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It could be the funding part, most times, VOs frown upon Loans. You can use yourself as the sponsor if you have 5_10 years working experience, you can also use your parents as the sponsor, but Mpower loan is a redflag at times.
Your friend should fire back and she may get it in her next attempt but this time with a significant change in her approach

kimpoyo13:
Good day house, kindly analyze my friend's transcript. She got a blue slip this morning, your honest assessment and encouragement would be appreciated. Personally I feel it was the loan and post study plan part that didn't go well due to her nervousness.

Embassy: Lagos
Attempt: 1st
School: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Course: Masters in Accounting
Funding: Partially funded scholarship
Status: Unsuccessful
Date: 11th July, 2023

Vo-pass me your I-20 (She did)
Vo-what do you currently do
Me-i work as a transaction officer at access bank plc where I am saddled with the- (vo cuts in)
Vo-i can see you have a scholarship,how do you want to fund the deficit.
Me- I have a personal funds which came as a form of loan from MPOWER with a repayment plan of 134 months. Ist five month repayment plan is 284 starting September (note,she allowed me finished this explanation)
Vo-why did you choose umich
Me- I choose umich for 2reasons aside from the fact that it's a top public university in usa and 2 of my top management staff are alumni.(note she gave me listening ears ,but I started shaking)
1.umich curriculum offer me more than class room teaching,I have been scheduled for an expense paid trip to DC,where I will have a better understanding on how Accounting policies shapes business decisions(at this point ,she cuts me)
Vo-are you married
Me No,butt(vo cuts in)
Vo-Do you have anyone in the USA
Me-No
Vo-what is your post graduate plan
Me-upon the successful completion of my masters in accounting, it will equip me with the skil and experience for my long term success and also build an impressive and attractive profile (vo cuts in)
And the denial word came

Lol
Entitlement is a diseases says someone that has been on nairaland looking for other people's transcript to learn from. Even the process, I'm sure you got it from other people's experience, the verification of the school and all enquiries, it was other people transcript that helped you to make an informed decision.
Stop all the talk about entitlement, stop giving people half-baked information

Teddiement:
So the missing names are the only things you could take out of it. You feel entitled to information which for personal reasons (reasons you aren't privy to) I did not want to share.
Wow...just wow. Entitlement is a disease whose cure is everywhere, but its sufferers do not know they need it!

Lol
Worst transcript ever. You had to hide the name of your school and the course you are going for. In this age...
You shouldn't have shared your transcript because there is nothing beneficial in it.

Teddiement:
Date; July 10th 2023 (yesterday)
Lagos Consulate
Window 1 - Middle aged bearded dude
Scholarship: 50%
Deficit: Self-funded
First attempt for F1 visa
Status: Visa Issued

Me; Good morning (while passing my passport and I-20 to him before being asked)
VO: Good morning. What are you going to study?

Me: I'm going to study for my Master of *** at the *** School of Public and International Affairs at *** University with a dual concentration in *** and ***. And that's the major reason I accepted the school offer ahead of other admissions I got from Cornell, Syracuse, and Brandeis Universities. I need the dual concentration to equip me with a complete skillset for my career trajectory.

VO: I see you've got a 50% scholarship. So who's covering the deficit?
Me: I will cover the deficit. I do quite a number of things. I am the program manager at a civic tech organisation focused on ..., I have a cottage processing plant which processes ... (I was stating everything I do, but he cut in. He did not even ask how much I was earning and me too I did not tell him)

VO: How old are you?
Me: ***

VO: Are you married?
Me: Nope, but soon to be engaged (I was not even sure he heard the engagement part)

VO: I see you were in the US some years ago. What was that for?
Me: I was there for ***( I stated all the positive reasons I was there for while he was typing)

VO continued typing for a few seconds and then looked up at me.

VO: Congratulations you qualify for a US visa.
I collected my white paper and yaa danu

This page has been helpful during this process. Thanks to everybody.
I wish success to those with upcoming interviews.

Before going for your interview, please watch Argo visa interview videos on youtube if you haven't done so already. They are super helpful.

#copied
VISA DENIED😞
4th ATTEMPT!!
LAGOS EMBASSY
MAN IN WINDOW 2
COA: 30,583
FUNDING: 17,100
DEFICIT: 13,483
SCHOOL: SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY


ME: HELLO, GOOD MORNING( WITH A SMILE)
VO: GOOD MORNING, PASS YOUR DOCUMENTS
(I PASSED IT)
VO: WHAT SCHOOL ARE YOU GOING ?
ME: SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY IN HAMMOND LOUISIANA
VO: OH OKAY (THEN HE SCANNED THE BARCODE ON MY PASSPORT TO OPEN MY DS160)
VO: MADAM! THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME WE ARE ACTUALLY SEEING YOU HERE( LOOKING ME IN THE EYE AND SIPPING HIS COFFEE)
ME: YES SIR… I…(CUTS ME OFF)
VO: I’LL BE GIVING YOU 10 SECONDS TO TELL ME WHAT HAS CHANGED
ME: ( I WAS LIKE JESUS 😭)…. TO HAVE A MORE DEVELOPED PROFILE PRIOR TO THIS INTERVIEW, MY MOTHER WHO IS MY SPONSOR ATTEMPTED TO COVER MY DEFICIT OF 13,400… ( CUTS ME OFF)
VO: NO, YOUR DEFICIT IS 14,400 NOT 13,400
ME: SIR, IT’S 13,400( HE WAS NOT CALCULATING IT WELL )
VO: IT’S 14,400 BUT IT’S STILL THE SAME SO CONTINUE
ME: TO HAVE A MORE DEVELOPED PROFILE PRIOR TO THIS INTERVIEW, MY MOTHER WHO IS MY SPONSOR ATTEMPTED TO COVER MY DEFICIT OF 13,400 BUT THE SCHOOL STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HOLD STUDENT CREDIT AND WE SHOULD WAIT TILL THE FEES ARE POSTED ON MY PORTAL. HOWEVER THE ONLY FEE THAT WAS AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT WAS MY HOUSING RESERVATION FEE OF 400USD AND SHE HAS COVERED IT.
VO: SO NOTHING HAS ACTUALLY CHANGED?
VO: HAS YOUR SCHOLARSHIP INCREASED SINCE YOUR LAST INTERVIEW?( POINTING AT MY I-20)
ME: NO SIR
VO: HAS YOUR SCHOOL CHANGED SINCE YOUR LAST INTERVIEW?
ME: NO SIR
VO? HAVE TRAVELED TO ANYWHERE SINCE YOUR LAST INTERVIEW?
ME: NO SIR( I REALLY DON’T KNOW WHY HE ASKED THIS)
VO: SO THERE IS ACTUALLY NO CHANGE ( TYPES FOR A BIT)
VO: YOU DO NOT MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR A US VISA( HANDS ME BLUE PAPER)
ME: I WAS REALLY PISSED I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHEN I ASKED “ PLEASE WHAT QUALIFICATIONS?”
VO: GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND READ THE QUALIFICATIONS!!!
VO: PLEASE DO NOT REAPPLY UNTIL YOU HAVE CHANGED SOMETHING.
I JUST LEFT….

#copied
Visa denied
First attempt

White chubby lady
Lagos embassy

Deficit 32k

IS school of business

Vo: pass me your documents
Me: here they are..
Vo: what do you do
Me: I work as a Senior associate at Xyz, one of the world leading largest audit and consulting firm. I lead teams in audit and also manage client portfolio, my client cut across the asset management sector, the fintech sector, the insurance sector and the banking sector.

Why an MBA: I have been selected for manager position by the partners of my firm and an MBA is prerequisites to attain to the role.

VO: I am quite impressed with your profile
ME: thank you ma

VO: how will you b funding your deficit
Me: I will be funding my deficit from two sources which an $18,000 personal funds which is a combination of $5k personal savings which I saved having worked for 5years in the financial services industry and a $13k approved educational loan that a 9month moratorium and a10year repayment plan which I will b paying after my MBA.

The second sources will b financed by my Dad..he is the managing director of drock ventures working in collaboration with the Nigerian port authority. He helps client to clear imported cars and electronic gadgets from the Nigerian port.he earns an annual income of 65million with a staff strength of 20 people.

Lastly I will getting a 60% paid study leave from my organization upon the approval of visa that serves as bond between Me and my organization

VO: type for some minutes.. And she said everything looks good..she handed me the white paper...I was not thinking because I was happy..

As I was leaving the VO called me back and asked me can I see your i20 again and I showed her..
VO: is this loan an Mpower loan
Me: yes ma..

VO: sorry u did not qualify for this visa..she then collected the white paper that she had already given me and then gave me a blue paper

No!

Oman is a bad country. You will only enjoy Oman if you are the one that process it yourself

Charlesnwokwa:
Is Oman better country to travel and hustle as a young guy

#Copied
Visa approved 5th July

Northern Illinois University
PhD Counselor Education and Supervision
COA: 30,829
Funding: 29,448
Deficit: 841

LAGOS embassy
WHITE CHUBBY)

VO: Good morning. Pass me your documents
Me: Good morning, here

VO: Where are you going to?
Me: I'm going to Northern Illinois university for my doctorat degree in Counselor Education and Supervision.

VO: Have you travelled out of Nigeria before
Me: No, I have not had a reason to.

VO: What do you do?
Me: I work as a school counselor as *** place. I told her two duties before cutting in.

VO: What will you do after your studies?
Me: I'll be returning to my alma mater to assume the role of a lecturer. I talked about what I'll do there. She cuts in.

VO: Are you married?
Me: No, I'm not but I'm engaged.

VO: What kind of GA is this? Is it Teaching or Research?
Me: No, it's a GA at the Counselling and Consultation Services where I'll be working as a GA Counselor. I stated my duties before cutting in.

VO: Who will be covering your deficit.
Me: Having worked for about 3 and half years, I have been able to save up which will be used to cover my deficit.

VO: passes the white paper and says I would be keeping your passport. You will receive an email to pick up your passport....
Me: Thank you

Everyone has a frienemy, no one wants to admit they are the enemy sef. SMH

Just watch out for date and join date group too

Osunde97:
I have this am same concern, I have even written the school to inform them of the situation but they haven't responded yet

Keep searching for date. You may be fortunate to get july date

olumide098:
Hi Everyone, I'm Olumide. Please need a quick response to my questions. i20 says August 7 for resumption and there is no date until 31st of august. what can i do? should i register august 31st or write school for extension ? if i choose to go ahead with the August 31st hope it wont be a red flag? Famz kindly throw more light for me to be sure of what am doing. thanks to everyone for doing a great job on this platform.

Anytime is fine. I prefer in the morning

Anneuk:
@Sisib15
when is the best time to search for date ? During the day or at Night?

Congratulations

krcboy:
I got my visa today at abuja. Here is my transcript:

Firstly I want to thank God for granting me success in this journey, It can only be Him cos the ammount of fear I had based on the fact that I had no funding and COA was on the highside. Omo my advice is do whatever you wan do o, but put God first.
I also wanna thank the creators of this Group cos the knowledge I gain from here Omo. But all in all I want to thank @⁨𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡.⁩ for the countless mocks and corrections he did for me @⁨Moshkom⁩ for link ing me to @⁨Waju🌱.⁩ my Ever ready VO who run me mock session even at midnight or anytime I message am. Thank you again @⁨Waju🌱.⁩ @sheila my second VO anytime I dey play PUBG mobile I go dey hear " jona why this course" thank you so much Sheila. Thank you @Jerimiah I no fall your hand. Thanks for the mocks
@⁨~Xavier 💯⁩ @⁨~E Don Soft!!!!!!⁩ @⁨~Zuko✰⁩ @⁨Ted .⁩ thank you all
Small story : Omo i witnessed denial plenty, I saw my guys get denied right in front of me, But I wasnt nervous for some reason I was smiling all through and making jokes with my guys. One guy was asked a question He started talking something them no ask am😭. One Guy in the waiting area, during passport checks, that woman asked him I see you been to Ghana so what year did you go, He said something wrong she disagreed with him then she asked him again how long did you stay in ghana he said 1day(long story short, she seized his old passport and said she was going to flag it )

Interview proper:
SCHOOL : EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
COURSE :Bsc In Computer and Information Science.
COA: 45,000$
*No Funding*
* VO : BALD MAN IN ABUJA*
* First Attempt*

V.O - Have you travelled outside Nigeria before?

ME- No

V.O-When did you finish your highschool?

ME- In 2019 sir


V.O- What do you do here in Nigeria

ME- Im currently interning as a junior software developer at Microsoft Nigeria, where my roles includes me writing basic codes, assisting the senior software developers in their day to day tasks and also Testing out new softwares.

V.O - So you are working at Microsoft?

ME - No, Im volunteering as an intern at Microsoft Nigeria.


V.O-Who will be paying for your education?

ME - My father has demonstrated his ability to pay for my studies before my i-20 was issued. He is the Chief Medical Director at Reddington hospital in Lagos, as well as a private Medical Consultant to several hospitals around Lagos. Asides from that , He has set aside a savings account which he intends to fund my education with.


V.O- What will you be doing after your program

ME- I will be returning back to Nigeria for my mandatory NYSC program, Afterwhich I will be applying for a job role as a software developer at the Ministry of Science and Technology in Nigeria where I will be working with government agencies to create software solutions that can enhance citizen engagement. (he nodded)

* Small talk him and I had*

So have you paid your sevis fee? (na here I know e don soft)
Yes and he asked how I did, I said I used western Union and he said ohh Nice that it was fast cos I paid it in yesterday and its always slow going from Nigeria to there. and laughed.

Next thing I heard was Everything Looks good, I will be approving your visa this white paper will guide you .... I thanked him and left as I came out of the consular office, I showed everyone that were still in the waiting area my white paper" I don get am" . They laughed and I ran out🤭🤭🤭

Observations ; He likes straight to the point answer and Eye contact, especially when you talking of ur sponsor, make sure you look him directly cos thats when he will pause what he is doing to look at you and judge from there. Also, just try to be calm even if everywhere blue , distract yourself and lastly, pray its important.

August is available in lagos

christopheru:
Please if you see any available interview date in Lagos, please Quote me even if it's by 2am I will see it. God no go shame us.

August 24 is available in lagos

Can tgat cause procedural fairness

Gentlesoul3268:
Maybe you compress the bank statement to extend that's not showing clearly

Okay, i will

Bobomaigida:
Hi, please was your application submitted by an agent? Did you send the statement via MBS or it was printed?

You can send MBS now, let the statement be updated and then a reference letter from your bank and submit the ticket, reference letter and letter of explanation (explaining the ownership of the account and the steps you have taken to authenticate the statement) on your portal.

Ecobank

tajuowo:
depends on the bank. what bank?

Hello Everyone, please I submitted my application 1st of june and on the 22nd of June, i got a Procedural fairness that the Statement of account I submitted is fradualent.
Please how do I tackle this because the account statement was actually gotten from the bank and it's not fake

How did it go

JaneCedars:
Thank you everyone for your suggestions.
I appreciate. I have not been in any situation like this. I do only legit business. Thank you once again.

Thank you so much Everyone,

My sister visa was approved at the embassy today

Petitioner :Step dad
Priority Date : 2019
Dq:April 2022
Visa Category :IR2
Interview letter received : April 28 2023
Visa Approved :22nd of June 2023

Interview
Who is your petitioner : My step dad
How old are you : 21yrs
How old is your petitioner : I told him
Where in the Usa does your petitioner lives : I told him
He then checked my pictures with my parents and the one I have with my mom
Then he asked about my joint sponsor : I told him who she is to me
When did your mom traveled : I said the year

And that was it. That my visa has been approved, I should pick it up in the next two weeks.
The embassy also requested for recent tax return and other documents like police character and date of birth

Thank you once again and for those that are waiting, your time will come.

Hello, how was your interview

chinwe12:
Countdown to my interview, I pray it will be successful, i hope to have my own view of yankee next year

Yes but under the table jobs

hustla:
Dependents cant work right?

Join mock session to perfect your answers. I wish you well in your next attempt

Ogundare26:
I just finished secondary School and I thought going to a college was also a good idea before transferring to a university and I just need to do 2 years in the community college and transfer to a university to do the remaining 2 years since it's also allowed
I have also wrote down some points I could say when I go for my next interview and the vo asks me why I'm going for an associate degree.

Maybe you should apply to university. Sometimes, VOs frown upon colleges. I won't advise you to reapply again for visa without changing something in your approach.

Ogundare26:
My dad is the one funding me throughout I don't have anyone else to do it for me

Just be patient, you will definitely get a date. Hope you picked regular instead of previously denied.

Olawrites:
Thanks. I've called them 3 times but they kept saying that I'd need to wait till it get approved, that the customer service can't FasTrack it or do anything about it.
Now, I'm patiently waiting for them.

I will get date soon.

First all, colleges don't give funding, your best bet is to apply for bsc in universities. With a good profile you can get some sort of funding.
Secondly, going for second Bsc is the problem but the problem will be How old are you and why are you going for your bsc now, and why college . If you can answer those questions in the presence of VO convincingly you should be fine.
Thirdly, have a good profile, apply to university, get your Visa and when you get to the USA you can transfer to a college

hustla:
Is it possible to get funding from community colleges for Associates Degree? What are the chances of someone with a previous BSc in something unrelated getting a visa using associates degree?

If yes, what's the best way to go about the funding and does it increase one's chances of securing a visa?

Apologies for my many questions, just wanted to kill 4 birds with one stone

Call the lagos embassy so they can review it for you and you have funding. It will be easier for you

Olawrites:
Thanks. I've not gotten a date.

Lagos has been difficult with their review & approval for second timer and Abuja on the other hand has been stingy releasing new dates.

It is well.

That's my situation right now.

@olawrites.Trust you are doing well and I hope you have gotten a date now

Olawrites:
Lagos has refused to approve date for second timer as it can even take you weeks to get reviewed and approved (if possible). Just stick with Abuja if they release date anytime soon you grab yours.
Hopefully they release soon

Yes, you can change to Lagos. Fill a new dsI60 and state the reasons for denial

Emmymajesty:
Can I change from the Abuja embassy to the Lagos embassy, since my D-160 is showing Abuja.

Lastly, I was earlier refused under section 214b and now no dates or calendar is showing in my account for weeks now.

You can use 3 months or 6 months bank account as long as you have sufficient funds to cater for your needs. Submit and get your i20

Dharmielorlarh:
Hello
Pls I need help o
If the school is asking for statement of account not more than 3months. Can someone start POF for one month then present to the school for i-20?
Pls very urgent

Do you have funding. Get some funding and try again and also, work on your confidence too

Ogundare26:
Please TEMITOPE and everyone else this is my transcript for my denied interview last week what do you have to say about it