NameUserNo:
Please house ECE or IERF; which is faster and can evaluate my transcript in a month. I am willing to pay for 5 days rush service. I don't want verification process to delay the evaluation; so I will prefer an agency that doesn't send back to Nigeria schools for verification.
Also, which is more acceptable. The school i am applying to don't have any preference but I am looking at future use. Thank you.


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Aside WES which requires verification of documents from school, ECE is more recognized and doesn't do verification like WES. So go with ECE, they are fast.

Uzzy785:
Hi. I am going for a masters in health services administration at Tulane University SPHTM. This place is truly a gold mine and I learnt so much here. I got approved on 27th of sept in abj. Just picked up my passport today. I felt I should give back to the community. There is a lot of background story to this interview but for the sake of brevity i will just go straight to my interview. This was my 2nd attempt.

V.O, good morning

Me, good morning

V.O, where are you going to

Me, Tulane university in new orleans for a masters in health services administration otherwise known as health care management

V.O, how did you hear about the school

Me, when i first made up my mind that i wanted a masters, i went to google and searched for top 20 schools of public health in USA, then i bagan checking each school on their official website. Tulane ranked 12th on the US news and world reports and also My supervisor mentioned the school as one at the forefront on research on tropical diseases which is important to Nigeria...V.O, i will stop you right there.

V.O, why now when you do not have enough medical experience

Me, Not at all, I have been a medical doctor for over 3 yrs now (told her all i have done since graduation till now, all the things on my DS160). V.O, I will stop you right there, so why now?

Me, Based on this experience, i have witnessed a lot of heart shattering things such as people not being able to afford drugs, doctors and healthworkers going on strike, people dying of preventable diseases. Most burdersome is how crippled the country is when we have epidemics. We have manpower and appreciable material resources, what we lack is good administration, planning and execution on how to generate an output that covers the health issues of all Nigerians. This is why i am going to the US to gain such transferable skills. I also have plans of owning my own hospital in Nigeria in the next 6yrs and I need this training to be able to run it efficiently and effectively with aims of giving affordable and accessible health care to my people...VO...i will stop you right there.

V.O, who is sponsoring this

Me, My uncle and i mentioned his name

V.O, can i see a statement

Me, yes, here you go

VO, what does he do

Me, told her

V.O, why is he doing this.

Me, he has always been supportive of my academic pursuits and wants me to be an instrument of positive change in the healthsector of this country

V.O looks at me seriously then says...do you agree to take full responsibility of this document if its found to be fake, this will cost you a 10yrs ban

Me, Yes, its authentic.

V.O, Ok, you have been approved...then the famous temporary deafness started....you will need this i20 at the port of entry...
Me, come again...repeats herself. Your passport will be available so so date, Me, pls come again....VO repeats herself....VO, you wont be able to enter the US 30 days before start of school so the earliest date for you to enter the US is so so date...Me, pls come again...VO, repeats herself. Are you clear with all i have said?
Me, yes

V.O, picks up the white paper and hands it over to me, do have a nice day.
Me, and you too.

Few tips that i can give based on my experience.

1st believe in yourself, sounds cliche right but its tested and trusted. My 1st interview, i met the infamous african american woman and honestly it was not pleasant atall. So if you know within you that you did the whole process yourself, had all your documents intact like i did and the only issue was the interview, do try again.

I am single, in my twenties and have not travelled before. So do not let that bother you so much.

Avoid agents pls. Avoid agents pls. They can be soo wicked. Do everything yourself. Come here for information

Pls be confident, its necessary...there was this guy shouting ontop of his voice thinking it was projecting confidence but we listening could hear the anxiety in every syllable what more the V.O. He was denied. Pls practice well before hand.

I have always been confident about my abilities. GPA 3.6/4 (Wes evaluated). GRE total 310. Applied kindda late to 8 schools was admitted into 7. Two gave me partial scholarships. So i was pretty confident. After the 1st denial, i was truly humbled but i am a resilient fellow. I hardly give up. I found God again...lol, sounds funny but its true. I prayed harder than I did before the 1st interview. I had to trust God this time and it worked.

Listen to motivationals, they helped me alot. I went on youtube, saw a lot. I discovered TD Jakes. What a gifted speaker. It will help you get over the few days depression and push you on.

I had to also contact ppl here to help me. Some answered, some didnt and i understand. People are busy with school, work and all but for a shy guy like me who likes to keep my business my business, i dreaded putting up my enquiries so i contacted the ones i noticed gave enlightening responses with a touch of humanity and who were willing to help others. Few answered, most didnt. So go with the ones that replied you.

Pls during the interview, learn to talk,express yourself. Do not be rigid. A lady i observed who was laughing with the consular officer and smiling through out got hers. I had to learn to smile like those beauty pagent models. My first interview was corrupted with the mantra of dont talk if not spoken to, do not answer what you were not asked...so i was a one word answering machine..yes, no...i did not even expatiate on questions and there was this long period when she was just typing on end, i was expecting more questions but none came afterwords because i read here how brief one had to be, anyways the point is pls by all means express yourself fully. When you notice them typing for long, present your case again, talk about the school, ask for opinion on the city you intend to go to school, say your future plans for Nigeria. Dont just keep mute. Let the V.O be the one to say 'stop'

I want to thank Promise, God bless you. Also Ubah, thank you...your candid advice helped.
Lastly to everyone who posted here, thanks. I started from group 9 to this current group. Its long, I am sorry but I hope this helps someone who genuinely wants to better himself or herself positively. Like i said, i am not inclined to put up things here but if you have questions, feel free to reach out and i will try and answer your emails. Pls be patient with me as i am a doctor with really busy hrs. Never, ever give up. God bless you all.

Congrats bro... God bless your new journey

npmi:
Plz I need help my sponsor lives in USA, will it make the visa officers deny me visa or not. Plz I am confused.

No.

alibi499:
Hello my people. Please i need your advice regarding my documentation. Can i use a bank statement of a company belonging to my uncle who is from the eastern part of the country, while am from the southern part?. This statement is required by the school before the release of i-20.

Your advice please?
Thanks.

Yes you can use it to get your i20 but they might write the company as sponsor on your i20. Company statement of accounts are not advisable for visa interviews. So i will advise you use your uncle's personal account but if the only option available is company account, you can use it.

4peace4:
See it all depends on the VO interviewing you. I know of someone that printed in march and used in August another in may and used in august as well they all got their visa approved If you can lay your hands on a recent one fine, but if you cant your july is still very much ok it hasn't exceeded six months it's barely 3 months old.A VO can never deny you because you didn't show up with a recent SOA if they so wish that's why we have what is called administrative processing for you to go get whatever suits him/her.

Someone has been denied before for presenting Statememt of Account that was printed 3months before his interview and was told to reapply with current SOA. Also you don't know if those approved have some form of GA that just required few balance which wasn't an issue for the V.O to approve. For him to be on safer side, he should get a new one. It won't cost him much

Audt:
Hello everyone, I have a bank statement I used in July 13 when going for Student Visa Interview in US embassy, can I still use same bank statement this month or I will need to get a new bank statement please I need responds on time... thank you

Get a new one. Three months gap is alot, V.O will like to know what happened to the funds in that 3months.

Whytelyon:


Really? School can give an Extension date you mean that?

Yes, Some school do give.

Auggie01:
Hello everyone, i need an advice. I got fall admission to study at BGSU and went for my interview in august but i was denied. I had to defer, the problem now is that i was told there is no mba admission for spring till fall semester next year. Now i have another admission and i-20 from MSU for spring. I’m feeling indifferent about transfering my sevis to msu and schedule an interview or i just wait till fall 2019 for bgsu admission. Advice! Advice! Pls.. will going with msu mba spring i-20 go well with the VO.

You are free to switch school but prepapre a good response why you chose the school over the first one incase they ask.

Whytelyon:
I have a Question. I am admitted to College for the spring Semester 2019 in The USA as i have already started making arrangements for I-20, and visa application apparently takes sometime, Now here is what i want to know, Spring is by January can I come into the USA by February or early March? Please do advise

You have to be in USA latest on the date your program starts so as not to have problem with immigration officers at POE. Unless your school gives you extension date, work on what you have on your i20 and leave before then.

BabbanBura:


UK is easy and straight forward.
The money (Tuition, accomodation and upkeep) has to be in your account and they have no business with an individual sponsor. Some schools even demand you pay the tuition before issuing you the CAS that forms part of your documentation for visa application.
So no worry yaself, get the admission, accept it and have the money in your account for atleast 30days before your visa application date.

Where did you see UK in his question?

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Well, reason for your refusal wasn't a surprise. First, your choice of school... the school is a redflag. It will be hard to get visa with that school.
Second, you are going for a program that has an online option. It will be very hard to convince the V.O that you are not trying to immigrate since you can do the same course online and save cost. So look for better school and avoid courses with online option.

NameUserNo:

Really V.Os monitor this thread?

Yes, they do. They do answer questions atimes

Ibromotion:
I will add another school then... I just don't want to lie but I will have to if it will increase my chances of getting my visa approved. I will make research about another school and add it to my school of choice.

But you don't have to say all this here. V.Os also monitor this thread. A lie can cost you your visa if caught. In all you do make sure you are not caught lying.

Arinze4u2018:
Please house, how possible will it be US embassy grant me visa if I’m the person sponsoring my masters educational program

If you are sponsoring yourself without any form of assistance from the school, you need to have the full tuition and living expenses for your whole stay in the school (that is, both 1st year and 2nd year tuition fee and expenses). If you have this in place, you have nothing to worry.

But if someone else is sponsoring you, you only need tuition fee and living expenses for the 1st year as the V.O will believe your sponsor will be working to cater for the second year fee.

Elolam87:
@ubah 1,can I send u a pm?

Sure.

ijaola:
Which of the advice, go for a course that will go with my first degree at masters level and change to nursing when I get over there or reapply and work on how to answer why I want to change my career.

Applying for MBA now that I have already applied for nursing, they have my record, I will be faced with same question, you wanted to do nursing, now you wanted MBA again. Like I don't know what I want to do. Potential immigrant.

If you are reapplying anytime soon, let's say for spring 2019. Just work on your answers and continue with nursing line since they have your details and record of the answers you gave them in your last interview. But if you plan to reapply for fall 2019 or 2020, you can change to any course related to your undergraduate or present work. Changing course so soon won't speak so well of you and will present you as a confused being that doesnt know what he wants, who is looking for ways to immigrate.

So you have to sit down and think over it, then make a decision. They might ask you why you changed from nursing to your new course maybe PhD Accounting incase you decide to change course, so Prepare a good answer for that. If you have a good profile, apply for PhD, most PhD programs in USA doesn't require masters and 90% are funded. The choice is yours.

ijaola:
Went for interview at water Carrington last week. 29th to be precised. Visa not approved. I am currently and accountant and am changing my career to be a nurse. I was advised to settle for community college, get an associate degree and will be taught courses that are the periquisite of nursing. Then I can use that for my BSN. I think it very hard to convince the VO on this. Considering I finished school 2010 and and been working.

My transcript below, I was interviewed by a white lady. Can't remember here window She like blue paper I guess, she no too dry waste time.

VO: good morning
Me: good morning

VO: your passport
Me: I passed it

VO: you are a student, I will need your i-20
Me: passed it

VO: what are you going to study
Me: nursing at xyz college

Vo: why nursing
Me: I have always wanted to be a nurse, am passionate about health care delivery. I want to be able to deliver health care to people here in Nigeria. Studying this course will equip me with the knowledge, skill and values I need to fulfill my potentials in the health sector here in Nigeria. My potential ability studying nursing will make me an asset to my family and the society at large been a life safer.

Vo: (typing and not even making any eye contact) what kind of degree will be issued after your study
Me: associate degree in art

Vo: what will you do with this degree
Me: I will come back to Nigeria to put what I have learnt to practice. The knowledge, skill, value and exposure will help me a lot and I will be able to hold my head up high. I will be able to give healthcare to those that needs it in a proper way.

Vo: did you write any standardise test, sat or gre
Me: no. I have written TOEFL before but didn't submit it as it wasn't required

Vo: (looking at the computer) it states here you are an account at so so diocese, why do you want to change your career.
Me: nursing excite me a lot, It what want to be, give healthcare to people and make sure they get proper healthcare. And for the fact that I am deciding this on my own, no influence from anybody.

Vo: (bring out blue paper) am sorry, you are not eligible for a non-immigrant visa at the moment, reason is stated in the blue paper giving to you. you can reapply. Have a great day
Me: thank you, have a good day.

NB:
I plan to reapply Dec. As I will defer my admission
It my first time, maybe I lack confidence
The student that went to same VO were denied
But the lady in front of me got approved, vacation, not too much questions, guess the does travel to the US regularly from few things I could pick.

Comments please.

Thanks.

To be frank with you. It will very hard to convince the v.o genuinely that you are switching from Accounting to Nursing and community colleges doesnt sell at the embassy. If i were you, i will get visa with a course in line with my undergraduate and present work, then when I get to USA, I will switch to my dream course.

Anyway work on why you are switching from accounting to nursing, your reply wasn't good enough.

My little advice

Blesso222:
Does applying to only one University reduce my chances of getting visa when ask during interview?

Secondly I applied for MSC without GRE and TOEFL because the school doesn't require it will that also affect my chances of getting visa when ask?

One love house.

Applying to one school doesn't pose you as a serious student because you can predict the outcome of one school. But that doesnt stop you from getting your visa with just one school if you have gotten admission already. Have seen people that applied to one school and got their visa with it but 2 to 3school is okay. As for GRE, not all program requires that. If your program doesn't require It, you have no problem with that. Also TOEFL is waived for Nigerians in most US schools, that shouldn't be a problem at all.

Damidolly:
Good morning house,
Pls can someone share the list of universities in USA that accept Bachelor degree for P.hd without master degree.
Your response will be highly appreciated.

There are plenty of schools in USA that accept direct PhD but your GPA and GRE should be good enough. It's not hard to find. Only few requires Msc. No need looking for list, you will find many.

Timotee:


Note that ALL your GRE scores within the last 5 years will be reported to the schools that you send your scores to. You can't selectively pick a score to send. An improved GRE score though will show you as a serious candidate who has the ability to improve.

I disagree with this. You can select scores to send to an institution.

https://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/about/scoreselect

Enasdan:
good evening everyone, an F-1 visa applicant that earned 90k, he filled in 90k in his previous DS-160 form, he was denied visa five months ago, now he want to reply for Spring 2019, he salary he earnd has increased from 90k to 120k, he want to fill 120k as the amount he earn in his new DS-160 form, please will there be any complications or issues? when he goes for visa interview?

There is no complication. He should go with his payslip incase they ask but I doubt they will ask for that.

jelmusboy:
My visa just got issued after two weeks of AP but have not been told to pick up my passport.

My class started last week Monday and I must enter the class before the end of this week if I want to go for Fall 2018.

I'm just confused on what to do right now to avoid stories that touch at the point of entry.

What can I do?

NB: Going for PhD program

Write to your school to issue you extension letter. You will be fine at POE.

mhizdee:
Good day all, I'm at crossroads here. I picked my visa lst week and i booked ticket for tomoro. Now I have something very urgent to attend to back here, so i decided to defer and pay airline difference to postpone my flight. I realized that the deadline to defer for those who have fall admission i aug 1and i'm to pay $650 enrollment fee. Im not even bothered about the enrollment fee, its the deadline that is giving me headache. I got admission from another school for fall 2018 too, should I defer that one till jan? Would it give me issues at the POE, since the school on my visa is different.
Please i need your help, please please please, what can i do?

It's better to write to your school and explain why you didn't come for fall 2018 and politely ask to be deferred for spring 2019 even if the deadline has passed. Going to USA with another school i20 will pose a problem for you at POE as that's not the school on your visa.

roniex2:


What has always been preached here is to stay away from generic answers and give your own answers whether a V.O has once approved it or not. It's better to be on a safer side.
Like I said, the boy came here to ask for our opinions and I gave mine, he asked for an approval or a denial. I gave my opinion and I told him I was awaiting his testimony.
It's quite simple to understand

Your corrections are fine. only against the use of I delayed you or I denied you.. there are better ways to express your disapproval with the transcript he posted.

roniex2:


I understand how you feel now but please don't transfer your aggression on me. In your words, you came here and asked anyone who had an opinion to state it. You particularly said it might be approval or denial.
I read your transcript and I 'delayed' you and also gave you my corrections. I told you not to use generic answers and sculpt out unique answers of your own.
Even if the questions you posted here weren't asked, you probably used one of those generic answers I advised you against.

Next time, if you are not ready to hear the truth, don't ask for criticisms.
I hope and sincerely pray you get it next time.
Goodluck

please stop using the word delayed or denied, when you are not a V.O. The corrections you gave is good but he can still get approved with those generic answers. In fact I have seen a transcript, the V.O just asked where are you going, the guy said Cornell university and the V.O said your visa is approved. What pleases Mr. A might not please Mr. B.

steinmajor:
Thanks a lot bruv. Think i'll just look into reapplying.

Why reapplying to waste money. You said there was a pink paper attached to your passport when you received it with handwritten note indicating fake bank statement. Fake bank statement is classified under section 212(a)(6)(C)(i) -fraud/misrepresentation of material and the penalty is ban. Though you are eligible to seek for a waiver of ineligibility but it's a hard fight when it comes to U.S Embassy. Seek an immigration lawyer for advice to interpret that section for you well and how to go about it.

sillysassysally:
If I calculate it this way 4.51/5.00 * 4.00 it'll give me 4.61 (which was what I was expecting)

Lool you can't get it right that way. If she is using WES, then her GPA will be around 3.68 to 3.7 on 4.0 scale

jelmusboy:
Is it normal for I-20 to be collected when placed on AP?

Yes. They do collect i20 if they need to do further verification

Oegbeyem1:
you can get a normal appointment within a week of denial, it depends on availability of dates. An expedited appointment is a special type of appointment that costs more than normal appointment and makes them interview you even when there is no available date on the calendar on cgi site. I stand to b corrected.

You can book an emergency appointment even after a week of denial. They do approve it for F1 visa,

Flaame:
Hello Ubah and lagosismyhome,please i need u to email me @peterudeagha@gmail.com,need u to assist me with questions

What's your question? You can ask here.

shiffi:
Hello guys, Please is there a thread for port of entry experience for people with F1 visa? your responses will be appreciated.

There is no issues at POE. Just have your document (i20) handby and answer any questions asked. Most people don't spend more than one minute at POE