OyoTunjiUSA:



Hey 🤠

@osadestiny

1. All military personnel worldwide undergoes trainings and refresher courses with or without a looming war. Same way all serious students in all levels goes to classes with pen and books regardless of time tables.

2. Dont believe in that fallacy. The only physical evidence of POF (Proof of Funds) is your financial or bank statements or scholarship award letter or affidafit of support. Consular officers may decide to not ask of it in the next 100 years but the day he or she ask of it and you are looking like a Dundee your visa application would automatically be rejected because you would be standing in front of the consular as an irresponsible applicant.

3. Forget what is happening or what has happened . Financial evidence is a requirement for B1-B2 and F1-VISA applications.


Best Wishes 🙏

chidiakwari:
There was no time to stopped people from bringing bank statements as proof of funds.

mcvities:


If you can, hold on for while and keep checking before you do your first scheduling (that is picking the earliest date available). They usually release close dates as time go on but if you can't hold a little, then book the earliest date you can find and reschedule later (Remember you can only reschedule once and you are left with emergency appointment).

There is a way to go about rescheduling without getting banned or warned that you have visited the page often. This has been explained here several times and it's working. Once you have booked the earliest appointment date and want to check for earlier dates that you wish to reschedule to. Click on "Cancel Appointment" but don't click on final yes to cancel your appointment oh, clicking on it will show you an earlier date. If that is the date you want, then log out or close your browser, log back in immediately to reschedule to that favourable date. (Remember, you can only reschedule once).

Using the "Cancel Appointment" tab is one way to circumvent the warning or ban if you click the reschedule appointment often.

OyoTunjiUSA:



Hey 🤠

1. You have answered your questions already . Go ahead , it's still working . Book the initial October date and request for the emergency appointment afterward (s).

2. Remember to have your MRV payment receipt, bio-data page of your Form -120 and your SEVIS payment receipt handy before requesting for the emergency appointment.

Best Wishes 🙏

OyoTunjiUSA:


Hey 🤠

1. Yes . Your step-dad is your dad and now your family member by marriage. You can use his financial statement to prove your deficit .


Best Wishes 🙏

osadestiny:
Hello everyone, please I wanted to book appointment date for my sister in Abuja. The earliest date I am seeing there is in October. She is planning to go for fall semester. I needed a closer date. I thought since it’s her first application, I will be able to get one closer. I wanted to ask what are the latest ways of getting earlier dates for new applicants. I don’t know if maybe I should book the October date and later request for emergency appointments if that is still working. Please update me on the latest on how I can easily get a closer date. Please I would need your answers thank you.

Pamelayoung:
What proof of fund do one present at the point of entry?

Owenuneed:
Congratulations on your visa approval Boss.

Pls how were you able to apply for an emergency appointment within a month of being previously denied

lifeofgolden1:

I personally can't contain my joy for you.
God bless and strengthen you brother.
Go forth and shine, brethren!

Damite2ky:



I remember your story, and I'm glad you took corrections suggested by people as regards your dad's occupation and business. Congratulations man!

osadestiny:
Proposed interview transcripts

VO: pass me your documents
Me: here they are
VO: why are you going to the US?
Me: I am going to the US for my bachelor’s degree in chemistry and I will be concentrating on biochemistry at Missouri State University.
VO: how did you hear about this school?
Me: during when I was on my missionary program I learnt about this school through one of my missionary colleagues.
VO: how many schools did you applied to and how many admits?
Me: three schools and two admits
VO: name them
Me: Idaho state university, Missouri state university and Bowling green state university. ISU and Missouri state university gave me admission and I am still waiting for BGSU.
VO: why did you choose Missouri state university?
Me: Apart from the fact that this school gave me a scholarship, I chose Missouri state university because it is the school that fits my study interest and I came to find out upon my research that it offers my course in a large varieties.
VO: so what will this degree do for you?
Me: I know that upon completion of this degree I will be able to pursue a career in becoming a biomedical scientist someday. I have always been passionate and interested about the well-being of our plants, animals and micro organisms. I know that a knowledge in this field is going to help me make a lot of positive changes in the society and I will be able to carry out biological and laboratory test on tissue fluids so that clinicians over here can be able to diagnose and treat diseases in plants and animals.
VO: who is sponsoring your education?
Me: I was given a partial scholarship from the school and my parents has always been sponsoring my activities, they sponsored me during my missionary program and they will be paying for my education.
VO: what does your parents do?
Me: for my dad, he works in a micro-finance bank alongside he has an automobile business which he deals on used Nigeria vehicles. And for my mom, she is a pharmacist.
VO: have you traveled outside Nigeria before?
Me: yes I have. I was in Kenya, Congo and Ghana during my missionary service.

Please help me check my proposed transcript, my interview is on Monday at abuja embassy. God bless you all.

Davidkking:

Great school. Try to speak more about how the degree and knowledge would benefit you in Nigeria so they know you have plans of coming back.
Also be more specific about what you'd do with the degree and let me know if you need any help (not money) if you eventually make it to Springfield. Goodluck.

fairheart:


You attempt to change what your Dad do? During interview, one of the key things VO note down in their remark section on applicant's profile is what sponsor does. If you say he is a farmer during first interview and that interview did not go well and you reapply and during second interview you say he is a mechanic, it will lead to automatic refusal. They would see it as lying/misrepresentation.

Also, I always say it, a consular would not take your statement if he/she is not interested in approving you. They always take the statement to look to seal their conviction that student is credible. So using this context, you satisfy consular during the interview, but your statement did not convince him/her that your Dad can comfortably pay.

Now, the following interview, changing school can be nice, but only when it will significantly change your case, or make your case favourable. VOs are human too; sometimes, they can see you as unserious student when your application is riddled with inconsistency. And that is why it is good to come to this thread and share your stories and ask for advise, then use that knowledge to decide what you think is best for you.

This is my opinion: I perceive you have a remark that says your sponsor may not be able to comfortably pay your COA due to the balance on the statement when you first applied. Secondly, it is possible your answer about what your sponsor do, did not sit well with the first VO, hence left a remark that affected other interviews.
My Advise: Do not reapply now. Please! Get a full-tuition scholarship and go back. You will get your visa. However, if you feel convinced that reapplying with your current profile still hold a good chance, please try again.
All the best!

Slim4Rehani:
I think you need to work on two areas, no1 is what you have been doing since you finished high school and your father's occupation

Pefuele:


Why did you suddenly change what your Dad does in your 2nd attempt. I hope you have not made drastic changes to your DS-160? It is clear your issue for denial is sponsorship though I dnt know what you fill in your DS-160. The next time you can say your father works in the position in micro-finance bank and is also into sales of vehicles worth NXXX with brands such as YYYY and ZZZZ. He has branches in so and so states. VO can ask who manages the vehicle company because he is also working in a bank....You should defend this. You should take the company account statement and your Dad's personal statement next time so that the VO can have an idea of your dad's financial standing. Best!

area74:


Please kindly guide me. I received an email that my emergency request has been approved and I should reschedule my appointment.

However, I am still seeing dates in August which I had earlier booked. How do I get the closer dates?

Thank you

Yelay:


It happened to a lot of us. In my case I was cropping the picture from my lappy... Kept cropping until it met their requirement... I think there is a way your head needs to appear. And the inches of the picture...

Yelay:


God knows all things, however the possible explanation I can give is to say it could be because the regular appointment (October I was given at first fall behind the start date of my program (August).

Yelay:


I got the date on Monday after the approval of my emergency request.

To be eligible for emergency request
1. You need to have a normal regular appointment... In my case, my appointment was for October 8 and my program is meant to start in August.
2. You then file in for an emergency request. You will need your i-20 and sevisfee receipt, and the reason for the request
3. If approved your will then be asked to reschedule your appointment.

I hope this info helps.

Yelay:
MY PROPOSED VISA INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
VO: Good morning pass me your i-20 and passport please
Me: Good morning. God bless you. How are you? Here you go (pass the document requested)

VO: why are you going to the US?
Me: I am going to the US to

FutureSenator:


Hello,

You should not do that.

You should not pay school fees, pay for accommodation or book a flight before having a visa. Your visa is your approval to proceed without which you shouldn't commit.

There are many respected Nairalanders here that will help you review your specific situation. If you are not able to post full details, contact one of them privately and they will give you personalized guidance on interviews, steps to take etc.

You cannot force the hand of a VO by committing funds, in fact, I dare to say that will have a negative impact on your interview.

Regards.

LagosismyHome:


From what I seen ...paying school fees doesn't do anything for chances so what the point and if denied the hassle to get the money back is always so stressful

I would not advice this. .... instead focus on how you can sell yourself well to convince the VO and hope for the best

osadestiny:
Hello @ fairheart, walspring, lagosismyhome, twoods and other gurus in the house please i need your thoughts on this. My visa got delayed twice now, the COA of the school I used before was $34,000 without any scholarship and ever since then I have not made any changes on my ds-160. Now I am using a new school and I have already transferred my sevis , I was offered $5000 of scholarship and I am having a deficit of $20,000. I’m going for undergraduate, now my sponsor want to pay the $20,000 deficit to the school to make sure I am not having any financial problem at all. I don’t know if this is allowed, because we wanted to just pay up the money all at once to make sure that is been cleared. Can I be able to pay my school fees before going to the school?

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osadestiny:
Hello @ fairheart, walspring, lagosismyhome, twoods and other gurus in the house please i need your thoughts on this. My visa got delayed twice now, the COA of the school I used before was $34,000 without any scholarship and ever since then I have not made any changes on my ds-160. Now I am using a new school and I have already transferred my sevis , I was offered $5000 of scholarship and I am having a deficit of $20,000. I’m going for undergraduate, now my sponsor want to pay the $20,000 deficit to the school to make sure I am not having any financial problem at all. I don’t know if this is allowed, because we wanted to just pay up the money all at once to make sure that is been cleared. Can I be able to pay my school fees before going to the school?

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