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please fill out a new one. The old one expired after 30 days

gbarinze:
Good morning everyone,

I applied for F1 visa in 2019 and was denied. Now, I want to apply again. Do I need to fill out a new DS-160 form or retrieve the one I submitted in 2019?

Your advice will be much appreciated.

Evicsholar:
Hello house,

Is it possible to change to Abuja after applying for F1 visa in Lagos?

What’s the current situation?

this question is quite Vague. Go through this thread and you will get a lot of information. You can now come back to ask specific questions based on the information you don’t understand.

tuneao:
Hello house….am new here i was directed here by a friend…..i wish to study in the us as an undergraduate please how do i start….your assistance will be much appreciated.thanks

sbot:


What’s the current situation?

A relative got spring ission with full funding. She applied for F1 and F2 (for her husband) in Lagos but they were both denied. ission has been deferred to Fall and another visa application has been made to Lagos but wants to change to Abuja.
Any advice please?

Evicsholar:

A relative got spring ission with full funding. She applied for F1 and F2 (for her husband) in Lagos but they were both denied. ission has been deferred to Fall and another visa application has been made to Lagos but wants to change to Abuja.
Any advice please?

Oh,

To the best of my knowledge, since the ission has now been deferred, I’m not sure they can request an EA not until some sixty(60) days to school resumption.

Hello everyone, please I need advise from gurus in the house. I am on F1 visa. I resumed August 2021 in the US. My husband is going for his F2 interview this January in Lagos. He was previously denied in November 2021 when they asked 'how he intends to make money'.

We went back to drawing board, changed I-20 to his personal funds because the former one he was denied with had the name of my friend who is a Permanent resident in the US as sponsor.

We have now changed the I-20 to his personal funds and worked on the Ds-160. He has a full time job in Nigeria even though he has just worked there for 1 year this January.

Is this strong enough as home tie?

He also has businesses and has been to the US before sponsored by Lagos state for business but on B1/B2 which is now expired.

Advice from gurus in the house would be appreciated as we prepare for interview.
We do not have any children yet and our marriage is 2years, 9months.

I would be back to testify.

sbot:


I think you’d be needing to fill another.

Okay. Thank you so much

mojolajesu:
please fill out a new one. The old one expired after 30 days

Thank you for your response.

beejhay69:
Reach out to anyone you have in the US to help you complete the payment. It's done through western union, or money order. You can aswell @wlaspring or send me DM.

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Please how much is the SEVIS fee?

Please fam! What is the mode of making this SEVIS payment?
1, is there any specific number or any link that I can make the payment online.
And how mush is the SEVIS fee. Please I need your answer if you know.

Zegeze1989:
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Please how much is the SEVIS fee?

$350

housegirl:
Hello everyone, please I need advise from gurus in the house. I am on F1 visa. I resumed August 2021 in the US. My husband is going for his F2 interview this January in Lagos. He was previously denied in November 2021 when they asked 'how he intends to make money'.

We went back to drawing board, changed I-20 to his personal funds because the former one he was denied with had the name of my friend who is a Permanent resident in the US as sponsor.

We have now changed the I-20 to his personal funds and worked on the Ds-160. He has a full time job in Nigeria even though he has just worked there for 1 year this January.

Is this strong enough as home tie?

He also has businesses and has been to the US before sponsored by Lagos state for business but on B1/B2 which is now expired.

Advice from gurus in the house would be appreciated as we prepare for interview.
We do not have any children yet and our marriage is 2years, 9months.

I would be back to testify.

Hello...send me an email at [email protected] will be glad to help with answers.

Hello house,
I have read through some of the post here it's wonderful and somehow helpful.
I graduated 2019 with 2.7/5.0 cgpa in mechanical Engr. I am currently doing my compulsory NYSC programme that will run till October this year.
I have started doing some research about A&M Texas university but I don't know where to start from because all these spring/fall ission I am reading sounds highly foreign to me. I don't even know if I have any chance of being itted into the school because of my poor GP.
Please I need some guidelines/guidance so that I will take it up from there.
And if there's anyone applying for MSC in Mechanical/Industrial Engr in the same school, you can send PM so that we run things together.

Zegeze1989:
Please fam! What is the mode of making this SEVIS payment?
1, is there any specific number or any link that I can make the payment online.
And how mush is the SEVIS fee. Please I need your answer if you know.

Just generate a SEVIS fee payment coupon. Then go to the bank and pay through Western Union. OR alternatively, someone in US to help you pay while you send him the money.

The fee is (officially) $350 for F1 visa applicants.

fam, your best option is to go prepare and write GRE. Try as much to get a very good score. You still have a chance. Just that you need to prepare well and look into your chances.

TabletMan:
Hello house,
I have read through some of the post here it's wonderful and somehow helpful.
I graduated 2019 with 2.7/5.0 cgpa in mechanical Engr. I am currently doing my compulsory NYSC programme that will run till October this year.
I have started doing some research about A&M Texas university but I don't know where to start from because all these spring/fall ission I am reading sounds highly foreign to me. I don't even know if I have any chance of being itted into the school because of my poor GP.
Please I need some guidelines/guidance so that I will take it up from there.
And if there's anyone applying for MSC in Mechanical/Industrial Engr in the same school, you can send PM so that we run things together.

gbarinze:


Just generate a SEVIS fee payment coupon. Then go to the bank and pay through Western Union. OR alternatively, someone in US to help you pay while you send him the money.

The fee is (officially) $350 for F1 visa applicants.

You can only pay outside Nigeria. @walsprings

I want to wish everyone of us a successful outing at any embassy. It's not easy but with luck and favour from our creator, we will pull through. Thanks to everyone that has contributed in one way or the other.

Here is my transcript.

First attempt
Location: Abuja
COA: $37,248
Funding: $35,052
Deficit: $2200

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning.

VO: let's start with you biometrics.
Me: okay. I placed my fingers and all were captured.

VO: Thank you
VO: So you are going to Tennessee technological university for you masters program in chemistry right?
Me: Yes

VO: What do you intend to do after the program
Me: I intend to return back to Nigeria(VO cuts on)

VO: please speak up.
Me: now in louder voice - I intend to come back to Nigeria (VO cuts in)

VO: congratulations, I will be approving your visa, take this white paper to guide you in collection process, congratulations to you
Me: Thank you.


Even though I believed that my DS-160 was well detailed,I still need no one to tell me that I was lucky today.

Zegeze1989:
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Please how much is the SEVIS fee?

$360

mojolajesu:
fam, your best option is to go prepare and write GRE. Try as much to get a very good score. You still have a chance. Just that you need to prepare well and look into your chances.

Do I have a chance of getting ission without GRE?
As GRE will take months of preparation and I'll like to get ission as fast as possible.

Thanks for your prompt reply.

Congratulations �
Was it the slim white guy that interviewed you today, the one in the middle.

ifedayosol:
I want to wish everyone of us a successful outing at any embassy. It's not easy but with luck and favour from our creator, we will pull through. Thanks to everyone that has contributed in one way or the other.

Here is my transcript.

First attempt
Location: Abuja
COA: $37,248
Funding: $35,052
Deficit: $2200

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning.

VO: let's start with you biometrics.
Me: okay. I placed my fingers and all were captured.

VO: Thank you
VO: So you are going to Tennessee technological university for you masters program in chemistry right?
Me: Yes

VO: What do you intend to do after the program
Me: I intend to return back to Nigeria(VO cuts on)

VO: please speak up.
Me: now in louder voice - I intend to come back to Nigeria (VO cuts in)

VO: congratulations, I will be approving your visa, take this white paper to guide you in collection process, congratulations to you
Me: Thank you.


Even though I believed that my DS-160 was well detailed,I still need no one to tell me that I was lucky today.

No. It was the lady beside him. The way the slim guy dey give blue paper put fear for my body mehn!!!

zanyt:
Congratulations �
Was it the slim white guy that interviewed you today, the one in the middle.

Oh really I was interviewed by that same lady too but I was denied �

ifedayosol:
No. It was the lady beside him. The way the slim guy dey give blue paper put fear for my body mehn!!!

2nd Attempt
Location:Abuja
COA- $20,138
No funding
Status: Denied

VO: You are going to study management information system at Bowie state university.
Me: Yes ma

VO: What are you doing currently?
Me: I work as an enterprise resource planning business consultant at an IT & Management Consulting firm ..... I mentioned the coy’s name.

VO: Did you apply to any other school?
Me: Yes ma, I applied to Arden university in .

VO: Who is your sponsor?
Me: My parents and my uncle will be ing too.

VO: What do they do?
Me: My Father is a safety and security consultant at .......an oil and gas company, He is also a retired senior naval officer, immediately I told her I have a letter from the navy and statement she didn’t bother to look at it. She kept on typing so I kept on talking about my uncle
My uncle is a proprietor of a school and he’s also a director at ....... educational consulting firm.
She brought out the blue paper, I asked her what was the reason for the denial and she told me to read the blue paper.
My head just went blank.
I don’t know why I was denied, maybe I was not confident enough I just can’t explain or maybe because I don’t have funding.

They gave so many people visa to an extent today, but rejections were more as usual.

mojolajesu:
please fill out a new one. The old one expired after 30 days

Wait, the old one expired 30 days ago but they already have your information saved on their system right?

So even if it takes 6 months before one goes back again, they can retrieve the old information? Or they can’t anymore?

Someone should please explain

I got interviewed by the same lady too. and was approved. I think she relies more on the strength of your DS-160 to make a decision rather than the interview itself...which is why it is important to fill out your ds-160 yourself...to stand out from the generic crowd. they only issue about 5000 F1 visas to Nigeria currently... so competition for space can be stiff at times especially during the surge days like Yesterday.

zanyt:
Oh really I was interviewed by that same lady too but I was denied �

Your guess is as good as mine. I lost all my confidence, I couldn't speak up to answer the only question asked but still got approved.

DS-160 is very important. My DS-160 was well detailed and I was lucky.

That DS-160 is key please. Everyone should fill it properly with much details. If you have nothing to hide on your social media handle, pls drop all. I mean all. I dropped Abt 7 social media handle, 3 mails, 4 mobile number have used in the last 5 years and my job duties were well detailed.

Goodluck to everyone

strictlyui:
I got interviewed by the same lady too. and was approved. I think she relies more on the strength of your DS-160 to make a decision rather than the interview itself...which is why it is important to fill out your ds-160 yourself...to stand out from the generic crowd. they only issue about 5000 F1 visas to Nigeria currently... so competition for space can be stiff at times especially during the surge days like Yesterday.

If you have old or expired int'l port, please go with it ooo. A lady was kept aside cos she did not come with her expired int'l port. I don't know if she was lata attended to. I went with mine and I was asked to bring it out for physical examination.

Hello gurus,
I'm new here and I'd like to hook up with fellow applicants to any of the schools listed below:
Georgia state university
Syracuse UNIVERSITY
University of North Carolina Charlotte
University of North Carolina Chapel hill.

Let's discuss on ission decisions.

wow this a good favour from Above i wish to tab in this one oo

ifedayosol:
I want to wish everyone of us a successful outing at any embassy. It's not easy but with luck and favour from our creator, we will pull through. Thanks to everyone that has contributed in one way or the other.

Here is my transcript.

First attempt
Location: Abuja
COA: $37,248
Funding: $35,052
Deficit: $2200

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning.

VO: let's start with you biometrics.
Me: okay. I placed my fingers and all were captured.

VO: Thank you
VO: So you are going to Tennessee technological university for you masters program in chemistry right?
Me: Yes

VO: What do you intend to do after the program
Me: I intend to return back to Nigeria(VO cuts on)

VO: please speak up.
Me: now in louder voice - I intend to come back to Nigeria (VO cuts in)

VO: congratulations, I will be approving your visa, take this white paper to guide you in collection process, congratulations to you
Me: Thank you.


Even though I believed that my DS-160 was well detailed,I still need no one to tell me that I was lucky today.

mojolajesu:
after applying for EA? That’s can’t be bro

Whatever date you see there, just pick it and apply for EA. Give your strong reasons and once it’s approved, you will see January dates

I applied for expedient the second time for a new visa application but got denied,,and I learnt you can't apply more than once.Now I'm stuck with July 30th 2022 date while my school resumes this January 18th 2022.

I'm new here ,let me prepare my questions,will be so glad if I can be able to get help here.

I'm new here,a Facebook friend just introduced me here yesterday.

First Attempt
Location: Abuja
COA: 27,952
Funding: 8,362
Deficit: 19,590
Status: Approved.

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning ma, How are you doing today?
VO: I see you are going to Lamar university to study Environmental Engineering
Me: Yes
VO: What do you do currently?
Me: I work as an Environmental Engineer at Bleep company.
VO: What do you intend to do after your studies?
Me: I will be coming back to take up the role of a senior engineer at my current place of work. I have been offered the role and this master's degree is a prerequisite to taking up the role.
VO: Who will be paying your deficit?
Me: my elder brother and his wife will be paying my deficit.
VO: What does your brother do?
Me: He is the founder and CEO of Bleep company, the company I work.
VO: what kind of company is this?
Me: It's an oil and gas consulting firm where we train, do inventory and supplies, and also consult for major oil companies in Nigeria like NPDC, NAPIMS, DPR, ND Western, Seplat, and the likes. (she was typing while I was saying all these, I was saying their full meanings too tho)
VO: Okay, your visa is approved.

ifedayosol:
I want to wish everyone of us a successful outing at any embassy. It's not easy but with luck and favour from our creator, we will pull through. Thanks to everyone that has contributed in one way or the other.

Here is my transcript.

First attempt
Location: Abuja
COA: $37,248
Funding: $35,052
Deficit: $2200

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning.

VO: let's start with you biometrics.
Me: okay. I placed my fingers and all were captured.

VO: Thank you
VO: So you are going to Tennessee technological university for you masters program in chemistry right?
Me: Yes

VO: What do you intend to do after the program
Me: I intend to return back to Nigeria(VO cuts on)

VO: please speak up.
Me: now in louder voice - I intend to come back to Nigeria (VO cuts in)

VO: congratulations, I will be approving your visa, take this white paper to guide you in collection process, congratulations to you
Me: Thank you.


Even though I believed that my DS-160 was well detailed,I still need no one to tell me that I was lucky today.

God's Favour