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cophild:
Wow! Wow, Congrats TranceD,God is good
@Kreamie we still waiting for the Good news

@mystreysng, Thanks for all d info U giving us bou d whole POE ish

@House, I ll advice we go wit very lil cash wen travelling and prolly get a master card or dorm acc which ll help us transfer funds, For Me,I plan to use my GT Master Card, I hear it is quite easy using that bu u ll jst incure some form of charges wen using an atm but for POS,it is free using your card!
D world is now a cashless society , na only naija and some other countries still dey use cash o

More good news In Jesus Name!

TranceD:
Hello guys, my emergency request was approved today and i was able to book for 30th Nov. Can i go with an account statement with October date?

TranceD:
@house: I got my visa today @ lagos consulate, will post the details later

Kreamie:
It's almost time for my interview, Please y'all should pray for me  

imperiouxx:
It's been a while we saw cleverdude here last. Hope he is due for his interview. This thread just dey dry this semester.

webstradamus:
We dey study 

Prof Web, howdy? u on ym now? let me mess u up a lil bit!

Kreamie:
Tomorrow's my interview In lagos! I'm quite shaken up right now! I need tips, I mean more tips on what to wear cos a lady told me to be formal while a guy that was in the usa recently asked me to prolly be on native which I think is odd or be on jean and a polo shirt which I knda digg, What mode of dressing is preferable?

Kreamie:
@All, After one has been refused a visa using the emergency interview option, can one re-apply for another emergency immediately? Or how soon can one apply for anothe emergency date?

Kreamie:
@Square: Plz do u have an answer to ma question?

TranceD:
Hello guys, my emergency request was approved today and i was able to book for 30th Nov. Can i go with an account statement with October date?

gongo aso:
lol

This thread still dey

imperiouxx:
Ha! which semester is that and where is your school?

Kreamie:
Concerning this expedited date thingy, Has anyone heard form the embassy? I'm yet to hear from them though, THis is taking too long oo

kojeiwa:
Thanks for the replies. Another question please. Will they allow luggage inside the embassy,

if not, is there a place I can safety keep the luggage?

kacytunde:
Hello everyone,

Pls, I need your urgent sugestions on my case. Below is my interview at Abuja on 15th Nov 2011. I have scheduled another date for the interview( 3rd Dec, 2011).
IAbout me:
I bagged my B.Eng Electrical in 2005 from Unilorin and did NYSC in Kano state where I worked as an IT
Instructor . I lectured computer programming and got certified in Java programming in the process.
Later, I struggled to join an IT firm but all my effort proved abortive. Fortunately, I got a Job with Globacom as a BSS/TX Engineer in 2008.The Job is interesting and I am comfortable with it .But, my decision to take up MSC in Information Technology was my fascination for Software designs and programming  , my dream is to become a successful Software Developer, I find my happiness in doing this and interest me a lot.
Now, during  my last Interview for F1- Visa,  the questn  below was asked:
VO: So why did you want to do Masters degree?
ME: To aid my promotion in my place of work.
The question: Can I change my response to : I intend to change my career part from Telecommunication to Software development,  If the above question is asked again during  my next interview.

I hope it will not implicate me as I will be giving different answers  for  the same question.

Square65:
My appointment was for 10am but was interviewed around 12:45pm.

Me: Good afternoon.

VO: Good morning. Let me have your docs.
Me: Passed them

VO: Why are you traveling to the US?
Me: For my graduate studies

VO: What programme?
Me: MSc Chemical Engineering

VO: Did you take the GRE?
Me: Yes

VO: Let me have your score report
Me: Gave him

VO: Which other schools did you apply to?
Me: ULL, WVU

VO: Why this particular school?
Me: They run the Chemical Engineering programme in combined department of Chemical & Natural Gas Engineering, so it will give me the opportun ,

VO: Completes my sentence ,   to specialize in Natural Gas Engineering later on. That's very good. Where did you complete your undergraduate studies?
Me: Said

VO: What did you study?
Me: Chemical Engineering

VO: So what do you do presently?
Me: Procurement Engineering/Project Management

VO: How long have you been on the job?
Me: About 1 yr now

VO: So you finished school and got this your present job immediately?
Me: Yes, but not until after my service year in 2009/10.

VO: So are you coming back to your present job or you will get another?
Me: I will come back to my present job

VO: Why?
Me: My employer's a part-sponsor

VO: You have a letter of support from your employer?
Me: Yes.

VO: Let me see it
Me: Gave him

VO: Verifies on my I-20. Ok, I see ,  Awwww,  there's a mistake here, your letter of support states w per mth, while your I-20 states x (= 24w) for d first year. Instead, it should show 12w. Now, if u remove 12w from the total u have now, you will be short by y(about $1.3k). Also, I can see you have a scholarship/tuition waiver of z from the school, do you have an award letter for this scholarship?
Me: Yes. Gave him the letter

VO: Reads the letter. The letter does not state the overall amount/effect of the scholarship and tuition waiver as detailed on your I-20, the school has really messed this one up for you ,
Me: Already going defensive now. The I-20 explains this under the "Remarks" section.

VO: The I-20 is one document and the letter's another. What is required here's that both of them say exactly the same thing. I would have overlooked this if it was just one issue but there are two and, If I give you the visa now, you will be questioned at POE and that will be problems for both of us. You should get a revised I-20 with the required corrections from the school.
Me: At this point, my mind flashed back to the very first day I started preparing for GRE till this moment, was about watching all my efforts go down the drain with the words "I am sorry , "

VO: So I am giving you this form, so you will be able to come in without making another appointment.
Me: Came back from trance, with a ray of hope on my face. Thank you very much! I screamed that out as if I was already given the visa.


The forms states I could come back after 1pm any Monday/Wednesday within 1yr from now.


Lessons Learned
Although the VO put all the blame solely on the school, I share a very big part. I should have done the calculation well, probably put more money than necessary in my account and perhaps there wouldn't have been a need to get an updated I-20 if, even after removing the 12w, funds were sufficient. I used to think I was more meticulous than this but I think anxiety played its role fine.


While I thank God for a second chance, I trust him to finish what he's started.

To all who await their interview, please learn a lesson from this and tie all seemingly loose ends.

Good tidings shall never cease in this house!

imperiouxx:
Guess square has joined the train. Let's celebrate brother  https://serve.mysmiley.net/party/party0016.gif

olu16:
Hello guys! How early should one be @ the embassy for a 7 am interview? Thanks! And what time are we likely to get in and stuff. Anyone who's been in a similar situation should give details please! Thanks!

johnyjzee:
F, M & J Visa Issuance Halted Temporarily – All US Embassies and Consulates.

http://www.happyschoolsblog.com/f-m-j-visas-stopped-usa-consulates/#comments

On 11/18/11 SEVP broadcast message announcing that Department of State has temporarily halted the issuance of all F, M, and J visas at all U.S. Embassies and Consulates due to communication difficulties between the Consolidated Consular Database and SEVIS.

heard it has been resolved but please confirm.

johnyjzee:
visa resumed

webstradamus:
Man, where the hell have you been? Been looking all over for you. Abeg enter YIM make we gist small.

solo4deji:
International Applicants,


Please be aware that due to a technical error throughout the SEVIS system in all American consulates and embassies, VISA issuance has been put on hold. This means there will be a general delay in issuing VISAs for I-20 holders. You may want to contact the embassy or consulate you where your VISA interview is to take place, to find out if your appointment will be affected.

cophild:
Congrats Titi. And Congrats square cos U ll surely get urs too, Cheers

Amen. thanks.

imperiouxx:
@square,

I think that's administative process. Did they take down any of your documents? Join me on YIM.

Tittolala:
I was at d U.S embassy 2day. I went, i saw and i conquered. Pls i wil post my interview later.

imperiouxx:
Square65, I pray God grant you your student visa this week. Amen!

aroy1:
@ seedord247

If you are 21yrs old, finished secondary education at the of 15 with 8 A1s in your WAEC, graduated with a 1st Class in a Nigerian University at 21, scored 1570 in GRE, got admitted to one of US ivy leagues for a Masters, and confidently able to break down Theory of Computations to the VO in 1minute, I doubt if any right thinking VO will want you to leave the US after your education.