Discrimination Towards Our Parents At Finnish Embassy Abuja!

I want the Nigerian government and the world to know what is going on at the Finnish Embassy Abuja. The discrimination towards a Nigerian married to a fellow Nigerian is just too obvious. They always reject visa to our mothers and fathers to come and visit us in Finland but if one of the couple is a Finn(white Finnish) they will grant the visa but if both couples are black , they will reject the visa even if they are Finnish citizen. The most frustrating part is that they know they will not give the visa, they will still demand you pay the visa fee and health insurance fee.

Nigerians living legally in Finland are crying out to the world to do something about this discrimination. How can the Embassy reject a 65 years old woman that wants to go and visit her daughter and grandchild? How can the Embassy reject a mother who has not seen her son for the past 7years visa to go and visit him and the grandchild? The humiliation is too much.

My mother was at the Embassy and during the interview, they asked  what was her reason for applying and she told them that she wants to go and visit her daughter and grandchildren. But after spending so much money on the trip to Abuja, including the health insurance and visa fee, she was rejected the visa based on what? That she didn't say the reason why she wants to go to Finland. What nonesense, what an excuse!

What an insult to my mum who spent 11 days waiting for their reply at Abuja. The same excuse was giving to three other women ages above 60 that wanted to go and visit their children.

All this rejection because both couples inviting these people are black but if one of the couple is white Finnish, they will grant the visa without calling to confirm if the application is geniue. We are all fed up of this insults to our parents. They will travel all the way to Abuja only to be sent home humiliated.  No single respect for our parents in the hands of the staff at the embassy.

Please spread this around and let the world know the humiliation our parents are suffering in the hands of the Finnish embassy at Abuja. Something must be done about it because we are not asking for too much by inviting our own biological parents. They are not kids that will seek asylum or run away, they are our parents. Please help me spread this news, the world must know!!!!!!!!

So sad.I think Minister for foreign affairs should hear this.

   Don't judge Finland wrong because of your ordeal, it's not necessarily so-that they refused visas for racial reasons, in fact the refusal has got more or less to do with the financial, obligation, economic, resident and social status of the host-to-be: also, the immigration history plays a major role; such as, if a person has on one time or the other ever sought political asylum before being legalised or granted citizenship, or has ever resorted to public fund under social welfare, it's highly likely that anybody s/he invites in the future will be refused the visa. But those with reputable profession and clear immigration history seldom get treated this way.

  Don't judge Finland wrong because of your ordeal, it's not necessarily so-that they refused visas for racial reason, in fact the refusal has got more or less to do with the financial, obligation, economic, resident and social status of the host-to-be: also, the immigration history plays a major role; such as, if a person has on one time or the other ever sought political asylum before being legalised or granted citizenship, or has ever resorted to public fund under social welfare, it's highly likely that anybody s/he invites in the future will be refused of visa. But those with reputable profession and clear immigration history seldom get treated this way.
 
I think poster made her self very clear here
So we should think of a way forward
Dowrite a strong protest letter to the Honourable Minister or the poster write to the editors  of Leading Nigeria dailes via email  and give a accurate account on want Nigerians with genuine intentions suffred from varoius embassies.
because it might be your turn and u will not know what to do we should as a matter of important in these forum lead a quite civil reforms on all sector
I think we have to carry the buck nobody will do it for us
@ poster i urge u to make a formal report or u can send me a comprhensive i post to some editors i know so tha can give it National attention . my email is christainokereke@yahoo.com

This insinuation is totally out of context and has no bearing with immigration laws anywhere in Europe.What has social status,reputable profession or political asylum etc got to do with the rights of a citizen of a host country?I am indeed disappointed on this interpretation of your understanding of Immigration laws/issues within Europe.There is no need reacting to a post when you have no idea on how such issues can be resolved.

@Poster

You need the following to sponsor your aged parents-
1.There should be an income that will be enough to take care of your mother during the period of her visa(Not a life savings)
2.There should be an accommodation for her during the visit
3.There should be proof of relationship to show that she is your mother
4.You should write a cover note stating the period of the visit and the purpose(just to spend time with the ground children) and she have no intention to overstay her visa.
That is all that you need to invite your mother.
Without much ranting,you should write a letter to the embassy with the contact information below asking for reconsideration of your mother visa application and state categorically the reason(s) for the visit.
Contact Information: Finland's Embassy, Abuja


Visiting address:
Embassy of Finland
9 Iro Dan Musa Street
Asokoro
Abuja
Nigeria

Postal address:
Embassy of Finland
P.M.B 5140, Maputo Street
Wuse, Zone 3
Abuja
Nigeria


If you are satisfied with their response(within a month),then write a formal petition to the Finland ministry of Foreign affairs and copy your local political officer holders-
Postal address:
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
P.O.Box 176
00161 Helsinki
Finland
+358 9 160 05 or 578 15

This have nothing to do with the Nigeria government at this stage,you are a finland citizen and you must fight to protect your rights.

If asylum status did not matter, why, according to the OP does white Finnish people have no problem inviting people into the country, yet black Finnish citizens get their requests turned down.

If profession, finance and status did not matter, can a citizen on unemployment benefit of say $75/week apply for visa to bring his mum or dad or anyone else for that matter into the country?

Sorry o, I didn't realise that citizen of a host country had mandatory rights to visas for every Tom, Dick and Harry in their family that they wish to bring over