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I am so sorry my visa transcript is coming in so late.
Here is my visa story, This is based on a true life story...
I give all the Glory to God Almighty because all Powers belong to Him. He is indeed faithful and just. Even though I had been on nairaland for a while, I came across this forum not too long after I got admitted to WSU, I told a colleague of mine that knowledge is power, that things would have been different if I had discovered this forum earlier and all he said was "Its never too late". ffwd... I applied from Calabar, and Tuesday 06:30am 18th of July was the only available date that week. After all the preparations,i was interviewed by a lady Vo that approved the guy before me so for my mind i just happy say she will do the same for me...
The interview proper
Me: Good morning
Vo: good morning pass me your documents
Me: Passes them
Vo: which school are you going to
Me: Washington State University
Vo:how did you find out about this school
Me: I searched extensively using Google for
schools offering my course and was referred to bodies like study portal,msinus and usnews I streamlined my search to schools offering a major in Environmental health
Vo: did you write any tests?
Me: I wrote the TOEFL test,GRE was not a required for env.engineering at WSU
Vo: How many schools did you apply to
Me: three schools, Eku,WSU and university of Sheffield on d uk
Vote: nodding and typing but glances at me once in a while. Then asked who is paying
Me: I am a beneficiary of a Federal government scholarship and my guardian will pay the rest
Vo: nods and ask how did you get the scholarship
Me: I applied using the scholarship link when it was advertised was shortlisted and invited for a computer based test after which successful awardees were invited for briefing and issued their award letters
Vote: nodded and said so why this school
Me: I chose this sch because their curriculum fits my profile and they offered a concentration on environmental health engineering
Vo: cuts in, I think they are other schools in the US that offer a major in environmental health
Me: I just continued but stammered here a bit that I carefully checked the ongoing research by the department professors and found one that aligns with my area of interest,by professor .JJ whom I have contacted and he agreed for me to join his team. The research is on the transformation and degradation of graphene nano materials in d environment. I was also impressed with the prompt and timely response of the faculty members to all my inquiries
Vo:she allowed me finish nodded and repeated I think there are other universities in the USA that offer that same major. She then asked what do you do
Me: I am an environmental health officer with CRS min of health under the food safety and inspection unit
Vo: are you married
Me:no
Vo:any kids? She murmured to her self no kids since you are not married but i answered no and she just gave me d blue paper and said every am sorry your visa will not be approved at this time every thing you need to know is explained in this letter.

I left the Embassy with mixed feelings, I could not really place how I felt, i just wondered where i went wrong? but i immediately just said thank God and I felt peaceful inside from that time on, i kept on thanking God oh. Straight to GTBank and paid another 64k, came back to the hotel and filled my form 160 again. Tried booking an appointment but I was still seeing the old appointment. Next day I saw some openings from wed-fri, I decided on Fri 21st July 2017, 9:30am after some considerations.
Today Friday 21st 2017 9:30am Lagos US consulate
After all the security checks, i entered the main hall, omo it was filled up with people oh, all planning to travel for different reasons, I encountered the same lady that entered my details on Tuesday, she said "you are here again" she remembered me because of my name "ave" because she asked me the meaning of my name on Tuesday. I said yes, I was denied on Tuesday, "and you reapplied immediately" (am sure she was looking at the date on my GTbank receipt),i said yes. I saw the Vo that denied me tho she was in another window busy issuing blue papers i just smiled,lots of funny scenes maybe because of the crowd. FFwd... to my interview Today...The two people in front of me were denied but I was not disturbed

Me: Good morning
Vo: Good morning (in a very friendly tone) how are you doing?
Me: Great( i almost asked how are you too but i just kept my mouth shut)
Vo: So why are you going to Washington Pullman?
Me: I am going to study Masters in Environmental Engineering in WSU, Pullman
Vo: Why Environmental Engineering?
Me: Environmental engineering is a perfect merge between my passion an my training, I am aware that maintaining a healthy environment...(Vo no let me finish oh)
Vo: Your training was in what
Me: Biochemistry, I also did a certification course on Environmental Health (He just did as if he did not hear that part)
Vo: Tell me about Biochemistry
Me: Biochemistry is the study of chemical processes that takes place in...(Vo cuts in again)
Vo: How do you differentiate an organic compound from an inorganic compound (me i shock first, then i said sorry i did not get that, he repeated the question, for my mind i was like is this for real?)
Me: The carbon-carbon covalent bonds(not sure if i was 100% but then, its been ages i left chemistry)
Vo: Was busy typing and acting like he was comparing notes, for my mind i was like 'what is he looking at now? Then the next question came, it was as if i was expecting it) So why WSU?
Me: I choose WSU because(i could not remember again oh, he then left his system and was looking at me) I choose WSU because the environmental Engineering course curriculum relates with my career path...Vo cuts in
Vo: Which courses will you be doing at WSU that is related to your career
Me: Hazardous waste Engineering, Biochemical waste water treatment
Vo: and how is hazardous waste management related?
Me: I explained while he typed, he did not ask me but I proceeded to talk about water treatment oh, he did not answer me, he was just typing the next thing he asked was
Vo: Who will be paying for your studies?
Me: I am a beneficiary of a Federal government scholarship through the nddc
Vo: continues typing What do you do
Me: I work as an environmental health officer in CRS Ministry of Health in the Public Health Dept under the Food Safety and Inspection Service
Vo:Are you married
Me: No, I am engaged
Vo: Any kids
Me: No
Vo: Have you traveled out of Nigeria before
Me: Yes, I went on a visit to Abu Dhabi with my sister, and her kids.
Vo: Nods his head, flips through my passport then drops it, picks the white paper circles the pickup point and said the magic words "your visa has been approved" returns my I-20 with instructions that I will need it at the point of entry and then Enjoy your stay in the US
Me: Thank you very much (and I walked out)

I no just sabi as those police people d know when person get visa, Omo, dey begin congratulate me even as i de bone like say nothing happen oh.
I must say, this thread was very helpful my special appreciation goes to texem, Oludare01, smithsydny, and everyone in this platform that criticized my initial transcripts and went out of their way to help me, I really do appreciate you all.
In all,prepare well (there is this confidence you have when you are well prepared), maintain eye contact always ( I did that through out my interview), Pray( I did an hour of thanksgiving,worship and praise when men slept Acts 16:25-26, Psalm 24:1, Joshua1:3)My thoughts throughout was I will not leave this place with my passport today.

mudi1012:
I am looking for accommodation close to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore ..Please do you have anyone in that area that needs a roommate?

frankie2K:
good day house
a friend of mine was delayed today at lagos consulate (8:00) . He was asked why the US and he replied that he wants to go because where he is teaching is sponsoring him. Asked if married and he said yes. Asked if he have travelled before he said No. He has paid another fee and refilled d Ds-160. The problem he encounters is in d booking page, there is no available tab where he can click and schedule a date but when he registered as a new user tuesday date was available and when he tried booking, a reply came that his data matches d data in his other email used to open d previous one. Have anybody encourted this and what is d way forward?

OGreene:
PMed you. JHU bound

Ibukunoluwa01:
Undergraduate

Ave:
I am so sorry my visa transcript is coming in so late.
Here is my visa story, This is based on a true life story...
I give all the Glory to God Almighty because all Powers belong to Him. He is indeed faithful and just. Even though I had been on nairaland for a while, I came across this forum not too long after I got admitted to WSU, I told a colleague of mine that knowledge is power, that things...

Coloniel5000:
I have an undergraduate CGPA of 3.19/5 will I be able to hit 3.0/4 when it been evaluated?

meritdee:
Is anyone coming to Baltimore/Rosedale MD?

biikeys:
Just saw you already discussed with akandry.

ecoleco:
Email the embassy with the complain OR use the NIV thread here in nairaland that is run by VOs to get an advice.

sorry...

Ability247:
How did you manage to get your surname wrong, your own date of birth wrong, and forgot the important security question you should have written down since you were warned by the page that it is the ultimate gatekeeper of your form?

to the best of my knowledge, once you have booked appointment, what they know is that DS 160 number you used. Updating your profile won't change anything on their end. Since you have used up your rescheduling options, you will either have to send the embassy a mail and see if that will work or just pay another 64k for another appointment. You may ask them. They have a thread on NL where they respond to queries so go there and repost your question.

olumide098:
Don't stress yourself too much. Just create another ds160 form and go to the scheduling site to change the ds160 number then you will be fine

OluDare01:
yes! 3.05 +/- 0.05

Pasblack:
A journey I was forced to take..... about 3yrs ago, my who was so keen about me coming over to the usa forced to apply to the same school who got admitted to and I obliged. Since it was not my own plan, I paid application fee and did not send my transcript till a year later after which I wrote the school to waive TOEFL for me because in addition to my first decree, I have obtained a professional diploma but the school rejected by saying I had finished the program over 2years and as such my proficiency in English needs to be proved (as if I don forget how to speak the language over time).
I enrolled for TOEFL then on the day of the exams, I was not allowed to write the exams because I had an expired International passport. I was so pained and frustrated (at this time, I already developed interest in schooling abroad). I decided I was going to renew my passport then re-enrolled. I however wrote the school requesting them to tick transcript as received on my account checklist on their site. that was wen another person responded to my mail and told me he has received the transcript and having gone through it he has decided to push for TOEFL waiver for me....which he did (first miracle).
I was admitted by the school and I booked appointment at the embassy (21/7/2017). I discovered after booking that my current place of work(as filled in DS-160 does not really relate to the program I'm going for and that gave me a lot of fear. So I started praying about it.
prepared the best I can then I went for the interview yesterday at 6:30

Went through all the checks but I think there was an issue with my ds-160 because after the biometrics, others were told to keep all other docs expect their passport and I-20 but in my case I was told to hold on to it as other checks I have passed thru have been looking at the same form for too long than necessary. Eventually assigned to window 2, 'a black american'. She approved only one person before me (trust me, over 12 people were ahead of me) I was so nervous and scared........

VO: good morning
me: good morning ma, (passing her my passport and form I-20 before she asked)
VO: after scanning my passport, please pass me your ds 160
Me: gave it to her (and she scanned too)
VO: I see you are going for ur masters in Geographic information science and cartography at Eastern Illinois University
Me: yes ma
VO: tell me the process of application
Me: I saw the programme I was interested in, Paid application fee, sent in my official transcript and then wrote my statement of purpose(trust me I was not that eloquent because of fear)
VO: how many exams did you write?
Me: None, they were all waived for me
VO: you mean you didnt write either GRE or TOEFL?
Me: waived
VO: how many schools did you apply to?
Me: just one, though I considered University of Maryland, Baltimore but I eventually applied to just EIU.
VO: how many unit course is required for your graduation
Me: 32
VO: can u mention some of the core courses?
Me: remote sensing, introduction to GIS, landscape ecology, accounting (den I wen blank) so I said and some other courses I cant remember right now
VO: how does your current work relate to your study and how will it help you
Me: (knowing so well that they do not relate at all, I had to cook something up) I was employed for a project in this company. we were to develop a map showing all telecomms mast managed by my company in the country, noting their distances to each other, the peculiarity of each of the sites etc. then after the project, I was en grafted into the system as 'diesel logistics' (which by the way is exactly what I do)
VO: what do you intend doing after this programme?
Me: I intend setting up a consultancy firm....because where I worked before, we contract some jobs because we couldnt handle them but with my first decree background in urban and regional planning and a professional science masters in GIS, I will be well grounded in getting required data analysed then used for planning purpose
VO: who is your sponsor
Me: my cousin and my sister (was expecting her to say where does she work but she didnt ask)
VO: hands over my form I-20....keep this very well as you will be needing it at POE then asked, u want to pick your passport up at ISOLO
Me; yes....thanks



no document was checked.....I see the hand of God in this......wishing others best of grace.

Pasblack:
A journey I was forced to take..... about 3yrs ago, my who was so keen about me coming over to the usa forced to apply to the same school who got admitted to and I obliged. Since it was not my own plan, I paid application fee and did not send my transcript till a year later after which I wrote the school to waive TOEFL for me because in addition to my first decree, I have obtained a professional diploma but the school rejected by saying I had finished the program over 2years and as such my proficiency in English needs to be proved (as if I don forget how to speak the language over time).
I enrolled for TOEFL then on the day of the exams, I was not allowed to write the exams because I had an expired International passport. I was so pained and frustrated (at this time, I already developed interest in schooling abroad). I decided I was going to renew my passport then re-enrolled. I however wrote the school requesting them to tick transcript as received on my account checklist on their site. that was wen another person responded to my mail and told me he has received the transcript and having gone through it he has decided to push for TOEFL waiver for me....which he did (first miracle).
I was admitted by the school and I booked appointment at the embassy (21/7/2017). I discovered after booking that my current place of work(as filled in DS-160 does not really relate to the program I'm going for and that gave me a lot of fear. So I started praying about it.
prepared the best I can then I went for the interview yesterday at 6:30

Went through all the checks but I think there was an issue with my ds-160 because after the biometrics, others were told to keep all other docs expect their passport and I-20 but in my case I was told to hold on to it as other checks I have passed thru have been looking at the same form for too long than necessary. Eventually assigned to window 2, 'a black american'. She approved only one person before me (trust me, over 12 people were ahead of me) I was so nervous and scared........

VO: good morning
me: good morning ma, (passing her my passport and form I-20 before she asked)
VO: after scanning my passport, please pass me your ds 160
Me: gave it to her (and she scanned too)
VO: I see you are going for ur masters in Geographic information science and cartography at Eastern Illinois University
Me: yes ma
VO: tell me the process of application
Me: I saw the programme I was interested in, Paid application fee, sent in my official transcript and then wrote my statement of purpose(trust me I was not that eloquent because of fear)
VO: how many exams did you write?
Me: None, they were all waived for me
VO: you mean you didnt write either GRE or TOEFL?
Me: waived
VO: how many schools did you apply to?
Me: just one, though I considered University of Maryland, Baltimore but I eventually applied to just EIU.
VO: how many unit course is required for your graduation
Me: 32
VO: can u mention some of the core courses?
Me: remote sensing, introduction to GIS, landscape ecology, accounting (den I wen blank) so I said and some other courses I cant remember right now
VO: how does your current work relate to your study and how will it help you
Me: (knowing so well that they do not relate at all, I had to cook something up) I was employed for a project in this company. we were to develop a map showing all telecomms mast managed by my company in the country, noting their distances to each other, the peculiarity of each of the sites etc. then after the project, I was en grafted into the system as 'diesel logistics' (which by the way is exactly what I do)
VO: what do you intend doing after this programme?
Me: I intend setting up a consultancy firm....because where I worked before, we contract some jobs because we couldnt handle them but with my first decree background in urban and regional planning and a professional science masters in GIS, I will be well grounded in getting required data analysed then used for planning purpose
VO: who is your sponsor
Me: my cousin and my sister (was expecting her to say where does she work but she didnt ask)
VO: hands over my form I-20....keep this very well as you will be needing it at POE then asked, u want to pick your passport up at ISOLO
Me; yes....thanks



no document was checked.....I see the hand of God in this......wishing others best of grace.

goldenfresh:
Please bro I need your help, I want make Sevis payment. This is urgent please

Thanks

meritdee:
No I don't.

meritdee:
No I don't.

Fatezee:
Congratulations!!!

Please did you deposit any enrollment fee before you are being issued your i20?

Pasblack:
No deposit was made

napa:
Hi all, my visa wasn't approved on Monday and I'm considering giving it another shot next week. I'll like to know if the F1 visa refusal won't affect the renewal of my b1/b2, though it's expiring in November but i don't plan to travel before it expires.

napa:
Hi all, my visa wasn't approved on Monday and I'm considering giving it another shot next week. I'll like to know if the F1 visa refusal won't affect the renewal of my b1/b2, though it's expiring in November but i don't plan to travel before it expires.