calabaman:

Thanks for ur quick response sir. My parents are in nigeria... how do I go about getting dual citizenship. Sorry I dnt know my NI number


my birth certificate is of my place of birth in a hospital in Lancaster England

fortress11: Hi Vicjustice
thanks for a brilliant job

Vicjustice:
Check your birth certificate for your NI number.
It is a great advantage that your parents are alive to aid your citizenship application.
You can start the application process in this link:
https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports/y

worry359:
Was your birth registered in the UK and do you have a british birth certificate or any other papers?
These would make things simpler.

Do please remember that UK. is no paradise!
You should have a good plan before you go to the UK.
How will you make your living?
Do you have any skills to get a job.

It would be better to come on a holiday to see how things are before commiting everything.

calabaman:

Thanks for your response. I have a british birth certificate dated August 1st 1983
Yes, I have considered carefully what I would do for a living carefully when I get over there. I know that life in the UK is no bed of roses so I would be sure to have several contingency plans before I commit my lot to living in the uk.

But I have one immediate concern, my folks told me the year I was born 1983 that the UK stopped issuing citizenship to those born in the uk. So thats why I never had a british passport. Before I commit resources to applying for a passport I would like to know from you and Mr Vicjustice if this is still in effect? Or if this only happened for those born in the year 83? And am I eligible to have a british passport?

acadollar: Pls who knows if south Korea embassy can accept a family friends account statement for my sponsor ship being that there is no family ties ?
Also is it a must that since am going for masters that It must be self sponsored ?
Pls I need suggestions on what to do about this .

worry359: charzyh2

You have posted the same thing on many places.
You will not get any more answers.

momoyama:

I am not Nigerian, but I have a friend from Nigeria here in the Bahamas and he got here by flying to Dubai, then Moscow, then to Cuba and from there to Nassau. I am sure you can do the same route to Cuba and there are many direct flights from Cuba to Haiti.

Vicjustice:
Most countries that do not require visa of Nigerian citizens do so by compensating the visa requirements with other measures: for example, they do not have direct flights from Nigeria nor from any country that Nigerian citizens can enter without a visa: These measures can be considered hypocritical as the countries usually hide behind other coutries that have stringent visa requirements for Nigerians: some countries (like Turkey) require Nigerian citizens to hold visas or resident permits for hard coutries like the US, Canada, Australia, New-Zealand, Japan and the EU etc before they can enter Turkey "visa free", while others hide behind these hard countries' transit visas.
Therefore, in actual sense, there is virtually no country outside Africa that is entirely visa free for Nigerian passport holders.

charzyh2: Hello,
I am 21 years. I met an American woman on facebook. She and her husband introduced me to a network marketing business. I got interested in the business. So, they sponsored my registration financially. The husband has been chatting with me by email.
Now, they want me to come over there (US) for seminars in either December or January.
They are ready to stand as my sponsor and they are willing to provide any supporting documents for the invitation and sponsorship.
My questions are:
1. Is this a business visa or tourist visa?
2. What documents are required of them being my sponsor in this kind of situation?
3. What documents required are required of me?
4. And what are my my chances of being approved of this type of visa in this situation?
Thank you sir.
Regards.
Charles George.

Vicjustice:
1) If you are going for business, then it is a business visa and if for tourism, then it is tourist visa.
2) The documents that are required of them can be found in the original post.
3) Also, refer to the original post.
4) It would be easier for you to lift an adult elephant than to get a visa in your given circumstances.

Ije004:

@ momoyama
Thats a loooong thing man! But how were the connecting flights arranged? Apart from Russia, the other points of entry mentioned are visa free. Did he have to get a transit visa to Russia? Pls if you could get specific details on his itenary ill be grateful. Cheers!

momoyama:
I am not sure, but I will ask him about the Russia visa issue. He is a dual Nigerian/Sierra Leone citizen, though, which might make some difference.

Vicjustice:
1) If you are going for business, then it is a business visa and if for tourism, then it is tourist visa.
2) The documents that are required of them can be found in the original post.
3) Also, refer to the original post.
4) It would be easier for you to lift an adult elephant than to get a visa in your given circumstances.

Vicjustice:
When it comes to international travel matters, being a dual Nigerian/Sierra-leonean citizen can only make as much difference as being a bi-ethnic indigene of Yoruba and Igbo.

momoyama:
I am not sure why you think that, but you may be right. I would imagine that different countries do not have the same visa requirements as others. For instance, a Nigerian may not require a visa to Canada (as a Commonwealth country) and a Sierra Leonean may require one. By the same token, a Sierra Leonean may not require one for a specific country that a Nigerian does. That is why having dual citizenship is always good for making travel convenient.

charzyh2:
@vic, please what are the main issues that need to be corrected.
Your reply will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much for your time.

Vicjustice:
There are 101 issues that I don't think you can correct at this stage, but I will be considerate enough to mention one which is a knockout blow.
You stated that you would be going to the UK for "business" while you are not a business man: yet, you expect a couple that you met in the internet to sponsor your trip.
You are also contemplating on applying for a tourist visa, but you do not seem to be having any meaningful responsibility in Nigeria, and you are entirely banking your hope on the strange couples that you seemingly know nothing about.

Vicjustice:
Dual citizenship is beneficial if you are a citizen of two countries of different advantages: for example, you hold both Nigerian and Australian citizenship. But there is no advantage if you hold dual citizenship of Nigerian and Sierra-leone because, both countries are of same values in regards to international travel.

momoyama:
According to the Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index, Nigerians can enter 48 countries without visas, while Sierra Leoneans can enter 63 countries without visas. That is a significant difference. Moreover, I am sure not all of the 48 countries that allow visa free travel to Nigerians extend the same to Sierra Leoneans. That means that there IS value to holding both passports.

Vicjustice:
Even if Sierra-leone passport are visa free to more countries than Nigerian passport, have you checked the qualities of these countries?
If yes, which of the countries is a country with significance economic power?
Com'on, you're not going to be naming countries like Bangladesh, Haiti Sri-Lanka and East-Timor, are you?

momoyama:
Lichtenstein, Singapore, Andorra, Bermuda, Barbados and or course my own country, The Bahamas, do require visas for Sierra Leoneans. Of course, these are all small countries, but they are all wealthy countries with high incomes that typically have very stringent visa/immigration restrictions. Bermuda, for instance, has a per capita income almost three times that of the United States and far, far higher salaries across the board.
I am not sure what you mean by 'economic power', but I do not think that is a criteria people use when deciding to migrate, otherwise big, poor countries like China and Brazil would have more immigration problems than small, wealthier ones. Of course, the reverse is true.
Also, Malaysia does not require visa from Sierra Leoneans. While Malaysia is much poorer than the small countries listed above it nonetheless is a net migration magnet. So I maintain that having two passports is always a good thing for international travel.

Vicjustice:
Sorry, i meant to say economy power.
Well, I do understand your points, they are intelligible and they are facts. But there is need to understand that even if Sierra-Leonean passport does not officially require a visa to enter a country like Singapore, yet, there are requirements to satisfy at the port of entry.
It would be naive for just any Sierra-Leonean passport holder to venture a casual trip to Singapore if he doesn't have reasonable amount of money, a reasonable job and a reasonable obligation or tie to return home for.
Logically, the process of applying for a visa is considerably easier than the risk of travelling vusa free to a country where where you would be subjected to give satisfying answers to all sort of different questions.Understand that black Africans generally pose significant risks to foreign immigration therefore, are subjected to stringent scrutiny at border control: even airliners are not willing to accept an African who do not hold a visa.
It would make more sense to refer you to my recent article regarding the logics behind the so called visa free destination.
By the way, have you you checked to see if there ate direct flights to these countries to which Sierra-Leoneans do not need a visa?
These arguments put in place, I insist that Nigeria, Sierra-Leone all together with other ECOWAS countries are in the same category in respect of international travel.
You might want to refer to this link for more details:
https://www.nairaland.com/1815419/dont-fooled-no-visa-free

momoyama:
I have read your previous thread from the link provided and I see your point. While a Sierra Leonean may technically travel visa free to these countries, there is not direct flights, as my friend's experience shows. Moreover, it is true that he only got in here after demonstrating (somehow) that he had a significant amount of money. He then enrolled in a school. That was 2012 and he is still here. I think it sounds appalling (based on what he says) just how difficult it is for Africans to travel abroad. He says the British, German, US and even Russian embassies had repeatedly denied him tourist visas. I simply cannot understand why so many countries have a discriminatory policy toward tourist entrants.

Vicjustice:
I beg to differ in regard to "cheap" Poland, Poland is not that cheap, the only cheap things in it are House Rentage and a few other bills or taxes: but essential things like food and clothing are considerably more expensive (than in western Europe), or at least, quite expensive in proportion to the level of wages in the country.