naijaeclectic:


Ah, I had no idea. I will look for it during the next shopping trip. Gracias!

Check Kroger. It’s called habanero pepper . Gauge it though because it is really hot

naijaeclectic:


You're right oh! I was so sorry for myself when I arrived with an Infinix phone and three-mouth charger. I finally had to get a new phone and a new SIM + two-mouth adapter thingy.

Thanks for the great advice. I have one last addition: if you like pepper, please just buy loads of pepper, and save it in a Ziplock bag. If not, you will have to look for "effective" pepper.

I wish everyone arriving soon a safe trip!

Habanero is so great to me ooo... the equivalent of rodo. Just a few can make you go nut if not calculated well.

FutureSenator:
Guys coming to the US,

Please don't forget your jackets/sweaters/gloves/socks/blankets. It is cold o.

Also if you need to repair anything like phone/laptop..do it in Nigeria. Check whether your phone is supported before coming.

Also if you have medications you are using like paracetamol, piritin**, flagyl etc just take a few along.. in essence..try not to forget anything.

Good luck.

If not Samsung, LG, Nokia or IPhone, It’s not supported. Better to buy one in Nigeria if you not willing to buy in the US...

Buy those nice looking jacket in Nigeria before coming. They are fucking expensive here especially for a naira-oriented fellow.

If you don’t want to go eat some Taco Bell, check Fil-A or some Chinese food in your first few months, better you drop some clothes and load some food stuff instead.

Fish!! Fish!! Fish!!! Dry ofcourse might be helpful since you will be eating more of Walmart’s turkey and chicken as you integrate into the system.
Ofcourse there are African Resturants but my fellow Nigerians , that poundo yam cost like 25dollars and the cray fish cost even more. So you get some idea of what to load??

There is Garri ijebu also, even Nigerian indomie but you know what that means?? Some more dollars to spend. You don’t want to spend your first few months calculating dollar to naira(it’s now even more expensive).

Charger! Charger!! Get an adaptor with 2 mouth socket. Your laptop, your phone that comes with 3 mouth plug can be converted in Nigeria with just 500 naira. It can cost you up to 30dollars in the US. Are you calculating that now? If yes, then save yourself of that calculation when you get here...

Connect! connect!! Connect!!! You need a place to stay for the first few months and someone to drive you to class. It’s so cold out there. Well, you can win that. I also walked to school everyday in January(spring semester).

Lastly, bring forth your brain, that’s the only way to survive. The land of opportunities offers it to not only the hard worker but to the intelligent workers. Intelligence often does not translate to Sabi Book. So man let’s hip this and grab those opportunities together...

EmojiQueenTV:
excuse me why are you calling justwise are we not promoting the same topic?

What’s the topic as related to Student Visa?. The moderator decides that though. Just calling his attention

festacman:
First, the recent embarrassing events at US Capitol is a proof that certain political events in Africa don't happen because Africans have inferior brain but because most African leaders usually corner their countries' security system and compromise the leaders of judiciary and legislature.

The truth is if Trump had the FBI and military on his side, the story would have been different today.

Second, if #EndSars protesters had invaded the National Assembly and vandalized it, the US officials would have insisted that the protesters must not be pushed back with force but through negotiations. And when force is applied with fatality like it happened in Capitol, sanctions will be threatened and ICJ and Amnesty International would be releasing indicting statements.

The irony in all of these is that racist Trump ended up showing that Caucasians are not superior race but they excelled simply because of some patriotic leaders.

If America had used force, the rioters won’t be able to proceed into the Congress house. It’s the processions of the rioters that leads to that casualties.

OakPearl:
Today's picks for you day traders.

SOS $1.72
NCTY $14.89
CBAT $6.40
OXFD $17.29

Not easy typing on the wheels.
Goodluck.

How did I miss this again

DodgeCoin is 80% up today...

Bossman:
I am not sure about how HND is viewed here. So, can't say if it's considered the same as a Bsc. degree. Nevertheless, you will probably need to take some additional remedial courses once you are admitted into a program.

I hope this helps but HND is considered an equivalent of a bachelors degree after WES evaluation so yes you can apply into your school of choice. I’m in my second year Masters and might go into PhD with my HNd

SugarSpill:
Most of all these loan vendors are very exploitative. Imagine charging borrowers upto 28% interest rate per month.

I love my Access Bank, they give Loan via their apps to account holders at 4.5% per month.

Even during the lockdown they were steadily giving loans unlike some banks that suspended theirs and only gave Loans to salary earners, especially gov workers.

During this Christmas Access Bank has given me over 200k Loan.

Even you when default, they give 7 days Grace before the reminder sms start coming and it is never threatening.

God bless Access Bank.

4.5%per month is still at the high side though. But 28% is just too bad. No body should be taking such loan. I wish Nigeria could come up with a credit card system like saner climate.

Marine54:
Wetin that Muslim fellow know! He is apparently asking GOD Not to speak ....

Your own God speaks only what they will pay him for not what’s gonna happen

stokfrick:


Dear passfolio, what are you doing to resolve urgently, the slowness and hanging on the platform?
Secondly I will suggest you create a telegram group. Thanks

I disagree with the telegram group. This is a company, you should contact the customer care department if you have any question. It is not a one man Ikeja business. You won’t ask google, Facebook, Robinhood or Ameritrade to create a telegram group for you

lasthero:

Beware of Oluwole statements oooo.

Na straight 10years or life ban oooo

Believe me it’s a life ban.

ChybuzzDD:


Check out Webull and Ameritrade.

I just checked. It’s the same thing for both. I think it’s a general rule in the US

Palmerbarry:
Dear Sokoloan, I will be in my best behaviour while posting this.

I applied for a loan a month back which I didn't repay in time. I got a call from an extremely rude official 5 days after I received the loan. She informed me that payment is due and I should do that immediately. I tried to be friendly but she wasn't. I asked if I could pay part but she arrogantly declined.
The next day I got a call from her again with insults this time. I told her she's not professional with her work and that made her worse. She threatened to disgrace me in the worst way ever (via SMS). My phone got stolen that night. A day after she sent the most devastating message ever to all my contacts. How she got access to them still surprises me. In her message, she said I'm a wanted criminal on the run with company funds. I got tons of messages on Facebook and missed calls and messages on my other line - my former employers, course mates, lecturers, neighbors, family, besties, other influential people. I was really mad! I had over 300 contacts for Christ sake. I called her immediately to send a convincing message to my contacts. She was adamant and continued with her insult, I fired back not minding her age. I threatened to take the case to court, but I was financially down at that moment. My sister called her immediately she got one of her text and they ended up insulting eachother. I called her some days after, she was a bit calm, and I asked if she would resend another SMS and make everything transparent to my contacts. She said once the payment is complete we'd discuss that. When the payment was deducted automatically from my account, I called the number, but the new user doesn't seem to know me. She requested for my login number I gave her but she said she can't access my account. Up till now. I think I've been too calm with them and I am taking it up now.

The worse part of it is I lost most of my contacts which means I may not be able to clarify myself. This is the worst thing ever to happen to someone.




I've mailed them concerning the issue and I'm yet to get feedback.

Pics below:

Wetin you find go there

OakPearl:
Day traders see what you can make out of this.

OCGN
UAVS.
Good luck.

What’s the best broker for day trading for someone in America. Robinhood has a restriction on day trading if your money is less than 25k dollars

OakPearl:
Day traders see what you can make out of this.

OCGN
UAVS.
Good luck.

Still good to buy?

godguy:


Ok, thanks for the clarification.
Now my question is this, lets look at this 2 scenarios:
i have a family member who want to sponsor me, which is better,
1.he transfers the money to account, i present my account statement as self sponsor and answer questions on what i do OR
2.I present him as the sponsor, his account statement and answers questions on why he want to sponsor, his relationship with me and what he does

thanks
cc Predstan
fairheart

Lump sum to your account is only going to hurt your chances than help it. If your interview is not more than 2months away and you have not done such transactions in the past 6 months, it’s only better to have your relative sponsor you. For a distance relative, he/she should have atleast 1.5 of your COA in the statement. You just prepare to answer the question “why is he sponsoring you” solidly. Btw, being a sponsor and support by that person is also very good if you have some money in the account.

Mumzeeo:
Hello everyone, some of you asked for my transcript, I'll do my best to type out what I remember.

Date of interview: 18th December
Venue: Abuja
School: University of Houston (PHD)
Funding: Covers tuition only
Visa Denied

My interview went like this

VO: where are you going

Me: University of Houston for a PhD in Petroleum Engineering

VO: would you be going with your baby? (My baby was with me for the interview, the guy verifying the documents asked me to go back home and bring her).

Me. Yes

VO: have you ever travelled with her before?

Me: not out of the country, this would be my first time.

VO: where is your husband

Me: he's is here in Nigeria and would not be coming with us, he is in the military and presently working at the Navy headquarters

VO: have you ever worked before

Me: yes, I worked for two years but I resigned from my job about four months ago to start my PhD, I am currently done with my first semester

VO: who would care for your daughter when you go to school

Me: I have looked up the cost pre schools around university of Houston and I hope to enroll her in one on the days I have to go to school (my baby is 20months old)

VO: who is paying for your fees and expenses (something like that, cant remember the exact words)

Me: first I have a scholarship that covers my tuition, the remaining expenses will be paid by my father in law. He is a retired Admiral of the Nigerian Navy and presently the MD of a Global Spectrum Energy PLC, a shipping company that offers hipping services to offshore oil and gas companies.

VO: types endlessly and says visa will be denied for reasons stated in this paper (he passes me the green sheet)

Now I have to state that a mistake was made on my I-20 and I only noticed it a night to my interview. For funding it was stated spouse as my sponsor but all my financial documents I sent to my school showed father in law so I wonder why the mistake was made. It has been corrected now and I have a new I-20 document.

Also for my funding, only in state tuition was highlighted as the funding from my school which is about $8.7k. And the deficit $6.5k was added to my own costs to be paid by me. When I reached out to the I-20 officer in my school she said out of state tuition is not included in the I-20, please is this true especially when the school paid all my fees which amounts to 18k annually, why reflect only 8k?

Also do I take my baby for the next interview, people kept on asking why I took her, but the man verifying the documents said I should go back home and get her if now I will have to schedule another interview for het. I'm confused.

The problem really is your sponsor. You mentioned a different person to what you already stated on the visa application. If your husband is buoyant enough, you could just put him in the application because he’s in the best position to be your sponsor. If not, your father in law is enough. Be sure to not digress from what is on your application form. For your funding, you don’t have problem with that. You were considered an in-state student. You should reschedule and please stick to what’s on your confirmation page when you are being interviewed again. You have a strong case to be considered a visa. Please reschedule.


It is okay to go with your kid. That’s the best thing you can do else, you will be asked questions like “who will take care of your kid when you are gone and your husband is far away”

Enceladus:


Could you say more about this? Sounds intriguing....

So sorry I couldnt respond before now. I have been very busy with so many things.

Yeah, it’s the allocation of frequency spectrum, wireless resource management and to help reduce power consumption. The Maestro algorithm has been what they use before now. But I want to simulate and practically implement these system using reinforcement learning

Igbosmoker:
lmao. At least e better pass naija

yes since Igbo is legal there

Igbosmoker:
Chai God bless you all. When I finally leave this he'll hole of a country, it would be my happiest day.

Make yourself happy, Ghana is just few hours away

ibromodzi:


Can we get to know better? I'll like you to point me in the right direction.

This really is the best thread to go from. Read few pages and get some heads on into the process

https://www.nairaland.com/5233208/general-usa-student-visa-enquiries-part/716#5233208.22912

ibromodzi:


Interesting, so how did you go about processing your Masters? Are you benefiting from any form of scholarship? My background is not in engineering or comp sci. Although, I took some comp science courses and calculus in my first three years. What are my chances of getting admission?

I’m on a full funding scholarship and my responsibility is to teach undergraduate courses. America is flexible, you can major in anything and minor in computer science. I’m still in the engineering field and minor in computer with concentration on artificial intelligence.

unrulyme:


it’s been running. i’ve lost a year now. was meant to be class of 2022 now i’m class of 2023 and it’s for the spring semester so January i’d return God willing

Why 2022? You can try again for Fall 2021...

ibromodzi:


Nice exploration. Where did you do your undergraduate studies and which course? I'll like to pursue a master's degree in ML.

Did my Undergrad in Nigeria(electrical engineering).

Ok so my Masters Thesis... “wireless Control using reinforcement learning”. I think reinforcement learning has not been deployed for real world applications. This hopefully will be sponsored by Comcast(Internet provider in the US)

sonofakin:
What I read was that there is no directive yet from ICE regarding spring semester. So incoming international students should work with the guideline for fall 2020 which states that 100% of courses can not be online. That is, take at least one in-person/hybrid class - 3 credit hours of in-person class should be okay according to the guideline

Not true. The directives was upturned before Fall 2020 and students can register online classes even if it’s fully online

Iamicekid:


Na it’s not possible that why there is court, future make more than him in USA and he only pays $600 for child support and e no even pay some for his other baby mama sef

Lies Lies

Alex Rodrigues pays over 100k$ monthly. NAS paying 55k$ monthly. Eddy Murphy 50k. Stevie wonder 25k. You didn’t cite those as examples. It will depend on if the lady files a strong case.

Iamicekid:


That’s why there is court now, so u think if u deny and then do dna u will pay more be kidding yourself, did he make more than future in USA, future is only paying $600 per month

Not true. Future pays $3200 monthly because he has 5 other baby mamas. Stop peddling lies

Iamicekid:
This woman Na Mumu ooo, Na USA u ask for DNA mostly, saying nonsense for mouth, se u can’t do paternity test in USA guess she is high on drugs tho

He didn’t deny it because that might ruin him. He will pay more than. 10k monthly. So no need for dna since he didn’t deny it