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rhemmie91:
Good evening all, visa was approved today at lagos. I just wanna thank everybody that has ever commented on this thread as I always learn from what I read here. Special thanks to slimmy2005 for helping with my

Congrats

Icebergtm:
Here was how my transcript went:

I approached her and greeted
Me: Goodmorning
V.O: HI, ur passport pls...
She quickly opened d pages of d passport and saw that I don't av any traveling records, nxt she asked afta my i20 form, I gave it to her
She looked at it and asked...
V.O: where r u going to
Me: Am going to Norwallk, Connecticut for a degree in business Administration and management
V.O. Which school
Me. Norwalk community college
V.O. Who's paying for this?
Me. My mum
V.O. What does she do?
Me. Shes a business woman, fashion designing
V.O.: why associate degree and not a bachelors degree
Me: that's the highest degree the school offers apart from other certifications
V.O. But there are other schools in the U.S that offers bachelors degree why didn't u choose from those?
Me. because I av a strong interest and passion for my choice of school, it's a nice school and my uncle over there went to the school and recommended it to me.
V.O. Are you currently working?
Me. No
V.O. When did u finish ur secondary school?
Me. 2008
V.O. What av u been doin from 2008 till now
Me. Noting
The nxt thing she said was am sorry but u do not qualify for a bla bla bla, gave me d blue printed paper

I am sorry to know this, Icebergtm.
I hope by re-applying and getting some help here, you will get your student visa.

Good luck

lazywriter:
Available means there are 9 slots left for Thursday 7:30 appointment. If your school is resuming soon, you better book as soon as possible.

May 19 is the next available day, meaning there is no slot between now and 19th

Thank you for expounding, Lazywriter. This is helpful.

I am currently working on paying my SEVIS but please is there anyway to view the available dates for appointment?
This is solely for the purpose of 'planning ahead'.

Thank you

cutemorgan:
You can visit fmjfee.com, fill in the information required and generate a coupon number. Then send the coupon number or the coupon itself alongside your scanned i20 and cash boss.

Thanks cutemorgan.
I did that just now. Very straightforward.
God bless

Thank you Guys for the info on how to pay my SEVIS fee.
I have found a friend in the US who is willing to help me pay. And I have one more question :

Apart from the cash and my I-20, what other documents will he need to process the payment?

Thanks

brightify:
you can't use any master card for the SEVIS fee payment, is either you ask someone here in USA to help you make the payment or you can also go to seme border to make the payment.hope it helps

Thank you Brightify

NairaSea23:
You cant use any card of any sort to pay for your SEVIS fee since you are a Nigerian, not even a foreign card can be use for u. The only options you have are by money orderor western union, and not in Nigeria. So if you have any reliable source in the US, u can contact them orseek for help here.

Thank you NairaSea23.

Hello Gurus in the house.

I must thank you all for your helpful advice and contributions here.

Permit me, I have another question.

Can I pay my SEVIS fee from Nigeria using my GTB masters card?

I know it might have been addressed here but some of you might agree with me about the tedious reality of checking every comment
Thanks for the anticipated response

obowunmi:
No.

What part are you?
I got admitted to UCONN, to resume hopefully in Fall

anikemoses:
Read back some pages before now,Imperioux already made the vital point which can not be overemphasized.

Thank you Anike Moses

dickoflife:
Broda walspring, oga imperiouxxx, and awon aunti in di house. Biko tell me, does a conversion from an Msc programme to a community college nursing programme still mean you are in status as a student? Iyen number one. Now number 2 if I get my I-20 now biko explain the 120 day rule to me.

Great question.
Where did this 120-day rule come from? I learnt some students are even given visa 8 months prior to their program start date.
Can anyone shed more light on this, because what the VOs clearly say is that one cannot enter the US 30 days or more earlier than the expected date of resumption.

Hello Good People

Thanks for all the important information dropped here.
Permit me to ask:

Please why is the choice and number of schools applied to, sort of relevant to the success of a visa interview?

What is the VO trying to determine from this question of the number/choice of school?

Thanks Guys

[quote author=ARABMONI post=43889083]At window 6.......
Me: Gud morning sir... (with a warm smile)
V.O: Good morning
V.O: pass ur Passport....... (i did that) N ur I-20 (did also, looking at his face and listening attentively to here what he was saying)
V.O: Ohhhh Western Michigan Uni
Me: Yes sir (nodding in the affirmative)
V.O: what are you going there to Study?
me: Masters in Elect-Elect....
v.o: Did u write GRE?


Congrats

Hello Good people.
My apologies, I have been away for sometime.

Please is there any NL in Connecticut?

Hi Guys
Is anyone in UCONN, Storrs campus?

Hello Good People

When can I schedule my visa interview for if I am to resume Fall (late August)?

Any date too early/late?

Hello Lagos/Abuja NIV

Thank you for your response the other day on my passport issue.
I have another question:


How relevant is having cash revealed in my bank statement in order to have a successful visa interview?

My intended school gave me an assistantship that covers tuition and offers stipends. It appears the assistantship covers the estimated cost of attendance by my school.

Pls how much is needed to be reflected in my bank acct statement? And how relevant is that to having a successful visa interview?

Thank you

MrMann1:
Contact the school admission office via email. Tell them this experience. DHL tracking will show the exact office the transcript dey. Another thingy is have you been able to evaluate the transcript? It might be the issue, pls try to contact the admissions office of that school. Good luck.

Thank you MrMann1.

It has been located. I am grateful.

prayerrain:
which school is that?
Are you sure you sent it to the right address?
Maybe you should call the recipient to check their archives of received document from the date it was sent.
sometime it takes some time to update ones application profile but definitely not two months

Thank you.
My school has found the official transcipt.
God bless

Dear Good People

I have asked a few NLs here this question. I felt it would be great to seek more relevant opinions:

How relevant is having cash revealed in my bank statement in order to have a successful visa interview?

My intended school gave me an assistantship that covers tuition and offers stipends. It appears the assistantship covers the estimated cost of attendance by my school.

Pls how much is needed to be reflected in my bank acct statement? And how relevant is that to having a successful visa interview?

Thank you

DanjaNinja, SirRiddy and the entire house,

Thank you for the helpful tips.
I was accepted into a program last week.

God bless.

MrMann1:
Good. I believe they will give you an update soon. Be positive.

Thank you MrMann1.
I just sent you a PM.

prayerrain:
which school is that?
Are you sure you sent it to the right address?
Maybe you should call the recipient to check their archives of received document from the date it was sent.
sometime it takes some time to update ones application profile but definitely not two months

Thank you for the sincere response.
Yes! Definitely not two months! I have contacted the school. I hope It gets resolved in time, because I don't have cash to send another official transcript.
I was offered admission into Uconn for a PhD prog. So it seems school wants to verify all my documents are ok.

MrMann1:
Contact the school admission office via email. Tell them this experience. DHL tracking will show the exact office the transcript dey. Another thingy is have you been able to evaluate the transcript? It might be the issue, pls try to contact the admissions office of that school. Good luck.

Thank you for your concern MrMann1.
I have contacted the school admission office and I attached the Proof of Delivery from DHL in a mail to you. I hope it works!
I do not think the evaluation is the problem because my Undergraduate transcript was delivered and receipt acknowledged by the Graduate school. Moreover, the evaluation on both undergraduate and MS transcripts was done on the uploaded/student copies of both.

HellO Good people

Please what can I do to fix this:

My official transcript sent over two months ago from my school was delivered by DHL but it is still not reflecting on my Application account as "received"

imperiouxx:
Well, most Phd programs require GRE as minimum. There are few occasions where a particular department waive or doesn't required it. And this can be from every other field including science.

Well said! I have read on some grad schools websites that it is not a major requirement for them, unless the intended dept requires it.



Imperiouxx, I sent you a pm. Pls kindly respond to it when you are less busy.

malory84:
Thank you very much for your response. I know i can do better, but the quantitative section is worrisome. I am very poor when it comes to Mathematics.

Study hard. You will do better.
Good luck!

sean622:
Visa delayed today and I hope to apply again next month. how many times can a school issue i20 cuz the last one was my second one plus is it advisable to apply the following month after denial?

Oh! Sorry about that.

I think they say on their website that you can re-apply after seven (7) days? Or isn't that workable?

And by the way, did they give any reason(s) for the denial?

Good luck Sean622!

imperiouxx:
Oh. The crime rate is not as a result of the migrants. The migrants are the whites who work in the state capital but live outskirt. They left the city because of black domination and rough lifestyle in the city. Government on the other hand dont usually help in a community dorminant by the blacks. Such trend is seen everywhere including NYC. As such standard of living is poor. Crime rate is expected to rise when the only thing people can think of is to refuse education but like to use model cars pimped with big chrome rims and party.

Fantastic expounding!

It seems to be then that the level of racial discrimination induced even by those in Govt is still worrisome!

imperiouxx:
Yea, generally MS is an African American populated state. It's funny to hear that the few whites moved out of Jackson (the largest city in MS) to nearby towns. Those that come to the capital are only there to work. Thats why the crime rate is high and the standard of living over there is poor. Madison is fair though.

This might not concern me but pardon my curiosity:

I have a problem with the inferences made therein; why would crime rate be high because of migrants who come in to work at Jackson and a consequent poverty lifestyle?

Just curious!

Hi Imperiouxx

How close is your school to Hartford?

And please kindly respond to my pm. I mailed you two/three days ago

imperiouxx:
I dont understand you

Imperiouxx I sent you a pm.
Pls reply when you can.