elevatedmind:


Thanks for your prompt response. But my I-20 now bears the name and that is the name on my legal record with UGA.

Which name is on your i20, the name on your passport?

elevatedmind:
Hello Gurus,

I just got an RA to Uni of Georgia for the Spring term. I am finalizing the shipment of my I-20 and I would soon book a Visa appointment.

My certificate, Transcript and birth certificate bears my name in this format (not my real name... Just an example) Abigail Ada Uche while my international passport, GRE and TOEFL results bear my name in this format Ada Abigai Uche (please take note that the Abigai doesn't have a "l" at the end)

Please, will this be an issue when conversing with the VO, should I swear an affidavit and take it with me for the interview?

Thanks a lot. I await your replies.

cc: 100kobo, lagosismyhome, walspring, ubah1, gboyegaD Mayflower

I don't think it will be an issue at all. But you can still correct the name on your passport at abuja to reflect your correct name.

MasterforceII:
See response I got from a prof I mailed at UMass. His research aligns with my interests although he's in the computer science dept and I have my BSc in Elect/Elect. Would you advise I proceed to submit my application? Application to the school is expensive - have to send official scores, transcript, and pay an application fee of $80 - and I don't know how much of an assurance this reply is.

If you have the resources, you can apply and mention the professor in your statement of purpose.

Gent009:
Hi guys pls how many months bank statement is sufficient for visa Interview. Is 2month Bank statement ok or must it be 6 months? Thanks

Three months or more is okay

Yommy247:
Hello house, is still posible for me to pay the visa fee on Monday and get a December date? My school is resuming January/10/2019

If you don't see close dates, use emergency appointment

rimijoshua:
Pls house,I need some clarifications..a friend said you must have full funding before you can be issued a visa...how true is this,kindly assist...

That's a lie. If you the financial capacity to fund your studies, you will get your visa.

Oegbeyem1:
Still same. What date are you seeing?

Seeing Oct 19th for lagos

Oegbeyem1:
yes I meant expedited. I'm still seeing December 31 as the earliest date when I login, on the CGI home page. I don't know why. But with my denial history, am I eligible for an expedited appointment? I have only applied for visa (F1) once (in July) and was denied and I have never used an expedited appointment.

There are close dates available. Login and check

tunji5558:
Hello Everyone, I need a clarification on this. I was denied F1 on August 8 and defrred my admission till Spring, i want to apply again now, can I use the old DS-1600 or complete another one?

You need a new ds 160 confirmation number. You can't use the old one that has been refused on their system again

Predstan:


That's true. Can I reschedule my appointment? Like my date is 1st of nov. Can I reschedule?

Yes. U can only reschedule once.

Philadelphia:


Who are the they? And why has the op deactivated his account?
Oya Senior Advocate answer.

Reason best known to him. You don't know the "they" as well so stop judging the guy wrongly. You might be wrong or right, no one knows. We have adviced him to wait for his passport so that he can know the reason for the refusal. If it's fake bank statement, they will state there.

Philadelphia:
Before you rant again, check that guy's profile and you'd see that he has deactivated his account. That shows you that he is not genuine. Neither is his story genuine.

You didn't see where he said they were told the bank has verified the statement. Meaning they knew it will be verified before submitting at the embassy

yemiteantho:
Account balance is 17 million while the amount on the i20 is $23000

That's about 47,000$... It even covers both the 1st year and second year.

Well at this point I can't really say what went wrong. Maybe there are some irregularities on your ds 160 which the V.O saw. Please wait for your passport and see the note that comes with it.

yemiteantho:
Hello people! Please i need assistance about an issue.
I went for my F1 student visa interview yesterday in Abuja; everything went well thanks to this forum.
The VO approved my visa and told me to have a nice study at the US. She handed me the white paper with the information on how to collect my passport and another small paper which stated congratulation on being approved F1 visa to US. The paper contained information on what to take along to the US when travelling.
To mt surprise, I checked my status and it has been showing administrative processing. Only for me to check it now and I saw REFUSED.
Please does anybody know what is wrong?
Thanks.

Did they collect your bank statement after the interview? Or it's a fully funded program?

Please drop your transcript along so we can guess what might be the issue.

100kobo:


We are all entitled to our opinion. You're free to take my opinion or move on. We are all here to give and take.

Pre-clearance does not mean your case has been decided as with some countries that operate nonappearance visa policy e.g Canada. US gives candidates a chance to make a case for themselves in person. Everything might look okay during pre-clearance, but if you bungle your oral interview, the interviewing officer may not be too kind to approve you. It was not plain miracle or happenstance that @Lord001 was only asked 3 nontechnical questions. He had already ticked the right boxes in his application package.

It is delusional to think that Consul Officers do not do background check on the details you submit to them.

It's your opinion but am saying that there is nothing like preclearance. Its good for applicants to be careful while filling their ds 160 as it contributes to the success of their interview.

It's better you differentiate it as your opinion than making it look like its what it is.

Sharles:
Hi everyone. I will like to know if anyone know of schools I can apply to for master in computer science, with full funding opportunities. RA/TA

Try PhD. It will be very hard to get fully funded Msc computer science. Most U.S. schools doesn't require MSc for PhD

100kobo:


Visa applications are usually pre-cleared before the applicant arrives for interview. This explains why some candidates have very short interview sessions while some others are drilled. If during the pre-clearance, a grey area is spotted on your DS form, it is usually flagged. The VO will now drill you more on that area to confirm or dismiss their doubt. This is why applicants must be careful when filling out their DS form as 80-85% visa decision is already made prior to interview. Be honest and consistent.

Congrats Lord001. Go and represent us aright. Best wishes!

This is totally not true. Nothing like pre-clearance

Do you fill if you have full funding on your DS 160?

Some candidates having short session depends on the V.O interviewing you. Some like asking much questions like the famous black American V.O


Please only advise on what you are sure of.

Though I agree with the bolded

kfrosh:
Erm the thing be say ehn....... okay

Visa interviews are subjective. I have seen here during June/July where a V.O denied the applicant because her statement was printed about 3 months ago. Another V.O would have told her to simply just send sponsors statement through DHL.

It's always on the safer side to avoid anything that will make the V.O turn down your application.

Thank you for this. Better to be safe than take chances.

Positivity101:
I don't agree with you. I used a statement printed in February for my interview in August. I think you are just trying to analyze his/her situation but the law is the law. If they say 6 months, they mean 6 months. The important thing is that the document is genuine.

That it worked for you doesn't mean it will go well with another V.O. cos i have seen 2 to 3 person that this caused an issue and they were eventually denied. I know the norms is 6months validity but to be safe, go with a fresh statement of account. More than 2months old to me is not advisable. All V.O will accept a freshly printed SOA but not all will accept SOA that are printed for a long time.

OgbeniOptional:
Good evening, my sponsor has little above my first year tuition and living expenses in her account, for example my tuition and living expenses for a year is approximately 15m, can I go to the embassy with a statement account of 18m? In fact we wanted to change the 15m to usd and put it in my personal dorm account and go with my dorm acct and her statement but there would be like 3m+ in her account.

Yes you can go with that. No need changing it to usd

Olayinkaji:
House, please a quick question. How do I renew a US visa. My parents used an agent the last time they travelled, and now I want to renew it for them personally(agent messed up), but its like u have to login with email and password to print out files. We don't have the emails used in registering then. Or maybe I am the one confused, can someone teach me how to renew. Thanks. @Lagosismyhome

You can create a new account with your current mail. while linking your passport number, it will show you have an account with them before, follow the instructions there by narrating your issue through the feedback button. They will move your old details to the new one after verifying the information you gave them.

Gabbybanks:
Guys I have a serious concern. During application I applied with my auntys financial statements it had exactly the required amount and was at of June 2018.i have been admitted and I intend scheduling for visa interview any time from now.

My challenge is this. The bank statement that is used during interviews, is it a new statement or the same one that I submitted to the school?
I hope it's the old one the school took because my aunt is no longer in the country and the money is no longer on that account. I only have a copy of the one submitted to that school dated June 2018.

You will need a new statement of account. June 2018 is almost four months from today and the v.o will like to know what happened within those period

Chidon360:
PLEASE HOUSE, I NEED AN URGENT RESPONSE
I want to Generate a code from DS 160 first, without submitting , then use the code to book appointment. So that latter maybe next week or so i can then complete the DS- 160 application & then summit.

Pls is this adviceable? Will it have any nagative effect on my appointment letter or whatsoever?

No negative effect. You can do that.

Rytefish:


I never knew it is possible until now.
I am adding that to my bank of knowledge.

Yeah but personal statement of account still remains the best to use.

Rytefish:


When you say company's account, do you mean for instance, Mummy has a company registered in her name, e.g. Alakija ventures, and you want to present the company's SOA,
or on the other side, the company's SOA belongs to a company owned by a group of people?

if it is the former, I don't think it should be a problem, although gurus in the house can say better,
but if it is the later (own by a group of people), that outrightly shouldn't be an option, in my own opinion.

Either way, fellow Nairalanders, help solve this equation as there may be others with such dilemma.

Either way, you can use both. You just need a consent letter from the signatories to the account in order to use the company account.

Gloryemo:

Sponsor is the owner of the company and it's the company account that can be used for the bank statement. Can I go ahead and use it? Will the school accept and hope it won't be an issue at the embassy?

Thanks.

Depends on the school, some schools doesn't accept company account and prefer sponsor's personal account. You can ask your school international student office if they accept company statement of account. As for visa purpose, you can go with the company but bring necessary documents along to show your sponsor is the sole signatory to the account. If he is not the sole signatory, a consent letter showing that the other directors who are signatories to the account are aware that the funds will be used for your studies.

Gloryemo:

Hello please. Can one use company account for bank statement Has anyone used it before and how did it go? Thanks.

Gurus please I need answers.

Yes you can use company account but it's advisable to use your sponsors personal account as some company account have many signatories to it

LadyCaty:
Please can some one book a date for interview even when is not upto two months after denial... Like to book in advance.. But the date and month you will pick must be after the two months.. Please answer..thanks in advance

It must not be exactly two months before you can schedule an appointment if you have been refused before. I know someone that reapplied after a month and got his visa. You can reapply after a month plus.

Robert6708:
It’s kinda funny coz I just noticed most people that give advice about what’s going on in the US on this thread are those guys living somewhere in Lagos. Went to the profiles of lots of the ‘gurus’ here and it so happened that they’re still Somewhere in Naija. I thought to be able to advise, you should have a clear idea (from experience) about what you’re advising on... this is indeed a faceless forum. Bottom line, know who you take advice from. Some people have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about on here. And most times, what you’re looking for is something a google search will give u, and even more.

Though here is faceless forumn. Some of those gurus you see that are still in Nigeria have first class information for visa applications. Its not everyone that passes exam that knows how to teach, you can liken that to those who got their visa. So if the information given to you is helpful, thank the person and don't use because they are still in Nigeria and take what they say less serious.

4peace4:
Your parents must be foolish to have raised a foolish son who opens his pit toilet mouth to spew trash or insult ppl they can't even get physical with on a faceless forum. Just like my monika implies i will allow you continue to wallow in self pity Lolzzz

@justwise, please this person is derailing this thread

NameUserNo:

Thank you. So I can get my transcript evaluated with ECE in a month.

Yes.

MyAmericandream:
Hi, I have already filled the form myself, which states I should pay via moneygram or western union. Is their any chances for someone to pay for me via credit card in the states?

Let the person pay for you via western union anywhere in U.S.