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Transcript For F1 and F2 Visa Approved.

Husband (F2) Wife (F1)

VO: Pass me your document
Wife: Good morning here it is

VO: Why are you going to the US
Wife: I am going to pursue my Phd degree in Chemical engineering at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville.

VO: What has changed from your last application (Wife was refused visa when she applied using a different school without funding last spring)
Wife: I have a fully funded Phd program... VO cuts

VO: Why this school
Wife: My research interest has always been in membrane separations and I was able to reach out to the faculty who has agreed to work with me. Also, this was the only school that fully funded my application.

VO: Do you have a masters degree
Wife: No, But i did well in my GRE, TOEFL and my undergraduate.

VO: What did you study in your undergraduate
Wife: Chemical Engineering

VO: What will you be doing when done with your program
Wife: I will be coming back to Nigeria to establish a consulting firm around process engineering... VO cuts

VO: When did you get married:
Wife: Last year

VO: Do you have kids?
Wife: NO

VO looks to me (Husband)
VO: I can see you have been to the US
Husband: Yes

VO: How many times?
Husband: 4 times. Explained dates and how long spent on each trip (I have an active B1/B2 visa)

VO: What will you be doing over there.
Husband: I have a company I run here in Nigeria and I intend to visit Nigeria often.

VO keeps typing... I intend to issue your Visa. Pay the reciprocity fee...
Congratulations blah blah (didn't bother listening).

Wao! Congrat colleague. See you in Fayetteville.

Anybodie:

Chill and remain calm, you'll definitely get a mail and SMS when it is ready
The protest affected their processing also. My visa was approved on the 16th but I didn't get any mail/SMS until Wednesday afternoon, while someone that interviewed the same 16th got his own mail on Tuesday. I eventually picked it up yesterday afternoon. So just chill for now

Thanks So much . But you know it’s not easy to remain calm like that....One’s mind will be there

Cced from a group

1.
Embassy location: WC, Lagos
School Name: University of Utah
Undergraduate degree: Bsc Chemical Engineering
Funding: $65,284
Program admitted for: Chemical Engineering (PhD)
Visa Status: Approved

VO: Good morning
Me; Good morning
VO: looked at my I-20 in awe
VO: why are you going to the US
Me: I am going to pursue a PhD in Chemical Engineering with a research focus on renewable energy storage and it's integration to the power grid
VO: How does energy storage related to Chemistry (asked twice)
Me: I said, I am not going for Chemistry program (tell him twice with strong face say oga wetin happen)
VO: OK, tell me about your research
Me: (I say better, where you put your name before). I will be working on the expansion of the durability and depth in discharge of renewable energy storage devices while ensuring a smooth integration of this stored renewable energy to the power grid for the use of populace.
VO: I can see you have a full funding, what will be your duty?
Me: Actually, I was awarded a departmental fellowship, so we will be match to our respective advisors 2months upon resumption
VO: how many states in Nigeria have you lived in?
Me: Oyo state and presently Lagos State
VO: Are you married?
Me: No
VO: Any kids
Me: No
VO: have you travelled out of the country before?
Me: Not at all.
VO: I would be approving your visa
Me: Thanks

2.Visa transcript

Location: Lagos
Duration: About 2mins

V.O: Good morning, how are you doing?
Me: Good morning.
V.O: Why are you going to the US?
Me: I am going to UCD for Master's in Energy System
V.O: Did you apply to other universities
Me: Yes. I applied to four other universities.
V.O:  Name them
Me: I did.
V.O: Were you admitted to all of them
Me: No, only three
V.O: I see you got a really big assistantship. What did you do to get that.
Me: I submitted my application early, wrote the GRE and TOEFL and also had series of interviews with Professors in the University.
V.O. Have you travelled out of Nigeria before?
Me: Yes. To UAE.
V.O: For what?
Me: A training.
V.O: When was that?
Me: In 2016 and 2018.
V.O: Oh, I see you were in Abu Dhabi.
V.O: Which other city or state in Nigeria have you lived in?
Me: Suleja, Niger state, Akure Ondo state and Lagos
V.O: Are you married?
Me: No
V.O: Any children.
Me: No
V.O: So I will be approving your visa blah blah blah...

JadePrincess:
Have you ever used this before? It always says no status update available.

I enter A0********

Or am I entering it the wrong way? Should the A be removed?

I did my interview on the 13th and I am yet to get a mail from them.

However, people that did theirs on the 16th and 19th respectively have gotten mails.

Please have they later emailed you that your passport is ready for pick up

solastar2:


Wao! Congrat colleague. See you in Fayetteville.

Yeah, We will meet this spring.

fairheart:


Don't do it! I repeat, don't do it!
Chances that you will be refused is very high.
If you want a change of career, plan it well.
Getting an undergraduate degree at 32, is a no no.

I hope you don't have admission or interview date already. If you do, just cancel it. And start making plans on graduate degree.

Thank you so much @fairheart. I appreciate it

I had my bsc in mass communication and I want to apply for MSC in a related course, please can someone here help me...Thank you

Congratulations

HoluwadareY:
Cced from a group

1.
Embassy location: WC, Lagos
School Name: University of Utah
Undergraduate degree: Bsc Chemical Engineering
Funding: $65,284
Program admitted for: Chemical Engineering (PhD)
Visa Status: Approved

VO: Good morning
Me; Good morning
VO: looked at my I-20 in awe
VO: why are you going to the US
Me: I am going to pursue a PhD in Chemical Engineering with a research focus on renewable energy storage and it's integration to the power grid
VO: How does energy storage related to Chemistry (asked twice)
Me: I said, I am not going for Chemistry program (tell him twice with strong face say oga wetin happen)
VO: OK, tell me about your research
Me: (I say better, where you put your name before). I will be working on the expansion of the durability and depth in discharge of renewable energy storage devices while ensuring a smooth integration of this stored renewable energy to the power grid for the use of populace.
VO: I can see you have a full funding, what will be your duty?
Me: Actually, I was awarded a departmental fellowship, so we will be match to our respective advisors 2months upon resumption
VO: how many states in Nigeria have you lived in?
Me: Oyo state and presently Lagos State
VO: Are you married?
Me: No
VO: Any kids
Me: No
VO: have you travelled out of the country before?
Me: Not at all.
VO: I would be approving your visa
Me: Thanks

2.Visa transcript

Location: Lagos
Duration: About 2mins

V.O: Good morning, how are you doing?
Me: Good morning.
V.O: Why are you going to the US?
Me: I am going to UCD for Master's in Energy System
V.O: Did you apply to other universities
Me: Yes. I applied to four other universities.
V.O:  Name them
Me: I did.
V.O: Were you admitted to all of them
Me: No, only three
V.O: I see you got a really big assistantship. What did you do to get that.
Me: I submitted my application early, wrote the GRE and TOEFL and also had series of interviews with Professors in the University.
V.O. Have you travelled out of Nigeria before?
Me: Yes. To UAE.
V.O: For what?
Me: A training.
V.O: When was that?
Me: In 2016 and 2018.
V.O: Oh, I see you were in Abu Dhabi.
V.O: Which other city or state in Nigeria have you lived in?
Me: Suleja, Niger state, Akure Ondo state and Lagos
V.O: Are you married?
Me: No
V.O: Any children.
Me: No
V.O: So I will be approving your visa blah blah blah...

Hello guys. where can i get interview date easily at the moment, lagos or Abuja..

hello guys, pls i need your take on this. I was given a GA at my institution, but coming up with a counterpart proof of fund has really being an issue. pls who can help with this or have an idea how i can go about it. thank you.

It seems Abuja.

Phori:
Hello guys. 1where can i get interview date easily at the moment, lagos or Abuja..

Please who was interviewed in Abuja and Visa approval rate like.
Secondly I have no funding just Dean scholarship of just 1700usd.
Haven't travelled before .

LagosismyHome:


what the condition attached to the offer ?

Also got two admissions with conditional offer about me completing some prerequisite courses upon resumption and it was stated on the form I20. Do you think it’s an issue. Although my 3rd admission didn’t state any prerequisites or conditional offer. Do you think such conditional admission can hinder visa been granted? Pls has anyone been granted a visa in such situation? Thanks

Phori:
hello guys, pls i need your take on this. I was given a GA at my institution, but coming up with a counterpart proof of fund has really being an issue. pls who can help with this or have an idea how i can go about it. thank you.

What the deficit that you need pof

kemmystree2015:


Also got two admissions with conditional offer about me completing some prerequisite courses upon resumption and it was stated on the form I20. Do you think it’s an issue. Although my 3rd admission didn’t state any prerequisites or conditional offer. Do you think such conditional admission can hinder visa been granted? Pls has anyone been granted a visa in such situation? Thanks

I have no idea so I leave this for others to please advice

If it because you are switching then I think it's ok. You just have to clearly explain it when asked

Please for those that made good scores in GRE, which material is best for study.

For someone who studied mass communication for first degree in Nigeria..what course is suitable for masters in the US. what are the suitable courses one can go for?

They are all word document try opening them with ms word it can be installed on your phone.

RukayatAkanji:
Good evening guys, please @Legit215, I've been unable to open the transcript compiled, I used WPS and Google docs. Can u recommend an app to use?

fairheart:


Generally speaking, NO. But this is not how the VO think. In his mind, you should be pursuing graduate degree, not undergraduate.
If you have been on this thread for over 10 months, then you shoot yourself in the leg. Were you not here when we discuss the application of the guy that was refused in Ukraine, about a month ago? We started that some age are not suitable for undergraduate, at least not before you get the visa.

You said you are a professional? Are you saying you already have a first degree? If so, why taking 2 steps backward? Why not move forward with advanced degree?

I hope I'm safe going for a new undergrad at 20 but will be 21 when I start

Is this conditional offer for masters or undergraduate.
If it's undergraduate did you submit SAT, if you didn't then your school might give you a conditional offer to take some course's again like algebra or co.
If it's masters did you submit gre or the course they gave you to take again did you do it at undergraduate level.
With this known you will be able to know what to tell the vo.
Hope this helps.

kemmystree2015:


Also got two admissions with conditional offer about me completing some prerequisite courses upon resumption and it was stated on the form I20. Do you think it’s an issue. Although my 3rd admission didn’t state any prerequisites or conditional offer. Do you think such conditional admission can hinder visa been granted? Pls has anyone been granted a visa in such situation? Thanks

Are you going for another bsc again or is your first?
You should expect questions like when did you finish high school, what have you been doing since then.
To be on a safer side you must be on some sort of funding.

tarantino1:


I hope I'm safe going for a new undergrad at 20 but will be 21 when I start

Legit215:
Are you going for another bsc again or is your first?
You should expect questions like when did you finish high school, what have you been doing since then.
To be on a safer side you must be on some sort of funding.

Another BSC.

It's been 6 Years I finished high school. Finished bsc last DEC. I have 50% funding for the first semester. It will be renewed on the 2nd semester based on performance

Why another bsc?
Did you apply for the same course of study you did here in Nigeria

tarantino1:


Another BSC.

It's been 6 Years I finished high school. Finished bsc last DEC. I have 50% funding for the first semester. It will be renewed on the 2nd semester based on performance

Legit215:
Why another bsc?
Did you apply for the same course of study you did here in Nigeria

Not at all, a completely different field

LagosismyHome:


What the deficit that you need pof

Circa 8M oo.. abeg help a brother

Please, I need to proof a deficit of 2.6M...
Can someone help me. please!!!

Is it enough if I have a statement of account of 2.7M?

Or, must it be something like times 2 or X3 of the 2.6M?
Please, I look forward to hearing from anyone

Can u get Visa approval without funding .

Phori:


Circa 8M oo.. abeg help a brother

Everybody dey carry their cross jejely. That still a huge deficit that how will you survive in the US if you really don't have it.. falling out of status is no joy

Legit215:
Is this conditional offer for masters or undergraduate.
If it's undergraduate did you submit SAT, if you didn't then your school might give you a conditional offer to take some course's again like algebra or co.
If it's masters did you submit gre or the course they gave you to take again did you do it at undergraduate level.
With this known you will be able to know what to tell the vo.
Hope this helps.

Mine is for Masters. I have a Bsc and Masters in construction but I want to switch to IT.
1st school gave provisional admission and states on I20 that I must complete CS503/500
2nd school states similar course prerequisite
3rd School states a diversity tuition waiver+ scholarship of $8400. Tuition balance is $16k but no prerequisite
4th school gave $500 off and GA is usually in second semester. No prerequisites. Tuition only is $9k.

My Questions: which of the above has a higher chance based on funding, conditional admissions and switching fields.
Thank you