Umhlahlandlela Wevisa: Nigeria kuya e-United States

Konke okudingeka ukwazi ngokuthola ivisa yomfundi e-United States.

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## Ngokabani lona Unesicelo sokwamukelwa esivela esikoleni esigunyazwe yi-SEVP e-United States futhi udinga i-visa ye-F-1 engeyona eyokufika ukuze ubhalise. Lo mhlahlandlela uhlanganisa indlela kusukela ekutholeni i-I-20 yakho eLagos, Abuja, noma elinye idolobha laseNigeria ukuya ekuhlanganyeleni inhlolokhono yakho eNxusa Lase-US e-Abuja noma ku-Consulate General eLagos. ## Isebenza kanjani inqubo ye-F-1 1. Inyuvesi yakho ikhipha Ifomu I-20 uma wamukele ukungena futhi uthumela imibhalo yezezimali ekhombisa ukuthi ungakwazi ukuhlanganisa unyaka wokuqala. 2. Ukhokha imali ye-SEVIS I-901 (USD 350 ku-F-1 kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-2026; qinisekisa ku-FMJfee.com). 3. Ugcwalisa isicelo se-visa ye-DS-160 ku-inthanethi futhi ulayishe isithombe sepasipoti esivumelanayo. 4. Ukhokha imali yesicelo se-MRV (i-visa efundeka ngomshini), okwamanje engu-USD 185, kwa-GTBank noma kunoma yiziphi izindawo zokukhokha ezimisiwe. 5. Uhlela ama-aphoyintimenti amabili nge-ustraveldocs.com: i-aphoyintimenti ye-biometrics e-Offsite Facilitation Center kanye nenhlolokhono ye-visa ehhovisi lenxusa noma inxusa. 6. Uya kunhlolokhono, unikeze ipasipoti yakho uma igunyaziwe, futhi ulande i-visa yakho nge-DHL. ## Ingxoxo engokoqobo evela eLagos nase-Abuja Izikhulu zamanxusa zihlola izinto ezimbili: ukuthi ungumfundi wangempela, nokuthi uhlose yini ukubuyela eNigeria ngemva kwezifundo zakho. Ukwenqaba ngaphansi kwesigaba 214(b) kuvamile futhi ngokuvamile kungaphinda kusetshenziswe uma izimo zakho noma imibhalo ishintsha. Lungiselela ukuchaza, ngesiNgisi esicacile ngaphansi kwemizuzu emibili: - Kungani le nyuvesi ethile kanye nohlelo (hhayi nje "USA"). - Indlela uxhaso lwakho olusebenza ngayo, umxhasi ngomxhasi, ngomnyakazo wanyanga zonke wezitatimende zasebhange ezifanayo. - Ohlela ukukwenza ngemuva kokuthweswa iziqu, ngezindima ezithile noma izimboni eNigeria. ## Amadokhumenti okuxhasa ngemali Inxusa lilindele ukubona izimali eziwuketshezi ezihlanganisa okungenani unyaka wokuqala wokufunda kanye nezindleko zokuphila ezisohlwini lwe-I-20 yakho. Ama-afidavithi abaxhasi ngaphandle kwezitatimende zasebhange azivamile ukukholisa. Uma une-scholarship, letha incwadi yokuqala yomklomelo; uma umzali exhasa, letha izitatimende zezinyanga eziyisithupha zokugcina, incwadi yokuqashwa, nemibhalo yentela. ## Umugqa wesikhathi Hlela amaviki angu-8 kuye kwayi-16 ukusuka erisidi ye-I-20 ukuya ku-visa esandleni. Izikhathi zokulinda eLagos zokuqokwa kwe-visa yabafundi ziqale kusukela ezinsukwini ezi-2 kuye kumaviki ayi-6 ngo-2025; hlola ustraveldocs.com ukuze uthole ukutholakala bukhoma ngaphambi kokubhuka izinkokhelo ze-SEVIS noma ze-MRV.

Amadokhumenti Adingekayo

  • Iphasiphothi yaseNigeria esebenzayo enokuqinisekiswa okungenani kwezinyanga eziyi-6 ngale kokuhlala okuhlosiwe(Kudingekile)
  • Ifomu I-20 (isayinwe nguwe kanye ne-DSO yakho)(Kudingekile)
  • Irisidi yenkokhelo ye-SEVIS I-901(Kudingekile)Phrinta ku-FMJfee.com ngemva kokukhokha
  • Ikhasi lokuqinisekisa le-DS-160 elinebhakhodi(Kudingekile)
  • Irisidi yenkokhelo ye-MRV(Kudingekile)
  • Ukuqinisekiswa kokuqokwa kwe-Visa interview(Kudingekile)
  • Isithombe sakamuva sosayizi wephasipoti (2x2 intshi, ingemuva elimhlophe)(Kudingekile)Kufanele uhlangabezane nemininingwane yesithombe se-visa yase-US; umthwebuli wezithombe ku-VI noma i-Wuse angathatha lokhu
  • Incwadi yokungena enyuvesi(Kudingekile)
  • Imibhalo yezemfundo (WAEC, imibhalo yasenyuvesi uma ikhona)(Kudingekile)
  • Amaphuzu okuhlola asezingeniTOEFL, IELTS, GRE, GMAT, noma SAT njengoba kudingwa uhlelo lwakho
  • Izitatimende zasebhange zabaxhasi (izinyanga eziyi-6 ezedlule)(Kudingekile)
  • Incwadi yokuqashwa komxhasi kanye nama-payslip akamuva(Kudingekile)
  • Ukugcwalisa intela yomxhasi (FIRS noma i-IRS yesifunda)Iqinisa ukwethembeka kweholo elimenyezelwe
  • I-afidavithi yokwesekwa (uma ingazixhasi wena)(Kudingekile)
  • Incwadi yomklomelo weScholarshipKudingeka kuphela uma ufuna uxhaso lwe-scholarship
  • Ubufakazi bobudlelwane neNigeriaAmadokhumenti ezakhiwo, ukubhaliswa kwebhizinisi lomndeni, ukubuyisela ukunikezwa komsebenzi

Amalungelo Okusebenza

Ukuqashwa ekhampasini kuvunyelwe kuze kufike emahoreni angama-20 ngeviki ngesikhathi sokufunda nangesikhathi esigcwele ngesikhathi sekhefu lesikole, ngaphandle kokugunyazwa okuhlukile okudingekayo. Umsebenzi ongaphandle kwekhampasi udinga ukugunyazwa kusengaphambili nge-Curricular Practical Training (CPT, etholakala ngemva konyaka owodwa wezifundo uma uhlelo lwakho luyidinga) noma Ukuqeqeshwa Okukhethekile Okuwusizo (OPT, kufika ezinyangeni eziyi-12 ngemva kokuthweswa iziqu, noma izinyanga ezingu-36 seziphelele zamadigri e-STEM nomqashi ofanelekayo obhalise ku-E-Verify). Ukusebenza ngaphandle kwekhampasi ngaphandle kokugunyazwa kuyizizathu zokunqanyulwa kwe-SEVIS nokukhanselwa kwe-visa.

Ireferensi esheshayo

Isikhathi Sokucubungula
Typical end-to-end timeline is 8 to 16 weeks from I-20 receipt: 1 to 2 weeks to pay SEVIS and complete DS-160, 2 to 6 weeks to secure an interview slot in Lagos or Abuja during peak season (April to August), and 3 to 5 working days for visa printing and DHL delivery if approved without administrative processing. Apply as early as your I-20 program start date allows (no earlier than 365 days before, and you can enter the US no earlier than 30 days before).
Imali yokufaka isicelo
SEVIS I-901: USD 350. MRV visa application fee: USD 185. Both paid in USD or NGN equivalent at the prevailing CBN rate. DHL passport return is included in the MRV fee at most posts. Approximate; verify current amounts on ustraveldocs.com and FMJfee.com before paying.
Ubufakazi Bezimali
You must demonstrate liquid funds covering tuition plus living expenses for at least the first academic year, matching the figures on your I-20. The Embassy looks for steady balances, not last-minute deposits. Six months of bank statements is the working norm; a single recent transfer into a sponsor's account is a common refusal trigger. Acceptable funding sources include parents' or guardians' bank statements with employment evidence, scholarship awards, education loans (Sallie Mae, MPower, or Nigerian banks like Access and GTBank), or a combination. If a parent or guardian is the sponsor, their declared income on tax filings should plausibly support the level of savings shown.
F-1 Student Visa
Ivisa engeyona yokufuduka

Uhlobo oluqavile lwevisa lwabafundi bamazwe ngamazwe abafisa ukufunda e-United States. Le visa ivumela ukubhalisa okugcwele esikhungweni semfundo esigunyaziwe.

Vakashela ulwazi lwevisa olusemthethweni

Ejwayelekile
Amasonto a-4 - 8
Okusheshisiwe
Amasonto a-2 - 3 (uma itholakala)

Faka isicelo okungenani izinyanga ezi-3 ngaphambi kosuku lokuqala kohlelo lwakho. Izikhathi zokucubungula ze-embassy ziyahluka ngendawo nangesikhathi sonyaka.

Amadokhumenti angu-0 kwangu-10 alungile0%

Kufanele ubonise izimali ezanele zokukhokha imfundo nezindleko zokuphila e-United States okungenani unyaka owodwa wemfundo.

Okuncane: $50,000 - $70,000

Izinhlobo Ezamukelwayo

  • Izitatimende zasebhange zomuntu siqu (izinyanga ezi-3-6 ezedlule)
  • Izitatimende zasebhange zomxhasi kanye nesifungo sokusekela
  • Incwadi yomfundaze
  • Incwadi yokugunyazwa kwesikweletu semfundo
  • Amadokhumenti okuxhaswa uhulumeni

Hlola imifundaze yokusiza ukuxhasa izifundo zakho

Kudingekile

Umshwalense wezempilo uphoqelekile kubafundi bamazwe ngamazwe e-United States. Izikhungo eziningi zidinga ubufakazi bokuvikelwa ngaphambi kokubhalisa.

Izinketho Zokuvikelwa

  • Uhlelo lwezempilo oluxhaswa yinyuvesi
  • Umshwalense wabafundi bamazwe ngamazwe ozimele
  • Uhlelo lomshwalense wezempilo kahulumeni (uma ufaneleka)

Izindleko ezilinganiselwe: $500 - $3,000/unyaka

Ngesikhathi Sokufunda
Kuze kufike emahoreni angu-20 ngesonto ngaphakathi ekhampasini ngesikhathi sokufunda; i-CPT yomsebenzi ongaphandle kwekhampasi ohlobene nezifundo
Ngemva Kokuthweswa Iziqu
OPT: izinyanga ezingu-12 (izinyanga ezingu-36 emikhakheni ye-STEM) Funda nge-OPT
Imikhawulo
Kufanele ugcine isimo somfundi esisebenzayo. Umsebenzi akufanele uphazamise izibopho zemfundo. Amanye amazwe adinga imvume yokusebenza ehlukile.

Xhumana ne-Embassy ne-Consulate

Xhumana ne-embassy noma i-consulate ye-United States eseduze kunawe ukuthola izidingo zevisa zamuva.

Thola i-embassy yakho eseduze

Isixwayiso: Lo mhlahlandlela unikeza ulwazi olujwayelekile kuphela futhi awukhiphi iseluleko somthetho noma sokufuduka. Izidingo zevisa zishintsha njalo. Hlala uqinisekisa izidingo zamanje ne-embassy noma i-consulate esemthethweni yezwe lakho elinohambo ngaphambi kokufaka isicelo.