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OluDare01:
Atatürk airport locked down again cos of military coup.
Turkish air is a no for me

if it's still closed until 30jul. Full refund will knock at my door.

OluDare01:
Ratchy

sha close ur teeth

jide039:
good afternoon house, please how do i get to Walter Carrington US embassy in Lagos. i will be moving from Ajah. thanks for your reply.

Enter CMS from Ajah, then alight at check point. or bonny camp & walk forward or backward

Ekofisk:
Thanks. Was this communicated via Email?

yes sir

This is to inform you that flight EK784 effective from 1st of August, 2016, is rescheduled to operate as follows:

STA: 1540 hrs
Check-in opens: 1440 hrs
Check-in closes: 1640 hrs
Departure Time: 1755 hrs

Also, flight EK783, effective 1st of August, 2016, is rescheduled to operate as follows:

Check-in opens: 0800 hrs
Check-in closes: 1000 hrs
Departure Time: 1100 hrs
STA: 0445+1 hrs

Kindly keep your clients updated.

Thank you for choosing Emirates!

Your Emirates Sales Team.

fizzile:
These days na soo soo silent followers dey post transcript but they no go contribute any other thing to the thread. Silent silent silent. Una try.

no be person wey know go contribute?

heylie:
Glory be to God visa approved, 6:30 batch this morning. Transcripts coming shortly. tho am a silent follower but thanks everyone lagismyous, Texem... And Walspring, and Evey other people who have made positive impact on this thread God bless you.

Congrats

texrem:
Sure he can..

Thank you

A friend interview is scheduled for Friday,but something came up.....can he still reschedule his appointment tomorrow ?

OluDare01:
VISA APPROVED TODAY IN LAGOS
Apology please i talk alot.

The journey that started about 18months ago was consolidated today with the approval of my F1 visa.
Got to the embassy by 5:10am and those agents surrounded me but I was just using them to catch fun. Took out time to educate some gullible guys that wanted to fall for their trap.
I was so confident, I think my confidence level was 99.9%.

Well, we passed through all the check-in and some guys were turned back for offences ranging from DS160 barcode to sevis receipt. Some did not even have the right documents.

Fastforward, we got inside and I just dey form oversabi dont mind me. The lady was like you folded your i-20 and sevis receipt already
So after all the initial gragra, I finally joined the queue, was the 10th person.
Turned on the pastor mode, no be small thing o
( praying in the holy ghost)
Three Vos came and interviews started. They were just dishing out denial like gift.
See guys froming fake american accent, no be small thing o
Gbam, so i was interviewed by the lady in window 7, the babe before me was also approved.
My approval was the third
Here is the conversation
Me – Good Morning
VO – Pass me your documents
VO- Why are you going to the US?
Me- I am going to the US to pursue my masters degree in Chemistry with a concentration in analytical and environmental chemistry at Tennesee Tech University, Cookeville.
VO- what do you currently do?
Me- I just concluded my NYSC where i taught chemistry in a secondary scvhool. I also volunteered as a radio presenter
VO- (looks at me for the first time) What will you do after your studies?
Me- Few weeks ago, the FG launched a $10m clean up of oil spill in Ogonni land in the Niger Delta.
I plan to return to Nigeria to help in environmental remediation and fighting environmental pollution,
I will take up lecturing jobs in Nigerian Universities, I wanna be a Prof of Chemistry
VO- (looks at me) i will be approving your VISA. Then i became deaf temporarily.
Be confident, I was so confident and eloquent. Didn't do any rehearsal atall, maybe cos I've been reading transcripts here and I did the whole application myself.

Thanks to everyone here,you guys are doing a great job.
To the gurus
slimmy2005( Mr nice guy, God bless you real good), imperiouxx, MsNas, Zeezahbee, Bigfrancis Aadeyi,profdot, Ojap,mevisbleek, GboyegaD,bbdd,lagosismyhome,deetus et al, keep on doing the good work here.
SirRiddy, I don't know how to thank you for all the info. More grace
Kennyronny, the guy with a big heart

To my brothers from another mother Gunther6, dickoflife,texrem, don4ye, fizzle,lionlee216, Bukunmy, temi4fash...the list is endless, God bless you real good.


Can't forget beautiful purplesummer rhemmie91 ratchy,calfavour,et all
My brother from another mother, a friend, classmate, genius, call him anything book profx4real

Fortissimo, I can't forget you( you're very humble and down to earth) and Cutemorgan, the cutest guy alive , my mentor and a rare gem I should say. Thanks for the support.
Warriboy21 for the humour valpo police torch
Rheenah


Finally Walspring, may God grant your heart desires. I strongly believe God rewards His faithful servants.

I think I have tried. Sorry for the error of omission.
This thread is more like my family
Love y'all

Congratulations sir

Rheenah:
You know, when you have the Lord by you, no need to shake. I woke by 4 today . Had 7:30 interview.we left by 5:30 and funny enough I didn't even think of the interview. I was admiring the island and the ocean and all. Even when we queued I was absorbed in my surroundings. Didn't think of the interview much.
I was on heels and from the whole queue and queue and all I was exhausted and vexed. I think the vexation added more confidence to me. Plus I kept singing the song "your grace is enough for me". (Ladies biko dun wear heel to your interview o)
Moving on....
The person that was interviewed before me in window 6 was rejected.

VO: Pass me your passport,sevis and i20
(I did and in my mind was like nawa o. no good morning)
VO: why this school (typing fast)
Me: Berea college is a highly ranked college in us. with good econs faculty. (I stopped)
VO:tell me about this course (I didn't rehearse Ds at all so I didn't HV an answer. But I rehearsed " wat will econs do for u" and quickly answered it)
Me : Economics is a course that will help me develop my analytical skills to work in multiple industries
VO: tell me courses requires in econs
Me: (didn't also rehearse for this sha) maths,eng,econs,commerce and other courses
VO: types furiously into computer
VO: how did u get this scholarship
Me: it is awarded to every admitted student in the school
VO: (laughing) wow I wish I got one of those
Melaughing) (in my head, gimme visa lemme go)
VO: starts to bring a white paper and I smiled because God had done it. Keep your i20 well you will need it congrats. Pick ur passport at bla bla bla place. HV a nice day
Me: thank you
(Those in the queue before me standing at other windows waiting to be interviewed smiled and said congrats because we had been talking about how everyone was getting rejected. Especially by the man in window 3. So mean. So many drama.Even those phonerising (and they were many both male and female. See me with my yeye local accent and God still did it)
Its all God. Be confident. Look them eye to eye. Oyibo is a human. Rehearse (some people just dey bite their tongue)
Pray pray pray

Congrats sweets

LagosismyHome:
Hey Sweetheart , yes this is she
Trust you have been keeping well as you get ready for[b] countdown [/b]and new beginnings
happy preparation and continue staying well .

Good to know you are here
@ bolded scares me......
I just started preparing and dollars hunt haven't started , still thinking is gonna come down

Thank for the wishes , you are far too kind.
Remain blessed

LagosismyHome:
Ehnnn if you dey find me that means u not been keeping up with your assignment of getting ready which includes answering present here so u know whatsup

been wondering who is this person that have been posting like DareFadi....now I know

MsNas:
Angelapinkytoes said he/she got to the US on July 3rd, and he/she also stated that her classes resumes by September. How did he/she get into the US more than 30days before start of classes?

It also seems that he/she does not know the difference between Washington State and Washington DC. Lol, Wonders shall never end.

Hmmmmm

spotted

OluDare01:

Thank you. To chop ban no be small thing o.
It's actually my first time.

na everything dey get first time

AshBammy:
Hopping into Nairaland with plenty smiles on my face ‎
Thank you my sweet Jesus, you always have my back!! Love you Jesus ‎
Thank you to my wonderful Nairaland family, special thanks to my God sent new friends oluphy Texrem meritdee‎ calfavour and DareFadi wonderful woman with a large heart. God bless you all.
So I got my visa approved today ‎
So so excited 
Straight to my interview transcript 
Very friendly vo
Vo: Hello, good morning 
Me: Good morning sir (smiles)
Vo: how did you come about this university 
Me: I was searching via google for a prog in child and family studies based on my passion for children, I stumbled on montclair state uni while searching and their child and advocacy prog interested me, so I applied. ‎
Vo: ok, what other schools did u apply to
Me: pacific oaks and uni of Missouri Columbia 
Vo: why did you pick montclair 
Me: I picked montclair mainly because of the availa‎bilty of the child advocacy program and also its concentration in Public Child Welfare which fits into what I really want + the prog offers a practicum in child welfare which will take the form of a field practice during my course of study looking at his eyes)
Vo: okay okay 
Types for a while ooo‎
Keeps my passport says the ‎golden words
I'm approving ur visa 
That was where my ear stopped working lol
Took the white paper n left 
Im soo excited
My 2 kobo advice : be articulate and look directly in ur vo's eyes, pray n stay calm.  
It is well
‎
‎I pray for others looking to God for thier visa, the Lord will surprise you and give you a testimony in Jesus Name. Amen

Congratulations

bailcron:
Hello great people in the house.

I appreciate everyone in the house for the great support. My appreciation to God Almighty for His grace, mercy and love.

Also appreciate Bigfrancis for his help in paying my SEVIS fees. Bro, you remain the best. Thank you so much................ @Ratchy and Oloyeadeniyi you are appreciated as well.

My VISA was approved today.......6.30am appointment.

See below the details:

Conversation between VO and I.
VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning sir
VO: Please pass me your passport?
Me: I did same.......
VO: Also your I20 please
Me: did same
VO: I can see you going to Troy University?
Me: Sure
VO: How did you hear about Troy University
Me: After I made up my mind to study in the US. I used Google for my search which in turn introduce me to usnews.com, I used this for all the schools I applied to
VO: How many schools did you apply to?
Me: I applied to 4 and named them....Troy University, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Texas A&M at Kingsville and Western Illinois University.

My people, to my dismay the next question is..................

VO: Why did you apply to Texas A&M in the first place
Me: I applied because I found a Research interest inline with what I wanted but unfortunately I was not admitted.
VO: Why were you not admitted?
Me: Perhaps because the course is in engineering and my first degree was in Zoology.
VO: Passed me my I20, you will need it at the point of entry. He dint say anything like I will be approving your VISA. Then he picked the white paper and circled the Collection centre......... Pick up your passport on Thursday.

I was favoured............

Thanks to God

Congratulations , you are welcome

galazito:
@ratchy I am a little bit confuse with the timing intervals basically I must say my concern most is the time to connect the next flight to mexico from Sao paulo.

that's how the time flight is n u won't be required to provide transit visa.

galazito:
pls how long will I require to stay in sao paulo before boarding to mexico?

See example below

LOS- LAGOS
JNB- JOHANNESBURG
GRU- SAO PAULO
MEX- MEXICO CITY

SA 01JUN 3 LOSJNB HK2 0640 0840 1535 *1A/E*

SA 224 W 01JUN 3 JNBGRU HK1 2035 B 2135 0255+1 *1A/E*

AM 015 Q 02JUN 4 GRUMEX HK1 2 2255 0700+1 *1A/E*

AM 014 Q 09JUN 4 MEXGRU HK1 2 2325 1055+1 *1A/E*

SA 223 W 10JUN 5 GRUJNB HK1 1700 3 1800 0725+1 *1A/E*

SA 060 W 11JUN 6 JNBLOS HK1 1350 B 1450 2010 *1A/E*

rosasparks:
I had to join Nairaland to post my transcript because I've been reading everything from part 2 and the amount of confidence I gained from reading and analyzing transcripts really helped me with my interview.
My interview was this morning. 9am appointment at Abuja consulate. My visa was approved and no documents were asked. The interview was quite short.

VO: Please come forward ma'am. I like your dress.
Me: *smiles* Thank you
VO: So you're going to UConn?
Me: That's correct
VO: What do you want to be in the future?
Me: I want to be a health management consultant. I understand that majority of the problems we face in our health sector in Nigeria is as a result of poor management...
VO: *cuts me off* Who's paying for this?
Me: My father
VO: What does he do?
Me: He's a recently retired manager in Bleep oil company, but he's on monthly pension which is the same as his salary.
VO: What oil company again?
Me: Bleep oil company
VO: Okay so do you have any siblings currently studying in the US
Me: *pauses for a second* Yes, I have a sister who's on F-1
VO: What exactly does she do right now?
Me: She's on OPT, working with Bleep
VO: Ma'am your visa has been approved. You'll need this to pick your passport.

Thank you guys so much and keep up the amazing work.

Congrats

Bigolly:
pls anybody with mexico flight information, i just got a mexico visa and i will be travelling early next month,i need to no how much the flight can cost and the best route to go with,pls i will appreciate anybody with information about travelling to mexico to let me know

check with SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS&AIR MEXICO they go to mexico city without requesting for transit visa
LAGOS/Johannesburg, (O.R. Tambo Intl)/Sao Paulo, (Guarulhos Intl)/Mexico City, (Benito Juarez Intl.

tejiri294:
whew finally am here after so much reading from previous pages....I pray God grant each and everyone of us our visas. my i20 would land next week; my question is hope its not too late to start the whole visa processing process for FALL SESSION ?

Nope its not too late , I have a friend that is yet to pay sevis fee & book appointment sef though he has is I20 already ...............Wish you all SUCCESS

djmakson:
No it wasn't. Meat is generally not allowed irrespective of the POE.

To those coming to the US soon:

If you would have enough space in your luggage (be mindful of the weight. Every airline has specific maximum) , pending the time you would have to visit any African store here, you could arrange for some food stuff like garri, egusi, ogbonno, dry fish, dry vegetables. Get them in ziplocks or plastic bags, clearly labelled. That would last you for a considerable period before eating burger

P.S. Palm Oil (Epo pupa) is not allowed. It won't even pass MMIA.

Thanks for the info

OTUNBACODED:
It is not of him that willeth nor of him that runneth but of God that sheweth mercy (Romans 9:16). Today for 11am appointment in Lagos my visa was approved.

vo: good morning
me: good morning ma and how do u do?
vo: let me have your passport
me: here they are ma, I handed her my passport , I-20 and sevis receipt
vo: tell me about your study plan
me: I am going to south dakota school of Mines and technology for Msc Mining Engineering & Management and I will be taking courses such as *************, this courses will help me with updating myself in the area of mining and also open me to new mining techniques. d Nigerian government is now working on making mining a major source of revenue generation as the crash in oil price as affected the economy negatively hence more qualified hands will be needed in the mining sector and this degree will give me an edge. (VO was just nodding)
vo: who will be funding your study
me: my elder brother, he works as *** with *** & I also have some personal savings to support myself since I currently work. (vo continued typing for like 2 minutes)
vo: your visa has been approved.

It was just God's grace,favour & mercy as i did not write any test though it was not required from my school as my undegraduate was in same field.

Thanks to everybody that posted their transcript as i have learnt alot from here. Special thanks to Ojap , DareFadi & Warriboy21

Congratulations

imperiouxx:
@ ratchy,

Cheers! https://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/party/party0016.gif

Thanks so much for your patient and understanding

Glory to Almighty Allah for the appointed day (16th June, 2016) arrived...
Cab arrived 4:30am at my gate, made some rush-hour dressing and ate my sahur inside the cab. Left home 5:10am and got to the embassy 5:40am. People were already there. Didn't join the crowd immediately, I took my time to make up and dress properly (fine blue gown and hair covered as usual).

After so much arrangements from my end, I finally joined the queue then check in start 6:10am or so, not sure of the time.
After the almighty screening, I crossed the road to the main building opposite where we were screened.

Inside the main building now
We were passed to the first window to confirm our documents (I-20, SEVIS payment receipt was attached together at that window) put together in-between my passport. Next window was fingerprints. After that I joined the queue to await the VO's
I was the 14th person on queue, after a while they arrived at their respective windows While on the queue I wasn't feeling too well, I was thinking if I should go and wait in the rest room for some minutes. But later summoned courage to get my visa ...
Now my turn after some minutes, I was called to window 7...

VO: Good morning
ME: morning ma'am
VO: Can I have your documents please (I:20, SEVIS confirmation with passport)
ME: I passed it to her (She was typing and looked up to me and asked)
VO: Tell me your plans
ME: (fear first grip me...) I am going Troy University in Alabama to pursue my Masters Degree in International Relations
VO: Nodding and typing (though facing her system)
VO: Ok, what will you do after International Relations
ME: I will return home to continue working in my present organisation or alternatively establish my own firm or work in a public sector to develop Nigeria
VO: Ok, nodding... (then, she typed like no tomorrow)
VO: Who is sponsoring you
ME: My dad
VO: what does he do
ME: he is a successful real estate consultant, he develops... (then, she cuts in saying ok! ok!! ok!!!)
VO: your visa has been approved then she returned my I-20 and SEVIS confirmation to me that I will need it at POE and wished me successful trip to the US with the white slip to pickup my passport.

...NOTE: No document(s) was asked

I was filled with Joy.............. Sorry for the late transcript

Thanks to the GURUS on this thread, your help has been an invaluable contribution to this successful transcript.

Profound gratitude to the deserving folks and coaches from my love of life @Don4ye to my sweetheart @OluDare01 you guys are awesome.
Not forgetting my ubiquitous fiance for the love, care etc... You're the best!

bukunmmy:
To God Be The Glory and for Favour He Showed me this Morning At Lagos Embassy He proved Himself to Me that He is a Living God Visa Approved 7:30am at Window 2. Special Thanks to God Almight for the Mercy I Received from Him. This Appreciation will not be Complete without this following People Lionlee, Don4ye, Holudarey01, Worryboy21 and Halidaf for ur Prayer and Advice I Say a very Big Thank U to Nairaland Family as whole this Forum is a Blessing to my Success. Thanks and God Bless U All. Transcript Loading...............

Congratulations..................please post transcript on time before dem swallow you raw