Hey Nairaland, here I am again. I am on my conquest to start a new life in Nigeria. First though, I have to visit. I am planning a trip there preferably for next month. I am currently in the States and I know one definite way to apply for a visa, but I figured I would open a thread here for more suggestions. So, I'm waiting. Lay 'em on me.

could you contact me via : kennytim2000@yahoo.com for the little info i got,

kenny1st:

could you contact me via : kennytim2000@yahoo.com for the little info i got,

Give her that 'little' info here, she was not looking for an 'agent', if you got anything at all tell her here.

Go to www.nigeriahouse.com , I dont know what state you live in or go to the embassy website http://www.nigeriaembassyusa.org/, Make sure if when you process and pay for your visa, get a copy of everything twice, and if you need to mail something get a delivery signature confirmation on the mailing pieces to cover your back ,

Thanks everybody for your input. I didn't get much feedback here, so I guess it's not a very popular topic. Thanks again.

luvtbaby:

Thanks everybody for your input. I didn't get much feedback here, so I guess it's not a very popular topic. Thanks again.

It's actually quite a popular topic, you just have to search the archives.

I am 3 months into a 3 to 5 year plan to return back to Nigeria.

I visited in August for 2 weeks and I hope to be back in Fed/Marsh 2012 for a month. The plan is to extend my stay incrementally at each visit.

BEfore you can start making any plans you need to do two things, IMHO. First is a visit, a due diligence visit where you take stock of things at a Nigeria level. The electricity issue, water issue, transportation, bribery surcharge, etc and then the second thing is to decide what you want to do back at home.

Most of us are going back to start something entrepreneurial, very few are going back to work for someone else.

Share what you are aiming to accomplish and then suggestions can flow from there.

One thing, there is a US Embassy/Consulate in Atlanta there with you, the only one in the country except for DC I think, so you have an advantage right there. Those of us in California have to fly over there to get a new Passport.

@Somorin#1 ,

what cell phone provider, internet provider , bottled water companies did you use ? , I already have a unlocked blackberry so I just wanted to see which company did I use , I wish I could buy water beforehand I get there because I drink about 2 gallons a day ,

Cell:
I took one of my old ATT cellphones (unlocked with access code from ATT Customer Service) and purchased a sim card in Nigeria from MTN.

Internet Provider:
I did nto purchase a service but just used wireless access points from hotels on my iPad, primarily Premier Hotel in Ibadan.

Blackberry:
Very common in Nigeria so you should be abel to get quick assistance.

Water:
No problem. Just buy bottled water. I primarily drank one made by I think Fanta/Coca Cola. I do not trust "Pure Water" so I won't recommend it. Yes you will drink lot's of water, very hot.

Eva water is great, I think that is the one made by Coca Cola.