Would you pick a PhD in Germany or a PhD in the US provided that both are equally funded ?

OyoTunjiUSA:



Hey 🤠

1. Those 2 of your mentors are not the consulars who will issue your family visas. They have being mentoring you does not mean that they are gods who cannot make mistakes . They are advising you out of hastiness . They went through hell before their wives could join them but their wives eventually joined them. Right ? They guided and focus on their own visas by applying individually but they want you to apply with your family right away.

2. Even if you have full fundings that covers your family expenses , your F1 and F2 visas are not automatic and you have not won a visa lottery. Outstanding applicants of your kind are coming to the same University from Ghana, South Africa, Australia, UK, Netherlands etc, and the consulars have these records. There is an adage that says give a thief a long rope and he will hang himself . The fundings you have secured applies to all nations.

3. Going immediately with your family is seen as distractions. Consular officer sees you (phd applicant) as a potential permanent resident or even an American citizen whose family/spouse will eventually join at a later time. PhD students have the highest drop-out rates of all academic levels and that program you taught won't last more than 4 years can take 10 years .

4. Ipso facto, consulars sees your (unnecessary F2) dependents as a distractions against bagging your doctorate degree (either your funds covers them or not). Another point is that on the day of your interview or before the day of your interview , 5 qualified applicants might have gone for the same visa on the same school and in the same department . Visas has to be rations . All qualified applicants cannot secure same visas in the same session/year.

5. If however you are hell-bent in applying together with your family as a result of your spouse pressure (based on happiness and eagerness to be with you in America) , well it is still very possible . I m not knocking out the possibility 100%. But your calculation and home work is beyond " Hey go ahead you have a full fundings " Hey you have a good profile go and have your visas with your family .


Best Wishes 🙏

Had my F-1 visa interview yesterday for my phd and I got it. Fully funded too. However, I told the consulate that I am single and not married and the VO probably wrote that down right there. However, the possibility of me getting married before I leave for the program is high. Won’t this be an issue for my woman if she starts appearing for a F-2 visa interview in few years to come by God grace?

Well, to add.. I saw family people getting denied yesterday. I don’t know their visa purpose but then going to an F-1 interview with your wife and kid look somehow

Good luck to Nigerians and Ibeokehie

tensazangetsu20:


You should try since it's a scholarship, your case might be different.

Thank you so much brother. May God bless you. I have one more question to ask;

For someone domiciled abroad, for instance, can legalisation/attestation of educational documents be done on behalf of the person ? Say if you have someone in Abuja, can you send your documents to tgem so they can help you take it to the ministry?

Also, for the attestation, is it the original certificate we are sending to Abuja or taking their? Or the photocopies of these?

Lastly, if you have a BSC say from Nigeria, and an MSc from an English speaking country, are you required to legalise both?

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mamawa123:


Go read @zealoy original post. He said his brother paid off £25,000 while working 20 hours per week as a student.

I know some students do under-the-table jobs too, but my comment was based on his post that his brother was able to pay off £25,000 in 2 years while working 20 hours a week.

This is a country where most full-timers are struggling to make just £25000 to £30000 per year. Just go to a store like ASDA or Lidi and find out how much their hourly wage is for entry-level associates.

I have been around for a few minutes, and I know what is going on.

May Allah forgive me, but it’s possible that zealoy didn’t get the full gist. It’s almost impossible to save £25,000 in two years working 20hrs per week. His tuition might have been paid by a family member.

But then, all is well sha.

tensazangetsu20:
100 million. If it was a US passport, I will take the US passport but UK passport is useless.

Good morning bro.

I recently got a full funded scholarship for a PhD in Czech Republic. You’re more experienced than me when it comes to EU Visa processing. People say it’s not possible to get Czech student visa from Nigeria. What do you feel about this?

I have not started working on the visa yet, and I wouldn’t want to waste my time

huptin:
You should be able to get CMS direct f om Agege, or get to Oshodi and enter a bus to CMS, from CMS you will easily get a bus going to VI.

Thank you so much bro. May God bless you.

Please, once I get to Agege, how do I reach VI?

Please l, what hotel is closer to the embassy in Lagos that is very good? I have my interview soon

OyoTunjiUSA:


Hey 🤠

1. Fill another one . Update it in your cgi profile and print another appointment letter 3 days after updating (the new ds 160) so that the new ds 160 confirmation number will reflect in your visa appointment letter . Destroy the old DS 160 and go with the new one .

Best Wishes 🙏

I just remembered i didn’t fill my secondary school and my interview is Monday. Damn

ednut1:
pr is visa free to certain countries not all. Check greencard visa free countries on google . Germany is not on the list tho

Thank you so much ednut. God bless you. It’s clear to me now

Hu

mariahAngel:
You, come back to Nigeria naa. Yeye!

Dangote has become the owner and saviour of Nigeria we should all rely on.

Hmmm

Younggee19:
Please guys for recently refused they are no available dates but they are available dates for regular, is anyone experiencing the same thing and how long till they open up dates, any ideas? Please help.

Cc OyoTunjiUSA