NewStats: 3,264,759 , 8,184,624 topics. Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025 at 10:07 AM 4st4q

go to USCIS website all information you need is on there.

anyanwukelechij:
@gboyega, pls can u tell me how 90days fiancée visa works, n how long does it take before i am granted visa to enter the state

yes

itoski:

Asking for my bro that got itted to Marshall University.
The ission letter doesn't carry any funding information.
Is this normal? When do they inform itted students about funding?

Get all immunizations you can lay your hands on where you are right now and go with the records to the USA.
When you get to the States take your documents to the county health office so it can be updated then take the County records to your P

LadeeE:


Hi Chibertha,

Regarding immunization records, I noticed that some vaccines are compulsory in the states but are optional in Nigeria like Rotavirus, influenza, MMR, varicella, and Hep. A. Would you advise one to get them in Nigeria or the States?

double congratulation
Please share your transcript and keep in touch.

Plebes89:
Hi, gurus in the house Please help.
I got my F1 visa approved today. PhD in Economics fully funded with health insurance. (I'm 6months pregnant)
My question is will I be turned back by immigration official (POE) when I arrive because of my visible stomach. I plan on traveling next 2 weeks.
Advice Please

Just go to the website and get the status of your SEVIS

Ogundare26:
I got it on the 26 of June last year I don't know if I can quickly use it before it expires. Thanks quote author=TEMIT0PE post=123789853]Since it's exactly 12 months since you paid, i think it's best you send them an email to confirm the exact expiration date.

[email protected]

yes

iseoluwa89:
Good day everyone, my sch is currently requesting for my son's port page b4 issuing i20 because i stated I have dependents. However, his port is not ready yet.
Is it possible to include him later and tell the sch to just use that of my wife and mine.

Thanks

this might be useful to someone
https://leverageedu.com/blog/universities-that-accept-low-gpa-for-masters-in-the-usa/

Your 4 years old will go to preschool while your 6-year-old will go to elementary 1.
You do not need a nanny, for them because you work 20hrs a week so you must have closed from work by the time they are done with school.
eg you resume work at 8 am and close at 1 pm that is 4hrs, Monday to Friday gives yous 20hrs

Elily:
Hi everyone,

Please I need advice concerning my family's F2 visa.

I traveled to US exactly one year now on F1 visa for my PhD studies. I went to the interview alone because my family's port wasn't ready by then. They (husband and two kids, 6yrs & 4yrs) have tried on two attempts to get their F2 visa which was denied. On the first instance, the VO asked of our plan for a nanny since my husband said he will be spending one month in US (my husband was advised to say so). We didn't have plan for a nanny by then and they were denied.

On the second occasion after two months, we made inquiries on babysitting and presented it to the VO. My school also has resources for parenting graduate students which my husband presented to the VO but still they got denial.

I don't really know what else to do. I'm planning on going with them next time but I'm not sure if I will be allowed in the interview hall since my visa has not expired.

What should be our next of action

Please your candid advice will be highly appreciated.

you can only do that as a Nigerian if you have PR there

TenaciousOrphan:
Has anyone here attended interview in Benin Republic, Togo or Any other West African country due to this date scarcity in Nigeria, especially Abuja. My portal can’t see any date for in Lagos, only Abuja.

Going for chemistry as a pharmacist is like going backward
That there is the reason for the denial.

ahmedgafar7:
08/06/23
Lagos Visa: Denied

COA : 37 000$
GTA: 27 000$
DEFICIT: 10 000$

Interviewed at window 2 by a man on a blue paper issuing spree

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning sir

VO: me your documents
Me: I did

VO: What school are you going to
Me: Middle Tennessee State University

VO: What do you do
Me: I’m a quality control pharmacist at …. I ascertain that finished products meet standards of pharmaceutical grade……VO cuts in

VO: You are a pharmacist?
Me: Yes

VO: You are going for a master’s in chemistry you have done these programs before (sternly)
Me: No, I will be focused on advanced methods of physicochemical analysis of drugs……I will come back to take a position at NAFDAC….VO cuts in

VO: Who will be covering your 10k deficit ?
Me: My sister, she owns……..a chain of frozen foods businesses…..VO cuts in

VO: Has she sponsored anybody before ?
Me: No, she has not

VO: You do not qualify for a non immigrant visa….then issues blue paper.

Everything was over in less than 2mins.

The bolded are the issue you do not have ties in Nigeria again that's why you have been all over the world.
I will advise you to face Canada since you have good grades and your parents are there your PR is sure

TheMA:
06-06-23
6:30 AM
Lagos
Denied under 214(b)

Profile:

Affected by the UAE visa ban and returned to Nigeria after failing to obtain a new work permit. port was renewed in Malaysia so place of issue was out there in the open upon inspecting the port. Over a year of experience as a SWE in AI and RFID/IOT Engineering.
Dual B.Sc. in Computer Science (2021) from a UK university, and a Malaysian university
1st Class Honors in both.

Program:

M.Sc. in Computer Science, BGSU, funding covered by parents (Canadian permanent residents).

Context:

VO was stern and visibly/slightly upset with all preceding candidates including myself. Nonetheless, confidence and grooming was on point.

Interview:

VO: Good morning, your I-20 and port.
-- [Greeted back and obliged]

VO: Who will be sponsoring your studies?
-- My parents will be fully backing me up for the study. With over 2 decades of experience as a chartered ant, she is a financial analyst manager at ... in Winnipeg, Canada, where she's currently a permanent resident. On the other hand, my dad has over 3 decades of experience in the hospitality and events services industry and recently launched his equipment trading company in Canada where he's also a permanent resident. I am expected to manage the Nigerian branch which we have ed in Lagos upon returning. [Cuts in as I was about to declare their financial status]

VO: Aside from Malaysia what other countries have you been to?
-- [Succinctly described my travel history in Malaysia and UAE, and offered older ports since she was inspecting the pages/stamps on the current one]

VO: [Types for a while and hands over blue paper] You do not qualify for this visa under US Immigration Law.
-- [Walks away disionately (I'm a calculative person and a scientist, so I never make the mistake of associating emotions with statistically unfavorable situations {82% rejection rates for the F-1 in Nigeria})]

--------------------------------

PS - I won't be reapplying as my situation and profile almost certainly will not change, but will focus on seeking employment overseas. Please direct potentially sensitive queries to [email protected] (valid for 24hrs) if you have something valuable to offer that cannot be publicly disclosed, in regards to my case.

mrdiator112:
Hi everyone, I recently got itted to the USA.. which comes with an award/scholarship but I am unclear on what the funding covers. I have msg the school for clarity but have not gotten a tangible response. this is the body of the award mail. So I want to know what part of funding the award covers. thank you for your contribution.


Your stipend is about $6.50/hr.
$500 per month is before the tax
$499 will be paid for you for every credit hour course you eg if you for 3 courses at 3 credit hr per course that will be 9 credit hrs
let's say your fees based on the above-ed course is $12,000 the school will waive
$499x9 = $4491 for you and you will pay the remainder by yourself

half bread is better than chinchin but at the same time start thinking about how to make up for the deficit.

Master of Business istration - Fall 2023

Congratulations on your recent ission to the Bleep College of Business Master of Business istration degree program. Based on your outstanding academic credentials, we are pleased to offer you a merit graduate assistantship for Fall 2023. This assistantship is renewable under the conditions discussed below and can be held for up to 5 semesters.

A graduate assistantship (GA) provides you with a number of benefits. For example, the GA carries a stipend of $2,000 per semester, and $500 per month for each of the four months of the fall and spring semesters. Primarily assistantships provide a waiver of tuition at the rate of $499 per credit hour for your courses up to 12 credit hours per semester and are allocated based on enrollment throughout the entire duration of the program. Your assistantship also waives out-of-state tuition covering all tuition-related expenses. The university requires graduate assistants to maintain 12 credit hours each fall and spring, meaning your assistantship's total estimated value is $5,988 for in-state students and $15,696 for out-of-state students per semester. Please be advised that an assistantship will not cover the total cost of your program’s expenses. You will be responsible for any and all remaining program and mandatory institutional student fees.

Being awarded a GA is an honor, and GAs have the opportunity to work closely with the faculty and staff of the college helping us to meet our teaching and research mission. We hope you're excited to receive this news

how did they pay for it for you?

johnolusetire97:
Good day, I paid for my SEVIS fee through a friend in the US just last week, the payment status isn't updated yet. Do i have to wait for the payment to be confirmed before scheduling visa appointment?

their employer should file for H1 visa for them and give them all the required documents

Twemi:
Hello everyone, I have a friend that was given a job in US and want to apply for work visa. We will be needing your guidance here because we want to do it ourselves. I have some questions to ask
1. What are the documents that need to be taken to the VO?
2. What’s the total expenses for the application?
Thanks in anticipation

you sell your market well

Babbeeyy:
I’ve been a silent reader on this platform and a lot of transcripts here have helped me, so I’d also be sharing mine. I was the 5th person to be interviewed but the 1st one to be interviewed by the VO that attended to me.
She was a black American lady with small pink lips🥰
Immediately she opened her window she called me to come forward, which I did.

Visa Transcript
May 26th, Abuja
Appointment time: 7:30am
Interview duration: 1 minutes( at most)
Status: Approved
COA : $61,000


Me: Good morning mam
VO: Good morning

VO: Have you traveled before?
Me: No, I haven’t

VO: me your i20
Me: (es it to her)

VO: What are your plans with this degree in this school?
Me: Studying sociology will help me in acquiring more knowledge in social theories, critical thinking and data analysis, this will help me in achieving my career goal which is to take up a job with *****. The current CEO of ***** is someone I met when I volunteered to work with **** in sensitizing women about the dangers and preventions of sexual exploitation. Upon the end of my voluntary work I was promised a position and I look forward to graduating in time and coming back to focus on that. It’s also one of my career goal to start up an NGO that would focus on the prohibition of human trafficking in women and young girls specifically, It is also very important for me to be close to my aging mom who isn’t getting any younger.

VO: Who is sponsoring you?
Me: I would be sponsored by a family friend whom I have known since childhood, when the need for me to school abroad came up he had a conversation with my mom and offered to sponsor me in honor of the relationship that both families share

VO: What does your sponsor do
Me: He’s a software engineer by profession and works with Microsoft, he also owns an Africa food store in the US

VO: What do you do?
Me: I am currently a student at the university of ***** but due to the incessant strike it became necessary for me to school in a more predictable academic environment, hence the need to school abroad.
(VO nods in approval to my ds 160)

VO: Where would you be staying?
Me: I will be staying with my sponsor until my on-campus accommodation is sorted out.

VO: When did you graduate high school?
Me: I graduated high school in 2018 and gained ission in 2019(VO nods again)

VO: When is your program start date?
Me: Uhhhmmm(I really did this, I thought about it for like two secs) August, August 20th to be precise.

VO: Do you have any friends or family in the US?
Me: No, just my sponsor.

VO: Do you have siblings?
Me: Yes, I have two siblings

VO: Older or younger?
Me: Older. I am the last

VO: Where are they?
Me: My brother is in Lagos and my sister is here in Abuja

VO: What do they do?
Me: My Sister works with **** and my brother works with ****
VO: Typing….. (and then proceeds to me my i20 without my port but I didn’t notice she added the white paper to the i20) keeps typing..
Your visa has been approved( proceeds to tell me how I can collect it and saying something relating to the white paper but I didn’t hear.)
Me: Thank you mam, thank you( she smiles and then I walk away)

Note: From my experience, she didn’t ask for any documents or any proof, she seemed to be paying more tension to what I was saying and what I filled in my ds160. I noticed that whenever I said something corresponding to what I filled in my ds 160 she’d nod her head and with all these questions my interview still didn’t last up to 1min highest I’d say 45secs.
Thank you all for assisting me without even knowing it🙏🏾

she has 3 months to enroll in school in order to be in status

Ebisign:

If she transfers the sevis to the second school and decides not to enroll in the first school, classes will not start in the second school till January. Will she be allowed to stay in the country without being enrolled in any school? Her visa is carrying the name of the first school.

They should transfer their SEVIS to the second school by themselves.
But if they choose to in the first school they must pay the school fees for the semester attended and then ask for a transfer to the next school afterwards.

Ebisign:
Hello everyone,
Please I need insight on this situation for a close friend. She really needs to know her next steps.
If one has gotten a visa to go to one school for fall 2023 semester and travels and is yet to enroll in the school then the second school gives the person ission with more funding than the first school for the next semester which is spring 2024. Does the person have to enroll in the first school even though the first school is not giving any funding or Assistantship and is asking that the person has to pay the tuition deposit. Should she pay tuition while waiting for the second school to start enrollment? What can the person do in a situation like this?

If na me I go go the second school

Phenomenal101:
The ph.D assistantship I received from my dream school has a deficit of $15,000.
Can I renegotiate with my Supervisor to give me full funding if the offer letter he sent to you does not cover your full cost of attendance?

What is the best way to approach this.

Should I just settle for another school that offered an assistantship that covers most of the Cost of attendance for my Masters degree, with only a deficit of $3,500?

No, but I would put yes there even if we are not all traveling the same day.

TenaciousOrphan:
Hello all, if you answer No to this question ( Are there other persons traveling with you) on your DS-160, will it prevent your family from applying for F2?

I need responses please.

yes you can

Googlepedia:
Good morning everyone, i recently got itted to michigan Tech for my masters, please is it possible to apply for visa with my dependants(spouse and 2 children)?

these questions are what your school should answer and I believe they did.
your ISS office they are paid to you till then end.

Trust22:


Goodmorning Sir.. Pls after getting the i-20 please what is the next step to follow..... Please how do I get your s for further communication please 🙏

I hope say una know the meaning of this *DEFICIT* una dey use anyhow?

Thurhyb:
Visa delayed
Appointment time: 8:00am
Interview duration: 2 minutes
No funding
Deficit: 43,940
School: East Tennessee state university
Course: engineering tech

Vo: Good morning
Me: Good morning ma’am
Vo: I can see you are going to East Tennessee state university for your bachelors degree in
Engineering technology .
Me: yes ma’am
Vo: when did you finish your high school?
Me: 2019
Vo: What have you been doing since you finish your high school?
Me: after my high school,I attended a computer training institute and upon my completion I have been an instructor at my dad’s tutorial where I have been tutoring and preparing students for their final year exam which is the west africa examination
Vo: how do you want to be paying for your fees
Me: my uncle will be sponsoring my education
Vo: what does ur uncle do?
Me: he owns the Olawore engineering services limited and also ventured in Real Estate where he about 12 residential buildings, where 8 is located in lagos,2 in Abuja and one each in Ogun and osun states.
Vo: What will you be doing after your studies in the states?
Me: I will be coming back to Nigeria to take up the project engineer position at my dad’s company where I will be responsible for all technical and engineering aspects of their assigned projects
Vo: You are not eligible for this visa

Please gurus,what could have been the problem?
Any advice please

welcome, use the link below to make your search.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_American_universities_and_colleges

HighPriest0:
Nice to be here guys.

I'm currently about to complete my MSc here in 🇩🇪.

I'm looking at moving to the US for PhD.

My field is ecology, zoology, biological sciences in general.

I'm looking for recommendations for schools where I can get a fully funded PhD position in the US...
Links or s would be highly appreciated.

the reason is as follows
it is the summer holidays
it school resumption for the fall semester
your travel date is too close(the more you wait the more expensive it gets)

FloroFlores:
And why are flights to the USA in August north of a million naira? Am I doing something wrong or did it reach my turn and change?? Do y’all know any tricks or agencies?

My mates were paying 400 and 500grand last year!!

pay your deposit fees and collect your funding, no dey find wetin wey no lost.

no talk say I no tell you oooh (as we say in pitakwa)

Hannaleeyah:
Please anyone here studying in Wingate University?

I often apply for Scholarships,so yesterday,I recieved a congratulations email that based on my achievements, I've been offered a $27,000 worth scholarship in Wingate University.

I have some questions;

1. How valid is the school and scholarship,who knows about that or who can help with that?

2. In the email, it's said that I'd pay $300 as enrollment deposit,is that how it's done?

Please I need your words.

all you said is not true.
I was first itted in 2019 and my enrolment deposit then was $2000 which I paid, due to some reason I did not apply for a visa. when I asked for a refund, it was returned to me the next day.
Then in 2020, the fees were reviewed downward due to COVID TO the $500 I paid and, was applied to my school fees

It was one of the conditions for being issued an I-20 then.
But today they have waived the deposit and application fees because it is one of our recommendations as international students here

Ronaldoguy:
Tell them to waive the enrollment deposit or deduct it from your scholarship. Dont ever pay any enrollment deposit because it is non refundable and it does not boost your visa chance. In fact any school with enrollment deposit is a red flag to VO

Congratulations

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.

yes to airlines that have flights originating from Nigeria and also have offices here.

Rayhanna:
Hi guys, please is there a way to pay for flight to US wiwith the use of naira card?

I agree with your point of view.

BigIyanga:

I think the OP was saying that if funding was a determining factor in choosing his school, VO could have seen it as a financial incapacity red flag, since he didnt get fully funded??

piggy backing on this below

Did you inform the embassy or the CBP that you were going to put to birth both times?
answer these then we can look at it together

BigIyanga:

Did you pay in full all medical expenses related to your children’s birth and care in the US?
Also, did your partner/wife travel to US to have your babies with B1/B2 visa?

You want enter abi you no wan enter?
Leave top this and that alone.

Zihno:


Plus she’s going to Wharton a top 3 MBA program.

I am even surprised nobody has said they will tap into the visa issuance.
Our people like to be like the result but not wanting to do go for daily practice like the person.
This is not 7am fire prayer things ooh

BigIyanga:

I’m not knocking on your optimism… but that OP is seasoned with experience in various fields- Medicine-Politics-Public Policy-Intl Travels-Conferences-MBA-high GRE Score.. He/She is a well-prepared and unique applicant. Hope is not enough.. Do your homework. Good luck!