Highzhikk:


Again everyone seeing this thread. Please be inspired!. In case you have very good grades, you do not need an MS degree to apply for PhD in the USA. You can get admitted for PhD straight from your BSc, provided that you can prove to the admission committee why they should trust you with their Assistantship. Do not let this "Abule Egba US consular" misinform you.
Go to the universities website to find all the information that you need.

Shoot for the moon, the sky is your starting point.

TWoods:


Every resource you need is online. In my time, you had to rely on fewer resources and books. The pathological laziness of this generation never ceases to amaze me.

TWoods:


What is your PhD in? You're perhaps not looking at the right schools or you picked a highly competitive one and your resume just does not stack up.

fearlessfang:
University of Tennessee Knoxville, Kent State University, university of southern mississippi

fearlessfang:
Whenever I have the bandwidth, I would come here and address fully about home ties.

Don't mind those racoons telling you, you need have landed property, billions, business, wife, kids to prove home ties.

There are several factors that a visa officer is looking out for.
1. Are you a genuine student who is going to the US to school and not for any other purpose the visa doesn't serve?
2. When such questions as "What do you intend to do after studies" is pretty much your home tie. US embassy in so many occasion do not even ask you for a single document. Here they are expecting you to state what you'll do after studies. Response like this would take away your immigrant intent "I intend to return to Nigeria and do x and x or I intend to Nigeria to continue with my present company on x and x capacity."
3. Remember that F-1 is a non-immigrant visa and the Visa Officer is there to look out if you are going to abide by your visa class, meaning they expect that after your studies you have plans of leaving the US or returning to Nigeria.
4. Visa interview on a good day do not even last more than 3-5 mins. I can tell mine didn't last more than 3 mins as only 3 questions was asked, now what time does the visa officer start accessing if you have billions saved, landed property, businesses etc.
5. The visa officers are addressing and adjudicating based on their discretion.

I don't have much time at the moment, but I'll be devoting 30 mins every weekend to shed more lights on interview questions.

Please, stay the hell away from Agents on this thread. Stay away, they are all hungry peasants

adeheritage:
Happy to Share that it is now one year since my family of four got one F1 and three f2 visas.

We arrived early August and faced some challenges between October and January. This week, I completed my first year of graduate studies and I give God all the glory.

hernandson:


i have written the exam and had a good score and guidance please

donforeign:
he's not finished, na useless coach Dem get . This kind Match need Ronaldo just to scare defenders.. Anyway na Dem know.. Ronaldo should leave

Anfieldboss:


Yeah CBT is much faster....and yes I got my required band....I got a band 8.

Sekany:


I guess so,me am trying to look for a nearby center and it's bringing up the said center

Sekany:


It's computer

Anfieldboss:
I took the GRE today, and I was not impressed with my scores but I don't think I will retake it. I had 302- 155Q 147V.

Any ideas of schools I can shoot for PhD in Electrical Engineering with this score? Suggestions will be appreciated.

andico34:

Google swintec computers owerri...the contacts will pop up
The only reliable test center in the south

samsolite:
Guys, search for gregmat on YouTube. His GRE videos are amazing. He also has a compiled excel document of commonly encountered words on the GRE verbal section

Jerryolorun:
Hello, everyone...I have a WhatsApp group in preparation for GRE if you are interested in joining the group please drop your phone no

Gerrard59:


Unfortunately, I don't have a a script for appealing for application waiver. But I believe such exists on the internet. Don't be worried, just state the papers are "in review" on your CV. Attach your transcripts and the professor assess your profile. The main thing is getting the PI's assent/approval.

https://twitter.com/sjay_yayy/status/1436771550443622400?s=08

That thread will be of help to you especially on cold emails and CV

Iliyasdass:
For those that are being posted to a very far PPA away from home, these are the steps you need to take in order for you to get a new PPA nearer to you. It was an email received from NASIMS support team for redeploy.


NOTE: This redeployment is only within the state of resident selected by the applicant during registration. This redeployment is not from one state to another state but from One PPA to another within an applicant chosen state of residence.

BiggyB242:


How did you download the letter, I have been trying since on Friday at different times of the day.

ezenwaez:

NASIMS.gov.ng

Kingshegs:

In a case like this you can use Google, just type the name of your ppa, town and state, maybe that one can help.

ezenwaez:

Get to your PPA first, I really do not have any information about Deployment but I learnt you might need a rejection letter, then upload on the NASIMS portal or contact NASIMS directly

acumen90:
This is the procedure for redeployment. I equally want to redeploy, but my fear is that I might have problem with payment which is very common with redeployment. A good number of people experienced that last time.

Equal2DeTask:



support.npower@nasims.gov.ng

Japhet04:
pls when did you succeed in downloading your ppa letter?