria for now so you can reach me on my MTN.

Welcome home big boss

Maybe i need to see and meet you in person to discuss some stuffs

I'll send you pm now

slimmy05:
we would relate later about the canny transfer. I would also love to transfer preferrably PhD programme after 1st year masters. So you can put me through.

I need to know more about PhD funding in canny.

I thought canny dont give funding to international students either for Msc or Phd

Is it real?

biikeys:


Wait..you kept your old MTN line?? Mine got transferred to someone else

Sorry to hear this...

Maybe you should sue MTN.. lol

Walspring:


I thought canny dont give funding to international students either for Msc or Phd

Is it real?

They give. But it's kinda very hard and tedious to get one unlike in the US. Most times, it's your supervisor that gives the funding, not the school. It's almost like schools in California. Applying to grad school in Canada is also story for another day. So many merry go rounds... At least for me.

MsNas:

They give. But it's kinda very hard and tedious to get one unlike in the US. Most times, it's your supervisor that gives the funding, not the school. It's almost like schools in California. Applying to grad school in Canada is also story for another day. So many merry go rounds... At least for me.

Thanks for the info...

I need need more info on this...

Get student bus pass from your school. with that, you can commute as much as you want and you pay a discounted rate per term

Femicrux:
This question goes To those livingin the US. For a student living about 15mins drive from campus, how much can one expect to spend on transport?

biikeys:


Wait..you kept your old MTN line?? Mine got transferred to someone else

Yes, I did. I feel it helps keep old contacts.

MsNas:

They give. But it's kinda very hard and tedious to get one unlike in the US. Most times, it's your supervisor that gives the funding, not the school. It's almost like schools in California. Applying to grad school in Canada is also story for another day. So many merry go rounds... At least for me.

It depends on the program and same applies in some cases in the U.S. It seems tedious but of a truth it isn't.

GboyegaD:


It depends on the program and same applies in some cases in the U.S. It seems tedious but of a truth it isn't.

Yeah. Maybe. I was trying to apply for MS Physics/Geophysics at the time. It was just too much for me. Had to talk to a myriad of supervisors. I just gave up.

foohard:


Enjoy your vacation and have a safe trip back...

thanks sweetheart. Anyone in Minnesota?

Mckenziiiii:
Nice one

Hi People,

My graduation is May 5, and I want to invite my siblings. I got letter from school and would write mine.. My concern is, one of my siblings want to come in before the graduation (she is pregnant, due before graduation and want to deliver here) say like February but she want to hide under the long list of others. I dont want her to appear alone so soon again because she was denied late last year when I invited her alone (I sensed it is due to lack of travel history but she visited France after the denial and just returned). Can they appear at the embassy like first week in February for an event that would hold on the 5th of May? Is it too early? please advice.

foohard:
Hi People,

My graduation is May 5, and I want to invite my siblings. I got letter from school and would write mine.. My concern is, one of my siblings want to come in before the graduation (she is pregnant, due before graduation and want to deliver here) say like February but she want to hide under the long list of others. I dont want her to appear alone so soon again because she was denied late last year when I invited her alone (I sensed it is due to lack of travel history but she visited France after the denial and just returned). Can they appear at the embassy like first week in February for an event that would hold on the 5th of May? Is it too early? please advice.

its not so early to apply because my roomie graduated last December and her family had gotten their visa like way back in October. The embassy even support you to apply early incase of denial or any processing. So they are free to apply in Feb as long as they have the school IV and yours as well. As for your sister , she shouldn't talk about her pregnancy if she's not asked. Once she get her visa, she could email the embassy telling them about her plans of coming for your graduation and also having her baby, as long as she can foot the hospital bills, she should be fine

zeezahbee:
its not so early to apply because my roomie graduated last December and her family had gotten their visa like way back in October. The embassy even support you to apply early incase of denial or any processing. So they are free to apply in Feb as long as they have the school IV and yours as well. As for your sister , she shouldn't talk about her pregnancy if she's not asked. Once she get her visa, she could email the embassy telling them about her plans of coming for your graduation and also having her baby, as long as she can foot the hospital bills, she should be fine

Hiding pregnancy before VO is an offense to the eyes. She should be honest and go through proper route for giving birth in United States.

Yes, applying for visa on time is advantageous and the embassy encourages it.

Also, you may wait for that person to become a full-citizen before filing for you. But if you cannot wait, you may just hold go ahead with him.

Sis, I am not saying that it is you because it might be another person.

Being a citizen means jumping queue and also not on first-come, first-serve basis with PR.

PR means you have to be on the queue and it takes quite long to get to your turn.

LUCAS99:
Yes I am still in the United States and I meet all the requirements for an interview waiver that was the reason I applied for an F-1 Student Visa Renewal application through the DropBox Visa Renewal Program.The reason I applied for a renewal is because I have an urgent humanitarian situation that require my presence back in Nigeria.

There's a very simple solution. If you ask us to return your passport, we will; and then when you come to Nigeria this summer, you can do your interview then. You won't have to pay additional fees, as you have a year from the start of your application to come see us.

We do need to interview you in person before your case can be processed, and we don't make exceptions for people who sent their passports to Nigeria with a relative even though they knew that the dropbox is solely for Nigerians who are physically present in Nigeria. At some point, you're going to have to come talk to us.

The fact that you have a pending immigration petition does not matter to us all that much. It's perfectly okay to be a student visa holder and have a pending immigration petition. That fact is really irrelevant to your case, especially considering you've already received a student visa from us. I see people on these forums writing that you can't have both and that you're going to get in trouble, and that just highlights to me why it's a bad idea to ask for specific legal advice from the general public instead of, for instance, asking a Visa Officer.*

Based on what you've written here, and given that you have an open student visa renewal application, it's doubtful that you would qualify for parole.

*No offense to all the good people who are offering each other advice and encouragement. It's just that every once in a while there's some misinformation out there.

bigfrancis21:


I'd say your case is quite unprecedented to me. If I were you, at this point, I'd call the embassy from here, speaking to them directly, telling them I'm still in US, telling them of my non-immigrant + pending immigrant visa status, that I can't currently come in to the embassy in Nigeria since they are having my international passport, except they are willing to release my passport back to me, asking about the possibility of exploring other options other than coming in physically (i.e. what else can be done to get the issue resolved), and if they insist I come in physically, the likely visa decision outcome(s). This is something you really need to discuss with them on phone and at length. They'll figure out something out for you.

Remember, your pending immigrant case is never a reason to deny your non-immigrant visa. People have been granted non-immigrant visas to the US even with a pending immigrant visa petition.

Yes! Yes! Yes! Good job, bigfrancis21!

But there's no need to discuss this at length by phone or otherwise. A succinct e-mail to LagosNIV@state.gov arranging to have the passport returned will suffice.

Bigfrancis21 is now the Head here.

But I really tried in my response.

That is very clear now! Thanks VO for your unique response. It's always good to hear from the horse's mouth. Though I am not the original poster.

Classicalmusic:
Bigfrancis21 is now the Head here.

But I really tried in my response.

That is very clear now! Thanks VO for your unique response. It's always good to hear from the horse's mouth. Though I am not the original poster.

Your responses are good too!

Okay, I'm going back to my thread now. Please forgive my interruption. Have a great day!

Visa Officer:

Thanks for the clarification. Now he doesn't need to consult a lawyer again. Since it's one thing to obtain a visa, and another thing to be allowed entry into the U.S at the POE; what does a possible Visa issuance for the applicant mean at the POE? There have been several cases where people have been turned back at the POE just because the officer in charge thinks he/she has a dual intent. Is there anything you would advise any one with a similar case like that of Lucas to say or evidence to show at the POE to overcome dual intent?

Thanks again.

Walspring:
I deferred my application last month and
today i got a mail from a school sending me new updated I-20.

Dunno if its summer or fall

My prayer is that God should see me through this year 2015.

AMEN....
I'm very eager to read your success Transcript here.....You have been so helpful on this forum...
God will help you.

OjaP:
Visa Officer:

Thanks for the clarification. Now he doesn't need to consult a lawyer again. Since it's one thing to obtain a visa, and another thing to be allowed entry into the U.S at the POE; what does a possible Visa issuance for the applicant mean at the POE? There have been several cases where people have been turned back at the POE just because the officer in charge thinks he/she has a dual intent. Is there anything you would advise any one with a similar case like that of Lucas to say or evidence to show at the POE to overcome dual intent?

Thanks again.

Unfortunately I don't have any insight here. Maybe just make sure you have documentation with you supporting your eligibility for the visa you're traveling on -- for instance, if you're a student, have your student ID card handy.

Good morning, I'm a M. Sc student in Mycology/Biotechnology currently in my 2nd semester with 1more semester to go. I need guides on how to apply for Phd program in USA.
Thanks.