@emmablow11 yeah a lot of nigerians in southwest houston , i rarely find nigerians where i am though im in the northern part of houston

@smile4ken im in houston, texas

they increased the appointment fees? what about the visa fees? i kind of think its too soon after the new system set in

@ smile 4kenn abi oooo!!! even the school fees included a lot of service payments, lol. where are u?

Hey guys, how is it going down here? not been here since my visa got sorted i think. Thank God im now in school ! classes have started fully down here, getting settled gradually. how about all those who had interviews and got their visas in august? i got mine in august too like dream , after all the stress US embassy in nigeria gave me. Thank God!!!. All the best to everyone over here planning for spring 2010.

Hi guys,

Sorry ive been quite busy. Im proud of this thread and all the good news.
Congrats smiles11s and tboy81!!!

Yeah can buy a one way ticket its your choice, i got a one way myself.
Was wondering if there is anyone going to UHCL or any other school in Texas, it will be nice if we can encourage each other over there, im sure everyone will appreciate having somone to talk to, anyhow im sure we all will keep on running nairaland!

Take care guys

@ rachiwise

Thanks a lot!

echemichael:

For records please.
If visa is denied,how much will one pay again to reschedule another appointment?Is it both $131 and N3,500 or only N3,500.Please reply.

The MRV receipt remains valid for a year. You only pay the appointment fee for a new appointment when going for another appointment as long as the date falls within one year of payment of the previous MRV payment.

@A-town

lol, Its still the same process and not a scam. You can actually do it yourself is you have time and resources to sit in front of the website and constantly refreshing the page.
you go to the bank, pay your 3,500 and give them all your details and the vfs receipt number. What these guys actually do is that they operate like a cafe with a group of computers and they are constantly on that site. They can afford to catch an open window of someone dropping a date or rescheduling. (Heard its a cartel job and they have people in the embassy who hold the dates who will inform them when they want to release the dates, dont know how true that is).All they do is book online for you and then you go and pick up the appointment letter which they print for you and you can confirm the appointment on the website. they cant guarantee you but they will surely try there best cos they dont get their pay until you have your letter in your hand.

Although maybe i should say the scam there is that i heard all these people sometimes book all available dates and so keep people that need the dates from getting the dates and coming to them, then they charge you, go to the site, drop the date or reschedule and pick it for you.
This is Naija, people always find away around things to make money for themselves.

For me, I went to the bank , payed, didnt even know anyone their , just wrote down all my details and went there, told them what i needed and got a call the next morning to come and pick my letter.

@ everyone, thanks to you all, got my e-passport back today F1 Visa life and direct!!! all praise to GOD. Nairalanders, US Student visa thread contributors, you guys are the best, keep it up. I thank God for my testimony and I hope it will also assist someone else. Gongo aso, echemichael and femilangy, Thanks a lot to you all.

I forgot to mention here that it was a tough one getting an appointment date after i booked 15th of june online by myself but didnt know about the SEVIS payment. I got there and i was turned back at the gate on the 15th of june. after making the payment it took me over a month of worrying and headache throughout which i kept exchanging emails with them at the embassy, they finally gave me 17th august , few days to resumption(21st august), had to pay 25k to those guys at the cabin in from of the embassy(because 17th was just too late) and Miraculously a date appeared on such short notice that i was dazed .

Anyway nothing is impossible with God guys.It is well with us all.

Hey Guys, just joined the celebration o, my visa was granted yesterday!!!

Most importantly I want to say a big thank you to God cos it really was just God o.
First the only thing the guy asked for was my Financial statement and that he was even complaining that the balance was less than what the school required by a few thousand dollars. I just told him the amount covered tuition and the school got their figures by giving a high estimate of accomodation and living expenses. Told him i have confirmed my accomodation already and it doesnt cost as much. then he asked me how ill finance the second year if this statement shows exactly what i need for a year. I told him the account is not a fixed account and has got mony rolling in regularly.

How many schools did i apply to? my uncle who is my sponsor is he my guardian? what does he do? how many schools accepted me? some courses i would take? do i have anybody in the US? how and why i chose my school?
all in all, he was silent for so long just checking and rechecking my financial statements and I-20 while i was standing there trying to act all casual and i was praying hard in my mind. He handed me all my documents except my passport, explained to me that i would need my I-20 at the point of entry to the US and gave me the VFS address!!!!

Just want to thank those of you that have contributed on this thread, thanks a lot, uve all been a big help and a source of encouragement through all this.

@ asil congrats on ur visa

guys im wondering whatsup with medicals? has it now been cancelled? at what point do u do it and how long does it take(how many days). this is because the old sytem u had to do it after the interview before u get ur passport back, want to know what the process is now, especially from those who just got their visa

thanks

@femo2000

congratsss o.waiting for full info.all the best.

Extract from Open Heavens group on Facebook,

Good evening Ladies and Gents,

Im sure by now you have received a text message saying that Pastor E A Adeboye said you should pray from 1am to 3am so that someone close to you wont die or something like that,

well this is to let you know this text message is NOT FROM PASTOR E A ADEBOYE. but however He did say there is nothing wrong with praying at night,

if anything do pray for yourself, your family, RCCG as a whole, for Pastor Adeboye himself and his family,

Happy New Month and GOD be with us all,

Shalom.

Leke Adeboye.

PA to Pastor E.A Adeboye

hi everyone ,

pls does anyone hav a contact at the embassy i can talk to on phone about appointment for student visa? the earliest available date on the vfs site is september and my school registration closes august 21. Ive sent mail to them about expedited appointment but they said the time is to far for them to give me an expedited appoinment and that i should go and book on vfs, i dont know if their issue is the fact that i called it expedited o, so ive resent the mail as, student visa interview appointment, hope they will answer now sha, i need to be in school by 1st week of august.

kev-d congrats o, i will celebrate too soon in Jesus Name

@ prince 84

What do you mean SEVIS receiptss?? is it not just one? and then the birth certificate is it compulsory you have your birth certificate?

Application forms, thought it was 2, D156 and 158?

@femo2000

i got a response from them this morning asking me to state my resumption date.Guess they need to know how urgent. for security reasons i felt its good to be sincere sha, my resumption is still in august.hope they give me an appointment date soon.

You guys really have no right to be criticizing a man of God, Be careful over here, get your facts right before you talk and dont say what you cant confirm. Pastor Adeboye as General Overseer of the RCCG has many scholarships, missionary and support programes in different parts of the world. The JET extortion thing there is no such thing and God will forgive you for voicing that out. Its better to keep quite if you dont have your facts right. Dont judge anyone so that you wont be judged.

God help us all.
All those on the list deserves it.Its good we can have some icons in Nigeria that people can look up to and not always international list.we have good people here and im proud to be a Nigerian.

@femo2000

Yeah I got an auto generated response from them almost immediately , i dont know if its everyone that gets that though.

@smiles11s

Thanks so much.Ill be expectant tomorrow then. Im sorry about your visa, maybe you could appeal. But really why didnt you apply from australia? are you a nigerian?

@rachiwise, yeah i know, pretty stupid of me, i just assumed wherever i see SEVIS they were refering to the form I-20, anyway i guess God has a hand in it. I havnt actually been interviewed at all, they just checked my documents at the gate and noted the missing document then explained how ill get another interview date.

Its been a week now and i hope anyone has ever had to wait this late to get a response from them? i was contemplating resending the mail but dont want to duplicate it.

Thanks a lot, i appreciate your response.

@smile11s you said they only respond to emails on tuesdays and thursdays? how true is that?

Hello,

Please i have sent a mail to US embassy to schedule an appointment as required because there are no available dates anymore on the online vfs website before i have to resume school in august. Its been 5 days and i am yet to get a response, does anyone have a contact i can call or an idea of the next steps to take?? does anyone have an idea of how long it normally takes them to respond and send you an appointment time??

Thanks

Hi Everyone,

Please i need help o. I kept my appointment at the embassy on the 15th june but I wasnt aware of the SEVIS fee payment. The guys were very nice and they actually noted it that i came and told me to go and pay then send a mail to lagosstudentvisas@state.gov to request another appointment time. I have paid and sent my details since 17th of june but i am yet to recieve a response from them. The automail sent to me said i should wait 3-4 days and ill get a response, Its been 5 days now, can someone please tell me what steps to take??

Hi Everyone,

Please i need help o. I kept my appointment at the embassy on the 15th june but I wasnt aware of the SEVIS fee payment. The guys were very nice and they actually noted it that i came and told me to go and pay then send a mail to lagosstudentvisas@state.gov to request another appointment time. I have paid and sent my details since 17th of june but i am yet to recieve a response from them. The automail sent to me said i should wait 3-4 days and ill get a response, Its been 5 days now, can someone please tell me what steps to take??

Okay this is june, has anyone heard anything about the AGIP scholarship 2009 which we applied for in march 2009?

@prince84 thanks , i dont have any of those, but i have my whole family in nigeria, what do you suggest i use?
application is now easy, just go to the nearest uba bank branch and pay the fees and then you will be issued receipts to apply online througy the vfs global website.

@rachiwise: thanks i got my letter finally and ive been able to make an appointment for june.

@UF212: Congrats on your visa! What exactly do you mean convince them ure coming back? what documents do you convince them with?

Hi Guys,

Nice thread. Please I want to find out if im going to need my I20 to book visa appointment online. My school resumes in august but my letter is enroute, I m thinking of booking for the appointment while expecting the letter , is their any slot in the online booking where ure required to fill your SEVIS number on the I20?

Hi,

Please Im an office employee but i want to be involved with selling recharge cards to end users i.e the final card users, i have internet access on my personal computer 24 hours a day. I need a good supplier online or physically for all types of recharge card especially the higher denominations at the cheapest possible rates.
Ill be glad of any help you can give concerning links and supplies. I am presently in Ikeja, Lagos.

Thank you

Hi all,

Pls seems like every1 is talking about celtel, or zain, lol, can i browse with my mtn phone connecting with a cable to my laptop? pls can i get detailed instruction. my phone is Sony ericcson W850i.

Thanks

Hello,

Pls i need a good stockbroker urgently, need to open a CSS account and trade.one who can take like 100 max. Im around ikeja.

Thanks

Thanks tohloo, ill really appreciate that