Kweeen:
PLEASE guys I need your help .. Is it true that having relatives in the u.s affects chances of getting a visa? My mum and elder sister are both in the u.s, they are residents and legal although my sister bears a different surname from mine..someone suggested I say no, I don't have anyone but I will need to fill my mums info in my ds-160? Is there anyway they can check her details and detect its not true ? I dont know if therea a eay they can do thathould I just mention I have only my mum, or leave both out and say no.. I'm really confused and I need urgent opinions please. I really dont want this to affect me..has anyone admitted that they have relatives over there and it didn't affect them or has anyone successfully left it out that they have a parent there?

Stick to the truth...
Life goes beyond schooling in the US or getting an F1 visa.

YearS before I got my F1 visa, I had applied for B1B2 (work related) and indicated I have people in the US - I never thought I'd need to leave the country to visit them so I could have easily lied as people had said I should...

Years later, I used one of my relations in the US as a sponsor... What if I had lied initially?

I'm not advising him to lie but since he was determined to it should have been a smart lie

imperiouxx:


To say Education USA, Usnews.com or Princeton review or A college fair when he actually doesn't know how he got the school. What if they ask him to state what's Education USA, Usnews.com or Princeton review or A college fair and what crosses his mind is they are all private schools in Lagos State? What would you have advised him? To keep lying? Did you lied about yours?

Kweeen:
PLEASE guys I need your help .. Is it true that having relatives in the u.s affects chances of getting a visa? My mum and elder sister are both in the u.s, they are residents and legal although my sister bears a different surname from mine..someone suggested I say no, I don't have anyone but I will need to fill my mums info in my ds-160? Is there anyway they can check her details and detect its not true ? I dont know if therea a eay they can do thathould I just mention I have only my mum, or leave both out and say no.. I'm really confused and I need urgent opinions please. I really dont want this to affect me..has anyone admitted that they have relatives over there and it didn't affect them or has anyone successfully left it out that they have a parent there?

Let them know your mum is married to another kanand she has another daughter there already simple

Temitayo1949:
Hmmmm..You right bro...Now i know where the problem lies..So what can be done should i just get a new I-20 from a new school or make i just forget about US student visa in general ni?...

The situation is not hopeless as such. Catch a break for now, and reapply with a more strengthened application. Work on your answers in the mean time before you refire.

But I'll warn that people should not joke with their chances by peddling needless and verifiable lies. You claim you're going to study, be intelligent while doing so. Some responses by interviewees here just make me wanna weep for some people.

It's better you put up a gallant fight and are denied than going there to make avoidable 'silly' mistakes, only to admit "I fumbled".

Peace Profound!

I WILL LIST MY JOURNEY HERE FOR MORE DETERMINATION

First step. I have got about four good schools to apply to.
Next step is to register and write GRE (already studying for it)

imperiouxx:


I don't think so. There was a guy here last year who presented student loan and got the visa.

even this year self.

Kweeen:
PLEASE guys I need your help .. Is it true that having relatives in the u.s affects chances of getting a visa? My mum and elder sister are both in the u.s, they are residents and legal although my sister bears a different surname from mine..someone suggested I say no, I don't have anyone but I will need to fill my mums info in my ds-160? Is there anyway they can check her details and detect its not true ? I dont know if therea a eay they can do
thathould I just mention I have only my mum, or leave both out and say no.. I'm really confused and I need urgent opinions please. I really dont want this to affect me..has anyone admitted that they have relatives over there and it didn't affect them or has anyone successfully left it out that they have a parent there?

Say the truth! They can always verify.

folmus:


Do you have your coupon ready?

Yes I do

hello after uploading a passport picture on the ds 160 form ,it a passport picture required again during the interview

for intending applicants, july 30th is available at lagos embassy .

mzomaks:


Yes I do

Pm me

Congratulations

Danielaz5:
Trancript
I was walking to the embassy i was reciting my Hail Mary and Our Father interchangeably (I'm a Catholic) Window 6
Me:Good morning
V.O:Good morning
Me : Thank your for the hardworking based on the number of interviews
V.O : what did you say sir ?
Me : (Repeats) then he says you're welcome
Vo: Tell me why you chose your course ?

Me:  Biology has been a subject I've been fond of and inquisitive about ever since i was in high school .studying biology will enable me to understand the integral foundation of life and interaction between living things and its environment and how they stabilise and destabilise our ecosystem and causes of medical problems such as Ebola,Lassa Fever, HIV and how to come about obtaining cures.It doesn't limit or restrict me it gives a wide array of careers to pursue.

VO :Why Alcorn?
I was offered a full ride scholarship that covers my expenses. It is a small liberal arts college that brings me in close contact with my professors. I was also placed on the honors program so I get to pick a professor in my major to carry out one on one research, assigned an upper class student who is excelling in my major to help me integrate into the Alcorn state community.

VO : How many schools ?
Me : 7 Schools and got admitted into all..
(Looks at me nodding then cuts in)

VO :Did you use the normal application process ?
Me: Yes,Mentioned the schools I applied to then told him I got to know about them through the college board search engine and attended some sessions at EducationUSA ( Only one session) and Management Education and Training Limited

V.O: Tell me your academic background
Me: I graduated 2016 but before graduation I took the Cambridge O Levels,WAEC,NECO and attended a 1 week students industrial work experience program at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (V.O was nodding and typing) Then after my graduation I enrolled for the Cambridge A Level Program and immediately after took my SAT at Management Education and Training Limited and scored 1370 which gave me my scholarship

V.O : Sorry could you repeat your score
Me: 1370 and also got a high school gpa of 3.62/4.0.

(Types for long)

V.O : Thank you I will be approving your visa ......... Circled location
To be really honest I didn't hear anything until he said Circled location

Thanks to everyone that helped me and scolded me I'm sorry if I don't remember your usernames
. We Global Now

HI GUYS, silent reader here. Took me a while to post this but still, just want to say a big thank you to you guys for sharing your experiences and also the vetting of proposed transcripts on here. I went for the interview at Abuja on the 30th of June and i was put on Administrative processing. My visa was eventually issued on the 6th of July, about 6 days later.
Transcript:
I was interviewed by the older nice white woman, can't remember the exact window because of tension. I just think i was lucky because it wasn't the younger white woman that had on a sweatshirt and baseball hat. She didn't look nice at all and was dishing out lots of rejections.

Me: Good afternoon madam
VO: Hi good afternoon. Can you hand my your i20 please?
Me: *hands over i20* Here you go
VO: I can see that you want to go to the University of South Carolina. What do you want to study and why did you choose USC?
Me: I am going to USC for my masters degree in Electrical engineering. I decided to go with USC because it was the best fit for my profile. I had targeted Ivy league schools initially but after getting my GRE score, i had to compromise a little and carry out a lot of research on USnews.com and Princeton review for schools that were good enough for my profile and USC seemed like it because of the excellent research facilities in their faculty of computing and electrical engineering.
VO: What year did you finish your BSc.?
Me: 2016
VO: What have you been doing since then?
Me: I have been working in the telecoms industry
VO: What do you plan to do after getting this degree?
Me: Getting this masters degree and the expertise that comes with it will give me an advantage and i will be able to apply for more competitive positions when i am back in Nigeria. I have been able to establish contact and made friends and mentors in my current company and other companies in the telecom industry, I'm confident lots of opportunities brought about by this degree will be waiting for me when i am back in Nigeria. ( I also said something about starting my consultancy firm later in the future)
VO: I can see from your i20 that you were given a research assistantship and partial funding. Do you have the offer letter for the assistantship?
Me: hands over offer letter
VO: Goes through offer letter then types into her computer
VO: Who will take care of the expenses not covered by the funding?
Me: I have been able to save some money and i will be taking care of my travel costs and initial settling in expenses (I am entitled to monthly stipends based on my assistantship). My aunt is my primary sponsor and will take care of the outstanding costs.
VO: Do you have her bank account statement?(I'm surprised she didn't ask what my aunt does or why she was sponsoring me instead of my parents)
Me: Hands over statements (Yes there were actually 2 different accounts, same holder though.)
VO: *goes through first statement* [/i]This account does not have up to the amount required by the i20
Me: Yes madam, but there is the statement of the other account owned by my aunty [i]*points out the second bank account statement to her*
VO: Oh i see. This is alright.
VO: Are you married?
Me: No
VO: Okay I will be holding on to your passport and your account statement. We will need to run some checks to verify that these documents are genuine. You do realise that if they are found to be fake, You will be banned from entering the US for 10 years.
Me: Yes the documents are legit.
VO: So I can go ahead and submit them? I will need your permission.
Me: Yes madam, you can go ahead.
VO: *hands me the small white slip, the slip with the pick up addresses and my i20* Here is your i20. You will need to have it on you at the point of entry. Make sure you arrive in the US before your resumption date stated in the i20. Any later date and you won't be allowed entry into the US. Do you have any questions?
Me: No madam, thank you.
VO: Have a good day.

I'm just grateful my interview was not as gruelling as i thought it would be. Best of luck to you guys that have interviews coming up. Cheers!!

bombman:
hello after uploading a passport picture on the ds 160 form ,it a passport picture required again during the interview

yes

charles7even:
HI GUYS, silent reader here. Took me a while to post this but still, just want to say a big thank you to you guys for sharing your experiences and also the vetting of proposed transcripts on here. I went for the interview at Abuja on the 30th of June and i was put on Administrative processing. My visa was eventually issued on the 6th of July, about 6 days later.

I'm just grateful my interview was not as gruelling as i thought it would be. Best of luck to you guys that have interviews coming up. Cheers!!

CONGRATULATIONS. GO AND SUCCEED IN TRUMP'S LAND

charles7even:
HI GUYS, silent reader here. Took me a while to post this but still, just want to say a big thank you to you guys for sharing your experiences and also the vetting of proposed transcripts on here. I went for the interview at Abuja on the 30th of June and i was put on Administrative processing. My visa was eventually issued on the 6th of July, about 6 days later.
Transcript:
I was interviewed by the older nice white wcause of tension. I just think i was lucky because it wasn't the younger white woman that had on a sweatshirt and baseball hat. She didn't look nice at all and was dishing out lots of rejections.

Me: Good afternoon madam
VO: Hi good afternoon. Can you hand my your i20 please?
Me: *hands over i20* Here you go
VO: I can see that you want to go to the University of South Carolina. What do you want to study and why did you choose USC?
Me: I am going to USC for my masters degree in Electrical engineering. I decided to go with USC because it was the best fit for my profile. I had targeted Ivy league schools initially but after getting my GRE score, i had to compromise a little and carry out a lot of research on USnews.com and Princeton review for schools that were good enough for my profile and USC seemed like it because of the excellent research facilities in their faculty of computing and electrical engineering.
VO: What year did you finish your BSc.?
Me: 2016
VO: What have you been doing since then?
Me: I have been working in the telecoms industry
VO: What do you plan to do after getting this degree?
Me: Getting this masters degree and the expertise that comes with it will give me an advantage and i will be able to apply for more competitive positions when i am back in Nigeria. I have been able to establish contact and made friends and mentors in my current company and other companies in the telecom industry, I'm confident lots of opportunities brought about by this degree will be waiting for me when i am back in Nigeria. ( I also said something about starting my consultancy firm later in the future)
VO: I can see from your i20 that you were given a research assistantship and partial funding. Do you have the offer letter for the assistantship?
Me: hands over offer letter
VO: Goes through offer letter then types into her computer
VO: Who will take care of the expenses not covered by the funding?
Me: I have been able to save some money and i will be taking care of my travel costs and initial settling in expenses (I am entitled to monthly stipends based on my assistantship). My aunt is my primary sponsor and will take care of the outstanding costs.
VO: Do you have her bank account statement?(I'm surprised she didn't ask what my aunt does or why she was sponsoring me instead of my parents)
Me: Hands over statements (Yes there were actually 2 different accounts, same holder though.)
VO: *goes through first statement* [/i]This account does not have up to the amount required by the i20
Me: Yes madam, but there is the statement of the other account owned by my aunty [i]*points out the second bank account statement to her*
VO: Oh i see. This is alright.
VO: Are you married?
Me: No
VO: Okay I will be holding on to your passport and your account statement. We will need to run some checks to verify that these documents are genuine. You do realise that if they are found to be fake, You will be banned from entering the US for 10 years.
Me: Yes the documents are legit.
VO: So I can go ahead and submit them? I will need your permission.
Me: Yes madam, you can go ahead.
VO: *hands me the small white slip, the slip with the pick up addresses and my i20* Here is your i20. You will need to have it on you at the point of entry. Make sure you arrive in the US before your resumption date stated in the i20. Any later date and you won't be allowed entry into the US. Do you have any questions?
Me: No madam, thank you.
VO: Have a good day.

I'm just grateful my interview was not as gruelling as i thought it would be. Best of luck to you guys that have interviews coming up. Cheers!!

Congrats, broo
Please, can I know how much was in the account balance in total or can I private message you?
Thank you.

So I decided to join this forum because I didn't want anyone to fall mugu to any yeye visa agent like I did... It was really bad....I didn't know there could be some kind of reward in it for me.

Went for my visa today 6:30 am, it was just a fascinating conversation that left me deaf!

What visa agents do to people ehn? May God help us all, and the way people were by that gate waiting the coming of our Lord , just to see if you will come out with White or blue paper..how won't they refuse people!

If I start telling you there were blue papers then I may forget to tell you that they had wings / were flying....but you my friend are different so believe and go for it!


Me: Good morning ..

Vo: Good morning ma'am, pass me your I-20 and
passport... how are you today?

Me: I'm okay, how are you?

Vo: Oh! I'm fine, thanks. What state did you say you are
going to again?

Me: Florida,....Miami Florida.

Vo: What school are you going to there?

Me: Florida international university.

Vo: Oh! And which program?

Me: International business....

Vo: Why this school?

Me: Out of all the schools I applied to, they offered me
graduate assistantship.....

Vo: Ooh! Hmp!

Me: .... that covers some of my tuition expenses and
stipends.

Vo: Types... Looking at me from somewhere else while
typing...

Me: Looking at her while admiring her person....

Vo: So you picked this school because of the funding?

Me: Yes! I did..... and their school ranks 7th in
international business...

Vo: Oh!! Typing...so did you take any test for this
funding...

Me: Ma,am??

Vo: Did you take any test?

Me: Oh! Yes I took my GRE, I scored .. ***..

Vo: Could you tell me the break down?

Me : The verbal is uhmm... ***, quantitative is ***,
analytical is *!

Vo: hmmm...typing and looking at me from a screen or
something somewhere...

Vo: What do you plan to do with this degree?

Me: I want to be able to own and manage a
consultancy firm of my own in the future ....that will
focus mainly on exportation of goods and
services here in Nigeria.

Vo: Ooh okay!!! Who is paying?

Me: My uncle is sponsoring, my mom will be
supporting me where necessary... I Laugh.

Vo: She laughs do you have their SOA?

Me: Yes! yes I do..... Fetching only my uncle's SOA
,..she was watching me caaaarefully like a
hawk....I hand it to her.

Vo: Looks and says "you are sure your uncle is okay
with you taking this"? It's very bulky.......she sighs
and look through, laughing.

Me: Yes!

Vo: What does this your uncle do?

Me: He owns a haulage company of his own and fuel
station
around the Eastern part of the country.

Vo: hmhmm!

She seem to be looking at my face on a screen somewhere.... Or something..

Vo: Are you married?

Me: No, I'm single .

Vo: Any kid ..

Me: No, I laughed ...

Vo: Laughed too.... You mean no child outside
wedlock...

Me: I smiled, chuckled then shook my head... (in my
mind { abeg make una no koba meoo, I no know if
you don go born outside wedlock} )

Vo: Then she typed, looked at my face and typed some
more.... ... Still typing....

Vo: Guy your visa is approved (I deaf!) please make
sure you take your I-20 to... something.....keep it
well something.... something... Like that...

Me: Thank you very much...have a lovely day ...

She was reading my body language a lot !! but it was more like she wanted to talk some more or just to know my kind of person NOT looking for a reason to Deny me.

Ubah1 ... God bless you! And every single person that spends their time to help others here...

Lagosismyhome.
Imperiouxx
Ekiee's
Ladyguinivere
Omobendel24
Seyewest
Franknetter
Justwise
One other Wooden guy like that
Femi312
Tolatif
Ladylco
Ayenikunle
KDK

I can keep going but you all....are amazing!

Indeed there is God and there is need for prayers!
You will know when you face situations that are " deus ex machina"



..... Good luck to you all.. In fact my war with the visa agents just started.

Hold your schools to give you funding if you can.

Ladies Don't rub too much eye-shadow and pancake nau, Wear good shoes. Guys! wear good shoes and sucks, don't wear 1,500 to F1 visa interview . Don't try to state things the way you wrote/cram them...Change them as quickly but calmly as you can..Don't wear dead/old shirts nau...I kuku wear white.

Finally, be nice to everyone you see, someone somewhere is watching, for instance, I caught my Vo looking at me when I was laughing at the queue woman and when I was helping one mama like that. She kuku gave I and that mama.

Thank you God!.....

winterstorm:
So I decided to join this forum because I didn't want anyone to fall mugu to any yeye visa agent like I did... It was really bad....I didn't know there could be some kind of reward in it for me.

Went for my visa today 6:30 am, it was just a fascinating conversation that left me deaf!

What visa agents do to people ehn? May God help us all, and the way people were by that gate waiting the coming of our Lord , just to see if you will come out with White or blue paper..how won't they refuse people!

If I start telling you there were blue papers then I may forget to tell you that they had wings / were flying....but you my friend are different so believe and go for it!


Me: Good morning ..

Vo: Good morning ma'am, pass me your I-20 and
passport... how are you today?

Me: I'm okay, how are you?

Vo: Oh! I'm fine, thanks. What state did you say you are
going to again?

Me: Florida,....Miami Florida.

Vo: What school are you going to there?

Me: Florida international university.

Vo: Oh! And which program?

Me: International business....

Vo: Why this school?

Me: Out of all the schools I applied to, they offered me
graduate assistantship.....

Vo: Ooh! Hmp!

Me: .... that covers some of my tuition expenses and
stipends.

Vo: Types... Looking at me from somewhere else while
typing...

Me: Looking at her while admiring her person....

Vo: So you picked this school because of the funding?

Me: Yes! I did..... and their school ranks 7th in
international business...

Vo: Oh!! Typing...so did you take any test for this
funding...

Me: Ma,am??

Vo: Did you take any test?

Me: Oh! Yes I took my GRE, I scored .. ***..

Vo: Could you tell me the break down?

Me : The verbal is uhmm... ***, quantitative is ***,
analytical is *!

Vo: hmmm...typing and looking at me from a screen or
something somewhere...

Vo: What do you plan to do with this degree?

Me: I want to be able to own and manage a
consultancy firm of my own in the future ....that will
focus mainly on exportation of goods and
services here in Nigeria.

Vo: Ooh okay!!! Who is paying?

Me: My uncle is sponsoring, my mom will be
supporting me where necessary... I Laugh.

Vo: She laughs do you have their SOA?

Me: Yes! yes I do..... Fetching only my uncle's SOA
,..she was watching me caaaarefully like a
hawk....I hand it to her.

Vo: Looks and says "you are sure your uncle is okay
with you taking this"? It's very bulky.......she sighs
and look through, laughing.

Me: Yes!

Vo: What does this your uncle do?

Me: He owns a haulage company of his own and fuel
station
around the Eastern part of the country.

Vo: hmhmm!

She seem to be looking at my face on a screen somewhere.... Or something..

Vo: Are you married?

Me: No, I'm single .

Vo: Any kid ..

Me: No, I laughed ...

Vo: Laughed too.... You mean no child outside
wedlock...

Me: I smiled, chuckled then shook my head... (in my
mind { abeg make una no koba meoo, I no know if
you don go born outside wedlock} )

Vo: Then she typed, looked at my face and typed some
more.... ... Still typing....

Vo: Guy your visa is approved (I deaf!) please make
sure you take your I-20 to... something.....keep it
well something.... something... Like that...

Me: Thank you very much...have a lovely day ...

She was reading my body language a lot !! but it was more like she wanted to talk some more or just to know my kind of person NOT looking for a reason to Deny me.

Ubah1 ... God bless you! And every single person that spends their time to help others here...

Lagosismyhome.
Imperiouxx
Ekiee's
Ladyguinivere
Omobendel24
Seyewest
Franknetter
Justwise
One other Wooden guy like that
Femi312
Tolatif
Ladylco
Ayenikunle
KDK

I can keep going but you all....are amazing!

Indeed there is God and there is need for prayers!
You will know when you face situations that are " deus ex machina"



..... Good luck to you all.. In fact my war with the visa agents just started.

Hold your schools to give you funding if you can.

Ladies Don't rub too much eye-shadow and pancake nau, Wear good shoes. Guys! wear good shoes and sucks, don't wear 1,500 to F1 visa interview . Don't try to state things the way you wrote/cram them...Change them as quickly but calmly as you can..Don't wear dead/old shirts nau...I kuku wear white.

Finally, be nice to everyone you see, someone somewhere is watching, for instance, I caught my Vo looking at me when I was laughing at the queue woman and when I was helping one mama like that. She kuku gave I and that mama.

Thank you God!.....

So happy for you.

Wishing you the best in your journey to yankee. Go and excel

Hi Guys,
My visa interview was 6:30am today
I passed through the necessary screening and biometric finger print scan
The VO was a white lady in her 30s or 40s
I was the first to be interviewed by her (window 4)
My visa transcript is a bit short

VO: Hi , Good Morning
Me : Good Morning ma, How are you

VO: I am good — Can I have your passport and i20?
Me : passed them

VO: where are you going to in the US?
Me : heading to the university of Texas at Austin for a masters degree in petroleum engineering

VO: what was your 1st degree in?
Me : petroleum engineering

VO : what year did you graduate
Me : November 2016

VO : what have you been doing since graduation?
Me : I went for my Nysc in May 2017 and finished in April 2018

VO : who is sponsoring/ funding this ?
Me : The university of Texas at Austin . I got an assistantship position

She then looked at my i20
VO: “ Wow that’s very good. congrats — you got full funding as a masters student.
Me : Yes ma , Thank you

VO : So what is your future dream job?
Me : to become a reservoir engineer in top multinational oil companies such as Shell, Chevron and Exxon Mobil

VO: Congratulations, you qualify for a visa . you will be informed of the pickup
Remember to keep your i20 and passport on you at the POE . Do have a nice stay

She then hands me the white paper showing the pickup location which she had circled .
Me : Thank you ma

And I left the hall

KCM95:
Hi Guys,


VO: Congratulations, you qualify for a visa . you will be informed of the pickup
Remember to keep your i20 and passport on you at the POE . Do have a nice stay

She then hands me the white paper showing the pickup location which she had circled .
Me : Thank you ma

And I left the hall

Congratulations bro! This is grace and was so short. All the best in your new journey.

charles7even:
HI GUYS, silent reader here. Took me a while to post this but still, just want to say a big thank you to you guys for sharing your experiences and also the vetting of proposed transcripts on here. I went for the interview at Abuja on the 30th of June and i was put on Administrative processing. My visa was eventually issued on the 6th of July, about 6 days later.
Transcript:
I was interviewed by the older nice white woman, can't remember the exact window because of tension. I just think i was lucky because it wasn't the younger white woman that had on a sweatshirt and baseball hat. She didn't look nice at all and was dishing out lots of rejections.

Me: Good afternoon madam
VO: Hi good afternoon. Can you hand my your i20 please?
Me: *hands over i20* Here you go
VO: I can see that you want to go to the University of South Carolina. What do you want to study and why did you choose USC?
Me: I am going to USC for my masters degree in Electrical engineering. I decided to go with USC because it was the best fit for my profile. I had targeted Ivy league schools initially but after getting my GRE score, i had to compromise a little and carry out a lot of research on USnews.com and Princeton review for schools that were good enough for my profile and USC seemed like it because of the excellent research facilities in their faculty of computing and electrical engineering.
VO: What year did you finish your BSc.?
Me: 2016
VO: What have you been doing since then?
Me: I have been working in the telecoms industry
VO: What do you plan to do after getting this degree?
Me: Getting this masters degree and the expertise that comes with it will give me an advantage and i will be able to apply for more competitive positions when i am back in Nigeria. I have been able to establish contact and made friends and mentors in my current company and other companies in the telecom industry, I'm confident lots of opportunities brought about by this degree will be waiting for me when i am back in Nigeria. ( I also said something about starting my consultancy firm later in the future)
VO: I can see from your i20 that you were given a research assistantship and partial funding. Do you have the offer letter for the assistantship?
Me: hands over offer letter
VO: Goes through offer letter then types into her computer
VO: Who will take care of the expenses not covered by the funding?
Me: I have been able to save some money and i will be taking care of my travel costs and initial settling in expenses (I am entitled to monthly stipends based on my assistantship). My aunt is my primary sponsor and will take care of the outstanding costs.
VO: Do you have her bank account statement?(I'm surprised she didn't ask what my aunt does or why she was sponsoring me instead of my parents)
Me: Hands over statements (Yes there were actually 2 different accounts, same holder though.)
VO: *goes through first statement* [/i]This account does not have up to the amount required by the i20
Me: Yes madam, but there is the statement of the other account owned by my aunty [i]*points out the second bank account statement to her*
VO: Oh i see. This is alright.
VO: Are you married?
Me: No
VO: Okay I will be holding on to your passport and your account statement. We will need to run some checks to verify that these documents are genuine. You do realise that if they are found to be fake, You will be banned from entering the US for 10 years.
Me: Yes the documents are legit.
VO: So I can go ahead and submit them? I will need your permission.
Me: Yes madam, you can go ahead.
VO: *hands me the small white slip, the slip with the pick up addresses and my i20* Here is your i20. You will need to have it on you at the point of entry. Make sure you arrive in the US before your resumption date stated in the i20. Any later date and you won't be allowed entry into the US. Do you have any questions?
Me: No madam, thank you.
VO: Have a good day.

I'm just grateful my interview was not as gruelling as i thought it would be. Best of luck to you guys that have interviews coming up. Cheers!!

congrats..

KCM95:
Hi Guys,
My visa interview was 6:30am today
I passed through the necessary screening and biometric finger print scan
The VO was a white lady in her 30s or 40s
I was the first to be interviewed by her (window 4)
My visa transcript is a bit short

VO: Hi , Good Morning
Me : Good Morning ma, How are you

VO: I am good — Can I have your passport and i20?
Me : passed them

VO: where are you going to in the US?
Me : heading to the university of Texas at Austin for a masters degree in petroleum engineering

VO: what was your 1st degree in?
Me : petroleum engineering

VO : what year did you graduate
Me : November 2016

VO : what have you been doing since graduation?
Me : I went for my Nysc in May 2017 and finished in April 2018

VO : who is sponsoring/ funding this ?
Me : The university of Texas at Austin . I got an assistantship position

She then looked at my i20
VO: “ Wow that’s very good. congrats — you got full funding as a masters student.
Me : Yes ma , Thank you

VO : So what is your future dream job?
Me : to become a reservoir engineer in top multinational oil companies such as Shell, Chevron and Exxon Mobil

VO: Congratulations, you qualify for a visa . you will be informed of the pickup
Remember to keep your i20 and passport on you at the POE . Do have a nice stay

She then hands me the white paper showing the pickup location which she had circled .
Me : Thank you ma

And I left the hall

congrats...

Congrats

winterstorm:
So I decided to join this forum because I didn't want anyone to fall mugu to any yeye visa agent like I did... It was really bad....I didn't know there could be some kind of reward in it for me.

Went for my visa today 6:30 am, it was just a fascinating conversation that left me deaf!

What visa agents do to people ehn? May God help us all, and the way people were by that gate waiting the coming of our Lord , just to see if you will come out with White or blue paper..how won't they refuse people!

If I start telling you there were blue papers then I may forget to tell you that they had wings / were flying....but you my friend are different so believe and go for it!


Me: Good morning ..

Vo: Good morning ma'am, pass me your I-20 and
passport... how are you today?

Me: I'm okay, how are you?

Vo: Oh! I'm fine, thanks. What state did you say you are
going to again?

Me: Florida,....Miami Florida.

Vo: What school are you going to there?

Me: Florida international university.

Vo: Oh! And which program?

Me: International business....

Vo: Why this school?

Me: Out of all the schools I applied to, they offered me
graduate assistantship.....

Vo: Ooh! Hmp!

Me: .... that covers some of my tuition expenses and
stipends.

Vo: Types... Looking at me from somewhere else while
typing...

Me: Looking at her while admiring her person....

Vo: So you picked this school because of the funding?

Me: Yes! I did..... and their school ranks 7th in
international business...

Vo: Oh!! Typing...so did you take any test for this
funding...

Me: Ma,am??

Vo: Did you take any test?

Me: Oh! Yes I took my GRE, I scored .. ***..

Vo: Could you tell me the break down?

Me : The verbal is uhmm... ***, quantitative is ***,
analytical is *!

Vo: hmmm...typing and looking at me from a screen or
something somewhere...

Vo: What do you plan to do with this degree?

Me: I want to be able to own and manage a
consultancy firm of my own in the future ....that will
focus mainly on exportation of goods and
services here in Nigeria.

Vo: Ooh okay!!! Who is paying?

Me: My uncle is sponsoring, my mom will be
supporting me where necessary... I Laugh.

Vo: She laughs do you have their SOA?

Me: Yes! yes I do..... Fetching only my uncle's SOA
,..she was watching me caaaarefully like a
hawk....I hand it to her.

Vo: Looks and says "you are sure your uncle is okay
with you taking this"? It's very bulky.......she sighs
and look through, laughing.

Me: Yes!

Vo: What does this your uncle do?

Me: He owns a haulage company of his own and fuel
station
around the Eastern part of the country.

Vo: hmhmm!

She seem to be looking at my face on a screen somewhere.... Or something..

Vo: Are you married?

Me: No, I'm single .

Vo: Any kid ..

Me: No, I laughed ...

Vo: Laughed too.... You mean no child outside
wedlock...

Me: I smiled, chuckled then shook my head... (in my
mind { abeg make una no koba meoo, I no know if
you don go born outside wedlock} )

Vo: Then she typed, looked at my face and typed some
more.... ... Still typing....

Vo: Guy your visa is approved (I deaf!) please make
sure you take your I-20 to... something.....keep it
well something.... something... Like that...

Me: Thank you very much...have a lovely day ...

She was reading my body language a lot !! but it was more like she wanted to talk some more or just to know my kind of person NOT looking for a reason to Deny me.

Ubah1 ... God bless you! And every single person that spends their time to help others here...

Lagosismyhome.
Imperiouxx
Ekiee's
Ladyguinivere
Omobendel24
Seyewest
Franknetter
Justwise
One other Wooden guy like that
Femi312
Tolatif
Ladylco
Ayenikunle
KDK

I can keep going but you all....are amazing!

Indeed there is God and there is need for prayers!
You will know when you face situations that are " deus ex machina"



..... Good luck to you all.. In fact my war with the visa agents just started.

Hold your schools to give you funding if you can.

Ladies Don't rub too much eye-shadow and pancake nau, Wear good shoes. Guys! wear good shoes and sucks, don't wear 1,500 to F1 visa interview . Don't try to state things the way you wrote/cram them...Change them as quickly but calmly as you can..Don't wear dead/old shirts nau...I kuku wear white.

Finally, be nice to everyone you see, someone somewhere is watching, for instance, I caught my Vo looking at me when I was laughing at the queue woman and when I was helping one mama like that. She kuku gave I and that mama.

Thank you God!.....

Congrats

KCM95:
Hi Guys,

VO: Congratulations, you qualify for a visa . you will be informed of the pickup
Remember to keep your i20 and passport on you at the POE . Do have a nice stay

She then hands me the white paper showing the pickup location which she had circled .
Me : Thank you ma

And I left the hall

winterstorm:
So I decided to join this forum because I didn't want anyone to fall mugu to any yeye visa agent like I did... It was really bad....I didn't know there could be some kind of reward in it for me.

Thank you God!.....

Good to see

Congrats.... God bless your new journey

Yep. Few people are having the same issue.

makaba10:
I was denied F1 Visa May 21, 2018 and I have still not been able to book another appointment as I always see "No appointments available", anyone with similar case?

tunz001:
Hello sir /ma,
Please I really need to know something , the issue is I am applying for an undergraduate degree in a us university so I am asked to get my transcript evaluated .so I decided to use WES. The issue on ground is since my waec is what they request for..should my waec be sent from waec office or from my own secondary school...please help a jnr bro biko!!

Please I need a reply ASAP!!... Anyone?

.

clapper04:

OK I'm sorry pls I see TOEFL is being registered for 40k with Mafit as people have been posting it on here. I want to know if it's genuine. thanks

Yes I think its genuine. Nobody has said any bad thing about them here apart from when they chose another exam date for an applicant against his wish.

@ charles7even, winterstorm and KCM95

Cheers!

NefT:


I have seen a transcript of someone that was denied here even after presenting a letter from an employer. You can learn from that guy's experience; the guy kept bringing all forms of supporting documents. When he pressed the VO further for the denial, he was told that it is strange for employer to guarantee your position if you haven't stayed with them for a long time. So think it through and make your decision.

OK thanks very much dear. But pls can u suggest me a caption for such a letter?