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Milkshakes01:
You forgot

Toefl- 65,000 (optional)
Wes Evaluation - 92,000
Application/Sending of transcript from Nigeria - approx - 30,000
Sending of transcript from Wes - $37 each depending on the number of schools you’re sending to.

Most R1 and R2 schools don't require WES, and so far quite a lot of them have been waiving TOEFL for Nigerians, hence my decision to leave them out

TrojanSnail:
SEVIS FEE is now 350 dollars, and what is reciprocity fee if I may ask

A consequence of The Nigerian High commission overcharging US citizens for Visa

BiggyB242:
Oh thanks, does this amount include police and medical report etc and all that's is needed for visa application after getting your admisson including visa application fee?

SEVIS FEE- 80,000
Visa Fee- 52,0000
reciprocity Fee - 41,000
Application fee (Average $90)- 165,000
GRE- 70,000

Total - Approx- 400,000

BiggyB242:
Please house, what's the approximate amount one would spend applying into US school for a PhD program from GRE/TOEFl examination fee down to after visa interview.


I wouldn't want to start the process and get stranded half way. Thank.You

Roughly 400K if you apply to 5 schools (R1 & R2)with no app fee waiver.

So.. after getting enough info and encouragement from this thread, I decided to DIY (Renewal)
I went to the website and filled the form, and also paid online, ₦26,000. I used the Netpost pay, since it didn't make any sense going to the bank again (apparently the other payment portals are just scams.. obviously man know man with no knowledge of electronic transactions). I was given 22nd of January as Interview date, but rescheduled to January 21st.
Fast forward to January 21st, I headed to Ikoyi passport office with resilience that I wouldn't part with one kobo. I was given slight harrassment at the gate. The immigration officer kept asking who my contact was, and reply was "I'm here to renew my passport".. after asking 5 times and me sticking to my simple reply, he let me in. Then I marched straight to servicom, and met three other DIY dudes. We were given one faded form to photocopy and fill. We did that , and we were given a fresh and nice Nigerian Immigration file, then we were sent off to the adjacent office to sign.
I spent almost 30 minutes here sitting down because the officers in the office were too busy shuffling in and out with a stack of white files for their own "candidates". Finally a lady attended to us and signed, then we were sent to the next office beside the service unit. The signing was swift here as the woman was just about to eat. After signing at the second service office, we were sent off to the long room. Lots of people just sat while immigration officers were doing the leg work and pushing files. I submitted my file at the first counter and waited a few minutes before it was given any attention. After it was signed we were sent to the next three counters for more signatures and computer filling. The last signing point was just before the capture room. Two non immigration officer ladies were in charge here, and seem deathly surprised to see people DIY and wasted like 15 minutes of our time.
Finally we were in the capture room, there was no space to sit down so we took a chair upfront, close to a certain officer. Twenty minutes had passed, and nothing. So I decided to talk to the officer in front of me, and told him we were part of the queue, and lack of space brought us to the seat in front. He swiftly directed one officer to stop selecting people from the Main pool, and capture us at the seat upfront.
It was finally my turn for capture, and an officer tried putting a lady before me, but I swiftly sat down and refused to stand up. My details were finally captured, and I was directed to submit my file back at servicom.. I was given 24th of January as pickup date.


PART 2
I decided to give some time before going to pick up the passport, since I was in no hurry. I finally went on the 16th of February, almost a month later. I went straight to the collection point around 9:30AM, and submitted my enrollment form in a basket placed just outside the entrance. One big mistake I made was not making photocopies of the enrollment form. A batch of passports was brought outside and names were called, but I wasn't worried since my form was still in the basket. 30 minutes later, an officer came to pack the forms in the basket. Then another batch of passports was brought out, and I was hoping my name would be called, but I chopped my "L" in peace. I witnessed more and more batches of passport being brought out to be called, and my name still wasn't mentioned. I kept my cool till three hours had elapsed, and I could take it no more. I went to servicom, and I was directed to a certain ọga D****o, I decided to go see him, but was harassed by a junior officer at office entrance who kept pushing me to go outside. I stubbornly insisted on seeing Oga D****ọ, And finally got a hold of him and told him my plight. He asked me to write my surname on a piece of paper and bring it to him. By the time I went around for a piece of paper, and went back to see him, he was nowhere to be found, and now a senior officer was asking me to get out. I refused to go, then after waiting to no avail, then I went back to the waiting shed. Then I caught a glimpse of ọga D****o again, and I swiftly forced my way into the office to give him my surname. In less than five seconds he went in and came out with my passport, and personally activated it himself. I said my Thank you and swaggered out of there, drenched in three hour sweat.
I enjoyed Doing it myself, paid ₦0.00 in bribes.

They Look cute together