Please if someone is denied of F1 visa, is it advisable to reapply immediately?

Larox:
Please if someone is denied of F1 visa, is it advisable to reapply immediately?

If you don't fix the reason you were denied the first time, you'd probably be denied again. Better fix that before blowing away another N64k

EzeigboImo thanks for your inputs bro. Please I'll like to PM you. A couple of mocks will help right now.

OluDare01:

Thanks for this. I've heard from gurus here and things like this are very helpful as no one is an island of knowledge. I am an analytical chemist and what I do is separation science and environmental fingerprinting; basically using chromatography and mass spectrometry to detect environmental pollutants. My interest is not limited to this because I can also work as a QC chemist in pharmaceutical industries but I fancy my chances as a lab analyst in a food, drug amd envirinmental analysis laboratory.
On applying early, how early should one apply? I've heard different opinions about this.
Also, the main challenge as we all know is visa sponsorship. How can one navigate this puting into consideration OPT work authorization? Thanks.

http://www.myvisajobs.com/H1B_Visa.aspx is a good place to start

Fwesh101:

Hello is there anyway I can write here apart from quoting I'm new here

Just click the "reply" link at the top or bottom of a page on the thread

Thank you!!

good day house please I need answers, based on novice things lolzzz.......the school I applied to insisted I pass through wes to evaluate my result. Can I email them my transcript from my own end, or is it my school that would send my transcript? pls how long does it take to evaluate?

Hello room is there anyone here studying at Albany State University?
i have a question in regards to prove of funds at the embassy,what should the required balance look like? Thanks

Accscholar:


1. Yes, you can change institution, as long as they issue you another I-20, and your SEVIS record is updated, and as long as it's reflected in your new Visa application. Otherwise, there may be issues at the POE.

2. Check the school website for the standardised test required, but for that course, it is likely GRE.

Some schools require an independent agency to do transcript evaluation, but most schools don't if your transcript is already in English. Again, check with your department/school.

If your school does not give transcript, they should be able to send it to the school directly (official, that is), at a cost.

That said, since you have not written the GRE at this time, I'm not sure you can still meet with Fall 2018, but it is possible.

Best wishes

Thanks very much . I sincerely appreciate your response . My transcript is in English already . I will contact the department as said . How do I go about the GrE and how long does it take ? Thanks once again �

My Transcript for a denied F1 visa.
VO: Good morning
Me:Good morning
VO: How are u?
Me: Fine
VO: Where are u going to?
Me:HC
VO:For What
Me:For Studies, Ass degree in Med lab Sc.
VO:When did u finished your high school?
Me:2014
VO: When Did you finished your diploma?
Me:I had a Bachelor's degree in 2014 in Med biochem.
VO: You finished high school and bachelor's degree the same year?
Me: My Bachelor's degree is what I had 2014, I thought is what you are referring to as high school.
VO: No
Me: I finished my secondary school in 2008
VO: OK
VO: Why are you going for an associate degree when you have Bachelor in Biochemistry, instead of Master's?
Me: To meet up with the laboratory requirement of my dad's lab where I work. My dad intends stepping out for me to takeover the lab administration.
VO:But your dad can teach you?
Me: No, Is against the laboratory practice for non-laboratory scientists to take over the lab administration, you must have a qualification in laboratory science.
VO:Why are u not doing it in Nigeria?
Me:The U.S institution is more on research and it is also time costing here in Nigeria.
VO: Which other school did you apply?
Me: G.T
VO: Is a years Course?
Me: No, 18months course, but studying it in Nigeria will cost me 3yrs.
VO: Typing....
VO: Sorry, you need to reapply again, you visa is been denied.
Me: Why?
VO: The reason of your study is not genuine. Sorry, the decision has been made, you can try other consoler.

Please, what can we comment that led to the denial of this transcript. And what shud be retify?

Larox:

VO: Why are you going for an associate degree when you have Bachelor in Biochemistry, instead of Master's?
[s]Me: To meet up with the laboratory requirement of my dad's lab where I work. My dad intends stepping out for me to takeover the lab administration.[/s]

Going from bachelor's degree to associate degree Who is your adviser? I thought it should always be forward ever.

sunshineluv5:
good day house please I need answers, based on novice things lolzzz.......the school I applied to insisted I pass through wes to evaluate my result. Can I email them my transcript from my own end, or is it my school that would send my transcript? pls how long does it take to evaluate?

WES will not evaluate any transcript that you send, the authenticity cannot be verified, what you are required to do is to go to your school after you've initiated the process with WES and tell them to send official transcript to WES. The process for WES evaluation can range from just a few weeks to months. It all dapends on how fast your schools sends transcripts and responds to WES verification mail, so it is better you continue to disturb them after you initiate the process.....hope this helps

Imperioux, others have done it before. I have seen PhD holders going for first degree again.
Pls see other point you can correct here, others are learning from this trend.

Larox:
Imperioux, others have done it before.
I have seen PhD holders going for first degree again.

Pls see other point you can correct here, others are learning from this trend.

Imperioux is very right!
Any right thinking person ( there might be a few exceptions though) wouldn't have a bachelor's in MEDICAL Biochemistry and then go for an associate degree(not even another Bachelors) in a very very similar medical related course. Even if he was going for a Bachelor's it will still be very difficult to convince a VO.
Any forward thinking person will know the next step is a graduate degree.

Just Imagine a medical doctor here in Nigeria wakes up tomorrow and tells you he wants to go to school of nursing or school of midwifery, won't you assume something isn't right somewhere? Now I'm not saying it's outrightly impossible... but it will be hard to sell that to another person.

It's totally different if you are switching Disciplines or switching careers and you want to tow another career path. But Similar degrees... and going 2 steps lower instead of higher almost doesn't sound right.

Larox:
Imperioux, others have done it before.
I have seen PhD holders going for first degree again.

Pls see other point you can correct here, others are learning from this trend.

if you want receive advice that you want and sounds good to you like an echo chamber, please go and meet an agent.....On this thread, you will be told the truth , no matter how bitter or unpleasing it sounds to you

goodemma20:
WES will not evaluate any transcript that you send, the authenticity cannot be verified, what you are required to do is to go to your school after you've initiated the process with WES and tell them to send official transcript to WES. The process for WES evaluation can range from just a few weeks to months. It all dapends on how fast your schools sends transcripts and responds to WES verification mail, so it is better you continue to disturb them after you initiate the process.....hope this helps

thanks bro pls are they sending it via mail or email?

Horlanrewajuh:




Thanks very much . I sincerely appreciate your response . My transcript is in English already . I will contact the department as said . How do I go about the GrE and how long does it take ? Thanks once again �

I'm sure there are threads that have discussed this in the past. Play around NL, you could find them.

You can register for the GRE/GMAT via ets.org/mba.com respectively. Some, in Nigeria, register through all these local agencies to get books et al.

Some people (like Indians ) prepare for a day, while some others prepare over year. It depends on your (quant/vocab) background - just write when you are ready.

sunshineluv5:
thanks bro pls are they sending it via mail or email?

They will send through whatever means they have been communicating with your school over the years.
For some schools, e.g UI, OAU, Unilag, it's email.
For some other schools, it's postal mail.

Larox:
My Transcript for a denied F1 visa.
VO: Good morning
Me:Good morning
VO: How are u?
Me: Fine
VO: Where are u going to?
Me:HC
VO:For What
Me:For Studies, Ass degree in Med lab Sc.
VO:When did u finished your high school?
Me:2014
VO: When Did you finished your diploma?
Me:I had a Bachelor's degree in 2014 in Med biochem.
VO: You finished high school and bachelor's degree the same year?
Me: My Bachelor's degree is what I had 2014, I thought is what you are referring to as high school.
VO: No
Me: I finished my secondary school in 2008
VO: OK
VO: Why are you going for an associate degree when you have Bachelor in Biochemistry, instead of Master's?
Me: To meet up with the laboratory requirement of my dad's lab where I work. My dad intends stepping out for me to takeover the lab administration.
VO:But your dad can teach you?
Me: No, Is against the laboratory practice for non-laboratory scientists to take over the lab administration, you must have a qualification in laboratory science.
VO:Why are u not doing it in Nigeria?
Me:The U.S institution is more on research and it is also time costing here in Nigeria.
VO: Which other school did you apply?
Me: G.T
VO: Is a years Course?
Me: No, 18months course, but studying it in Nigeria will cost me 3yrs.
VO: Typing....
VO: Sorry, you need to reapply again, you visa is been denied.
Me: Why?
VO: The reason of your study is not genuine. Sorry, the decision has been made, you can try other consoler.

Please, what can we comment that led to the denial of this transcript. And what shud be retify?

bros u failed totally ...how can you be going for associate degree in med lab when u have a bachelor's degree in biochemistry...is like going from b.sc in biochem to ND in sci lab tech...i was going for same bachelors in med lab with my biochemistry degree but couldn't t convince them...am going back there by may and hopefully.,they will see reasons with me cos my IT was done in a clinical lab but i forget to mention it...revert back and apply for higher qualification ..those Vos will think you are trying to run away.

ekiee:

Thank you so much sire, I have a co signer with good credit for student loan though, but what are my chances for been granted loan?
The banks issuing this loans for my school are citizen and discovery bank?
Has anyone here used international student loan? What's your experience?
Thanks fam

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temitope2598:


They will send through whatever means they have been communicating with your school over the years.
For some schools, e.g UI, OAU, Unilag, it's email.
For some other schools, it's postal mail.

thanks

Accscholar:


I'm sure there are threads that have discussed this in the past. Play around NL, you could find them.

You can register for the GRE/GMAT via ets.org/mba.com respectively. Some, in Nigeria, register through all these local agencies to get books et al.

Some people (like Indians ) prepare for a day, while some others prepare over year. It depends on your (quant/vocab) background - just write when you are ready.

Boss I hail oo, one Day!

sheke01:


I can't help you with schools but I can definitely help you with GRE and TOEFL materials. I have links GRE materials pdf files and about 1000 magoosh videos but sending dem across to u might be the problem o

Brother, pls send to me too.
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God bless!

Larox:
Imperioux, others have done it before.
I have seen PhD holders going for first degree again.

Pls see other point you can correct here, others are learning from this trend.

I studied biochem, BS & MS and I did extensive research and have 2 research publications. Grad school is research based, so I don't see how scanty lab exp that you would gain in the entire associate degree can prove career advancement. I won't dispute it if you said you're switching field and want to start all over again. But any learned person would debunk the reasons you gave any time.

A PhD holder that's going back for a first degree (BS) could either be lying that he has PhD or he's totally lost. Since I've been on this thread, I've only seen 1 or 2 people pulling this stunt through whereas I've seen uncountable similar cases denied outrightly. I told Sanctus1 same thing before his first interview too. This case is hard, you've to have strong persuasion skills to pull it through. Best of luck.

imperiouxx:


I studied biochem, BS & MS and I did extensive research and have 2 research publications. Grad school is research based, so I don't see how scanty lab exp that you would gain in the entire associate degree can prove career advancement. I won't dispute it if you said you're switching field and want to start all over again. But any learned person would debunk the reasons you gave any time.

A PhD holder that's going back for a first degree (BS) could either be lying that he has PhD or he's totally lost. Since I've been on this thread, I've only seen 1 or 2 people pulling this stunt through whereas I've seen uncountable similar cases denied outrightly. I told Sanctus1 same thing before his first interview too. This case is hard, you've to have strong persuasion skills to pull it through. Best of luck.

I share the same opinion.
There was a transcript here some weeks back of a lady who had her first degree(Bachelor of Arts) in English and literary studies I think.
She's was switching careers to Computer Science and going for another Bachelors and she gave her reasons to the Interviewing officer. Ofcourse, she got her visa approved.

This doesn't mean it's impossible to get your visa approved if it's still in the same career path, but like imperioux (one of the few people I regard so well on this forum said). You've got to have strong persuasion skills.

Larox:
Imperioux, others have done it before.
I have seen PhD holders going for first degree again.

Pls see other point you can correct here, others are learning from this trend.

Apply for MS medical lab Science instead of downgrading to a diploma.

temitope2598:


I share the same opinion.
There was a transcript here some weeks back of a lady who had her first degree(Bachelor of Arts) in English and literary studies I think.
She's was switching careers to Computer Science and going for another Bachelors and she gave her reasons to the Interviewing officer. Ofcourse, she got her visa approved.

This doesn't mean it's impossible to get your visa approved if it's still in the same career path, but like imperioux (one of the few people I regard so well on this forum said). You've got to have strong persuasion skills.

Exactly

Hi folks, anyone in Miami I can connect with? Just came in town yesterday. Probably need some help around. Someone around please help or if you can connect me with any student you know. Thanks.

Glocal1:
Apply for MS medical lab Science instead of downgrading to a diploma.

This is the career advancement I was talking about. I will have to check how to get into the grad program for this course. If it doesn't require any elaborate prereqs, then I don't see why anyone would choose an asso degree over ms.

Horlanrewajuh:




Thanks very much . I sincerely appreciate your response . My transcript is in English already . I will contact the department as said . How do I go about the GrE and how long does it take ? Thanks once again �

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temitope2598:


I share the same opinion.
There was a transcript here some weeks back of a lady who had her first degree(Bachelor of Arts) in English and literary studies I think.
She's was switching careers to Computer Science and going for another Bachelors and she gave her reasons to the Interviewing officer. Ofcourse, she got her visa approved.

This doesn't mean it's impossible to get your visa approved if it's still in the same career path, but like imperioux (one of the few people I regard so well on this forum said). You've got to have strong persuasion skills.

i think the only relationship a biochemist might have with the clinical lab is during his or her industrial training ..am trying to capitalize on that during my second interview...that med lab is really in me was so unfortunate i didn't get the admission during my first degree.