damiliano:
Greetings, how do one go about a transit visa.like a transcript visa to London but final destination is USA

You do not need it. Take the usual flight!

walexy08:

Visa denied today at Lagos embassy, 7am batch
Got interviewed by a lady in window 6



Me: Good morning
Vo: she didn't respond
Vo; she started asking why the school while passing the passport and I20
Me: out of all the school I applied only sdstate offers computer science with information and that's like killing 2 birds with a stone. Was about to give second reason she cuts in
Vo: did u consider other schools
Me: I applied to 3 schools
Vo: name them
Me:sdstate, univ of Rhodes island, university of Illinois
VO: How much did you pay for processing fee
Me:I paid $35 for sdstate
Vo; have you travelled out before
Me: no, I have not had any reason to
Vo; did you do any exam
Me;Yes
Vo; name them
Me: gre and toefl
Vo; who's sponsoring you
Me;my uncle.
Next thing you are my qualified for the visa.hands me blue paper where did I get it wrong, funny enough she was giving out white paper, Seems she was frustrated as the guy I went after was kinda stammering. She didn't even give me audience.

Is their still appointment dates this July, else am thinking of deferring till spring

I will advice you defer your admission. However, your reason for choosing the school is not good enough.

Hello house, is there anyone currently in Michigan(Grand Rapids, Allendale area) and needs a room mate or wants to spare a room for rent? A sister(newly admitted student) is currently searching for room mates. Please pm. Thanks

MrChillz:


If it's something that cannot be overlooked, then fill another DS160 and update your profile so the confirmation number matches.

Okay. I have booked the visa appointment already tho. How do i update my profile?

toniauj:
Hello house, is there anyone currently in Michigan(Grand Rapids, Allendale area) and needs a room mate or wants to spare a room for rent? A sister(newly admitted student) is currently searching for room mates. Please pm. Thanks

Anyone seems generic. Do want her to share a room with a guy?

D2rain:
Ave, the 64k u paid in Gtb is for what n d blue pepper means what

Wait, are you really asking this question to be cynical or you really don't know??!!!

D2rain:
Ave, the 64k u paid in Gtb is for what n d blue pepper means what

Wait, are you really asking this question to be cynical or you really don't know??!!!

walexy08:

Visa denied today at Lagos embassy, 7am batch
Got interviewed by a lady in window 6



Me: Good morning
Vo: she didn't respond
Vo; she started asking why the school while passing the passport and I20
Me: out of all the school I applied only sdstate offers computer science with information and that's like killing 2 birds with a stone. Was about to give second reason she cuts in
Vo: did u consider other schools
Me: I applied to 3 schools
Vo: name them
Me:sdstate, univ of Rhodes island, university of Illinois
VO: How much did you pay for processing fee
Me:I paid $35 for sdstate
Vo; have you travelled out before
Me: no, I have not had any reason to
Vo; did you do any exam
Me;Yes
Vo; name them
Me: gre and toefl
Vo; who's sponsoring you
Me;my uncle.
Next thing you are my qualified for the visa.hands me blue paper where did I get it wrong, funny enough she was giving out white paper, Seems she was frustrated as the guy I went after was kinda stammering. She didn't even give me audience.

Is their still appointment dates this July, else am thinking of deferring till spring

Your responses weren't good enough. Next time, talk about research because that is what she wanted to hear from you with regard to "why this school?"

Another one is "did you consider other schools?" Yes of course and quickly talks about what makes the school you chose so unique.

Another thing is "uncle". Some of these VOs are tired of hearing this and if he or she is tired, it makes your sponsor weak. Just say my mother's brother or father's brother. If the man or woman says that's your uncle, just nod.

Also do not let the number of people denied before you bring you down. Your job there is to get yours approved and then leave the hall.

Wishing you the best of luck next time. "A loser today can be a winner tomorrow."

Good morning everyone. I have submitted my DS 160 and booked my visa interview but i noticed a mistake on my DS160 about my role at work. Is there any way to correct this? Please help out.

[quote author=LagosismyHome post=58775385][/quote]

I have processed and I have the I20, the uni is California Miramar University, San Diego, California and am going for my masters in computer and information sciences as a major. Someone is sponsoring my tuition fee, accommodation and feeding. I have been reading transcripts on this forum but I need your help ma'am.

folmus:


Anyone seems generic. Do want her to share a room with a guy?

Thanks for pointing that out..
She would like to share a flat with a female and not just anybody.

Hello gurus I want to know why I was denied.

Vo: good morning
Me: good morning ma

Vo: pass me your passport and i20
Vo: why are you going to u.s
Me: am going to united state fo my master degree in public administration at siue

Vo: why this course
Me: because it is very competitive and it will enable more when I get back to my country also getting a master degree in a public administration will enable me to purse my long time dream of becoming a finance director.

Vo: why do you choose siue
Me: I choose siue because apart from being a university they are also know as master college. It has one of largest college campuses with with wide of variety of program and facilities such as research centre, student housing and althetic activities. . It also offer major concentration on master of public administration.

Na so she just tell me sorry . Na so I just blue paper. Gurus I want to know my mistake her

I have many times here schools with chemistry dept giving out GRA. Can anyone list some of the universities for me please.

Cc: lagosismyhome
Walspring

Hello house, please can you kindly provide views on this situation? Thanks in advance.

A friend's interview was approved last week Tuesday and he was given the white paper. He was told he would be contacted to go pick up. He tracked his status on Friday and some minutes ago this morning and he says it's status is on administrative processing. The normal wait time should be 2 or 3 days after interview.

Please is there any among those approved last week that has picked up their passport?Thing is he wasn't told anything other than your visa is approved and you'll be contacted to go pick it up. Gurus please what does this indicate? He is quite worried and his school resumes on August 14th.

Thanks for your views.

Mayflowa:
I have many times here schools with chemistry dept giving out GRA. Can anyone list some of the universities for me please.

Cc: lagosismyhome
Walspring

I have no list but the quickest way is to use the search button and try different combinations such as

Chemistry VO funding
Chemistry VO GA
Chemistry VO scholarship
Chemistry VO TA

toniauj:
Hello house, please can you kindly provide views on this situation? Thanks in advance.

A friend's interview was approved last week Tuesday and he was given the white paper. He was told he would be contacted to go pick up. He tracked his status on Friday and some minutes ago this morning and he says it's status is on administrative processing. The normal wait time should be 2 or 3 days after interview.

Please is there any among those approved last week that has picked up their passport?Thing is he wasn't told anything other than your visa is approved and you'll be contacted to go pick it up. Gurus please what does this indicate? He is quite worried and his school resumes on August 14th.

Thanks for your views.

Sorry, but has your friend posted his transcript? This thread is still vibrant because people give, besides take.

azurri99:
Hello gurus I want to know why I was denied.

Vo: good morning
Me: good morning ma

Vo: pass me your passport and i20
Vo: why are you going to u.s
Me: am going to united state fo my master degree in public administration at siue

Vo: why this course
Me: because it is very competitive and it will enable more when I get back to my country also getting a master degree in a public administration will enable me to purse my long time dream of becoming a finance director.

Vo: why do you choose siue
Me: I choose siue because apart from being a university they are also know as master college. It has one of largest college campuses with with wide of variety of program and facilities such as research centre, student housing and althetic activities. . It also offer major concentration on master of public administration.

Na so she just tell me sorry . Na so I just blue paper. Gurus I want to know my mistake her

To the VO, both bolded sentences didn't seem like a cogent and/or convincing reason to travel out of your country to spend time and money on an institution in exchange for an alleged academic value.

Go through past transcripts. Why you chose the school should include something about the curriculum (be ready to elaborate and mention several pertinent courses) or research or an assistantship. Concrete, singular reasons and not generic stuff like 'large campus', 'athletic activities' and 'student housing' (I want to believe you mentioned these out of nervousness).

Why you chose the course should have you talking about what the course will do for you (that is, your career). You need to go through transcripts here and develop something unique... or convincing at least. All graduate courses are competitive in their own right. Besides, how will a graduate degree in Public Admin enable you achieve a long term goal of being a Finance Director? You need to elucidate that, because I myself would feel like Finance Director ko, CBN Governor ni if I were the VO.

Go through past transcripts and further inputs on the bolded and you shall be fine. Success in your next try.

Oluiyke1984:


I have processed and I have the I20, the uni is California Miramar University, San Diego, California and am going for my masters in computer and information sciences as a major. Someone is sponsoring my tuition fee, accommodation and feeding. I have been reading transcripts on this forum but I need your help ma'am.

The best help is to keep going through transcripts and prepare well .... use a friend or anyone here who is free for a mock interview .

DeeTus:
Your responses weren't good enough. Next time, talk about research because that is what she wanted to hear from you with regard to "why this school?"

Another one is "did you consider other schools?" Yes of course and quickly talks about what makes you the school you chose so unique.

Another thing is "uncle". Some of these VOs are tired of hearing this and if he or she is tired, it makes your sponsor weak. Just say my mother's brother or father's brother. If the man or woman says that's your uncle, just nod.

Also do not let the number of people denied before you bring you down. Your job there is to get yours approved and then leave the hall.

Wishing you the best of luck next time. "A loser today can be a winner tomorrow."

Thanks, will work on that, Was about talking about research bit she cuts in

Ability247:


Sorry, but has your friend posted his transcript? This thread is still vibrant because people give, besides take.

I quite understand that and I'll ask him to tell to give me his transcript. Currently, he doesn't have a smart phone so he isn't even privy to this community.

texrem:


I will advice you defer your admission. However, your reason for choosing the school is not good enough.

Thank you but about talikng about research but she never gave me the opportunity

DeeTus:
Your responses weren't good enough. Next time, talk about research because that is what she wanted to hear from you with regard to "why this school?"

Another one is "did you consider other schools?" Yes of course and quickly talks about what makes you the school you chose so unique.

Another thing is "uncle". Some of these VOs are tired of hearing this and if he or she is tired, it makes your sponsor weak. Just say my mother's brother or father's brother. If the man or woman says that's your uncle, just nod.

Also do not let the number of people denied before you bring you down. Your job there is to get yours approved and then leave the hall.

Wishing you the best of luck next time. "A loser today can be a winner tomorrow."

Thanks bro. My sponsor is my sister. I will work on my responses and fire back. Can I reapply today and book for next week?

LagosismyHome:


The best help is to keep going through transcripts and prepare well .... use a friend or anyone here who is free for a mock interview .

OK, thank you.

For those yet to book flight, you can target midnight for some fantastic deals. I did mine via Wakanow and was able to safe like NGN50k compared to the price I saw during the day.

How much. Where to?

strictlynaija:
For those yet to book flight, you can target midnight for some fantastic deals. I did mine via Wakanow and was able to safe like NGN50k compared to the price I saw during the day.

Vo. How many schools did u apply.
Me. Utep, uic n University of Texas Austin. Got two admit n one pending.
Vo. Which other school admitted u.
Me. Uic.
VO. Why wud u be going to a low ranked sch if uic admitted u.
Me. I chose utep cos of its well structured masters program in Statistics and it also offers concentration in statistical modelling which suits my area of interest. I'm also keen on working with Prof ori in his research group. He was highly impressed with my sop and my researches that he offered to allow me join his research group upon my arrival.
Vo. Who pays.
Me. My sister. She's been the one paying for my education from my college through the University.
Vo. What does she do
Me. She is into real Estate and also owns a large farm.
Vo. Sorry blabla hand me blue paper
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It's best u say u considered 3 schools but applied to one and you got admission to that one school,or u go back to d Utep website and look for what makes the school unique bcoz ur previous answer to that question is way out of line........
Just my own view

Visa approved on the 11th of July,8am appointment.so sorry its coming late,better late than never.
I was denied B2 visa last year April and was also denied F1 visa last month June.
I got to the Lagos embassy around 7am, those guys at the gate were telling me ehn 'have you photocopied ur international passport,you need to arrange your documents and staple them together',in my mind I was like see this one o,i be customers for this side o...just shift one side abeg(please guys don't let them confuse or deceive u,u don't need any photocopy of your international passport- I asked him how much the photocopy was sef, he said 1k. I was like shoooooo,issokay!!!. You also don't need any arrangements for your documents,you will be told what u need to arrange while on the queue.Just ignore those guys abeg,one even went as far as telling me not to mention to the VO that i searched for the school myself,I should tell them it was recommended by my uncle who is an almuni of the school.I was like ehen,thank you.I had to sit down somewhere first to calm my nerves,then i dropped my bag with those people outside-paid #500.

I was interviewed by the woman in window 7,late 50's. The VO in window 5 was just giving out blue papers,in my mind I was telling God that I am not leaving this place with my passport today o,I really do not care who interviews me.
It sha got to my turn after standing on the queue for close to 3hours.

Me:good morning
(I don't know if she answered or not, no wahala,that is not why I am here)
VO:have i spoken with you before(I don't know why she asked tho cos on those 2 occassions that i was denied,she wasn't the one that interviewed me)
me:No
VO:pass me your passport and I-20
VO: what is your highest level of qualification
me:Bsc. Computer Science
VO:when did you graduate
me:2015
VO:what have you been doing since then
me:After graduation,i had an internship at ***, i later left for my NYSC and just completed that April this year.Now i work as an ICT instructor or at *** computer institute
VO:So why did you choose Oklahoma state university
me:i chose OSU because of the quality research that is being carried out at the bioinformatics resource facility of the school,the facility has a lot of researchers employing big data analytics tools to tackle issues like extraction,interpretation and analysis of biological data.I have also been in contact with Dr.Thomas,the program cordinator ,one of his research area is big data analytics.I contacted him before applying to the sch and after exchanging mails for a while,he encouraged me to put forward my application.
VO:how many schools did you apply to
me:4
VO:how many gave you admission
me:2
VO:Who will be sponsoring you
me:my brother
VO:what does he do
me:told her
VO:where will you be staying
me:on campus
She started typing away on her computer and was muttering something to herself,i heard her saying that I have been denied twice,so i quickly told her that yes i was denied twice,last year and this year.I stopped there...didn't go into details
VO:she was like yes,i can see that,am checking your previous applications
As i stood there while she was typing,I kept staring at her and praying in my mind.
AND NOW THIS IS MY TESTIMONY
She picked one of the blue papers and folded it and was about to put it in my passport and pass to me,my mind just cut here.I was like God i know you are faithful still sha but why nah?
All of a sudden- I don't know what happened,she just dropped the blue paper and picked one of the white ones and was smiling and saying something i- didn't really understand,maybe because immediately i saw her picking up the white paper I kinda went blank and it was like i was floating on air.I sharpaly grab the white paper and ran out before she changes her mind.

A big thank you to the beautiful people here.(Texrem,Lagosismyhome) you guys are too much,its only God that can reward you.
Am sorry my transcript is long.Typing this on a BRT queue(apologies for any typo)

laekzy:


Okay. I have booked the visa appointment already tho. How do i update my profile?

Go to your appointment booking page. You should see a link to update your profile on the top left hand corner. Update your DS160 confirmation number and reprint your appointment confirmation page.

emmy994:
Good morning all. My visa was delayed at Abuja consulate. This is my transcript.
Me. Good morning sir.
Vo. Good morning.
Vo. Passport n i20
Me. Here they are.
Vo.why are you going to utep
Me. I'm going for my masters degree in Statistics.
Vo. What do u do.
Me. I work with xyz as the admin officer.
Vo. How many schools did u apply.
Me. Utep, uic n University of Texas Austin. Got two admit n one pending.
Vo. Which other school admitted u.
Me. Uic.
VO. Why wud u be going to a low ranked sch if uic admitted u.
Me. I chose utep cos of its well structured masters program in Statistics and it also offers concentration in statistical modelling which suits my area of interest. I'm also keen on working with Prof ori in his research group. He was highly impressed with my sop and my researches that he offered to allow me join his research group upon my arrival.
Vo. Who pays.
Me. My sister. She's been the one paying for my education from my college through the University.
Vo. What does she do
Me. She is into real Estate and also owns a large farm.
Vo. Sorry blabla hand me blue paper.

The guy in window 6 was just dashing blue paper like say na sweet.
Pls gurus help me check where I got it wrong. Wanna reapply soon. Can I reapply dis week?
Am open to making corrections thanks

It's best u say u considered 3 schools but applied to one and you got admission to that one school,or u go back to d Utep website and look for what makes the school unique bcoz ur previous answer to that question is way out of line........
Just my own view


I made a mistake in my first post, didn't quote u.... Sorry about that

emmy994:
Good morning all. My visa was delayed at Abuja consulate. This is my transcript.
Me. Good morning sir.
Vo. Good morning.
Vo. Passport n i20
Me. Here they are.
Vo.why are you going to utep
Me. I'm going for my masters degree in Statistics.
Vo. What do u do.
Me. I work with xyz as the admin officer.
Vo. How many schools did u apply.
Me. Utep, uic n University of Texas Austin. Got two admit n one pending.
Vo. Which other school admitted u.
Me. Uic.
VO. Why wud u be going to a low ranked sch if uic admitted u.
Me. I chose utep cos of its well structured masters program in Statistics and it also offers concentration in statistical modelling which suits my area of interest. I'm also keen on working with Prof ori in his research group. He was highly impressed with my sop and my researches that he offered to allow me join his research group upon my arrival.
Vo. Who pays.
Me. My sister. She's been the one paying for my education from my college through the University.
Vo. What does she do
Me. She is into real Estate and also owns a large farm.
Vo. Sorry blabla hand me blue paper.

The guy in window 6 was just dashing blue paper like say na sweet.
Pls gurus help me check where I got it wrong. Wanna reapply soon. Can I reapply dis week?
Am open to making corrections thanks

emmy994:

No I didn't. Had to say that cos I didn't know how it was going to look like saying I got only one admit.

1. We have been advised time and again not to lie. You must have considered other schools before applying to utep, even if you just skimmed over them. Simply tell the VO that you considered so and so schools but decided to apply to only your school. The usual followup is "why?" and you should have a good answer for that.

2. The lie sef isn't legit. Check this out: I applied to UC Berkeley, Stanford, MIT and ETSU. All admitted me but I chose to go to ETSU because they have great facilities, great staff to student ratio, replied me on time, bla bla bla. This example may be a bit stretched but it's quite analogous. Most VOs would actually be pissed at this reply because it would seem you are deliberately trying to play with their intelligence. uic is better than utep. Why would you choose utep over uic? This begs for a very strong reason when facing any VO. And alas, it was a lie.

LagosismyHome:


I have no list but the quickest way is to use the search button and try different combinations such as

Chemistry VO funding
Chemistry VO GA
Chemistry VO scholarship
Chemistry VO TA

Thanks Angel

OGreene:
How much. Where to?

319k to NYC. I saw like 365 during the day.

Teedawg:

lol Blue paper is national color
the contract between your village people and the embassy

Lwkmd... bro, you nailed it. Especially if it happened like mine that the person who denies you the second time,approves you on the third time.