calebo101:
OP I'm sure you mingle with the wrong set of people. How did you arrive at 78% illegal immigrants abroad?

I know lots of professionals across various spheres working and running businesses that when you see them yout're proud of being Nigerian. And they visit Nigeria quite often. Do you know the number of flights that leave for Nigeria daily from London and vice versa?

I personally visit Nigeria at least twice yearly cos I have a running business back home and also family there. Besides, all the reasons you gave are basically negative and could stem from the fact that either you're in the wrong circle which you need to change or you're unfortunate in the choice of people you meet.

And please don't say 78% when you don't know. So you met them and they told you they're illegal immigrants

agarawu23:
just collected my resident permit card today and will be visiting nigeria august after 2yrs leaving my nation and a topic came my mind and will like to share with my fellow NL who have ppl overseas.

though i may not include some of the reasons but I am 100% sure of my own but you can include yours if you have.

jobless without a stable job:- yes, how can someone who is not eating 3 square meals remember ppl at home? this month he/she works and next month no job again and house rent ,water ,light etc are there to balance up.

Fraudster:- forget this kind of ppl and loose hope in them because they will never come home due to their crimes been committed within the country and he can't even near the airport if he is a wanted criminal. Abroad no be 9ja o ones they have your biometrics ,even if you bleach from black to green dey will get u.

Prodigal lifestyle ppl:- before you make up your mind living in abroad ,u must open your number 6 (brain) because life is too sweet abroad and this group of ppl spend there savings clubbing, partying,smoking, drinking and prostituting just frgt this kind of ppl dey can never remember home even if you tell them there parents are abt to die.

Illegal migrants:- 78% of Nigerians living abroad are living illegal ,majority came with 3weeks, 2month, 1month visas but will not have the chance to renew there visas until they finally meet up with the country requirements and mind you if you don't make the steps early enough, just forget visiting police station if you dont want to be deported. so this are the kind of ppl that spend more than 10years without visiting home.

The marriage scammers:- these group of ppl will never visit home because they have forcefully marry a citizen of the country dey reside just to get residence permit. oyinbo wife no be like nja o if you mention say u wan go your country ehh be ready to spend some weeks in jail

that's all I can write for now due to my experience and what I am seeing with my two eyes.

may God crown our hustle (Amen)

erico2k2:

well like I always say to people, Abroad is for the young hustlers, don't come abroad when you are above 29 years of age, thats wrong timing.Abroad is an Avenue to get initial capital for one to set up in life,I was lucky enough to travel just at 23 years of age not many people are that lucky some came when they where 35, papers will remove 10 years from their life except the pros. add 12 years to your age at arrival, grand pa don come be that.

Lucasbalo:
You just hit a Grandslam. The OP is speaking for himself and his ilks not for majority of Nigerians. I grew up in Chitown and have an MBA from Loyola and work as an investment adviser in a big hedge fund firm in Chicago. I have friends across all fields including Physicians, Lawyers , Engineers, Nurses, Accountants and even people working manual jobs. There is dignity in labor as long as it's legal. Most of the guys I know are either US citizens or Green Card holder. I have business investments not only in Nigeria but S/A. I am a constant visitor to the two countries. So, the OP can speak for himself and his other low life friends of his. He's not talking about majority of the guys I know here in Chicagoland.

ogaibe1:
, they believe in there own lies.

chmod777:
Better stay. It is a thing of choice. When u come u will see u are 45yrs behind.came back and started working in good place in naija but I saw my students 4yrs below my at university doing far better than imaginable. The elite here do not regard those who leave overseas as anything but hungry people

buddy221:
@celebo! My man u are making too much noise here, u can be de president of America or u can be wat ever tin u want. Wy are u advertising your self here? Do u knw wat other pple are? U are just generalizing tins based on US perspective only. Have been to other countries? Wat can u say about pple staying other countries? Y do u keep make it look as if the op is nt saying the truth? The op is talking based on his experience and u ar here advertising yours success. If u like work in an oil company in de US the fact still remain dat money and papers is de major reason why most homies are not coming back home... Ur type are those who don't even have anytin to show of back home and u are elevating your self. between. Op, if life is harder for u out there u can come back home.. Freedom is evrytin and u can make easy money in Nigeria.. becos naija is the easiest country to make good cash I.e if u knw wat I mean..(no hard feelings)

WAGAZ:
hmmmm well said brother just as if I am the one you are referring to . my uncle refused to come home after 14years in Germany. nobody knows the reason till date.

calebo101:
OP I'm sure you mingle with the wrong set of people. How did you arrive at 78% illegal immigrants abroad?

I know lots of professionals across various spheres working and running businesses that when you see them you're proud of being Nigerian. And they visit Nigeria quite often. Do you know the number of flights that leave for Nigeria daily from London and vice versa?

I personally visit Nigeria at least twice yearly cos I have a running business back home and also family there. Besides, all the reasons you gave are basically negative and could stem from the fact that either you're in the wrong circle which you need to change or you're unfortunate in the choice of people you meet.

And please don't say 78% when you don't know. So you met them and they told you they're illegal immigrants

agarawu23:
just collected my resident permit card today and will be visiting nigeria august after 2yrs leaving my nation and a topic came my mind and will like to share with my fellow NL who have ppl overseas.

though i may not include some of the reasons but I am 100% sure of my own but you can include yours if you have.

jobless without a stable job:- yes, how can someone who is not eating 3 square meals remember ppl at home? this month he/she works and next month no job again and house rent ,water ,light etc are there to balance up.

Fraudster:- forget this kind of ppl and loose hope in them because they will never come home due to their crimes been committed within the country and he can't even near the airport if he is a wanted criminal. Abroad no be 9ja o ones they have your biometrics ,even if you bleach from black to green dey will get u.

Prodigal lifestyle ppl:- before you make up your mind living in abroad ,u must open your number 6 (brain) because life is too sweet abroad and this group of ppl spend there savings clubbing, partying,smoking, drinking and prostituting just frgt this kind of ppl dey can never remember home even if you tell them there parents are abt to die.

Illegal migrants:- 78% of Nigerians living abroad are living illegal ,majority came with 3weeks, 2month, 1month visas but will not have the chance to renew there visas until they finally meet up with the country requirements and mind you if you don't make the steps early enough, just forget visiting police station if you dont want to be deported. so this are the kind of ppl that spend more than 10years without visiting home.

The marriage scammers:- these group of ppl will never visit home because they have forcefully marry a citizen of the country dey reside just to get residence permit. oyinbo wife no be like nja o if you mention say u wan go your country ehh be ready to spend some weeks in jail

that's all I can write for now due to my experience and what I am seeing with my two eyes.

may God crown our hustle (Amen)

I no know o

agarawu23:
OK got mine with a school over here just paid the man some money and he gave me needed documents as a student but I am not attending the school.

not all Nigerians with residents permit marry to obtain it. you need to use your brain.

calebo101:
OP I'm sure you mingle with the wrong set of people. How did you arrive at 78% illegal immigrants abroad?

I know lots of professionals across various spheres working and running businesses that when you see them you're proud of being Nigerian. And they visit Nigeria quite often. Do you know the number of flights that leave for Nigeria daily from London and vice versa?

I personally visit Nigeria at least twice yearly cos I have a running business back home and also family there. Besides, all the reasons you gave are basically negative and could stem from the fact that either you're in the wrong circle which you need to change or you're unfortunate in the choice of people you meet.

And please don't say 78% when you don't know. So you met them and they told you they're illegal immigrants

ednut1:
2008 after 2 1/2 years in uk, i came bk to nigeria everybody said i was mad and stupid, dat uk Nearly scatter my life, bad friends,gals, hustling during skul hours. wetin nigerians eye dey see there no be small especially illegal immigrants , bros u no lie

EagleNest:


Oga, He simply said some of the reasons many fails to come back home after many years abroad is dash,dash dash. He is not saying that all Nigerians doesn't come back home or that all Nigerians does menial job. NO!
You are excluded in any of the category mentioned because you visit home regularly. And the OP is not far from the truth about what keeps many Nigerians away from home. Only that the quoted percentage is debatable since there is no source to it.

uplawal:
Hope you are not ednut of bentv/magazine show crew of those days?

ednut1:

no be me o, bt i knw him, stole his name afta i changed secondary skul, the dude self don run to nigeria

uplawal:
YEAH I KNOW HE IS IN NAIJA,I THOUGHT ITS YOU.WHICH ONE IS OK,NAIJA OR UK?I PREFare naija though

ednut1:
naija any day

erico2k2:

Bro get well educated B4 you come o n forums like this which are not only being read by Nigerians but the whole world.When you say black people, you are referring to everyone that is black,Africans Americans etc, so be a bit constructive so your ignorance can be tamed.

tsdarkside:


ohh yes..i mean,what i write..nigerians,when they leave to go abroad,their aura is very strong and vital..but as soon that they reach abroad,their vital energie sink to a dangerous level...i see it happen every time..and they tell me alot of scary storys....

btw...this is a forum for nigerians...thats why its called...nairaland..you get it...

am not here to please the whole world...for me the rest of the world can go KILL THEM SELFS....i dont give a rats ass...

justwise:


Rubbish! How many Nigerians abroad do you know?

tsdarkside:


alot of them...i am not only on nairaland...many that came back too... i know....

your nickname say you are wise...but you dont behave wise...

buddy221:
De op jst said hIs mind frm his own point of view and I dnt knw y some pple here ar busting there brains. Wen de op said ABROAD I believe he is referring to evry part Of de world and nt jst de US. Or na only US be abroad? I strongly believe dat once u ar out of Nigeria den u ar in abroad, and dis abroad includes Malaysia, Japan,china,Senegal,tunisia, USA,Iran,Iraq.. Etc....! De op dd nt state de country he is staying and some pple here have jst concluded he is in de US. For de guy dat claimed he is burn in de UK and brought up in Nigeria... Tank ur God. For ur information, evrybody is nt born like dat. De op is right..75% traveled illegally.

tsdarkside:


ohh yes..i mean,what i write..nigerians,when they leave to go abroad,their aura is very strong and vital..but as soon that they reach abroad,their vital energie sink to a dangerous level...i see it happen every time..and they tell me alot of scary storys....

btw...this is a forum for nigerians...thats why its called...nairaland..you get it...

am not here to please the whole world...for me the rest of the world can go KILL THEM SELFS....i dont give a rats ass...