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Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Zodam16: 4:25pm On Aug 02, 2017 |
Zodam16: My visa was approved yesterday at the Lagos embassy after my 1st delay in Abuja. Although yesterday was kinda tough for most applicants, the guy at window 5 did not make it any easier but my case was different. All 3 people before me were denied and that gave made me shiver a little. See below my transcript Vo: good morning Me: good morning, how are you today? Vo: can I av ur passport nd I-20 Me: I obliged Vo: what school are you going to? Me: Am going to Georgia Southern University for masters program in public health with a concentration in health policy and management VO: What was your first degree? Me: Agricultural economics and extension (VO gives a shocking look) but I have been working as a public health specialist since graduation VO: Where did you school? Me: University of ..... VO: What year did you graduate? Me: 2012 VO: And you said you have been working since then Me: Yes VO: What is the name of the organization and what do you do for them? Me: ....... health limited and I support over 50 private health facilities in delivering quality HIV/AIDS services to people infected with the disease. I also build the capacity of the health facility staff on proper monitoring of HIV patients by monitoring the stock-out level and ARVs and RTKs which are essential supplies in delivering quality service. I also train the health facility staff on proper monitoring of the patients on quality medication adherence and achieving viral suppression VO: How many schools did you apply to? Me: 3 schools VO: Name them Me: University of North Texas, Georgia Southern University and University of Alabama VO: How many admits? Me: 2, University of Alabama is still pending VO: So why not North Texas? Me: I choose Georgia southern university over North Texas (stammered a bit... then composed myself) particularly because of my interest in an going research in the department on real healthcare reforms with a focus on primary care access in the under-served and rural areas of which presently, my community and other surrounding communities are affected.... VO cuts in.... VO: Who will be paying? Me: My brother and my mum VO: He looks at my I-20 to confirm the sponsor and said, do you have his financial statement here? Me: Yes I do VO: Can i see them please? Me: Hands him the financial statement VO: Flips through the financial statement thoroughly Me: Waiting patiently for the next question VO: Hands me the document and types for what seemed like 30 minutes...... VO: I will be approving your visa. you will receive an email from us when its ready and gives me the white paper Me: I said thank you (with a lot of relieve) and left Special thanks to Texrem, you are the real G. and everyone who has contributed in their own little way to this thread. Thank you. 17 Likes 2 Shares |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Zodam16: 9:49am On Jul 27, 2017 |
You can fill out a new DS160. Go to your log-in page, just below the appointment history you will see "provide feedback". Click on it and send a message requesting to change your DS160 number. Keep checking your profile update to see when the update is made. It should be done within 48 hours max. I do not think you wasted that fee. PM me if you require further clarification Fenix: |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Zodam16: 9:45am On Jul 27, 2017 |
Have you tried looking at Ethiopian airline? they have relatively cheap flights so far Ability247: |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Zodam16: 6:40pm On Jul 26, 2017 |
Congrats dear. I pray mine goes well too next week. This Abuja people have destabilized me. But its well. Please did you use your old DS160 or did you fill out a new one for your appointment in Lagos? Would really appreciate your quick response Teminiyii: |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Zodam16: 8:04am On Jul 21, 2017 |
You should check Ethiopian and Qatar to ATL- its between 380-420. Walspring: 1 Like |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 12 by Zodam16: 11:57pm On Jul 20, 2017 |
Good evening everyone. My visa delayed at Abuja embassy yesterday 19th July by an african-american lady probably in her early to mid 30s See below my transcripts- Kindly let me know what part I Bleeped and how i can do better next time Vo: good morning Me: good morning, how are you today? Vo: can I av ur passport nd I-20 Me: I obliged Vo: why are you going to the US? Me: Am going to the US for my masters in public health at Georgia Southern University Vo: why Georgia Southern university Me: Asides the fact that Georgia Southern University has a great program curriculum that fits my graduate study needs, I am particularly interested in an on-going research real healthcare reforms focusing on primary care access in under-served population and the rural areas of which my community is presently underserved health wise. This will help me address the healthcare challenges when i return back home (Honestly she wasn't listening because she just kept typing and nodding till she noticed i had finished answering her question) Vo: what do you do currently? Me: I work with a health consulting firm as a public health specialist on the CDC/PEPFAR funded ACTION Plus up program where i support over 50 private health facilities in delivering quality HIV/AIDS services to people infected and affected by the disease. I also build the capacity of the health facility staff on proper monitoring of HIV patients. (she was nodding again and staring at her screen so i just thought she was seeing it on my DS160- well guess i was wrong) Vo: who will be sponsoring you? Me: My brother and my mum Vo: (She calls his name because it's on my I-20) what does he do and your mum too? Me: He works with the federal department of transport and he is also in the US army while my mum is senior lecture in one of the higher institutions in nigeria Vo: Do you have his account statement with you? Me: Yes i do Vo: Can I see it? and your mums' to if you have it Me: Pass the account statements to her VO: (She looks at my brother's statement) why will he be willing to use all his savings to pay for your tuition? Me: My mum will be supporting him with the tuition, so he wont be paying all alone (In my mind, what if he decides to use his whole savings sha) VO: Your mum doesn't seem to have enough as well to cover for one year tuition Me: Like i said earlier the one year tuition will come from both parties and not just one person. I also have savings myself VO: I will be putting your application under administrative processing for now, She hands me the yellow paper and writes admin processing on it Me: How long before a decision is made? Meanwhile she kept both financial statements and my passport with her, but returned my I-20 VO: I can't tell, but you will receive an email in that regards Me: Thank you. (Then started to head out) Feeling very disappointed i called my people and told them the outcome of the interview and they were very positive that they (VOs) probably needed to do more verification on the accounts i presented. A few hours letter, my mum confirmed from her account manager that an email came from the Embassy regarding her account statement i presented. Well my bro did not get any verification on his account. BTW..... I saw about 6 applicants but i can't for sure say any of us got an approval yesterday Today i decided to check my passport status since i was yet to receive any email as to what next, i saw a REFUSAL I would be reapplying again but most likely lagos this time. Kindly go through my transcripts and let me know what i can do better next time 3 Likes |
Travel / Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 11 by Zodam16: 7:39pm On Jul 06, 2017 |
texrem: Good evening Texrem, I have an upcoming interview and would like to have a mock session with you first. How can I contact you?(email or phone number). Thank you |
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