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Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Akins345: 6:46pm On Dec 22, 2017 |
Denvan:thanks for the clarity Devan |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by kindaguy(m): 6:52pm On Dec 22, 2017 |
Lamzee:pls check pm |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Wolexy1212(m): 7:28pm On Dec 22, 2017 |
righturn: No be small thing my brother, I first saw a change of status and later got text to pick up my documents. Yours should be issued on Wednesday, hopefully. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Drocks: 7:54pm On Dec 22, 2017 |
Thanks Mr. We know your type you get to the top and then laugh at people at the bottom. Watch it!!! NA you get your mouth so run am anyhow na me get my money. Shame on you when I get my VISA AfonjaBoston: 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by aanexplus(m): 8:08pm On Dec 22, 2017 |
Yea, I can finally post my transcript here. DEC 11 was war against fraud day. I got to embassy very early that day. We were delayed than usual (according to my seniors ![]() VO approved a mechanised farmer b4 me.. ME:Good morning sir VO: good morning(with smile). We joked about our nights. VO: where are you going in usa ME: I am going to VTech to study construction management with research concentration on Intelligence Infrastructure VO: wow you are going to VTech ME: yea... He started being lenient and answered most of the questions himself VO: i can see you study civil and you are going for construction management. Me: yea VO: what have you been doing since grad? ME: told him VO:why did you change your course? ME: I discussed with Dr Wollmann about my research interests, she advised me to contact MLSoC because they are domiciled. VO: oh ok VO: will you come back to Nigeria Me: Yes, I will come to pick up a job in Osun State University. Vo: you want to be a teacher? me: I want to be a lecturer oga ![]() VO: SO you will be a Dr. Me: yez, i will go for PhD so I can be a good lecturer VO: how did you hear about the school Me: I heard from Dr Olusegun who is an alumni of the school. I researched dere website and I saw they are the 3rd best in construction management... VO glanced at me at the mention of 3rd best Vo: who will sponsor you Me:my dad will sponsor me. vo: what does he do? me: he is into real estate and a pastor at All souls Anglican Church. Vo: did you have his soa? me: yes Vo: did you take any standardised test? me: yes, gre and toefl. I told him my score I asked him if he still needs the statement. He collected my statement, test score and transcripts. He further asked if I asked any other doc which can support my profile. I gave him my admission letter. I sha see white paper but baba put me on AP. After Series of prayer and divine intervention, I was issued on Tuesday 19th Dec. I want to affirm that God plays a larger part in this visa stuff (people like Zainab, Lucy, pepe, adewole, temtop will understand). Shout out to my NL friends who stood by be during this time, AP is worse than refusal trust me. I wish all the hopeful success. See you soon Temtop, mama, zainab and adewole etc. One Love guys! ![]() 16 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Nobody: 8:33pm On Dec 22, 2017 |
Lamzee: Lamzy what evaluation service did you use and how fast was the evaluation process can i pm you? |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Ijebuboy525: 9:08pm On Dec 22, 2017 |
LagosismyHome:Cos it's good to have some Yankee merriment before going to school, so book go fit enter head well ![]() ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Nobody: 9:19pm On Dec 22, 2017 |
Congratulations, more blessings ahead of you. aanexplus: 2 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by jamoyakz: 11:40pm On Dec 22, 2017 |
aanexplus:December 11... think no one was issued rather AP was the other of the day.... glad to see folks been finally approved after the fraud day spray!!!! have a great stay and God bless your new journey (in our mummy's voice lagosishome) 2 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by aanexplus(m): 11:48pm On Dec 22, 2017 |
congrats bro. finally Wolexy1212: 2 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by opemide007(m): 12:11am On Dec 23, 2017 |
Good morning all, my visa was approved at the Lagos Consulate this morning at about 9:30am. I am so grateful to God and everyone who has posted their transcripts here, thereby making it easier for other people like me to learn and avoid mistakes. My interview was for 6:30am but I forgot my passport photograph at home so the CGI team directed me to take passport pictures before I could go for the interview (had to pay 2k). After finger printing, I had spotted a young white guy who was wearing natives and I was hoping I could interview with him because it seemed to me that he would have more empathy compared to the rest (seeing that he liked our culture enough to wear our native �, ....I may have been wrong tho) Anyway, I was directed to him (my first victory �) and there were 2 families before me and they both got their visas, the second family was a mother and a daughter but he denied the daughter and gave the mother saying that the daughter is an adult, the babe is 25 yrs and she can apply in her own capacity and I thought she wasn't very audible. So straight to my interview: Vo: good morning Me: good morning Vo: what program are you going for? Me: Master of Arts in Economics vo: so what school are you going to? Me: Western Illinois University Vo: why this school ? Me: (I had 5 points I had noted to say, but I got so carried away with the first one that I didn't mention others, I tried to dwell a lot on the first one tho, cos I think it was my strongest point). During my application process, I noticed that the school has a unique graduate track system. What this means is that, while I will be trained in the fundamentals of graduate level economics, I will have the opportunity to select other courses that align with my goal. I wanted a program whose curriculum was interdisciplinary and Western Illinois is providing this opportunity for me. I wanted a program that would allow me study other entrepreneurial courses besides fundamentals of Economics. Some of the courses I will be taking are Economics of Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial experience and this is because of my role at my place of work where I interact with several business women who are passionate about their businesses but don't know how to go about it. By the time I go for this course, I will be better equipped to serve them. Vo: where do you work and what's your role ? ( I think he was asking so that he could understand the link between my current role and why I was going for a masters program in Economics ) Me: I currently work in a bank and I manage and coordinate the trainings, capacity building and networking sessions for the women market program in my bank. I also forge partnerships and new alliances to add value to the women we serve. (I quickly tried to link what I currently do at work with my reason for going for masters in Economics). Given my role and because we cater to a large spectrum of women including business women, When I interact with most of these women, I realize that most of them are passionate about their businesses, but don't know much about finance, budgeting, going global, the need to collaborate , they don't even know where to start from. Prior to joining the bank, I already had a career plan to spend 4 years at work, go for a 2 years master program and come back to spend another 4 years before starting my own consulting firm to help business women grow their businesses and go global. Vo: what is your highest level of education ? Me: Bachelor in Education, Economics (I stuttered a bit here) Vo: how many schools did you apply to Me: 4 Vo: what are the schools? Me: Western Illinois University, Eastern Illinois University, Montana State University and Virginia State University. Then he notices something, (apparently, the last time I went for an interview, when I was declined, I had applied to Canadian schools and I had told the lady interviewing me that I applied to Canadian schools. And she quizzed me a lot about applying to Canadian schools, I couldn't convince her as to why I couldn't choose any of the other Canadian schools instead of western Illinois, I am pretty sure she must have noted this on my profile because she didn't seem convinced ). So he asks Vo: did you apply to any other schools before now? Me: yes, when I was applying during fall, I applied to 2 Canadian schools, but this time around, I decided to focus my energy on US schools. Vo: what year did you graduate? Me: 2010 Vo: what have you been doing since you graduated? Me: following my graduation, I went for my youth service and after my service I started working with the bank. Vo: what year was this? Me:2013, I have been with the bank since 2013. Vo: who is sponsoring your education? Me: my dad Vo: what does he do? Me: he is an engineer who works with in an engineering firm. His firm provides support services to telecommunications giants like MTN, Huawei Technology. He does a lot of installations, trouble shooting, procurement and vendor supplies. Vo: do you have your financial documents here? Me: yes, I do (I reach for the statement and hand it to him) Vo: (skims the first page) there is no name on this statement Me: (In my mind, Aaaaaaaaaaaaah, how won't there be a name) there is a name on it then I call out my dad's full name Vo: oh I see it now , do you have a more recent statement, this statement has been issued since September Me: oh! I don't have a more recent one right here . This was the one I used for my I 20. Vo: okay don't worry, have you ever travelled outside Nigeria before ? Me: yes, I have been to the United Arab Emirate Vo: what year was this? Me: 2016 Vo: are you married ? Me: no Vo: do you have any kids Me: No Vo: where would you be staying? Me: campus Vo: okay, I will be approving your visa Me: ( I thought I was going to go momentarily deaf like I read here, but I didn't ). I felt as if I was in a dream, I couldn't believe it So he hands me the white paper and circles a portion and said something about Email and SMS. I was so happy that I told him thank you and have a merry Christmas, he smiled and said you too. Up until I got home, I felt as though I was at lala land. . . . My 2 cents: Pray as if that's all that counts and prepare as if that's all that counts Read as many transcripts as possible, when I went for my first interview, I wasn't coming to NL but after I was declined and someone sent me past transcripts, I started coming here to read the transcripts and I was able to learn from so many of them. I kept praying for favor, tried to give more including tithe, woke up at night to pray more and also read far and wide. My watchword was psalm 126:1-3 and indeed when he approved my visa application it felt like a dream. I pray that God grant other people's heart desires as well. Now it's time to book flights, get immunizations and prepare.[/quote] 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by opemide007(m): 12:14am On Dec 23, 2017 |
Sorry the last post was a mistake! |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Lamexx(m): 2:39am On Dec 23, 2017 |
Drocks: I understand what AfonjaBoston is saying. You can't just be going for VISA interview like that. Something must have been wrong with one or more of your response somewhere. Do a retreat, sit back, ask yourself questions like what am I doing wrong? What is different in my circumstances between my last denial and now? Possibly post your transcript of all your six denials so that people can criticize it and make you a better candidate. I checked back and found you never posted any of your transcript from your first interview in 2015. How then can someone help you? If you are using an agent, its time you send him on retirement. You don't need one. I also noticed you did not take GRE and TOEFL. If you did...fine. If you did not, it is high time you take both exams even if the school waived it for you. Moreover, how can the school waived GRE for someone with a 3.63 GPA. "Woss Wobi", you are making yourself look like a desperate candidate and you may have been profile so in their system as one. Alternatively, if you are in lagos, go to Educational Advising Centre (EAC) at the embassy at Walter Carrington. Present your case and hear what they tell you. It will be nothing different from what I have said. 9 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Lamzee(m): 5:51am On Dec 23, 2017 |
snoopylinus: LagosismyHome:you can also use foreigncredits |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by aamstih: 7:12am On Dec 23, 2017 |
@walspring, any toefl discount for the season? |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by ProfOjah1234: 7:16am On Dec 23, 2017 |
Stanleych007:You for drink am na, What stopped you? |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by GraceofGodfollo: 7:31am On Dec 23, 2017 |
when the V.O ask for passport and i20 is it advicable to pass it with other things like admission letter, Gre |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by jamoyakz: 8:07am On Dec 23, 2017 |
ProfOjah1234:lol ojah that your akata babe don dey enter your head abi ![]() |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by jamoyakz: 8:08am On Dec 23, 2017 |
GraceofGodfollo:just give the document the VO asked for PS never present docs that they don't ask for 2 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Lamexx(m): 9:17am On Dec 23, 2017 |
GraceofGodfollo: When you pass things you were not asked for, it makes you seem desperate and depending on the mood of the VO, they can decide to issue blue paper immediately. Do not shove any document you are not asked for. Just pass the document you are asked to pass. If they need any other document, they will ask for it. The VO's know we do a lot of oluwole document so they are not interested in seeing your document. |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by uk101: 9:34am On Dec 23, 2017 |
Help a sister in this study hustle really need assistance i have half payment for the English test exam want to write Pte/Ielts someone help me let me complete the payment in this season of celebration, i intend writting this exam january been studying these months for English test yet i have not registered ![]() ![]() |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by aamstih: 9:49am On Dec 23, 2017 |
Me dey follow find for TOEFL ![]() uk101: |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Drocks: 10:23am On Dec 23, 2017 |
Thank you for the advice. Now, i join this forum way back 2015 with the moniker 'fregkay' wrote the GRE exam scored 306,toefl scored 82. applied to murray state university for a post baccalauret in occupational safety and health technology to tackle the safety chanllenges in the company where i work as an assitant project monitoring engineer. Got delayed 4times in the same year having thoroughly read transcripts on this forum. I posted my delayed transcripts. Then, i gave my self a year break not applying to any school or attend any interview at the US embassy in 2016. 2017 I decided building more on my profile and career as a civil engineer then i applied to cleveland state university for my masters in civil engineering. Now delayed twice. I have helped a couple of friends with admission process, mock interview, got visas and travelled. I am married with two kids, well paid job. If i am desperate i am desperate to build my career and be successful but not desperate to go and be lost in the USA like most people do. Lamexx: |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by sunshineluv5: 11:03am On Dec 23, 2017 |
Lamexx:please what's 3.63 in america standard? u r sounding like it's a 3rd class 2 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Ayat1209(m): 11:28am On Dec 23, 2017 |
Visa denied on 20th December, 6.30am.. Lagos. Transcript... After the normal greeting and documents passing.. VO.. Which school are you going to. Me.. California state University Sacramento. Vo... When did you graduate.. ME... 2013, but the degree was awarded 2014... Cos of labor strike... Vo... Which school and course Me... Obafemi Awolowo University, civil engineering.. Vo... Why are you going for a masters degree degree now. Me... At this level of my career, a masters degree is indespensable cos it would earn me an automatic promotion when I resume back to work after the degree.. It would make me more effective in the conduct of my work and give me a more competitive edge among professionals.. Vo.. What have you been doing since you graduated.. Me... I have been working and developing myself professionally.. I have obtained an international certification in safety from the USA. I have obtained a certification in Project management. I have been an active member of the Nigeria society of engineers. I have obtained a certification in Procurements, logistics and supply chain management. I have worked as a graduate intern, I have worked as a graduate engineer, I have worked as a site engineer.. Then she cut in... Vo.... When did you start working. Me... October 2013... Four years plus.. Vo... Are you married Me... Yes.. Vo..... Kid... Me.... Yes Vo... How many Me... 3, a female twin and a new baby boy.. Vo.. 2 or 3...(i guess she checked my last b1 interview answers, cos then I had two kids and just had a boys in September) Me... 3 Vo... How many schools did you apply to.. Me... I considered 2 schools but applied to one. Vo.... GRE? ... Me... The department does not require gre for admission, they only require applicants to submit....(she cut in).... Typed.. And said the unfortunate statement.... Am planning to refire... Where do I need to adjust please... Please note that I had a b1 interview on 5th of July this year.. I never knew usa visa is this hard.. I know people who get it like it was nothing... |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Ayat1209(m): 11:33am On Dec 23, 2017 |
Was denied the b1/b2 Ayat1209: |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Ayat1209(m): 11:36am On Dec 23, 2017 |
And I would love if anyone can help with mock |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by goodemma20(m): 12:02pm On Dec 23, 2017 |
Ayat1209:the fault with this transcript is very obvious. Applying to only one school which is considered a safe school is already a red flag, you now made situations worse by not taking a standardized test at all. Unfortunately, these two red flags cannot be adjusted over a short period of time. This is just my opinion though, I believe other gurus of the house can help your case. 2 Likes |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by morgandy(m): 12:21pm On Dec 23, 2017 |
Good morning house please when reapplying and you are asked what have change what could be the perfect ans |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Ayat1209(m): 1:18pm On Dec 23, 2017 |
I perfectly understand you. But how do you think it's easy to prepare for gre when I work 7.30 to 4.30 Mondays to Friday and 9.00 to 3pm on Saturday, among other commitments. My question is should I reapply and what do I need to adjust here.? goodemma20: |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by Ayat1209(m): 1:25pm On Dec 23, 2017 |
goodemma20:Do you mean California state University Sacramento is a red flagged school? |
Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by goodemma20(m): 1:41pm On Dec 23, 2017 |
Ayat1209:nope, but it is not a stellar school like ASU and the likes. normally, you ought to apply to like 3 schools with CSUS as a second or preferably third option.That should be a plus in convincing the VO that you're a genuine student. |
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