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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by Mikkyphaton: 8:42pm On Dec 19, 2015
blessedfavoured:

Pay your fees with form A,exchange rate is still 200 through cbn.. Add your allowance for the semester to the fees if you can get a cash refund... That's what my sister does to bypass the crazy exchange rate.
please could you elaborate more on that. Form A. I need to pay for a flight ticket next week thanks
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by blessedfavoured: 9:00pm On Dec 19, 2015
Mikkyphaton:
please could you elaborate more on that. Form A. I need to pay for a flight ticket next week thanks

You can't use form A for flight ticket... Just tuition medicals and mortgage.

But basically for tuition, you need your admission letter, letter of authorization to debit your account, passport data page, beneficiary account details, past certificate- waec for UG, UG certificate And/or transcript for msc students. And the form A of course.

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by Nobody: 9:08pm On Dec 19, 2015
busola78:
@ jah101 and tosynbolade,thanks for the reply.However,i will explain my situation.

I was earlier denied for fall semester,now i want to go the embassy with another school"s i-20.On the SEVIS fee receipt i can see the previous school code on it.

If i have to transfer,how do i do it so as to take it to the embassy?

Thank you.
Send email to DHS to let them know. Use google to get their email and explain what you want

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by Mikkyphaton: 9:08pm On Dec 19, 2015
blessedfavoured:


You can't use form A for flight ticket... Just tuition medicals and mortgage.

But basically for tuition, you need your admission letter, letter of authorization to debit your account, passport data page, beneficiary account details, past certificate- waec for UG, UG certificate And/or transcript for msc students. And the form A of course.
alright thanks, so for tuition how do I still go about it. It looks promising. Or is it offered by banks in Nigeria or while in the US
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by dannybrown19: 9:18pm On Dec 19, 2015
blessedfavoured:


You can't use form A for flight ticket... Just tuition medicals and mortgage.

But basically for tuition, you need your admission letter, letter of authorization to debit your account, passport data page, beneficiary account details, past certificate- waec for UG, UG certificate And/or transcript for msc students. And the form A of course.
Please i want to know if its a Must the full tuition will be paid or just the amount you will like to authorize
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by blessedfavoured: 9:24pm On Dec 19, 2015
dannybrown19:

Please i want to know if its a Must the full tuition will be paid or just the amount you will like to authorize

The same amount you put on the form is what you write in the authorization letter. Could be less or more than your actual tuition.
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by blessedfavoured: 9:31pm On Dec 19, 2015
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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by blessedfavoured: 9:31pm On Dec 19, 2015
Mikkyphaton:
alright thanks, so for tuition how do I still go about it. It looks promising. Or is it offered by banks in Nigeria or while in the US

Read the 2nd paragraph, I put the requirements for diamond bank. Your bank may have different requirements.

Yes it's offered by Nigerian banks. Not sure how it works though - when you are abroad and need to carry out a form A transaction; especially if you are self-sponsored... I don't think it can be done by proxy. But speak to your account officer.
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by dannybrown19: 9:36pm On Dec 19, 2015
blessedfavoured:


The same amount you put on the form is what you write in the authorization letter. Could be less or more than your actual tuition.
Please what account information will I ask my school to send to me?
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by Nobody: 9:37pm On Dec 19, 2015
Please this is important an urgent. Please any Nairalander in Houston, Texas??

Anyone who can refer me to someone there? Any Nairalander around Chicago here? Let me know please. Thanks
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by JoyPaulLaw(m): 10:11pm On Dec 19, 2015
wiseman2392:

First and foremost, check the dates u posted.
The advise is to keep watching; morning, afternoon and night, you might see date(s) which u can still schedule appointment. If it proved abortive as u said, kindly contact your school to extend your arrival date so if granted by the school, u print and take along during your interview.

Eventually, got the previous appointment cancelled... But struggling with new dates.
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by warriboy21(m): 10:30pm On Dec 19, 2015
Jchi9876:


i dey help akposes like u. if ur calling no be education go learn handiwork grin

i go kontunu to dey cover book u hear!
i too know in simple English is called Expertise

Lol.. Hv fun
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by warriboy21(m): 10:31pm On Dec 19, 2015
My friend just swipe with gtb card at a post office. For 273..hmm

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by 7rewards: 12:05am On Dec 20, 2015
Seriously, did you take your time to think and read this before pasting it here!


Jchi9876:





if you confidently pull "transcripts" from here print it on a paper and have "mistakenly" amidst your visa paperwork and a consular office sees it what would you think his or her reaction will be?

are you aware that preping yourself albeit in a deceitful manner as such as soliciting, cramming, relying on other " successful" visa applicants interview sessions to get a visa is morally wrong and creates a bad impression?


Hmmm a word is enough for the wise



Be careful be street smart.

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by Nobody: 1:42am On Dec 20, 2015
busola78:
@ jah101 and tosynbolade,thanks for the reply.However,i will explain my situation.

I was earlier denied for fall semester,now i want to go the embassy with another school"s i-20.On the SEVIS fee receipt i can see the previous school code on it.

If i have to transfer,how do i do it so as to take it to the embassy?

Thank you.

Go ahead and email them at sevis. Supplying all the necessary info and doc. The list of doc and info to supply can be found in their site. They respond very quickly...usually less than a day. The sevis record would be transferred. Good luck
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by Nobody: 1:58am On Dec 20, 2015
warriboy21:
My friend just swipe with gtb card at a post office. For 273..hmm

Those guys are criminals. Them don wreck my whole money for there. Out of N93k, i no get reach N65k. I thank God say d money don finish make I for rest for them.
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by eatwell423: 2:15am On Dec 20, 2015
Sorbitalll:


Those guys are criminals. Them don wreck my whole money for there. Out of N93k, i no get reach N65k. I thank God say d money don finish make I for rest for them.
thats the exchange rate. its not the banks fault. Our economy is crumbling
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by biikeys(m): 2:56am On Dec 20, 2015
GboyegaD:


Did you read his response to the questions he was asked? There is a place of grace just as there is that of preparation as well. Many people returned as soon as they got a date after their first denial and were issued their visa.

How naija bro?
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by foohard: 3:41am On Dec 20, 2015
Hello Boss, I am in Chicago.

slimmy05:
Please this is important an urgent. Please any Nairalander in Houston, Texas??

Anyone who can refer me to someone there? Any Nairalander around Chicago here? Let me know please. Thanks
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by warriboy21(m): 4:03am On Dec 20, 2015
Sorbitalll:


Those guys are criminals. Them don wreck my whole money for there. Out of N93k, i no get reach N65k. I thank God say d money don finish make I for rest for them.
Yea so bad..
I wna try western union nxt week.. It's kinda cheap now.. 80k above sending has 8400 charges

But it's d official cbn dollar rate
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by GboyegaD(m): 4:15am On Dec 20, 2015
biikeys:


How naija bro?

I still dey till next week before I go naija ooo.
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by coobboy(m): 5:02am On Dec 20, 2015
blessedfavoured:

Pay your fees with form A,exchange rate is still 200 through cbn.. Add your allowance for the semester to the fees if you can get a cash refund... That's what my sister does to bypass the crazy exchange rate.
how can i do this, and what is a form A?
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by yhormiee(m): 8:01am On Dec 20, 2015
coobboy:

how can i do this, and what is a form A?

Get to your bank
Hold your school admission later
With your school package showing your total tuition fee then ask for the business manager, he will guide your through but make sure your account is well funded. Takes like 3days though and you get a telex reciept
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by yhormiee(m): 8:02am On Dec 20, 2015
yhormiee:


Get to your bank
Hold your school admission later and Int'l passport
With your school package showing your total tuition fee then ask for the business manager, he will guide your through but make sure your account is well funded. Takes like 3days though and you get a telex reciept
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by newstudenthere(m): 11:29am On Dec 20, 2015
MERRY CHRISTMAS........

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by Nobody: 1:12pm On Dec 20, 2015

BANK STOP THE USE OF ATM CARDS ABROAD
Deposit Money Banks have commenced a process to stop all customers from using their payment cards, popularly known as Automated Teller Machine cards, for dollar-denominated transactions when they travel abroad with effect from January 1, 2016.

SUNDAY PUNCH’s investigation also revealed the banks would not allow their customers to use naira-denominated ATM cards locally for transactions denominated in forex.

This means bank customers will not be able to use their cards to buy products from foreign e-commerce sites like e-bay and amazon.com in which payments are made in forex.

The development follows the lingering scarcity of foreign exchange, especially the dollar, to settle obligations arising from customers’ use of the ATM cards for forex-denominated transactions.

Already, Standard Chartered Bank has notified its customers that from January 1, 2016, they will not be able to use their naira-denominated ATM cards for transactions that are denominated in foreign currencies, either locally or when they travel abroad.

In a notice to its customers, Standard Chartered said, “This is to notify you that from January 1, 2016, your naira card will no longer be enabled for international use. This is as a result of the limited foreign exchange supply in the financial market.”

Asked how long the suspension of cards from international transactions would be, the spokesperson for Standard Chartered Nigeria, Mrs. Dayo Adurogbo, said, “We cannot give a definite date. It depends on how soon it is available. We will do everything to meet our customers’ demand once it is available.”

Further findings showed that a number of other banks had stopped customers from using their ATM cards abroad but had yet to officially communicate this to them.

Some customers told our correspondent that when they notified their banks of plans to travel and the need to enable their cards work overseas, they were simply informed that the cards could not be enabled for now due to issues relating to forex scarcity.

SUNDAY PUNCH findings showed others banks might issue notices similar to that of Standard Chartered Bank before the end of the year.

“We had some discussions recently and some top bank officials said they would stop customers from using their naira-denominated cards for international transactions due to the serious challenges in getting forex to settle their international partners,” a top bank official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said on Friday.

The current situation means customers travelling abroad for Christmas and New Year may face severe payment challenges, a situation that may mar their shopping plans.

The fall in prices of crude oil, the main earner of foreign exchange for Nigeria, has made the nation’s forex income to reduce drastically, creating dollar scarcity crisis for the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The CBN has been rationing dollar to banks, importers and other forex users as the nation’s foreign exchange reserves continue to deplete, hitting $29.4bn on December 7, 2015.

The PUNCH had exclusively reported on Thursday that banks had cut the amount that their customers could spend using their debit and credit cards abroad by between 70 and 90 per cent. This took effect during the first week of December for the majority of the banks.

Specifically, banks cut customers’ card spending in foreign currencies from the annual $50,000 allowed by the CBN to between $5,000 and $15,000.

According to findings by our correspondent, Ecobank Nigeria Plc has reduced its limit from $50,000 to $5,000, with a maximum of $500 monthly and $100 daily expenditure.

Skye Bank Plc, in a notice to its customers via email, also slashed its international card spending limit from $50,000 to $12,000 annually, a maximum of $1,000 monthly and $100 daily.

Wema Bank Plc also slashed spending on its payment cards from $50,000 to $10,000 annually, $1,000 monthly and $100 daily.

Although other banks have yet to confirm their new international card spending limits, findings by our correspondent revealed that the new limits for most of them ranged from $5,000 to $15,000 annually, and $500 to $1,000 monthly.


http://www.punchng.com/banks-stop-use-of-atm-cards-abroad/
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 8 by AlbertEinstein: 1:30pm On Dec 20, 2015
Hello house. Please I need your help. I applied for an F-1 VISA (Abuja on my ds-160). But selected Lagos for interview and am already scheduled for interview on 12th Jan in Lagos.
I would like to know whether i can reschedule to Abuja or I'll have to fill another ds-160 form and pay another fee.
I also want to get an expedited appointment as am supposed to be in d US by 7th Jan. Thank you

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