ChristoBam:

Please guys how true is this??

I wouldn't know if the requirement has since been revised. But the last time I checked, applicants were encouraged to go with supporting documents though with a clause- the documents may not even be requested.
If you asked me, I'd say an F1 applicant is expected to appear before the consular officer with his passport, i20, sevis payment slip, appointment confirmation and other supporting documents namely statement of account, Test Report cards( TOEFL and GRE/GMAT) etc.

chinemomah2020:
@ fredoricko, Please how can i schedule a mock exam with Gurus in the house, am also going for Undergraduate course at ETSU have been given admission letter and my i-20 has been sent which will arrive next week according to the tracking number. Please i need mock interview with gurus in the house. kindly get back to me as soon as you can.. Thanks!

Congratulations on your admission.
No one can tell you if you'll be given or not. What we can do is assist you with your application to make sure it's airtight. I believe all you need to know is on this thread and previous ones. Go through interview transcripts, get used to the line of questioning you'll encounter, mentally prepare appropriate responses so you'd not be caught unaware. If possible schedule mock interview with gurus on the thread.
It doesn't really matter if you're 17 or 27, as long as you're able to prove that you're a genuine student who really wanna study, you're good to go. Meanwhile hope you've not been academically idle since your high school diploma?

Schedule a mock interview? lol
you make it sound official.

All you have to do is send a private message to someone who you'd like to vet your transcript. Be courteous and do not expect everyone you ask to agree to a mock interview as many may be neck deep in grad work.
While you go about you mock, note that a mock interview is just to raise your confidence level so you'd not be confused, startled or caught unaware by the line of questioning you'd get on the interview day. No one is encouraged to prepare responses in verbatim as that may make your interview come out as premeditated and not spontaneous. I wish you well

I really apr8 you and every other person who contributed..I have left everything to God ,if it's my way He will lick the path clean before I stand before the VO. Have heard pple who got rejected 10times,yet God intervained . Its not a do or die affair(we all are just seeking better life ) but each time I pray ,I do say 'may His will be done'. Gotten admission letters already from New York Film Academy ,Regent University and Sacred Heart Uni. I know I will write my transcript here in good fate for people to tap into the blessing soon.All those that will be attending interview soon,success ! God bless us all.

princeGee23:
I have been following your tail and I can see you are a genuine student, No one is above mistake and I can see you are ready to face the tune yourself. All I have to advise is that fill you application form(DS 160) yourself and be truthful in all ramification. Afterwards go and collect your visa man. Best of luck

Guys I told a friend of mine in Benin to enquire how much an MMR test cost over there and he said it costs 45000 .Please isn't this too much??

DimmyCho:

Thanksnfor your response.. the 2012 app the agent did then wasn't cool, to be honest .cos he filled that I was working on a coy,which wasn't true. That's the only false info there. Just looking for a way to make things right . But the app of 2015 and 2016dec(more than a year now) was to attend my brother's wedding. I did applied after my mom was granted. I believe people make mistakes and there should be rooms for atonement. Pls, what can I really do? Cos I'm going to study for real.
Just like a friend who was caught for fake Dubai visa 2013, he apppied every 6months but was later granted Dec 2015. His story made me know that anyone can be grant and past forgiven if he/she has good intension.
I'm saying all this cos I need a way out,thayz why I came to the house ... Abeg,make una help..
Note: no docs was asked then.
God bless you

@bolded, you try the same at an American embassy and you get banned for a very long time..While it's good to be optimistic, the US immigration system is not so forgiving when it comes to falsifying documents.
If the employment information is the only thing wrong with your previous application, get you application together again if you've not already, and apply to good schools. Write GRE and TOEFL if you can, and be transparent wrt to previous applications at your visa interview. Good luck!

I remember someone mentioned that there is a portion of the visa application that asks if you have falsified info/doc i.e. misrepresentation before. @DimmyCho, did you answer yes to this ques and you clarified what went down?
And then you might need to contact the embassy to find out if you have been banned (for 10 years). Just saying.

I would recommend you visit the USA Visit thread, more info there partaining to visit visas

ChristoBam:
Guys I told a friend of mine in Benin to enquire how much an MMR test cost over there and he said it costs 45000 .Please isn't this too much??

Na recession cause am
Go to the hospital nd find out cos that's way to much

Yes. The school wants me to enrol for the Econs courses and complete them before the fall session starts (same as yours?) I dont know if conditional admission affects visas, in my opinion it wouldn't.
You can ask the International Student office if you are eligible to apply for visa before completion of the foundation courses. And if they have International students who got their visas even with conditional admission, you should be fine.

PS: I haven't applied for visa yet, I haven't decided which school.

Awesu122:


... moreover does conditional admission guarantees VISA? Or let me put it this way does VOs give visa to students with conditional admission ? Did you have same conditional admission? Because you talked about foundation classes as well

[quote author=OGreene post=55394703]Yes. The school wants me to enrol for the Econs courses and complete them before the fall session starts (same as yours?) I dont know if conditional admission affects visas, in my opinion it wouldn't.
You can ask the International Student office if you are eligible to apply for visa before completion of the foundation courses. And if they have International students who got their visas even with conditional admission, you should be fine.

PS: I haven't applied for visa yet, I haven't decided which school.
Boss on the admission letter I was told I would take the the foundation course on campus and that I would be introduced to advisor that would put me through during orientation week so definitely the foundation course would be on campus, concerning VISA not sure it affected me applying for F1 visa, in my view the wouldn't have sent i20 if I had to have foundation class first before I travel

Teedawg:
to the best of my knowledge they no longer require bank statements at the embassy but since it has become a tradition for us now its advisable to take a more updated one if you have to..this because they said they don't want to grant visas based on your financial stand but rather based on merit

Please can you elaborate more on what you mean by @bolded

Gunnerson:
Gurus in the house, please help.
Please i just got admitted to a University for my Masters program in Chemistry and I hope to apply for my ds160 soon. However I'm at a crossroad on filling the form. This is because it is necessary to know that VO questions usually come from the DS160 applicants filled. I finished my NYSC in 2015 and I have been working in a media company that is not related to science at all.
Now the question is, would you advise that i fill my employment history as working, when filling the DS160. Considering that they may ask what have i been doing since i finished NYSC.
Should you advise that I should fill the employment history in the DS160, if a question then comes on what have I been doing, what answer would you advise that i give? and if no, what would you advise I should say i have been doing since 2015?

Thank you.

Firstly, I would say you fill in as being employed because this guy's don't like an idle mind. They believe you should always have something that you are doing which is beneficial to the society without it necessarily being your profession. Secondly, when you are posed with the question, what were you doing in the media company or where did you work and what did you do? You should know that the VO won't start opening the website of your company or making a phone call to see if the media company you worked is related to science or chemistry. You can tell him that you were in the section that publish about science in the science section of the weekly magazine. That your interest lies in communication the beauty of science to high school students, the community and the society at large. So you were part of the team that handles different scientific messages to the community. If he ask example of scientific messages. You can say mostly public awareness, like hygiene, safety, etc

Just look for a way to link it up. Your past job should kind of be in line with what you are going to do now or your past degree so it doesn't sound like you couldn't get a job with your degree instead you opted for anything that was available. This won't definitely send a good message to the VO. Try to always link want you did before, what you are doing now and what you hope to do later together. It gives a sense of direction and purpose!

Thanks, well that's what I think. I guess other gurus who are in the house can give other better opinion.

[quote author=Awesu122 post=55394918][/quote]
Well I would begin by analyzing your situation very careful. First, what do you mean by foundation courses? From my understanding, maybe the school must have looked through your transcript and observed that you haven't taken some important perequisite courses yet. So to avoid you struggling to take the courses at a more higher level, they demand you take those classes. That is how it works. Then if you are changing field, let's say I did mathematics and now I want to get a master's in mechanical engineering, they would require I take some mechanical engineering courses first before proceeding to the master's courses. This condition is what is referred to as conditional admission. Sometimes you can tell the school that you did those courses they are asking you to take in some course you did before and you fully understand it. But they could either accept or reject your claim.

The Visa officer might look at what you studied before and what you are going to study now, to understand the bridging gap. He might further go ahead to ask or try to correlate inherently how you intend to pass those classes. So let's look at those classes in two ways: First if you pass them, then you are fine but if you don't what happens? I know you won't fail it but the visa officer might be kinda of curios about that. So you can explain that you were given this conditional admission because you are interested in applying your knowledge you gain in xxxxx to xxxxx so there is a need in the school syllabus that you take this courses. You can go ahead to say they already sent you some materials and some course outline ( which you can get on the school website) and you have already gone through them, took some text and it's going smoothly. Then you tell him that you already have a pre registration for the courses this summer before you start in full during the fall
This is just to make a claim that your conditional admission isn't just for them to access your level of competence from your previous study before you start your new program. You have to try to back it up because VO won't look at it smiling without taking note.

I guess other gurus have good suggestions as well. That's what I think from my end. All the best!

bartino:

Well I would begin by analyzing your situation very careful. First, what do you mean by foundation courses? From my understanding, maybe the school must have looked through your transcript and observed that you haven't taken some important perequisite courses yet. So to avoid you struggling to take the courses at a more higher level, they demand you take those classes. That is how it works. Then if you are changing field, let's say I did mathematics and now I want to get a master's in mechanical engineering, they would require I take some mechanical engineering courses first before proceeding to the master's courses. This condition is what is referred to as conditional admission. Sometimes you can tell the school that you did those courses they are asking you to take in some course you did before and you fully understand it. But they could either accept or reject your claim.

The Visa officer might look at what you studied before and what you are going to study now, to understand the bridging gap. He might further go ahead to ask or try to correlate inherently how you intend to pass those classes. So let's look at those classes in two ways: First if you pass them, then you are fine but if you don't what happens? I know you won't fail it but the visa officer might be kinda of curios about that. So you can explain that you were given this conditional admission because you are interested in applying your knowledge you gain in xxxxx to xxxxx so there is a need in the school syllabus that you take this courses. You can go ahead to say they already sent you some materials and some course outline ( which you can get on the school website) and you have already gone through them, took some text and it's going smoothly. Then you tell him that you already have a pre registration for the courses this summer before you start in full during the fall
This is just to make a claim that your conditional admission isn't just for them to access your level of competence from your previous study before you start your new program. You have to try to back it up because VO won't look at it smiling without taking note.

I guess other gurus have good suggestions as well. That's what I think from my end. All the best!

Wonderful answer from you bro, all your suggestions are noted, i graduated from department of management and accounting during my under graduates, so I was a little confused when they said I have to take foundation courses because I am going for MBA, but I guess the reason why they ask me to take foundation course was because on the online form I filled while I was applying for admission , I took Masters in business administration / Human Resources management. So I guess that was why the school said I would take foundation courses, because was wondering not like am changing field from let's say engineering to management . But I wrote the school already and am waiting for their response tomorrow morning , once again thanks so much for the ay you analyzed this situation all points noted

Actually, the bolded you said went down at US embassy. He used fake Dubai visa (travel History) to aid his b1/b2 visa app but was caught on that. After 4 trials, he was given . He was banned.. mine is just work info like u said. And i dnt give any document. But my last 2apps have been consistent with my educational background and work.
Bless up....
Happy sunday
N.b pls reply my pm

biikeys:


@bolded, you try the same at an American embassy and you get banned for a very long time..While it's good to be optimistic, the US immigration system is not so forgiving when it comes to falsifying documents.
If the employment information is the only thing wrong with your previous application, get you application together again if you've not already, and apply to good schools. Write GRE and TOEFL if you can, and be transparent wrt to previous applications at your visa interview. Good luck!

happyroyalty:





Sent you a mail.

Apologies. Just saw your mail. This is my email address priscillaacquilla@gmail.com

DimmyCho:


Actually, the bolded you said went down at US embassy. He used fake Dubai visa (travel History) to aid his b1/b2 visa app but was caught on that. After 4 trials, he was given . He was banned.. mine is just work info like u said. And i dnt give any document. But my last 2apps have been consistent with my educational background and work.
Bless up....
Happy sunday
N.b pls reply my pm

Forget about that story ooo.... what will work for X might not work for Y ... lots of people are never given second chances once there is a fraud or red flag


So you do what best for you. If you are serious them take test and apply to standard proper university. I saw the 3 list of schools u applied. Did u take any test ? ... the other 2 . Their wiki shows both are small private schools. I would advice you again, apply to a standard school.

God bless you boss.

bartino:


Firstly, I would say you fill in as being employed because this guy's don't like an idle mind. They believe you should always have something that you are doing which is beneficial to the society without it necessarily being your profession. Secondly, when you are posed with the question, what were you doing in the media company or where did you work and what did you do? You should know that the VO won't start opening the website of your company or making a phone call to see if the media company you worked is related to science or chemistry. You can tell him that you were in the section that publish about science in the science section of the weekly magazine. That your interest lies in communication the beauty of science to high school students, the community and the society at large. So you were part of the team that handles different scientific messages to the community. If he ask example of scientific messages. You can say mostly public awareness, like hygiene, safety, etc

Just look for a way to link it up. Your past job should kind of be in line with what you are going to do now or your past degree so it doesn't sound like you couldn't get a job with your degree instead you opted for anything that was available. This won't definitely send a good message to the VO. Try to always link want you did before, what you are doing now and what you hope to do later together. It gives a sense of direction and purpose!

Thanks, well that's what I think. I guess other gurus who are in the house can give other better opinion.

Hi everyone my aunt in the usa wants me to apply for a visa cos of her business trip she about to embark,she sent me a usa visa form that i should fill it and send to her on mail regarding my details all about my studies and other info that i should'nt fill about relation details please how do i download the form online or do i fill it there online and send to her dunno .

DimmyCho:

I really apr8 you and every other person who contributed..I have left everything to God ,if it's my way He will lick the path clean before I stand before the VO. Have heard pple who got rejected 10times,yet God intervained . Its not a do or die affair(we all are just seeking better life ) but each time I pray ,I do say 'may His will be done'. Gotten admission letters already from New York Film Academy ,Regent University and Sacred Heart Uni. I know I will write my transcript here in good fate for people to tap into the blessing soon.All those that will be attending interview soon,success ! God bless us all.

God has nothing to do with the consequences of desperate attempts to migrate from your country with deliberately false information. All due respect but posts like yours leave a bad taste in the mouth.

Hello house, please am tryin to pay for my transcript evaluation that should help in gaining admission to graduate school at south dakota state univ. Am usin educational perspectives for evaluation, my card cant pay more than $100, nd i need to pay $110, can anyone help. thank you

Awesu122:


Good it always raise eye brow once VOs see the i20 of that school guess that was why I wasted 4 chances thank God I realized early then I have the opportunity to go again now this time with another standard school in Kentucky

Lol! Thank "god" you realized EARLY after 4 attempts?? Did you think the prior VOs had no idea what they were talking about when they clearly told you this school was not good?

Unfortunately you've damaged your credibility. 4 attempts at this school tells them you are not a serious student (else you would have been more diligent in your search), and you're desperate.

A very easy way to tell if a school is bad - a majority of its faculty are minorities.

helpyom:
Hi everyone my aunt in the usa wants me to apply for a visa cos of her business trip she about to embark,she sent me a usa visa form that i should fill it and send to her on mail regarding my details all about my studies and other info that i should'nt fill about relation details please how do i download the form online or do i fill it there online and send to her dunno .

Why did she ask you not to fill in details of your relations if this is requested on the form? Go online, read instructions for filling the visa application and DO IT YOURSELF.

bartino:


You should know that the VO won't start opening the website of your company or making a phone call to see if the media company you worked is related to science or chemistry. You can tell him that you were in the section that publish about science in the science section of the weekly magazine. That your interest lies in communication the beauty of science to high school students, the community and the society at large. So you were part of the team that handles different scientific messages to the community. If he ask example of scientific messages. You can say mostly public awareness, like hygiene, safety, etc

Basically you told him to lie at a visa application... and you wonder why your applications are treated with skepticism. You should know that information on DS160 forms are checked BEFORE visa interviews.

TWoods:


Lol! Thank "god" you realized EARLY after 4 attempts?? Did you think the prior VOs had no idea what they were talking about when they clearly told you this school was not good?

Unfortunately you've damaged your credibility. 4 attempts at this school tells them you are not a serious student (else you would have been more diligent in your search), and you're desperate.
A very easy way to tell if a school is bad - a majority of its faculty are minorities.

Hey ogbeniii
No one is desperate for VISA here , I have better opportunities here in the country , I have made amendment and another school has granted me admission, now all I have to do is to work on how to get my visa simple, if granted fine and if not ayennn loo nonii

imperiouxx:
Recently I've been seeing: tapping, tapping, tapped; tap from; tap into; key in; key into; connect in

It seems this is what goes in Nigeria now when people wish for something.

My favorite is tapping, tapping, tapped

I always thought I was the crazy one who had a problem with such.

Awesu122:


Hey ogbeniii
No one is desperate for VISA here , I have better opportunities here in the country , I have made amendment and another school has granted me admission, now all I have to do is to work on how to get my visa simple, if granted fine and if not ayennn loo nonii

4 visa applications to CALUMS says otherwise. As you said, it is your life, not mine. Good luck.

TWoods:


4 visa applications to CALUMS says otherwise. As you said, it is your life, not mine. Good luck.

yes Tboss abi Twood is your name I have never and would never welcome your opinion here so anytime you you see my mention here just do me a favour move as quick as possible ok? I know you are a perfect man who is above mistake, arrogant and proud human being

Awesu122:



yes Tboss abi Twood is your name I have never and would never welcome your opinion here so anytime you you see my mention here just do me a favour move as quick as possible ok? I know you are a perfect man who is above mistake, arrogant and proud human being

Mistakes are one thing, dumb is another. You are absolutely free to also ignore posts you do not like. The problem with you isn't my perceived "arrogance", rather it is because you are steeped in a culture that celebrates mediocrity, lack of diligence and a recalcitrant attitude to sound advice (especially one that isn't kowtowing to your ego). Like I said, good luck to you.

I must say thou some of us here dislike what Twoods has to offer sometimes but we must understand that you've posted a question on a thread were everyone has the power to answer you or not you may choose to disregard whatever contributions you dislike and no matter how you feel the information is irrelevant to you some people do get one or two from it...if you do have the intention of actually going to the US to study you'll face worst because bah the person you least expect to give you such attitude will do it right in your face without apologies and without bad intentions you'll have to learn to adjust to it they no dey do sugar coat to please you ohh.. you'll receive your raw material as end product thou some people here just happen to be in situations they never knew is a red flag so @ Twoods take it easy on us

bartino:


Firstly, I would say you fill in as being employed because this guy's don't like an idle mind. They believe you should always have something that you are doing which is beneficial to the society without it necessarily being your profession. Secondly, when you are posed with the question, what were you doing in the media company or where did you work and what did you do? You should know that the VO won't start opening the website of your company or making a phone call to see if the media company you worked is related to science or chemistry. You can tell him that you were in the section that publish about science in the science section of the weekly magazine. That your interest lies in communication the beauty of science to high school students, the community and the society at large. So you were part of the team that handles different scientific messages to the community. If he ask example of scientific messages. You can say mostly public awareness, like hygiene, safety, etc

Just look for a way to link it up. Your past job should kind of be in line with what you are going to do now or your past degree so it doesn't sound like you couldn't get a job with your degree instead you opted for anything that was available. This won't definitely send a good message to the VO. Try to always link want you did before, what you are doing now and what you hope to do later together. It gives a sense of direction and purpose!

Thanks, well that's what I think. I guess other gurus who are in the house can give other better opinion.

This thread should not be used to deliberately encourage people to lie in their visa application form or during the interview

This is clearly misrepresentation and you should be mindful of the consequences.

YorubaNigga:


Please can you elaborate more on what you mean by @bolded

YorubaNigga:


Please can you elaborate more on what you mean by @bolded

sometimes you may have some glitches or hitches in your interview though you might still be a genuine student but maybe some of your answers may not be satisfactory now if I see your bank statement and there's loads of cash I may decide to have pity on you and grant you your visa because I feel you can afford it also...to me oh that's how I see it..then to avoid it by given everyone equal opurtunity cos someone may come with a hefty statement and yours is not that hefty I may give the guy with more hefty statement if your in the same situation meanwhile if I had given you the chance you maybe able to get other opportunities like scholarships and also have good qualities and resources that can be of benefit to the society but I didn't give you a chance now in order to avoid such decisions I'm gonna give everyone equal chances so I wouldn't be needing your your statement that means now its up to you to impress or convice me why I should give you a visa aka you're on your own so what do you have to offer