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Awubfjrnndk:
Yes I met all the requirements. Do you know anyone there hat I could talk to? None of my colleague has been able to travel for masters in architecture

I've sent you a DM

zellfoxx:
I as well don’t understand this section in the CGI portal. Who’s details would be in Principle Applicants name and Visa class assuming the person applying for the interview is the spouse of the F1 visa holder?

I’m getting confusing opinions about this and nothing online is shedding any valuable insight.

Some say it’s the F1 holders details, some say it’s the F2 applicants details (as it’s Principle not Principal as stated on DS-160) since the spouse is applying alone.

Anyone that applied for F2 separately and after the F1 holder should please clarify.

The principal applicant is the F1 whether applying separately or together. It's also stated on the F2's i-20

Tskillz:
Hi guyz, I want to create my profile and book an appointment for F2 visa but I am a bit confused with the following;

STUDENT AND EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM DETAILS
SEVIS Number
University Name:
University Zip Code:
Principle Applicants Name:
Principle Applicants Visa Status:

My question is which SEVIS number should be entered ? Main applicant (F2) or principal applicant (F1)

Thank you

F2 will have his/her own i-20 with SEVIS number on it. Enter all information as they appear on the i-20 and the principal applicant is F1

Awubfjrnndk:
Pls has anyone been able to get admission for masters in architecture? Didn’t get admitted to all the schools I applied to, same with my friend. I haven’t seen anyone that has gotten in for architecture. Pls I need some guidance in order to apply again. Thanks

Did you apply to University of Maryland and did you meet all requirements?

Bayubose:
Good to you sir/ma, my name is Bayo, I graduated from department of sociology with the cgpa of 4.53 at the Bowen university, I'm want to pursue my master degree program in sociology and I have been doing my research on the schools that offers the program but still haven't got any, please, i need your recommendation on the school that offers scholarships.. Thanks

You may not see sociology so check Social Works. US have different names for some courses offered in Nigeria.

Patricel:
Good day,

Please I need clarification as regards my booking for F1/F2 visa appointment. Here is my case,

Sometimes in 2020 I was supposed to go for a business meeting in the US. I have been booked for B1/B2 visa interview in April 2020 but COVID 19 made US Embassy in Lagos canceled all appointments and hence my travel purpose was forfeited. But sometimes, in November 2021 thinking i could make use of the for a tourist visa application as it still valid and I booked an appointment with the confirmation number used in 2020 but the appointment date is still not in sight and I had to cancel it... making it twice on the MRV payment reference that visa appointment has been canceled.

Fast forward to this year when I recently paid for F1/F2 visa feee for myself and wife and Submitting the DS160 to book an appointment and I found that my profile on cgi is still linked with the MRV a payment reference of February 2020 while I am only being asked to just input that of my wife. Well, I would have continue with but I am afraid that they may not allow me to make use of emergency date on it after my cgi profile showing canceled appointments on B1/B2. And my program start date is 12th of August. Please I need all your comments on this. Thanks

Okay the way I understand this, appointment was only cancelled once on the previous MRV. If that's the case, you still have a chance to use the previous MRV. So why don't you try and add your wife to the previous one and see what happens.

Buchi1539:
I thought it is stated that EA should be done 60days to school resumption

"Advised" not "Done" so if you can't even travel until 30 days to resumption why bother about applying for EA 60 or 50 days to resumption?

Rector202:
So can I say something like this? Is this a good response?

"While I was younger I suffered from several diseases. To mention, malaria, typhoid, and yellow fever. In the Nigerian community, there is an increasing incidence of infectious diseases, which has led to an increased mortality and morbidity rate coupled with a developed resistance to drugs.

I applied for this course during my undergraduate, even till this time because I am passionate about contributing to knowledge and solving these health problems in Nigeria.

This course provides me with valuable skillsets, state-of-the-art facilities, and competencies for my research needed to tackle these challenges.

Also, this course at XYZ University provides me with the exposure which is also able to place me at the forefront of biomedical research in Nigeria, and resume as a Full Professor in my alma-mater."

Well just a reminder, it's a visa interview that would probably last 15mins max not a GA position interview. Please keep it short and simple.

Why exactly are you going for this program? What are the benefits you want to derive from this program?

adextems:
The school I will be attending offers me 50% scholarship for the first quarter of my MBA programme and also stated that I am eligible for merit based scholarship that covers 30% of my tuition fees. The was stated under remark on my I-20. The school sent me a letter titled Scholarship letter in reference to the remark.
Please, do I tell the VO I have a scholarship and how do I call this type of scholarship because I don’t know if it’s the same as partial scholarship/funding?

Funding, scholarship anyone you want to call it. The koko is you still got free money from your school

Buchi1539:
Please I am really confused on what to do
Please I have a regular appointment on the 29th of August and my school resumes on 22nd . Can I apply for EA now or wait till it is 60days am currently in dubai and I am to attend interview there.

I'd say you should keep checking for date. August 22 is still kinda far. Wait for July at least before applying for EA. July or first week of August still has a strong stand to be called "emergency"

de3lar:
So I had my interview yesterday at the Lagos Embassy, find within my transcript, so I can be well prepared for the next time I go, probably Abuja next time. Visa officer was a White lady probably in her middle thirties, she was actually nice and jovial until someone stressed her for like 30mins on a visitation visa.

VO: Good morning, pass me your passport please.

Me: Morning ma'am, here's my passport.

VO: Can I have your i20?

Me: Yes, have it.

VO: You're going to where?

Me: Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to have a bachelor's in Civil Engineering.

VO: Why the US?

Me: Having just completed my HND in Urban and Regional planning, getting a degree in Civil Engineering, an environmental related course to my HND will make me well qualified and skilled to take over my pman's firm bla bla company.

VO: How did you know about this university?

Me: I got to know it through my pman as he made consultations through his associates to choose the best option for me to have a degree in Civil Engineering and that's his goal so I'll be well versed to take over his company when am done with my studies.

VO: Who's going to sponsor you?

Me: Definitely my Dad, he owns Bla bla company a firm that deals in bla bla bla

VO: Can I have his bank statement?

Me: Here you have it.

VO: I can see Polytechnic on your profile? And returns the Statement.

Me: Yes, like I said, I just completed my HND in URP few weeks ago.

VO: Boom, blue slip, bla bla bla.

I just comot there fast fast.

Meanwhile, I went there with all supporting documents from CAC certificate to EFCC certification, a pension documents stating the retirement wages of his employees, a signed and stamped letter from my dad stating he'll be supporting me and one from my mum too, my last tuition fee payment from my school and some of my school documents, school ID cards and dad's bank statement as well.

Okay sorry about this.
So if you are going next, why don't you look at applying for a Msc or a PhD instead of literally repeating Bsc again. (That's one)
Did you have any form of funding?
"Who's your sponsor?" My dad is fine without "definitely"

Best of luck

TheCvBank:
Hello bro,

Have you gotten a response from Lagos consulate yet?

I am in similar shoes as yours. My class starts July 5th and GA training the next week but I haven't done an EA yet. Was hoping to go with Lagos since I stay here. But considering Abuja due to the poor handling of EA booking of applicants here.

Anyone else can respond to this. Which consulate will be preferable for an EA for an applicant resuming by July 5th. Thanks

In my opinion, anyone you can easily navigate on the day of interview without extra cost or stress

Patricel:
Please I want to ask about the appropriate date to put on the ds160 when asked about the intending date of travel... note my program start is 12th of August while earliest date of admission is 13th of July... which of the two dates to consider for the intending date of travel for the ds160.

Earliest resumption date

iamakbar:
@Moshkom, @UmmZayd, and co I have a peculiar question:

Can someone pay 2 visa fees and create 2 visa appointments (say one for Lagos and Abuja) with the same profile just to get a favorable date?

I know that question might be a bit confusing, so here's the backstory:


I have a visa appointment in Lagos in August which is just a day or two before my resumption date (I feel it is too close and I don't want to risk it, god forbid a denial). I interviewed last year in November at Abuja (using EA) and got denied. Hence, I am afraid my chances of getting another emergency appointment approved (especially for Lagos) might be very slim.

As early dates have been showing in Abuja, I thought to look towards Abuja for dates but I do not want to cancel the Lagos appointment I already have (because even though it is too close to resumption, it is still better than after-resumption dates). So I paid a new visa fee with the mindset of creating a fresh appointment for Abuja. However, I couldn't finish this registration because I keep getting the prompt that they have identified a very similar profile (my initial Lagos appointment) on their database and they want me to merge the profiles together.

My big dilemma now is, what do you advise I do given this current situation? If I merge the profiles, will I still be able to make appointments for both Abuja and Lagos?

Please help

Simple advise, get an extension letter from your school and go for your Lagos appointment. By the way, as they have "identified similar profile" if I'm you, I'll not make any sily moves.
P.S: just curious, you honestly thought they will not detect your profile with your passport number or other information??

phillip2:
My WES EVALUATION just came out. I uploaded both my OND and BSC for evaluation. They combined both my OND results and BSc and gave a final CGPA. Of which I taught that they will separate the OND from the BSc and give two different GPA instead they summed both of them up. Pls is this normal,will they accept an evaluation like dis. Had it been it's ND and HND,it would have been sane. But it's OND and BSC,adding both in that fashion seems somehow to me. I don't have a GPA for my ND,they summed it all up. Pls how can I approach this, or should I use it like that.
Note: this is not the normal OND to HND wes evaluation, it is OND to BSC all calculated together,advice needed pls?? Who's done similar stuff

Well, there was nothing wrong just that since you have BSc, OND wasn't necessary. It's fine though

ocpaschal:
what of switching from visitor visa to student/study visa ?

If you want to apply for study visa, why don't you go with that instead of going to visit first then changing later.

ocpaschal:
Please I want to clarify on a few things; My Uncle wants to write an invitation letter to recommend me to visit him in USA thru the visitor visa. So I am composing a letter with samples I've seen on Google search. I want to add the right content on the purpose of my visit. So I need to ask the following;

- Is it advisable for my uncle to indicate on the invitation letter as a purpose of visit that I would be visiting my uncle in the USA to also have a look at a University facilities etc within the state in order to weigh my options on whether to apply from Nigeria for Graduate studies at the USA University when returning to Nigeria?

- My uncle is a medical doctor. Will it even make sense if he says that the purpose of my visit as a nephew is to see tourist sites? Or to spend a few weeks with him only to see how they are doing?

- I am also going to travel out for the first time in my life outside Nigeria if this works out. If the USA visa officer asks me why I lack a travel experience (my old expired passport is empty, and the new one unused) what should I say?

- Although I want to visit some University institutions, I am interested in studying Masters in Social Work by virtue of my volunteer experience and academic field in social science. Pls is social work in high demand at USA? How good is social work degree in terms of job prospects and career in the USA?

Your questions are just everywhere. If you have plans to apply for MSc, start applying now and forget about visitation. Yes Social Works is a nice program

de3lar:
My earliest resumption date is 24th July, can I pay another visa fee and apply again, please I need suggestions

Can you share your transcript even if you want to apply again?
There maybe one or two corrections that can help in your next interview

de3lar:
That same White lady rejected mine.

Our discussion was short and brief and boom, blue slip

That Black American was later nice and the white one was brutal, the White lady interviewed a lady for almost 30mins, still later gave her blue slip, the woman wanna cry.

Anyhow sha, we move.

Hmmm situation defers

Greatn3ss:
Good day everyone,

Please am Planning on traveling abroad(probably USA) to fix my teeth that has been giving me problem since my childhood when I had accident(I lost some of my teeth), but a dentist friend said they won't grant me visa for teeth. Could this be true?

Well you can but honestly anything Dental in the US screams MONEY like a lot. Some student insurance sef no cover dental

Myfavour22:
Congratulations!
Please can you share how you were able to "pull strings“. Resumption date is same as yours but was only able to get an EA for 18th which is really late

I'd advise you get an extension letter from your school. 18th is not "really late"

ChikaFay:
But I dont have my college transcripts available, non academic staffs are on strike too

But you can access the unofficial one on your student portal yeah?

ChikaFay:
Hi guys
I need help ooo
I just saw the news about the extension of strike and omo I was heartbroken
I'm considering applying to schools in US
But the issue now is laying my hands on my transcripts, since schools are shut
Would you advice I apply as a freshman?
I have been able to complete only 2 years of university since 2018.
Please what's your advice for me

Instead of applying as a freshman, you can apply as a transfer student

Piepiehoney:
Thank you. I applied on Friday and got approval this morning. A link was sent to reschedule my interview date.

That's good. You need to pick a date before the deadline.
Best of luck

Kemo88:
Please are you trying to say it’s ok for your sibling to use their insurance for you? I thought this wasn’t allowed and it could affect visa renewal in the future …. I understand this person is a British passport holder and doesn’t need a visa for the USA in the future but I’m asking for us visa users. Is it ok for you to use your siblings insurance ? Cos my sis has a solid health insurance plan of which she pays good premium. I won’t mind if I use her insurance and pay the remaining out of pocket bill o , if e no go affect visa renewal. After all it’s not tax payer’s money is it? Since my sis pays good premium or what’s it called for it.

Uh. I didn't mention insurance in what I said. If the siblings can "cover the cost of birthing" not necessarily use their insurance. They have money in their account don't they?? So if they can cover the cost, they should.

Olamipe1:
Hi guys.

The part of DS 160 that asks if you have travelled in the last five years?

Is it advisable to put all your travel experience if they are all past 5 years or just say no?

Will there be any repercussions?

If you have travelled in the past last 5 yrs insert your response. Whether you say Yes or No, they will still confirm.

Ebylicious:
Good morning Team,

My profile has been blocked and I was unable to book an appointment. I have called their various lines to speak with an agent but not available. I also tried sending an email but got an automated response.

Number called- 23414406218, 23412278955.

Kindly advise please.

Thank you,

Blocked or freezed?

propertyhunter1:
Please what is the cost of giving birth in USA (Cheapest) ?

Any advantage as a British passport holder traveling to give birth USA? Also is there any advantage if the person have siblings in US who are US citizens? Any advantage to the reduce cost of giving birth in USA ?

Siblings reside in New Jersey.

What's the cheapest hospital in New Jersey please? and price?

About siblings cost advantage, yes there is if the siblings are willing to cover the cost of birthing for the mother. Someone just posted giving birth at New Jersey so you may DM to ask her the name of the hospital used

CptCharlesVane:
How can I get someone to pay the visa fee?

By going to any GTB or using the mobile app

Patricel:
Pls how does one book interview appointment for F2 planning to go with the F1 on the same date of the F1 interview to use emergency appointment?

Or the F2 doesn’t need to schedule an appointment?

They can schedule together. The F1 should follow the questions asked during the process of scheduling an appointment

Oluwaseyii101:
Hello,
I would really appreciate it if someone can help me clarify if I need to change the ds 160 confirmation number that I used to book an interview. So, last year I deferred to Fall 2022 because of the unavailability of closer dates as I booked a date for this 2022 hoping to get an emergency date for 2021 which was denied. I already filled a ds160 last year and booked an interview date which is for this May 2022 and I’m going for interview this month. I have filled another ds 160 as the details on the previous one from last year is old. Do I need to change the previous ds 160 confirmation number which I used to book an interview last year to the new ds 160 I just filled?
Thank you

Yes, update the new ID on the Visa page

Wendywilson:
I really can't say if he has identified me as a graduate assistant

There's no crime in asking properly