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Malcolmsweet:
So they should not fill married in their respective ds-160

If they are married, they should indicate they are married.

Wendywilson:
Pls I need advice on what to do

I got admission into a school in US, but my admission letter didn't come with funding but I have been accepted by a professor to join his lab. What can I do on the issue of funding?

If you were accepted, do you have the opportunity to work under him as a graduate assistant?
As the graduate coordinator the current funding status

Malcolmsweet:
Hello house, please what are the chances of husband and wife getting their F-1 visas separately. For instance, the wife applied for and got admission in the same school the husband applied to, and they intend filling married in the ds-160 form. Please I need suggestions, are they supposed to apply as single or fill their ds-160 as “not married”. What are the chances of getting separate F1 visas as a couple to the same school.

There's no guarantee they will both be interviewed same day or by the same VO so it depends on the status they have proof for. There are other things that completes the visa approval

Ajibolaoi:
Good evening, kudos to everyone for the Job weldone here.

Please kindly advise accordingly if my wife get chance of getting Visa if she apply. She's creating fear because her admission do not come with funding.

Below is her short profile;
Undergraduate degree: B.Sc Nursing Science
Postgraduate Admission: (M.Sc Public Health) New Mexico State University.
COA: 30k
No funding
Married: yes
Husband will sponsor
Husband has a Farm that produce chicken and oil Palm.
Job: Nursing Officer at a Public University Teaching Hospital(close to 5years experience)

Please kindly advise..... what's the chance of her getting the visa if she appear without funding.

Thank you.

Hmmm she should give it a try based on her profile. Nothing is impossible. NMSU may still give her something when she resume

Anonymousqueen:
Good day to all the gurus in the house… your help is needed please.
I have applied for a master program in Western Illinois university, study program is Accountancy . I’ve submitted all the requirements until I received the attached screenshot lately. I didn’t know I was supposed to write GMAT. Someone out there should kindly put me through on what next to do.

You can check the next deadline and fill in the remaining requirements for your application

Olaslaze:
Hello everyone, so i paid for a new MRV and the problem is I don’t know how i going to get it into use as I don’t know how i am going to cancel the old visa schedule date….I placed a call to the embassy and i eas told i have to keep rescheduling my appointment until i can’t anymore and it ask me to input another MRV details and i have been trying to do that but I can’t even reschedule as it says there is no date available…….Someone please help me as i am runnung out of time, i need an interview date asap cos my program is expected to start 9th of June

Well you have to follow their instructions. Login with your old details and the old MRV details till you can't schedule an appointment anymore then you update the new one.
You will be fine

Yinkagbo:
Pls, I need help.
My bro, paid my SEVIS fee using USPS money order. It has not been delivered since 25th last month that the money order has been sent.i called USPS,they keep telling me it is in transit and the exact location can not be trace.i tracked the money order using the serial number on it.it says the money order has has not been cashed.pls what can I do.
350usd is not moimoi
My interview date is 23rd of this month

There's no issue. Your brother just decided to use one of the slowest means as listed on the coupon. You can give the regular USPS mail 2/3 weeks to deliver then another 1 week for processing the payment.
You will be fine

Eralimad22:
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Thank you . I applied to a community college due to the cost of fees and also the fact it would take just two years to get an associates degree . And then my age I’m 27 with no previous degree asides o levels and I tried to explain the reason why I have just decided to go back to school which I guess I didn’t explain clearly enough to the vo.. I’ll appreciate if you or anyone can let Me know what to do . Thank you

Okay. You can apply to a university and package your application well so that you will be considered for a merit scholarship. Applying to a community college is a red flag.

Eralimad22:
Good morning , please I was denied a previous f1 visa application in November , reason for denial was 214b .. I had applied to a community college , fully funded by my sponsor and was to live with my sponsor who happens to be my uncle and us citizen ..I like to believe that where I flopped the interview was when I was asked why I’m just going back to school now (which I answered ) then I was asked if I had any family in the us to which I replied my uncle and his family ( apart from all this I didn’t include my parents date of birth simply because I do not know it , dad is late ) please I need someone to let me know what to do to change this situation so as to re apply . Thank you

Applying to a community college is a red flag. Why exactly did you apply to a community college?

lanrywatt:
Visa interview date 9th Aug
Status denied
COA 55803k
Merit award: 8k
Deficit :47803
Family funds stated on I-20
Msc Social Work....University of pitts
First attempt: in my beginning 30s
Pleases Kindly reviews and advise accordingly.
Vo: abj: one white man on white and tie. He was very fast ..everything happens so fast
Interview as follows.
Me: Good morning
Vo: place your hand on the scanner
Me: Did
VO: Pass me your documents
Me: was going to remove I-20 and passport for him, but vo said all, all was passed
Vo: have you travelled to the us before
Me: no , not at all
Vo: What is your highest degree
Me: bachelor of Science in Child Development
Vo: nodded so are you employed
Me: no, however, i have been making preparations by taking prerequisite courses on coursera, such as human development and social environment and I presently volunteered at Bleep and Vo cut me off. (Note: I stopped work in March 2021...contracted job with an INGO written on my ds form) said it as stated on ds form.
Vo: checked system and asked if my siblings all school here in Nigeria...Vo must have seen i have a bro who went to us for a 6wks program but he is back. Which I didn't no until after my interview ( I don't know if it affect anything though just saying for extensive review)
Me: yes they all school here. Note ( I was expecting him to ask me what my siblings do but he didn't, maybe be I should have explained more without waiting for him to ask me)
Vo: nodded so who is paying for your deficit
Me: I have a merit scholarship and my dad will be paying maintaining eye contact. Note I have two sponsor my dad and uncle ..dad was filled on Ds form but my uncle statement was with me and sufficient enough while my dad statement was not sufficient enough... immediate I mention my dad VO: cut me by asking what he does, he was fast so I couldn't mention my uncle
I stuttered a little.
Me: he is a director at the Ministry of Bleep and also owns a large commercial cucumber farm in ogun statement that supplies cucumber within southwest.
Vo: can I have financial evidence
Me: brought out both statement of account ..vo sight hmmm seen my uncles statement is bulky but I presented my dad statement first
Vo: quickly scanned the total credit and debit and available balance. Returned it and quickly typed for few minutes and hand me blue paper...saying according to visa rules I am not qualified at this moment blablabla...can't remember the rest.

Pls guru's in the house kindly assist
The above was my first attempt.

I intend to try again this fall, what could be done differently ?

I have a GTA that covers both tuition and living expenses but I still have a deficit less than 10k.
Kindly note that this is a New course and a new school different from the school I applied before. Sponsor is my dad and my personal savings

1. Sounded like you were really nervous
2. If you were currently volunteering, why did you say you were not working??
3. You shouldn't have presented your dad's SOA since the fund there wasn't enough to cover your deficit
4. I believe with the current situation you should be able to gather yourself all together and really prepare for your next interview.

PS: VO was fast or not, you need to get your responses right

Best of luck

TetiolaB:
pls I want to ask, pending the time I book EA, should I just book a regular date or keep checking if I can get a closer date?

Yes

Kemo88:
Hello everyone,
Any mama in Maryland at the moment or Maryland bound soon?
Please I’m headed to maryland July/ August and I’m so confused. I birthed in Alaska the first time where everything was so close to each other and I didn’t worry about distance.
I’m trying to gather my burden of proof, I need affordable hospital please. I’m going to staying in baltimore(that’s where family is now). I was looking at Prince Goerge county hospital as I heard they are quite affordable. But now they seem to be closed. Some of the other hospitals seem pricey as Maryland only gives 1-2% and from the look of things I may be having CS.
Please considering my circumstance can anyone
1) recommend an affordable hospital ( preferably less than 10k with everything inclusive for vaginal and may be less than 12k for everything inclusive for CS? )

2) please can you recommend a doctor ? Is Dr. Chaudry still working? He used to
Use Prince Goerge county hospital is why I’m asking.

Please help thanks.

Hmmm
Maryland is expensive. I'd like to help but I honestly don't know how pricing is outside insurance but hospitals in Baltimore, Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland,Mercy Medical Center, St Agnes and the likes still sounds expensive. Mercy is $15k. If you can reach out to the doctor at Prince George if you still have his contact, he may have associates in other hospitals in the cities since that's where you want to stay.

Best of luck

Rector202:
I have gained skills in grant application writing, and skills in bioinformatics research. I have also traveled to an African country this year for an Academic Conference. Previously, I went with about a $54,000 deficit, but now I got a funded offer from a different school.

Please does the above capture a good response?

Nice one!!! You have indeed answered your own question yourself�
Great!
Meanwhile that funded offer gangan is the way forward

Rector202:
Good morning everyone,

Please can I get compelling tips to the question "So what has changed?" in a F1 visa interview?

Only you yourself can answer this question. What changed in your application since the last time you applied? If you didn't go with funding at first, do you have one now? Did you aquire any skills or changed position at your work place since the last time you went for your first interview? Did you change schools?sponsors? Etc
So check what has changed and type it down.

Best of luck

Micheal9089:
I rescheduled once in Lagos, but I cancelled my appointment to switch to Abuja, if I pick March 2023( the closest date at the moment) would I still be able to reschedule Abuja appointment?.

You can still be checking for closer dates.

OladeleEniola01:
Good Morning

My interview date is June 6th
My Program start date is June 8th

These days are too close to each other, which means I'll be entering the US late

Guys what do you think I should do pls

You can request for a letter from your school to arrive at a later date

theAccountant:
Hey Everyone,

I need your expert opinion if you could take a moment to read.

I would love if you could look at the below and let me know if there’s anything I should look at for that could affect my interview.

Finance
My COA is $84k
I have $19 scholarships (on my I-20)
$20k personal savings ($5k on my i-20)
Family sponsor (dad) $36k (on my I-20)
Mpower loan $25k (not on I-20)
Total $94k

Situation
My brother is in the US as a legal PR, went through school and stayed back.

Travel history
Been to Dubai, Canada, And some other African coin tries

Degree
Business, MS.

Work experience
I have 5 years experience working for an international company.

Is there anything you think I should look out for or note?

$84k is a lot of investment on a MSc degree. Not when some students have even presented full ride to study this same thing. Anyhow, apart from the huge COA, if your brother popped up during your visa application stage then the VO can ask you some questions since he also came in with F1 and he's now a PR that stayed back. As long as you are able to answer any questions properly, you should be fine.

Best of luck

PecAbby:
Good evening
Please checking for close dates and rescheduling...are they the same thing.
I've been rescheduling and I have one last chance

Also pleas add me to the AbujaWhatsApp group 07064944143

No, they are different. At this point, you can only reschedule one last time. Once you login and the dates you see are not what you want, click on logout. You can try at 3 different hours each day to avoid a freeze on your account for 72hours. Lastly, you really need to be patient because August is still 3months away.

Best of luck

Alabamah:
Special greetings to everyone... I am not new here though.... I want to apply for visit visa, I'm still yet to apply though... Please how much is us visa now at GTB and if I apply this month, when is likely my appointment date with the visa officer?? I just need a rough answer very urgent please..... I have checked through about 29pages on this platform and I'm only seeing discussion about interview waiver and I believe it's not for fresher like us. Thank you in anticipation

Well checking through the US visa website immediately would have saved you time but fee is still $160 and the available date for B1/B2 starts from April 2024

Omoluv5:
Hello everyone,
Please I need help.
I and my family scheduled our appointment for May 31st 2022 after initially cancelling our May 5th appointment. The issue now is, this morning we got a reminder that it is almost time for the interview appointment slated for 7:45am, been trying to log into the account to no avail.
What do we do please?

Was the reschedule successful and you were able to print out a new appointment letter?

Awubfjrnndk:
Mine is still showing March 2023 after I refreshed the page. What do I do?

No you don't refresh the page. Click on reschedule and once you don't see a favourable date, logout and login again at another time

tasho105:
Hello Nairalanders,

For a person with dual citizenship, ...naija and one of the islands in the south pacific that is not visa free to US.
- Is it possible to go for interview in Nigeria and get a 10 year visa on the other passport, instead of the Nigerian pport that they issue 2 years visa....prefers a 10 years visa than the 2 years

Lol and you seriously think no one prefers a 10 yrs visa. Okay, since a person has dual citizenship, the person should go to the other country and claim the citizen status there and apply for the US visa if 10yrs is issued there. But if the person wants to claim Nigerian citizenship, then 10yrs is not an option

Odekunle84:
Good morning everyone in the house
I have problem with my agent have paid since February for the early date and appointment. So he has not given me date and appointments since then, he keep on telling stories that have not confirmed my appointment date since February till this moment. So now he told that they are doing maintenance since three weeks ago.please help me out oooo

Well, it's time you as for your login details and start searching for dates yourself because there's nothing like "maintenance"

Best of luck

KingBunmi:
Good evening guys,
Please I need your inputs and advice. My interview date is May 19 and my start date is May 24th.
I'm scared because the date is close as there is even a weekend between those dates. So I mailed my school to give me a letter indicating that they're fine with me coming late but the director of the international students office said that as long as I would be coming within 2 weeks of start date they won't see a need to write anything for me.

My main question now is, what should I do?
Should I print the mail and take it along on my interview date?
Should I bring it up during the interview and show the VO the printed document or I should avoid it entirely?

Help a young scholar

Since they can't give you a letter, print out that response in case. And if the VO ask you if you have approval to resume on a later date, say that response and show the letter simultaneously.

Gid29:
Interview
First Attempt: Wednesday, December 15th 2021
Location:Lagos consulate
Status: Denied
8:00am Attendance
Around 10:00am I met with the VO, Bald guy with a tattoo and a diamond earring on his ear. Vo look at me then nod his head so as to come forward.
VO: Hello,Good Morning
Me: Good Morning Sir

Vo: I can see you’re going for your bachelor degree at Murray State University ?
Me:Yes correct sir

Vo: What have you been doing after you graduated from high school?
Me: After My Studies In MCSHS I Put In For My TOEFL(text of english as foreign language) Exams which I Had 83, & Also Sat Down For My SAT(scholastic attitude text)Exams Which I Score 1450, Then I Proceeded For Safety Programs For 8 Months To Know A Foundation Program For Safety. Vo nodded his head

VO: How will the course be able to help you when you’re back in your home land?
Me: The Advantage Of The Course To Me I Will Go For My Mandatory Service Which Is The (NYSC) Which Is Known As The National Youth Services Corps.Then I Will Join The Association Of Criminal Justice & Safety Studies In My Home Town To Implements The Ideas & Knowledgeable I Acquired To Call On Criminals Within My Society & Encourage More Safety To The Community Where I Reside. Also I Will Make Use Of My Knowledge To Impact Advanced Technology & More Safety To Nigeria As A Whole.

Vo: then type for like 2mins then handed me the blue paper.


Gurus can you pls help me check this out I’m planning to apply for fall semester 2022 can you pls tell me mistakes.

Hmm I want to believe the typos are really typos and not how you actually said everything.
1. You started so we'll by answering the initial questions down to what you have been doing.
2. The next question of "How will the course be able to help you when you’re back in your home land?" didn't go with your response at all.
Why exactly are you going for the course you are going for and how will it contribute to your growth??
And if you noticed, the VO didn't say anything again because that response doesn't fit into anything.

Piepiehoney:
Please how do I apply for expidated date?

There's an "Emergency appointment" tab on the Visa page when you login

Ebi1:
the vo will ask what type of job do you do and you know you cant work while on f1

F1 can. It's F2 that can't

Kingnonny:
Hello gurus in the house, please I want to know how to present my case to the VO concerning my sponsorship because I chose myself as my sponsor,with no form of funding from the school.

As long as you can explain what you do and for how long, it's okay. You can invest in yourself.

Me2022:
Hi, please I sent you an email. Kindly respond

I have

OGFX:
Good day to the gurus to the house
I applied for a b1 visa and scheduled an appointment (2024 is the available date). I later requested for an emergency appointment which was denied without any reason whatsoever. I did a research online that I should try Abuja thereby prompting me to pay another visa fee all in the name of rescheduling to get another chance at expediting an appointment at Abuja. However, I realized it was the old receipt fee no that kept popping out with my new appointment (December is the available date for Abuja) because the expedited appointment didn’t reflect on my dashboard anymore. Later did research and found that you can only request for one expedited application . My question now to the house bothers on if there is any solution or idea or step one could take to get a date for Interview through the expedited appointment . I appreciate anyone with any knowledge or idea. God bless

The only step is to apply how you have applied and if they find the situation to be urgent, they will approve it. If it's not, they will deny it.

Myfavour22:
Please do you have any tips on time to check for earlier dates during the EA approval window?

If you have approval, you will have enough time (date) to pick a date so no specific time.

The days when EA used to be so sweet and comforting is no more. Now everyone just want to apply without properly checking eligibility.