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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Zoeyp: 3:23pm On Nov 08, 2020
fairheart:


Read this thread, starting from page 1. Everything you need is here, but you have to search for information can can search for. For other questions, you are welcome to ask. Check some of my post using my profile. There were mentions on how to look for schools, etc. But most importantly, mine your own information and ask questions to confirm them.
All the best!

Dear fairheart, you have been of great help to students on this thread and I pray that God bless beyond your imagination. Please extend your act of kindness to me by scheduling a mock interview for me. My date is 13th Nov. Thanks in anticipation

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by successflow(m): 3:24pm On Nov 08, 2020
Kateyy:


What does MRV mean?
Machine Readable Visa Application fees, it is a fees for all non immigrants, whether a visa is issued or not.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by successflow(m): 3:29pm On Nov 08, 2020
Zoeyp:


Dear fairheart, you have been of great help to students on this thread and I pray that God bless beyond your imagination. Please extend your act of kindness to me by scheduling a mock interview for me. My date is 13th Nov. Thanks in anticipation
May God continue to Bless him @Fairheart Because he as been blessing to numerous people on this platform in terms of Assistance them for their Visa application Success.

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Sharon8: 3:30pm On Nov 08, 2020
Good day people, please is there anyone here whose appointment is on the 13th of November who has not been able to make the emergency request on the CGI account as instructed by the embassy?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Kofo4269: 3:32pm On Nov 08, 2020
Thanks. It was a normal appointment

Peacock1234:


Goodluck with it. Was it a normal appointment or an emergency appointment. If emergency, when did you book it online?
I look forward to your response.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Ademi94: 4:01pm On Nov 08, 2020
Hello everyone, I’m new here. Pls I submitted my expedited form last week Thursday, and I’ve not gotten a mail of confirmation or rejection yet, pls wat can I do?
Pls how do I also get an opportunity to do a mock interview??���

Thank you.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by successflow(m): 4:06pm On Nov 08, 2020
Ademi94:
Hello everyone, I’m new here. Pls I submitted my expedited form last week Thursday, and I’ve not gotten a mail of confirmation or rejection yet, pls wat can I do?
Pls how do I also get an opportunity to do a mock interview??���

Thank you.
Be Patient you will get it, chat fairheart for assistance on mock interview

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by obexxy: 4:10pm On Nov 08, 2020
good day people, please is there anyone here whose appointment is on the 13th of November who has not been able to make the emergency request on the CGI account as instructed by the embassy?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Youngstown: 4:49pm On Nov 08, 2020
obexxy:
good day people, please is there anyone here whose appointment is on the 13th of November who has not been able to make the emergency request on the CGI account as instructed by the embassy?
Seems we all into this together. As at when I got the mail, that particular date they asked us to schedule wasn't available. I proceeded to booking an emergency appointment using the date I scheduled for in December. Enquired from them if that ok, only for them to mail me and say I should follow the instructions if i wanna use the nov 13 date. My challenge is it showing me a warning that if I cancel I will need to pay. And there is no emergency drop down at the top left of my page, probably cus I have booked once or something. Have you tried mailing them?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Hollyholy: 4:56pm On Nov 08, 2020
Youngstown:

Seems we all into this together. As at when I got the mail, that particular date they asked us to schedule wasn't available. I proceeded to booking an emergency appointment using the date I scheduled for in December. Enquired from them if that ok, only for them to mail me and say I should follow the instructions if i wanna use the nov 13 date. My challenge is it showing me a warning that if I cancel I will need to pay. And there is no emergency drop down at the top left of my page, probably cus I have booked once or something. Have you tried mailing them?

I will advise you to stick to your December appointment.
A bird in hand...
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Chlerion: 5:05pm On Nov 08, 2020
Sharon8:
Good day people, please is there anyone here whose appointment is on the 13th of November who has not been able to make the emergency request on the CGI account as instructed by the embassy?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by tobypills(m): 6:31pm On Nov 08, 2020
[quote author=Peacock1234 post=95807818]

Hi. Good morning.
While you were applying for the expedited date in Abuja. Did the option pop up for you immediately or you had to try again and again after a while.
That option for emergency seems to be inactive for some people so I’ll like to know before I try.

[as soon as I applied and got March 11th, the option of emergency request was always on display and I kept monitoring the date from Oct 26 to Nov 18, till I got all my docs and applied on Wednesday]
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by tobypills(m): 6:33pm On Nov 08, 2020
dipdat123:
@NoTimeZone interviews is going on at the Abuja Consulate. As a matter of fact I have a date for December 14th after denial at Lagos October 20th and someone I know have date for November 18th.


Wow.. That's good to know.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Paragontek: 6:45pm On Nov 08, 2020
Youngstown:

Seems we all into this together. As at when I got the mail, that particular date they asked us to schedule wasn't available. I proceeded to booking an emergency appointment using the date I scheduled for in December. Enquired from them if that ok, only for them to mail me and say I should follow the instructions if i wanna use the nov 13 date. My challenge is it showing me a warning that if I cancel I will need to pay. And there is no emergency drop down at the top left of my page, probably cus I have booked once or something. Have you tried mailing them?

I pmed you
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by zeeLady: 7:02pm On Nov 08, 2020
About 7 working days.


jhidey08:

Please I’ve come again o, how long after you requested for an emergency appointment did you get a response from them?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by tizentos: 7:06pm On Nov 08, 2020
Hi guys,

I plan to pay my US Visa fee online but I'm confused if there will be issues with CGI if I present the online receipt. Anyone who paid his/her visa fee online should kindly clarify. Thanks
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Snakedoctor1: 7:10pm On Nov 08, 2020
Pls are there coffee shops near the Lagos Consulate?

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by solihp(f): 7:13pm On Nov 08, 2020
tizentos:
Hi guys,

I plan to pay my US Visa fee online but I'm confused if there will be issues with CGI if I present the online receipt. Anyone who paid his/her visa fee online should kindly clarify. Thanks

There won't be issue, you can pay online
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by nonfav: 7:17pm On Nov 08, 2020
[quote author=Youngstown post=95822457]
I have the same problem. Scheduled the emergency appointment anyway but I haven't heard from them.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by tizentos: 7:18pm On Nov 08, 2020
solihp:


There won't be issue, you can pay online

Thanks
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by nonfav: 7:20pm On Nov 08, 2020
Youngstown:

Seems we all into this together. As at when I got the mail, that particular date they asked us to schedule wasn't available. I proceeded to booking an emergency appointment using the date I scheduled for in December. Enquired from them if that ok, only for them to mail me and say I should follow the instructions if i wanna use the nov 13 date. My challenge is it showing me a warning that if I cancel I will need to pay. And there is no emergency drop down at the top left of my page, probably cus I have booked once or something. Have you tried mailing them?

Have you cancelled an appointment before? I've never cancelled or rescheduled, so I found it a bit weird when they system said I was about to exceed my limit if I cancelled my Jan 4 appointment for June 19th. The guy I spoke to on Friday said the e-mail does not apply to me. I am not exactly sure what he means by that, i'm waiting to hear back from them. I sent an e-mail.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Youngstown: 7:40pm On Nov 08, 2020
nonfav:


Have you cancelled an appointment before? I've never cancelled or rescheduled, so I found it a bit weird when they system said I was about to exceed my limit if I cancelled my Jan 4 appointment for June 19th. The guy I spoke to on Friday said the e-mail does not apply to me. I am not exactly sure what he means by that, i'm waiting to hear back from them. I sent an e-mail.
I have not cancelled or rescheduled before. Only my emergency appointment that was rescheduled due to the protest.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Debrainiac: 7:44pm On Nov 08, 2020
For those who are interested in paying their sevis fee through a reliable source, you can contact Walspring.With Walspring, the process is seamless.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by dipdat123: 7:52pm On Nov 08, 2020
Please I need clarification on this. Does it mean someone with a December date can rescheduled to November

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by dipdat123: 7:59pm On Nov 08, 2020
I beg o gurus in the house, I hope no issues switching from Lagos to Abuja consulate after denial I got earliest date for Abuja that’s why the switch.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by Micholo5(m): 8:01pm On Nov 08, 2020
fairheart:
No need to worry! Interview will go well. All the best!
Hi. What's your view on a 6-year college gap?
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by jayzen(f): 8:16pm On Nov 08, 2020
VISA APPROVED
30th October, 2020
Lagos consulate
Window 9.

So it went thus:

VO: Good morning, pass your documents(I was trying to separate my i20 from other documents the biometrics peeps folded with it but he said I should pass all, so I did). Are you nervous?

ME: ( I didn't know what to answer that will suit him so I just smiled . I was actually nervous)

VO: There's no need to be nervous, we're just gonna have a conversation, OK?

ME: OK.

VO: Why are you going to WIU?

ME: I'm going for my master's degree in(cuts me off)

VO: Tell me why you're going to WIU, not some memorised lines

ME: (I think I flustered for words here cos I didn't know what he wants to hear) The school offered me a full graduate assistantship that covers (cuts in again)

VO: Are you going to WIU because they're going to fund you? OK listen, if someone walks up to you and says “why do you want to go to this school, what would you say?

ME: OK. I'm going there because the RPTA program will offer me a GIS certification along with my degree and.... cuts in

VO: What's GIS?

ME: it's geographic information system

VO: What's it used for?

ME: It's used for collecting and analyzing spatial data in...

VO: Why do you want to study GIS?

ME : I'm not going to study GIS, it's just a certification that comes with the program

VO: I know, but why do you need it .

ME: It's important in natural resource management and that's the concentration I'm going for(He nodded)

VO: Who'll be sponsoring you?

ME : I received a graduate assistantship that covers my tuition and offers monthly stipends, the deficit will be taken care of by my uncle

VO : What does he do?

ME : He's a medical doctor in the UK

VO: Have you traveled out of the country before?

ME : Never had any reason to

VO : Are you married? I said no
Do you have kids? I said no

He types briefly and said he'll be issuing my visa and to keep my i20 safe, pay my reciprocity fee.... Then I left.

Suggestions from my experience :
1. Don't try to avoid any VO, have an open mind and be ready for anyone you're sent to otherwise you'll be disorganized and disoriented within your first few seconds. This happened to me. I was hoping not to be interviewed by that VO. He was a big time driller.

2. Sometimes, your proposed response might not be what a particular VO wants to hear. So, have something else up your sleeve, something genuine and convincing.

3. Prepare, pray and focus.

4. It's OK to be nervous, but get over it fast so that the brain can think.

Fairheart and Texrem, you both deserve a special mention here, words will fail me if I wanted to detail how helpful you both have been. Thank you so much. It's amazing how you two can switch from a friendly conversational tone to a strict VO mode grin

@Omomayelekasi, sincerely, you're an angel in human body . Thanks for all your help and support, the motivation, the subtle chastising. You deserve the best of life.

Thank you all nairalanders, I learnt from every one of your posts. Thank you Vincent, I don't take you for granted at all. God bless you for all the little things you did that now means so much.

Success to the rest of you guys
And congratulations in advance!!

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Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by sonofakin: 8:21pm On Nov 08, 2020
I was told I couldn't cancel/reschedule too, or I would have to pay another fee. I never cancelled/rescheduled before.
Youngstown:

I have not cancelled or rescheduled before. Only my emergency appointment that was rescheduled due to the protest.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by jhidey08(m): 9:20pm On Nov 08, 2020
zeeLady:
About 7 working days.


Okay, thanks. Now I know when to likely expect a response from them.
Re: General USA Student Visa Enquiries-part 15 by jhidey08(m): 9:23pm On Nov 08, 2020
dipdat123:
I beg o gurus in the house, I hope no issues switching from Lagos to Abuja consulate after denial I got earliest date for Abuja that’s why the switch.
Please when were you denied and when were you able to schedule another appointment?

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