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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Josh4wod: 9:26pm On May 29, 2018

aruwa15:
F1 Visa Approved on the 11th Jan 2017.Thanks to Peeps on this forum.

God is not dead.Just want to encourage someone here today.
My Profile
-No Travel history-Been Denied UK visa in 2015-Been denied F1 visa in July 2016-Changed my job in Oct 2016.Am 34 yr old and got married 9 months ago.
ADVICE- Pray hard for Gods favour. Never use any agent to fill your DS160. Fill it yourself.Be Cheerful.
I was number 1 on the queue,went inside feeling nervous at first.The truth is, i just came there to fill the attendance.

VO-He actually called me to come to his stand,since i was first in line.
me-Good Morning sir
VO -Good Morning
VO- Why Cleveland State University
Me - My Friend who was an Alumni of the School was the one that told me about the numerous opportunities in Cleveland State University.He came back to Nigeria last year and got a good paying job in a multinational firm.He has been promoted twice in the space of 1 year because of his acquired skill set from Cleveland State University.In addition,American Education has a high reputation in College Education and thats why am here today sir.
How many school did you apply to
Me- I applied to only Cleveland State University.The response and emails i got from Mr So so and so was prompt and i had no other reason to apply to any other school.
VO - Are you married?
Me- Yes sir
VO- Why are you living your wife
Me- Before we got married,I have already told her about my dreams of doing my master in America and we agreed.I would certainly miss her during my studies but,i would make up for the lost time during the holiday break.
VO- Why did you certain change your job?
Me- Well,i had experience in Logistics and when my friend started his company in October,he called me to come and Lead the Logistic department,which i agreed to.
VO- What do you intend to do after your studies
Me- I intend to Return to Nigeria and put my knowledge into practice,Sir in Nigeria,the educational system is not ideal for Educational Management,so my dream is to come back and establish a different kind of educational learning center here in Nigeria,thereby helping the student to fulfill their dreams and i would also be fulfilling my own dream.
VO- Types for like a minute
Me- Was praying oh

He just gave me a paper.I didnt even look at it,i kept walking and i started looking for my passport before i realized had been giving a white paper.

God is not Dead.

Congratulations, but why do we have low numbers of APPROVED VISA for Cleveland State University applicants?

Lagosismyhome, djfrancis, Twoods, bigfrancis, mackynaija, theamerican, and other gurus

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by sunshineluv5: 9:36pm On May 29, 2018

Hello house my school bluntly refused to send me a scanned copy of my i-20 but sent my sevis id, school code and major code hope i am good to go with these few information in booking an appointment?

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Sorelee(m): 9:37pm On May 29, 2018

Nice and thoughtful answers... My advice Practice Practice, Practice and please do not CRAM

lalahhh:
Please this is my proposed transcript. Please help me check it. Criticism is highly welcome please . Thank you.
Me- Good morning
VO- Good morning, pass me your passport and I-20
VO- where are you going to?
Me- I’m going to North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina for my masters in History.
VO- what’s your major?
Me- History
VO- how many schools did you apply to?
Me- For full applications I applied only to NCCU but I applied to the University of Wyoming but a decision from NCCU cake through before I could complete the application of University of Wyoming.
VO - so why NCCU?
Me- Aside from the full scholarship I got to attend NCCU, NCCU’s history department enables students to enjoy and benefit from a mentoring environment that allows students reach their full potential and places them in a position to be successful researchers as the schools history department produces more students who have earned their PHD in history than any other Historical Black college and University in USA and this I am fascinated by as my career goal is to be a history professor in one of the top universities in Nigeria and I also feel proud as a Nigerian to be attending a school in USA who’s chancellor is from Nigeria.
VO- what’s your highest degree?
Me- B.A in history and international studies
VO- so how did you hear about NCCU?
Me- my sister first told me about NCCU and then I made a research online about it and I was very impressed by its cultural diversity and how easy it would be for me to settle in well being that its HBCU (Historical Black College and Univeristy).
VO- how come your sister knows about NCCU
Me- she went to North carolina A&T and she
told you great stuffs
about the school which she learnt from her friends schooling
there..
VO- I see you graduated since 2015, what have you been doing since then?
Me- after graduation, I completed my NYSC and I started working with my dad at his Quarry in Ogun state .At the quarry I help out with general administrative duties including but not limited to typing of memos, taking minutes in meeting, I take stock too and staff recruitments and salary preparation. It’s more like the HR of the company sir .
VO- in your previous interviews I noticed you wanted to go for Peace and Conflict Resolution why change to History?
Me- History and international studies is the course I did as an undergraduate. And In NCCU I get to minor in Peace and Conflict Resolution.
VO- what’s your study plan?
Me- I must complete a minimum of 21hours of History major classes ,9hrs of external minor and 9hrs of internal minor related to History, complete a reading proficiency exam,complete a comprehensive written exam and complete a research thesis of 6hour credit which includes oral exams.
VO- what will this course do for you
Me- A masters degree in history is extremely versatile, and after the
completion of my studies i would be taking up a teaching position at
my Alma mater .
Also, Nigeria history is enriched by archaeological discoveries just
like Egypt, Rome and Israel to which millions of people in search of
truth and possibly their roots pay so much in accommodation and
travels to register sentiments and presence. It is unbelievably
surprising that in Nigeria no such effort is made to match these
countries, Thus i plan on collaborating with the Government in giving
Nigeria rich history her best possible recognition .....
VO- who’s sponsoring you?
Me- I have merit scholarship and family support
VO - types for a while and says your visa has been approved.

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by LagosismyHome(f): 9:44pm On May 29, 2018

sunshineluv5:
Hello house my school bluntly refused to send me a scanned copy of my i-20 but sent my sevis id, school code and major code hope i am good to go with these few information in booking an appointment?

That a school that knows the process.... scanned i20 is a no no. You need to find out when is your i20 likely to arrive which will guide you on booking dates. Except If the time really short , I would wait to see the i20 before booking an appointment

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by LagosismyHome(f): 9:48pm On May 29, 2018

Josh4wod:
Congratulations, but why do we have low numbers of APPROVED VISA for Cleveland State University applicants?

Lagosismyhome, djfrancis, Twoods, bigfrancis,
mackynaija, theamerican, and other gurus

May be it not a popular school with Nigerians...i have no clue or it has a lot of Nigerians but they don't post on naira land .

the transcript here doesn't mean anything other than the few who came back to give back .

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by sunshineluv5: 9:56pm On May 29, 2018

LagosismyHome:
That a school that knows the process.... scanned i20 is a no no. You need to find out when is your i20 likely to arrive which will guide you on booking dates. Except If the time really short , I would wait to see the i20 before booking an appointment

i ll be using eshipglobal or ups pickup (that's if d school agrees to the pick up) which would most likely arrive in 4 to 5 working days.

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by align360: 9:57pm On May 29, 2018

sunshineluv5:
Hello house my school bluntly refused to send me a scanned copy of my i-20 but sent my sevis id, school code and major code hope i am good to go with these few information in booking an appointment?

I will strongly advise you wait for your hard copy before payment. A friend chatted me up this morning complaining of paying with a wrong i20 code sent to him by the school.. he realized that the code sent to him was different from what is on the i20.

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by lalahhh(f): 9:58pm On May 29, 2018

LagosismyHome:
While I.dont have much to add but congrats on the funding....nice .

I always smile when people put this in mock visa ...dont know why but it funny to see in a mock

�.... please add something

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by lalahhh(f): 10:00pm On May 29, 2018

Sorelee:
Nice and thoughtful answers... My advice Practice Practice, Practice and please do not CRAM

Lol...,. Thank you so so much

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by sunshineluv5: 10:03pm On May 29, 2018

align360:
I will strongly advise you wait for your hard copy before payment. A friend chatted me up this morning complaining of paying with a wrong i20 code sent to him by the school.. he realized that the code sent to him was different from what is on the i20.

Alright thanks.

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Sorelee(m): 10:08pm On May 29, 2018

lalahhh:
Lol...,. Thank you so so much

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by doublezero7(m): 10:21pm On May 29, 2018

lalahhh:
Please this is my proposed transcript. Please help me check it. Criticism is highly welcome please . Thank you.
Me- Good morning
VO- Good morning, pass me your passport and I-20
VO- where are you going to?
Me- I’m going to North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina for my masters in History.
VO- what’s your major?
Me- History
VO- how many schools did you apply to?
Me- For full applications I applied only to NCCU but I applied to the University of Wyoming but a decision from NCCU cake through before I could complete the application of University of Wyoming.
VO - so why NCCU?
Me- Aside from the full scholarship I got to attend NCCU, NCCU’s history department enables students to enjoy and benefit from a mentoring environment that allows students reach their full potential and places them in a position to be successful researchers as the schools history department produces more students who have earned their PHD in history than any other Historical Black college and University in USA and this I am fascinated by as my career goal is to be a history professor in one of the top universities in Nigeria and I also feel proud as a Nigerian to be attending a school in USA who’s chancellor is from Nigeria.
VO- what’s your highest degree?
Me- B.A in history and international studies
VO- so how did you hear about NCCU?
Me- my sister first told me about NCCU and then I made a research online about it and I was very impressed by its cultural diversity and how easy it would be for me to settle in well being that its HBCU (Historical Black College and Univeristy).
VO- how come your sister knows about NCCU
Me- she went to North carolina A&T and she
told you great stuffs
about the school which she learnt from her friends schooling
there..
VO- I see you graduated since 2015, what have you been doing since then?
Me- after graduation, I completed my NYSC and I started working with my dad at his Quarry in Ogun state .At the quarry I help out with general administrative duties including but not limited to typing of memos, taking minutes in meeting, I take stock too and staff recruitments and salary preparation. It’s more like the HR of the company sir .
VO- in your previous interviews I noticed you wanted to go for Peace and Conflict Resolution why change to History?
Me- History and international studies is the course I did as an undergraduate. And In NCCU I get to minor in Peace and Conflict Resolution.
VO- what’s your study plan?
Me- I must complete a minimum of 21hours of History major classes ,9hrs of external minor and 9hrs of internal minor related to History, complete a reading proficiency exam,complete a comprehensive written exam and complete a research thesis of 6hour credit which includes oral exams.
VO- what will this course do for you
Me- A masters degree in history is extremely versatile, and after the
completion of my studies i would be taking up a teaching position at
my Alma mater .
Also, Nigeria history is enriched by archaeological discoveries just
like Egypt, Rome and Israel to which millions of people in search of
truth and possibly their roots pay so much in accommodation and
travels to register sentiments and presence. It is unbelievably
surprising that in Nigeria no such effort is made to match these
countries, Thus i plan on collaborating with the Government in giving
Nigeria rich history her best possible recognition .....
VO- who’s sponsoring you?
Me- I have merit scholarship and family support
VO - types for a while and says your visa has been approved.

Hello dear,

Nicely thought-out transcript, I must say. I'd like you to work on your answer to how you heard of NCCU. I wasn't really convinced.

Don't forget that you've got to sound very convincing and your points have to keep the VO 'interested' in listening to you.

I hope I made small sense ma'am....and congratulations in advance.

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by doublezero7(m): 10:24pm On May 29, 2018

Sorelee:
Nice and thoughtful answers... My advice Practice Practice, Practice and please do not CRAM

Oga Sorelee of life.

Thank you.

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by lalahhh(f): 10:27pm On May 29, 2018

doublezero7:
Hello dear,

Nicely thought-out transcript, I must say. I'd like you to work on your answer to how you heard of NCCU. I wasn't really convinced.

Don't forget that you've got to sound very convincing and your points have to keep the VO 'interested' in listening to you.

I hope I made small sense ma'am....and congratulations in advance.

thank you so much and you made big sense

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Markikus: 10:29pm On May 29, 2018

kikky91:
Yea it's very clear... I dnt really knw why but wen I went online to check btw India transcript and ours..menhhh out of 10transcript they give 7-8 and wen it come to Nigeria it different..... As what I observed is that the vo will want to scrutinize every f1 student..... That is my own little observation. In Nigeria embassy it difficult for applicant to say the have a relative living there and for this case he even has one that is there and currently working...which is against the the process.... Dunno but it seems Nigeria really has bad record wen it gets to immigration

And to think Indias are the main culprits when it comes to abusing the different visa categories especially the H1B

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Sorelee(m): 10:32pm On May 29, 2018

Hey how is the interview preparation coming along? Remember you owe the thread your approved visa transcript interview

doublezero7:
Oga Sorelee of life.

Thank you.

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by doublezero7(m): 10:37pm On May 29, 2018

Sorelee:
Hey how is the interview preparation coming along? Remember you owe the thread your approved visa transcript interview

Going on well chief. A whole lot of practising actually.

And I do owe the thread thr transcript of my approved visa interview.

Thanks once again sir.

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Sorelee(m): 10:42pm On May 29, 2018

Uw. All the best

doublezero7:
Going on well chief. A whole lot of practising actually.

And I do owe the thread thr transcript of my approved visa interview.

Thanks once again sir.

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by seriki1563: 10:54pm On May 29, 2018

Hello gurus in the house, I am having problem on retrieving my DS 160 and I already use the Ds 160 ID to book an appointment pls, what is the way to fix this problem.

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by bigfrancis21: 12:52am On May 30, 2018

Josh4wod:
Congratulations, but why do we have low numbers of APPROVED VISA for Cleveland State University applicants?

Lagosismyhome, djfrancis, Twoods, bigfrancis, mackynaija, theamerican, and other gurus

I haven't noticed that myself. A good number of CSU applicants tend to get their visas approved. Like someone said, the interview transcripts, if contrary, that you read on here are only a portion of the entire interviews conducted at the embassy year in year out and are not representative of true statistics.

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by bigfrancis21: 12:59am On May 30, 2018*

seriki1563:
Hello gurus in the house, I am having problem on retrieving my DS 160 and I already use the Ds 160 ID to book an appointment pls, what is the way to fix this problem.

Once it is submitted, it is submitted and it cannot be retrieved.

I don't understand the rush many potential applicants have in submitting their DS160s too early when it cannot be retrieved after submission. For reasons like this I always recommend that people do‎ not submit their DS160s too quickly until a few days to their interview to ensure that any mistakes made are corrected and all required information is entered to avoid having to submit, retrieve and update new ones several times.

You can't retrieve your submitted DS160 form but you can duplicate it and a new DS160 number will be assigned to you which you would need to update on your visa profile page. Visit the DS160 website, select Lagos or Abuja accordingly, enter the captcha code‎, click on retrieve application, enter your current DS160 number, enter your security questions. It would come up with 2 options: view submission page or so, or load a new application or so. Choose the second option, it would duplicate your current/submitted DS160 for you with all the info in it but with a new DS160 number. Now you can make necessary corrections to your new DS160. Do not forget to update the new DS160 number on your visa profile and reprint your interview appointment page bearing your new DS160 number or else you would be turned back at the embassy for the new DS160 number not matching with the old DS160 number on your initial visa appointment printout. Be sure to update your new DS160 number on your visa appointment profile at least 2 to 3 days in advance to your interview date.

For others still filling out their DS160s, do not be in a hurry to submit it too early. Chances are that you might forget to add something useful or you realize that you made a mistake somewhere etc. Be patient and submit it a few days to your interview to ensure sure that you have everything good and correct that you want on the form before submitting.

Goodluck

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by bigfrancis21: 1:05am On May 30, 2018

kikky91:
Yea it's very clear... I dnt really knw why but wen I went online to check btw India transcript and ours..menhhh out of 10transcript they give 7-8 and wen it come to Nigeria it different..... As what I observed is that the vo will want to scrutinize every f1 student..... That is my own little observation. In Nigeria embassy it difficult for applicant to say the have a relative living there and for this case he even has one that is there and currently working...which is against the the process.... Dunno but it seems Nigeria really has bad record wen it gets to immigration

Nope, actually I do think that the Indians have it tougher at getting visas than Nigerians. Their students are well scrutinized and sometimes their F1 visa interview is conducted in 2 stages by 2 different embassy officials. The population of India runs in billions vs millions for Nigeria and the number of Indians agitating to get out of the country is twice as Nigeria's, thus the extra scrutiny. The few successful Indian transcripts you read online are not representative of the true picture and Indians who manage to get their visas and leave the country see it as winning the lottery.

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by hilaryxoxo(f): 1:07am On May 30, 2018

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by bigfrancis21: 1:25am On May 30, 2018

Has anyone denied recently been able to successfully schedule another appointment?

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by imperiouxx(m): 2:48am On May 30, 2018

ezenwa28:
Hello house, please my wife has a HND in computer science, Is there any possibility for her to apply for nursing program in US what will be the requirements . Thank you

Does she have basic knowledge in courses required in nursing?

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Mervyn98: 4:14am On May 30, 2018

Please guys, I'm trying to schedule an appointment but they are telling me no available appointment dates. Is anyone else experiencing this?

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Ubah1(m): 4:53am On May 30, 2018

bigfrancis21:
Has anyone denied recently been able to successfully schedule another appointment?

None that i know of

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Ubah1(m): 4:55am On May 30, 2018

Mervyn98:
Please guys, I'm trying to schedule an appointment but they are telling me no available appointment dates. Is anyone else experiencing this?

Yes. They haven't released appointment dates for those previously refused within the last 6months

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by jendy36(m): 5:21am On May 30, 2018

Hello all,

Please when a university abroad asks of your secondary school certificate with enclosed transcript of records, what do they mean?

What am I expected to send as my secondary school transcript? For the secondary school certificate, I understand they are asking for either SSCE or WASSCE certificates. What do they mean by secondary school transcript of records please?
Do they mean the results I got each term from my secondary school which contains the subjects I took and the score?

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by YoungTesla: 8:31am On May 30, 2018

bigfrancis21:
Nope, actually I do think that the Indians have it tougher at getting visas than Nigerians. Their students are well scrutinized and sometimes their F1 visa interview is conducted in 2 stages by 2 different embassy officials. The population of India runs in billions vs millions for Nigeria and the number of Indians agitating to get out of the country is twice as Nigeria's, thus the extra scrutiny. The few successful Indian transcripts you read online are not representative of the true picture and Indians who manage to get their visas and leave the country see it as winning the lottery.

Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by whyqueu(m): 8:48am On May 30, 2018*

Good Morning guys ,

I went for my interview today for 6:30 am.

Window 3,

VO : Good morning and Why are you going to the US
Me : For my Master in Agricultural Science with a concentration in Plant Breeding

VO: what School
Me : Tarleton State University for my masters

VO: Why Tarleton
Me : I choose Tarleton State university because of the Opportunity to Research with two Professor, Prof Ted Ford and Professor Bradt Poe. Professor Ted ford research on Plant Breeding for the past 25 years coupled with hundreds of research and journal that's I'm a fan of . The most interest part is that he has given me and opportunity to reaserch with him along side Prof Brady Poe on a Research topic on " Variability and Use of multiple seed vigour indices to predict field emergency and potential longevity performance in Vigna Uniculata " he cuts in

VO : How many school did I apply to
Me : 5 schools

VO: Any standardised Exam
Me : TOEFL

VO : Score
Me:91

VO: Where do I work
Me: INternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture

VO: Who is your Sponsor
Me: Actually my father is my main sponsor and I also have some Personal saving that I have been saving for years for this journey

VO: that's very Good! Do you have your Father's Bank statement ?
Me: No

VO: Okay
Nah so VO they type for like 2 minutes they look my i20 like say tomao no dey

Naso : e give me white letter say make I send the bank statement showing the available money for the journey.I should send it to any DHL in white paper and all...

Naso I waka gegeli oo... The embassy was full like rice today ..VO just they give blue everywhere.

Please Guy: my problem is my father doesn't have a money in one bank (He's also a stoke broker and all) because its not safe to have a single bank. That's why I didn't go with one .. but now my fear is ..If I transfer money to the account now and send the bank statement with my ID card it won't be a Red Flag ?? Send the money now to the account won't sound as if it a problem huh

Please advice and Kindly help me .

Please I'm really scared oooo.

cc sorelee
lagosismyhome
TheAmerican
uncle twoods
femi312
imperiouxx
bigfrancis21

Please all I need serious advice so as not to miss it ...I need your help .. You guys are all I have !! please kind help !

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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Mervyn98: 8:48am On May 30, 2018

Ubah1:
Yes. They haven't released appointment dates for those previously refused within the last 6months

But my school's resumption date is drawing close

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