ferdimako:

Easy bro...I remember when you were active on US students' thread and I never knew Imperiouxx comes in here too. Just do what you can as career satisfaction is at stake and above all PR. Sometimes we see some decisions as 'money fritters' but obviously you're from another boat.I am even looking at Down Under even without scholarships...once you are getting done with ur Ms, u can see the clear pathway to achieve the PR...my lil bro will be heading Canada...he's put off with G and G in the US.

yes your right what matters is where and what you be doing 5 to 10 years from now after your programme.

imperiouxx:

My post isn't an insult by any way but what you just did now is uncalled for and an indignity. I never thought of you being wayward like this from those private emails you wrote me seeking for advice when you're seriously looking for the US student visa and since you chose to get my post from the negative part, I will say I'm very sorry.

apologies mr imperiouxx. but you insult me again by implying that i'm wayward. please read you comment very well before you post it.

imperiouxx:

God bless you. This shows that ronakoks has shallow ideas of what he his talking about. With his MS in Biology, he can choose to specialize on lucrative fields in Biology and there are lot of biotech and gene synthesis labs in US..... Fine! I agreed that there are Americans for the job too because Americans studied Bio at graduate level more than any other fields but instead of stepping down to UG/PG like he wants for PR and which might jeopardize his getting the TRV, why can't he just step up for the same reason anywhere he likes and see which will pay off.

You have no right to conclude im shallow minded imperiouxx. abi na your father money i dey take go school ni.. If i wanna do undergraduate programme and switch career how is that your problem. I asked for suggestions and you are insulting me.

I had the intention of switching to undergraduate even before i came here. Only reason I didn't is because my sister advised me to do a semester and see if i would get some GA(which in my school comes with stipend plus zero tuition, basically free education with salary join). And this is a decision i kinda of regretted. but i can still switch next smester if i want to. It probably will take me 3years to get an engineering degree since some of my naija credit will transfer. now a masters program is 2yrs. not much difference in terms of time. The important thing is doing a programme that gives me satisfaction. i dont see it as stepping down in any way because the area of study is totally different.

"Americans study Bio at graduate level more than any other field" .... the reason for this is cos many americans doing bio at grad level actually couldnt get in to medical school.

Now let me ask you this question imperiouxx. If you find you self in naija after your Msc programme what kinda bio tech or gene sequencing job do you think you will find?....
And don't think that by doing phd or post doc makes it any easier for you to remain in yankee more that a certain period after your studies. because quite frankly, unless u win visa lottery or marry yankee babe, PR dey hard to get this days, simply because of the fact that many employers are not quick to file. Im not saying some don't but the truth is that most are not willing. so you can get your OPT. after that wan expires maybe get STEM extention, if you luckky to get employer that help you with H1B great.. but it has a limit of 6yrs.. after which you must leave. Now 6yrs is quite a long time isnt it?... the down side is you are trapped with that employer for that period.. if employer sacks you... you need to leave the country unless you have another emplyer ready to help you get H1b..

Now, as a contrast your mate in Canny already has canadian kpali by the time you are concluding your phd and looking for job with F1 visa here. Now tell me my pple which wan will you choose if you had the choice after 6yrs of study. Canny passport or to remain on F1 visa still looking for job with the constant remainder that you might have to return to naija after a period?.

Hello house, is there any school in Canada that admits into masters program as transfer student. Im in my first semester of my masters program in the US snd im considering transfering credit from here to a school in canada. I intend to apply for TVR from here in the US. And I might have to apply to an undergrad degree as transfer(maybe some of my credit from naija uniersity will trasfer) or some PG course. But Im not sure what the VO might think if they handle my TVR application because im studying a masters progam now in the US, I now want to switch to an undergraduate programe or PG in Canada.

My reasons for wanting to move to canada is simpple. Its easier to settle. Here in the US, the immigration restriction is just too tight. its too serious joor. There is no real route to permanent residency after study. Just some though processes of getting temporary work visa. And if you don't have an employer ready to file for you, it can put you in a difficult situation. And Economy isn't so good like that... coupled with the fact that my major na msc biology.... where person wan see job It really sucks!. Any advice please?...

Mr. Chris:
As usual, i got to the Lagos embassy (the same embassy i did my 1st interview) @ about 5:30am but i met people fewer than 50 & eventually not as many as my previous interview. Was interviewed by a young dude. Lets begin! Me-Good morning sir Vo-Good morning & how are you doing Me-Fine Vo-Please, pass your documents Me-(I did just that) Vo-Which School are you going to? Me-XYZ UNIVERSITY Vo-What course? Me-MBA Vo-What is your highest degree? Me-Bachelor of Science In Business Administration and minor concentration in MIS Vo-Which other schools did you apply to? Me- 4 in US, 1 in UK, 1 in Nigeria (i named them) Vo-Why did you choose this school? Me- (1) Its Wealth of Experience of over 100years of Standard University Education which makes the school among the best schools in the Southern region of America rated by usnews.com & world report. (2) Its conducive classroom that has a Student-Faculty ratio of 14:1 which gives me an opportunity to interact well with my colleagues & lecturers on academic issues. (3) All my lecturers in the School of Business Administration & Management are Professors which makes them experts in their respective areas of teaching. Infact, i communicated with the dean of the School of Business Administration & Management, Prof. Hector Quintanilla who advised me via the phone as well as e-mails on the importance of studying my MBA @ the School & what i stand to gain when i graduate from the School. (@ this point, the guy called the next Vo who happened to be the guy who gave me that pathetic white paper on my 1st interview, "den dey gist about my matter oh" for a few seconds, i guessed!) Vo-Did you write any exam? Me-Yes, GRE. Vo-Can i have it? Me-Yes (i passed it & he checked it) Vo-Where did you do your exam? Me-Lagos Vo-What do you understand by Geometry & Algebra? Me-Geometry is a form of mathematics that has to do with description of shapes, sizes & eventual interpretation in mathematical terms through solving problems while Algebra is a form of mathematics that involves the use of equations & formulars to solve problems, for example 80 + x = 120, what will be the value of x? Vo-Who will Sponsor you? Me- My Dad Vo-What does he do? Me-He supplies Building materials to Companies & Individuals within the country, infact, he owns a Building material company, presently has two firms, 1 in Lagos state which is the head office & the annex in Ogun state that both supplies Building materials within Nigeria. He is the General Manager of XYZ BUILDING MATERIAL COMPANY. Vo-Do you have any statement? Me-Yes (i passed it & he glanced through & returned it) Although @ this time i had accepted fate that its nt my day again after i noticed his hands directed towards the same spot the earlier Vo took dat pathetic white paper & also handled my passport along with my I-20 the same way the earlier Vo handled it & thought i heard him say something like re-applying again or their usual rehearsed pathetic statement. But i was shocked when the Vo gave me only this supposedly "white paper again" but refused giving me my passport & I-20. "Na so dis white dude no gree oh". (later i discovered the white paper he gave me contains encouraging statement regarding collection of visa). It was then it clicked that the devil has finally been disgraced, disappointed & defeated!!! GLORY BE TO GOD ALMIGHTY!! Please, join me to sing & dance "Come & join me sing Halleluyah, Jehovah Jareh has done me well, Come & join me sing Halleluyah, Jehovah Jareh has done me well". GLORY BE TO ALMIGHTY GOD.

Congrats Mr. Chris !!

dtabimbola:
Pls can I stil get expedite date bfor Jan. 15th [sku resumption date] and are mine to use the same I-20 and other existing documents.. Or I should just take fate and patiently prepare for Summer or Fall next yr. Reality is what I need now.
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sure you can get an expeditted date b4 15th, as long as you havnt made any previous emergency request within the last 6months.

madeit2thetop: house pls my school resumption date is Jan 8 and right now Jan 7 is the closest i cud see is it ok for me to choose it or what can i do ?

Two things you can do.

1. book the 7th january and make an emergency request on the appointment portal

2. You can also email or call your school's international office and ask if you can make a late arrival request. Let them send you a letter stating you can arrive a few days after jan 8.

If your emergency request gets approved. Please don't cancel the date you already have until you have confirmed via phone from the US embassy that you will be able to veiw closer dates than 7th january.

Yvete: Overconfident and extra-prepared students have been denied 1-2-3 times without this statement. My 2 cents...

I must add that overconfidence can be quite off-putting, IMO. (Noticed obvious cockiness here today).

overconfidence can truly be quite off-puting, especially wen you are talkin off point. My first interview i was quite confident and very calm and i was still denied. But my second interviewe i very scared and shaky and i stammered a lot... but i still managed to express myself clearly and i was granted... the VO's mood/temperament/readiness-to-listen can sometimes be a factor..

Yvete: Starting off with "I will come back to Nigeria ..." is not a likely reason for denial. Convincing stories, credible reasons for coming back and maybe the VO's mood/temperament/readiness-to-listen is what matters. Overconfident and extra-prepared students have been denied 1-2-3 times without this statement. My 2 cents...

I must add that overconfidence can be quite off-putting, IMO. (Noticed obvious cockiness here today).

The reason why you shouldnt begin your statement with "I will come back to Nigeria.." is because in most cases the VO isnt really directly asking if you intend to come back to Nigeria. VO is simply asking you why do you want to study this program? or what will this program do for?.. or what will you do after completing the program?.. and not exactly askin you whether u will come back to Nigeria. Even though they know from their statistics that most wont. So if your reponse is "I will come back to Nigeria"... you didnt answer the question. you are simply telling the vo what you think he wants to hear. So always state clearly your career plans then followed by how you can make use of your degree in Nigeria or Internationally(execpt in the US ). No need reiterating that you will come back to Nigeria because thats wat you are expected to do after ur studies. Even if you dont mention it.. VO can deduce from the interveiwe whether or not you are likely to return after your studies. Another reason you shouldnt is because thats what most pple say. And if you begin your statement that way, it may be the only thing the vo hears( if vo is the impatient type). Try to be more creative and appear more sincere and convincing with you response.

bigfrancis21: ^^^^@Ronakoks: Wow! Your interview was really a tug of war. You were undaunted and resilient. Congrats my man. That VO really needed † be strongly convinced, not JU̶̲̥̅̊§† superficial performances from the students. Congrats again.

thanks,

I made up my mind that even if the vo denies me again... let it be that i put in my best and express my self totally.. so i was very prepared for for the interveiwe.. i took out tyme to read through almost every interveiwe experience on this thread and noticed the parttern of most successful applicants. You have to give the VO an idea of what u stand to benefit from the program and how you will make use of it. I generally refrained from "I will comeback to nigeria" statement. Its a smelling lie... and the VO know it. Rather I tried to give the VO an Idea of the kind of organization i want to work and what kinda work i will be able to do with my degre (A Clear and sensible career goal). In this case i made mention of some reputable Research Institutions in NIgeria. That way I'm indireclty or subconsciously inferring some intent of returning to Nigeria after my studies in a subtle manner. This one is slightly more believable.

Also i want to say that i picked a little brain from webstrademus's interveiwe experience and i modified it to suit my case.

athlone: please a friend is going for an F-2 interview on thursday.....please what documents and possible questions should he expect from the V.O...his wife is in the US with the F-1 visa,hes just going for a visit for 3 weeks.
Thanks.

If he's goin for 3 weeks visit, i think he should simply apply for a B1/B2 category. From my own little understanding, F2 is for F1 dependants... which means he intends to stay with her as a dependant in the US until she completes her study.
But if he's just goin for a 3weeks visit to see her. Its best he applies for a visitors visa. Cos thats wat VO will ask him... Why are u applying for F2 when you are only goin to stay for 3weeks. Except he's goin to apply as a dependant. which means he intends to stay with her as a dependant in the US until she completes her studies in the US.

My appointment was 10.45am and i arrived at the embassy at 10.50. I was the last person to be interviewed. It was the dreaded VO at window 9. The guy that interogates like FBI. so i was prettey scared and at one point i felt like my heart was goin to jump out of my chest. Ive been to abuja counculate 3 times in the last 3 weeks and i had never seen this guy issue any F1... he always found something to deny applicants. He likes to recite US section 214b to the applicants as he denies them "... you know... US imigration laws are very strict now,... bla bla bla please read the info of this letter carefully so that you can better understand why i am denying a visa at this time bla bla bla... NEXT APPLICANT WINDOW 9!!!"


Vo: Goodmornin
me: Goodmornin sir

Vo: pass me your docs.

(i passed my docs and vo took quite some time lookin at my info on his system. My heart started to raise again, cos i was expecting him to say,.. "I see you were here last week,. what brings you back this time?". but he didnt. He just looked at my I20 and started the interviewee like it was my 1st time there.)



Vo: Why do you want to study at this shool?


(at this point my mouth was very dry as i was very tensed cos all the F1 applicants i saw were interveiwed b4 me were denied and im the last person left. And this vo at window 9 dosn't smile at all. He had a straight face. In fact his eyes were kinda red. Oyinbo man wey him eyes dey red )



Me: I chose to study at ...state university cos the course curriculum the of program im goin to study suites my academic and career aspiration. it emphasizes a perfect combination of my core interests in Microbiology, cell and molecular biology and molecular genetics. I wish to acquire advanced skill sets in these area and the faculty at the department of biology is a great faculty with vast experience in this feild. Also, as a graduate student at the department of biology i will have the opportunity of participating in ongoing research carried out by the faculty. And this is very important to me because it will allow me develop the necessary skills and knowledge I need to advance my career.

Vo: So what will this program do for you?
Me; This program will prepare me adequately for a career in research and with a graduate degree in biological sciences i will be able to take on technical positions in research institutions like the Institute of Human virology Nigeria or the Nigerian Institute of Medical research or similar organizations and agencies where i can apply the advanced skills i would have acquired in ongoin reserch activies that ere generally geared towards enhacing our capability to mitigating cerrtain diseases.

Vo: what kinda research would you want to do?
Me: I would want to work in HIV research. (my brain quickly trigered here and i remembered one article i read some days back on ongoin reseach in that disipline) ....And also research work such as the H3Africa project. I dont knoww if you know about this research initiative sir(I was asking the vo if he new about it but i didnt wait for him to respond ooo lol )... It is funded by the the US National Institute of Health (NIH). It is called H3Africa project. H3Africa is stands for Human Heredity and Health in africa. This research project will facilitate studies on different life forms, diseases and interaction between genes and drugs of various populations in Africa and Nigeria in particular, with the aim of better understanding health and diseases affecting us.(As i kept on talking it seemed as if i was begining to digress a little, so i quickly capped it up).. The main point is that such important research work greatly employs the latest and most advanced technology in genomics and molecular bioscience. And with the skills i would be learnnig at the depaartment of biology in SEMO, i will be properly equiped to take up technical roles in this descipline. ....(Im sure he didnt hear all my story, cos i was talking really fast and starmering too.. but my first and last sentence i made sure he heard cos i stressed it..And with the skills i would be learnnig at depaartment of biology in SEMO, i will be properly equiped to take up technical roles in this descipline.)


VO: whos paying for your education.
Me: My mum.

Vo: whats her occupation?
Me: She is a major distributor for dangote group and supply many sub-distributor in abuja and surrounding states cement and other dangote products. bla bla bla.. but she mostly supply cement.

VO: can i see her statement?
Me: yes sir( I passed it to him and looked at it thouroghly)

VO: so who are the owolabis (cos he saw alot of transction with the name owolabi)
Me: They are my mum's employees

Before he finished lookin through my statement I was alread dispaying my gre score to him through the glass separation.

VO: whats that?
Me: My gre scores sir

Vo: Oh,.. please pass it to me ( I passed it and he looked at it thoroughly)

VO: were did you take this exam?
Me: Here in abuja. I took the test in August.

then he started staring at his computer screen and typing alot.

VO : where did you do you undergraduate study
Me: University of Benin

Vo: Ok... (kept on typing and looking at his screen)

VO: Are you married ?
Me: NO sir. Im single

VO: Any kids?
Me Im sorry?...

VO: Do you have any kids
Me: No sir

VO: DO you have any relations in the US?
Me: NO sir, I dont

He kept typing and typing and asked me when my school is resuming

Me: My school resumes 7th january sir

(At this point he already separated my bank statment and I20 and gre report from my ds16o0 and passport. But i didnt want to let my guard down just yet cos the other VO did the same on my first interviewe and i thought she was goin to issue me f1 and she didnt. So i still remained alert).

VO: You are working right?
Me: Yes sir. im currently employed

VO: What do you do?
ME: I work with the University of .... teaching hospital. I work in the Lab that caters solely to the HIV treatment facility there. We have one of the biggest hiv/aids care and treatment facility in the country and i am designated to newly enrolled HIV patients and I run preliminary tests for newly enrolled patients bla bla bla (This is a lie! a big lie.. na medical records i dey oo, not lab ... but since the vo was still looking at me, i quickly capped with.. its basically HIV related work dat i do there).


Then he returned my docs to me. This time its without my ds160 and passport.


VO: ok.. you are gonna pick up you visa on Tuesday( he reaches for white paper again. but this time na pick up adress dey on top lol )

from then on... i wasnt listening to what he was saying.... it doesnt matter to me any more. My visa has already been approved..




I think the difference between this vo and the other vo at window 6 that interviewed me the last time is that he didnt smile or nodd at all. And becos he didnt nodd at my response, i kept talkin and talkin cos if he had nodded after one short sentence/answer, I would have thought he was satisfied with my answer not knowing the nodd is just to give me a false sense of approval or agreement to my response. These people are psycologists to the core.. they laugh with you and make you comfortable until dey pull out the white letter with section 214b. So my advice is that you never let you gaurd down. Dont ever think they are nice and been friendly with you. Its a trick. They are there to do their jobs and have never met u before. so how do u think someone who dosnt know you would all of a sudden like you and start smiling with you... so dont let dem fool you with smiles and nodds,.. in fact if they smile at you dont smile back.... you didnt come to see smiles you came for your visa.. so pour out you mind... dont stop talking until dey cut you... as long as you are makin sense..

bigfrancis21:
Men! That's great news! The lagos embassy finally did the job. Your journey from Abuja † Lagos wasn't a waste finally. Congratulations!

thanks @bigfrancis21!

it was in abuja consulate. i just couldnt find an excuse to take another several days off work for me to travel to lagos. They approved my emergency request in abuja, so l canceled my 18 december appointment in lagos and reschedule another apointmnt in abuja.

Helio house,

Just got my f1 approved about 30 mins ago...

I'm so excited.
Ill be shearin my experience saoon I'm on myb way home.. I can't type to well on my BB touch.. So I will post my experiece wen I geet in front of my laptop

payne4real: My F1 visa was not approved! The interview went so well until he asked for my sponsor statement of account and the next thing sorry...................
Me.gudmorin
Vo. Pass ur document?
Vo.why IT at UAFS?
Me. I choose IT cus it offer many types of lucrative career......i pused a bit...........i decided to go for Bs IT at UAFS cus ther Bs In IT is vry comprehensive, it covers the foundermental component of other program like web dev,networking,database,programming.this specific course are what i need to advace professionaly here in Nigeria.
Vo.Why UAFS
Me.bcus of ther strong commitment to undergraduate studies,low student faculty ratio,affordable etc.
Vo.any SAT or tfoel ?
Me.no,i got d admission with my diploma n other professional certificate.
Vo. How did you know abt UAFS?
Me.i did my research on d internet browsed 4icu.org n collegestat.org.
Vo.how many school did you apply to?
Me.4.uafs.auny,aac,etc.
Vo.who will pay for your fees?
Me. My dad
vo.what those he do?
Me.he is a vet.doctor,consultant to d federal ministry of agriculture.he also has a farm settlement, where we have poultry farm,livestock farm,fish farm etc
Vo.let me see his statement?
Me. Pass it.
He flip to d back page n said sorry ........... I believe i was bcus of the statement, bcus d opening balance(4million +) was on the last page while the closing balance(16million +)on d front page. I was worry abt it b4 d interview. We am nt ready to apply soon. Will jst write sat n apply again for fall nxt yr. Nairaland hlpd to build up my confident.i was jst flowing with d Vo. I enjoyd my interview anyway.it a good try.luv u all

Were did you have ur interview..? Lagos or Abuja...?

And wat is your cost of study on I20... because I've seen a lot of pple take statement with 4million pot slightllly less and were ti issued.... In which case it ,ay not be becos of ur sponsors statement

mozo: @siga/house kindly confirm if Royal roads university can be said to be reputable. Thanks

I think any university as long as its a public institution it very good. What you should be mainly concerned about is wether you meet the requiremet for admission because admission requirement for canadian universities are very high... you usually will need a strong 2.1 (thats if you are goin for masters). Me... i have decided to apply to colleges for graduate diploma/cerificate or fasttrack programme.


@ siga/house, please is it ok to apply for study permit with admission offer to do graduate certificate or fast track programm such as the ones offered by Durham college considering i have a Bachelors degree already. I'm asking cos the normal course of progression would be Bsc => Msc,( cos US embassy for example prefere to see this kinda progression. I dont kno much about CDHC). Anyone studing at any of the colleges please advise me cos i want to submit some aplications to a number of colleges.

Goldie20:



I hope you included me on the list too.. for fall applicants.. ..

we all in this together.. shall be well!

Include me too...

I finally booked my date for 18th dec in lagos. How I wish i didnt have to travel to lagos for this interveiwe.. Well... it only makes it even more worth it when i eventually get the visa. ... Now im preping and prayin harder.

@imperiouxx, will vo make reference to my first interveiwe?...

Can someone who has been to lagos consulate recently give me an idea of what to expect from VOs in lagos. Are they harsh? do they give u time to express yourself(Abuja VOs let you express urslf well). What are the most frequent questions dey asking F1s applicants this time around..? Are dey asking for transcripts,.. cos i dont have one, my school doesnt give transcripts to students(strict policy).

Goldie20: just compared the checklist for guatemula, ghana, to nigeria.. .. was thinking to myself.. why are they so hard on nigerians.. na wah ooooo.. .. it shall be well tho. God is in control

Wats the checklist? Can u please post it.?

I'm already doin a lotta research lookin up schools. I've found at least one program I'm interested in. Its. Graduate diploma in Clinical Reseach at Humber college. I'm using Ontariocollege.ca portal to search for schools and programs. I'm sure I can easily apply and get admission for myself. My main headace would be the study permit application. Here's my profile

Higstet qualification: Bsc second class lower microbiology, graduated in 2008.

Age: 25yrs

Employement status: under-employed cos my salary is just about 60k and no payslip..

Sponsor: my sister's husband cos my parents are retired

Please house can u recomend to me a very good Agency I can Use. I contacted FBIPS yesterday and there fees are kinda high(3700$). I don't mind using them if they hav a good reputaion on this thread. Anybody successfuly used an aggency please recommend me one .

@ siga
Please I'm considering applyi g for fall 2013. What are my chances of getting TVr considering I finished my BSc in 2008. Dooes this gap in education afffects application for study permit? I want to go for graduate diploma since my 2.2 can't get me masters admissions. It seems that's wat a lot of pple are goin for arround here because it is veriy practical Oriented and PRovides d requisite skills one needs to enter the Canadian job marked. Will this gap in education affect my application in anyway?

lalla89: ya i thnk 21st of dec is stil available at lag bt to check b4 u cancel bt why do u wanna cancel ur jan date at abuja ?

Did u see 21st as at today? Or was it yester u checked. ??

emmanuelkim:

Do i need to Pay Mrv fee again at GT BANK?

No u don't need to pay mrv again... Just take the letter they Gave u to the embassy any day btw mon to thurs at 7am in the morning they'll attend to u.

Does anyone kno w if there is December date in lagos as at today?.. I want to cancel my january appointment in abuja and book lagos. But I can't check uless I cancel and I don't want to cancel until I'm sure there is date in lagos as of today

Square65:

95% of these cases end up in visas and I've not even heard of the other 5%. I had a somewhat similar experience.

Same thinh happened to ne. Your sevis ffe hasn't shown up on there data base at the embassy.. Dey don't check femjfee.com for sevis. They have their own data base. It wee reflect. After about 24 to 48 hours. So give your selflike five days and go back. There's nothing like 90% visa approval yet oo.. So don't let your gaurd down because she hasn't interveiwed u yet... Ingact the next time you go back. She may not be the one that willin ;Dtervwew. U... It depends on who ever dey give ur docs to.. Just. Pray its not windo 6vo. .. Na only smaile she dey smile to students she no dey giv like dat.. I think She does it to give u a false sense of approval... So that u think u are talking well... In which case , if u talk trash, she smiles and nodds, so that u keep talking some more trash.....

Yvete:

Yea, its annoying really. Not to discourage you, but I'm not a fan of changing consulates because the record is centrally located in a computer system. What matters is working against the reason for denial which could be presumption of immigrant intent.
Read this interview below. I sincerely hope changing consulates don't raise eyebrows. (Not mine...copied from a previous interview)
VO: Why MBA when you are in Business?
Me: Ma’am I think MBA will not help me enhance my knowledge but will also help me polish my skills as I plan to work in my fathers business after my Masters.
VO: I’m Sorry I am not convinced
Me: OK Thankyou
Second time I applied on 16th July,2012 and this time it was young man. After passing my documents, the VO stared at the screen for around 2 minutes, reading the previous comments and then started on
VO: Ok, so I see you were interviewed by my colleague last week
Me: Yes Sir
VO: So, what went wrong?
Me: I could not convince the VO that I was a credible F1 Student
VO: How many universities you applied to?
Me: Five universities
VO: Ok, but you said three universities in your previous interview?
Me: I mean I applied to three universities only, but Ive sent my GMAT scores to five universities
VO: I’m sorry I cannot issue you a visa, I do not see any change in your profile

You'd have to answer your next questions thoughtfully and carefully emphasizing ties like the need for experienced ...(who is paying for study? My Mum, then explain what she does confidently, like she's capable). You didn't do poorly at your interview,but you don't know what the first VO wrote on their system so you can work against that.

so these vos actually type to record our conversation word for word on their system... ... this is serious and might make second interview even more dificult

I have to ensure i don't give different response to some of the basic questions i was asked in my previous interveiwe.




it wasnt just not my day on monday.. cos some questions the vo asked some students b4 me i was hopin she would ask me so that i will just gesticulate and ace them.

== What courses will you be taking at xyz uni this semester?
== How will this degree/program help you.?

those two questions was wat the VOs were using to decide if student was genuine/credible because dey werent checkin or askin for test score or transcripts..


But she didnt even ask me those,... at one point it was as if she didnt even know wat to ask me again sef... ..(and said uhmmm... ok.. let me give u ur docs back...)

I was really hoping to meet the vo at windo 7 that gave me the G-letter last week. Heard she's nice and she issued my cosin f1.

can my sponsor be my sisters husband?. My parents are old and retried. So only capable sponsor I have now is my sister's husband. I havnt really been considering canada as a study destination cos of the sponsor surname thing. And also the fact that with second class lower i cant get admission to masters degree. But reading through this thread i can see now that one can actually safely apply for graduate diploma. Its not must that one must apply for masters. please any one know if i my sponsor can be my sisters husband? He'll pay my tuiton directly to school for 1yr up front and have my maintanace funds deposited in my account.. Any sugestion??

Yvete:

Don't give up. You did well on your interview. I hope she wasn't trying to impress her supervisor (the other woman). Sometimes, you never know what works for some VO. Try again, but give reasonable time in-between. I hope the denial has nothing to do with your bank statement/sponsor.

I really don't know, but my sponsor bank statement had funds that is more than 2x the cost of study per year.

@imperiouxx

should i go to lagos embassy for my next interveiwe? closest date i got at Abuja is 3rd January. Im thinking about canceling and booking lagos. cos as at yesterday, i saw 21st dec at lagos. Only chalenge will be having to travel to lagos. Im currently in abuja.

I was at abuja cousulate on monday. I was denied the F1. Was interviwed by one very young, deceptively prettey and calm VO at window 6. They say she's new at the embassy and actually she was taking her time and asking many questions and not really issuing F1, like someone who is trying to be meticulus cos of her inexperience. I hope she's not an intern or somethin at DHS cos there was a point durin my interveiwe wen another young lady came to her boot as if to come check on her to see how shes doin on the job and they were looking at my i2o and bank statement and smiling and nodding there heads at each other and sayin somethin to each other as if in the process of learnin or something. I felt really sad cos i was kinda prepared for this interview. At least i really prepped for the main F1 questions. I cant even totally recall how everything that went down.


VO: Good morning
Me : Good morning Ma ( Even though i think this girl is my age or even younger)

VO: So you want to go and study in the US?
Me: Yes at Xyz State university...

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cant really remembered conversation here but it had to do with the course im going for. Msc biology/biological sciences. And i told her My concentration is in cell and molecular biology. I think i stuttered a bit here.
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VO: What kinda research will you wana do in cell and molecular biology?
Me: (was slightly taken a back here but my brain quicky triggered and i just quickly taught of somethin)...... research like Elucidation of the molecular and genetic basis for the developmet of resistance by HIV virus to Currently available therapies ...

VO: nodds and said there are many schools in the US were u can do biology. Did u consider other schools in the US?
Me: Yes, I applied to WTAMU at canyon TX,.. ISU at pocatello, ID and UL at monroe, LA

VO: so who's payin for your study.
Me: Mum

Vo: wat does she do?
Me: bla bla bla

VO: do you have a letter or something from her
Me: Yes I passed her bank statement. ... and she lookeed at it thoroughly, looked at i20 too very well to see how much was balance on statement and cost on i20
(at this point i was starting to have some hope cos the student she interveiwed b4 me didnt even get to the point of sponsor. but I was wrong cos she started with another round of questions)

VO: So were did you do ur undergraduate
Me: Univ of Benin

VO: your major?
Me: Microbiology

VO: When did you graduate? ( this is the part i was hoping wont come up)
Me: finished my final exams in nov 2007 and was awarded degree in june 2008

Vo: What have you been doin since then?
Me: NYSC from 2008 to 2009 and starte workin at my current job in 2010

VO: Where do u work and wat do u do there?
Me: Work at UNi.... of .. teachin hospital.. I work at the HIV treatment center at Uni.... teachin hospita,.. I bla bla bla

Vo: if a pregnant woman is tested hiv positive, what do u do to her?
Me: Explained the normal PMTCT proceedure in our facility to her ( Im not sure if shes satisfied or not.. she just keeps noddin and noddin to and makin eye comunication to the other lady in her boot)

VO: did you do any test to get admission to this school?
Me: Yes. took the gre.. i passed her my score print out ( she looks at it thoroughly and types to check something on her system)

Vo: keeps typing... and asks did you consider any school here in Nigeria
Me: No

Vo: How about any other country?
Me: yes, UK.. cosidered the university of Hull. But curriculum isnt very practical and research oriented because its mainly just course work and this wont provide me hands on learning that i need.

VO: ok and nodds

Vo: Uhmm let me give u ur docs back

she passes my gre and bank staement back and for a split second i though she would just fold my ds160 with my passport in to her box, but eventually she pulls out the white paper that contains section 214b US imigration bla bla bla and said I'm sorry i cant issue u a visa today.



I have paid another visa fee and booked another appointment. Fortunately, these days there are so many available dates on the portal. I was able to book 3rd of january for Abuja. But my school resumes on the 7th so i made an emergency request. On a second thought, I'm considering scheduling my next interview for lagos embassy as there are closer dates for lagos. Moreso, I dont know if it would be better for me to go to lagos embassy since the VO that interviewed, me initially is in Abuja and not Lagos. Cos, even though, I most likely would be interviewed by another vo in abuja, I have a feeling these VOs work together as a team in their office and another VO might be alittle hesitant to revert on the decision that a close colleague has made so recently. But then, when i consider the fact that I have been there twice already( first time SEVIS fee hadnt reflected), and i've heard and know the pattern of question the VOs in Abuja are asking... I would want to go back to Abuja.