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YoungTesla:
Michigan Tech, Uni of Dayton, Uni of new haven, Milwaukee school of engineering, NYIT if u have the waiver code, Ohio Northern Uni.....

Thanks, broo

Hello all ,
Please i need your advice,
I applied for degree course at St. Cloud state university Minnesota
My I-20 just came in today I am supposed to resume on campus on the 27th August 2018, I am not sure I will be ready financially before 27th of August which is the resumption date.
Now I want to know if I can book a visa now go for my interview and hopefully if my visa is approved, I will now defer my admission for the next admission date which is January 8 2019. I hope I won’t be having issues maybe at point of entry or anywhere else cause of the change in date.

Please advise.
Thanks

oluswaggz:
Hello all ,
Please i need your advice,
I applied for degree course at St. Cloud state university Minnesota
My I-20 just came in today I am supposed to resume on campus on the 27th August 2018, I am not sure I will be ready financially before 27th of August which is the resumption date.
Now I want to know if I can book a visa now go for my interview and hopefully if my visa is approved, I will now defer my admission for the next admission date which is January 8 2019. I hope I won’t be having issues maybe at point of entry or anywhere else cause of the change in date.

Please advise.
Thanks

you can go ahead and book your appointment so long the date you get now dosnt exit that 27th hopefully when uve been granted a visa you can email the school about your plans then a new i-20 for the next session would be sent to you. Hope this was helpful cheers!!

Alhamdulillah, checked my visa status in the morning, it has been changed to "Issued"

I was interviewed by the black VO at window 5

VO: Good morning
ME: Good morning
VO: Pass me your passport and I-20
ME: I Oblige
VO: (She was perusing my I-20 for a while, the she started typing, she started perusing again. After some minutes she look up)
VO: How do you intend to fund your program
ME: (I was not expecting this to be the first question)I was offered a Graduate Assistantship and (She cut in angrily)
VO: But your I-20 says it doesn't cover your whole tuition
ME: Oh Yes, my uncle will take care of the rest (I have about $10,000 left on my I-20)
VO: How did you hear about the school (Lamar University)
Me: It was recommended to me by my undergraduate supervisor and (She cut in, so I stop)
VO: continue, you said and
Me: And I went further to do more research using website like usnews.com (she cut in again)
VO: What year did you graduate
ME: 2015
VO: (she was typing faster for a while then she asked) What have you been doing after NYSC
ME: I work with XYZ Technology as a software developer where I develop sofware solutions for Health management organizations and hospitals
VO: Since your work experience is related to computer science why are you going for mathematics
ME: (I didn't know what to say, so I form deaf hear while thinking) You said what
VO: she repeated herself
ME: Because I want a career in lecturing
VO: What is your highest qualification
ME: Bachelor of Technology in Mathematics
VO: You said your uncle is your sponsor, What does your uncle do
Me: He's a senior accountant at a government parastatals
VO: At where
Me: At XYZ local government
VO: Pass me his SOA
Me: I Oblige (Here I was thinking my visa is about to be approved)
VO: She kept on perusing and perusing and typing and typing, she continue looking at it while typing
ME: I was just looking at her
VO: what will you be teaching
ME: You mean what?
VO: what will you be teaching, Or will you just be teaching mathematics
Me: Ohh you mean my area of concentration...I'll focus on Bio Mathematics
VO: what is Bio Mathematics
Me: (Gbam, I just find one nonsense talk) it is the use of mathematical techniques to understand phenomena in biology
VO: She keeps typing and checking my SOA for a while
VO: (She pass the SOA back to me and started typing)
ME: (Here my spirit was dow, I felt I will be deny)
VO: Is your uncle residing in US
Me: No
VO: Do you have any relative in the US (while typing)
ME: No
VO: Are you married
Me: No
VO: Engaged
Me: No
VO: Any children
ME: No
VO: Have you traveled out of Nigeria
ME: No, I've had no reason to
VO: (Typing again)
ME: Looking
VO: Typing
Me: Looking
VO: Typing
Me: Looking
VO: Typing
Me: Looking
.
.
.
VO: I will be approving your visa (at this point I was not even interested in what she was saying, I was just happy)


Seriously I know I didn't practise well enough before going for the interview because I got my i-20 late, and early interview date showed up, so I had to pick it like that(else na till august o), plus my job is time demanding because of clients project I need to complete. I am really grateful to God.

Special thanks to Kolade, Todimu, Oludare, Matti, Fesobi, Walspring, Texrem, Adebimpe, Hushy, Engr. Hassan, Patrick, God's Own Scholar, Lagosismyhome, and all my Nairaland family

Nahum777:
I quoted your post and I got banned too lol..

Oh...I thought I was the only one that was banned just like that. Looks like yesterday was a banning day by the anti spam bot.

NeverSayNever11:
Alhamdulillah, checked my visa status in the morning, it has been changed to "Issued"

I was interviewed by the black VO at window 5

VO: Good morning
ME: Good morning
VO: Pass me your passport and I-20
ME: I Oblige
VO: (She was perusing my I-20 for a while, the she started typing, she started perusing again. After some minutes she look up)
VO: How do you intend to fund your program
ME: (I was not expecting this to be the first question)I was offered a Graduate Assistantship and (She cut in angrily)
VO: But your I-20 says it doesn't cover your whole tuition
ME: Oh Yes, my uncle will take care of the rest (I have about $10,000 left on my I-20)
VO: How did you hear about the school (Lamar University)
Me: It was recommended to me by my undergraduate supervisor and (She cut in, so I stop)
VO: continue, you said and
Me: And I went further to do more research using website like usnews.com (she cut in again)
VO: What year did you graduate
ME: 2015
VO: (she was typing faster for a while then she asked) What have you been doing after NYSC
ME: I work with XYZ Technology as a software developer where I develop sofware solutions for Health management organizations and hospitals
VO: Since your work experience is related to computer science why are you going for mathematics
ME: (I didn't know what to say, so I form deaf hear while thinking) You said what
VO: she repeated herself
ME: Because I want a career in lecturing
VO: What is your highest qualification
ME: Bachelor of Technology in Mathematics
VO: You said your uncle is your sponsor, What does your uncle do
Me: He's a senior accountant at a government parastatals
VO: At where
Me: At XYZ local government
VO: Pass me his SOA
Me: I Oblige (Here I was thinking my visa is about to be approved)
VO: She kept on perusing and perusing and typing and typing, she continue looking at it while typing
ME: I was just looking at her
VO: what will you be teaching
ME: You mean what?
VO: what will you be teaching, Or will you just be teaching mathematics
Me: Ohh you mean my area of concentration...I'll focus on Bio Mathematics
VO: what is Bio Mathematics
Me: (Gbam, I just find one nonsense talk) it is the use of mathematical techniques to understand phenomena in biology
VO: She keeps typing and checking my SOA for a while
VO: (She pass the SOA back to me and started typing)
ME: (Here my spirit was dow, I felt I will be deny)
VO: Is your uncle residing in US
Me: No
VO: Do you have any relative in the US (while typing)
ME: No
VO: Are you married
Me: No
VO: Engaged
Me: No
VO: Any children
ME: No
VO: Have you traveled out of Nigeria
ME: No, I've had no reason to
VO: (Typing again)
ME: Looking
VO: Typing
Me: Looking
VO: Typing
Me: Looking
VO: Typing
Me: Looking
.
.
.
VO: I will be approving your visa (at this point I was not even interested in what she was saying, I was just happy)


Seriously I know I didn't practise well enough before going for the interview because I got my i-20 late, and early interview date showed up, so I had to pick it like that(else na till august o), plus my job is time demanding because of clients project I need to complete. I am really grateful to God.

Special thanks to Kolade, Todimu, Oludare, Matti, Fesobi, Walspring, Texrem, Adebimpe, Hushy, Engr. Hassan, Patrick, God's Own Scholar, Lagosismyhome, and all my Nairaland family

Congratulations!!!

sunshineluv5:
you can go ahead and book your appointment so long the date you get now dosnt exit that 27th hopefully when uve been granted a visa you can email the school about your plans then a new i-20 for the next session would be sent to you. Hope this was helpful cheers!!

It was really helpful. Thanks man

YoungTesla:
Had my interview yesterday July 19, was placed on AP but my status changed to issued this afternoon.

Will the consulate send me a mail regarding when and where to pick my passport?

Yes, you should receive an email on Monday.

NeverSayNever11:
Alhamdulillah, checked my visa status in the morning, it has been changed to "Issued"

I was interviewed by the black VO at window 5

VO: Good morning
ME: Good morning
VO: Pass me your passport and I-20
ME: I Oblige
VO: (She was perusing my I-20 for a while, the she started typing, she started perusing again. After some minutes she look up)
VO: How do you intend to fund your program
ME: (I was not expecting this to be the first question)I was offered a Graduate Assistantship and (She cut in angrily)
VO: But your I-20 says it doesn't cover your whole tuition
ME: Oh Yes, my uncle will take care of the rest (I have about $10,000 left on my I-20)
VO: How did you hear about the school (Lamar University)
Me: It was recommended to me by my undergraduate supervisor and (She cut in, so I stop)
VO: continue, you said and
Me: And I went further to do more research using website like usnews.com (she cut in again)
VO: What year did you graduate
ME: 2015
VO: (she was typing faster for a while then she asked) What have you been doing after NYSC
ME: I work with XYZ Technology as a software developer where I develop sofware solutions for Health management organizations and hospitals
VO: Since your work experience is related to computer science why are you going for mathematics
ME: (I didn't know what to say, so I form deaf hear while thinking) You said what
VO: she repeated herself
ME: Because I want a career in lecturing
VO: What is your highest qualification
ME: Bachelor of Technology in Mathematics
VO: You said your uncle is your sponsor, What does your uncle do
Me: He's a senior accountant at a government parastatals
VO: At where
Me: At XYZ local government
VO: Pass me his SOA
Me: I Oblige (Here I was thinking my visa is about to be approved)
VO: She kept on perusing and perusing and typing and typing, she continue looking at it while typing
ME: I was just looking at her
VO: what will you be teaching
ME: You mean what?
VO: what will you be teaching, Or will you just be teaching mathematics
Me: Ohh you mean my area of concentration...I'll focus on Bio Mathematics
VO: what is Bio Mathematics
Me: (Gbam, I just find one nonsense talk) it is the use of mathematical techniques to understand phenomena in biology
VO: She keeps typing and checking my SOA for a while
VO: (She pass the SOA back to me and started typing)
ME: (Here my spirit was dow, I felt I will be deny)
VO: Is your uncle residing in US
Me: No
VO: Do you have any relative in the US (while typing)
ME: No
VO: Are you married
Me: No
VO: Engaged
Me: No
VO: Any children
ME: No
VO: Have you traveled out of Nigeria
ME: No, I've had no reason to
VO: (Typing again)
ME: Looking
VO: Typing
Me: Looking
VO: Typing
Me: Looking
VO: Typing
Me: Looking
.
.
.
VO: I will be approving your visa (at this point I was not even interested in what she was saying, I was just happy)


Seriously I know I didn't practise well enough before going for the interview because I got my i-20 late, and early interview date showed up, so I had to pick it like that(else na till august o), plus my job is time demanding because of clients project I need to complete. I am really grateful to God.

Special thanks to Kolade, Todimu, Oludare, Matti, Fesobi, Walspring, Texrem, Adebimpe, Hushy, Engr. Hassan, Patrick, God's Own Scholar, Lagosismyhome, and all my Nairaland family

lolzzz bros abeg watin b the name of the juju way you use? Congrats anywaz God bless your new journey cheers!!

Hi everyone, i tried booking an interview now but I was told no available appointment dates after I selected Visa priority as previously refused.
Is anybody facing the same problem?

hello everyone, please if an F-1 visa applicant was recently denied a visa, and report the issue to the school in US and school had promised to move the admission to spring 2019, that fresh I-20 form will be issued in due time, please what will be the possibility my visa will be granted for spring, how can l define this to vo, please l need your advice on this, please do kindly give your suggestion, thanks

Ajibade105:
@Ovitbaby, TOEFL no be standardized test... I think the reason for your refusal was; there's no correlation/relationship between your BS and your proposed/preferred MS program. You need to convince the VO more this time around. Success Ahead in your next visa interview.

You're absolutely correct. In a situation where a program asks for both toefl and gre/gmat for a graduate admission, toefl requirement can be waived while the gre/gmat requirement will still stand. Thats what VOs expect from every grad student. I got Ovitbaby's email but I never had time to address her case before her interview, if she has done it.

sunshineluv5:
lolzzz bros abeg watin b the name of the juju way you use? Congrats anywaz God bless your new journey cheers!!

assistantship is the name of the juju

NeverSayNever11:
Alhamdulillah, checked my visa status in the morning, it has been changed to "Issued"

I was interviewed by the black VO at window 5

VO: Good morning
ME: Good morning
VO: Pass me your passport and I-20
ME: I Oblige
VO: (She was perusing my I-20 for a while, the she started typing, she started perusing again. After some minutes she look up)
VO: How do you intend to fund your program
ME: (I was not expecting this to be the first question)I was offered a Graduate Assistantship and (She cut in angrily)
VO: But your I-20 says it doesn't cover your whole tuition
ME: Oh Yes, my uncle will take care of the rest (I have about $10,000 left on my I-20)
VO: How did you hear about the school (Lamar University)
Me: It was recommended to me by my undergraduate supervisor and (She cut in, so I stop)
VO: continue, you said and
Me: And I went further to do more research using website like usnews.com (she cut in again)
VO: What year did you graduate
ME: 2015
VO: (she was typing faster for a while then she asked) What have you been doing after NYSC
ME: I work with XYZ Technology as a software developer where I develop sofware solutions for Health management organizations and hospitals
VO: Since your work experience is related to computer science why are you going for mathematics
ME: (I didn't know what to say, so I form deaf hear while thinking) You said what
VO: she repeated herself
ME: Because I want a career in lecturing
VO: What is your highest qualification
ME: Bachelor of Technology in Mathematics
VO: You said your uncle is your sponsor, What does your uncle do
Me: He's a senior accountant at a government parastatals
VO: At where
Me: At XYZ local government
VO: Pass me his SOA
Me: I Oblige (Here I was thinking my visa is about to be approved)
VO: She kept on perusing and perusing and typing and typing, she continue looking at it while typing
ME: I was just looking at her
VO: what will you be teaching
ME: You mean what?
VO: what will you be teaching, Or will you just be teaching mathematics
Me: Ohh you mean my area of concentration...I'll focus on Bio Mathematics
VO: what is Bio Mathematics
Me: (Gbam, I just find one nonsense talk) it is the use of mathematical techniques to understand phenomena in biology
VO: She keeps typing and checking my SOA for a while
VO: (She pass the SOA back to me and started typing)
ME: (Here my spirit was dow, I felt I will be deny)
VO: Is your uncle residing in US
Me: No
VO: Do you have any relative in the US (while typing)
ME: No
VO: Are you married
Me: No
VO: Engaged
Me: No
VO: Any children
ME: No
VO: Have you traveled out of Nigeria
ME: No, I've had no reason to
VO: (Typing again)
ME: Looking
VO: Typing
Me: Looking
VO: Typing
Me: Looking
VO: Typing
Me: Looking
.
.
.
VO: I will be approving your visa (at this point I was not even interested in what she was saying, I was just happy)


Seriously I know I didn't practise well enough before going for the interview because I got my i-20 late, and early interview date showed up, so I had to pick it like that(else na till august o), plus my job is time demanding because of clients project I need to complete. I am really grateful to God.

Special thanks to Kolade, Todimu, Oludare, Matti, Fesobi, Walspring, Texrem, Adebimpe, Hushy, Engr. Hassan, Patrick, God's Own Scholar, Lagosismyhome, and all my Nairaland family

This one is God's work himself, he handle the V.O proper

mayd16:
please how can someone answer why the switch of career from biochemistry to network administration

You're also the one that asked about community college the other time. Let me ask, why are you changing career?

Hi everyone.
Please I need your help on something bothering my mind. I'm contemplating going to US through visiting visa and aim to change it to education by applying for admission before my visiting period elapes. I told a friend this and he said it may not be easy or probably possible like that. Please I need your assistance on in this area. Will I be allowed to change to education?

Ubah1:
It depends on the course. I may mention some schools and they might not have your course. Try lousiana state university, embry riddle aeronautical university,Prescott, university of maryland, Baltimore but you have to mail the graduate coordinator and ask for application fee waiver

1. Virginia Tech
2. UT college Station
3. UC Berkley

Since you plan to change status when you come here through visitor's visa. Why not work on getting the F-1 visa from Nigeria. Don't you think that will be better for you. Mr. Trump is coming up with plan(s) nobody knows anything about yet. Don't let his wall start from your head

tj4luck:
Hi everyone.
Please I need your help on something bothering my mind. I'm contemplating going to US through visiting visa and aim to change it to education by applying for admission before my visiting period elapes. I told a friend this and he said it may not be easy or probably possible like that. Please I need your assistance on in this area. Will I be allowed to change to education?

aanexplus:
1. Virginia Tech
2. UT college Station
3. UC Berkley

You mean all this schools doesn't require application fees

tj4luck:
Hi everyone.
Please I need your help on something bothering my mind. I'm contemplating going to US through visiting visa and aim to change it to education by applying for admission before my visiting period elapes. I told a friend this and he said it may not be easy or probably possible like that. Please I need your assistance on in this area. Will I be allowed to change to education?

Don't even think of that. The denial rate for B1/B2 status change to F1 student status is 90%, and you may wait as many as 6 months only for your petition to be denied. You are better off getting in here on F1 student visa if you intend to study here.

The resources for getting the F1 visa are at your disposal. Use them wisely.

Morning peeps, so i recently applied to abuja embassy for my visa interview due to the fact that i saw a date that was close but on getting to the available dates pages things i changed. Question is: is it possible to change my interview from abuja to lagos without having to pay another fee?

Oludare23:
Morning peeps, so i recently applied to abuja embassy for my visa interview due to the fact that i saw a date that was close but on getting to the available dates pages things i changed. Question is: is it possible to change my interview from abuja to lagos without having to pay another fee?

No it's not possible. The ds 160 you submitted was to abuja database. You can only reschedule for another date in Abuja, not lagos

Upandup:
This is utterly incorrect. Someone's original copy of a sponsor letter was taken and not returned by a VO. Its advisable to take the original and a photocopy.

And you missed the part of it’s advisable to take all the documents you have in this life right?
Rest abeg

Morning folks. I had to edit this post to remove the bank balance because of some funny messages I've been getting. I shared every information in the interest of giving back and helping others, some people read it and mailed me, one requested for money, another asked me to 'borrow' him my bank statement for his visa interview. Things like this makes people weary of sharing info on forums like this. Please, let's be cautious ejoor.

TheSuperladyy:
Hello Great people.
I got my Visa approved this morning at the Lagos Consulate.
I have learnt a lot on this forum since last year when I started this process, through GRE and TOEFL and school applications (Lost access to my previous nairaland account. Here goes my Transcript, I hope it helps somebody else too:

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Time: 6:45am
Course:Finance
School:University of New Haven


I left home at 5 and got to the embassy before 6, waited in my car till 6:10 before going into the compound. They called us in almost immediately. After the long endless procedure, I got interviewed by the white lady at window 6.

VO: passport Please

Me: Good morning. Here you go (gave her passport and I-20)

VO: Where are you going in The US
Me: I'll be attending school at University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut

V.O:What course

Me: Finance Ma'am

VO: Why Finance?

Me: My goal is to work in the financial Services sector, specifically as an Investment Banker. A graduate degree in Finance will give me the required analytical and mathematical skills I need to make a mark in my chosen field. It will also improve on the theory I have learnt at my undergraduate level, and teach me a practical application of said theories.

V.O: What year did you finish your undergraduate degree?

Me: 2016

V.O: Which course?

Me: Economics

V.O: How many Schools did you apply to?

Me: 4

V.O: Name them

Me: UMD College park, Cleveland State University, Bowling green state University and UNH

V.O: How many offered you admission

Me: 2. BGSU and UNH

V.O: Why did you choose New Haven over the other one?

Me: UNH offers me more than just classroom teaching, the school also offers me an opportunity to learn with the best technology available through the Bergami Learning Center for Finance and Technology, and access to student managed portfolio. The curriculum is also structured in a way that makes it possible for me to write levels 1 and 2 of the CFA without attending extra classes.

V.O: What is CFA?

Me: CFA means Charted Financial Analyst. it is one of the most respected certifications in the field of Finance. Holding the CFA charter alongside a foreign degree will make me competitive in the Nigerian Labour market.

V.O: Did you take any tests?

Me:yes, I did. GRE and TOEFL (hands her test reports GRE-311, TOEFL-107)

V.O: who will be sponsoring?

Me: I got a 50% tuition waiver through the Deans Scholarship. My dad will take care of the rest.

V.O: What does your dad do?

Me: He runs a general contracting company, he is also the ...... State Commissioner for Energy

V.O: Do you have a personal bank statement from your father?

Me: Yes I do. (Hands it to her. Statement had a closing balance of about ** million naira)

V.O: (types for a while). Okay, you qualify for the visa.

She hands me my I-20 , the bank statement and the white paper with the pickup location circled. Says a bunch of other things I didn't hear .

Me: Thanks ma'am. Have a nice day.


Thank you to all who have shared their transcript before, and those who promptly answer questions on this thread. God bless you all richly.

That being said. Good morning again.

I am trying to book my flight for next month. Do I have to get a return ticket? Some folks told me I won't be able to fly with a one way ticket.

Also, our seniors that are in the US, help answer this one. What airline would you suggest in terms of comfort, baggage limit and short layovers?

Thanks as you oblige.

TheSuperladyy:
That being said. Good morning again.

I am trying to book my flight for next month. Do I have to get a return ticket? Some folks told me I won't be able to fly with a one way ticket.

Also, our seniors that are in the US, help answer this one. What airline would you suggest in terms of comfort, baggage limit and short layovers?

Thanks as you oblige.

Book one way.
Consider these airlines in this order:
Lufthansa
United Airlines
Emirates
Qatar.
Book from these sites below on incognito mode of your chrome browser. You will get cheaper flights there. They are:
Jumia travel
Expedia
Travelstart

TheSuperladyy:
Morning folks. I had to edit this post to remove the bank balance because of some funny messages I've been getting. I shared every information in the interest of giving back and helping others, some people read it and mailed me, one requested for money, another asked me to 'borrow' him my bank statement for his visa interview. Things like this makes people weary of sharing info on forums like this. Please, let's be cautious ejoor.

Nawa for some people sha. She should borrow you her bank statement. LOL. Why not also ask for her ds160.

Good morning
Just wanna be sure
I know the difference between thesis and non thesis based but I wanna inquire about which is more advisable to go for? Which one do most of our people that are being granted visa here go for? ...
Intending course of study: agricultural economics or economics.

Thanks

paulbets:
Book one way.
Consider these airlines in this order:
Lufthansa
United Airlines
Emirates
Qatar.
Book from these sites below on incognito mode of your chrome browser. You will get cheaper flights there. They are:
Jumia travel
Expedia
Travelstart

Thank you