pickabeau1:


I see so many of these cats...

They snag one white man or some green card fellow and suddenly its like they never were born in this country and they were born abroad also.

Lol

Chillisauce:


You never see anything. Dem go chop am finish, use lacasara wash am down

Come here follow us type tufiakwa

50calibre:


Loool you reason like a peasant. What the fuc*k is 300k? It's not even enough to get you a two weeks stay in a lagos 5 star hotel.

But since you're the intelligent one, tell me whàt business you can startup with 300k

neoapocalypse:


*sigh* wetin dem for do. It's a terrible situation in the country , I see daily what girls have to go through just to acquire basic needs , just like you said - the struggle is real.

Pasca07:
when has travelling to USA becomes short cut?so u want all the naija youths to start selling gala and chips on the highway? Chai

JayJustus:
the mentality that making it outside the shores of Nigeria is just crazyyyyyyy... sit yo ass and think of what you can do to make money...even in the US you don't pick money on the floor tho...it's just laziness on the part of our youths... dangote didn't leave Nigeria yet he bosses foreigners. .....well decision is individualistic and if for a blue passport you start banging your grand mother, issorait...not far anymore the US passport will be worthless it has started... most countries have removed their foreign reserves from US dollars into Yuan (renminbi), yen, swiss franc etc...with a US passport wherever you work on earth you'd be taxed back by the US government so your money is not safe wherever you are... imagine getting taxed from the country you work then getting taxed back home again...mehhh...your life like PS2...press X to deduct..I've seen many US citizens that ran away to China, Brazil, even Cambodia and Vietnam cos of extradition laws...THINK BEFORE YOU ACT...the blue passport isnt a jail free card its welcome to jail card ...nonetheless there are hardworking youths out there selling gala and chips on the street who wanna make it without shortcut and that's where the blessing lies ...You go to Queens NY you get shot in the damn head when grandmas grandson discovers she married her age mate...

pansophist:


SHUT UP!!!

50calibre:


Holy shi*t what the fuc*k is this? Seun has to do something fast, lots of lunatics are now running amok on NL. This guy is freakish insane.

First!! You're not Dangote, most people are not and will not be Dangote, do a little research into his background and you will understand.

Second!! You said most countries have moved their foreign reserves away from the dollar,... Care to give me a list of these countries?

Third!! Only a criminal worries about extradition, so are you encouraging criminality?

Lastly!! So selling gala and crisps is a blessing? Meaning you're encouraging the youth to sell gala & crisp..

Dude you're feeling insane!! You need help

pansophist:


You actually cant comprehend my post, what I wrote is basically understandable.

You said only desperate folks want to travel abroad, and I debunk that. What else do you want? Can you also tell me how you arrived at the conclusion that majority are doing menail jobs abroad? Even if majority are doing menial job, they still have a better life than majority of you folks in naija.

hugelyendowed:
I don't care, if marrying a white woman old, granny or young, would earn me a green card, why not? I would gladly accept d offer abeg.

JayJustus:



Firstly, Dangote is an example I used of someone that didn't wanna use shortcut by doing fraud to make wealth

secondly... China, Korea are examples of countries that have removed their reserves from the USD...


thirdly: Im not supporting crime but only stating the worst scenario where someone might need help...not everyone charged for a crime is guilty of that crime...so extradition law can be wrongly affecting an innocent person...

lastly: selling snacks on the street is better than fraudulent marriage just to get an LPR... read through the lines and digest before attacking baselessly.

ELLYsian:


@bold
I wish more people had such an attitude.


Comme il faut.

JayJustus:


Dieu tu benisse mon frere

lalasticlala:
Despite many socio-cultural problems and even an economic depression few years back, the United States of America remains the ultimate destination for many people from across the world, especially developing countries. Seen as the land of opportunity and freedom, immigrants employ several means to get permanent residence status, one of which is marrying for the green card. But in the end is it a good idea committing marriage fraud for a green card?


GREEN CARD

In the US, the green card is an identification card attesting to the permanent resident status of an alien or a person who is not an original citizen of the country. Formerly known as the Alien Registration Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card, the document is informally referred to as the green card because it had been green in color from 1946 until 1964 and since May 2010, has reverted to that color. Thus obtaining a green card refers to the process of becoming a Lawful Permanent Resident or LPR in the US. Once a person has acquired a green card, it means he/she has been officially granted immigration benefits which include permission to reside and undertake employment in the USA. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS has the authority to grant green cards to applicants. However even after obtaining one, the holder must maintain permanent resident status and can be removed from the United States if certain conditions of this status are not met.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The green card wedding racket works by arranging a wedding between a regular US citizen and an alien who has come to US from a foreign country and is either staying on a temporary visa or is an illegal immigrant. The US citizen usually agrees to the wedding in return for a fat fee while the agents, touts and other middlemen get their own cut in the monetary transaction. The entire financial burden in this marriage fraud is borne by the alien who wants a green card at any cost. Once someone is legally wedded to a US citizen, he/she begins the wait for the coveted green card. The American citizen or LPR filesan I-130 petition form with USCIS if they live in the United States or, if they live abroad, at an American embassy or consulate1. Approval of the petition signifies that a consular officer or USCIS adjudicator has verified that a valid, qualifying relationship exists between an American petitioner and foreign applicant. Among the documents that the couple are required to produce while applying for the green card are typically the petition itself, marriage and birth certificates, passports, and supporting documents and photos meant to prove the validity of the relationship. Typically, couples must remain legally married for two years before the conditional status on the immigrant spouse’s green card is removed. At the interview which decides whether the conditional status should be removed, the couple is supposed to produce documentary evidence that they still live together like joint tax returns and bank accounts. Once the immigrant’s conditional status has been removed - usually after two years – the couple is free to divorce with no repercussions. And three years after removing the conditional status on the green card, the immigrant is eligible for American citizenship and after that can petition to bring his/her relatives to the United States. In this way an immigrant who had no way of becoming an American citizen on the basis of his/her professional skills or other legal grounds, is able to acquire the green card or permanent residency status.


MARRIAGE FRAUD


The primary reason which makes marrying someone for a green card a bad idea is that it entails marriage fraud. This is a federal crime and the punishment of trying to cheat immigration officials can be severe. An alien accused by authorities of marriage fraud can be deported and barred from ever obtaining a green card. And a US citizen who knowingly marries to evade immigration laws can face five years in jail2. Indeed in recent years, United States has come down hard on fraudulent marriages which promise green card in return for money. In the fall of 2005 a group of 30 conspirators was busted by immigration officials near Miami for arranging or participating in a long-running marriage-for-money scheme. The arrests were the culmination of a two-year probe, dubbed Operation Honeymooners that immigration officers say involved more than 100 fraudulent marriages. More recently the federal government agents have cracked fake marriage scams in South Florida, Chicago, Des Moines and Seattle where ring leaders were believed to have paid U.S. citizens to marry aliens so that the aliens could earn permanent residency. Despite the romanticized implications of marriage for green card as depicted in Hollywood movies like the Green Card and The Proposal, federal officials take marriage frauds very seriously. For them it is much more than a cat and mouse chase – it is a matter of national security and the offenders are likely to be punished accordingly when convicted.

Apart from the very real legal dangers of marrying for green card, it is hardly a good idea even if one is able to get past immigration officials. This is because any relationship which is based on fraud and lies is bound to flounder in the end. And even if the spouses of such a fraudulent marriage have no intention of living with each other, still the uncertainty and the anxiety during the three year waiting period can cause both to feel really uncomfortable and miserable. It can definitely harm the quality of their lives – after all how can you be happy if you are constantly looking over your shoulder in anticipation of the law coming knocking on your doorstep? For the immigrant especially, living under the shadow of deceit and crime is no way to start a new life in the land of promise.


Source: http://www.futurescopes.com/getting-married/8196/reasons-why-marrying-someone-green-card-bad-idea-fraught-risk

Firstly, Dangote is an example I used of someone that didn't wanna use shortcut by doing fraud to make wealth

secondly... China, Korea are examples of countries that have removed their reserves from the USD...

thirdly: Im not supporting crime but only stating the worst scenario where someone might need help...not everyone charged for a crime is guilty of that crime...so extradition law can be wrongly affecting an innocent person...

lastly: selling snacks on the street is better than fraudulent marriage just to get an LPR...read through the lines and digest before attacking baselessly.

prettyboi1989:

Its u dat reasons lyk a peasant if at the mention of 300k all u can think of is a stay in a 5 star hotel. People who worked for their money know how to invest it. U dnt expect me 2 teach u wat 2 do wif 300k, if u earned that money u'll know what to do with it. The owner of house of tara started off with about 4k, shez now big.

prettyboi1989:
Loads of silly excuses here for getting a green card. Its nt dat after u get d green card u'll become a millionaire so y d rush and haste to get a green card? They complain "nigeria isn't good, too much suffering in nigeria" alright if you are intelligent why don't you use the 300k ticket fee plus the money you'll use to get visa for usa to start a business in nigeria and make your life better? There are great profitable businesses you can start for less. Its a pity people are gunning for overnight success which only remains a figment of their imaginations.

Phema:


Not just America. Any country other than Nigeria will do.

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Nickijoy:
because she fit be the guy wife..

lalasticlala:



lol. abii?

Nickijoy:
yes. Witness one last year the guy wife na even organize the wedding take their children do Lil bride and flower girls.. The woman dey cruise jeep now..

pickabeau1:

It is real....
I don't need to rain on anyone parade
Its just the fact that these people now behave like they don't fart.

pansophist:


How do you know they are the majority?