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Ifesinachi22:
This is the most useless Transcript I've read the whole year. Who forced you to share your Transcript if you won't give out useful information like others did. So useless and selfish. Bleep University, University of Bleep. Nonsensical. I work at xxxx. No information given whatsoever.

To even imagine i went to Google Bleep University makes me sick. So selfish

If you can be stingy with little information like this, only God knows how stingy you will be with the other department

Janet200:
It’s now very common for people to paste a rubbish visa transcript just for people to congratulate them without passing any information. If this type of people get key to heaven, they will enter heaven and fling the key away for nobody to come in.

jhidey08:
Good evening everyone, Please has anyone who applied for an expedited appointment in Lagos last week gotten any response yet? Or does anyone have a new information about expedited appointments?

lapazi:
Hello guys...
I’m looking at pursuing an MSc program in Cyber Security or Information Security.

Can someone assist to provide list of schools that offer full GA for this program?

I’d really appreciate thanks

Peacock1234:
I’m not sure there is anything for others to learn from it cos I didn’t really know the reason for the denial Which is why the procedure in getting the expedited appointment is more important to me at the moment. But there you go

Visa Denied.

VO: Hi Pls pass your documents the way it was arranged for you
Me: Hi. Good morning. (Passes them)
VO: where are you going to?
Me: University of Illinois
VO: what are you studying:
Me: Masters in finance
VO: finance you say?
Me: yes please
VO: why did you pick this school
Me: it has a graduate public service internship programme. (Then I went ahead to explain how the programme benefits me)
VO: okay where do you work presently
Me: I told him
VO: how long have you been there
Me: About 3 years; precisely 2years and 9months.
VO: who is sponsoring you
Me: My dad
Have you travelled before
Me: No; I haven’t had a reason to
VO: Married?
ME: No
VO: any kids?
Me: No.

VO: okay I won’t be issuing your Visa. I wish you best of luck.

tarantino1:
Please am I the only experiencing this problem while filling the ds-160 form.

Every single step I take basically redirects me to the home page asking me to start from scratch again.

I managed to move forward one time and even got my application ID and while I was filling the form, the page just reloaded to the homepage and asked me to start again.

I tried to retrieve the form so I could continue from where it logged me out and I've been getting errors ever since.

I've been stuck here for over three hours and have accomplished nothing.

I no even know whether na network sef. Go do am later for midnight

HisEminence:
Good day Nairalanders, has anyone have Lagos office on his DS-160 and was able to interview at Abuja? If no, what can be done? That's my case currently. My DS-160 reads Lagos office but my interview is in abuja next week. Urgent plsssss!

fairheart:
What is the cost of attendance for this program?
Like others have said, one cannot really know all the reasons a visa was refused, although some applicants' cases are obvious and can be perceived if they articulate how the interview went. The current embassu section, I think, is not willing to put any applicants on "administrative processing." At least, so far, I haven't seen anyone placed on AP for bank statement verification. What does this mean? During the short period of interview, VO assess whether your tuition is too high (unreasonable for some programs, and if no scholarship or GA) or "affordable" (VO might feel this cost is not bad for this degree).
I want to say that these consulars look at things and make judgement--based on applicants' program COA, program, age, background, and chiefly, response to interview questions. This is why I always emphasise on not selecting a very expensive school if GA or scholarship will not be available. This is my opinion; I am not a VO!

Likewise, one of the things I make sure applicants don't do during mock interview is start a response to questions, such as why this school the way you did. Where is personalisation and talking like a student that you are? "I chose the University of Illinois because..."

@Buksss. You said you and your roommates said the same thing Peacock1234 said to Why this school, and you all got approved? When did you get your visa? Did he really need to say the same thing?

If I were to say something about his response to why that school, I would tell you it didn't go well. He simply left off benefit of courses, research interest, working with a faculty member, and then straight to internship--the last reason there can be? Internship is available in Nigeria too. Is this the only reason a student would want to go to the US to spend $30-something thousand (I assume this is your COA). MSF at the University of Illinois has some very hot concentrations, but you did not talk about that. I think the VO was not convinced that you're a credible student, hence your refusal. A few things work together to earn that credibility during the short interview.
Situation changes, so you can still get your visa.

Ftos:
Why don't you want to book Lagos?

Ftos:
Why don't you want to book Lagos?

RubyPrincess:
Lmaooooo!!!! Wahala for who dey selfless o!!!! Noh vex ehn!

I still don't get why you need information about the school I am going to, the university I attended and where I work, or how it translates to being selfish.

But it's fine. your opinion is yours and you have every right to it.

Thanks for sharing.

fairheart:
What is the cost of attendance for this program?
Like others have said, one cannot really know all the reasons a visa was refused, although some applicants' cases are obvious and can be perceived if they articulate how the interview went. The current embassu section, I think, is not willing to put any applicants on "administrative processing." At least, so far, I haven't seen anyone placed on AP for bank statement verification. What does this mean? During the short period of interview, VO assess whether your tuition is too high (unreasonable for some programs, and if no scholarship or GA) or "affordable" (VO might feel this cost is not bad for this degree).
I want to say that these consulars look at things and make judgement--based on applicants' program COA, program, age, background, and chiefly, response to interview questions. This is why I always emphasise on not selecting a very expensive school if GA or scholarship will not be available. This is my opinion; I am not a VO!

Likewise, one of the things I make sure applicants don't do during mock interview is start a response to questions, such as why this school the way you did. Where is personalisation and talking like a student that you are? "I chose the University of Illinois because..."

@Buksss. You said you and your roommates said the same thing Peacock1234 said to Why this school, and you all got approved? When did you get your visa? Did he really need to say the same thing?

If I were to say something about his response to why that school, I would tell you it didn't go well. He simply left off benefit of courses, research interest, working with a faculty member, and then straight to internship--the last reason there can be? Internship is available in Nigeria too. Is this the only reason a student would want to go to the US to spend $30-something thousand (I assume this is your COA). MSF at the University of Illinois has some very hot concentrations, but you did not talk about that. I think the VO was not convinced that you're a credible student, hence your refusal. A few things work together to earn that credibility during the short interview.
Situation changes, so you can still get your visa.

RubyPrincess:
Lmaooooo!!!! Wahala for who dey selfless o!!!! Noh vex ehn!

I still don't get why you need information about the school I am going to, the university I attended and where I work, or how it translates to being selfish.

But it's fine. your opinion is yours and you have every right to it.

Thanks for sharing.

Friedpotato:
While they were overly insulting in their responses to you, i think you should have shared the name of your school. And yes you know why they need it.

prosper388:
I don't think this transcript is complete. I feel there are other things you didn't include.
Once a VO asks who's sponsoring and you state the person, the next question is what does the person do? That question is always a must and that's the part VO denies visas a lot.

fairheart:
What is the cost of attendance for this program?
Like others have said, one cannot really know all the reasons a visa was refused, although some applicants' cases are obvious and can be perceived if they articulate how the interview went. The current embassu section, I think, is not willing to put any applicants on "administrative processing." At least, so far, I haven't seen anyone placed on AP for bank statement verification. What does this mean? During the short period of interview, VO assess whether your tuition is too high (unreasonable for some programs, and if no scholarship or GA) or "affordable" (VO might feel this cost is not bad for this degree).
I want to say that these consulars look at things and make judgement--based on applicants' program COA, program, age, background, and chiefly, response to interview questions. This is why I always emphasise on not selecting a very expensive school if GA or scholarship will not be available. This is my opinion; I am not a VO!

Likewise, one of the things I make sure applicants don't do during mock interview is start a response to questions, such as why this school the way you did. Where is personalisation and talking like a student that you are? "I chose the University of Illinois because..."

@Buksss. You said you and your roommates said the same thing Peacock1234 said to Why this school, and you all got approved? When did you get your visa? Did he really need to say the same thing?

If I were to say something about his response to why that school, I would tell you it didn't go well. He simply left off benefit of courses, research interest, working with a faculty member, and then straight to internship--the last reason there can be? Internship is available in Nigeria too. Is this the only reason a student would want to go to the US to spend $30-something thousand (I assume this is your COA). MSF at the University of Illinois has some very hot concentrations, but you did not talk about that. I think the VO was not convinced that you're a credible student, hence your refusal. A few things work together to earn that credibility during the short interview.
Situation changes, so you can still get your visa.

Buksss:
Like I said all cases are different, I was just pointing out to somebody who replied and said saying internship is a red flag, because it has worked for a lot of people that I know personally. All fingers are not equal and what worked for me might not work for him/her . Besides from the look of things I think this person just posted a summary of the transcript . The answers seemed a bit dry but you posted some important points I hope they can learn from

Peacock1234:
This is quite detailed. Thank you.
And yes it’s a 35k Cost of study; you are right.
Lessons learnt: speak more about the benefits tied to the program first and summarize with the internship program if possible.

Peacock1234:
This is quite detailed. Thank you.
And yes it’s a 35k Cost of study; you are right.
Lessons learnt: speak more about the benefits tied to the program first and summarize with the internship program if possible.

Peacock1234:
I’m not sure there is anything for others to learn from it cos I didn’t really know the reason for the denial Which is why the procedure in getting the expedited appointment is more important to me at the moment. But there you go

Visa Denied.

VO: Hi Pls pass your documents the way it was arranged for you
Me: Hi. Good morning. (Passes them)
VO: where are you going to?
Me: University of Illinois
VO: what are you studying:
Me: Masters in finance
VO: finance you say?
Me: yes please
VO: why did you pick this school
Me: it has a graduate public service internship programme. (Then I went ahead to explain how the programme benefits me)
VO: okay where do you work presently
Me: I told him
VO: how long have you been there
Me: About 3 years; precisely 2years and 9months.
VO: who is sponsoring you
Me: My dad
Have you travelled before
Me: No; I haven’t had a reason to
VO: Married?
ME: No
VO: any kids?
Me: No.

VO: okay I won’t be issuing your Visa. I wish you best of luck.

dipdat123:
I had visa denied on the 20th at the Lagos embassy and immediately rescheduled for Abuja and got a date for December 14th. I was wondering if you I could email them about getting an earlier date since my program start date is January 4th.

sonofakin:
In your next interview, best keep ignore the internship part. If you must, it is better put this way: "the school provides an opportunity to gain practical experience through a ........internship.....

HoluwadareY:
Sorry for your delayed visa.

In addition to what alot of people have said, I have the following to contribute:

1. In the question, "where are you going to", i think your response of " University of Illinois" is incomplete and that is what necessitated the follow up question of "What are you studying" . Usually people answer the question as " I am going to the US for my MSc in ABC at the University of Illinois XYZ with concentration in MNO". That will prevent all the other follow up questions in that regard.

Also, your answer didnt say which of the University of Illinois, is it UIUC or UIC or UIS...That specificity needs to be spelt out.

2. You didnt personalize your responses, for e.g What are you studying "Masters in Finance" can be better answered with " I will be studying Finance at the MSc level"...answering the first question of "where you are going well will save you this stress altogether.

3. People already mentioned alot about the reasons you gave for why you chose the school. My advise for you is to articulate 3 reasons why you chose the school in the order : Research and how it aligns with your interest , coursework and how it fits to your expectation for a grad school, Scholarship (if any) , strength of program ( or reputation or ranking) in the country , others (if there is enough time)

Please try again and have mock interviews with @fairheart if possible.

Btw, which of the University of Illinois are you going to

All the best

omolewa1984jyde:
Good evening everyone and congrats to people that have been approved recently.

I have a small question. My appointment is in two weeks time but I have a little concern.

I put August 15th as my arrival date in my DS-160 form but due to COVID, I couldn't secure appointment. Now that I have an appointment and my program starts in-person classes for spring semester which makes my new arrival date to be in January. The question is do I have to change it on the DS-160??

Is it also true that schools have to update our sevis account for a new start date?? I really don't that part.

Please, if anyone has answers to these questions, kindly assist. Thanks