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k199192:
how can you be asking this kind of question. The guardian part is for those who are under 18 and are not yet adults. did you not read the i20 at all. If twoods talk now it will be as if he likes to talk.

Thanks all the same. It's better to make all the errors here on NL and get it right at the interview. I read it, but I guess I misinterpreted a few things which is why I asked for clarifications. Someone signed both places even - denied though. Someone else was asked to sign by the vo after the visa was approved.

LagosismyHome:
I seen this comment in the past as an observation of someone who went for his interview .....

Can this be true ... na wa for my people o

So true, I almost couldn't believe it myself when the guy asked me if I knew anything about the course he would be doing?

That's why it's better for Twoods to give people pseudo denials and make them learn and be better prepared.

LagosismyHome:
Congrats ...May God bless your new journey

Thanks a lot. I really appreciate ur input

I've followed this thread for more than a year now. Got my visa at 1st try.

To someone out there... you too can make your dreams come true. You've got to put ur back to work.

Visa approved yesterday morning.

Transcript goes thus...

Me: Good morning with a smile (vo no send my smile)
Vo: Good morning ur passport and I - 20 pls
Me: (gave her and kept my sevis fee reciept)
Vo: where are u going to?
Me: Penn State University
Vo: whats ur 1st degree?
Me: PTE
Vo: pardon?
Me: ( I repeated it)
Vo: ok. Is that a B.sc?
Me: no, it's a B. Eng
Vo: so why Penn State?
Me: of the 8 schools my sponsor recommended, Penn State Harrisburg is the only one that specializes in Waste water treatment which is my area of interest and relates directly to my current job.
(Vo starts typing)
Vo: did u write any tests?
Me: Emmm, the GRE was waived cos I have a full scholarship but I took the toefl
Vo: so who is ur sponsor
Me: I told her
Vo: can I see anything in reference to ur sponsorship
Me: sure. (handed her the scholarship letter. She goes through for some time and returns it to me).
Vo checking my I 20 and continuously typing...
Vo: so who would pay for the 2nd year. It says here that the scholarship is for 1 year.
Me: no, my program is for 1 year. I was in contact with my program coordinator - Dr. Xyz nd he gave me a 1 year schedule.
Vo: oh! Is it? ( checking my I - 20). That's correct.
Vo starts typing for africa
Vo: so who would complete the other part of the payment?
Me: my dad
Vo: what does he do?
Me: he is a contractor. And he is also into real estate
Vo starts typing for Africa again
Me : ( I said in my head "Oh Lord, i'm not leaving here without my white paper"
Vo: you qualify for visa approval... (keeps quite)
Me: (oh lord, pls no 'but')
(Then she brings out the white paper na so I just happy)
Vo: i'll be approving ur visa
Vo: where would u be staying?
Me: told her ( it's a hostel off campus)
Vo: oh. Ok
Vo cirlcles location where I would pick up my visa.
She then hands me the white paper and an EducationUSA invite.
Me, I just dey thank God dey bounce commot.
NOTE: The woman in window 4 just dey issue blue paper like sey she be father xmas wey dey dash people gift. However, I think most people who are paid and working would understand why she refused most people visas. Some of them didn't give appropriate responses though. (I'm not saying I did cos I know sey God hand dey am). However, don't take lightly the information shared here. I believe with adequate preparation and unique responses ( modification of general responses to suit ur personal profile) any genuine student can get an F1 without hassle. Most people are lazy and don't do their research properly - sad to say though. Some F1 students didn't even knw the qualification they were going for. It's really saddening. All the best to other folks. Good luck.

Visa approved. Transcript loading.

tosinooo:
It's advisable to sign before you even reach the embassy. Good luck to us.

Thank u. What about the Parent/guardian? Was it signed in Urs?

MissPezz:
sign it now

Ok. Thank u.

Ok thanks...

What about the parent or guardian part? My dad is not in town.

Can that be left blank?

Please, when is it appropriate to sign the form I-20? Before visa interview or after? Cos my interview is 2moro morning and I haven't signed it yet.

paulavon:
Thanks for your help, but that will be too risky for me, my appointment at the embassy is on the 6th of December.

Ok boss.

Greetings good people. I've been able to pay my sevis fee thru some1 in the states but my I 20 would get to me by 1st December - someone is bringing it. I've also started filling the ds 160 and have signed up to book an appointment. Please is it advisable to go ahead and pay the visa application fee and book an appointment asap, given that slots are getting filled up pretty fast? Last I checked, the closest dates were 6 December and 27 December for Lagos and Abuja respectively ?

Cc Lagosismyhome, twoods, ponpon, biikeys, anybody?

@goldenfresh I sent u an email just now. About ur email address

goldenfresh:
I sent you pm, please reply

Haven't seen ur pm, so I sent u one.

goldenfresh:
Pls can I ask you something?

Sure

paulavon:
Please does anyone here have idea how much it will cost to DHL my I-20 from Houston, Texas to Nigeria? My friend over there told me DHL charges $145, which I feel is too expensive. I will like to know cheaper alternatives to courier it down here.

Someone is coming down to Lagos with my I 20 by month end. They stay at Richmond, TX. Dunno if u can wAit till then.

LagosismyHome:
The normal thing would have been that most of these immunisation would have been done as a child or growing up but it appears lots of Nigerians are poor with record keeping and have no idea where their baby immunisation card is .............so I would say that the first step . Ask your parent for your immunisation card or record and see which you have taken

if you cannot find it then it best to take it in Nigeria . That would be cheaper than the US . check Luth or the government hospitals where ever you are

as for insurance ...... Insurance company are really exploiting international student ooo . ...Some schools allow you to bring your own insurance so you can check the two site below, put your school to find if it a yes or no and get a cheaper quote and use that ....Make sure you confirm with the school before your purchase any outside insurance

However not all schools allow this , some school policy is that you must go through them . If that the case then you have to budget that and work towards paying it

https://www.internationalstudentinsurance.com/school_requirements/
https://www.isoa.org/

Thanks a lot. This is really helpful. I'll find out if my school allow other forms of insurance and i'll sort out the immunization stuff too.

Really appreciate.

@LagosismyHome

Can u throw some light on this immunization and Medical Health Insurance stuff.

My school sent me a mail which contained details of the immunization. They said to attach reports and send to them. Is it advised to do that here in 9ja?

Also, earlier, they had informed me that Medical insurance costs $3600 per year and I don't have such funds. I'm on a scholarship though and it's not part of what my sponsor is paying.

omoluabiguy:
Because western union would charge that not me. Anytime you want to make payment via western union, there is always a sending fee. Sevis fee is 200 and western union would charge extra 9.99.

Ok. Noted.

I'll contact u once I'm ready to make payment. I'm expecting my I-20 on 20th

LagosismyHome:
western union charges an additional admin fee of $10 ......

Ok. Thanks for the clarification.

omoluabiguy:
Soon as I confirm payment

Ok, but why $210, instead of $200?

folmus:
You can't pay SEVIS fee in Nigeria. Contact someone in the US or go to Benin Rep.

Lol.... Ok. Thanks

Emmm, please is it possible to pay SEVIS fee using a domiciliary account (dollar MasterCard)?

omoluabiguy:
i have $200. I need naira. Anyone that needs a dollar payment made should quote me.

Pls if you are not going to pay naira first or got trust issues, don’t bother quoting me.

Sevis fee payment. How soon can u do it?

tolutweety:
No deal,bro.
My rate is much lower.

What's ur rate? Please?

Emperor99:
Hello house, please is there any recommended school for masters program in electrical engineering that I can apply for fall admission. Have done GRE, good score.
Thanks

" good score" is qualitative. It's just like being asked how much do u have in ur account and u say ' handsome amount of money' . Please specify ur score I'm sure someone has something.

Please I want to pay sevis fee. Who can help me out?

Cc Lagosismyhome walspring femi312

Anyone?

Anyone going to Penn State ?

Congrats to those who have their visas approved and funding too.