₦airaland Forum

Nonexisting1:
Save in dollars and pounds. If you have 1million naira to save, buy foreign currency from aboki and save. Don't save in naira, it's useless.

WantsandMore:
E be like you and Elon Musk dey on thesame page

Badadvisor:
Really?
The total amount(total amount to be budgeted)should cost like how much for a masters program including pof?

Alejo2000:
Hello fellow Nairalanders,

I find myself at a crucial crossroad in life and would greatly appreciate your valuable insights and diverse perspectives. I have worked diligently in a private organization for 15 years, managing to save up to N20 million. Additionally, I own a 3-bedroom apartment. and a few plots of land in three different states in Nigeria.

Current Situation:
Recently, I was disengaged from my job, and this has prompted me to contemplate a major life decision. I am 45 years old, and my wife is 42 years old. Together, we have three children, two of whom are in secondary school.

Contemplating Relocation:
Given the circumstances, I have been seriously considering the possibility of relocating to another country with my family via study route. Two countries have caught my attention: the UK and Canada. I believe that I still have around 15 years of active career working life by the Grace of God, and I am open to exploring new opportunities abroad for the betterment of my family's future.

Reasoning:
The motivation behind this move is to provide my children with a better education and quality of life while also embracing new experiences. However, I am fully aware that this is not without risks, as it would involve utilizing my lifetime savings and making a fresh start in a foreign land.

Seeking Your Advice:
I humbly seek your honest advice and opinions on this matter. Here are some key points to consider:

Family considerations: How will relocating impact my children's education and overall well-being?

Age and career transition: Is starting anew in a foreign country feasible, considering my age and accounting background as my profession?

Financial stability: Should I be concerned about using my savings for this move? What steps can I take to ensure financial security in a new country?

Visa and immigration: What are the challenges and best practices in obtaining permanent residency in the UK or Canada?

Job opportunities: How promising is the job market for accountants in these countries? Are there viable prospects for career growth?

Investment options: Alternatively, what investment opportunities in Nigeria can provide a stable income stream for my family?

Conclusion:
I am deeply grateful for any advice, personal experiences, or suggestions you can provide. Your valuable insights will play a significant role in shaping this crucial decision for my family's future.

Thank you all for taking the time to read and respond to my post. Your support means a lot to me and will help me make an informed choice.

Warm regards,

Beverlyjean:
On top America... 🤡

obataokenwa:
For a student is a no no. But for sponsorship visa, its fine

Biola67:
run canada for the cousin.. apply for 1yr PGD, pay first semester fee about 9k CAD to make the application stronger… present your Bank statement as POF or Tf the tuition balance with maintenance fee.

obataokenwa:
To be sincere with you. As a single person studying, he won't make it. He will weary you always to send him money for rent and all cos he's only allowed to work 20 hours which is limited mainly to warehouse or cleaning that maybe 14hours weekly. He won't even afford his houserent let alone paying his tuition in full.

Why is it that Nigerians don't want to learn trade and invest. Sincerely, I regret coming here but I know with patience I will recover all I've spent. If he can come through sponsorship, that's fine to work. Abeg leave that education matter as its not worth spending such amount of money. Here we all end up doing training upon training cos that's what they prefer other than school.

Send him to learn a trade in naija and invest on it.

franchasofficia:
That field is becoming so saturated and Indians, Pakistanis, etc are gradually taking over that sector and they are always the first choice of white employers abroad.



That income isn't bad for a young single man living in Nigeria. He needs to stay back small, solidify his financial background in Nigeria, improve and polish his skills more before thinking of Japa.


If he travels abroad, and fortunately gets a job, highest he would get as a beginner is around $120,000 per month, which is like $10,000 monthly.


Deduct tax
Deduct his monthly rent
Deduct his phone bills
Deduct his internet bill
Deduct his car insurance
Deduct gas and others

He can barely save $3000 and that will come with living average life.


But with his $3,000 in Nigeria now, as a single guy, he can live like a king with $1,000 a month.

obataokenwa:
It's worth it at a long run. If I'm to be given money I spent to UK, I will go back to naija and learn trade and invest instead. But if you come through job with your partner, you guys will make it but you will really be stressed out. I advise you to face your job in naija, learn how to invest in other business and become big man over there. You need to see how we laugh at ourselves here when we came newly at our working place. Pls save alot and invest in naija pls. If the Japa na US, consider it but UK abeg stay back and do your work....learn to grow in it and become whatever you want. I don't want to talk abt the kind of houses we stay here. Picture of what you see on social media is the direct opposite of the life here.

Larsvegas:
wat is d process involved in getting a work visa

Calitoscassius:
Errt... i don't so.. maybe every parents in your area or your country and africa. Money isn't everything for some parents over here.

FreeStuffsNG:
The huge economic benefits may even come earlier than Q1,2024.

Only those who are knowledgeable about how the economy works will understand these bold progressive policies.

A lazy youth with entitlement mentality who is unpatriotic , used to idle unproductive time on social media and free easy money can never understand.

Mamijoh:
Amen and Amen. May God bless you for the said prayer