The United States Embassy has data indicating the number of Nigerians who come to join their spouses in the US every year. In this instance, no attempt was made to collect such data.

However, several trends were deduced from several exchanges that took place with friends and friends-of-friends and acquaintances in several
enclaves in the US. Some of the patterns that emerged include the fact that no fewer than 310 folks embark on this voyage of
which eighty per cent are
women. Of this, about two-thirds are Christians with post- secondary education; and two-thirds are between the ages of 25 and 37. Of the base number, eighty-five per cent are from the southern region, with eighty-seven per cent appearing to come from financially-disadvantaged homes.

What is true of the US also seems to be true of Canada, the United Kingdom and various European Union nations. What ’s more, the percentages of Nigerians who go overseas to join their spouses, fiances and fiancees have increased twenty-five percent in the last two decades. It is instructive to note that the immigration process can be trying and costly. Frankly, it is a process that demands a lot of resourcefulness, wits and perseverance. It is a process that, more often than not, results in rejection and depression.

Even so, many and many more are willing to undertake this mentally and physically-draining exercise.

But why do Nigerians go though this tortuous immigration process? Why do Nigerian women, living in Nigeria, agree to marrying men they, in most cases, hardly know? And why do Nigerian men go home to marry instead of marrying the women they ’ve romanced here in the US.

After all, most of the women
who are already in the US are well-educated, well-read and well-travelled; they are well mannered and have, in most cases, proved their trustworthiness. These are
women of two worlds: they
know Africa and also understand the Western society. But in spite of their advantages and pluses, the vast majority of these women are likely to lose their boyfriends to women back home.

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Phate07:

The United States Embassy has data indicating the number of Nigerians who come to join their spouses in the US every year. In this instance, no attempt was made to collect such data.

However, several trends were deduced from several exchanges that took place with friends and friends-of-friends and acquaintances in several
enclaves in the US. Some of the patterns that emerged include the fact that no fewer than 310 folks embark on this voyage of
which eighty per cent are
women. Of this, about two-thirds are Christians with post- secondary education; and two-thirds are between the ages of 25 and 37. Of the base number, eighty-five per cent are from the southern region, with eighty-seven per cent appearing to come from financially-disadvantaged homes.

What is true of the US also seems to be true of Canada, the United Kingdom and various European Union nations. What ’s more, the percentages of Nigerians who go overseas to join their spouses, fiances and fiancees have increased twenty-five percent in the last two decades. It is instructive to note that the immigration process can be trying and costly. Frankly, it is a process that demands a lot of resourcefulness, wits and perseverance. It is a process that, more often than not, results in rejection and depression.

Even so, many and many more are willing to undertake this mentally and physically-draining exercise.

But why do Nigerians go though this tortuous immigration process? Why do Nigerian women, living in Nigeria, agree to marrying men they, in most cases, hardly know? And why do Nigerian men go home to marry instead of marrying the women they ’ve romanced here in the US.

[size=14pt]After all, most of the women
who are already in the US are well-educated, well-read and well-travelled; they are well mannered and have, in most cases, proved their trustworthiness. These are
women of two worlds: they
know Africa and also understand the Western society. But in spite of their advantages and pluses, the vast majority of these women are likely to lose their boyfriends to women back home.[/size]

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The men surely wants better than that and only home grown women without all those stains will provide those details in marriage that surpasses education, exposure, trust, well manners or sophistication.

To escape poverty of course.
Do you blame them?

igochopur$:

The men surely wants better than that and only home grown women without all those stains will provide those details in marriage that surpasses education, exposure, trust, well manners or sophistication.

unfortunately the sad fact is that most of these women from Africa will NATURALLY change into WOMEN OF THE WEST in time. the only sure way to keep them the way they are is to keep them in Africa.
the minute these women land in EUROPE/US they start changing and "adapting". . . . . . . . . . thus going to look for a spouse in Africa is a waste of time, money and energy as they ultimately all end up the same!