SonugaMike:


Please when did you apply to Lagos and when did they respond/deny?

Does it mean I can change my expedited appointment to Abuja?

I have applied to Lagos since 2 Sundays ago and I haven’t heard from them since then. I don’t know how possible it is to switch to Abuja and get approval?

Could you advise or send me a direct contact please?

SonugaMike:
Did you pay another interview fee?

Hope they won’t refuse if they see I have already applied in Lagos?

MelaninGemstone:
Congrats. Have you been denied visa before ?

Badguy001:


Congrats!

Is it normal Expedited Appointment (on the portal) or the Surge approach where you had to email documents to Lagos Consular?

Adenike3228:
For people that recently paid Sevis fee @ $350 how much do u convert it to in Naira! Dollar is 410 bank rate and the person that wants to help me with the payment abroad is using 560 which is too high for me.

Kindly help

ifedayosol:
Emergency Appointment applied to Lagos Dec 4th, was denied on the 15th of dec. Immediately, I filled a new ds-160 choosing Abuja. Then I went back to my old ds-160 to update it.
After updating it, I applied for regular appointment in Abuja and immediately applied for EA on the 17 Dec and request approved today 20 Dec.

StanUc:
Hello,
What dates can you see for Abuja?

Adenike3228:
For people that recently paid Sevis fee @ $350 how much do u convert it to in Naira! Dollar is 410 bank rate and the person that wants to help me with the payment abroad is using 560 which is too high for me.

Kindly help

Adenike3228:
For people that recently paid Sevis fee @ $350 how much do u convert it to in Naira! Dollar is 410 bank rate and the person that wants to help me with the payment abroad is using 560 which is too high for me.

Kindly help

ifejegede:
Hello pls I’m going for my masters degree and I’m not working, will this reduce my chance of getting a visa, my dad will be sponsoring me, I’m just 21.
But I’ve done my IT at 2 different companies, can I say that as a work experience, because everyone i see here going for the Visainterview is working.

Maggie44:


Tips
1. Be smart when filling your ds160.
2.. Be an active interviewee ... A lot of people got denied while i was waiting for my turn, because they were giving one word answers. Vo will now have to ask my questions just to get one information. No time the vo will just denied them straight.
3... Pray and practice hard
..........what worked for me,,........
1. I prayed mid nights prayers for 3months while I practice
2. I also spoke in American accent all through. After She collected my passport and i20 she didn't looked at me until she approved me. Her face was on the computer while she ask me questions, I was the one staring at her while she types and read somethings on her computer, so I was relax and everything I rehease was just flowing ( all the American movies wey I dey watch pay me Lol) it worked for me, I am not saying everyone must do the same
3. I was audible and confident
4. if u have been denied before, explain what happened briefly and how u think but that was not correct ( check footnote for more info)
Thanks to everyone who helped me, I am very grateful and thank you very much again...
Pls any one going to Los Angeles or already in LA pls connect with me I will be grateful.
.........Previouly denied.......
People always say us consulars are trained psychologists they will know when you are Lying (omo na wash) here you too need to be you own psychologist o.. From ur interview u have to deduced why u were denied and then on ds160 you can briefly explain what happened there and why u think that is not true. Make it brief, so u can skip all those formal I was denied under session 214b stuff. After all everyone know say na 214b . so straight to the point with something like " during my interview I was nervous and I couldn't express myself when the consular asked about my bla bla bla or when the consular inquired about this or that I stuttered and gave a one word answer and so I was denied, but actually I was this or but actually I have this ( then start explaining how it is )
...things to note on this part while explaining why u were denied.. 1. Never blame the vo for misunderstanding you... It actually you fault vo thinks you want to japa 2. Make it short, but make sure the reason you think u were denied and how u think that's not correct is captured.. so to save space don't include the embassy where it happened or date because the current vo have that information.. Why I am saying this is because if its too long vo won't have time to read it all .. It could turn off the vo
3. Don't sound angry or rude
4.. From all the questions you were asked you have to find out at what point vo was not convinced with ur story and decided to denied you.
4. Make sure ur ds160 is very strong
Best of luck to everyone....
Gracias

Kiiishiii:



Your advice is both good and awful cause I don’t understand what you mean by speaking with an American accent. Your tips are actually good. If you want to give advice to people here, give it but remove your own god complex from your advice just cause you were fortunate.

A lot of people here put in the work, build their confidence and a lot of prayers. You won’t be the one to tell us the V.O. Are not trained psychologist or how they think or anything. You even said it’s actually people’s fault the V.O. thinks they want to Japa, seriously? Are they the ones who create what their profiles look like? The people who met with the Korean V.O in Abuja are at fault cause they’ve never travel before right?

Lemme just stop my talking here cause I don’t understand why people need to feel like they know it all just cause they were in fortunate situations. Give advice with good intents at heart not just to come and gloat. So many people’s future depends on this.

Kiiishiii:



Your advice is both good and awful cause I don’t understand what you mean by speaking with an American accent. Your tips are actually good. If you want to give advice to people here, give it but remove your own god complex from your advice just cause you were fortunate.

A lot of people here put in the work, build their confidence and a lot of prayers. You won’t be the one to tell us the V.O. Are not trained psychologist or how they think or anything. You even said it’s actually people’s fault the V.O. thinks they want to Japa, seriously? Are they the ones who create what their profiles look like? The people who met with the Korean V.O in Abuja are at fault cause they’ve never travel before right?

Lemme just stop my talking here cause I don’t understand why people need to feel like they know it all just cause they were in fortunate situations. Give advice with good intents at heart not just to come and gloat. So many people’s future depends on this.

Maggie44:
interview date : 20th dec 2021
COA : $37,262
NO FUNDING
NO standardized test
Location: Lagos 7:30 am
VO…White woman

VO: Pass Your Passport and i-20 Please
ME: here you go (passed it)
VO: which school are you going to?
ME: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY Los Angeles for my master’s degree in curriculum and instruction with specialization in early childhood and primary education
VO: who is sponsoring you?
ME: my Dad mr …… He is a successful business man, he is into oil and gas. He has a gas stations in xxxxx state where I was born, he also supplies petroleum products to many northern state in Nigeria, he has an average number of 30 staffs in his line of operation. We have landed property and houses in niger and ikeja lagos. also My mum is an editor in a media house and along side her job she has a supermarket. They will be paying for my tuition and cost of living while I study in the usa. Also my employer will be giving me 25percent of my salary as stipend.
VO: you have sibling ?
ME: yes, my younger brother is currently doing his nysc he’s an architect and also into music.
My elder brother is an accountant, he’s married with a child
VO: Who are your employer
I am currently working as an assistant academic planning of the department of early childhood education at national open university of Nigerian.my responsibilities include ensuring effective day to day operations of the dept including developing and overseeing the curriculum, instruction and assessment programs of the dept. I started working with them in oct 2018 and I have spoken with my superiors about my intention to go for my master and they have approved a 24 months study leave for me with a 25pecent of my salary monthly VO Cut in….. but I was about to mention that after the master I will return to job and other bla bla stuff
VO what will you do after master?
upon my graduation I will return to apply and take up a senior position in my current place of work at the national open university of Nigeria.
Also alongside my job I shall be partnering with some ngo like unicef and USAID to combat early childhood education deficiency here in nigeria
Also I am a member of Nigerian educational research and development council (NERDC), this master will equip me with the skills and knowledge that I need in other to provide professional recommendation to the federal and state govt on issues bordering the early childhood education in Nigeria VO CUT IN… as I was about mentioning my last point, that is to establish a nursery/primary school of usa standard in Nigeria
VO : I see you travel to turkey
ME: yes I went for annual vacation early February this year.
VO.. The golden word… I will be approving ur visa

Tips
1. Be smart when filling your ds160.
2.. Be an active interviewee ... A lot of people got denied while i was waiting for my turn, because they were giving one word answers. Vo will now have to ask many questions just to get one information. No time the vo will just denied them straight.
3... Pray and practice hard
..........what worked for me,,........
1. I prayed mid nights prayers for 3months while I practice
2. I also spoke in American accent all through. After She collected my passport and i20 she didn't looked at me until she approved me. Her face was on the computer while she ask me questions, I was the one staring at her while she types and read somethings on her computer, so I was relax and everything I rehease was just flowing ( all the American movies wey I dey watch pay me Lol) it worked for me, I am not saying everyone must do the same
3. I was audible and confident
4. if u have been denied before, explain what happened briefly and how u think but that was not correct ( check footnote for more info)
Thanks to everyone who helped me, I am very grateful and thank you very much again...
Pls any one going to Los Angeles or already in LA pls connect with me I will be grateful.
.........Previouly denied.......
People always say us consulars are trained psychologists they will know when you are Lying (omo na wash) here you too need to be you own psychologist o.. From ur interview u have to deduced why u were denied and then on ds160 you can briefly explain what happened there and why u think that is not true. Make it brief, so u can skip all those formal I was denied under session 214b stuff. After all everyone know say na 214b . so straight to the point with something like " during my interview I was nervous and I couldn't express myself when the consular asked about my bla bla bla or when the consular inquired about this or that I stuttered and gave a one word answer and so I was denied, but actually I was this or but actually I have this ( then start explaining how it is )
...things to note on this part while explaining why u were denied.. 1. Never blame the vo for misunderstanding you... Just see it like it your fault vo thinks you want to japa( I was denied by the Korean guy 1st attempt) 2. Make it short, but make sure the reason you think u were denied and how u think that's not correct is captured.. so to save space don't include the embassy where it happened or date because the current vo have that information.. Why I am saying this is because if its too long vo won't have time to read it all .. It could turn off the vo
3. Don't sound angry or rude
4.. From all the questions you were asked you have to find out at what point vo was not convinced with ur story and decided to denied you.
4. Make sure ur ds160 is very strong
Best of luck to everyone....
Gracias

Lady0001:
Has your Sister gotten a date yet??
Status update shouldn't be a hindrance.

Adenike3228:
For people that recently paid Sevis fee @ $350 how much do u convert it to in Naira! Dollar is 410 bank rate and the person that wants to help me with the payment abroad is using 560 which is too high for me.

Kindly help

Moshkom:


She should just go to “Update” and update her new visa fee receipt ID. With that, she should be seeing new dates available for her.

KHAshishi:
How soon can one's spouse apply for an F2 visa.
We just got married in December
I will be traveling early next month
Please how soon can she apply for an F2 visa
She is a resident doctor here in Nigeria .

I need answers please

engr2yen:
Hello house,my Visa got delayed and I informed my school to defer to summer which have gotten an updated I-20 for summer,however,my dept. Says it doesn't have courses for summer.can I still go ahead with my visa appointment.