US F1 Visa approved
Date: 30 Oct 2020
Interview time: 11am
I got there 7am and was allowed in by 9:30am

Me: Good morning Sir
Vo: Good morning

Vo: Pass me your passport, I-20, Ds160 and Sevis fee receipt

Me: While passing it, I need to say that my program is stated differently on my I-20. My program is MA International Development Studies. My school says the SEVIS system uses some set of codes for variety of programs and that is why it is stated differently on my I-20

Vo: oh okay. We will get to that

Me: Alright

Vo: So where is Ohio

Me: Sorry, you mean the school

Vo: Yes

Me: Athens

Vo: Why did you choose Ohio

Me: I chose Ohio for 3 reasons
1. Ohio gave me a tuition scholarship
2. As part of my program I will be learning a second language. No other school offers this

Vo: cuts in. What language will you be learning.

Me: French, because in the field of development English and French are the two official languages

Vo: Yes that's true. So which other Universities did you apply to

Me: University of Pittsburgh, Western Michigan University and American University

Vo: so why did you choose ohio

Me: Like I said earlier. Ohio gave me a scholarship and I would learn a second language.

Vo: Oh true you said that. Have you travelled outside Nigeria before

Me: No

Vo: Where have you travelled to in Nigeria

Me: Edo, Kano, Kaduna, Zaria, Minna, Abuja, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo

Vo: Who is paying the rest of your fees

Me: My aunt

Vo: How is she related to you.

Me: She's my mum's sister

Vo: Where is she

Me: Here in Lagos..She works for so so so

Vo: I will be approving your Visa. Gives me a white paper. Go and pay your reciprocity fee. You will be told when you can pick up your passport.

No questions on Gre or Toefl. He didn't check my bank statements also. All the best to does preparing for interview.

Oracle009 please send your email let's connect. I'm going to Ohio as well this Fall

olasubomy:
oracle009 - ok i get your point, lets all keep our fingers crossed, hopefully power changes hands in November so at least some sanity in that country but if Trumps wins again, lets see how it goes. Those policies dont make sense at all, like they are shooting themselves in the leg,scaring people away from their country ,so i know it cant last.

oracle009:
ISFS: More information about the fall semester

Hello ,


I am writing to follow up on our email from last night regarding the guidance that has been provided by SEVP related to the 2020 Fall semester.

First, I want you to know that we are doing everything we can to advocate on behalf of all international students at local and national levels. Second, you truly are such an important part of our Ohio University family and our Athens community. Third, we completely disagree with this guidance as we know the untenable position this puts many of you in. And finally, you are welcome and wanted in our community and as such we will continue to advocate for reasonable and supportive guidance for those of you who have entrusted us to support your education and growth here at OHIO.
Please keep a few things in mind as we navigate this guidance together:

Please keep yourself informed through emails that ISFS will send to you.

Please try to keep your focus on the here and now and not let the constant barrage of news and social media posts add stress to your life when we do not know if this guidance will stand.

Please do not make any immediate academic/life decisions based upon this guidance until you have spoken with both ISFS and your academic advisor.

As you may know, yesterday the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) issued long-awaited guidance for the Fall 2020 semester. For Spring and Summer semesters, SEVP granted universities and students a great deal of flexibility to adapt to the curricular changes made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. It was our hope that the same flexibility would be granted for the Fall. However, yesterday’s guidance has removed some of the allowances that were granted previously.
Ohio University has adopted a hybrid model of teaching for the Fall, meaning that there will be a combination of in-person and online classes. This new guidance does allow students to pursue studies in the U.S. under this model. However, there are some limitations you need to be aware of:

Degree-seeking students can take extra online classes. However, they must also have at least one face-to-face class.

Students are required to take the fewest number of online courses possible to allow them to make normal progress towards their degree.

Every student must be issued a new I-20 form that confirms they are adhering to the two above rules.

According to the guidance released on July 6, 2020, students currently outside of the U.S. cannot keep an active SEVIS record while pursing online courses from abroad.

On July 7, 2020, contradictory information was provided by SEVP, and we are now waiting on clarification before providing further information.

Students in the Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE) are not allowed to take any online classes.

The guidance also states that if a university must move to an entirely online format during the course of the semester, students would need to either return home or transfer to another institution.
There are many questions about this guidance that remain unanswered. We have contacted our SEVP liaison to ask for additional details, especially about the existing plan for the university to move from in-person to online after Thanksgiving. 
Once we have more details from SEVP we will be able to issue some recommendations that will help you determine your best options for the Fall semester.
There are many institutions that are standing up for all international students who are in the U.S. or wish to come someday to study. We hope this outpouring of support for students and advocacy against unreasonable guidance will result in a change to what was provided by SEVP yesterday. It is our goal that you be supported to remain at OHIO regardless of the teaching methods used during this unprecedented time we are facing with the continuing CO-VID crisis.
Our whole team at ISFS is here to support you, and we welcome your feedback and guidance and please do feel free to share your concerns. We will continue to provide the best support and advocacy that we can. You are welcome here, on our campus, in our community, and in our country.
Sincerely,
Diane Cahill and our ISFS team


International Student and Faculty Services
Walter International Education Center, 15 Park Place
Athens, OH 45701
740-593-4330

I got this mail yesterday from my intending school. This is really laughable.

I'm going to Ohio University also. Let's connect please. Can you drop any of your other social media handles or email so I can contact you. My Twitter is @GoodguySteph

The thing resemble pressure cooker

Mehn..its a serious matter o..First I'm inclined to believe the pregnancy was never urz..secondly, if u think u can live with such woman for the rest of ur life, then u can go ahead and marry her but if u feel u can't just let her go bro.

This guy dey vex o

Banter1:
The money is not fake he labelled it. You have a sight problem i guess?