Stanmedix:
Embassy Location: Abuja

School name: ETSU

Program: MPH

Status: Refused

VO: Good morning, pass me ur passport and I 20
Me: good morning ma, docs passed

VO: why East Tennessee SU? *Though not audible enough
Me: cos of their well structured practically oriented academic curriculum which is what I actually needed for my training so as to be able to impact maximally in our health system once I come back after the program.

VO: I can see u are a doctor, working.... Where did u have ur degree
Me: answered in affirmation

VO: how will you be funding this studies
Me: I have a GA offer which comes with tuition waiver and stipends, my uncle will be assisting with the deficits

VO: Do you have letter from the school for the GA?
Me: No

VO: what will you be doing as a GA?
Me: working with Prof...on his current work on....
Went on explaining details

VO: sorry this paper will explain why you are not eligible for this visa at this time

Green coloured paper handed over. Felt depressed for 2days.
Please guys I need your thorough perusal and advice on what to do.
Thanks in anticipation.

blackmamba147:


I think the bolded above is where the problem is, you are a doctor working and still need sponsorship from your uncle, I think you would have been in a better position if you were sponsoring yourself or you had a scholarship. I would advise folks that have family that want to sponsor them to make the family member deposit the funds in your account at the start of your admission process, that way you provide your own SOA as proof of funds, especially for folks that are working. Except the idea of using a family members SOA is a guise to escape out of the shit hole

Stanmedix:
Embassy Location: Abuja

School name: ETSU

Program: MPH

Status: Refused

VO: Good morning, pass me ur passport and I 20
Me: good morning ma, docs passed

VO: why East Tennessee SU? *Though not audible enough
Me: cos of their well structured practically oriented academic curriculum which is what I actually needed for my training so as to be able to impact maximally in our health system once I come back after the program.

VO: I can see u are a doctor, working.... Where did u have ur degree
Me: answered in affirmation

VO: how will you be funding this studies
Me: I have a GA offer which comes with tuition waiver and stipends, my uncle will be assisting with the deficits

VO: Do you have letter from the school for the GA?
Me: No

VO: what will you be doing as a GA?
Me: working with Prof...on his current work on....
Went on explaining details

VO: sorry this paper will explain why you are not eligible for this visa at this time

Green coloured paper handed over. Felt depressed for 2days.
Please guys I need your thorough perusal and advice on what to do.
Thanks in anticipation.

Grass2Green:
I actually uSo I think it depends on how you handle the VO.

Stanmedix:
The GA and stipends about
Deficit about $12k

pradoworld:
Have you previously been refused before?

Stanmedix:
Embassy Location: Abuja

School name: ETSU

Program: MPH

Status: Refused

VO: Good morning, pass me ur passport and I 20
Me: good morning ma, docs passed

VO: why East Tennessee SU? *Though not audible enough
Me: cos of their well structured practically oriented academic curriculum which is what I actually needed for my training so as to be able to impact maximally in our health system once I come back after the program.

VO: I can see u are a doctor, working.... Where did u have ur degree
Me: answered in affirmation

VO: how will you be funding this studies
Me: I have a GA offer which comes with tuition waiver and stipends, my uncle will be assisting with the deficits

VO: Do you have letter from the school for the GA?
Me: No

VO: what will you be doing as a GA?
Me: working with Prof...on his current work on....
Went on explaining details

VO: sorry this paper will explain why you are not eligible for this visa at this time

Green coloured paper handed over. Felt depressed for 2days.
Please guys I need your thorough perusal and advice on what to do.
Thanks in anticipation.

Pefuele:


On the response to what change:'I am better prepared to prepare my case as I was unconvincing the last time'

What of if the VO then ask:'You were not prepared and you want to go and spend thousands of dollars for a degree?

I saw someone that was denied I think yesterday that said exactly the same thing....infact,he/she was denied immediately.The transcript was on this thread I can't remember the moniker though!

Stanmedix:
Yes

dumbiri99:

Scholarship (you are not asked to work for the department to have it) is different from graduate assistantship (you have to work for the department to have it). Which were you offered?

dumbiri99:

This is terrible. Give us the financial figures on your i20 and your travel history

Stanmedix:
GA and stipends $32,706
Uncle $12,790
Total 45,496
Total

dreambound:

You should have told the VO that you weren't given an official letter but it's stated on your I20

Wretch32:
Two seemingly good transcripts today (with graduate assistantships and funding) yet denied

What’s going on

dumbiri99:

Travel history?

Stanmedix:
$12k

Kapapa:
I thought they said they don't give Nigerians students visa again but someone got f1 visa today doe it mean the information is false

Stanmedix:
Embassy Location: Abuja

School name: ETSU

Program: MPH

Status: Refused

VO: Good morning, pass me ur passport and I 20
Me: good morning ma, docs passed

VO: why East Tennessee SU? *Though not audible enough
Me: cos of their well structured practically oriented academic curriculum which is what I actually needed for my training so as to be able to impact maximally in our health system once I come back after the program.

VO: I can see u are a doctor, working.... Where did u have ur degree
Me: answered in affirmation

VO: how will you be funding this studies
Me: I have a GA offer which comes with tuition waiver and stipends, my uncle will be assisting with the deficits

VO: Do you have letter from the school for the GA?
Me: No

VO: what will you be doing as a GA?
Me: working with Prof...on his current work on....
Went on explaining details

VO: sorry this paper will explain why you are not eligible for this visa at this time

Green coloured paper handed over. Felt depressed for 2days.
Please guys I need your thorough perusal and advice on what to do.
Thanks in anticipation.

Time2win:


That's around 4.5m, not a small money though. You just have to try again

Stanmedix:
Have never crossed the 4 walls of the country

ay10yahoocom:
[ quote author=Tomiwaa post=79477254]6:30am
Visa delayed.
Good morning pass your I-20 and passport.


Q. How many other schools did you apply to?

Three

Q. Name them.

UCR, USF, LSU.
Q. How did you hear about the schools?

Last year at the annual conference of the Nigerian chapter of the American Chemical society, I networked with a few colleagues who recommended the schools I applied to.

Q. How many gave you admits?
I was rejected two and one waitlist for one.


Q. What kind of work will you be doing?

I will be working as a graduate assistant.

Q. Did you write the GRE?

Yes.

Q. What was your score?
301.

Q. What will you be doing when you return?
I will be returning to conduct research in organic medicinal chemistry. Will be using knowledge of chemistry for organic synthesis of new drugs that can be of medicinal use.

Q. Who is paying for the remaining 12k?

My Uncle.

Q. What does he do?

He imports and distributes building materials.

Can you pass his statement?

Q. Why is this statement not in your sponsor's name?
(froze, in my mind I think I said)
A.. It is a corporate business account owned by my sponsor.....( attempts to flip through the SOA)

Q. What is the name of your sponsor.
Told her.

Game over.
Pink.

Deficit of 12k after Tuition waiver and Assistantship. Sponsor's SOA was his business account.
Last year at the annual conference of the Nigerian chapter of the American Chemical society, I networked with a few colleagues who recommended the schools I applied to.
Check this very well, are sure there's Nigeria chapter of the America Chemical society, not Africa chemical society or international chemical society. Please be sure

dreambound:

I've been wondering too .. funding is no longer the new ivy.
Maybe the VOs have done meeting regarding that.

Or wait, what if there's spy on this thread that is educating the VO of our tactics...

LagosismyHome:


I think VOs read this thread and wanted to send a message that they are unpredictable

dreambound:

I've been wondering too .. funding is no longer the new ivy.
Maybe the VOs have done meeting regarding that.

Or wait, what if there's spy on this thread that is educating the VO of our tactics...

dumbiri99:

Okay funding only guarantees approval when it is full funding. You can quickly re-interview in July and get travel experience to a quality country before that time or reapply without it, you can never tell. All the best. I know you're a genuine student but those VOs don't trust us. No one trusts Nigerians nowadays.

Wretch32:
You might have said this as a joke but it’s actually realistically possible
Like can someone explain this? Twoods? Lagosismyhome? Anybody?

LagosismyHome:


I think VOs read this thread and wanted to send a message that they are unpredictable

dreambound:

I've been wondering too .. funding is no longer the new ivy.
Maybe the VOs have done meeting regarding that.

Or wait, what if there's spy on this thread that is educating the VO of our tactics...

sharwama:

I am so sorry about your denial. A part of me feels it has something to do with your responses. You didn't write your full responses, your GA responsibilities, what did you explain? We also don't know if you fidgeted during the interview. Yes body language reveals a lot.
Yes, you have a GA but you also need to convince the VO about the authenticity of your studentship and your post graduation motive(if the need arises)
There's a mail your grad cord or your department must have sent you, it includes a congratulatory message and notice of assistantship offer. Go with that to your next interview.
I remember trying so hard to get an official letter of GA offer from the department but to no avail. I was later informed by my school that that email was the most official proof of funding I could get.
You would need mock interview(s), you will need to fight back. You deserve this visa, you are worthy, you are so worthy!