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Nozzle: Jezzzzz engineer without manners! That's really bad for the Profession lol seriously now, Fratochi no vex abeg, u know say everybody get problem for this country and we all dey find find solution to our issues, I took my time to go through the whole thread and as I was about to share mine I come begin see "i need a wife". If you were in my shoes wetin you go do. I had to nip it in the bud at some point. No vex bros, it would interest you to know some one like babyosisi introduced my fiancé to me... So fratochi you are on track. Wish your brother the very best. Yours Sincerely. That's more like it bros! Thanks for the maturity and God bless!

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Nozzle: bros take this ur wife hunting adventure to the romance/ dating section abeg let's focus on real issues here at least the reason for the thread. if if your brother, with his good credential and good job cannot find a wife for himself make he go wash him head for bar beach!
@ aunty osisi, na u biko, I can't thank you enough for this thread. for some of us you have answered some very critical questions we really had no answer to. I am a marine engr working here in nigeria my fiancé is a pharmacist currently lives n works in nigeria too. She just gt her PR (green card)last yr through her dad who is a medical doctor in d states and ofcos a citizen. Now the dad wants her to come for her MBA and work in the US. I am fine with that cos I am also considering doing my MSc in process control eng and work in the main stream energy sector and not shipping where I have worked as a marine eng here in Nigeria. However, i have my fears and the major ones are funding and time. MSc in US is 2 yrs, I will have to leave my job for 2 years. Within which we wud defintely get married and surely that's more expensive. Though her father will sponsor her MBA program as promised but I still have my reservations, what of If he decides to pull out after our marriage. As for the 2 years MSc program my company will not give a 2-yr study leave in other words going for MSc in the US is auto resignation for me. Uk schools on the other hand are a lot favorable I even got a school in Canada that offers process control eng MEng on just one year. So the questions are; how well do US fancy MSc from other countries like UK and Canada? Are there one year MSc degrees in eng. How available are jobs in d energy sector in the US? Is MBA ideal for my fiancé? She has BSc in Pharmacy from Nigeria. How can we use her status as a green card holder to our advantage?
Hope u understand my story. The thing dey confuse me self lol

babyosisi: I di serious?
I am not joking too

Ngwanu you know how to reach me
I know decent girls from decent parents
One sef has Igbo mother and Yoruba dad like you

babyosisi: Thanks for the compliments
Yes,if you get an FI visa,your dependents( wife and children) will automatically get F2
You must make sure however that your funds are enough to support you all
If they determine that the funds are not enough,it could cost you a denial of your F1
What most people do is come alone for the FI then while you are here,you file for your dependent to join you.
Yes your wife can work with an F2 visa,she is eligible for a work permit with that.

There are some states that allow holders of foreign medical degrees to work with what they call limited license not as doctors but as physician assistants.I know a couple that did that while taking their exams.
You can only work in places like prisons lol.when I lived in the north east, Massachusetts was one of those states ,there could be others.
I will check on that and get back to you but you can imagine such jobs are tough to get and I imagine not stable.
There could be others states too.
With a foreign degree you cannot work in any hospitals or clinics as a doctor
I don't know of any state that will allow it.

The only job you can do is perhaps as a medical assistant in a doctor's office
Medical assistants only take vitals signs I.e weight,height and some draw blood
As a foreigner coming into a new system I will advise that she starts by finding a hospital that will allow her to do an observatory or shadowing.
She goes there and follows the doctors for their rounds etc and sees what they do and how they do it
She has to take that seriously and show up like a paid staff
It is a good way to start off
My husband did that
He got an unpaid position and Was even doing night calls with them,going to the OR for surgeries with them etc long hours.
He got to to know the big shots in the group and impressed them by his participation and when the time came,he got great references from them when he eventually applied to residency programs.


Medical assistants make about $12/hr
For states that can allow her practice as a physician assistant,she can make up to $25/ hr
I will check into the physician asst PA thing and get back to you.


To your last question,it doesn't matter where you come to
She will end up spending 3 years wherever she gets residency training ,they are tough to come by so wherever she gets one,she will move there and would likely move again or remain at the same location for a one year fellowship.
Wherever she gets a waiver job that will file for an H visa,she will go there.
You will have your pick of where to end up after all this.
The first six years won't be easy.

babyosisi: Let me answer you the best I can.
From what you write,you are probably in a higher income bracket than many
Probably have your own house,two cars and can afford the little luxuries Nigeria offers .
With good jobs ,a buoyant bank account and a solid person inviting you,you can obtain visiting visas to the USA for Summer or winter holidays.
I will advise that you come on a visit first and see the USA for yourself.If you are successful,they usually give 2 year multiple entry .
So come for a month long visit or two
Two months is enough time to have have a good feel of things.

If finally you decide to emigrate
Your medical doctor wife will have to take the USMLE exams ,pass through what they call matching to get into a residency training program
It is very competitive to get placement because she is competing with American and other foreign graduates but many others have done it and succeeded.
There are sites online where she can find every detail she needs about USMLE and foreign graduates
She will need papers from NMDC,discharge papers from houseman ship,NYSC,evidence of employment in Nigeria etc.
If she has a classmate who has recently migrated to the USA and gone through the hoops,she needs to contact them,they will give her the latest information.
But I can realistically tell you that it will take her at least 6 years or more to qualify as a specialist from the moments she steps her foot here.
It will take about two years to take those 3 steps of USMLE
If she is blessed to get into residency immediately,it will take another three years to train and another one year of fellowship.
Residents are paid during training just like in Nigeria
And the hospital will help her obtain a J visa once accepted.
After training,she will look for a job that will help apply for an H visa for her.
They are not hard to come by,the only thing is that she may end up ivery small towns and sign a contract to work there for a number of years and they file a green card for her.
That is the path most foreign medics follow.
Let me also add those USMLE Exams are taken in Ghana ( at least I heard),check that out,see if Nigeria has centers too.
She can obtain the relevant books and take them before coming.It is harder that way.
people do better when they attend preparatory classes with centers like KAPLAN before taking the exams.

I don't know much about architects with foreign degrees .the only Architect I know from Nigeria is now a nurse but you can contact the relevant boards and inquire what it takes to get licensed here.
Certainly you should go back to do a masters or PHD and obtaining an FI shouldn't be too difficult if you can prove that you have funding especially if you are already here.

Dkobo: guy, answer her question nd stp gallivanting!

FreeGlobe: All because you can't answer my questions. I am wrong for calling you a fool but you are not for suggesting am an illiterate in public conversation? You've just confirmed your foolishness. fvck off!

FreeGlobe: shut up fool. I give you a challenge, 2 actually. Point out the lies specifically in my post and 2 state the things God has achieved in the state through Peter obi. if you can't do these, forever remain silent

FreeGlobe: Dalu so nne for keeping the resident obi sycophant on nairaland in check. Note you have been talking with the same person with a million id's. its no news that Peter Agnes Obi is a huge fraud. A governor that in 8 years left Anambra worst than he met it. Not even one of the urban centers received govt attention all through his 8 years. He used his position build and expand his private business namely, Fidelity Bank (one of the unknown and poor banks prior to his govt but today among the top), Next mall in Abuja, Sabmiller beer Factory, Hero Beer etc. The man is the worst governor in the south east, a master of deceit. He claimed to be saving Anambra money while he was lodging it in his bank, boosting their capital and pocketing the interest. GO to Awka and see how it is. He couldn't even conduct LG elections, pocketing their funds. Ibori is a learner where Peter obi is.

biafranqueen: That is all I am saying I wish it was more developed like Akwa Ibom. But at least it is not worst and slowly improving I made noise for the roads in Nnewi and I will continue to fight for my people. I need people to join me in holding them accountable that is the only way!

FreeGlobe: More Pictures here, seems I cant post pictures again:
247ureports.com/photonews-evaluating-8years-of-peter-obis-anambra-integrated-development-strategy-anids/

Nomski0: Thanks for the support.

Nomski0: *massive eye roll*
Seriously dude. Did i say i was against the western world? I only said we africans are taking too much of thier culture and practicing it. Besides, who wired us to just have casual sex because we need to multiply. Look at the world today.....heck look at Nigeria...do we look like we need to multiply, Just because you men cant control your libido! Please my dear no matter where you come from, sex before marriage is both a sin and an insult to your body. How did aids spread so rapidly?! There's nothing to gain from it.....just unwanted pregnancy.(leading to murder i.e abortion.), diseases(some leading to death.). Wait till you're married, thats the beauty of it all.
And oh! Sex before marriage is like opening your birthday present before your birthday, when you finally open it....there's no excitement. Just bluh.

kulikuli26: THEN IT HAS TO BE GOVERNORS WITH OPPOSSING VIEW TO PDP THAT GETS DIVERTED OR DELAYED, ONE WLD ASK WHY HASNT AKPABIO OR ANY OTHER PRIVATE JET OWNERS....THIS NEW TREND ISNT GOOD FOR GEJ AT ALL. WHAT MANNER OF DESPERATION.

Omen100: Are you so blind that you can't read between the line were the pilot said that such payment can alsways be paid later & that he has being piloting for 37years & 7years in Nigeria airspace? what are even the problems with all you buttlickers? must president jonathan always have his way?

contact lenz: The twitter lapdog licking Jonathan arse to justify his pay

Princess zoe: The issue is, a woman can go against her husband instruction if it is going to affect her and the children. The women are the weaker sex, they are very sensitive. Husbands are meant to pay attention to details and listen to their wives complain. Now biblically, divorce is only granted when one of the partner has committed adultery if not, Mr. Man you must not remarry for the sake of your salvation.