OlawumiCecilia:
Visa approved on the 9th of December in Abuja.
Ist attempt. I applied with my husband on F2.
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OlawumiCecilia:
Visa approved on the 9th of December in Abuja.
Ist attempt. I applied with my husband on F2.
Transcript loading.... I will sure post my transcript.

Oluwafame:
Please I had my interview today at the Abuja embassy, I was denied
The VO asked if I ve been outside the country I said no, he asked how I intend to pay my fees I said my uncle who is also my employer, he asked why I chose my major masters in pub administration I said to broaden my knowledge in administration and equip myself with the right skills for public service, he asked what my sponsor does, I said large scale importation and distribution of hair extensions, he asked what I’d do after my graduation I said my family has an NGO recently opened in memory of my deceased dad and I’d be taking over the management responsibilities, he passed the blue paper
Please does anyone know what went wrong or what I could have done better?

sbot:


Oh great,

Perhaps we can link up if you do not mind.

How’re you going about the scholarship thing. Got a $1,600 scholarship too which is nothing to me.
Would like to follow suite.

Also have a couple of questions for you.

Thanks.

Svelte98:
Yea sure I don't mind. You can send a DM.

sbot:


Awesome.

I just did. If you do not get it, please do send to me from your end. I seem to have exhausted the dms I can send.

Appreciate you!

Yuppie96:
Please can someone add me to the group for checking interview dates. Here’s my number 081.06.8.1.8.8.3.3 thanks!

OlawumiCecilia:
Visa approved on the 9th of December in Abuja.
Ist attempt. I applied with my husband on F2.
Transcript loading.... I will sure post my transcript.

xxxscholar:
If you need someone to properly review and scrutinize your DS-160 form you can send me a message, I am willing to help you cross your i's and dot your t's. Your ds-160 form is the most most important part of your application. It has to be error-free. By the way, I won't be charging a penny for this. Nairaland has been very helpful for me and I need to give back as much as I can.

It doesn't matter if you have submitted your DS-160 already or not. It can always be updated until 3 days before your interview.

HDwayne:
Bro, pls how do one explain reason for been denied a F1 student visa while filling a new ds160?

OlawumiCecilia:
Visa approved on the 9th of December in Abuja.
Ist attempt. I applied with my husband on F2.
Transcript loading.... I will sure post my transcript.

femoric9:


@naijaecletic

Are you both still in Oxford Ohio. I am in Cincinnati OH, reach out on currymalan@gmail.com

bukhety:

Congratulations!

asunmoGGMU:


Congratuations!

Teejay13:

Congratulations

Yuppie96:

Congratulations to you oo
I will share my testimony too ijn!

Jamesglory:
please I have been trying to book an appointment but keep getting an error ..please how I book this appointment date is fast approaching

OlawumiCecilia:


Thank you

Omotola222:
The same thing happened to me when I was trying to book my appointment also… someone here now asked me if I have applied for a visa before which I did yrs back..

Reason why it’s like that was because I tried using a new email address but as soon as I use the old address I used back then it work and I was able to book my appointment last night and got Feb 1 as my interview date…

OlawumiCecilia:
*Visa approved to the glory of God*.

NB: Our visa (F1 and F2) is a great testimony. We had the I-20 for the fall semester in June. I made application to Lagos, picked Dec 7, applied for emergency, waited for over a month and when they would respond, emergency request was denied. We were so worried. We contracted date out to an agent, that even made it worse and by August, the date we had was Dec 8 in Abuja. I notified my supervisor and HOD, who then suggested I start my program remotely. 3 working days before Dec8, Friday Dec 3 I mean (which happened to be the day before my birthday), devil raised ugly head again. Abuja embassy rescheduled our appointment to Feb 9, 2022. Ah, it was really a bad day. There was no more motivation in me to continue my program remotely. When I related that to my supervisor, he said if I cannot make it to the spring semester, I may lose my assistantship. That struck me badly. The following day, Saturday, we cancelled that Feb 9 appointment and paid new visa fee. Applied to Abuja and requested emergency. Alas, Monday came to be a good day. About 9am, Abuja embassy approved the emergency request. At that point, we knew we are getting our visa. Dec 7, 8, and 9 were the close dates available. That same Dec 8 when we originally have appointment had 18 slots, I was shocked. Why would the embassy cancelled appointment and still open that number of slots? Well, I knew it was not normal. So, we picked Dec 9, I never had interest in Dec 8 again. We prayed and fasted. I believe God answers prayers and whatever He says he would do cannot be changed. Delay is not denial.


COA: $34K (F2 expenses inclusive)
Funding: $31k
Deficit: $3k
Date: 9/12/2021
Location: Abuja
Interview time: 11:30am by one white VO
My husband and I got to the Abuja embassy around 7:30am wearing same attire. But later got interviewed by 11:30. Just one VO attended to everyone at window 9.
We: good morning
VO: good morning, what’s the relationship?
We: we are married
VO: ok. when did you get married?
We: we got married six months ago
VO: Have you travelled before?
Me: Yes, I went to the United Kingdom for my master’s degree program in Plant science and biotechnology… (VO cuts in)
VO: (to my husband) what of you? Have you travelled out before?
My husband: NO.
VO: I can see you’re going to North Dakota State University for PhD program?
Me: Yes, I am going to North Dakota State University for my doctoral degree program in Plant Pathology
VO: ok
VO: Why do you choose this course?
Me: I have interest in contributing to addressing the challenges of food insecurity that is ravaging the global population. Our food supply does not commensurate with the growing population because our crops suffer from the problem of pests and pathogens. So my interest in plant pathology is to study the interaction that goes on between hosts which is plants and pathogen and I believe this understanding would help to develop durable disease resistant hybrids.
VO: oh…great
VO: What would you do after the program:
Me: just like I returned when I went to the UK, my intention is to return back to my home country and take a research position (VO nods head) at the international institute of tropical agriculture located in Ibadan, Oyo state in Nigeria here. Not only because the company Is an international company but they have made impact not only in Nigeria but also in many African countries since it was established.
VO: I can see that you have stipend and tuition waiver
Me: Yes, I have a research assistantship with my supervisor professor Shaobin Zhong who is originally from China but now a professor at NDSU. I will be working on the interaction between plant and pathogens of crop (VO cuts in)
VO: When did you get married?
We: six months ago, June
VO: When did you know each other?
Me: 2016, that’s was in the school I did my bachelors
VO: Have you both travelled together before?
We: no, we got married six months ago.
VO (to my husband): What do you do?
Husband: I work at Resource Unveilers Nig. Ltd as a geophysicist and data analyst (VO cuts in)
VO: What are you doing there?
Husband: Basically… actually I work as a geophysicist and as a data (VO cuts in)
VO: So, what would you be doing in the US while she study?
Husband: Actually, I have a leave of absence from work that I would be accompanying my wife to the United States of America for her PhD program because I believe in her vision, goals, dreams….(VO cuts in)
VO: So you would be leaving your work for about 3 years thereabout?
Husband: yes sir.
VO starts typing for about 2 mins (In my mind, I was hoping the VO could ask more questions about my program so I can chip in that I have started my program in the fall semester remotely and had to defer I-20 to the Spring semester, but he never did ask)
VO: Did you travelled in the last 2 weeks?
We: No
Me: I travelled to the United Kingdom in 2019 and came back last year 2020. (VO cuts in)
VO: What did you say?
Me: I said I went to the UK in 2019 and came back (VO cuts in)
He typed for a while and the next thing I hear is that take this white paper, that would guide you on how to get back your passports blah blah blah…

OlawumiCecilia:
Visa approved on the 9th of December in Abuja.
Ist attempt. I applied with my husband on F2.
Transcript loading.... I will sure post my transcript.