Hello House...
Pls is there any current info about this delay as regards visa pickup. Na two weeks be dis sinx approval (9th June)... Make dem no allow worry wound pesin o.

mitchelle1989:
I dont know if this is the right platform to post this. Pls house, am applying for US visa, I booked appointment using the ds -160 confirmation number am filling online and got appointment confirmation but I havent submitted the form yet. I plan to submit it soonest. Am aware both the appointment confirmation and ds-160 are supposed to have same confirmation number, but someone just said she was sent back because they said she booked appointment before submission of form which she said its not true. I guess her case should be from the recent system fault. Pls anybody with recent experience should help me ooo am already scared .

I don't see the submission of DS160 after booking an appointment as an issue at all. It has never been an issue, even during my time in 2013. In fact, I submitted my DS160 1 week to my interview date just to make sure I proof-read it over and over again till it became flawless.

If this has become an issue at the embassy, I would suggest that you fill out your DS160 and sbmit, cancel your booking and rebook again immediately (to another date maybe as you may not get the same date, and also if you have not cancelled your booking appointment more than once already as you have twice to cancel and reschedule). That is the best you can do at this point.

innovativeame:
Bigfrancis21, your quarterly press release is always a BOMB! You seldomly come here but whenever you have time to, it's always insightful. I'll suggest you give us a monthly bulletin to keep us updated with happenings in every state in the US lol. Good to see you again.

Thanks for the commendation.

Hello all. My question I'm about to ask is a little different from Visa requirement and I hope y'all can help me.

I'm currently studying Economics in a private university in Nigeria and I'm considering transferring to a reputable (affordable) US university. I'm considering either transferring from my third or last year. An added advantage is that I'm an American Citizen. My question is what schools would y'all suggest that I apply to?

Please and thanks.

EDIT: Or the ones that'll allow me transfer.

darkola:
Hello House...
Pls is there any current info about this delay as regards visa pickup. Na two weeks be dis sinx approval (9th June)... Make dem no allow worry wound pesin o.

Seems its over..Basketmouth has picked up he's own..Saw it on he's Page..Una own suppose dey available soon

Uhm, I want to know the chances of getting a visa with a cc i-20

juniorsmith:
Uhm, I want to know the chances of getting a visa with a cc i-20

Bros,Chances with a CC is Slim..very very Slim..Go to the embassy with a university I.20 and you are good to go

portelli:
hello guys, For those that got their visa fee receipts
reactivated, will they be required to input the reference
number printed on the visa fee receipt from gt bank,
when booking appointments or can the appointment-
booking be done automatically without inputting the
reference number?

Guy wasn't only u that the technical issues affected, even the day I went for mine almost 70% of applicants were disappointed including me. Ur submission date of ds-160 was on 9th June, right? Conversely mine was on 6th June.I tell U its a very serious issue. I wait till the problem is rectified before I make another move.

Idazbawz:
O boy! 4021 posts.... Chai! I don miss...
How una dey? Idazbawz saying hi from Michigan

Bros idazbawz.

I will be a visiting scholar in your university for a month.
Will be around with my wifey and children.
Abeg,Can I talk to you on a personal message.

Need some help settling in.
Sending a PM on nairaland is confusing.
Many thanks.

djmakson:


I see your interview couldn't pull through cos you submitted. Your DS160 on or after 9th of June. @Kenkool had his interview and got his visa today. He must have submitted his Ds160 form before that date.

We await the responce of those in your shoes. All is well.

Notonlyamerika:

Guy wasn't only u that the technical issues affected, even the day I went for mine almost 70% of applicants were disappointed including me. Ur submission date of ds-160 was on 9th June, right? Conversely mine was on 6th June.I tell U its a very serious issue. I wait till the problem is rectified before I make another move.

Thanks guys for getting my worries dissipated.

innovativeame:
Bigfrancis21, your quarterly press release is always a BOMB! You seldomly come here but whenever you have time to, it's always insightful. I'll suggest you give us a monthly bulletin to keep us updated with happenings in every state in the US lol. Good to see you again.

Good one but seldom is an adjective and as well as an adverb, no seldomly bro. No offense!

Thanks my people ddluv nd bbdd for your advice. All well and said I still have to give it a try cos people with lower gre than I do got admission with GA. Though I've mke research on schools lke Ball state univ, troy univ, univ of cancinnata and middle tennesse state univ. Please I nid u all to Hlp me find more schools that will accept my gre score of 288. Thank you all.

ayzero007:
Thanks my people ddluv nd bbdd for your advice. All well and said I still have to give it a try cos people with lower gre than I do got admission with GA. Though I've mke research on schools lke Ball state univ, troy univ, univ of cancinnata and middle tennesse state univ. Please I nid u all to Hlp me find more schools that will accept my gre score of 288. Thank you all.

1. Finding schools should be your own research. No one knows your field better than you. You should be able to do research.
2. Think your decision to apply with 288 GRE through. I'll still advice you to retake in order to avoid going through this process all over again. And also to avoid pain if you don't get funding. Frankly I don't think you'd get funding with that score.
3. I'm slightly curious to know the 'people' that have gotten GA with 288 GRE. You sound so precise. I'm curious to know some of these elusive people who got GAs with 288 GRE.
4. The schools you just mentioned did you research their biomedical facilities and capabilities or did you choose because people suggested it to you without even checking if the school is competent in your field?


I'll let this matter rest. I've adviced you based on My experience.
Ultimately, It's your decision to make.
Choose wisely.

Wait.. Does it mean people never get visa with a cc whatsoever considering some people might have a really good reason. such as going for pre-med like a friend wants to do right now...

ferdimako:

Good one but seldom is an adjective and as well as an adverb, no seldomly bro. No offense!

It's only a foolish man that thinks he knows it all, thanks for the correction, sir Ferdimako! How your side?

Oya it's my turn for testimony. visa approved at lagos consulate .... 6:30 batch. ..
Got in .. I was the second person to be interviewed at Window 9 ... by a Chinese American.... here it goes
me: Good morning
vo:good morning
vo: pass me your documents.
me: passed it through the tunnel.
vo: why are you going to America?
me: Am going to America to study for my bachelor's degree **with a smiling face*
vo: ooh bachelor's degree.
me: yes.
vo. what year did you finish high school.?
me: 2010
vo: what have you been doing since then?
me: after high school I worked at my dad's company, then in 2012....... I was cut short by the vo.
vo: who is paying for your flight?
me: my dad.
vo: what does your dad do?
me : his a business man. he own an automobile company.
vo: how much does he earn monthly.
me : his a business man , so he does not have a fixed monthly income but on an average he earn 700-1million per month.
vo:oohh 1million.
me: yes.
then he folded my ds160 form into my passport .. holding my i20 and sevis recipet.
vo : have you traveled out of Nigeria before.
me : no ..
vo:okay .. you would be needing your i20 at poe, you would notified within a week to pick up your visa at the circled location. ... he passed me my i20 and told me have a nice day....
it was God ... I wasn't asked to show any document ... he denied the first woman I think she's going to visit her husband's friend...
God bless you all.

Congrats Kenkool, please I want to know, when did you submit your application? Was it before the 9Th June issue started?

kenkool:
Visa approved at Lagos consulate this morning. I was the first person to be interviewed at about 8am.
I was called at window 10 where a guy with plenty beard was.
Here are the convo:
VO: What are you going to the U.S for?
Me: Am going to the U.S for my masters in Engineering technology
V.O: How did you know about Middle Tennessee State University (mtsu )
Me: I did a research online using Google.com, gradschool.com and usnews.com to narrow my search to my area of interest.
V.O: How many schools did u apply to?
Me: I applied to three schools
V.O: Which other two did u apply to and how many you got admitted to?
Me: North Dakoda state university and Georgia Tech and I also got admitted in North dakoda (framed answer tho lol )
V.O: So why mtsu?
Me: Mtsu has a curriculum which fit in to my area of interest also there is good student to faculty ratio.. and I was fascinated about the research work going on in the department by Prof. Cheng which is on computer-integrated manufacturing (Vo was nodding like agama lol )
VO: When did you pass out from UG
Me: November 2012
VO: What have you been doing (As expected)
Me: I went for youth service the following year which I completed last year 2014,since then I have been working in an engineering firm.
VO: What is your responsibility at the work (expected that also )
Me: I work as a technical engineer which I perform electrical wiring in the panel,testing and troubleshooting of electrical panel.
VO: So you will be working in school (referring to my GA )
Me: Yes Sir. (I didn't understand the question initially )
VO: What was your undergraduate major? (Last question )
Me: Electrical Engineering.
VO passed my i-20 to me without my passport and was typing oo (for my mind I know e don pure ),he now brought out the pick-up letter and circled a location there that I should pick my Visa there. I said thank you Sir and I bounced out lol.
I was not asked to show any document and was not asked who my sponsor is (He saw that I got funding from the school ).
Wanna thank God for the favour and also to all the gurus on this thread shout out to the following peopale; msnas (Thanks alot ma'am ), slimmy05 (Always there to help ), innovateame (my tutor, I appreciate bro ), profojah (expecting yours too bro ), walspring and other gurus here. You guys all contributed to this sucess. I knew almost nothing when I joined this thread last year, all the information that have been shared here are so helpful . Thanks so much everybody.

P.S my profile :GRE -300,GPA-3.15/4,I didnt take TOEFL.(I've got no super profile tho. I can't hide anything from people here,u guys are just amazing).

And It's also my B-day today !!! (hurray )

darkola:
Hello House...
Pls is there any current info about this delay as regards visa pickup. Na two weeks be dis sinx approval (9th June)... Make dem no allow worry wound pesin o.

Lagos Station is back online, US embassy just released a statement so if you did yours in Lagos, you should be getting your visa soon.

HoneyBronzed:
Congrats Kenkool, please I want to know, when did you submit your application? Was it before the 9Th June issue started?

bro I did myn on the 12th.

innovativeame:

Where have u been?

My brother I've been around o. Crossing the Ts and dotting the Is for next week Tuesday. The hustle is real in Lagos as well...lol. Nice having you around.

sammynwaGod:
Oya it's my turn for testimony. visa approved at lagos consulate .... 6:30 batch. ..
Got in .. I was the second person to be interviewed at Window 9 ... by a Chinese American.... here it goes
me: Good morning
vo:good morning
vo: pass me your documents.
me: passed it through the tunnel.
vo: why are you going to America?
me: Am going to America to study for my bachelor's degree **with a smiling face*
vo: ooh bachelor's degree.
me: yes.
vo. what year did you finish high school.?
me: 2010
vo: what have you been doing since then?
me: after high school I worked at my dad's company, then in 2012....... I was cut short by the vo.
vo: who is paying for your flight?
me: my dad.
vo: what does your dad do?
me : his a business man. he own an automobile company.
vo: how much does he earn monthly.
me : his a business man , so he does not have a fixed monthly income but on an average he earn 700-1million per month.
vo:oohh 1million.
me: yes.
then he folded my ds160 form into my passport .. holding my i20 and sevis recipet.
vo : have you traveled out of Nigeria before.
me : no ..
vo:okay .. you would be needing your i20 at poe, you would notified within a week to pick up your visa at the circled location. ... he passed me my i20 and told me have a nice day....
it was God ... I wasn't asked to show any document ... he denied the first woman I think she's going to visit her husband's friend...
God bless you all.

I thank God for you bro. Congrats.

djmakson:


I thank God for you bro. Congrats.

I thank God ooooo... Please they did not collect my passport photo graph ... as the security officer asked us to remove our passport photography. ..
I hope no problem.

sammynwaGod:
Oya it's my turn for testimony. visa approved at lagos consulate .... 6:30 batch. ..
Got in .. I was the second person to be interviewed at Window 9 ... by a Chinese American.... here it goes
me: Good morning
vo:good morning
vo: pass me your documents.
me: passed it through the tunnel.
vo: why are you going to America?
me: Am going to America to study for my bachelor's degree **with a smiling face*
vo: ooh bachelor's degree.
me: yes.
vo. what year did you finish high school.?
me: 2010
vo: what have you been doing since then?
me: after high school I worked at my dad's company, then in 2012....... I was cut short by the vo.
vo: who is paying for your flight?
me: my dad.
vo: what does your dad do?
me : his a business man. he own an automobile company.
vo: how much does he earn monthly.
me : his a business man , so he does not have a fixed monthly income but on an average he earn 700-1million per month.
vo:oohh 1million.
me: yes.
then he folded my ds160 form into my passport .. holding my i20 and sevis recipet.
vo : have you traveled out of Nigeria before.
me : no ..
vo:okay .. you would be needing your i20 at poe, you would notified within a week to pick up your visa at the circled location. ... he passed me my i20 and told me have a nice day....
it was God ... I wasn't asked to show any document ... he denied the first woman I think she's going to visit her husband's friend...
God bless you all.

Finally. Congratulations bro Am happy for u bro. U got it finally. Congratulations once again. enjoy ur stay in los Angeles

sammynwaGod:


bro I did myn on the 12th.

you had your interview on the 12th or you booked your appointment/submitted your application on the 12th?

Hope this issue of visa printing comes to an end,I did mine on 12 June in abuja,yet nothing till now.

Hello NL I was denied visa today so sad but all hope is not lost yet. I want to know how can reschedule again maybe this time Lagos embassy. Please advice

bartino:
Hope this issue of visa printing comes to an end,I did mine on 12 June in abuja,yet nothing till now.

You should get the mail soon.

I did my interview on the 9th of June in Abuja. I got a mail from the embassy yesterday to pickup my passport from the pickup location. Expect yours soon

HoneyBronzed:
you had your interview on the 12th or you booked your appointment/submitted your application on the 12th?

I booked

idmanzik:


You should get the mail soon.

I did my interview on the 9th of June in Abuja. I got a mail from the embassy yesterday to pickup my passport from the pickup location. Expect yours soon

thanks man that's good news,you got the message today?

sammynwaGod:
Oya it's my turn for testimony. visa approved at lagos consulate .... 6:30 batch. ..
Got in .. I was the second person to be interviewed at Window 9 ... by a Chinese American.... here it goes
me: Good morning
vo:good morning
vo: pass me your documents.
me: passed it through the tunnel.
vo: why are you going to America?
me: Am going to America to study for my bachelor's degree **with a smiling face*
vo: ooh bachelor's degree.
me: yes.
vo. what year did you finish high school.?
me: 2010
vo: what have you been doing since then?
me: after high school I worked at my dad's company, then in 2012....... I was cut short by the vo.
vo: who is paying for your flight?
me: my dad.
vo: what does your dad do?
me : his a business man. he own an automobile company.
vo: how much does he earn monthly.
me : his a business man , so he does not have a fixed monthly income but on an average he earn 700-1million per month.
vo:oohh 1million.
me: yes.
then he folded my ds160 form into my passport .. holding my i20 and sevis recipet.
vo : have you traveled out of Nigeria before.
me : no ..
vo:okay .. you would be needing your i20 at poe, you would notified within a week to pick up your visa at the circled location. ... he passed me my i20 and told me have a nice day....
it was God ... I wasn't asked to show any document ... he denied the first woman I think she's going to visit her husband's friend...
God bless you all.

Oooh God i want this dude's Grace....Amen

Please I need your help I have posted and no response. I need to reschedule because I was denied in Abuja embassy I want to change to Lagos how do I go about that?

SantaClause:
Please I need your help I have posted and no response. I need to reschedule because I was denied in Abuja embassy I want to change to Lagos how do I go about that?

Sorry about your denial. You simply have to pay another fee and look out for an available date provided it's not past your resumption date. However you need to post your interview transcript for gurus to help analyse and see where you might have gotten it wrong so you won't have to make same mistake. Take heart bro. Nothing good comes easy.