₦airaland Forum

Evaberry:
lol




Most nairalanders don't know what a passport is neither do they have one.

Ah well, the post is targeted to those who do AND/OR are planning to.

Also, we are making progress. Gradually

Pidgin2:
You don't know what freedom is until you lose it

Hmmm, I've been reflecting on the concept of 'Freedom' for a while, that's certainly a way of looking at this situation Nice!

gentleking90:
Egypt stop issuing visa to students going tru their country to either Estonia or Lithuania because some students were coming with fake admission letter.

Ah well, that is sad

The visa fee of 250 Euros is for the Turkish? Lithuanian visa application is free

Besides, that is certainly outrageous. Is this through an agent, or direct from the embassy? I recall paying 70 dollars or so for mine.

Ticket-wise, it's wiser to go to to Turkey as from Istanbul to Vilnius is 250 - 300 Euros and 2-3 hrs long. Maybe even less. From South Africa, I can't even imagine

Suplexx:
I read online that it is usually one year wait for Bsc students while Master can apply for permit immediately.

It is possible. I am not sure

ghostntommy:
Please which school is this.

Vytautas Magnus University: www.vdu.lt/en

What study program are you looking at?

Secondly, I think many Lithuanian universities also have this process. It would be helpful to contact the international office and explain your position. They are usually reasonable.

Abdullahi said the cost of democracy was not as high as the cost of not having democracy and Nigerians should look on the bright side.

Is it just me, or is this hilarious?

gentleking90:
Actually I was admitted at vytautas magnus university this year but I couldn't resume this September because I was not able to get Egypt visa..I actually deferred my admission till Feb section...
I just want to knw how to go abt the Egypt visa, and how is life relatively in Lithuania

From what I know, Egypt, India, Turkey, and recently, South Africa are the main destinations.

Turkey is the best option I suppose and I am sorry I don't have any advice about Egypt. Why were you unable to get the Egyptian visa?

I could recommend South Africa - I know someone who went that way, but it's freaking expensive. The costs of the flight tickets is incredulous :/

Saintsquare:
I learnt trp takes 2 months and it comes with working permit which allow students to work 20hrs per week but this waiting for a year no be small thing o lol

On the subject of waiting for a year, I can only say 'time flies'

Is there such a thing as a 'bad Christian'?

Yeligray:
Even physics can prove you wrong by this law "like charges oppose each other while unlike charges attract each other'..

This is a tragic case of misappropriation. Very irrelevant argument

goodness11:
In respect of how big the city always take along with you your passport when you on a visit in any country

Also, European police are not like Nigeria police .....please always obey instruction at any time /hour for your own safety

If asked to follow them please do comply

Thanks

You are absolutely accurate and I have learned my lesson, thank you

kelvinUchiha:
Nice info bro...
I'm planning on going to Czech republic in January
Is there racism in schengen zones.
When you buy things and ask people for direction do they become racist?

Hi, there is a bit of racism every where and in everyone, I think, but you are Nigerian, I 'm pretty sure you can handle it.

I recently read this article on Medium. It's from a female's perspective but it gives some insight I think:
https://medium.com/garnet-achieng/being-a-black-african-girl-in-turkey-8fed3a7ca8a8

Czech is a lovely country especially Prague, you won't have any problems I'm sure. Good luck.

Saintsquare:
Do u mean student have to wait for a year before they are allowed to work?

According to the law, yes. You might get your residence permit a month or 2 earlier, but you cannot work without it and you usually have to wait until a year to get it.

gentleking90:
please am more interested in Lithuania, please share some ideas with me.

If you have a specific question, that will be helpful. I'm not sure where to begin here What's your field of study?

Develpeast:
Dear Artorius, I just checked the tuition fee for vlinus university of master's degree programme to be 3900 euros which is extremely cheap for a year. Can one work and raise for the other year since its a 2year master degrees programme.

Is it a summer only programme they provide?

Hi, I think this is rather subjective. For comparison, Lithuanian minimum wage is 380 Euros / month which when you do the math, is barely enough.

So, I don't know how to answer this question, it can go both ways. Do you think you can?

Isapro1:
Can you please share your experience about Lithuania ? What are their application procedures ,do some of their school offer admission without Toelf and IELTS exam

I do think the admission process in Lithuania isn't very complicated or at least not as complicated as it looks Are you getting started with any university? Share any question you have, but I do think that when you get started it's fairly straight forward.

I got admitted without TOEFL or IELTS and so have many others. As a rule, if your language of instruction in your country is in English, then you get exempted from that requirement.

You are required to take an English test when you arrive, but TOEFL, IELTS or any other certification is by no means a concrete requirement for admission.

hilzdking:
How much is the schools there and can u work as u study ?

Hi, the cost study depends on the university, your field of study and your study cycle Generally, A private university would cost more than a public one, a graduate program more than an undergraduate's and the Science or Engineering fields more than the arts, and of course, the Medical fields are outstanding.

I am more familiar with the public universities and there the undergraduate programs cost about 2000 Euros on Average while the graduate programs cost 2800 euros on average.

There are a few scholarships and very hotly contested for, so it makes sense to have a plan for tuition payment.

The cost of living depends on the city (Mostly Kaunas or Vilnius) and your living style. Here are my monthly estimates from living in Kaunas:

Accommodation: Flat 130 - 200 Euros (could get a bit more expensive in the winter due to heating); University dormitory - 80 - 120 Euros
Feeding: 50 - 100 Euros (again it depends on your style, eating out would cost more, etc.)
Public Transportation: 7 Euros/month; taxis aren't very expensive either

As for work and study, it's a bit tricky. The immigration laws are now relaxed so it's legally easier for students to find work if they have a residence permit - which you can after one year Regardless, Lithuania has a big unemployment problem and many young people would go out to find work in other countries.
But, there is a huge need for specialists such as IT professionals, sounds good if you are one Secondly, I have heard of part-time work for students in factories and such. I don't have any direct experience with those.
Also, students go to find work in other Schengen countries during the summer and winter breaks but you will need to be very proactive and 'aggressive' in your search I would add, but it usually works out.

Overall, studying in Lithuania is a pleasant experience, I love it . Except for the cold

A bombing in the Middle East, a landslide in Myanmar or a forest fire in Latin America are some of those events which one reads about in the news but never imagine will directly concern them.
In like manner, I have heard of experiences of foreigners in the Schengen zone who have been randomly stopped by the police to determine their immigration status but for some reason, I never thought that such will happen to me.

I am a student in Lithuania and last month I travelled to Hungary where I spent 5 days in Budapest and 3 days in Nyíregyháza – a small city, North-West of Hungary. Except for some gypsies and a few tanned Europeans, I was the only coloured person there and that naturally attracted a side glance or two. Nevertheless, I was surprised when at 10.20pm on my way to the McDonald’s, a police car pulled up beside me. I have seen several stories of police brutality especially against coloured people on Facebook, so I was naturally alarmed and my mind ran through a dozen scenarios of what could possibly happen. Three cops came out of the car and one of them said to me ‘passport please’. Well, I was on a casual trip to the McDonald’s at night and did not think to have my passport with me, as a matter of fact, I almost never do, except I need it for a specific reason, a passport is too valuable an item to carry around. I was slightly annoyed that I was halted just for my passport and I told them that it was in my hotel which was just around the corner. The cop talks over the walkie-talkie briefly and asks me to get into the car so that we can go to the hotel and get my passport. They could not speak fluent English but the instruction was clear: ‘Passport’, ‘car’, ‘hotel’. Never in my life have I been in a police car so my reluctance and extreme distaste can be imagined and perhaps tolerated, I calmly told them that I had no interest in getting into the car, but at night, with the language barrier, 3 white cops and one black boy, I reconsidered my position and got in. We drove to the hotel where I got my passport from my luggage and handed it over to the cops. They wrote down my full name and ran my data through some sort of hand held device and after 10 agonizing minutes in which I am inwardly furious, my passport is returned to me and the lead cop with some gestures imply that I should always have my passport while in Hungary. The ordeal was over at about 10.45pm and I had to forget about the burger because I wouldn’t make it to the McDonald’s on time and I was too pissed to think of asking the police to give me a ride
Herein is the question. As a resident of a Schengen state, should I always have my passport when walking on the streets of Schengen member states and is it legal for the police to randomly ask to see my passport? Is it right for the police to ask about the immigration status of an immigrant?
I have made some research, discussed with some colleagues and the specialists at my university and arrived at the following conclusions:

1.One should always have an identity document for security reasons – in this case, the passport. I had my Lithuanian student card
but it was insufficient as an ID because I was in Hungary.

2.The laws vary across Schengen member states but apparently, police checks do happen thus the need for one especially a third
world national to always have their passport or resident card.

In practice, it is not necessary to always have your passport if you are in big cities because there is A TON of foreigners for example in Budapest, and it is impractical for the police to try to find illegal residents in this way I guess. So it might be just fine to leave the passport at your hotel. But for small cities such as Nyíregyháza where there are few foreigners and coloured people are a rarity, it is helpful to have your passport on your person at all times if you don’t want to miss that burger.

It would be great to have more experienced travellers share their insight

I don't know much about Estonia, but if you have any specific questions about Lithuania, I will be happy to share my experience

gentlechyke:
Transcription. Need to start that. But how do i go about it?

I used gotranscript.com a while ago, you may find it helpful. They always need transcribers, not a very easy job though

https://gotranscript.com/transcription-jobs

Good luck

It's time to have an intelligent, enlightened idea of Biafra and its consequences.

It's a shame that many of the comments here do not understand a single thing prof. Soyinka says SMH

wawappl:
''The war is not over, only the tactics have changed. One could claim that a project of internal secession is unfolding, one that skirts the peripheries of Nigerian laws, testing what they permit, and daring what they do not''. Prof is always on the side of Biafra

"...Should Biafra stay in, or opt out of Nigeria? That is the latent question. Even after years of turbulent co-tenancy, it seems unreal to conceive of a Nigeria without Biafra. My preference for “in” goes beyond objective assessment of economic, cultural and social advantages for Biafra and the rest of us...."

What are you talking about?

Brilliant writing

UncutSk:
Not in this country

on top this recession?

Every one must define for themselves what the meaning of happiness is.

Happiness is fulfillment, the one cannot be obtained without the other.

If a person according to the dictates of their heart decides that childlessness or perpetual singleness is the way to go, who are we to judge?

If being married with children is a necessity for life happiness, what can we say about widow/ers, or people who are biologically incapable of reproduction, are they then doomed to forever be unhappy? Certainly not!

Jesus, Paul, Oprah Winfrey, Isaac Newton, are examples of people who lived what we may consider to be happy and fulfilling lives, but were never married, on the other hand Maria Curie, J. F. Kennedy, Prophet Muhammad, etc. did, and they left their legacies.

Happiness is personal, even more so it is internal. Please do not let anyone or society impose their definition of happiness upon you .

Should you seek happiness by following public opinion, therein will you find your deepest unhappiness and waste your years in regret.

Above all, know thyself

I love the idea of you spending time to reflect instead of partying hard like others will.

One piece of advice. Keep a journal for the rest of your life, it will serve you well.

Welcome to the club

goldedprince:
taking about money, i employ a few poor cross riverians.

Do you know what this sounds like?

mhisbliss:
they might look like they're proud of it but deep down they're regretting it, the challenges they face just because they have big boobies alone is enough to even regret it

Fine girl

investnow2013:
WRITTEN BY IFEANYI ANIOGAH

17. The project will facilitate the export of agricultural produce such Anambra Rice, Vegetables and Tubers of Yam.

20. The project will create a whole new world of economic opportunities for the South-East.

First bold is fact. Second bold is speculation.
You said 20 facts. We need to work on our journalism

Ask4Info:
* The Economy today all over the world Favours the females. As an HR Consultant, for every guy that gets a job, we allocate same job to 3 or more females (onces the job of work is not gender sensitive). You all know why? Quote me if you want to know the reason and i will tell you. Look at all the Telecoms company, Banks, Insurance, and other top companies you will see females dorminate them. Men only handle technical and heavy duty workload. Now when a woman gets and retains a job over 5years or more, and a guy can barely have or even retain a job for 2years, who financially now becomes more ready for marriage?

Wow. I've observed stuff like this in the EU. You've given a very plausible hypothesis. Nice!

Kathmandu:
That midget is power drunk.

I will throw away that Accidental Public Servant i bought because everything in that book is different from El rufai with executive power.



Hypocrite

Hello, I am thinking of purchasing thos book. Try to be objective as possible Do you think it is an informative / educative read?