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charles7even:
HI GUYS, silent reader here. Took me a while to post this but still, just want to say a big thank you to you guys for sharing your experiences and also the vetting of proposed transcripts on here. I went for the interview at Abuja on the 30th of June and i was put on Administrative processing. My visa was eventually issued on the 6th of July, about 6 days later.
Transcript:
I was interviewed by the older nice white woman, can't remember the exact window because of tension. I just think i was lucky because it wasn't the younger white woman that had on a sweatshirt and baseball hat. She didn't look nice at all and was dishing out lots of rejections.

Me: Good afternoon madam
VO: Hi good afternoon. Can you hand my your i20 please?
Me: *hands over i20* Here you go
VO: I can see that you want to go to the University of South Carolina. What do you want to study and why did you choose USC?
Me: I am going to USC for my masters degree in Electrical engineering. I decided to go with USC because it was the best fit for my profile. I had targeted Ivy league schools initially but after getting my GRE score, i had to compromise a little and carry out a lot of research on USnews.com and Princeton review for schools that were good enough for my profile and USC seemed like it because of the excellent research facilities in their faculty of computing and electrical engineering.
VO: What year did you finish your BSc.?
Me: 2016
VO: What have you been doing since then?
Me: I have been working in the telecoms industry
VO: What do you plan to do after getting this degree?
Me: Getting this masters degree and the expertise that comes with it will give me an advantage and i will be able to apply for more competitive positions when i am back in Nigeria. I have been able to establish contact and made friends and mentors in my current company and other companies in the telecom industry, I'm confident lots of opportunities brought about by this degree will be waiting for me when i am back in Nigeria. ( I also said something about starting my consultancy firm later in the future)
VO: I can see from your i20 that you were given a research assistantship and partial funding. Do you have the offer letter for the assistantship?
Me: hands over offer letter
VO: Goes through offer letter then types into her computer
VO: Who will take care of the expenses not covered by the funding?
Me: I have been able to save some money and i will be taking care of my travel costs and initial settling in expenses (I am entitled to monthly stipends based on my assistantship). My aunt is my primary sponsor and will take care of the outstanding costs.
VO: Do you have her bank account statement?(I'm surprised she didn't ask what my aunt does or why she was sponsoring me instead of my parents)
Me: Hands over statements (Yes there were actually 2 different accounts, same holder though.)
VO: *goes through first statement* [/i]This account does not have up to the amount required by the i20
Me: Yes madam, but there is the statement of the other account owned by my aunty [i]*points out the second bank account statement to her*
VO: Oh i see. This is alright.
VO: Are you married?
Me: No
VO: Okay I will be holding on to your passport and your account statement. We will need to run some checks to verify that these documents are genuine. You do realise that if they are found to be fake, You will be banned from entering the US for 10 years.
Me: Yes the documents are legit.
VO: So I can go ahead and submit them? I will need your permission.
Me: Yes madam, you can go ahead.
VO: *hands me the small white slip, the slip with the pick up addresses and my i20* Here is your i20. You will need to have it on you at the point of entry. Make sure you arrive in the US before your resumption date stated in the i20. Any later date and you won't be allowed entry into the US. Do you have any questions?
Me: No madam, thank you.
VO: Have a good day.

I'm just grateful my interview was not as gruelling as i thought it would be. Best of luck to you guys that have interviews coming up. Cheers!!

Congratulations!

winterstorm:
So I decided to join this forum because I didn't want anyone to fall mugu to any yeye visa agent like I did... It was really bad....I didn't know there could be some kind of reward in it for me.

Went for my visa today 6:30 am, it was just a fascinating conversation that left me deaf!

What visa agents do to people ehn? May God help us all, and the way people were by that gate waiting the coming of our Lord , just to see if you will come out with White or blue paper..how won't they refuse people!

.....

winterstorm:
So I decided to join this forum because I didn't want anyone to fall mugu to any yeye visa agent like I did... It was really bad....I didn't know there could be some kind of reward in it for me.
Me: Good morning ...
Vo: Good morning ma'am, pass me your I-20 and
passport... how are you today?
.....................................
Ubah1 ... God bless you! And every single person that spends their time to help others here...

Lagosismyhome.
Imperiouxx
Ekiee's
Ladyguinivere
Omobendel24
Seyewest
Franknetter
Justwise
One other Wooden guy like that
Femi312
Tolatif
Ladylco
Ayenikunle
KDK

I can keep going but you all....are amazing!

Finally, be nice to everyone you see, someone somewhere is watching, for instance, I caught my Vo looking at me when I was laughing at the queue woman and when I was helping one mama like that. She kuku gave I and that mama.

Thank you God!.....

My brother, I thank God for you. I like the way you researched and used the research in answering your questions. You gave very pertinent advise on dressing. We need to dress the part to show some level of seriousness. When I was there, there was a man from a big multi national oil company that has it's world HQ in Houston. This guy wore jeans and shirt yet he was coming for interview for a business meeting. I understand the casual dressing but atleast put a jacket to sort of formalise the dressing. He was refused (I am not categorically saying the dressing caused it but we should eliminate obstacles). People should please dress well. The people interviewing you are the most casual dressers but they are never dressed casually when interviewing you as a VO.

But guy, why didn't you ask her what state she is based in the US that you may come looking for her.

All the best bruv. Enjoy your studies in yankee and make wise choices in your future endeavours (don't be like some of us that made choices that we regret till date). God bless.

winterstorm:
So I decided to join this forum because I didn't want anyone to fall mugu to any yeye visa agent like I did... It was really bad....I didn't know there could be some kind of reward in it for me.

Went for my visa today 6:30 am, it was just a fascinating conversation that left me deaf!

What visa agents do to people ehn? May God help us all, and the way people were by that gate waiting the coming of our Lord , just to see if you will come out with White or blue paper..how won't they refuse people!

If I start telling you there were blue papers then I may forget to tell you that they had wings / were flying....but you my friend are different so believe and go for it!


Me: Good morning ..

Vo: Good morning ma'am, pass me your I-20 and
passport... how are you today?

Me: I'm okay, how are you?

Vo: Oh! I'm fine, thanks. What state did you say you are
going to again?

Me: Florida,....Miami Florida.

Vo: What school are you going to there?

Me: Florida international university.

Vo: Oh! And which program?

Me: International business....

Vo: Why this school?

Me: Out of all the schools I applied to, they offered me
graduate assistantship.....

Vo: Ooh! Hmp!

Me: .... that covers some of my tuition expenses and
stipends.

Vo: Types... Looking at me from somewhere else while
typing...

Me: Looking at her while admiring her person....

Vo: So you picked this school because of the funding?

Me: Yes! I did..... and their school ranks 7th in
international business...

Vo: Oh!! Typing...so did you take any test for this
funding...

Me: Ma,am??

Vo: Did you take any test?

Me: Oh! Yes I took my GRE, I scored .. ***..

Vo: Could you tell me the break down?

Me : The verbal is uhmm... ***, quantitative is ***,
analytical is *!

Vo: hmmm...typing and looking at me from a screen or
something somewhere...

Vo: What do you plan to do with this degree?

Me: I want to be able to own and manage a
consultancy firm of my own in the future ....that will
focus mainly on exportation of goods and
services here in Nigeria.

Vo: Ooh okay!!! Who is paying?

Me: My uncle is sponsoring, my mom will be
supporting me where necessary... I Laugh.

Vo: She laughs do you have their SOA?

Me: Yes! yes I do..... Fetching only my uncle's SOA
,..she was watching me caaaarefully like a
hawk....I hand it to her.

Vo: Looks and says "you are sure your uncle is okay
with you taking this"? It's very bulky.......she sighs
and look through, laughing.

Me: Yes!

Vo: What does this your uncle do?

Me: He owns a haulage company of his own and fuel
station
around the Eastern part of the country.

Vo: hmhmm!

She seem to be looking at my face on a screen somewhere.... Or something..

Vo: Are you married?

Me: No, I'm single .

Vo: Any kid ..

Me: No, I laughed ...

Vo: Laughed too.... You mean no child outside
wedlock...

Me: I smiled, chuckled then shook my head... (in my
mind { abeg make una no koba meoo, I no know if
you don go born outside wedlock} )

Vo: Then she typed, looked at my face and typed some
more.... ... Still typing....

Vo: Guy your visa is approved (I deaf!) please make
sure you take your I-20 to... something.....keep it
well something.... something... Like that...

Me: Thank you very much...have a lovely day ...

She was reading my body language a lot !! but it was more like she wanted to talk some more or just to know my kind of person NOT looking for a reason to Deny me.

Ubah1 ... God bless you! And every single person that spends their time to help others here...

Lagosismyhome.
Imperiouxx
Ekiee's
Ladyguinivere
Omobendel24
Seyewest
Franknetter
Justwise
One other Wooden guy like that
Femi312
Tolatif
Ladylco
Ayenikunle
KDK

I can keep going but you all....are amazing!

Indeed there is God and there is need for prayers!
You will know when you face situations that are " deus ex machina"



..... Good luck to you all.. In fact my war with the visa agents just started.

Hold your schools to give you funding if you can.

Ladies Don't rub too much eye-shadow and pancake nau, Wear good shoes. Guys! wear good shoes and sucks, don't wear 1,500 to F1 visa interview . Don't try to state things the way you wrote/cram them...Change them as quickly but calmly as you can..Don't wear dead/old shirts nau...I kuku wear white.

Finally, be nice to everyone you see, someone somewhere is watching, for instance, I caught my Vo looking at me when I was laughing at the queue woman and when I was helping one mama like that. She kuku gave I and that mama.

Thank you God!.....

Congratulation. I wish you success in your studies and endeavours. Be a good ambassador while you are there.

Cheers

Ubah1:
So happy for you.

Wishing you the best in your journey to yankee. Go and excel

Thank you.

Naughtyvirgin:
Congrats

Thank you.

LagosismyHome:
Good to see

Congrats.... God bless your new journey

Amen, thank you.

Fan01:
Congratulations!

Thank you.

KDK:
My brother, I thank God for you. I like the way you researched and used the research in answering your questions. You gave very pertinent advise on dressing. We need to dress the part to show some level of seriousness. When I was there, there was a man from a big multi national oil company that has it's world HQ in Houston. This guy wore jeans and shirt yet he was coming for interview for a business meeting. I understand the casual dressing but atleast put a jacket to sort of formalise the dressing. He was refused (I am not categorically saying the dressing caused it but we should eliminate obstacles). People should please dress well. The people interviewing you are the most casual dressers but they are never dressed casually when interviewing you as a VO.

But guy, why didn't you ask her what state she is based in the US that you may come looking for her.

All the best bruv. Enjoy your studies in yankee and make wise choices in your future endeavours (don't be like some of us that made choices that we regret till date). God bless.

Amen. Thank you very much I will surely do as you have said.
I have been thinking, that dress issue may be from the agent that arranged things for them.

ladylco:
Congratulation. I wish you success in your studies and endeavours. Be a good ambassador while you are there.

Cheers

Thank you, I will.

Good morning guys...Pls my bro help a friend book his appointment dis morning n now we found out dat dere is a mistake wit d appointment date n he wants another date...Pls how can he correct it

Good morning please has anyone going to prairie view a&m university gotten there i-20forms..please I would really appreciate if I can get a quick response

thanks

Hello guys. Please, anyone here with US travel experience? Would you recommend Qatar Airways for travel on F1 Visa? Thank you for your kind response in advance

babybutter:
Hello guys. Please, anyone here with US travel experience? Would you recommend Qatar Airways for travel on F1 Visa? Thank you for your kind response in advance

You can do this yourself. Go to the websites of the airlines; put your departure date, you will see the fare. Check one by one and choose the one you preferred

Goodmorning to all the gurus in the house. Does that mean that a shirt stocked in a jean is not okay for F1 Visa interview ? How best can one dress to attend a F1 visa interview? Please help a brother mine is soon............

Hello everyone please I went for my interview today dunno if to be rejoice or dejoice
I was among the first set the lady declined all b4 me

Me:good morning
Vo:morning pass me you i-20 and international passport (I did) where you going to in usa
Me: Biggs library suit 119 Brookings South Dakota state University
Vo: what program?
Me:hospitality management
Vo: why study did in USA?
Me: cuz made a point of couldn't hear myself
Vo: how did u hear about this school?
Me: from the crowd of my trade school
Vo: what do you do now?
Me: I teach empowerment program lalalala
Vo: who is sponsoring you?
Me: my dad
Vo: what does he do?
Me: he's a car dealer and owns he's transportation company
Vo: transport of goods or people?
Me: people
Vo: where does he ship from
Me: usa
Vo: (start to the type ooooo* than brings out a white Paper) this is want I you to do for me send the documents of your shipment from USA and any other country to Nigeria the original, with statement of account and point of sale... (handled me over my passport and documents you don't have to come back send everything with the white paper together at once thought DHL and she gave me where to send them too)

My dad already said he would get me the documents tomorrow so by Monday we can send them

femi312:
Yes I think its genuine. Nobody has said any bad thing about them here apart from when they chose another exam date for an applicant against his wish.

okay thanks chief.

Visa delayed this morning Lagos (6:30)

vo: pass me your passport & i-20
vo: where r u going to?
me: Texas A & M University Kingsville for my masters in Electrical Engineering
vo: did u write any test?
me: yes I did wrote GRE & IETLS
vo: gre score
me: 300 quant: 155, verbal: 145, AWA:3.0
vo: why this course:
me: this course is in line with my undergraduate degree needed to give me an in-depth technical understanding & all hands on experience which would improve me as an Engineer in my current field.
vo: what do u currently do:
me: I work as an associate engineer installing 30kva solar powered inverter.
vo: who is paying:
me: I got an out of state tuition waiver & part scholarship but my brother would cover the rest.
vo: let me see his statement
me: hands over to her... she checked for a couple of mins... sorry u do not qualify for a visa at this time this letter would explain. u may decide to reapply.
thank you

Anyone in TAMU college station? Pls I need someone to help pick a document at ISS office. Thanks in advance

Geedhey:
Visa delayed this morning Lagos (6:30)

vo: pass me your passport & i-20

me: hands over to her... she checked for a couple of mins... sorry u do not qualify for a visa at this time this letter would explain. u may decide to reapply.
thank you

Dont give up or give in. Work on your answers and REFIRE!!!

Good day NL family....Please I need help,can I use my sponsors cooperate statement of account as a proof of financial security during my F1 visa interview...

Tunmise100:
Dont give up or give in. Work on your answers and REFIRE!!!

thanks man... I don't seem to see any way to check for available date... how do I go about reapplying

Good day everyone, please does one have to pay another MRV fee after been refused visa before (still within one year) of last payment?

femi312:
Yes I think its genuine. Nobody has said any bad thing about them here apart from when they chose another exam date for an applicant against his wish.

okay thanks chief

Slevin2k8:
Good day everyone, please does one have to pay another MRV fee after been refused visa before (still within one year) of last payment?

If it's within one year, then you don't need to pay again.

Geedhey:
Visa delayed this morning Lagos (6:30)

vo: pass me your passport & i-20
vo: where r u going to?
me: Texas A & M University Kingsville for my masters in Electrical Engineering
vo: did u write any test?
me: yes I did wrote GRE & IETLS
vo: gre score
me: 300 quant: 155, verbal: 145, AWA:3.0
vo: why this course:
me: this course is in line with my undergraduate degree needed to give me an in-depth technical understanding & all hands on experience which would improve me as an Engineer in my current field.
vo: what do u currently do:
me: I work as an associate engineer installing 30kva solar powered inverter.
vo: who is paying:
me: I got an out of state tuition waiver & part scholarship but my brother would cover the rest.
vo: let me see his statement
me: hands over to her... she checked for a couple of mins... sorry u do not qualify for a visa at this time this letter would explain. u may decide to reapply.
thank you

How much was on the statement of account and what was the balance on your i20?

Slevin2k8:
Good day everyone, please does one have to pay another MRV fee after been refused visa before (still within one year) of last payment?

U have to pay another

Hi guys, I attended my interview today, 6.30am and I was handed over white paper with Administrative Processing ticked. My passport, I-20 and my dad statement of account was taken for further check. Could anyone help me with the link where I could check my status, as things progress and does Admistrative Processing calls for worry, if no, for how long could the visa be issued. Thanks.

drpeppers:
Hi guys, I attended my interview today, 6.30am and I was handed over white paper with Administrative Processing ticked. My passport, I-20 and my dad statement of account was taken for further check. Could anyone help me with the link where I could check my status, as things progress and does Admistrative Processing calls for worry, if no, for how long could the visa be issued. Thanks.

If your documents were genuine, you don’t have to worry. Anyway use the link to check the status of your application

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/

You can as well share your transcript with us, so we could also gain from it.
If you do the needful then you are good to go

drpeppers:
Hi guys, I attended my interview today, 6.30am and I was handed over white paper with Administrative Processing ticked. My passport, I-20 and my dad statement of account was taken for further check. Could anyone help me with the link where I could check my status, as things progress and does Admistrative Processing calls for worry, if no, for how long could the visa be issued. Thanks.

Ubah1:
How much was on the statement of account and what was the balance on your i20?

over 6M closing balance.. i-20 required $17k plus