lentywilly: What a small world, welcome on board Bro. Fall 2014 is ok. But you need intensive preparations right now, be committed and serious, concentrate more on quantitative for the GRE. I'll advice you to write TOEFL too as to be at the safer side when the VO asks for standardized tests. Lastly make researches on schools that best suites your career path, usnews.com can help. Hit me a PM.

zeezahbee: dry and summer na same. inshort its so hot where i am noww, in short hotter than naija. its like 95degreeF

Frizzle: Naija I dey hail oooo Amefrica, Walspring, Graviton2, Slimmy and the rest hope u are all enjoying the summer

Frizzle: Naija I dey hail oooo Amefrica, Walspring, Graviton2, Slimmy and the rest hope u are all enjoying the summer

HOTWATER: Thanks guys for the good work you guys are doing here . I need to ask , what is the implication if one hides the fact that the husband is a legal resident in the US and claims He is here in Naija while applying for a student Visa .

Rubywoo: Hello everyone.Got my visa approved at the Abuja Embassy this morning. It was surprising to know interviews were granted on Saturdays too.

First of all I want to thank God Almighty, the God of my Father Bishop David Oyedepo, and all my Pastors under Him, this is indeed strange act of God for which I am grateful.

And thanks to everyone on this forum, your experiences, personal help and mails were really helpful. You all are amazing people.

As is the custom in my local Church, I went for pastoral prayers concerning the interview a few days before (it NEVER fails).

So my appointment was for 8:30 this morning. I got to the embassy at about 7:50am and we were called in at about 8:30am.

We did all the needful blah blah blah and I waited my turn.

I was called in by the nice looking lady in the 8th cubicle, and we exchanged pleasantries’ don’t remember who greeted who first.

VO: so what school are you going?

Me: I tell her.

VO: Have you travelled out of the country before (I was a little taken aback by this question, I didn’t expect it)

Me: Yes

Vo: Where?

Me: I told her

Vo: So you were there for four years

(I can’t really remember how dis part of the interview went, but it was something around these lines)

Me: No 6 years, I was there for 6 years.

VO: Do you have a master’s degree already?

Me: No. I am a doctor; I spent 6 years there getting a medical degree.

(Maybe because of my age she thought I went for a master’s degree)

Vo: OK, what are you going for?

Me: I’m going for a master’s degree in public health

Vo: What would this degree do for you?

Me: Well currently I work as a physician in a government hospital, and most of our patients are really poor people and inspite of the fact that the bills are cheap, they still cant afford what we ask them to pay. So I want to change my approach to patient care. I want to come from a preventive point of view so that I can reach more poor people and teach them to prevent the diseases rather than come and cant afford treatments.

(I don’t think I was this eloquent but this was the general idea I gave her, and I seemed to have been going on and on lol! She looked really interested, and let me keep talking. This is what really happens at my working place and I am truly passionate about this so I guess my passion came forth for me)

VO: So who is sponsoring you?

Me: My uncle

Vo: What does he do?

Me: He is the CEO of blah blah blah and blah blah blah company.

VO: let me have your account statements

I hand it over to her, and she goes thru it for a while and hands it back to me with my I-20 and the white paper saying something. I wasn’t listening anymore.

The reason I emphasize that its all God is that
1.I didn’t write any standardized exam: No TOEFL, no GRE and it wasn’t asked.

2. I didn’t have an extension letter from the school and she told me to come for my passport on the day which is the deadline date for me by the school to get into the US, as stated on my I-20.

Special Thanks to Streetmic, Idazbwaz, Joenice, Ashigolo, Goldenchic (My very personal paddy of life.) and to everyone.

May God bless all your beautiful hearts.
And for those who were delayed and those still going for interviews, May the God of heaven show you all favour.

Bless.

HOTWATER: Thanks guys for the good work you guys are doing here . I need to ask , what is the implication if one hides the fact that the husband is a legal resident in the US and claims He is here in Naija while applying for a student Visa .

Graviton2:

Badt guy! You just disappeared off the grid. Na wa for you oh!

davidgunther:

I will not like to say the outcome but if they get to know that a person lied about having a husband who is a permanent resident (green card holder) then that might lead to automatic rejection. I think it just depends on individual case and they might not even ask about. I remember my cousin telling me some year ago that a guy was told that until his wife who lives in the US come back to Nigeria, he can never get a student visa to the US.

Amefrica:

Boss mi! Longest time.. Lemme send you a PM!

davidgunther:

I will not like to say the outcome but if they get to know that a person lied about having a husband who is a permanent resident (green card holder) then that might lead to automatic rejection. I think it just depends on individual case and they might not even ask about. I remember my cousin telling me some year ago that a guy was told that until his wife who lives in the US come back to Nigeria, he can never get a student visa to the US.

osahons9:

Nigeria no get that kin season. Na raining season n dry season

Frizzle: No be my fault bro I dey busy dey settle down for Obamaland since ni jareee....... shey u don land for here already?

Graviton2:

No, bruh. I dey face small issue, but e no phase me. Make we holla offline first.

Frizzle: Got ur pm hommie. ...... where are u?

Amefrica:

You haven't replied tho ...enjoying Ibadan for the meantime. Leaving to Canada soon, got the VISA like 2 weeks ago!

Joenice: Lol. Firstly, your username is funny. Legal resident based on what? What type of visa?

Frizzle: I just replied u now....... canada ke U no dey come yankee again

HOTWATER:


Thanks a lot . If I get him to file for me for K1. Do you have an idea of how long it takes and can I ever get a visiting visa while the petition is on ?

HOTWATER:


LOL , He is working in the US . I have heard that if he files for me , is going to take a very long time . Now, I want to go and do my MSC and also stay with him while He waits to become a US citizen , what are my chances given the fact that I am not also applying with family fund

HOTWATER:


Thanks a lot . If I get him to file for me for K1. Do you have an idea of how long it takes and can I ever get a visiting visa while the petition is on ?

osahons9:

Seriously? Are you in texas? because that's the only place that comes to mind that usually experience such heatwave.

siegfried99:

Pls I wouldn't mind all the help I can get.. pls help a brother.

davidgunther:

I am not too sure but I think it takes mostly 6 to 8 months but I heard it depends on the country. And you know you have to get married in 90 days when you get to the US. I don't know too much about petition via fiance(e).

Idazbawz: how do u wanna get it?? I stay in Lag

siegfried99: @house, pls would it be OK to tender a sponsors (company) bank statement rather than his own personal acct?

He owns the company and I don't know which one I should request from him ?

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

shidoshi:

are you married?
if yes you are NOT eligible for K1.
If your "husband" is a PR he CANNOT file K1 for you!

Joenice: Take the two if it's possible. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.