Transcript..
Vo: good morning
Me: good morning with a smile
Vo: your passport?
Me: brought out my passport with the old ones that have my travel history but passed only the current one to him (this was to make him see I have other passports for travel history sake)
Vo: why are you going to the US?
Me: for a 4 weeks observership at ... in masschusetts specifically ... and ...units
Vo: u said bla bla bla......
Me: no I corrected him and told him what I said initially and also went ahead to explain they are subspecialites in my field
Vo: so what do you do here in Nigeria?
Me: I work as ...... at ........company. my job function include overall supervision of my department. I do........ I also perform special procedures such as....
Vo cuts in and ask how do you pereform .....scan (that was my last statement when he cuts in)
Me: I explained in detail. Meanwhile he was typing away on the computer then he cuts me short and was like you said you use so so so and so for the scan?
I immediately realized he was reading it on the system in quickly pointed out there are two types of that scan told him the two types and the one I was describing and further explained my discipline to him which has to do with what I was explaining to him previously.
He kept reading on the system and then said OK.
I asked if I could continue. He then said that's OK.
Vo: have you travelled out before?
Me: yes to Uae in ... for family vacation, Cameroon in .. for conference (mentioned the conference in full, related to my job), and Israel in .... for Christian pilgrimage
Vo: looked through my passport and asked if I have the passports here
Me: yes, handed my old passports over to him
Vo: are you married?
Me: yes with 2 lovely kids
Vo: your visa is approved...........picked up a white a pa per and circled collection centre
Me: thank you with a smile

Note I was refused twice in 2014, in space of 3 months. Wanted to go give birth at that time. My circumstances has greatly changed and i didn't near the embassy since that time. Though I felt I was unjustly denied the last time but reading through the part 1 to 3 of this thread realized the mistake in made at that time.
So once again thank's. To everyone who has greatly contributed to this thread

Hi guys!
Please I need info on Etihad airline.what's their service like? Would there be accommodation for lon lay over at Abu Dhabi? What about the preclearance at Abu Dhabi? Will I have to clear my checked in luggage from Lagos here?
I'm a fisrt time traveller to the US and I want a convenient trip pls.
Thank you

Hey guys!
Finally able to register and login successfully!
Been a silent reader, got my visa approved last week Thursday at the Lagos consulate. It was a breeze, was asked just 4 questions, though I was detailed with the answers (thanks to the gurus of this thread for that).
Transcript to follow soon.