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Nitta08:
VISA Experience

Consulate: Lagos
Date: 17th July 2018
Arrival time: 5:18 AM
Time Slot: 6:30 AM (interviewed at 8:20, second person to be interviewed by the lady)
Counter No: 1
Status: Approved

VO: Good morning ma'am, pass me you I-20, passport please.
Me: Good morning. Sure, here they are.
VO: What are you going to the US to do?
Me: I am going to the University of New Haven, Connecticut to pursue a masters in Environmental science with concentration in Geographical information systems and applications.
VO: What is your highest degree?
Me: Bachelor of Technology in Geophysics
VO: What year did you graduate?
Me: I graduated in 2014 (actually 2013 but my certificate has 2014)
VO: What have you been doing since then?
Me: After my NYSC in 2016, I took up a job as a tutor with Think First Tutors. While on the job, I learned some programming skills online ( Python and Matlab) and also did a course in Project Management to better equip myself for graduate studies while preparing to take the GRE and TOEFL. As a GIS analyst, certain skills are required like problem solving skills, project management skills and programming skills.
VO: What is your intended job after graduation?
Me: (smiling) I intend to enter the GIS field as a high level specialist in a reputable organization and make significant contributions to projects requiring the applications of GIS 'especially' in the environmental sector of Nigeria. Projects such as: environmental resource inventory - GIS is used to carry out rangeland surveys, coastal zone resource surveys; environmental impact assessment - GIS is used for route selection of roads and pipelines, oil field development, mines and quarries, agric development; water resources - since water is one of the main constituent of the environment, GIS helps in analysing the geographical distribution of water resources; environmental risk hazard analysis...(she cut me off)
VO: Who is paying for your studies?
Me: I received a scholarship after my I20 was sent (showed scholarship letter)
VO: while reading the letter...what do your parents do? (and I also have family funds
Me: My parents are both in academia, my Father is a Professor (showed SOA)
*she returned them
VO: Do you have any children?
Me: No ma'am
VO: Are you married?
Me: No ma'am
VO: You qualify for a Visa ........
Me: Thank you ma'am with a smile.

*It was more like a conversation, I was relaxed, smiling and I think demonstrating.
When I entered the Visa hall, I felt normal, didn't feel tensed one bit... honestly. I saw the dark fat lady and as usual, she gave the first person a blue paper. Though when the VO that interviewed me gave the first person a blue paper, my heart skipped. But then, my consolation was it is a case by case ish.
All the while, she kept looking at her system but looked at me a bit when she asked my plans after graduation.
*Dressing: Black pant suit with a sky blue shirt on heels.

God's favor saw me through honestly.
It's a combination of prayers and preparations.

This forum helped me big time.
Thank you guys.
And to those that took their time to vet my proposed transcript, I am super grateful. God bless you for me.
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@Walspring
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@Folmus
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justcallmenuel:
I heard about it that's why I'm asking o.
My aunt said if I want to travel, I should use the asylum method.
That's why I want to know what this asylum thing is.

justwise:
Why?

LagosismyHome:
Give it a week and keep checking ... if it remains the same then that means it was refused . So you can go back again but whatever was the problem might come back again

adedoja99:
Lmao I'd love to know what's happening
VO: Good morning, pass me your passport and i-20 Learnandobey: I did sharply ..

Abacino007:
What about Wichita State University

Stella91:
how is everyone doing , i went for my interview on Friday 8 June, below is my transcript. I went with my husband and 2kids .

me :Goodmorning ma'am

vo: Good morning
my husband also greeted including my 1 year old daughter �(that on even waived at her ) she smiled back and waived too
vo: pass me you i20 and passport (I'm sorry pls she begs she types profusely �
me : no problem

me : I did as instructed

vo: where are you going ?

me: pennsylvania state university , university park pennsylvania
vo : oh great

vo: your a practising lawyer right?
me : yes mam

vo: what branch of law
me : General law

vo: what branch of law are you going to specialize in ?
me : oil and gas law

vo: ok, tell me more about it
me : oil and gas law the regulates to the petroleum industry , after achieving this masters degree i intend coming back to nigeria to apply for attorney position in some of the oil companies here , the like of shell , agip, etc.

vo: how do you plan to fund for your studies ?
me: as stated on my i20 , i got a scholarship with $40,000 ,leaving me with 10, 000 only to pay for my tuition which I was asked to transfer $23,700 to the school for my tuition and part of my living expenses, however my spouse here will be paying the remaing ancillary fees .

vo: how did you get the scholarship?
me : I took a test and essays and passed so I was given the scholarship through an online interview with Dean Stephen Barnes (who is the Dean of the faculty of law )and other 3 professors .

vo: ok cool ,( turns to my husband )what do you do ?
hubby : I deal on shipping logistics , haulage and clearing
vo: do you have trucks (she ask smiling )

hubby : yes
vo: how many
hubby :9

vo : employee?
hubby : yes 15
vo : so you all are going to the us?

me ;: sharp sharp NO.( my hubby sharply chipped in that he just wants to ensure our stability , and will no even be as to stay up to two weeks due to his business engagements here in Nigeria.
Vo: do you have a banks statement?

me : yes , brought it out. (it is in my husbands business name, then I attached a letter from the bank that stated that my band is the sole signatory of the account .)

vo: look through, i will be keeping this will like to verify it so I will be putting you on administive processing , are you ok with that?
we: no problems at all .

Hand over a white paper to us and we left.

PS. how long will it take for me to hear from them ?

Nahum777:
What about Utah Valley University??

StarBoy54:
Is Point Park University a red flag school?

Bettertomorrow1:
Gurus in the house....

I applied to this 4 schools
Uni of Alaska
Murray state university
Morgan state university
Southern Arkansas uni

I hope am good to go with this..? (Not red flag)

tunapawizzy:
Please is it okay if I go with 2 SOAs (both from same sponsor) ...one with good inflow and outflow but no significant balance, and a second with enough funds to cover the I20. My sponsor(sister) intends to write a letter that d first is d acct she runs for her business and dt she saves what's left in d other account with just deposit activity from time to time. I can also seize an opportunity to explain dis myself to d vo

Chidinho10:
Very soon, we go dey see transcripts like this

VO: Asked
Me: Told
VO: Asked
Me: Told
VO: Asked
Me: Told
VO: Asked
Me: Told
VO: Congrats, your visa has been approved

Na small time remain before we go begin see this kind of transcript

Smartconcept1:
Congratulations to u.
The fixed deposit certificate you used, the expiry date or the date the funds will be liquidated officially back to the domiciled account ,is it before your school resumption date or after it?

GraceofGodfollo:
I tap on an Approval with no stress.

detounmi:
Visa delayed today
VO:- pass me your form i20 and passport
me:- I passed it
VO:- What are you going for?
me:- Im going for my master degree in law with concentration in business law
VO:- why this school?
me:-Apart from having the third oldest law school in the US, and being accredited by American bar association, i have interest in two research works going on in the faculty by Prof Robert .......... and Prof Kelvin Tu, Proffesor Robert ...... is based on corporate restructuring for strategic management of a company, while that of Prof Kelvin Tu is based on regulation of new and emerging new payment system.
VO:- what will this degree do for you?
me:- my career goal is to be an inhouse counsel in a corporate organisation here in Nigeria by the time i finish my master degree, i will be marketable in the job market
VO:- its a year prog right?
me:- its nine months prog
VO:- Are you married?
me:- No
VO:- Any children
me:- No
VO:- who's sponsoring you?
me:- My Mother
VO:- do you have the account statement here?
me:- yes(i gave him that), and he studied the account statement for a while and I was handed the blue paper
(my school is university of Maryland, Baltimore). please, where did i go wrong?

TWoods:
I doubt this is going to be considered sufficient proof. It is not hard cash available to you now.

LagosismyHome:
Congrats , there is no rule against having more than one account ......Immediate transfer can always be a red flag .

One option can be to print all the various bank statements, carefully arrange and staple all together and then put a one page cover letter .

The cover page should explain for example that my dad or Mr X has 5 bank statements attached , listing each with closing balance and then staple all together .... That way the one page cover note explains to anybody the multiple accounts and balances

bigwizzy001:
I wish you luck in your interview. You've got a nice transcript. Please help me get work for IITA boss. I've always loved to work there because I learnt they pay well and even in dollars. I studied computer science though. How can you be of help ?

TWoods:
Really thoughtful answers. For once someone answers the why this school question with a believable and personal response.

Your personal ambition section is lacking though... is there concrete assurance that you have a job waiting for you?