If you believe the issue was with the VO, apply again. We have seen people who applied and got it the second time. The VO might just not be in a good mood.

But please when you apply again if they ask you what has changed, don't say "nothing". Mention that you believe you didn't present your case properly the first time and you want to do that again. Keep in mind all the suggestions mentioned here and make adjustments.

Depends on your relationship with God But a no the first time, shouldn't be a sign for you not to apply again.

Wishing you the best!

folamorgan:

If you were there yesterday you would understand the whole scenario. I'm an "expressive" individual. I have mastered the art very well I won't lie to you.
Firstly, this woman was not ready to listen, I was actually forcing myself to spew out the few I could. She was cutting everything. Immediately she asked a question and you are about to answer her, she would cut it instantly. The few things you saw that came out of my mouth, I spoke them forcefully. She wasn't listening to people, she was just issuing out the blue paper after few questions without expecting replies.
Firstly, she didn't ask a question related to how the course would help my career or company but I still wanted to chip it in when I was telling her about my funding, what I do and even why I picked the school yet she did not allow me to talk on it. She stopped me abruptly
Secondly, I already prepared financial statement and I cannot give her if she didn't ask for it, I can only defend it with my mouth and I think I did justice to an extent to that by mouth, by telling her how much I pay myself from each of the companies monthly and the total annual income. It is against their rules to bring out documents if they don't asl for it, that can disqualify one.
Lastly, on the home ties, we didn't get there in the first place. I wanted to use the opportunity of why I chose the school to explain home ties but she didn't allow me.
And I want to tell you that the few words I wad able to speak out, I managed to maneuvered her questions towards them, she didn't bother to ask or even care to listen. She was quick to say, ok or I got it. For example, check the questions you will discovered that when she asked that was that the only school I chose, that was when I started using the opportunity to let her know the reason I chose the school among the three. She didn't ask to that extent but since I have discovered her pattern I wanted to see if I could maneuvered myself to speak out my unique story. But the truth is you can only convince someone that cares to listen to you. At least, she gave more than 7 people before me blue paper, including a man that has travelled to different countries like France, Germany, UK, etc. The man was articulated enough and he has a strong home ties with evidence but what finally came out of the woman mouth was "sorry, you are not qualified for this visa".
And nobody should tell me that I didn't pray o, I prayed, I quoted the bible, I did everything necessary and I also prepared by reading more than one hundred transcripts and listening to Argo, an online organisation founded by over 20 former US visa officers, where they educate people on how to answer visa questions. And I practiced all these in mocks with people and alone.
I believe probably, that's just God's will. Maybe He has another plan for me

I need to ask one question here, because my own case is other way around and I have been asking ppl about it. So, My degree from 2014 is Marleting and Masters that I will be interviewing for is also marketing but my job in the past 8 years here in dubai is totally not related to marketing. So how can I convince the VO?. Thank you so much in advance

smartbygrace543:
You are working as a business operations analyst, which is closer to MIS. Your story should be the relevance of MIS to your job. You can say why you got a job as a business operations analyst in the first place, your interest, job availability etc. But you should be fine if you connect MIS to your job rather than your degree

Nikkygold4life:
I got this message when I tried scheduling USA F1 F2 visa appointment in Lagos "Your request to schedule an appointment has been received and will be reviewed. You will receive an email once your request is approved"

Is this a normal occurrence? if not what can be done?

Are there any WhatsApp groups where one can keep track of when interview dates are available? Thanks

Good evening
Am having the same issue. Have you been able to schedule a date? Can I connect with you on WhatsApp please my number is 08163883879

smartbygrace543:
If you believe the issue was with the VO, apply again. We have seen people who applied and got it the second time. The VO might just not be in a good mood.

But please when you apply again if they ask you what has changed, don't say "nothing". Mention that you believe you didn't present your case properly the first time and you want to do that again. Keep in mind all the suggestions mentioned here and make adjustments.

Depends on your relationship with God But a no the first time, shouldn't be a sign for you not to apply again.

Wishing you the best!

Good evening
I have been trying to schedule for a date but they wrote “ you’re request to schedule for an appointment has been received and will be reviewed. You will receive an email once your request is approved” is this normal?

Please I need someone to advise me on what to do

smartbygrace543:
You didn't seem convincing about the fact that you would return after your studies.

Having your brother run your company is not a very good reason for you to come back.

Your wife applying with you should not be an issue, I applied with my husband and two kids and we were given. What I capitalized on was that I had a job that needed me when I got back. That is, of course, after meeting the funds requirement for the four of us and applying to a good program.

Always give contexts to your answers, highlight how your study will affect your business when you get back. Handing the company over to your brother is a red flag that you will not come back. The VO seemed convinced about other aspects but cut you when it came to ties to your home country.

Apply again, your wife should also emphasize that she'll be back for her job, which can mean she doesn't intend to stay the entire length of study with you to get back to her work. And if you choose to apply without her, don't use her as your reason for coming back if she still intends to join you later. We've read stories of families that wanted to join their spouse and they were met with questions like your husband said you were not coming.

What you need is to convince the VO that you will come back after your study and you didn't show that.

If you were there, all these give contexts, this woman did not allow words to come out of my mouth. Once she asked a question and I'm about to give an answer, she shuts me immediately. She just fought with one elderly woman that was arguing with her about the fact that she has businesses to run in Nigeria, that why should she deny her, I guess the white woman was still emotional about that.
Assuming she allowed words out of my mouth, I know what to say, I have practicalised the whole things, using different scenarios, watching several YouTube even consulted with more than twenty former visa officers on Argo.
And on brother thing, she asked a direct question of who will take care of my companies when I left, as soon as I mentioned my brother, she shut me immediately. I wanted to give details. Even, the answers I gave I forced them out of my mouth when I understand what she might do, I wanted to see if she could hear them, probably she could change her mind.
I knew I had to give context to my answers and even link where necessary, like when how many school did you choose, I can list the schools after giving her the answer and immediately talk about why I choose the school and how the study in that school will impact my companies. I knew that ad she asked for what I do after answering her I should link my answer to how the skills I acquire will be of benefits to my companies. All these I have mastered but these can only be useful when you have someone that's ready to listen or hear you out. In her case, she has lost interest in the whole entire process of interviewing people that day. You can see the anger in her face. She was just asking unrelated questions and giving blue paper. The only related questions she asked me were
What do I do?
Who is your sponsor?
And towards the end she remembered that she had to ask me about the number of school I chose.
As I understand based on over hundred transcripts that I printed out both on this site and other sites, she was suppose to ask for intent questions, home ties questions and sponsor question (she did but did not care to listen).
She avoided the intent and home ties questions and every attempts by me to maneuver my answers to those directions were thwarted by her instantly. Listening was no longer her thing for that day again

smartbygrace543:
If you believe the issue was with the VO, apply again. We have seen people who applied and got it the second time. The VO might just not be in a good mood.

But please when you apply again if they ask you what has changed, don't say "nothing". Mention that you believe you didn't present your case properly the first time and you want to do that again. Keep in mind all the suggestions mentioned here and make adjustments.

Depends on your relationship with God But a no the first time, shouldn't be a sign for you not to apply again.

Wishing you the best!

Thanks so much, I appreciate your advice. She just fought with an elderly woman that day, that was questioning her why she denied her when she has businesses she will return to. She had approved two people before but immediately after that argument with that woman, she started showing mood

folamorgan:

If you were there, all these give contexts, this woman did not allow words to come out of my mouth. Once she asked a question and I'm about to give an answer, she shuts me immediately. She just fought with one elderly woman that was arguing with her about the fact that she has businesses to run in Nigeria, that why should she deny her, I guess the white woman was still emotional about that.
Assuming she allowed words out of my mouth, I know what to say, I have practicalised the whole things, using different scenarios, watching several YouTube even consulted with more than twenty former visa officers on Argo.
And on brother thing, she asked a direct question of who will take care of my companies when I left, as soon as I mentioned my brother, she shut me immediately. I wanted to give details. Even, the answers I gave I forced them out of my mouth when I understand what she might do, I wanted to see if she could hear them, probably she could change her mind.
I knew I had to give context to my answers and even link where necessary, like when how many school did you choose, I can list the schools after giving her the answer and immediately talk about why I choose the school and how the study in that school will impact my companies. I knew that ad she asked for what I do after answering her I should link my answer to how the skills I acquire will be of benefits to my companies. All these I have mastered but these can only be useful when you have someone that's ready to listen or hear you out. In her case, she has lost interest in the whole entire process of interviewing people that day. You can see the anger in her face. She was just asking unrelated questions and giving blue paper. The only related questions she asked me were
What do I do?
Who is your sponsor?
And towards the end she remembered that she had to ask me about the number of school I chose.
As I understand based on over hundred transcripts that I printed out both on this site and other sites, she was suppose to ask for intent questions, home ties questions and sponsor question (she did but did not care to listen).
She avoided the intent and home ties questions and every attempts by me to maneuver my answers to those directions were thwarted by her instantly. Listening was no longer her thing for that day again

sometimes your ds160 might be the isnh

mayorxyneyo:
Anybody got admissions result or interview session with New Mexico State University for PhD (Fall 23) till now, please? Admission status still under review...to move on or to stay expectant?😁

Hello guys good evening, please what can someone who studied science Laboratory Technology (Slt) study for masters program?

Good morning everyone pls can anyone add me to the WhatsApp group 08034206585
Thanks

The issue I see here is your home ties.
Your wife does something that she can easily abandon and remain in the USA.
In my opinion it will make more sense if she will be running your company with your brother while you are gone.

Las las
Reapply alone and let her reapply after 6 months.

folamorgan:
Interview date 20/April/2023
Time:10:30
Window 2
Visa: Denied
My transcript goes like this:
Me: Good afternoon ma
VO: Good afternoon. What is the highest degree you have?
Me: I have Bachelor of science in Biochemistry from University of Ilorin....vo cut in.
VOfaced my wife) What do you do?
My wife: I am into event management and cake making...vo cuts in
VO: I got you
VO: When did you graduate?
Me: I graduated in 2012
VO: (Mood changed) That's a long time, what have you been doing?
Me: I have been working, starting and running 2 companies, and at the same time acquiring certain skills in.... vo cuts in
VO:OK, I got it, I got it.
Who will be running these companies after you left?
Me: My brother. Vo cuts in
VO: do you have a relative in USA?
Me: No
VO: Have you ever travelled out of Nigeria?
Me: No
VO: Okay, okay
Who is sponsoring you?
Me: I am sponsoring myself, I earn N1000,000 monthly making N24,000,000 annually from the 2 companies and I started Bioceutic herbal company since 2016 and my life science company in that manufactures nutritional supplements in 2020. Vo cuts in
VO: I got it. What do you do?
Me: I am.....vo cuts in
VO: oh! You said you have two companies, ok! ok!
Did you choose only this school?
Me: No, I chose 3 schools. The university of texas, dallas.
California state University and New York university... vo cuts in
VO: oh! New York university!
Me: yes, but I decided to go to california state university because out of ten professors in the department, eight of them are into drug discovery research works. I spoke with the program director, professor Nikita Palmer, she said more than half of these professors are either founders or co-founders of biotechnology companies. I also spoke with the international program director, Scot Trevino, he told me that the school is affiliated with Amgen, one of the biggest biotechnology companies in the world. I believe this combination will..... vo cuts in
VO: I got it, I got it.
You are not qualify for this visa and she handed me the blue paper

neduboo:
My visa was approved yesterday by the Lagos embassy

Pls share your transcript

folamorgan:

Ms and self-funded. No scholarship.

Reapply. Look for some scholarship, if possible . How much is your COA?
If you’re self funded and leaving your 2 thriving businesses to pursue a graduate degree in the US.. and your brothers will be running your companies, wasn't well received by VO. It would seem that you’re abandoning your businesses and leaving for good.
Your 2 companies are your biggest selling points in proving your home ties.
Think about how to package it in a way that your company is sending or paying part of COA while you’re obligated to come back and serve your company for number of years..Anything to show strong home ties. Good luck

Ginikanwamic5:

Good evening
I have been trying to schedule for a date but they wrote “ you’re request to schedule for an appointment has been received and will be reviewed. You will receive an email once your request is approved” is this normal?

Please I need someone to advise me on what to do

I think it has to do with Lagos applicants. I applied on 18/04/23, I got same prompt. I sent a mail about the issue and they replied reconfirming that they would get back to me after their review. I am still waiting for their mail. I don't know when this review and revert thing started ooo, they just kept one hanging

If you had completed your HND or have Degree in SLT there should be an option/technique/benches such as physics.electronics/Microbiology.Biology.Virology/Biochemistry/Chemistry/Physiology.Pharmacology which was your stress area in your studies. Choose your choice of research in that area or related field.

Moonlightq:

Hello guys good evening, please what can someone who studied science Laboratory Technology (Slt) study for masters program?

Good morning y’all
Please can I book for visa appointment without having my I-20?

ebsuguy:
I paid the visa fee through the GTB mobile app and got the receipt. Please, how do i locate the receipt number?

I have a reference number in the receipt. not sure if this is it.

It's a 15-digit pin, usually bellow the receipt. Numbers only.

Hello everyone, is there anyone going to University of Central Florida here or is a current student there. I will like to connect

crowniran:
Hello do I need to pay for a new sevis fee?
Made my first payment on May 24, 2022. My next interview is May 22nd, what do you all think.
Thank you

The Sevis fee expires after 365 days, it's 353 days in this case so you're good to go.

this one shock me oo

Sisib15:
#copied

*VISA APPROVED*
God did 😭🙏👏

Southern Illinois university
COA: $40,000
No funding
Course: funeral services and mortuary science,
First and last attempt.

First of all I want to return all glory to God for everything, I want to tell you reading this that all powers belong to Jesus Christ, I have expirenced another miracle in my life today, put all your trust in God, he liveth and he can do all things,
Prayer is the key, I have been praying since January till now about my interview I fasted throughout the past 3 months and my lovely mom backed me up as well.

I got in to the embassy by 6:00AM when I got to the embassy I went somewhere and prayed I told God Abuja will favour me, I picked some sands after praying I dropped the sands.

Me: Good morning ma'am,

VO: Good morning, how are you doing, ma'am I'm pretty good.

VO: which course are you going for?

Me: funeral services and mortuary science.
(She was shocked, I noticed her reaction and I told her my mother is mortuary , sorry my mother owns 3 mortuaries, and she makes use of old method, but I'm going to XYZ to learn a new method on the preservation of the corps, that each mortuaries contains 150- 200 coprs, at this point I was just talking rubbish fear catch this woman, she asked me so how did my mom embalm here in Nigeria?

Me: once person dies I understand how the family feels she said No, like I should tell her how my mom do embalm.
I told her if someone dies she will first of all give the dead body Injection and everything dries before she will now apply the embalming cream.

I just keep quiet she was typing she asked what's the name of the mortuary I told her, I ask her ma'am did you need any other information she said No, No No,
She was busy typing, Omo at this point I was looking at her hand, she carry pen wey dey on top of the blue papers my heart come fly, but I was very bold also demonstrating with my hands like sabinus😭
she moved her hands towards the white papers carry one give me, na so God run am for me 😥😭👏👏, within 2 minutes.

I want to thank God almighty for his grace in my life 😭😭😭

Thank you so much and God bless you @⁨Olubukola_O⁩
Thank you all who supported me in one way or the other.

robilli alemin

suleyoung:
VISA INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT.

Consulate: Casablanca, Morocco🇲🇦
Status: Approved✅
First Attempt.
April 20th, 2023.

VO : Good morning
Me : Good morning, how are you doing today?
VO : Am doing fine, thank you.
VO : you are going to the university of Notre Dame
Me : Yes, to pursue a fully funded Master degree in Globalization studies with specialization in Global Affairs and a concentration in Sustainable Development. It is a 24 Months full time Master degree program that includes a 48hour credit course that integrates research, theory and practical application.

Given its flexible and interdisciplinary curriculum, I will be taking core courses in..... ( VO cuts in).

VO: how did you search for the school?
Me : Via Usnews.com and 4icu.org

VO : I can see you are enrolled in an MSc program currently.

Me: Yes. An MSc in Collective Intelligence at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Morocco.

VO : what is collective Intelligence
Me : Harnessing wisdom of the crowd to solve social problems.

VO : are you fully funded?
Me : yes and it covers my tuition, living expenses, health insurance and stipends for the complete duration of my program.

VO : Your visa has been approved. You will receive a message to pick your passport in 3 to 5 business days
Me : Thank you, have a nice day ahead.


Alhamdulilah!!

Jahard:
That makes sense, please share it you can. I think what matters most with these VOs is how well you can defense your case.

This is one of the transcripts
VISA APPROVED
Practice your answers as if you are drinking water not as if you're chewing food.
Don't sound ROBOTIC
Tell them your STORY!
Remember every single answer gives birth to the next question.
Visa transcript
School: HCC
Location:Lagos
18/4/2023
Vo:How old are you?
Me:25
Vo:why did it take you so long to return to school?
Me: (I invite sadness to my face this time..coz I miss my mum) Just right after graduating from secondary school ....my Mum had cancer ..so I decided to stay back home and take care of her.
Vo: where do you work?
Me:mention my workplace and the year I started working.
Vo: why an associate degree?
Me: that's a great question, now because the US is completely different from my country's educational system, I felt starting small with an associate's will give me the needed experience to navigate a four-year university.
Vo:That makes sense! Who will be the one sponsoring you?
Me:Told them about my sponsor (There was nothing special here..coz I told them all I know about my people...DON'T BE EXTRA!)

*We were both silent for a long while*

Vo: what are you planning on specializing in?
Me: Midwifery

Vo: she smiles, you're good to go! Congratulations you're now a student in the US ...

Me: my ear just block!

The advisor is right.

kodilyjoe:
Hi everyone,

Been a silent reader here. Thanks for your educative comments. I have a question. I am an F1 in the US. My husband and kids and in Nigeria and applying for their F2 visas. I filled the DS-160 forms for all 3 of them because my husband is busy. So, he reviewed the forms and edited some details from his end. For the question (who helped you to fill this form) I responded that I did and filled in my name. And we submitted. Now, an F2 advisor I asked suggested that we should retrieve the forms and respond that he filled them himself.

Has anyone been in this situation or knows anything about this? If we retrieve the forms and change the answer, isn’t the 1st answer already recorded in their system? I appreciate your responses🙏

Congratulations
Her head full she no want make you embalm her.

Sisib15:
#copied

*VISA APPROVED*
God did 😭🙏👏

Southern Illinois university
COA: $40,000
No funding
Course: funeral services and mortuary science,
First and last attempt.

First of all I want to return all glory to God for everything, I want to tell you reading this that all powers belong to Jesus Christ, I have expirenced another miracle in my life today, put all your trust in God, he liveth and he can do all things,
Prayer is the key, I have been praying since January till now about my interview I fasted throughout the past 3 months and my lovely mom backed me up as well.

I got in to the embassy by 6:00AM when I got to the embassy I went somewhere and prayed I told God Abuja will favour me, I picked some sands after praying I dropped the sands.

Me: Good morning ma'am,

VO: Good morning, how are you doing, ma'am I'm pretty good.

VO: which course are you going for?

Me: funeral services and mortuary science.
(She was shocked, I noticed her reaction and I told her my mother is mortuary , sorry my mother owns 3 mortuaries, and she makes use of old method, but I'm going to XYZ to learn a new method on the preservation of the corps, that each mortuaries contains 150- 200 coprs, at this point I was just talking rubbish fear catch this woman, she asked me so how did my mom embalm here in Nigeria?

Me: once person dies I understand how the family feels she said No, like I should tell her how my mom do embalm.
I told her if someone dies she will first of all give the dead body Injection and everything dries before she will now apply the embalming cream.

I just keep quiet she was typing she asked what's the name of the mortuary I told her, I ask her ma'am did you need any other information she said No, No No,
She was busy typing, Omo at this point I was looking at her hand, she carry pen wey dey on top of the blue papers my heart come fly, but I was very bold also demonstrating with my hands like sabinus😭
she moved her hands towards the white papers carry one give me, na so God run am for me 😥😭👏👏, within 2 minutes.

I want to thank God almighty for his grace in my life 😭😭😭

Thank you so much and God bless you @⁨Olubukola_O⁩
Thank you all who supported me in one way or the other.

As in eeeh
I no sabi say such course dey

Najdorf:

Funeral Services and Mortuary Science

Emotional ........ was used judiciously here

krcboy:

This is one of the transcripts
VISA APPROVED
Practice your answers as if you are drinking water not as if you're chewing food.
Don't sound ROBOTIC
Tell them your STORY!
Remember every single answer gives birth to the next question.
Visa transcript
School: HCC
Location:Lagos
18/4/2023
Vo:How old are you?
Me:25
Vo:why did it take you so long to return to school[b]?
Me: (I invite sadness to my face this time..coz I miss my mum) Just right after graduating from secondary school ....my Mum had cancer ..so I decided to stay back home and take care of her. [/b]
Vo: where do you work?
Me:mention my workplace and the year I started working.
Vo: why an associate degree?
Me: that's a great question, now because the US is completely different from my country's educational system, I felt starting small with an associate's will give me the needed experience to navigate a four-year university.
Vo:That makes sense! Who will be the one sponsoring you?
Me:Told them about my sponsor (There was nothing special here..coz I told them all I know about my people...DON'T BE EXTRA!)

*We were both silent for a long while*

Vo: what are you planning on specializing in?
Me: Midwifery

Vo: she smiles, you're good to go! Congratulations you're now a student in the US ...

Me: my ear just block!

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Delass:

I think it has to do with Lagos applicants. I applied on 18/04/23, I got same prompt. I sent a mail about the issue and they replied reconfirming that they would get back to me after their review. I am still waiting for their mail. I don't know when this review and revert thing started ooo, they just kept one hanging

This is serious. Well I didn’t send them a mail. I just hope they review and approve so someone can schedule for interview. When I presented this case to someone, the person said I didn’t do the visa application properly. I have been checking my email and the site to know if there is any response from them but non.

Please can i connect with you on WhatsApp (08163883879) incase you get a reply. Please Send Hi to the number.

For an applicant that has been previously denied, does he or she really need to change school?

Co-ask

Rachy12345:
Good morning y’all
Please can I book for visa appointment without having my I-20?

chibertha:
As in eeeh
I no sabi say such course dey

Me too lol