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bbdd:
He's currently the leading contender among the Republicans.
The media hate campaign against him is not working sha.

phalanah:
So for the delay of my Transcript
I had my visa interview on Monday August 03 at the Lagos Consulate.
After a very restless night, I got to the consulate at Walter Carrington at about 5:20am. My appointment was for 6:30am. I got into the Hall of Judgment by 7:30am. At this point, am so confidence about my interview question.

I was called to Window 12 around 8:00am. The VO was some middle-aged, white woman and the following conversation ensued:
Me: Good morning , happy New Month ma.
VO: Good morning. Place your left four fingers on the scanner.
Me: After the finger print.
VO: Where are u going too?
Me: Harold Washington College in Chicago.
VO: Who is your sponsor?
Me: My Aunt. She’s a clinical pharmacy at university of Chicago, medical center.
VO: which course do u want to study?
Me: I said Electrical Engineering.
VO: do u write any exam?
Me: Yes, I wrote SAT and TOEFL.
VO: What is your SAT score?
Me: I said 1210
VO: Why Harold Washington College?
Me: I was referred by Admission advisor at Illinois Institute of Technology(where I applied as a transfer student) I should complete my prerequisite course work at community college before transferring to Illinois Institute of Technology.
VO: Since you are already studying Electrical Engineering at Yaba Tech, why are you going to study in the US without finishing your program here?
Me: My program at Yaba Tech is a National Diploma and I wish to obtain my Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering in US.

She type for a while and she said I was not eligible for visa. I ask her that why, she said nothing. That I should reapply. I ask her again, what should bring when coming bck, she said I should go through the blue paper she gave me. I said thank you bye. I want to deferred my admission to spring 2016 (resume Jan 11) and planning to reapply for interview in october
Pls anything wrong? I will be happy to hear from u guys back. Tnks very much.

bbdd:
Funny how trump is the only one looking for an easier pathway to citizenship for foreign masters and PhD holders.
For that reason alone, I like and support him.
Cc happney65

profojah:
He's back in naija

HoneyBronzed:
Hope Indomie won't be seized at the Airport? Pls don't tell me about the noodles in the US. I want my indomie, thanks.

meritdee:
Here's my funny transcript....

Mind you, I'm holding a conditional admission which has 36months course completion on its I-20. Morgan State University plays too much aswear.

So after every screening and all, I was called to window 2 by one pretty chic (I noticed she's been frowning all morning tho)

Me: Good morning ma'am (with a forced wizardry smile)
VO: *frowns* can I have ur documents pls?
Me: *I be like 'what I do na?'* Gave em to her

VO: Can u pls place ur four fingers on the (didn't hear her but I knew she was talking about the fingerprint scanner) pls?
Me: Placed four fingers on scanner and was staring at her... I knew she was done, but I didn't remove dem fingers until she said I should remove them.

VO: Where are you going in US?
Me: Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland.

VO: How long is your course of study?
Me: (for my mind, I be like 'beht why?' this girl no dey see komot eye?) 36 months

VO: What course?
Me: MS in Project Management

VO: Who will be sponsoring you?
Me: My uncle

VO: What does he do?
Me: He's contracted to Ekiti State and Ondo State Government and he's into real Estate. He buys, sells and develops prop.. *Cuts

VO: Did you write any test?
Me: Yes I did

VO: Which one (with strong face)
Me: (Me sef give am ogbeni, calm down face) GRE

VO: Can I see it?
Me: (She just owned me at this stage cuz I was looking for the LovePeddler print out that was making out with one of my documents) Sorry ma, gimme a min

VO: LET ME SEE THE PRINT OUT! (I guess y'all understands why I used the caps here)
Me: found it and gave it to her. (Her mind come down)

VO: okay good, Why this school?
Me: Out of the schools that offered me admission, MSU is the only school that has its school of management accredited by Association to Advanced Collegiate Schools of Business. While also going through the graduate research works, I came across an ongoing research by professor Ali Emdad that centers on Addressing Enterprise and Vendor issues in Data Center Infrastructure Management which is inline with my work. I contact... *cuts me*

VO: Where do you work?
Me: I said Airtel NG, but was transferred there by one of their contracted outsourcing and facility managem...*cuts* (I for just use vendor easily)

VO: When did you Graduate?
Me: Dec 2010

VO: What did you study as undergraduate?
Me: Pure and Applied Physics

VO: What do you do?
Me: I work..... (she was staring at me straight in the eye now) so I continued and told her, I work as a Data Center support and Analyst.

VO: Dancing center what?
Me: (For my mind, I be like... Dancing Salsa ni) Data Center support and Analyst

I though I already owned her here until she asked the question that killed me...

VO: What class would you be taking?
Me: Project management class with focus on Information technology management. Listed 2 courses in this class *cuts*

VO: Unfortunately........................................ I no hear the rest
Me: (With confidence level now below 10%) I just said the thank you and my crush on her died on the spot.

I don't know, but I think as a conditional admission student, I should have told her the 9 credit courses that would have qualified me for the major course instead of the major ones.

Thanks to Juntod, Innovativeame, Bigfrancis21, Slimmy and many others here that assisted in one way or the day and sorry for disappointing you guys.

Make I go clear my ish with my HR first, me that was thinking that I'd drop my resignation letter this week ehn.

I'm down but not out. Goodluck to others

Sorbital:
You really should see me cos I refused to leave the booth... I felt I truly deserve the visa...think I created small scene sha...

MaxiDj:
Transcript:
I dey tap dey wonder wen dem go call me. Wey i hear Samuel Teye to counter 11...i go lyk Chai. Wey i say ma prayers
VO: Hi Samuel

Me: Hi there!

VO: i see u r going to Ball State to read Physics

Me: Yes

VO: Did u read the same program during your undergraduate studies?

Me: Yes

VO: Where?

Me: KNUST

VO: I see you have an assistantship offer so i'l just ask you some few questions since you are going to read physics
Me: ok ( heart don jump)

VO: In aerodynamics there is a principle that causes a flying plane to remain in the air. what is it?

Me: erhm..i have no idea

VO: Bernoulli's principle. These are some of the things we read in magazines
.
Me: ok

VO: In cosmology, there are 4 forces that keep the Universe. What are they?

Me: lukn at him (lyk seriously)

VO: when i tell you, you'll go lyk arhh

Me: ( shoot)

VO: ok. I'll mention two.
1) Gravity
2) electromagnetism...etc

Me: Cut VO. At KNUST we specialize after 2nd year. I specialized in electronics

VO: ok. Then let me ask you an electronics question. tell me what is ohms law?

Me. i relax. Bla bla bla (he fill)

VO: I play around with my radio somtyms ( we laf) .Thanks for drawing my attention to the fact that you majored in electronics.

VO: ok. You can have ur i20 and sevis fee receipt. come on friday at 11:00 for your visa from counter (1-3)..(Gives me a small paper)

Me. Ok. Thank you. i ws befuddled then.

Before the interview i had family and friends praying for me. God richly bless all of you.
Especially u
I will share my victory transcript in a few days time.

ikuyinminu:
So.. here is my transcript.. Very annoying and it got me down for awhile.

I was shivering the night before the day of the interview, I think it has more to do with the interview than the catarrh I got from kissing Bae.
Momsy called the night to go buy Actifed *as if I go fit sleep o, for where I wake up for night still rehearsing*

It was a very breezy morning.. my uncle dropped me at the Lagos embassy with 'i don't like this people, u can't come here and achieve what you want, they always looking for what is not lost, see Banji.. I wish you the best'

After much screening.. I was called to window 1 *chinese-american guy*
Dude has been dishing out blue forms since 19kiridum

Me: *smiles* Good morning
Vo: Morning, please place your right fingers on the biometric machine
Me: *placing my right/left with all smiles*
Vo: Pass me your documents?
Me: *Alaye just dey bone, I sha pass the papers*
Vo: why are you going to the U.S
Me: I am going to study for masters in information technology
Vo: what school?
Me: Minnesota State Uni Mankato
Vo: typing fast * why Minnesota?
Me: The school has a course outline program for tthe department that goes inline with my career path and my present job detail
Vo: Is that what you studied in Undergraduate?
Me: Yes.. I studied B.Eng ICT
Vo: ICT?
Me: Yes.. Information Communication Technology
Vo: what year did you finish?
Me: June 2012
Vo: Are you married?
Me: No
Vo: Kids?
Me: No
Vo: Have you travelled before?
Me: No, I have not had any opportunity to travel since work has been keeping me busy.
Vo: Did you write any standard test?
Me: Yes.. I did
Vo: Can I see the results?
Me: *looks for the result of both toefl and gre, and showed him through the glass*
Vo: I can't see it from here, can you pass it underneath
Me: *passes it*
Vo: where did you print this from? How many schhols did you apply to?
Me: I printed from the result portal, I applied to 2 other schools.
Vo: which and did they admit you?
Me: Uni Virginia Charlottesville and Uni Kentucky Bowling green.. yes they admitted me
Vo: *looking at me* YOUR SCORES ARE LOW? How come
Me: I guess the test is not a criteria for admission
Vo: who will pay for your fees
Me: my dad
Vo: *typing fast* what does he do
Me: he is an electrical engineer with NNPC
Vo: what's NNPC
Me: Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Vo: *types scantily* errmm Unfortunately. .. bla bla bla
Me: *feeling dizzy already* please what are your reasons?
Vo: you will see it in the blue form I am giving to you.

Well.. I scored 282.5 GRE and 76 TOEFL. I am Cisco Associate certified Network Engineer

Thanks guys for your continued support. I won't relent. I spoke with a friend that just left.. he said he didn't write any test and they never asked. Dunno where I got it wrong. But I am grateful to God first and everyone that support one way or the other.

We don return back to work!

Sorbital:
Me: Good morning... With genuine smile and confidence

Vo: good morning... Your four left fingers on the scanner for verification

Me: places four fingers....here we go

Vo: pass your document please

Me: passes them

Vo: you are going to study

Me: yes, to pursue my Masters degree in Chemistry with interest areas in Air monitoring and electronic cigarette

Vo: why the degree

Me: so that I would be exposed with the various skills and techniques required to monitor the quality of both ambient and in door air, that way, I will be very knowledgeable about the extent of the pollutant that we are all exposed to...Above all, this masters degree would guarantee my appointment as a lecturer in the school where I obtained my BSc.

VO: looking in awe

Me: waited for him to ask question concerning the job guarantee but he didn't

Vo: How many schools did you apply to

Me: Four

VO: what are they

Me: TSU, MTSU, KFUPM and UW

VO: why the preference in MTSU

Me: Aside the fact that the Chemistry department is highly ranked I went thru their curriculum and discovered that the syllabus Covers most areas of Chemistry that interests me, but then, I was able to make contact with prof......... Who incidentally would be kick starting an air monitoring project on biogenic.....

vO: interrupted

How did you find about the school: actual, I cataloged using Princetonreview.com, grad sch.com and then search for chemistry journals in US, I thereafter streamline my search into schools that offer Masters degree in Chemistry with interest areas in Air monitoring, I ended up with few schools.

Vo: So why TSU and MTSU in the same state.

Me: After my review using Princeton review and graduate sch.com, it was a mere coincidence that the two schools who happen to fall into my scope are in the same state..

Vo: He browses to know how graduate schools are ranked...bla bla black

Vo: but the so so so and so sch ranks highly in Chemistry why didn't you chose them.

Me: I streamline my search into schools that have interest areas in air monitoring not just on General chemistry...

Vo: researches the internet; yeah I understand that your interest area is in air monitoring but you still have not told me why from other highly ranked schools, you concentrated on three schools in the same area.

Me: Actually it was two schools, the other two schools are not located in TN

Me: by this time, confidence don dey low

VO: you just tell me why your interest is in TN and that's just it.

Me: I insisted on my previous reason.

Vo: brought the blue form and passport and said what I didn't hear.

Me: I collected it but refused to go.

We were looking at each other eye ball to eye ball, I almost cried... I saw pity in his eyes yet I was praying for 12hour miracle...it didn't just happen. The security guy just came and convinced me out

That's my story..

My school resumes on 30th, wanna book another appointment... Don't wanna lose my GA..

Please brother, make una advise me

OjaP:
The bolded is not true, the V.O can ask to see you academic transcripts. I was asked in 2010, many other folks here were asked too.

Nabylet:
Single apartment is very expensive here. I just bought plenty wraps of iru for ofada stew o, I must cook it, I'm paying rent too.

Snazzygirl:
Lol. Stewee my sweetheart , I still don't believe entirely sef. I will carry my phone and have a chat with a Wells Fargo rep tomorrow.

zeezahbee:
Stewee is actually correct. i was at BOA this morning with a friend and i was approved of $1500, they didnt even ask for my SSN.
my friend didnt have a SSN and she was also approved immediately for $700, as long have you have been banking with them for like 2-3mths, they approve the credit card plus no annual fee

ayyyyo:
Ah so na tomarrow I dey port go America
I thank God and those who helped me here.
Sorry I don't contribute much am quite laid back
Please house as an 18 year old am I considered as a minor ?

fashionair:
Hey Everybody! I've been a silent follower of this thread for a while now! Just got my visa this afternoon. Abuja consulate! 1:30pm. First time ever. Transcript coming soon. The whole interview was just for about 45 seconds. GOD IS AWESOME! Thanks to everyone who put up their transcripts. Special thanks to the guy who compiled the approval and denial transcripts too. GOD IS SUPER AWESOME!

happney65:
Sorry you are not oyinbo..Na oyinbo she wants..Abegi swerve joo

phalanah:
good morning to you all. i was denied visa this morning, pls i want to applly again today, pls hw can i apply for emergency appointment. is urgent pls

amanze15:
haha kongo go do am , na joke o i would get them, do u school in missouri?!

slimmy05:
Him nose go dey drip. That hand no go fit hold game pad

amanze15:
yeah missouri university of science and technology, just chilling at peoria

amanze15:
rolla!

wizzy11:
I think I can now share.
To God be all the Glory and praise.
I finally arrived Yankee yesterday after a long trip.

I would start by saying, it's all by God's grace. Not what u think u know or what money you have.

I'm sharing this testimony and that's all I want to do. Because of you who seems disturbed, Abt admission, scholarship, and visa Delay.

I would summarize as much as possible.

I got admitted for an MSc degree, got a scholarship (covers tuition + stipend),
Information is great, but the key to all is God.
It may interest you to know my score was 287(gre) TOEFL (91)
Got admitted to all the schools I applied to anyway.
A brief profile: PMP (pmi), itil foundation (v3), itil intermediate (service ops), ccna, ccnp, lean six-sigma(yellow belt), 2years work experience.

Now what?
I got delayed visa twice, got it on a 3rd attempt. Same abj. Guess what, all this happened in May (a week after but put on A.p which ran into june), June, July.
Your surprise: I was placed on A.p on 2nd attempt b4 d delay( don't use deny, a man with dreams calls it delay).
To shock you, Same lady who delayed 2nd was same that approved on 3rd attempt.
And on 3rd attempt interview did not exceed 3 minutes. (But truly speaking, God settled it in the spirit. And the Heavens was all over on that day.)
I actually did not know Abt this thread until after my first delay.
In all, trust God, my case was a mix up though, honestly speaking I changed sponsors, using a different sponsor from what I had on my I-20( cos sponsor was out of country on conference). He returned and I supplied his SoA again.

Truth is, never let people run u down, or have a pity party on your case. Never give up, impossible becomes possible if you don't give up, or retire to people's opinion. We all were not born same day, so who tell u that what happens to twin A, would happen to twin B. Hear what people say, but a man with dreams never give up. Some had said I should defer n wait till next year. Many said I should forget it.
I did it a 3rd time, not looking at their faces, or standing on their opinions, but I knelt before God in prayers. So he settled it.

My sincere advice is. Work hard, get information, get enlightened, but kneel before God who perfects it all.

Never ever let people talk you down in a course you believe in and believe is just.

I finally arrived yesterday and it's indeed a blessed country. I'm a reserved person, so pardon my not being so active. Work as well was demanding.
Just work and pray. Above all be truthful to thy own self, first and then hand it all to God, knowing you can't help yourself.

Thanks to great guys who have been contributing to this thread, Profoja, Slimmy, and many others. Your advice has helped a lot of folks. (My self inclusive).

One last thing I observed is that, many folks who sometimes come in here have not really taken time to read n research. For instance, you want to go to ETSU, but you have not spent at least 20 to 30 hours reading and finding out about the school, the professors in your dept. The application requirements and all required details.
Some folk nicknamed me Google, because, I always told him Google, when he ask me for some information which I know he ought to know or have an idea of.

amanze15:
maybe Christmas then chicago is 2 and half hours from here though, am heading out on the 11th to missouri

Folabii:
Hello good people, my school is resuming on 24th I'm yet to get an interview date? Can I still make it please advice.

efizzy22:
Plz my good friends, I think I'm finished here. Got to my school today for the reg. and dey told me my scholarship was a mistake that I have to pay tuition fee and my balance to be is. 9k dollars. I'm just confused dont know what to do. Any advise ?

Snazzygirl:
Lol. Stewee my guy! No plenty story, Kindly go to the link supplied by Bigfrancis, and point out your card

amanze15:
i don reach america travel transcripts coming up , summer aint the best time to sit at a departure gate to wait for a 5 hour delayed flight i see things

bigfrancis21:


You don't have to tell us anyway that you have a secured credit card aka 'glorified debit card'.

When you could easily apply to a few that will approve you of a regular credit card instantly of same $300 limit as your secured credit card, even with no prior credit history.

bigfrancis21:
I am surprised to hear that just as you are too. The only type of credit card a bank would give without an SSN is the secured credit card that requires the customer to deposit their own money, make expenses and pay back. Once the customer obtains an SSN, the secured credit card could be converted to an unsecured one (i.e. regular credit card).

I have told him to mention the type of card he says his bank gave him without an SSN, if not a secured credit card. It is no secret. Nothing is hidden in America.

I'm sure Stewee knows his credit card is the secured credit card, he is only delaying admitting so.

biikeys:
It's just a taxpayer number for non-resident aliens not eligible for SSN, and issued by IRS.
http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Individual-Taxpayer-Identification-Number-ITIN