₦airaland Forum

TrippleTees2004:
Hello everyone ...I would really appreciate if anyone can share GRE materials with me. Kindly quote me

Swerveking14:
Soup that my mind no carry, I no even want TSA wahala, again the long stopover sef dey discourage person

Princekenuk:
After securing a GA position, is it a must for all schools to send a financial statement to them before i20 will be released to you?

Imhans:
I need some help here seriously, I have gained admission to study for my MSC in US. I have done all the necessary requirement and I have received my i-20, my interview is schedule for first week of january 2020. Pls how do I over come this fear wen dey always catch me, what are the possible question I may be asked since I only apply for only one university. treat as urgent and no insult pls

Ekunsgreat:
You can apply for it ..I did it and God help me my expedition was approved

joshhhhyy:
Thank you for your response. I also asked if it is possible to apply for an expedite date and get it approved?

joshhhhyy:
Please, am I to pay the visa application fee first to see the new dates when they open because as at now the date is January 10 in Abuja and I am expected to resume the week of January 6th? Also, please I have been denied twice - the last time being August 15. Does that mean that the January 10 I am seeing is for regular or previously denied? Please attend to me. Thanks.

JonSnow23:
Am confused, how did you get dhl to handle delivery of your passport? Was it at the embassy?

Tamison:
December 6

Tamison:
Guys, please how long does DHL hold a passport for before returning it to the consulate? I am yet to pick up my passport from DHL and they sent a message to the alternative phone number I filled in some minutes ago that it would be returned to the consulate after 5 working days. I dunno how legit this is and I would need to travel to pick it up at Isolo.

Timilehin3:
Visa Approved @ Lagos Consulate
Interviewed at Window 3. I had like 5 straight denial before me. The guy on window 4 was just sharing yellow paper like Christmas gift, I saw like 11 people.

I returned all glory to God for the favour.
Going to UConn, PhD Chemistry, Full Funding.

Transcript

VO - Good Morning
Me - Good Morning

VO - Pass me your i-20 and passport
Me - Passed

VO - Have you paid your Sevis fee (He had to repeat this 3 times for me to get it. The 3rd time, he shouted)
Me - Yes, showed him the receipt.

VO - Why are you going to the US?
Me - I am going to the US for my doctoral degree program in Chemistry at the University of Storrs.

VO - What aspect of Chemistry?
Me - Inorganic

VO - So, what will you be working on?
Me - Working on Clay

VO - Clay? (He seems not to get me well)
Me - Yes, I will be modifying clay to be used as catalyst. Just like I did during my MSc research.

VO - Name some instruments used for your research?
Me - XRD, SEM, EDX, etc

VO - Which other school did you apply to?
Me - Mississippi State University but I have gotten a response from them.

VO - So, who will be supervising you?
Me - Prof ****

VO - So he has provided you a space in his lab?
Me - Yes

VO - So, what will you be using the clay for?
Me - For water splitting to get Hydrogen.

VO - So, what's the usefulness of the Hydrogen?
Me - It is used as fuel. (He made a sound like hmmmm... interesting)

VO - So how did you get full funding?
Me - My research experience and conference presentations. Moreso, I have a co-authored pare for publication with some researchers in the Professor's lab (I don't think he heard the second sentence well.)

VO - How many years will the program take?
Me - 4-6 years.

VO - What's the name of the Professor you will be working with? (Repeated question)
Me - Prof ****

VO - Typed for like a minute and said he will be approving the visa...bla bla bla
Me - Thank you


Shawarma, Tegi, Soliph, Tamison, Thanks so much for helping with my transcripts. I do appreciate.

NB...the interview wasn't as smooth as I typed o. I stuttered when answering some of the questions but at the end I was favoured.


* Please, I need where to get cheap flight now, traveling first week of January*

NwanyiOkpa:
can he go with a screenshot of the mail to the embassy as evidence?

hansmond93:
Congrats, this is great news. I think you should mail the Professor, thanking him for the offer and then mail the graduate school or the international students office or similar. Since it's fall 2020, I don't know if they would be issuing out your i-20 ASAP cuz fall 2020 stil far small.
You should inform them of the Professor's Assistantship offer and dey might ask you to request for a contract letter from the professor and submit to them so they can process your I-20 form reflecting the Assistant offer from the School.
All the best!!!

Geojnr:
thanks I will request for extension letter from the school.

but I have rescheduled before. cancelling an appointment, will I be demanded to pay a new fee?

Geojnr:
hello all,

i picked a date on the 13th January which my classes are meant to resume and my school agreed to extend my resumption to 29 January.

please I need your advise. will it warrant for automatic visa denial

Ekunsgreat:
I applied for expedition but was denied my school is resuming by Jan 15 and I was given feb7 for my appointment..what should I do now sir and ma

Timilehin3:
Guys, please help me attend to this.

Schrodinger1:
Guys, Between a private SOA and Business SOA of a sponsor, which should one present during interview? The Latter has more funds though.

Tamison:
Hello guys!
Please for those that went for their interview recently, is there a place one can keep bags or phone?

Friedpotato:
bro, if someone that's been previously denied and one who hasn't applied before apply for VISA the same time.. are they going to see thesame date or the person who hasn't applied before would have an earlier date?

electromagnito:
I did a PhD interview on 22nd of November, with high hope, I believed i was going to be selected because i have sent my CV and summary of my master's thesis to the group leader. After my PhD interview he told me he knew my supervisor and even told me to extend greetings to him he then continue by saying "i was the best applicant so far" so he told me to send my full master thesis to him and he will in return send me article related to the PhD programme i applied for.. I did and he sent me some article. Its been almost 2weeks now and i have not heard from him. Does this mean he deceived me and reject me? Why will you send article to student you won't pick for a phd? I am really confuse here.

Acceptjesus:
Hello Nairaland.

The denial rate is too enormous in this month of November, I want to believe there is something fishing.

Johnile123:
Hello Guyz. Please I need your advice and inputs.
My Visa interview is coming up

1.Is it enough to have a closing balance of just 7M on your SOA if your deficit is 6M.
2. Is it advisable to inform the VO that your advisor has promised a TA/RA position when you resume even when you don't have a letter of confirmation regarding the stipends.

I have full tuition waiver but the school promised to give me a TA/RA position only after resumption as it's on a rolling basis but I have a personal SOA covering the deficit.

Benifbond:
the two reasons behind u coming back to Nigeria are contradictory , telling a vo that u will come back to from known to unknown (searching for a job in nigeria that has nothing is not real), expect u are coming to take up family business.

Juwon21:
House Good afternoon to everyone, please I want to know how I can pay for USA graduate application fee of a university I applied to . Anyone with how I can go about paying the application fee will be appreciated

frapzkid:
please guys

Chimmy609:
Thanks for the response, please applying for an interview in abuja after I got disapproved in lagos, will it hunt my chances of getting approved.

Lizamegabush:
Good day every one, I must confess that naira land is the best place to be for visa enquiries and the rest, I am kinda new on the platform but have been following up ever since I joined the platform.
I was denied of visa on the 15th of November 2019 but have rescheduled for another visa appointment at Abuja embassy for 5th of December, although the previous visa interview was at Lagos consulate but due to the fact that my school resumes on the 13th of January I reapplied but didn't see a good date at the Lagos consular so I went for that of Abuja, I will be sharing my first visa experience although it was quite brief but I will also be sharing my supposed visa conversation for my next Visa interview.
At the Lagos consulate, appointment time was 6:45am I arrived by 6:05 am but was delayed as I didn't print my SEVIS proof of payment , I went to the cafe and those guys frustrated my life when they said that my SEVIS payment has not reflected on the site , since on August 2019 , ah I nearly piss for my trouser, they printed a made up letter and gave to me to present on the place of SEVIS proof of payment and collected 2k from me, so I joined the queue and got to the point where I was asked for SEVIS proof of payment , I presented the made copy the cafe guys gave to me and the man looked at me like what!!!! and he wrote no SEVIS on my DS 160 and asked me to proceed , I went in for the interview but later discovered that some of us on my queue skipped the thumbprint session, so we had to go back for the thumbs print, I was praying that I be directed to the guy on window 9 as he was so calm and relaxed unlike the guys on window 6 and 7 but unfortunately , I was directed to the guy on window 6 and this was how the interview went.
Vo: Good morning
Me: went straight to meet him and I responded good morning sir.
Vo: your i20 and passport please
Me: quickly passed it to him
Vo: so why are you going to the us
Me: I am going to the university of central Oklahoma to do my masters in public administration to major in public non profit management.
Vo: why this course?
Me: the degree will help me with qualities such as * fund raising capabilities and at this point I went blank and couldn't remember anything , so i had to repeat same point again and he cuts in
vo: who is your sponsor?
Me: my father chief Ezenwa I was about to complete my sentence and he gave the yellow paper and said sorry at this point you are not eligible for the us visa , try again.
God I felt as if I was in out of life �����
So I got home and immediately got another visa appointment same day but this time around Abuja embassy for the 5th of December 2019.
Total school fees :$23600
But I gain a Global diversity scholarship which is $8000 About 32% discount from the Total school fees and this will last for two years of my masters program as I will be given$4000 each year of my study.
So my new proposed transcript is as follows.
Vo:where are you going to
Me: I am going to the university of central Oklahoma (uco) for my masters in public administration and non profit management.
Vo: why this course?
Me: this degree will prepare professionally to widen my horizon in The aspect of leadership and management skills, as I have The intention to return to Nigeria after my program to apply for the office of chief protocol officer in the ministry of labour and employment federal republic of NIGERIA, and with This degree I will stand a better chance for such job, and I will serve as a leader or attain key roles in the government Bodies, this degree will not limit me to government organization alone, as some private corporations such as the news and broad casting organization loves to hire those with masters in public administration for policy analysis and international organization management.
Vo:how many school did you apply to
Me:3 schools
Vo: name them
Me: Oklahoma State.university(osu) in still water, University of North Texas(until) in long beach and University of central Oklahoma (uco) in Edmond.
Vo: why did you choose uco
Me: I made my research and I discovered that uco has a flexible system of learning as students are allowed to create a customised system of learning such as * field studies, * internship*work shop* and independent studies so that they can be able to complete their degree faster.
Vo:how will you utilize this degree back home.
Me' after the completion of my masters, I plan coming home to take over from my family business and move it to a thriving State as I will be the one to do so in few years to come, and I also will go into partnership with the the (NDE) and some higher institution so that we can be able to establish an (Ngo) where I will be raising young minds on how to create a business of Their choice and also training them on how to become great leaders of tommorow as opposed to what we have currently in the country.
Vo: who is your sponsor?
Me : my uncle
Vo: in your previous application you stated your father as your sponsor , why now your uncle?
Me: my father has been so very ill of lately and I can not ascertain the outcome of event in the future , so my Uncle chose to take the responsibility.

I am so sorry if this is quite long but I will be so glad if the professionals in the platform can look into this, I am open to take corrections and adhere to any necessary development , thanks.

Chimmy609:
Goodevening house, I already filled out my DS-160. Indicating lagos as my interview location, and I discovered there is no available date that is good enough for me. Can I fill another DS-160 indicating I want to go for my interview at Abuja, please need your guidance on these. Thank you