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scriptwriter19:
Visa Approved at the Us Embassy in Lagos yesterday, 6:30 am appointment

Getting in to the visa hall, some guys on the right just kept denying people and quoting US immigration law for them, the ladies on the left were more lenient and listened more, before my turn the lady just denied a 13 year old boy who was going to high school on scholarship, i was a little scared but confident that God had my back, at this point, i didnt really care anymore (5th try)

VO: Why are you going to the US
Me: To pursue a master's degree in public administration
VO: Why this course
Me: Looking at the system of governance in Nigeria which hasn't been the best in recent years, i feel we the youths need to stand up and try to make a difference, be the change we want to see, i believe this course will give me the necessary knowledge to come back to Nigeria and make a difference in a system that has failed its people.
VO: Why do you thing you can make a change with this course
Me: I specifically chose this course because of my planned area of concentration which is "Urban planning and development" and we all know that Nigeria has alot of rural areas in need of development with a huge shortfall of true professionals in that sector, studying this course will give me a unique advantage.
VO: Who is paying for this?
Me: I have a scholarship but my mum is paying for the rest.
VO: (looks at my I-20 again) Do you have a letter from the school confirming the scholarship?
Me: No, but i have the form they sent me when the scholarship was awarded (i passed it over)
VO: Are you married?
Me: Yes
VO: Do you have kids?
Me: Yes, 2
VO: Why aren't your kids going with you
Me: My wife has a job, besides im coming back after my studies so i didnt see the need.
VO: Im returning your I-20, you will need it at the point of entry, your visa has been approved, you can pick it up at this location.
Me: Thank you (Didnt know how to feel, just kept smiling)

Walking out of the Visa hall, i saw a guy at the small security check point just outside the Visa hall, his visa had just been approved, dude knelt down, dropped his documents and started thanking God, security guard was telling him to leave, my bros no even answer am.

Now i have to leave in three weeks, is anyone here in ETSU? I need to find accommodation off campus, is there anyone here that can help or give some pointers? will be highly appreciated.

ayyyyo:
okay. I woke up around 6 headed for the 10:15 interview. Got there around 8. Saw my education USA guys rejoicing and I had hope. I waited for my dad to take permission from the office (I just turned 18) so he went with me. While waiting na so I jam one guy like that e be like say na graduate student , telling me that dey denied him my hope come dey die, I was like how? come he was telling me stories but I knew deep down that he did not talk well ..sha popci came and joined me in waiting. We waited for like one hour and a police man came to salute him and asked if he was for the interview he said yes , the man then said you should have told me before na. (My dad is a uniformed man).thats how we skipped the line. Entered the visa side, saw a longer line...they said popci should cut again and then again the biometrics side they said he should cut again ( this was Gods favour all round) fast forward>>>>
V.O- Hi Good morning.
Me- good morning ma. Passed my i20 and passport.
V.O- [i][/i]types for some time.
Why Minnesota state
Me- Minnesota state has a good programme , it's quite affordable and the offered me an instate scholarship making it even affordable for my parents.
V.O- nods head * hope you know Minnesota is very cold
Me- yes ma I do.
V.O- so what are you going to be studying in mus
Me- computer science.
V.O- why computer science
Me- because I want have a career in computer networking and studying computer science would enable me actualzie that dream.
V.o - nods in agreement. So where have you been?
Me- China , Dubai and Ghana.
V.O- where in China
Me- Guangzhou southern China.
V.o- where did you see
Me- told her.
V.O-Turns to pman, what is you rank.
Pman- assistant comptroller.
V.o- turns to me,hope you know Minnesota is cold smiles.
Me- yes ma am prepared.
V.o- your visa has been approved bla bla bla.

Really it was God ...no single document asked at all no SAT , TOEFL even WAEC or bank statement.
Just pray , I fasted sef.....I no talk to my babes sef snubbed them all. And be confident.
Cheers.

ayyyyo:
okay. I woke up around 6 headed for the 10:15 interview. Got there around 8. Saw my education USA guys rejoicing and I had hope. I waited for my dad to take permission from the office (I just turned 18) so he went with me. While waiting na so I jam one guy like that e be like say na graduate student , telling me that dey denied him my hope come dey die, I was like how? come he was telling me stories but I knew deep down that he did not talk well ..sha popci came and joined me in waiting. We waited for like one hour and a police man came to salute him and asked if he was for the interview he said yes , the man then said you should have told me before na. (My dad is a uniformed man).thats how we skipped the line. Entered the visa side, saw a longer line...they said popci should cut again and then again the biometrics side they said he should cut again ( this was Gods favour all round) fast forward>>>>
V.O- Hi Good morning.
Me- good morning ma. Passed my i20 and passport.
V.O- [i][/i]types for some time.
Why Minnesota state
Me- Minnesota state has a good programme , it's quite affordable and the offered me an instate scholarship making it even affordable for my parents.
V.O- nods head * hope you know Minnesota is very cold
Me- yes ma I do.
V.O- so what are you going to be studying in mus
Me- computer science.
V.O- why computer science
Me- because I want have a career in computer networking and studying computer science would enable me actualzie that dream.
V.o - nods in agreement. So where have you been?
Me- China , Dubai and Ghana.
V.O- where in China
Me- Guangzhou southern China.
V.o- where did you see
Me- told her.
V.O-Turns to pman, what is you rank.
Pman- assistant comptroller.
V.o- turns to me,hope you know Minnesota is cold smiles.
Me- yes ma am prepared.
V.o- your visa has been approved bla bla bla.

Really it was God ...no single document asked at all no SAT , TOEFL even WAEC or bank statement.
Just pray , I fasted sef.....I no talk to my babes sef snubbed them all. And be confident.
Cheers.

godG:
Sure brother! I dey ready o. But why all of una dey take the cold scare me? Was at the consulate today for my interview that lasted a minute or so. I doubt if this would be helpful to anyone, but make I sha drop am:

VO: Hello, how are you?

Me: I'm good, you?

"Fine thank you," he answered.

VO: So you are going to UW-Madison on a Fulbright program. That is great.

Me: Yeah.

VO: Been to the US before?
"No," I answered.

VO: Let me give you this, consult it in case you have any difficulty in the U.S - which I doubt because you are on a government sponsored program. Meanwhile, you should collect your visa at the Public Affairs Section on Monday. Have a good day.

Me: You too. Thank you.

kennyrony:
Congratulations bro.

kushner:
congrats to all those who got there visa approved!!
@ kennyrony i still dey wait your reply oo

ayyyyo:
Visa approved today in Abuja.
The way it happened was like film trick. this God is too awesome. Transcript very soon. Thanks to all those who helped , Those awaiting God will do it ..no fear.

Denvan:
In d voice of daddy G. O. "Let somebody shout HALLELUYAH..." Visa approved today at d US embassy Abuja. Transcript loading....

Help4rmabove:
I have done as you advice. I am currently waiting for their response to the comment. I wish there is an earlier date so that I can get the interview sort out.

Did the embassy expedite your request.

profojah:
Awe2015, Did you get my mesaage.?

haffikem:
I see ETSU having lots of naija...

@slimmy father them well .

awe2015:
yes sir, i did...thanks for your response...

samnoah:
Friends, who knows how long it takes to clear tnrough immigration at O'Hare Int'l airport Chicago? Please help

Walspring:
You really try ooo

Nabylet:
i started having fever from monday evening, on tuesday evening, it became worse, i was shivering and my temperature was high, everybody said it was VISA fever. i slept from 10pm to 2pm, although i set my alarm for 4am, i couldn’t sleep till then. i started listening to music in my phone and waited till 4am. by 4am, i went to have my bath and did my make up, left the house 5:10, by 5:25 i was at walter carrington, since i came from lekki axis, i drove in from ozumba and the police men told me there was no parking space that i should park at the entrance of the street and walk to the consulate. i parked and stayed in the car till 6pm going through my prepared transcript and my ds-160 form and making sure all my documents were complete, took my holy communication i reserved from church 2sundays ago. by 6am, i decided to walk to the building, after walking for about 5min, i got to Forte Oil, i asked around for the so-called building, people said it was still far, the police man had lied to me and he charged me 1000 naira to park where he was. i felt like crying because the distance was too much, i wore heels and i was already sweating. i decided to use that opportunity to recite my answers. i got to the queue by 6:20, there were over 200 people waiting. by 6:45 we lined up for security check-up, after the whole process, we were inside the hall at about 7:20, at about 7:40, the VOs came in and we lined up to be interviewed. i was the 24th person.
as we lined up, i listened to some convos, and trust me, all was blabbing rubbish. They asked one guy why he choose the school, he said because it's close to home, they asked him where is home, he said Nigeria, kaiiii. there was a guy with afro, he said he works with DealDey, omo the way the guy was scattering the answers to the VO, i told myself, this guy must be a nairalander, i clapped for him quietly when they approved his visa. after listening to a couple of interview, i gathered liver that i was sure of my visa if only i give them my answers with confidence.

it got to my turn, counter 8, a lady with braids;

ME: hello, how are you doing today? (with wide grin)
VO: *big ela* *did not even answer me* *she was even boning* (In my mind, which kyn lady be this that cannot reply to simple greeting, i tried to say the Lords prayer quickly, i forgot the words, i just started singing Israel & New Breed “Jesus at the Centre”)

VO: please pass me your documents
ME: passes it

VO: your four left fingers on the scanner
ME: did it

VO: where are you going to?
ME: the state of IOWA

VO: where exactly
ME: waverly, IOWA

VO: for what?
ME: bachelors degree in nursing science with concentration in paediatric nursing

VO: how did you find out about this school?
ME: i found out about wart burg college when i did extensive research about schools offering nursing using professional websites like American Nurses Association, Paediatricnursing”.’org, all nurses’.’com, best_nursing colleges’.’com, educational websites like us news’.’com, proncetonreview and americanschoolsearch'.'com

VO: whats the course duration?
ME: 48 months

VO: did you apply to other schools?
ME: yes of course.! 5 schools in total

VO: so why did you choose wart burg?
ME: of all schools i applied to, wart burg college came top in terms of best value when tuition, scholarship and academics are compared. not only is it highly ranked by US news and world report for the best comprehensive college in the midwest for academic excellence, it is also one of the few schools in which all students regardless of their major are part of a supportive intellectual and social community that builds foundation for success and i got scholarship (smiling like a mumu)

VO: when did you finish high school?
ME: 2008

VO: what have you been doing since then?
ME: from 2008-2012, i went to ** State Uni, from…. (cuts me short)

VO: ohhh, did you get a degree from the school?
ME: yes i did

VO: what degree?
ME: Bachelors of Science in Education

VO: why did you not do nursing in your undergraduate? (Expected the question)
ME: well… i was about 1*years old(very young then) when i finished high school and getting ready for uni, my undergraduate course was a decision made exclusively by my mother who was a psychology lecturer then in my Uni, she wanted me to follow her foot steps, obviously it dint work out. i do not have any regret though as that was when i got determined on what i really wanted to do.

VO: so why nursing
ME: i work voluntary with the National Emergency and Management Agency, during one of our projects, i was able witness at first hand the problems of lack of knowledge on how to care, protect and improve childrens health in rural communities. i want to have in-depth knowledge on how to focus on the care of children, families and communities so they may attain, maintain or recover optimal health and quality of life.

VO: what will you do with this degree?
ME: this degree will equip me adequately in creating a new view and improving the quality of health by innovating the education, skills and knowledge achieved into the Nigerian health sector. it will be highly appreciated and it will also give me a brighter opportunity to working for and partnering with the Nigerian government like the federal ministry of health, federal teaching hospital and Nigerian educational institutions like University of Lagos, Obafemi Awolowo university ( then i started over gestating like my pastor paul adefarasin like i was preaching to her, i gathered confidence here) infact, these two sectors: the Nigerian Government and the Nigerian Educational institutions are my main focus, where i will target and shoot into when i come back to Nigeria because partnering with this two sectors will together create a stronger and healthier Nigeria. this is my vision for my country. (raising my hand)

VO: who is paying for your trip?
ME:my mother

VO: what does she do?
ME: she is the purchasing manager of xxxx, the biggest mall in Abuja; she is in charge of all the purchases from electronics to stationaries to beddings to toiletries, everything in the mall, she is in charge and she also supplies to government houses and educational institutions (I was stammering and I felt I was saying rubbish here because this is not my mums real profession, she just came to Lagos a few days ago and told me to say all this because that was what she said during her own interview, it kind of threw me off balance as I had already crammed her real profession so I couldn't even remember most of her 'fake' duties she told me to say)

VO: oh, i see you have scholarship how did you get it?
ME: the school reviewed my transcripts, WAEC, i scored very high in sat, they asked for recommendation letters from my high school principal, did Skype interview and i also wrote a personal essay

VO: take this (hands me my i20) you will need it at the POE, pick up your visa on monday here ‘she circles it’
ME: enjoy the rest of the rest of the day *started smiling like a fo0l*

(no document asked)


i started cat walking as if i was on the runway with a wide grin, everybody noticed, the security woman that held my car keys said i should celebrate with her before i take my keys from her, i had already kept 10k in my pocket and said id dash anybody i see when i get my visa approved, i gave her 2k. then started walking the long distance to where i parked, i was seriously cat walking and shinning teeth, everybody noticed and started congratulating me as i walked passed them. dashed the touts and police men there that followed me to the car the remaining money. got to my phone, and sent the visa approval message that i had already typed with faith since saturday (the one i posted initially)

i thank the thread, my journey started last year from the canadian thread, i applied to about 7schools, none gave me admission, i applied one last time to Lethbridge for UG Economics, i got the admission, when i told my mum, she said she is not paying that if i am looking for a way to leave the country, i should go to the us and study nursing, thats only when she will listen to me. then i came to this thread.

my sincere gratitude goes to;
WalSpring, the first nairalander i met, he helped pay for my visa fee online, thank you all the advice and assistance, your help cannot be measured. You are next..!!!!
KennyRonny, the second nairalander i met, i cannot thank you enough, together with walspring, we searched for schools that were still opened for admission, he kept on praying for me, he reviewed my transcript and even called and sent me a good luck text yesterday morning, thank you.
Texrem, you are next..!!!! your call yesterday morning gave me ginger. thanks for all your assistance, trust me, it really helped.
Slimmy, thanks for helping me with the payment of my sevis fee
innovativeame, we couldn’t meet up before you left but thanks for all your advice.

for everybody here, thank you, thank you and thank you. you people are the best.

to newbies, please read all the parts, i read every single page from page one of part1 to this last page. i saved all the useful tips in my phone and wrote some down.
i also compiled all the bible verses people quoted here from part1, i wrote them down and read every single one of them. fast and pray. i fasted throughout last week 6-2pm, then did 6-6 on monday and Tuesday. i almost fell ill but i dint die.


Thank You Once Again.!

Nabylet:
Here is my transcript

profojah:
Congrats... You don watch married again tire.. You remembered Aarti said "I LOVE YOU" to yash at the Mumbai beach, You can say your I love you when you get to the Miami beach

kellycute:
Wow congrat to cyclotron and nabylet. When I saw nabylet visa approved message I shouted halleluyah inside the bus lol, one guy jus dey look me. I'm so ready for mine. Aint nothing stopping me. By fire by force na my turn in jesus name amen. Nabylet say amen oo lol

ferdimako:
This one don conclude a marriage with oyibo...abi na anyhow birthing? LOL.

innovativeame:
Excitement at its peak! I told ya. Congrat sis!

Walspring:
Its a dream come true, congrats and enjoy your stay in Obamaland but marry better man there ooo...

No forget that ride ooo because i am still waiting for the key

ridimic1:
Congrats

DeeTus:
Great interview. I'm not surprised the CO asked about location in China. The US and China are in steep competition.

Nabylet:
Here is my transcript

Nabylet:
Someone just paid for it yesterday evening

happney65:
Am so so happy for you..Was like Wahooo when i saw your testimony..Now i believe dreams come true..It does..As for that big head Wale wey call himself Walspring,He is next and we are both celebrating it together..Your Testimony and confidence during the days to your interview is just off the hook..read your quotes on the days to your interview and was like this babe is just off the hook..Have re-read your transcripts over and over again.Now,tell all those "brodas" for your church say you are gone for good..Make them no think say this Babe dey come back for them ohh..Tel it to their ears say na "Oyinbo" una wan marry make them no talk say one person come disappoint them..Just dont marry someone from donald trump Family or else,una go born kolo children..Or wait ohhh,Abi you go marry walspring nii?