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Jaxx007:
Your uncle would have been better

Yeah I wanted to be truthful but it's like they don't like the truth. That doesn't mean I would lie tho. People here have been approved with relationships like this. I don't think thats the issue

Ararume2:
So sorry about the denial. Why the choice of Lagos?

Lagos is close to where I live

I also got denied today at Abuja embassy. I think today was just a bad day there cos I am going to refire. So to those two other people that didn't get, just calm down, reconstruct your transcript and reapply. Today was just a bad day in both embassies cos no one got while I was there for almost three hours.
Transcript
VO: Pass your passport and I-20
Me: passsed
VO: How did you choose this school
Me: I wanted a school that would allow me have my clinical rotations at the center for disease control and prevention so I chose this school because it would enable me have that opportunity
Cuts in
VO: what are the other schools you applied to
Mentioned them
VO: Who is paying for this
Me: My sister's husband
VO:How old are you?
Me: Mentioned
Then she passed the paper and said sorry
She was at window 6, tall white woman with pointed nose but she wasn't even giving people the room to talk and defend themselves.
Even families that had a lot of travel history were denied.
Finally my people, US Visa has never been easy. 20 years ago it was like this, 10 years ago it was very difficult and that is how it will be. You will be the one to be strong enough to always refire till you get it.
Alot of people here got it after their first, second and even third attempts so don't let that weigh you down
And as for me, I am going to Lagos to collect my visa

Hey guys. A friend of mine that we are going together for our interview next week is worried about an issue.
When her admission was given and she was asked to send bank statement for I-20. She had the required amount but now, the amount in the account is less than the amount on her I-20 but she said it's a busy account and the inflow of cash is consistent
Can she be refused because of this?

Ararume2:
Good evening all. Was denied for the second time yesterday. Interview was short. Here's a transcript...

Me: Good morning ma'm

Volooking very unfriendly) your passport and i20

you applied sometime in June. What do you think has changed about your application?

Me: I think I was unable to demonstrate that I had adequate sources of funding for my studies... my uncle heard of the visa denial and decided to step in to defray the cost of my studies..

Vo: Do you have his SOA...please pass it ..

Me: Yes please..passed it to her

Vo: Looked at it and typed for quite an uncomfortably long while. What does he do?

Me: He's a major distributor of Dangote cement in the south east and south south with outlets in all states of the south east...

Vo: How many children does he have?

Me: a boy

Vo: how old is he?

Me: 6yrs

Vo: kept typing for a very long time...

Me; My father still insists on playing traditional fatherly roles.. he'll be giving me $4k for my journey initially and will be sending monthly stipends for my living expenses. Can I also give you his SOA?

Vo: No...please concentrate on my questions

Me: alright ma'm

Vo: Typed and typed till she finally said ' I'm sorry you do not qualify for ....


The SOA shows a balance of 30m my tuition plus living expenses is abt 36k dollars...less than 13m

My start date is on 7/1/19

Where do I go from here?

In my opinion, you were not supposed to take the VO to that aspect of sponsorship when you were asked what has changed. That is why he concentrated on your sponsorship. The VO probably taught since he has a 6 year old son and possibly a wife. He has enough responsibilities.
I think you should have said now, you can confidently talk about your school and your course. Then the VO would have asked academic questions which you could have nailed. Sometimes, you can control the interview and take the VO to any of your strong points. Even if the VO would later ask about sponsorship, he would have already been convinced you know what you are doing if you had answered all those why this school, why this course well.

Jaxx007:
Yes and collected

Happy for you but I feel like giving you a knock o. Were you not the one that came here four days ago to say your friend was approved at abuja but was put on administrative processing lol
So it was even you. Congrats and God bless your new journey

Jaxx007:
I have been a silent reader here and I just want to thank all the guru on here. God continue to bless you all. The first time I came on here I had a heart attack because of the reject I saw that day and it was the same university I got admission to and I planned never to come to nairaland ever again. But some one encouraged me to come 2 days to my interview day and I did and did not regret it.
My transcript

Vo looking at me while waiting to give someone she called a reject and asked me to come forward

Me: good morning ma’am
Vo: good morning thank you

Vo: you going. To xxxx school to study
Me: ms in mechanical engineering

Vo: you work with what company
Me: I said the xxxxx

Vo: how did you hear about this school
Me; ( my heart beating 1million beats per second) while working offshore ...... mumbled rubbish. Started again and said it meet my career goals
Was meant to say. While working offshore on a steam turbine turbo machinery used to convert sea water to drinking water. With some experts we got talking and they told me about some schools. I did my research and found out they meet my career goals.

Vo: do you have SAT
Me: no it’s not required by my school for admission.

Vo: typing ...... looked at me and said at this time to show your a qualified student to study in the USA you have to have tofel or GRE.
I’m sorry I can’t.
Me: I interrupt and said I did IElts
Vo: oh good where is the result
Me: was like wooow smiling looking at vo
Vo: smiles and was like give me something or or Give me something quick quick quick
What did you score?
Me: 7.0
Vo: that will do

Vo: sponsor
Me : uncle

Can’t remember if she asked what he does

Vo: and your parents
Me: xxxxx

Vo: ok give me statement of account
Me: gave her

Vo: with the nature of work you do you must be swimming in money. Give me your own statement
Me: I did
Looking through
Vo: why this so much withdrawal
Me:I’m building my own estates oh lovely

Vo: for now I don’t need your own. I’ll hold onto your sponsor and verify if there’s anything wrong you will be banned for life. Do you want me to proceed
Me: yes ma’am
Vo: go and pay your school fee and enjoy your studies. Gave me white paper. I could not hold back but gave the best smile ever and said thanks ma’am
Vo: yw enjoy your studies

I did not know if I wanted to run
Or walk.

If you plan to use fake bank statement don’t bother going for the interview.
And also prayer is the key honestly
Pray like you have never prayed before.
And look good as well
I saw God at work on my date.
Make sure your answers are very technical and relates to your work experience. It helps.
Thanks everyone here for your encouragement
God bless you all���

Has your status changed to issued? That's the koko these days o
Congrats and was it abuja embassy

martineverest:
I don't think so..I did GRE,even paid huge first year tuition fee and had good travel history.i was still denied today....after just 4 questions

I only saw one white paper out of over 30 people that were interviewed ahead of me.the guy had been to USA severally and his mum and brothers are citizens

don't be discouraged my my comment,u might just be lucky

Uncle share your transcript na

Jaybeepictures:
why are you going to the usa :
me : to study for my masters in public admin at the uni of southern indiana

why this school
me : the mpa program director has been nice to me and always been there to show me great assistance through out my application stages

how did u hear about the school
me: it was recommended by my course adviser after which i did an extensive research where i love the concentration on public sector

what will this course do for you
me : will help me get a job with a reputable government parastatals as a public administration consultant

then idiot guy brought out blue paper and that was it

He is not an idiot, he is only doing his job.
So you are going all the way across the world to the United States to study in a school because the program director was nice to you?
Sigh
Please read transcripts on this thread and refire. You were not prepared enough sir

Hello LagosNIV
There has been a rumor flying around on the USA student visa thread that applying to a community College is a huge red flag and can lead to outright denial. I understand that for someone with an equivalent degree here(HND) or Bsc, it's not a progression if such person wants to go earn an associates degree again but what about young students that have just high school certificate? Can they get a visa approval to get associates degree if they defend their reasons? Or is it also an outright refusal?

Jaxx007:
Please guy advice needed a friend went for F1 interview in Abuja on the 4th December got approved got the white paper. But he tracked online and till date it’s saying administrative processing. Any advice for him. As he plans to go back to Abuja and check if his passport is available for pick up. When he tracked it. It showing still with the consulate. Advice please thanks

Was his bank statement collected? They are probably waiting for the bank to respond on its originality

Guys I just rescheduled from January 7th to December 18th at Abuja embassy. You can check if you want to reschedule. 18th and 19th was available 8 mins ago

slamcole:
Morning here. Does anyone knows someone in university of southern Mississippi. I need someone to share room with. Thanks

Hey bro, has your status changed to issued?

Adhheir:
The outcome is yet to be determined, they're still tracking their passports last I heard. When they get their passports, you can then conclude.

Nice. I pray they get it finally.

Is it safe to assume that those guys that were approved at abuja and later denied on the website had a problem with their statements? Probably not fake but they probably weren't satisfied with the flow of cash. This guy went to the same abuja, got approved and his status changed to issued. What was different?
I am confused. Why should a statement be legit and at the end, the applicant still gets refused

Ahhh. Three people in one day

Or probably the VO wasn't satisfied with the inflow and outflow of cash or there was a sudden lodgment of cash some days to the interview or the supervisor doesn't want him to give you cos I heard the senior VOs go through all applications again before visa is issued
Either well, just be calm and hope for the best

AARasheed:
I have already. Even sent a mail. was told the same thing. Denied because of no home ties and some other stuffs.
Please someone should help me before i go crazy

Calm down, same thing happened to a lady here two weeks ago and she later checked and saw issued. She was then mailed to come for her passport and she collected it with her visa on it. If you are sure it is legit just chill and pray it changes

aduku1:
Visa approved this morning at abuja

Congrats. Please share your transcript

doublezero7:
Sir, i don't think the 2 months rule is correct. I was denied in Lagos on the 21st. I paid that same day and i was able to see available dates around midnight the 22nd.

The earliest date for the Lagos Consulate was January 15. I checked for Abuja and got November 27th. Infact it was the last slot.

Congratulations. Please post your transcript ooo

wasiudvd:
I think I should STOL reading things here.

Me I already said I will stop coming to nairaland as from Friday o. At least I have paid my dues, I av read each and every transcript from part 3-14. I am even still around to see if there's going to be any transcript this week. Once it's Friday me I Don go o
All these denied, delayed left and right would only be giving someone negative vibes although that's a reminder that it's no child's play and you have to do your best

fairheart:
For those of you that can afford it and not minding the extra expenses and for 100% positive visa outcome, go and become a registered member of EducationUSA in Lagos or Abuja. Registration fee is $200. Every member of this agency are US embassy priority. They are the first class student visa applicant at the embassy. At least, as much as I am informed, I am yet to see an EAC member denied. Your Senators', governors' and commissioners' kids go through this route.
But to be eligible for membership, you must not have applied to any school at the point of registration; once the agency knows you have gotten admission yourself, they will not register you. There is also age limit: for undergraduate student, I think it is 20 (it was 21 as of 2009); for masters, it has to be under 28 or so. Visit the Lagos or Abuja branch to confirm.

You must be 100% genuine student. They will do background check on ya. You will do WES, write English test, even when they school don't need it.

In addition, I share in the grieve and pain of those who are recently denied. A very good friend I met on this forum was delayed this morning, and it is painful because we did everything a student could possibly do for a successful visa outcome. Yet she was denied, for Heaven's sake reason. Things are changing very fast now. Only the rich and those with extra-ordinary luck will get through. While the rate of denial goes up, we are watching and observing. With the recent article on Nigerian newspapers, we will definitely get the crowd down, and then chances of issuance will increase again. I know the embassy policy will change again, and more visa will be issued, perhaps towards late 2019--as crowd would have reduced significantly.

Don't give up on your dreams.
God bless you all.

This is bad news. If someone you prepared with together went for interview and still got denied then things are getting really serious. You are one of our gurus here and u must av gone through the proposed transcript and approved. I don't even know what to do, no encouraging news at all and every minute, interview date is drawing closer

100kobo:
Look at your Questions and Answers and try to make meaning out of it. Try to connect everything like it's an autobiography. You'll be amazed how you'll flow during the interview. It works, believe me.

Memorising details is a sure recipe for failure, especially if you're not gifted in it. I know some badass niggars many years ago during my university days who comfortably memorised proofs of mathematical theorems and reproduced same in the exam hall without any fuss.

If memory gem isn't your thing, please, abort the plan immediately immediately

Lol thanks. Mission aborted o
I actually practiced in front of the mirror and I compared both. When I recited the crammed answers I seemed fake and it was like someone with my remote was controlling me. I sounded so mechanical but when I just had my ideas and let things flow, I was relaxed and sounded more genuine.
Advise to other applicants :please practice and see what works for you. It would also boost your confidence

Guys should you cram for the interview or you should just know your points and let it flow freely? I feel like if I don't cram it and memorize my answers, I might get too tensed and just won't know how to bring my words together. It's less than two weeks to my interview and I really don't know the better one to do

Why are the VOs suddenly about the tuition? There shouldn't be a problem if the student can afford it

Predstan:
Exchange rate might not be the same. I paid 35k for my I-20

Wow. Okay

Gewezzy1:
I used FedEx $50, received it in a week.

Alright thank you.

slamcole:
My school made use of a service provider UEMS, where one can register and request for one's I-20 via FedEx OR UPS. With FedEx, you pay $115 while with ups, the charge is $91.15. I'll advice you check UEMS on google and see if your school is listed.

. Alright thank you God bless you

Godchangemylife:
I think you should refer to those who paid with those amount ... Or refer to walspring he might help, someone talk about how he helped to reduce the cost of his I-20

Yeah I already told people that paid less for their I-20 to. Please tell me how they did it. The students that were talking about it are not online on nairaland anymore. If anyone recently got an i-20 please tell me the method you used. Can't imagine paying 150 dollars again for I-20 when sevis fee and visa fees are yet to be paid

hayor88:
It can be sent to someone in the US for free
Then the person will send to Nigeria
FedEx is $110 for 7days
$150 for 3days

Wow is it usually this expensive? Some people on part 13 said they got their I-20s sent with just 20-23k.i can't imagine paying 40-50k I didn't budget for just I-20. This is ridiculous

Spring2019:
Good morning everyone. I just got a mail from my school that the shipping of the I-20 through USPS express which I will get in three days is 150 dollars. I thought some people ship theirs with 65 dollars.

How did they get theirs that cheap. Also can the school send it to a US address and then the person will then send it to me in Nigeria for less. Please I need responses from people who have gone through this

Can someone please reply this

Good morning everyone. I just got a mail from my school that the shipping of the I-20 through USPS express which I will get in three days is 150 dollars. I thought some people ship theirs with 65 dollars.

How did they get theirs that cheap. Also can the school send it to a US address and then the person will then send it to me in Nigeria for less. Please I need responses from people who have gone through this