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Nonesense!

fairheart:
Hahaha Can you imagine the embassy snubbed our government. How disrespectful!! I know nothing will change as long as the crowd flood to the consulate. They can't issue everybody a visa. And the embassy doesn't care how much you have spent or how difficult the process is; you pay the fee, they determine if you're eligible.

Bro an embassy is autonomous; its ambassador enjoys diplomatic immunity and your laws barely even touch him/her. It's like a country in another country.

Unless the embassy or its personnel commit a crime against its host country or diplomatic relations are severed, they can do pretty much whatever they want... Even at that, they aren't arrested but expelled.

So summons from any branch or arm of government is a simple thing to bounce especially from a place like our NASS, that hall that doesn't have a dime in credibility.

If it were the presidency, then the ambo may have obliged.

But, on an issue like VISA issuing which has a classified system, i don't think the ambo would put himself in a situation where he'd be forced to say stuff or at best, give the government vague answers.

johnmattew:
thanks......the agent sef don build houses with innocent people money

I like myself, I'm too hard to convince and highly psychological in my activities...it dosnt take me time to detect dubious People

please house,if you don't have adequate source of fund and Ur documents aren't genuine,don't bother wasting Ur time....don't use today's greed/ignorance to destroy Ur future. American Embassy is far wider than b4

True! To me i believe the embassy here is better informed than even the president of this country.

These guys could issue travel warnings to their citizens about security situations our president isn't even aware of despite being briefed by the SSS on daily basis.

And one thing has been going through my mind; what if the US never shut down their X-KeyScore program which Edward Snowden blew the whistle on and that these program is deployed at embassies?

To those whom don't know X-KeyScore, it's basically a covert search engine that could look deep into your social media accounts. Your messages, your posts - looking out for anti-American posts and all.

What if there is a secondary team deep inside the embassy that strip searches your activities on the internet? Your records on NIMC, INEC, TAX, Driver's licence for any discrepancies and duly informs the VO on real time basis?

I'm sure they could even look into the activities of your sponsor and his/her company etc.

I think my mind strayed too far sha

fairheart:
When it comes to traveling, I beg you all, don't be desperate. No matter your situation! With a few African countries visa on your passport, US, UK, Canada Visa is easy. Plan your journey well, and protect your money. Imagine paying 1.3 M for fake visa. I know an agent who took people to Ifo in Ogun state and conduct fake medical for them. I am still targeting him though; once he crossed the line again, he's gone.

You go assassinate am bro?

fairheart:
He may not have been the one who sponsored it; he probably draw the Newspaper to what is going on, and you know that Punch is interested in issue that affect a lot of Nigerians. In other word, he could have friends there.

True though!

It led to the NASS summoning the US Ambo; The embassy rebuffed the summon though.

johnmattew:
I once met an agent that told me he will prepare a bank statement and stamp my visa,not knowing i have the resources to sponsor myself.he requested for 800k for everything and I will sign an agreement.he did everything to convince me that embassy wont notice.he even went further to show me list of passports with american visas.he told me those visas were held by him cos his clients haven't paid him in full.asbifnit wasn't convincing enough,the dude showed me the list of people that came for processing.i just shook my and left and never came back....I respect my conscience alot and I don't compromise.

same agent is the one spearheading the protest against harsh American Embassy attitude towards Nigeria in punch newspaper.


please guys,flee from these ppl,they are after Ur money

Lol seriously?

You recognised the person's name?

So that article was sponsored by fraudsters.

PhockPhockMan:
Hmmmm

Bro how far nah? Where u go hide nah?

PDP TI TAKE OVER

Abiseundun:
Hello everyone, I later got the passport with a declined note, I don't think there's any ban as the letter does not show any. Thank you to all that helped out with info. Will make sure my profile is 100% genuine before I try again, USA or not. Please aspirants should take note and not fall into the same shoes as mine. I believe if there's a ban, it will be in the letter right?

Lesson learned! Hope others will take a cue.

Robert6708:
Hey, how’s everyone doing. Noticed the issue of statement of account being verified is causing a lot of rancor. And some people think embassies now have the right to verify acct balance and what not. Like someone rightly pointed out, the only thing the embassy can confirm is if the statement originated from the bank I.e it’s genuiness as per the Acct no. Name, and other on the surface details. No one has authority to confirm ur balance and transaction history.

For those who got approved and later denied, it’s just fate. Pray harder and refire. All this conspiracy theory is funny. Fact is the figure for visa applicants have tripled, so anyone can be denied for any convenient reason.

And another thing, if I were a VO, and I settle down to read this thread, I can easily tell from the response I get if an applicant is from nairaland or not; and the truth of the matter is 99% of people on here do not have the means to get graduate degree in the US, I mean, with the way naija is, how many people can afford to spend $60k(which is even on a very cheap side). Those that can afford it belong to a very small circle and they don’t usually come on here asking obvious questions. At most they read in silence and go for their interview and kill it.

Preparation is important But like I said. PRAYER IS THE KEY! Before u ask me to what, let me answer ——> to a US VISA!!

Shalom!

Couldn't agree less!

npmi:
You are referring to me abi? we will start part 2 .

Ignored!

tombnok:
Good evening,
i have been reading this thread from part 8 to 14, and i was happy to see people with the positive vibes, and i just do not want to be sleeping on a bicycle, i want to ask questions i want help to so this is my profile;
studied civil engineering in uni (undergraduate) scored 287 in GRE, got admission to study civil engineering in Morgan state Uni Maryland, (masters), good hands(agent) helping with filling my form online, my father bank statement to be as sponsor, please enlighten me more on most likely questions and how exactly it might go, i have a date for dec 19 2018, resumption has to be before jan 20 2019. i have read a lot of transcript, i just want a good person to help and give me more lead and guide thank you.

Fill your online forms yourself Mr. Man for your own good.

fairheart:
If you are tired, then get clarification before you conclude. I wasn't saying they should take fake documents to embassy. There's no one time I suggested that here. Don't make me feel like I am doing the wrong thing for the little help I offer here and there.

Some people ehn, just outrightly negative.

I think you've given some of the most brilliant comments on this thread so far!

I applied, got my visa, went out and studied many years ago, hence my presence on this thread even though I've got no plans to travel out in the near future.

But some people are trying their best to ridicule you for no reason at all.

Imagine jpoppins was denied yesterday, i asked that she PMs me cos obviously she's distraught after being denied twice... Just to give her a pep talk and offer my help in anyway i can if she decides to reapply.

One geh (whom is also an applicant) came on here to try to be funny. Smh

Gent009:
Visa Approved Transcript



VO: (Looked at the bank statement and was impressed. Brought out a white paper) All ur information checks out and I will be approving ur visa. But first I have to confirm this bank statement. If found fraudulent u will be ban for 10yrs, should I go ahead.

Me: Pls go ahead (in my mind abeg make she fast b4 she change her mind)

Took my white paper and walked away boning as if I was rejected and people started saying sorry bro na so dy dy do.

3 working days after, Visa Status Changed to Issued. This platform has been of tremendous help to me am grateful.

Congratulations!

Go on and excel!

npmi:
PM you, will you give her the visa?

Madam Chill!

I'm sure she hasn't given up just yet.

So i bet she's gonna need a bit of a pep talk right now.

Na bad thing??

Jpoppins:
I was denied again today . In fact the VO asked me just 4 questions, I answered him well . Asked me who is sponsoring me and what does he do , I told him my father and stated what he does and he just told me I don’t qualify and gave me the blue paper

WTF?

PM Me!

fairheart:
First, was it full scholarship?
Secondly, is there a student profile on your school website for accepted student?
Third, which school is it?
Fourth, confirm from your school is scholarship information was added to the database your i-20 is generated from.

My advice: get a letter from your school stating amount of scholarship offered, and the basis on which it is awarded.

Moreover, , the form i-20 is always generated from a government designated website, where each school insert your information to generate the i-20 for you. Both the US government, embassy, and your school have access to this database. Note that it's stated on your i-20 that scholarship is awarded. It is possible this award is not showing on the database, which the consular might have access during the interview (I am not sure). So, contact your school and tell them to check the place your i-20 was generated and update it that you have been offered scholarship. Additionally, tell your school to get you a letter showing the award offered. Print the letter; make sure your school include their scholarship committee contact details or information of school official that can attest the scholarship is awarded--should the embassy want to verify. Now, compose a letter by yourself, detailing how this case unfold. Pack every documents, including your scholarship doc, i-20, and take it to DHL and mail it out to the embassy. Detail in the letter what the VO told you to do.

I like the way you think man!

npmi:
I connect to your blessing

His blessing rather!

When's yours dear?

slamcole:
Good afternoon here. Visa approved today at the US consulate in Abuja this morning. Here's my transcript

ME: Good morning ma'am (with a wry smile)
VO: passport and 1-20 please.


VO: why USM
ME: It is classified as a R1 institution by the Carnegie foundation. And the Biological Science department has a diverse approach to their graduate program where researches provide solutions to problems affecting one health

VO: number of schools applied to
ME: 3. I named them.

VO: Why the choice of USM
ME: Aside from the fact that I got a GA, there's also am ongoing research in the lab of Prof **** which is in line with my background as a veterinarian.(not sure I mentioned the scope of the research)

VO; Do you have a letter from the school indicating the funding offered.
ME: YES. Gave it to her

VO: What similarities are there between your background as a vet and molecular biology
ME: As a practicing Vet, an added Knowledge of molecular biology will not only help me better diagnose animal diseases but also develop preventive and curative approaches to the disease, with emphasis on zoonotic diseases.

VO: Plan after graduation
ME: Upon completion of the MSC, I'll have acquired adequate research knowledge, and practical exposure as to enable me pick up a faculty position made available to best graduating students like me from my alma matter upon my return to Nigeria.

VO: Travelled out of the country before.
ME: No I've had no reason to go out of Nigeria

VO: Do you have any relatives or siblings in the US
ME: no I don't

VO: Congratulations, I'll be approving your visa

Congratulations man!

Hope others can also connect this blessing.

Good luck to Tuesday interviewees!

An uncle of mine just got his visa approved today at the Abuja Embassy. Him na clergy sha!

He told me that from the time he went in to when he left, only elderly people like him got approved.

And yes, he too is going to school. He's in his late 40s

I hope everyone here comes out with a different story today. Amen

Jpoppins:
Thank you very much , I want to submit my de 160 please what should I write under the explanation for reason for refusal ?

Can I use my former passport? The one I used for the first ds 160 ?

Did they give you any?

You cannot just think of a possible reason and give them now.

Jpoppins:
I still have one more question to ask please , I was denied in August after being placed on administrative processing , the vo collected my dad s statement and my passport , hours after my interview I went to check my status and I saw refused. I discovered later that I placed my dad s personal bank statement of about 8m instead of His business statement with more than double the amount that I wanted to use , so I’m assuming the vo saw that and refused me immediately, could it be for that reason or is there another reason that could have caused it ? Because my interview went well and I answered all the questions properly . My next interview is next week and I’m really bothered . Please I need you guys opinions , so I can adjust anything I’m supposed to adjust I don’t want to be denied a second time

If your dad's personal account had enough and a bit more that could cover your first year, I don't think that would have posed a problem except if there is inconsistency in cash in flow or that a lump sum was deposited not too long before he applied for the Statement of account.

I think his business account would have been preferable cos as you said, it had double the amount and in flow of cash here would probably be more consistent over a period - depending on what he does.

A strong and consistent financial position of sponsors gives the V.O more confidence that your education won't be abandoned halfway

Jpoppins:
I still have one more question to ask please , I was denied in August after being placed on administrative processing , the vo collected my dad s statement and my passport , hours after my interview I went to check my status and I saw refused. I discovered later that I placed my dad s personal bank statement of about 8m instead of His business statement with more than double the amount that I wanted to use , so I’m assuming the vo saw that and refused me immediately, could it be for that reason or is there another reason that could have caused it ? Because my interview went well and I answered all the questions properly . My next interview is next week and I’m really bothered . Please I need you guys opinions , so I can adjust anything I’m supposed to adjust I don’t want to be denied a second time

Is it that you went for the interview with two statements?

Jpoppins:
I still have one more question to ask please , I was denied in August after being placed on administrative processing , the vo collected my dad s statement and my passport , hours after my interview I went to check my status and I saw refused. I discovered later that I placed my dad s personal bank statement of about 8m instead of His business statement with more than double the amount that I wanted to use , so I’m assuming the vo saw that and refused me immediately, could it be for that reason or is there another reason that could have caused it ? Because my interview went well and I answered all the questions properly . My next interview is next week and I’m really bothered . Please I need you guys opinions , so I can adjust anything I’m supposed to adjust I don’t want to be denied a second time

Can someone respond to the sweet lady here!

The only thing Nigeria has prospered in is the spread poverty and worsening of corruption; ask Buhari, he'd agree. He doesn't seem to agree with these kind of reports from the likes of Transparency and Amnesty internationals

As I see topic, I say make I enter read but something tell me make I sheck the sauce first, test am... As I see say an Tinubu media cook am, I spit, comot from thread waka.

Nonesense!

Bihari will NOT like this!

In at least 9 national and international dailies!

Politics!

He should tell us how and where he got the money to keep our jet at stansted for 3 months plus

Nonesense!

GEJ