Vahn:
yes I remember you, you refused to help people after you got there, I remember people asked you questions and you said you weren’t going to answer cos of some reasons like and that most people going to study are making huge mistakes. You vowed not to help people.

Nice to meet you again

Erudite77:
Good evening, brothers and sisters. Hope you're doing good.

I'm happy to be here today. So far, coming here is the best thing for me because I have read a lot of information about admission process.

Going straight to the point, I hold a B.A. certificate in English with a CGPA 3.27. I am interested in doing a Master's Degree in English language, not English literature. Because of my 2.2 certificate, I have been discouraged from applying to any international universities.

Although with the certificate, I have worked in East Africa for few years. And, glory be to God Almighty, my employers were impressed by my performance, which outweighed the grade.

But coming onto this platform, especially this thread, I have been encouraged to give it a try. I have seen a lot of testimonies.

Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, I need your guidance regarding which of the US universities accept 2.2 certificates.

I need your advice on how to go about the application process: universities, documents and other requirements.

I'll be looking forward to getting your useful advice cum information.

Thanks for taking the time to read my message.

Be blessed.

I just remembered Nairaland again and decided to see what's popping. Good evening everyone. How's the hustle? I remember how people on here used to post after they've got their own visa: "it's obvious you just wanna use the f1 visa as escape route, don't waste your money, I don't see you getting the visa". See people knocking off the hustle of others, sitting on the moral high ground. Now, I wanna ask a serious question.

How many "Fall 2016" students on NL have packed their bags and prepared to be on their way to Naija after studies just like they told their respective VOs? Particularly the ones that slayed their GRE, got assistantships, chose "highly ranked" schools, etc. My guess is as good as yours. Hypocrites everywhere. That's one of the problems killing Nigerians.

Personally, when I was coming here, I had no clue what I wanted to do with my life. My plan was to just change environment for a while, get a foreign degree, boost my CV and head back to Nigeria to try and get a high profile job. My first semester in school, I was clueless as anything. I didn't even know if it was what I wanted to do. Already on the north side of 25, no assistantship, no STEM course, no strong interest in violating my visa terms. I just wanted to flex.

I lost interest in studying sef due to the weekly bombardment of homework and nonsense presentations where you can't even plagiarize in peace lol. The lazy student lifestyle in Naija (Google and Wikipedia copying and pasting) that I was used to was starting to bite my butt. I was already considering heading back to Naija after that semester lol. Long story short, I got an assistantship for the following semester and that boosted my morale.

My life was going smoothly except for the part where I had to study lol. I was killing it in the gym, parties, bars, watching live basketball, soccer, football, enjoying the girls, exploring new fantasies [s] (bdsm is a whole different level of flexing o my guy. Walking into a room with whips, cuffs, belts, etc. and getting all the freedom to do what you want to a nasty girl is what dreams are made off. All these included with a return flight back to school on Sunday. All expense paid).[/s] I was living MY OWN version of the American dream. Grad school was kicking me bad on the backside though but I didn't care.

Also, I'm one of the luckiest guys I know lol. I don't set unrealistic expectations for myself, I don't compete with anyone and little things make me happy. Sometimes, I wonder how I even got my visa lol. My interview was a mess. About 50 seconds in total, I thought the guy was trolling me. If I had listened to all the negativity on here, God knows where I'd be now. I still won't forgive that person that scared me into wasting money on GRE and WES evaluation. In the end, I needed NONE (Don't get me wrong, I'm speaking for myself, different cases... I'm sure he was just trying to help sha).

Now, after my long post that makes no sense, here's my point: Don't ever let anyone tell you what you can or can't do. Don't let anyone knock off your hustle. Be your own biggest critic and plan your life according to what suits you the most. Read! Read!! Read!!! the right things. As long as you don't break any laws, you'll be good. Things take time. You don't have to live your life to impress anybody. F1 visa is not exclusive to First class or 2-1 graduates. Life in the U.S is not only for STEM majors. My job had nothing to do with my major or past experience. It was just because of a $300 investment to get a certification and one yeye insurance license... and boom! $43k/annum job before bonuses". I wish I could go back to that yeye school and get back all the thousands I paid them.

The struggle is gonna be real at a point, but you will overcome it. I repeat, don't let anyone belittle your success, efforts or plans. You will hear things like "is it not just visa?", "are you the first to join the military?", "you're making just $11/hr, I know people making $100k+ per annum and they're not shouting" etc.

Finally, don't tie your happiness to what people would think of you. Have your own definition of success and try to achieve it. If it's having multiple houses back home in Nigeria, your own business, etc., go for it. If it's enjoying the simple things in life, having good credit, and staying almost debt free, go for it. In the end, life is temporary... no one is making it out alive.

lolokike:
Hello, please hope University at Buffalo is not on the embassy blacklist?

GboyegaD:


It would have been nice you state your opinion/position constructively. That said, put yourself in a VOs position. You are interviewing a potential with great aspirations (using his/her standardized test scores as a signal), what kind of school would you expect he targets?

Robert6708:
You people are funny with all this choice of school bullcrap. His transcript went well, and by now I think it should be obvious that sometimes all you need is another trial, so are you suggesting he should go change school, and change his narrative thereby risking a possibility of complications. As long as your school is accredited, and you damn well know what you’re doing, one or two trials is enough to get a visa. Stop with the unnecessary importance y’all attach to ranking. I’m sure if it’s about rankings, by now everyone will know that. Your school can be an Ivy League schl, which is a plus, otherwise all you need do is sell yourself. Like the VO said, try again, he should do so, be consistent and pray for some luck, Lobatan.

Gent009:
Hi guys I really need ur help with this question of mine. Pardon me if it sounds amateurish (we are all learning).

Let's say I have a 2years US Visa[s] to a college in Texas. And Have gotten admission for a master's degree in Canada.

Can I move to Canada from Texas to do my masters? Do I need to apply for Canada visa from USA? Or my USA visa will suffice.

If I need a VISA to study can I apply from USA? Thanks[/s]

(Modified)

remasend:
Quick question guys. If one gets admission in two schools in US in two different areas. Let's say A and B.

I use the i-20 form of A to get my Visa. On getting to usa can I go to school B? (For knowledge sake pls)

LagosismyHome:


Now they ask women or family applicants if you intend to give birth or see a doctor or if it purely for visit and I think that response is recorded somewhere and can be revisited at renewal or POE. That I have heard often that the record is and can be pulled out . So i think your comment is based on not understanding the process now at the US embassy in Nigeria for women who go return with a baby. If you understand it trust me your comment will be different .

Lawyer maybe you are adjusting status or something but lawyer for visiting b1b2 .... even the lawyer won't answer you . Visiting visa is at a VO discretion .



From the statement she was pregnant when she applied, probably even visible. ...from the second visit I gathered that the question was asked explicitly the first time .. although it doesn't say purposely lie so I give that to you. It wasn't hinted

LagosismyHome:


Changing mind is ok but the standard process if the purpose of your visa changes especially if it for child birth then you send a letter of change of intent to the embassy so they have that on record before you travel

So i think that was their missing puzzle.... now they are strict with women so from your renewal interview the VO easily helps you calculate your conception date if you have an American baby . It better not be within 9 months if you say no the first time and change your mind [/b]then formally let them know. [b] Simple .

They built a process regarding that but our people no won follow due process. Although some cases are actually lack of information while some just try to be smart and not follow due process . In this case they hinted they purposely lied and the embassy sees that all the time. The minute we start following due process and stop trying to beat the system then small change will begin in Nigeria . The change starts from the little things

justwise:





I'm not sure you read his post before replying because you seems to be playing along with some sort of theory as if you are creating your own narrative.

One of the VOs here has written at length about this type of situation I even copied and attached it to this thread https://www.nairaland.com/4250945/give-birth-usa-cost-procedures.

This is a very common situation with many Nigerians traveling to US for child birth.

imperiouxx:


Yes, there are many right ways of giving birth in US. Whatever ways they've taken before shouldn't stop them for trying to renew their visa. Only the VO knows what's right for this case. Thats why I asked him to talk to NIV first.

imperiouxx:


The case is more complicated than what you explained. A pregnant woman knows when the arrival date would be. They should have left US before or by the 3rd trimester (last 3 months). Emergency in pregnancy like you described would lead to preterm birth. But the guy didn't say they had a prem baby. So, it's a full term baby with a known arrival date. It will take a novice VO who is not supervised to agree that the baby arrival was impromptu. If one is going to get a visa in Nigeria and knows it's going to be under serious scrutiny, then one should have been truthful the first time. In 2011 in Abuja embassy, I saw a lady that had 1 child in US under disguise, denied a renewal for covering up her pregnancy and delivered in US, even with all her receipts. The guy in question should try his luck, who knows what kind of luck he has?

justwise:


I can't believe that I'm reading that from you, dude you have been interviewed by the VO before and must know that they take note.


Even with zero balance receipt his sister is highly likely to be refused the next visa because the VO might have asked these two questions.. what are you going to US to do? And will you be seeking medical treatment while in US? In b1/b2 visa interviews you get asked those two questions and 3rd likely question is..are you pregnant?(if you are a woman) if failed to use those opportunities to tell the truth during the interview then you need a miracle to get that visa renewed.

yemiosinbajo:

How about you just create a thread for that?

Ubah1:



The rate at which students are applying to USA is nothing to write home about too...


They can't let everyone into their country. So sell yourself and pray favour locates you

imperiouxx:


Oh you're the one I talked to about my glass claim the other time and you put me on a long conversation as usual.

Cheers!

neurosci:
Experienced guys in the US, do you think it is advisable to apply for Employment Authorization Document (EAD) on the basis of financial challenge? Will this not come back to haunt you when you want to renew your visa? I'm thinking that once the visa officer discovers that you applied for EAD on the basis of economic challenge, he or she will conclude that you do not have enough financial resources to support yourself, therefore your visa renewal application may be denied? What do you think, guys? Has anyone here applied for EAD on the basis of financial challenge?

Ubah1:


From your transcript, the v.o helped you to know the reason you were refused. You chose schools in the same state your brother is staying who is also a US citizen,[s] it means all your intent is to immigrate to USA using student visa. [/s]

segunjames82:


Hello everyone, 
HELP! HELP!! HELP!!!
I need an advice on an F1 visa issue and will really appreciate if I can get a way forward out of this. I know this house is full of gurus and highly blessed. Kindly help a sister in a jam.
My story goes thus:
Sometimes in 2016, my pregnant sister and her husband with their son applied for a US tourist visa and were granted. During the interview, the consular asked whether my sister will visit the doctor and she replied negative. My sister spent 5 months in the US and returned with the child. Their visa expired and the husband is the busy type and has no time for the renewal. Fast forward to this year, the husband was granted admission for a graduate study in the USA and was even offered a little scholarship by the school. The husband applied for F1 visa and was refused. During the interview, the consular stated that the husband travelled with his wife without their child to the USA two years ago and gave birth there after having misinformed the then consular that they will not visit the doctor. She asked where the wife is and the husband answered that she is at home with her business. She also asked how much was paid and the husband answered. The consular also asked for the receipt but the husband answered that when the wife is coming to renew her visa,she will bring it along. My sister's husband doesn't want to miss this scholarship so he wants to apply again before the school resumes late this month. What can he do to be granted the visa? Should he apply with his family again for F1 and F2 visa? Any suggestions from the gurus and VO's in the house?will really cherish one right now. Also, i believe it's the wife that wants to be punished by the VO, is it possible for the husband to be be approved the F1 while the wife is denied for the F2? Please kindly reply. All suggestions are welcome.

Hushee:


Wow! Congrats bro, this is awesome.

Owols:
Sureb0yy, it is not everyone that pm you that is an hypocrite.
I sent to you also, i wanted to ask germane questions.
All the best in your endeavours

Ubah1:


Hope you know V.Os are monitoring this there

So might not be something share publicly like that

Upandup:


You're being pompous about something you claim to have. If you want to share how you came about it, please do, if not... then let it pass.

One way or the other, what will happen will happen.

Either you show how you did it or you don't.

People doubting you doesn't make them hypocrites. Simply means they need to know more. If you are willing to share in the spirit of the thread, then do. If you are not, then stop disturbing the thread by calling people hypocrites and showing off.

Olubori33:
Please i need help

I want to travel using the school package masters to be precise

Please i need a school that does Educational psychology and does not accept payment until you resume


And i need more info on what i need for this kind


Thanks for all the useful posts so far

Please some one should me

Tunmise100:


Sincerely, my comments didn't mean to demean your post. This will be the first time i have had your kind of story. I am immensely motivated and i will like to reiterate that i apologise for calling your post a "MISINFORMATION". Greater Success and more Trailblazing testimony @sureb0yy

kekenation:
Just decided to open an emergency account just because of your testimony? C'mon! This is Nigeria brother, We don't take sh*t! I/We need prove(s). Instead of diverting to defence mechanism just prove your points.

Don't let your moniker disgrace you!

justwise:


You don't have to get angry because people questioned your timeline, i expected you to prove to them how you managed to get a green card under 3yrs rather you went into defense mode.