chigozieduru:


I think you can use Form-A (if that still applies) so make enquiries at your current Nigerian bank. If you know someone in the US they can also make payment on your behalf. It's advised to not pay school fees until you get your visa unless your school requires deposit to issue your I-20.

Toriah789:
Oh thanks.
Kinda missed your reply.

The thing is that the bank isn't forthcoming
No dollar story

dante0007:
Thank you.

Baxe:


Hi, it takes about a month to receive a reply for EA in Lagos.

Baxe:


Hi, it takes about a month to receive a reply for EA in Lagos.

Femotech123:
Thanks to all of you that reply me on this. My EA just approve just now at Abuja embassy after I waited for weeks at Lagos which they don’t respond so I cancel and apply to Abuja and I requested for EA in Abuja last week Friday got approval today after I mail Abuja embassy itself and I got September 7th... thou have defer my admission from fall August 2021to spring 2022.

blesziano:
I also did this and i got August 20. Do you have an idea how i can update my DS-160 to reflect Abuja since i chose Lagos when i filled it initially.

Please help

1Girllykdat:
Good evening, fam.

1.I changed my major (initially wrote to my school to not apply the change until I arrived on campus, but they didn't pay attention, I guess). So, I have been issued a new I-20.
I mailed the immigration officer in my school about what I could do. she advised I take my most recent I-20 for my interview and that I explain the reason for the change at the visa interview. Do you think this will do? Or do so need to fill a new Ds-160?

2. School resumes on the 18th of August with a self-guided virtual presentation which runs from the 1st to 18th of August. My visa interview date is stated for 23rd August, when classes start. He mailed hisschool informing them will be coming in late and they said it's okay but they didn't give a letter of extension. The school said I wouldn't need one at the interview. One thing is getting visa another thing is giving your entry into the United States. It will take a few days to receive your passport. If you get to the United States you may be sent back as your program has since begun.

Please are these true? What's your advice?

Kennykayy:
You can only edit your ds-160 72 hours before your interview thats 3 days before your interview

hongeorge:
Pls how can I make this Application fee for this Western Illinois University $30

Credit card not available

Advice please �

1000Chub:
Any group chat for Fall 2021 students in the US. or Texas Tech Uni in particular. Kindly assist with link. Thanks.

Ayangbade99:
Thanks, do I need to buy another mrv if I decide to apply to Abuja with intent to request for EA?

Mickeybook:
Good Day My Ogas in the house , Please I have my admission letter to initially start for fall (August) but my program coordinator advised I move to spring due to limited time for visa processes which I agreed and my admission status is now reflecting spring however my form i-20 was also issued that same yesterday that I got a deferred from fall to spring. Note: my form I 20 is still Stating that my program start date to be 18 August 2021 to may 2023... Questions, please what I'm advised to do I this kind of situation ... Or is it possible to get An Appointment in the embassy and still defend myself to the VO ... Pls advise a village boy

Lovelypam:


You school supposed to send you an updated I 20

urchdiya:
If you haven’t canceled before, you can do that just once. That prompt is generic. I got that too when I wanted to reschedule mine from Lagos to Abuja. But I still went ahead and I didn’t have to pay any MRV fee

Ayangbade99:
Hi, did you guys buy another mrv?

Mickeybook:
Great people pls my person is having issues paying for my SEVIS fees from us.... She couldn't pay with her credit card n western union is not helping matters .... What are the steps she has to follow to get d fess paid?

Lovelypam:

Let her go to the bank and do a cashier cheque. After which she will send it the sevis office.

blesziano:
Please how did you update your DS-160 to reflect Abuja since you chose Lagos initially.

I am in this position and my interview date is 20th August.

Please help

Mickeybook:
Great people pls my person is having issues paying for my SEVIS fees from us.... She couldn't pay with her credit card n western union is not helping matters .... What are the steps she has to follow to get d fess paid?

Janet200:


Western union does not accept credit card for sevis payment. The person should use a debit card or cash.

TEMIT0PE:
So basically, the concept behind a F1 visa and all other non-immigrant visas is that "every applicant is assumed to be an intending immigrant until the applicant is able to prove and convince the VO otherwise"
The burden is on you the applicant to prove you are not intending to immigrate via F1, not on the VO. So your job during your interview is to prove you are there to study. So ideally, any details about you that can point in the direction of immigration or helping you settle as an immigrant and change status will naturally attract scrutiny from the VO.

So, there is less scrutiny on you if you have no one in the US. However this doesn't mean those who have people there have not been given Visa. E.g @KemLaughs and so many others here. However, if you ask any of them, they will tell you a key question for them was the conversation around their family members there.

Hyfeseyi:
VISA APPROVAL TESTIMONY

On the 10th of June 2021 I was denied US visa at the Lagos embassy. I couldn’t say the exact reason why i was denied. This was my first attempt.
I was so frustrated and I left the embassy in pains.
When I got home I paid for another visa fee and started looking for date. I didn’t see date in Lagos so i moved my search to Abuja. I saw October 24th in Abuja, I picked it and applied for Expedited appointment, it was approved within 24 hours and I got a new date for 9th of August, 2021.
On the 8th of August I got to Abuja via Arik Airline and lodged at St. Matthias Hotel.
My interview date (9th of August) came and I went to the embassy. I was interviewed by a slim white lady with blonde hair.
See my transcript below :

V.O : you are going to **** for masters in computer science
Me : yes please with focus on Information security.
V.O : what do you do currently?
Me : I explained
V.O : what will you do after the degree?
Me : I explained
V.O : who’s your sponsor ?
Me : My Maternal uncle. He works as a Business project manager in New Jersey
(V.o cuts in )
V.O : but during your last interview you said Cousin
Me : (I was already shaking) I can’t remember maybe that was a misrepresentation but my sponsor is my mummy’s brother that’s my maternal uncle
V.O : typing….. she looked at me and said he lives and works in New Jersey
Me: Yes
AND THE VO GAVE ME WHITE PAPER…….
I bursted into joy ……God showed up for me. To say I was denied 2 months earlier. I’m grateful I didn’t give up.
This is to encourage everyone here to keep pushing and I want to advise that not everything you read online is correct information, if I asked people they will say don’t reapply immediately after first denial, some will say if you have family abroad don’t fill it on your Ds160. My elder sister is a US CITIZEN and I filled in her details and my sponsor lives in New Jersey.
Don’t listen to people, fill your ds160 truthfully.
God will always show up, he makes all things beautiful in his own time.
See you in America ��. To God Alone be all the glory �.

Hisexcellency20:
Good day everyone,

Got into the US through Seattle airport. From where i moved to my destination. Only to discover that one of my bags (a ghana must go bag, properly wrapped with a cellophane) missing. I contacted the airline. And was told that it is with the US custom and boàrder protection. It's been 4 days and they are yet to release it.

Please, who has experienced such type of thing before? How long did it take them to release it.

I only have my shoes, toiletries, cloths and a textbook inside the bag.

Chichi200:
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Hello
Pls, my interview is coming up soon, I need volunteers who wouldn't mind to have mock interviews with me. If you have passed through this journey before and you prepared well, please kindly help me out.

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

Hyfeseyi:
VISA APPROVAL TESTIMONY

On the 10th of June 2021 I was denied US visa at the Lagos embassy. I couldn’t say the exact reason why i was denied. This was my first attempt.
I was so frustrated and I left the embassy in pains.
When I got home I paid for another visa fee and started looking for date. I didn’t see date in Lagos so i moved my search to Abuja. I saw October 24th in Abuja, I picked it and applied for Expedited appointment, it was approved within 24 hours and I got a new date for 9th of August, 2021.
On the 8th of August I got to Abuja via Arik Airline and lodged at St. Matthias Hotel.
My interview date (9th of August) came and I went to the embassy. I was interviewed by a slim white lady with blonde hair.
See my transcript below :

V.O : you are going to **** for masters in computer science
Me : yes please with focus on Information security.
V.O : what do you do currently?
Me : I explained
V.O : what will you do after the degree?
Me : I explained
V.O : who’s your sponsor ?
Me : My Maternal uncle. He works as a Business project manager in New Jersey
(V.o cuts in )
V.O : but during your last interview you said Cousin
Me : (I was already shaking) I can’t remember maybe that was a misrepresentation but my sponsor is my mummy’s brother that’s my maternal uncle
V.O : typing….. she looked at me and said he lives and works in New Jersey
Me: Yes
AND THE VO GAVE ME WHITE PAPER…….
I bursted into joy ……God showed up for me. To say I was denied 2 months earlier. I’m grateful I didn’t give up.
This is to encourage everyone here to keep pushing and I want to advise that not everything you read online is correct information, if I asked people they will say don’t reapply immediately after first denial, some will say if you have family abroad don’t fill it on your Ds160. My elder sister is a US CITIZEN and I filled in her details and my sponsor lives in New Jersey.
Don’t listen to people, fill your ds160 truthfully.
God will always show up, he makes all things beautiful in his own time.
See you in America ��. To God Alone be all the glory �.

SAMUELPJ:

VISA APPROVED IN ABUJA
12th August 2021
I was denied 15 December 2019
My transcript is very short,

No funding
VO: What do you currently do
ME: I work as an IT support staff in glo
VO: plans after graduation
ME: come back to Nigeria to resume as the new regional manager
VO: who is your sponsor
ME: my uncle
VO: OK I WILL BE APPROVING YOUR VISA BLALBLABLABLABLA BLA

SAMUELPJ:
Pls how many days those it take to collect approved Visa in a different location. I did my interview in Abuja
But I picked Lagos as pick up location
Pls I need your help