| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Brown2Green(m): 11:01am On May 23, 2019 |
Amyfid12:
$29,600 Brace up to answer questions about funding.. Don't stutter . May the GRACE be with you! 4 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Brown2Green(m): 11:03am On May 23, 2019 |
Javanian:
Visa approved today, Lagos Consulate. Fully funded, Ph.D in Computer science. UNT.
Was the very first person to arrive there. Not based in Lagos so I passed the night with my brother that stays at Ajah. He advised we leave early to beat the traffic so we left as early 3 a.m. despite my 7 a.m. appointment time and we got there around 4 a.m. Suffice to say, the stress of the previous days journey from Port Harcourt coupled with getting little sleep wore me out before the time for my scheduled appointment. 7 a.m finally came and we were ushered in. I was interviewed by an African American lady, probably the "notorious" one I hear about on this thread. Something funny happened before it got to my turn, the guy in front of me tried to run away from her. He tried to skip the line and move to the line adjacent to ours that had a middle aged white man as VO. The VO (middle aged white man) caught him, got up and went to report him to the African American lady and she asked that the guy be sent back to her. 
It got to my turn.
VO: Good morning, Pass me your passport and I-20
Me: Passed it to her and her eyes went to the estimated costs part of the I-20, she glanced at the I-20 for about a minute and started typing
VO: So how did you find out about this school?
Me: I was looking for schools that had research labs in....(she cuts me off)
VO: So you found it online?
Me: Yes.
VO: what kind of research would you be working on?
Me: Educational Technologies for developing countries. Most of Today's breakthrough in Educational Technology were designed and built for developed countries with reliable and adequate power supply, stable internet connection and a very educated populace in mind. These advances in educational technology while very impressive are sometimes too expensive or not effective in developing countries that still face challenges of erratic power supply, slow and unreliable internet connections and lack of technical support. I am interested in researching ways in which education technology can be built to work effectively in developing countries by taking the challenges already existing technologies face in such countries into consideration and researching solutions that can surmount those challenges. The part in italics is the first paragraph of my SOP. I did NOT say it to her exactly like that but what I said was something similar. I didn't memorize it, I just said it the best I could.
She looked quite impressed
VO: So this schools does research in this area?
Me: yes, I would be working with professor X who already does some research in this area using Artificial Intelligence
VO: What would be your responsibilities as a research assistant?
Me: Write code for ongoing projects, simulation of software programs.....
VO: How many other schools did you apply to?
Me: 6
VO: Name them
Me: University of Saskatchewan, ETSU, BGSU, FSU, Stanford, Auburn University
VO: How many other American Universities accepted you?
Me: 3
VO: Name them
Me: Auburn, ETSU and BGSU
VO: What's your highest educational qualification?
Me: Bachelor's Degree
Vo; Have you traveled out of Nigeria before?
Me: No.
Vo: Do you have any relatives in the USA?
Me: No
VO: I will be approving your VISA, Pick up your passport at X location, bring your I-20 to the point of Entry...., We have a program in EducationUSA....Congratulations. Good news everywhere! No VO would deny such a one. You were very well prepared to answer any question. Congrats |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by handoffire: 11:04am On May 23, 2019 |
Congrats Bro! Javanian:
Visa approved today, Lagos Consulate. Fully funded, Ph.D in Computer science. UNT.
Was the very first person to arrive there. Not based in Lagos so I passed the night with my brother that stays at Ajah. He advised we leave early to beat the traffic so we left as early 3 a.m. despite my 7 a.m. appointment time and we got there around 4 a.m. Suffice to say, the stress of the previous days journey from Port Harcourt coupled with getting little sleep wore me out before the time for my scheduled appointment. 7 a.m finally came and we were ushered in. I was interviewed by an African American lady, probably the "notorious" one I hear about on this thread. Something funny happened before it got to my turn, the guy in front of me tried to run away from her. He tried to skip the line and move to the line adjacent to ours that had a middle aged white man as VO. The VO (middle aged white man) caught him, got up and went to report him to the African American lady and she asked that the guy be sent back to her.
It got to my turn.
VO: Good morning, Pass me your passport and I-20
Me: Passed it to her and her eyes went to the estimated costs part of the I-20, she glanced at the I-20 for about a minute and started typing
VO: So how did you find out about this school?
Me: I was looking for schools that had research labs in....(she cuts me off)
VO: So you found it online?
Me: Yes.
VO: what kind of research would you be working on?
Me: Educational Technologies for developing countries. Most of Today's breakthrough in Educational Technology were designed and built for developed countries with reliable and adequate power supply, stable internet connection and a very educated populace in mind. These advances in educational technology while very impressive are sometimes too expensive or not effective in developing countries that still face challenges of erratic power supply, slow and unreliable internet connections and lack of technical support. I am interested in researching ways in which education technology can be built to work effectively in developing countries by taking the challenges already existing technologies face in such countries into consideration and researching solutions that can surmount those challenges. The part in italics is the first paragraph of my SOP. I did NOT say it to her exactly like that but what I said was something similar. I didn't memorize it, I just said it the best I could.
She looked quite impressed
VO: So this schools does research in this area?
Me: yes, I would be working with professor X who already does some research in this area using Artificial Intelligence
VO: What would be your responsibilities as a research assistant?
Me: Write code for ongoing projects, simulation of software programs.....
VO: How many other schools did you apply to?
Me: 6
VO: Name them
Me: University of Saskatchewan, ETSU, BGSU, FSU, Stanford, Auburn University
VO: How many other American Universities accepted you?
Me: 3
VO: Name them
Me: Auburn, ETSU and BGSU
VO: What's your highest educational qualification?
Me: Bachelor's Degree
Vo; Have you traveled out of Nigeria before?
Me: No.
Vo: Do you have any relatives in the USA?
Me: No
VO: I will be approving your VISA, Pick up your passport at X location, bring your I-20 to the point of Entry...., We have a program in EducationUSA....Congratulations. 2 Likes |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Brown2Green(m): 11:07am On May 23, 2019 |
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| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by drelicx: 11:09am On May 23, 2019 |
My visa was denied today. How can I rescheduled for another interview. Am not changing anything on my ds160, How can I go about it? |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Nobody: 11:12am On May 23, 2019 |
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| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by segunbolawole: 11:12am On May 23, 2019 |
I have two questions, What happened to the guy they caught Can someone go for PhD with bachelor's degree as u stated ur highest qualification is a B.Sc Tha k you S u answer o Javanian:
Visa approved today, Lagos Consulate. Fully funded, Ph.D in Computer science. UNT.
Was the very first person to arrive there. Not based in Lagos so I passed the night with my brother that stays at Ajah. He advised we leave early to beat the traffic so we left as early 3 a.m. despite my 7 a.m. appointment time and we got there around 4 a.m. Suffice to say, the stress of the previous days journey from Port Harcourt coupled with getting little sleep wore me out before the time for my scheduled appointment. 7 a.m finally came and we were ushered in. I was interviewed by an African American lady, probably the "notorious" one I hear about on this thread. Something funny happened before it got to my turn, the guy in front of me tried to run away from her. He tried to skip the line and move to the line adjacent to ours that had a middle aged white man as VO. The VO (middle aged white man) caught him, got up and went to report him to the African American lady and she asked that the guy be sent back to her.
It got to my turn.
VO: Good morning, Pass me your passport and I-20
Me: Passed it to her and her eyes went to the estimated costs part of the I-20, she glanced at the I-20 for about a minute and started typing
VO: So how did you find out about this school?
Me: I was looking for schools that had research labs in....(she cuts me off)
VO: So you found it online?
Me: Yes.
VO: what kind of research would you be working on?
Me: Educational Technologies for developing countries. Most of Today's breakthrough in Educational Technology were designed and built for developed countries with reliable and adequate power supply, stable internet connection and a very educated populace in mind. These advances in educational technology while very impressive are sometimes too expensive or not effective in developing countries that still face challenges of erratic power supply, slow and unreliable internet connections and lack of technical support. I am interested in researching ways in which education technology can be built to work effectively in developing countries by taking the challenges already existing technologies face in such countries into consideration and researching solutions that can surmount those challenges. The part in italics is the first paragraph of my SOP. I did NOT say it to her exactly like that but what I said was something similar. I didn't memorize it, I just said it the best I could.
She looked quite impressed
VO: So this schools does research in this area?
Me: yes, I would be working with professor X who already does some research in this area using Artificial Intelligence
VO: What would be your responsibilities as a research assistant?
Me: Write code for ongoing projects, simulation of software programs.....
VO: How many other schools did you apply to?
Me: 6
VO: Name them
Me: University of Saskatchewan, ETSU, BGSU, FSU, Stanford, Auburn University
VO: How many other American Universities accepted you?
Me: 3
VO: Name them
Me: Auburn, ETSU and BGSU
VO: What's your highest educational qualification?
Me: Bachelor's Degree
Vo; Have you traveled out of Nigeria before?
Me: No.
Vo: Do you have any relatives in the USA?
Me: No
VO: I will be approving your VISA, Pick up your passport at X location, bring your I-20 to the point of Entry...., We have a program in EducationUSA....Congratulations. |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Brown2Green(m): 11:13am On May 23, 2019 |
drelicx:
My visa was denied today. How can I rescheduled for another interview. Am not changing anything on my ds160, How can I go about it? Denial is only temporal. Drop transcript before the house can advice you. |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Brown2Green(m): 11:18am On May 23, 2019 |
segunbolawole:
I have two questions,
What happened to the guy they caught
Can someone go for PhD with bachelor's degree as u stated ur highest qualification is a B.Sc
Tha k you S u answer o
segunbolawole:
I have two questions,
What happened to the guy they caught
Can someone go for PhD with bachelor's degree as u stated ur highest qualification is a B.Sc
Tha k you S u answer o
Of cus you can go for direct PhD if you meet the required GPA. Even with 2.7/4 you can go for PhD in some schools. 1 Like |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by LagosismyHome(f): 11:18am On May 23, 2019 |
segunbolawole:
I have two questions,
What happened to the guy they caught
Can someone go for PhD with bachelor's degree as u stated ur highest qualification is a B.Sc
Tha k you S u answer o
Yes PHD , some have entry with BSC , while some have entry with MSC |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by emamoke123: 11:18am On May 23, 2019 |
Brown2Green:
Denial is only temporal.
Drop transcript before the house can advice you. Abeg, is it proper to say one applied to only one us school |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Brown2Green(m): 11:20am On May 23, 2019 |
emamoke123:
Abeg, is it proper to say one applied to only one us school Nooooooooooooo It simply means... You're lazy Looking for escape Have a relative in that state And many other things |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Nobody: 11:20am On May 23, 2019 |
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| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Amyfid12: 11:22am On May 23, 2019 |
Brown2Green:
Brace up to answer questions about funding.. Don't stutter .
May the GRACE be with you!
Thank you dear for the advice. God bless you. |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by emamoke123: 11:22am On May 23, 2019 |
Brown2Green:
Nooooooooooooo
It simply means...
You're lazy
Looking for escape
Have a relative in that state
And many other things Thanks Boss but won't you be found out if you mention schools you didn't apply to? |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by LagosismyHome(f): 11:24am On May 23, 2019 |
emamoke123:
Thanks Boss but won't you be found out if you mention schools you didn't apply to? Then the more reason why People should move away from lying ............. It just seems these days lying is the default . 1 Like |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Brown2Green(m): 11:27am On May 23, 2019 |
emamoke123:
Thanks Boss but won't you be found out if you mention schools you didn't apply to? Yes they will find out if you didn't actually apply or properly do your home work. For instance, you cannot tell me you applied to Brown University and not have an idea where it is located . There are many things that raises the eyebrow of the Consular. You should not even apply to only one State. The schools should be in various states . 1 Like |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by horlahsunbo225(m): 11:28am On May 23, 2019 |
Javanian:
Visa approved today, Lagos Consulate. Fully funded, Ph.D in Computer science. UNT.
Was the very first person to arrive there. Not based in Lagos so I passed the night with my brother that stays at Ajah. He advised we leave early to beat the traffic so we left as early 3 a.m. despite my 7 a.m. appointment time and we got there around 4 a.m. Suffice to say, the stress of the previous days journey from Port Harcourt coupled with getting little sleep wore me out before the time for my scheduled appointment. 7 a.m finally came and we were ushered in. I was interviewed by an African American lady, probably the "notorious" one I hear about on this thread. Something funny happened before it got to my turn, the guy in front of me tried to run away from her. He tried to skip the line and move to the line adjacent to ours that had a middle aged white man as VO. The VO (middle aged white man) caught him, got up and went to report him to the African American lady and she asked that the guy be sent back to her.
It got to my turn.
VO: Good morning, Pass me your passport and I-20
Me: Passed it to her and her eyes went to the estimated costs part of the I-20, she glanced at the I-20 for about a minute and started typing
VO: So how did you find out about this school?
Me: I was looking for schools that had research labs in....(she cuts me off)
VO: So you found it online?
Me: Yes.
VO: what kind of research would you be working on?
Me: Educational Technologies for developing countries. Most of Today's breakthrough in Educational Technology were designed and built for developed countries with reliable and adequate power supply, stable internet connection and a very educated populace in mind. These advances in educational technology while very impressive are sometimes too expensive or not effective in developing countries that still face challenges of erratic power supply, slow and unreliable internet connections and lack of technical support. I am interested in researching ways in which education technology can be built to work effectively in developing countries by taking the challenges already existing technologies face in such countries into consideration and researching solutions that can surmount those challenges. The part in italics is the first paragraph of my SOP. I did NOT say it to her exactly like that but what I said was something similar. I didn't memorize it, I just said it the best I could.
She looked quite impressed
VO: So this schools does research in this area?
Me: yes, I would be working with professor X who already does some research in this area using Artificial Intelligence
VO: What would be your responsibilities as a research assistant?
Me: Write code for ongoing projects, simulation of software programs.....
VO: How many other schools did you apply to?
Me: 6
VO: Name them
Me: University of Saskatchewan, ETSU, BGSU, FSU, Stanford, Auburn University
VO: How many other American Universities accepted you?
Me: 3
VO: Name them
Me: Auburn, ETSU and BGSU
VO: What's your highest educational qualification?
Me: Bachelor's Degree
Vo; Have you traveled out of Nigeria before?
Me: No.
Vo: Do you have any relatives in the USA?
Me: No
VO: I will be approving your VISA, Pick up your passport at X location, bring your I-20 to the point of Entry...., We have a program in EducationUSA....Congratulations. congratulation to our dear moderator i sent u a PM 1 Like |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Prexy1999: 11:30am On May 23, 2019 |
My boss thank you sir, she'll hear and God bless you too. Mudicua:
Congratulations to you and to your fiancee.
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| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Prexy1999: 11:31am On May 23, 2019 |
1 Like |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by drelicx: 11:33am On May 23, 2019 |
My F1 Visa was denied today in Dubai. My interview transcript goes thus:
VO- Goodmoring
Me- Goodmoring sir,
VO- pass me your passport, where are you going in US
Me- I am going to university of Minnesota crookston to study accounting.
VO- Speak up
Me- I repeated the same in louder voice.
VO- Why this school
Me- I considered three things firstly, being an account student, student qualifies for CPA ........... VO cut in ok
Meanwhile this VO is in kind of rush because of the way he was bombarding with questions.
Vo- I can see you are working as an accountant in this company. What are you studying?
Me- accounting
Vo- ok ok ok I can can see undergraduate?
Me- yes
Vo- who did you know in Minnesota?
Me- I don't know of anybody in the US
Vo- How long have you been in UAE?
Me- since 2017.... VO cut in said 2years right?
Me- yes
Vo- what is your salary?
Me- answered
Vo- did u have family in UAE?
Me- No sir
Vo- who is paying for my fee?
Me- My uncle who ........ VO cut
Vo- sorry your visa is not approve this time you this white paper will explain you can try again next time.
Note: the Vo is not always waiting for my response before he ask another even at a point he was the one answering the question he wants to ask and I also noted that during our conversation, he was sniffing his nose and shaking his head frequently to the left side as if he needs he needs an urgent attention because he wasn't giving me a breathing space. 1 Like |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Prexy1999: 11:34am On May 23, 2019 |
Please any cheap flight booking from Lagos to New York will cost us how much? I and my fiancée want to book ASAP we've our passport back from the Embassy. Please any information will be appreciated sir/ma. We're novice to this processing oh 4 Likes |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by drelicx: 11:38am On May 23, 2019 |
Thanks baba, I have dropped my transcript and I want to reapply as soon as possible preferably next week. Visa are been issued here. How can I go about it? Brown2Green:
Denial is only temporal.
Drop transcript before the house can advice you. |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Javanian: 11:47am On May 23, 2019 |
segunbolawole:
I have two questions,
What happened to the guy they caught
I don't know. After he was sent back to the queue, he had to stand behind me. I was interviewed before him and left the premises soon after. I have no idea what happened next.
Can someone go for PhD with bachelor's degree as u stated ur highest qualification is a B.Sc
Tha k you S u answer o
Yes, you can. |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by sammybtc(m): 11:48am On May 23, 2019 |
@walspring, thanks.
Sevis fee paid in less than 24hrs.
I'm grateful. |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Brown2Green(m): 11:58am On May 23, 2019 |
drelicx:
My F1 Visa was denied today in Dubai. My interview transcript goes thus:
VO- Goodmoring
Me- Goodmoring sir,
VO- pass me your passport, where are you going in US
Me- I am going to university of Minnesota crookston to study accounting.
VO- Speak up
Me- I repeated the same in louder voice.
VO- Why this school
Me- I considered three things firstly, being an account student, student qualifies for CPA ........... VO cut in ok
Meanwhile this VO is in kind of rush because of the way he was bombarding with questions.
Vo- I can see you are working as an accountant in this company. What are you studying?
Me- accounting
Vo- ok ok ok I can can see undergraduate?
Me- yes
Vo- who did you know in Minnesota?
Me- I don't know of anybody in the US
Vo- How long have you been in UAE?
Me- since 2017.... VO cut in said 2years right?
Me- yes
Vo- what is your salary?
Me- answered
Vo- did u have family in UAE?
Me- No sir
Vo- who is paying for my fee?
Me- My uncle who ........ VO cut
Vo- sorry your visa is not approve this time you this white paper will explain you can try again next time.
Note: the Vo is not always waiting for my response before he ask another even at a point he was the one answering the question he wants to ask and I also noted that during our conversation, he was sniffing his nose and shaking his head frequently to the left side as if he needs he needs an urgent attention because he wasn't giving me a breathing space. Sorry about this.. One of the deciding factor in interviews according to the over 500 transcripts I have seen is how well you can answer to why this school? and why this course?
Some trivial things count. Why are you going to the United States? I'm going to obtain a Masters degree in Accounting at the University of bla bla in bla bla That's different from saying I'm going to bla bla to study accounting. Like you are making the VO figure out himself if it will be MSC, Bsc, or PhD. Why this school? I think you could have started better Interviews are meant to be a conversation and not a question and answer session. I see you're working as an accountant in this company, what are you studying? You should flow in same manner! Oh! Yeah I do book and record keeping alongside other professional tasks. I studied accounting. You need to take time to go through the approved transcripts to get better outcome in your next interview. The house might have more to say. 6 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by handoffire: 12:10pm On May 23, 2019 |
I actually think it's the home ties. You have been working in U.A.E for like 2 years with no member of your family there. You are moving to another country, the V.O is probably thinking that there is actually a good probability of you staying over after studies or even going there to work. You can reapply and work on better responses to home ties. My thoughts anyway. drelicx:
My F1 Visa was denied today in Dubai. My interview transcript goes thus:
VO- Goodmoring
Me- Goodmoring sir,
VO- pass me your passport, where are you going in US
Me- I am going to university of Minnesota crookston to study accounting.
VO- Speak up
Me- I repeated the same in louder voice.
VO- Why this school
Me- I considered three things firstly, being an account student, student qualifies for CPA ........... VO cut in ok
Meanwhile this VO is in kind of rush because of the way he was bombarding with questions.
Vo- I can see you are working as an accountant in this company. What are you studying?
Me- accounting
Vo- ok ok ok I can can see undergraduate?
Me- yes
Vo- who did you know in Minnesota?
Me- I don't know of anybody in the US
Vo- How long have you been in UAE?
Me- since 2017.... VO cut in said 2years right?
Me- yes
Vo- what is your salary?
Me- answered
Vo- did u have family in UAE?
Me- No sir
Vo- who is paying for my fee?
Me- My uncle who ........ VO cut
Vo- sorry your visa is not approve this time you this white paper will explain you can try again next time.
Note: the Vo is not always waiting for my response before he ask another even at a point he was the one answering the question he wants to ask and I also noted that during our conversation, he was sniffing his nose and shaking his head frequently to the left side as if he needs he needs an urgent attention because he wasn't giving me a breathing space. 1 Like |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by brainy02: 12:11pm On May 23, 2019 |
Haryor3:
My approved transcript today. 6:30 appointment in Lagos.
VO – Why are you going to the United states?
Me – For a master’s degree in Computational Finance at Rochester institute of technology, New York.
VO – Can you say the school again? *Apparently he didn’t hear.
I Say it and he goes oh RIT
VO – Why RIT?
Me – Firstly, its in the same state with the worlds financial capital
VO – Laughing... are you aware its not so close?
Me – Yes, I know its about 5hrs drive
VO – Okay.. continue
Me – The cost of living in Rochester is relatively cheap compared to other cities in the US. I am already paying a lot on tuition. RIT also prides itself as a career focused university and the main reason I am going to grad school is to improve my career... he cuts in..
VO – What other schools did you apply to?
Me – Hult International Business school and New York Institute of Technology
VO – Hult London?
Me –No, The san Francisco campus.
VO – What’s your highest academic Qualification?
Me – A BSc
VO – In what?
Me – Petroleum Engineering from the university of Lagos
VO – Okay... I see you have some scholarship , can I see the letter?
Me – I pass the letter saying it’s a 30% tuition waiver.
VO – Who will be sponsoring you?
Me – My Brother. My half brother actually
VO – What does he do? Let me see his sponsorship letter and bank statement.
Me – I tell him and pass them. He just looks at the front page and I tell him there are two bank statements oh
VO – Does your brother have a child?
Me – No!
VO – How old is he?
Me – I tell him his age
VO – Oh. He’s not so much older than you
Me – Yes
VO- Why is he sponsoring you?
Me – Firstly, He can afford it and he has also been taking care of me for the past three years .
VO – What will you do when you are done?
Me- I will be joining NNPC – NAPIMS where I had my undergraduate internship. They give preference to former interns. *He cuts in
VO – That’s the Nigerian Petroleum Company?
ME – Yes the Investment and management part.
VO – Okay please take all your documents and he presents the white paper. You’ll get a message on when to pick up your passport. Congratulations
By the way, I think he forgot to give me I-20 or I lost it. sigh
Congratulations.... Bro I send you a mail, Pls kindly check your inbox |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by drelicx: 12:13pm On May 23, 2019 |
Thanks bro, I have sent u an email request please let chat. Brown2Green:
Sorry about this..
One of the deciding factor in interviews according to the over 500 transcripts I have seen is how well you can answer to why this school? and why this course?
Some trivial things count.
Why are you going to the United States?
I'm going to obtain a Masters degree in Accounting at the University of bla bla in bla bla
That's different from saying I'm going to bla bla to study accounting. Like you are making the VO figure out himself if it will be MSC, Bsc, or PhD.
Why this school?
I think you could have started better
Interviews are meant to be a conversation and not a question and answer session.
I see you're working as an accountant in this company, what are you studying?
You should flow in same manner!
Oh! Yeah I do book and record keeping alongside other professional tasks. I studied accounting.
You need to take time to go through the approved transcripts to get better outcome in your next interview.
The house might have more to say.
1 Like |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by Marjoribanks: 12:15pm On May 23, 2019 |
drelicx:
My F1 Visa was denied today in Dubai. My interview transcript goes thus:
VO- Goodmoring
Me- Goodmoring sir,
VO- pass me your passport, where are you going in US
Me- I am going to university of Minnesota crookston to study accounting.
VO- Speak up
Me- I repeated the same in louder voice.
VO- Why this school
Me- I considered three things firstly, being an account student, student qualifies for CPA ........... VO cut in ok
Meanwhile this VO is in kind of rush because of the way he was bombarding with questions.
Vo- I can see you are working as an accountant in this company. What are you studying?
Me- accounting
Vo- ok ok ok I can can see undergraduate?
Me- yes
Vo- who did you know in Minnesota?
Me- I don't know of anybody in the US
Vo- How long have you been in UAE?
Me- since 2017.... VO cut in said 2years right?
Me- yes
Vo- what is your salary?
Me- answered
Vo- did u have family in UAE?
Me- No sir
Vo- who is paying for my fee?
Me- My uncle who ........ VO cut
Vo- sorry your visa is not approve this time you this white paper will explain you can try again next time.
Note: the Vo is not always waiting for my response before he ask another even at a point he was the one answering the question he wants to ask and I also noted that during our conversation, he was sniffing his nose and shaking his head frequently to the left side as if he needs he needs an urgent attention because he wasn't giving me a breathing space. Did you overstay in UAE? If not, you need to work on your confidence and speak up next time. Your first approach matters a lot. Also adhere to everything @brown2green put out there. All the best in your next interview. 1 Like |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by handoffire: 12:17pm On May 23, 2019 |
I had my interview on Tuesday morning, I was placed on administrative processing, I checked my status just now and it was issued. No funding or scholarship. I would share my transcript soon. 14 Likes |
| Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 14 by handoffire: 12:19pm On May 23, 2019 |
Special Thanks to @Time2win helping me with a mock interview Sunday night. @Fairheart and @faybom you guys are amazing. I love you all. Cheers. 4 Likes |
