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Maxidooo1990:
Be strong brother. I love your courage. God will do it at his own time. Just believe. Be strong!!!

Amen. Thanks Bro

oldienavie:
Bros, I am sorry you had such a bad experience, one thing I noticed is that you talked too much .
And it seems your responses sound like a script, I think its because you were under pressure.
But when Oyinbo see you under pressure, they will think its cos you are lying not knowing that the embassy itself can give someone hbp.
Like some people have said, what you need is to look for funding, if you can get funding I am sure they will give you visa.
Goodluck.

In the 3rd interview. I didn't follow my script at all. It just came naturally. The problem is funding. Do you have any suggestion on that?

krcboy:
this is a tough one , but to my knowledge when the first VO denied you and the second VO denied it was easier for the third vo to deny you( when the vo looks at you visa records and see the little side notes scribbled down by his or her previous colleagues) and maybe you fail to share something very convincing enough to the VO this time around i.e you ds160 not tallying with what you are saying , then maybe you gotta go with a diff strategy and approach, maybe next time highlight your positives if you have funding thats a good highlight of your case , all in all just figure out what your positive highlights are and put it forward and go with the flow. goodluck. (the more the denials, the harder it becomes to get approved. mayb book a consultation with "argo visa" and peharps they can help you figure why you were denied previously) dont give up

Thanks. I really appreciate your advice. I would consider the consultation with argo visa

illumined999333:
Did you include having any relatives in the u.s on your ds-160?

How about your sponsor, did what you say in the interview tally with what you filled on your ds-160?

What was your answer to the question asking you where you are going to put up once you get to the u.s?

What was your answer to the question asking you if you have any travel plans, yes or no?

1) I didn't include any relatives on my ds-160
2) yes
3) school hostel
4) No. I only gave my departure date

illumined999333:
Don't you think the informations on your D-160 could be the problem? People mostly get denied the F-1 visa, because of lack of home ties.

It is possible. My parents and some of my siblings are here in Nigeria. I also have a job. The only thing is that i have not gotten married

Jaylo79:
Tbvh guy I think you did well in the interview. The close relatives you have are they your parents or siblings? How do you think they could have traced them to you.

I support that you should try another country, maybe UK if you have atleast £6k to £8k you can go for a tuition below £14000. Then you’ll raise the rest while working there. Consider it, some schools are still accepting applications, research yourself.

Thanks Bro. I will definitely work towards that

Good Morning All, I have been denied US visa like 3 times now. Infact i have given up on it right now and maybe try other countries that i can go for my masters. I just want to share my transcript so that people can learn from my experience.

First intervew
Abuja Nov 9 2021

Course: Management Information Systems ( conditional Admission so a bachelor's degree I-20 was issued because of one prerequisite management course that i needed to do).

School: UIS: COA: 35k


VO: Good Morning
Me: Good Morning
VO: Have you travelled out before?
Me: No, this will be my first time
VO: What is your highest level of qualification?
Me: Bachelor of Technology in Computer Engineering
VO: Why are you going for a second degree?
Me: It is a conditional admission. i'm actually going for a master degree( I was jittery in this part because the question caught me unaware). I'm required to write a course before i can get full admission
VO: Okay Okay
VO: Are you married?
Me: No, I'm single
VO: who is going to be your sponsor?
Me: My Father:
VO: What does he do?
Me: He is a businessman with investment in agriculture and real estate ( Again i was stuttering through this part)
VO: Farming?
Me: Yes
VO: Do you have any relative in the US?
Me: No
VO: I'm sorry you are not qualified for visa , brought the Blue paper.

for the first timers. Make sure you prepare very very well and make sure you are always truthful in your DS 160. I actually have close relatives in the USA.I don't really communicate with them often. I listened to people advise and decided not to include them in my DS-160. It is better to just include it. Please avoid any conditional admission. I actually got admitted in 4 schools but UIS admission decision came very early. You must try as much as possible to nail your first interview

Second Interview:

December 1st
Lagos: Surge Dates things

School: Bowie State University COA 23k

Course: Management Information System ( Unconditional Admission)

VO: Why are you going to the US?
Me: I'm going to the US to pursue masters degree in Management information system at bowie state university Maryland.
VO: How many schools did you apply to?
Me: 3 schools ( I mentioned the schools)
VO: How many gave you admission?
Me: All the 3
VO: Who is your sponsor:
Me: My Father. He is a businessman with Investment in agriculture and real estate. He has landed properties in Lagos, Ekiti, Port harcourt, Oyo and Ogun state.

The VO is actually a nice woman, She approved visa for lot of students that day. I guess my first interview really messed me up. The moment the woman asked you to talk to her like a friend. Just be sure that she is ready to approve your visa but you must convince her. She wanted to approve a guy visa that day but the guy couldn't convince her about his sponsor. The guy said his mother does Ajo ( Cooperative Contribution)

3rd Interview

May 12 Abuja (In my mind i was like if this one no work. na to say bye bye to USA. I no fit kill myself because of the stressed that i passed through that day. I had to travel across four states before i get to lagos and fly to Abuja)

Nothing changed in terms of schools and course. I just defered my admissions. I applied to MTSU but got denied. I got promoted at work and also had a change of Job role.

Before i got interviewed, One woman got denied. The woman almost scattered embassy that day ooo. She was just shouting that they must tell her the reason she was denied and she won't leave until someone explained to her. She said she has travelled to US more than 25 times and all her kids are citizens. They called like 6 security personnels for the woman but she no gree at all. It was until one nice american woman came to talk to her. That was when she decided to leave. Anyway. It was the same Visa Officer that denied the woman that also interviewed me.

VO: Good Morning
Me: Good Morning
VO: Why are you going to the US?
Me: I'm going to the US to pursue masters degree in Management information system at bowie state university Maryland.
VO: Why did you choose the school?
Me: I chose the school because it is affordable and because of my research plans which is based on restructuring the power industry in nigeria using information technology. I will be working with professor Azene zenebe whose research focus are based on information systems security, crime in electronic business solution and business intelligence and data mining. This will help me to achieve my aim of revamping the power industry in Nigeria. I'm currently working in the power industry and i know the problems we are facing ( VO cuts in)
VO: You started working there one months ago?
Me: No Sir. I actually got promoted and also had a change of Job role. I have been working there for 4 years I was formerly ....... now I'm ..........
VO: Okay. Sorry about that. I didn't see that
Me: So i continue with my explanation on why i chose the schools. I can't remember what i said but the VO was just nodding his head
VO: Who is your sponsor?
Me: My dad. He is a businessman with investment in agriculture and real estate. He started a feedmill factory about 15 years ago when he retired from Nigeria Customs Service. He has about 3 properties in Oyo State, He is living in one of the properties while the other two are being managed by me and twin brother. His properties in lagos is managed by my elder sister. He was typing when i was saying these.
VO: He just brought out that dreaded blue paper and gave it to me. Infact USA consulate don dey make me hate anything blue. Blue used to be my favorite color but not anymore. The color don break my heart too much. I wasn't really heart broken compare to the first time because i sacrificed a lot of things that first time. I did everything possible to get the visa. I wrote GRE, Duolingo and also did wes. I applied to several schools but I believed my time has not come yet. So i will take a break from anything USA for now and focus on my career. Thanks everyone. God bless you