₦airaland Forum

Williamso:
It's not about the jobs bro. Berlin is a shit city... I would compare it to Lagos in many ways...

And where are the Muencheners here?

It might be a shit city but your integration goes faster and easier than in Munich.Munich is also damn expensive!

Pidgin2:
Lol the truth is if this op gets Mac Donald work abroad he will not see it as an insult to his degree but if na here he will never accept it then complain that there's no job. I know many graduates and promising Nigerians flipping burger abroad with pride , doing waitress/waiter job with joy but here even to teach and impact knowledge on others they will see it as menial Enjoy

Your point is baseless ..This is the problem with you guys in Nigeria bragging about being graduate but yet those degrees of yours are useless ones.In western world you go to school for passion and not like Nigeria only for money.The society doesn't really care the kind of job you got as long as you can take care of your bills.People study here cos they are ambitious.

cosade:
This question raises lots of red flags!
Anyone that can afford to pay a traveler for helping to carry luggage should be able to pay for courier service, at least NIPOST courier service. Equally, just saying going to US is so vague, the book would still be posted in US anyway.

Accepting to carry anything from a stranger is the easiest way a traveler can land himself in a foreign country's jail.

I concur,one of the good lesson my father gave to me was never to accept other people luggage.I can never forget the day a woman came to me at muritala muhammed airport and she was like can u check in my luggage with yours cos I can see that you have almost no luggage..I was like Ma, Che e ya wereee..When I don't know you and the content of your luggage..She left immediately..So bro you are right and Mr Helper becareful!!

Now I am Happy....Last time that i visited home,I had a serious argument with my dad about women sweeping the street and highway and told him everything is supposed to be mechanised. We need to stop living and doing things manually...Now i think i just gonna screen shot these pictures and show him haha

I like my Window seat,Infact I don't joke with it Simply because nobody will disturb you that they wanna go to the toilet.

Artorius:
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 will only reply because of your topic.Once you are travelling around without your International Passport,Your residence permit is consider invalid.

In Europe Residence permit is automatically connected to your international passport.Eg You have the residence permit to stay in France but then you travelled to Luxembourg without your International Passport.The local police officers have the right to detain and arrest you.Residence permit only shows your legal stay while your International passport is your real identity.

I visited Hungary last year (Debrecen ) and had serious fight with the immigration officer at their airport while boarding my flight.Their immigration Officers are not just foreigner friendly and they are very rude.Dont blame them,their economy is not that robust in comparison to countries like Germany,Holland and with the Asylum seekers issue in Europe they really think foreigners ,most especially blacks are coming to their country to take the little they have away from them.

mofeoluwadassah:
you are as weak as your english....it is well with your soul

Mrs Teacher m,If you aint got anything reasonable to say,why don't you keep your fucking mouth!!!

God has been so good to me...So i made it today ..First to comment

Mrbigman1:
Abego na question I wan ass.

Who dey go dis village? FREIBERG for here or anyone already dia.

Or around d village like leipzig, Dresden or Zwickau? Or sacheen generally?

Abeg I need ass some quession to ppl wey dey dia and going like me.

If you consider also those cities listed above as Village,what do we call your current location Nigeria

Yes God answers Prayers ,Im a living soul...If no be for God ...check my moniker !!

One Fact i have been trying to get is that ,are these people paid constantly and effectively ??..I came home recently and the kind of extortion i experienced is nothing to talk about ..though i was hard on giving out but i can count the points that i was being asked to bribe ...it was more than 8 counters..in-fact before i could park my car right out side the Departure Hall,I was asked to settle,I was also told that my siblings aren't allow to follow me down to the departure Hall,then i had to settle ...For them to check my passport I had to settle ..I have been a frequent traveller since I was 19 years old and i kept wondering ...Do these bunch of criminal know what they are doing is bad ??

yes nice one

Ereolamide:
Go to the hospital and ask lab scientists to conducted HIV test for you. What other tests have you done, quit going to local clinics, go to hospitals where they've specialist and seek for treatment.

He has done hiv test several times,This is how you people fail ..Take time to read OP post

Praise the lord !!!

Uchmonia:
Please fellow nairalanders i wish to travel to Belgium but our flight will stop @ Germany before my final arrival at Belgium. I wish to find out If I will tomb print in Germany or Belgium since I'm going to Belgium.

Please, I have a Shanghai Visa. I sincerely appreciate ur Kind response

You have Schengen visa or shanghai Visa..

Anyways if it is Schengen visa,you do not need to thumbprint in Germany,You will thumb print when you finally arrive destination.

Rubyventures:
Please someone should answer this now! Where are the Lagosians?

Very easy ....If you are water friendly then connect from wherever you are in ikorodu to Ebute Ikorodu...From there board a jetty that will drop you at CMS.....fROM CMS you take maruwa going to 1004 or you take Bus going to VI then alight at 1004 first gate OR

You take BRT bus from Ikorodu garage to Ketu...From there take another one going to CMS and from there you board maruwa and alight at 1004 first gate ...right opposite it is the Civic center..

Your main target should be Obalende or CMS and from there you can locate civic center easily......Taking the ferry route is faster,convenient and stress free and i think likewise cheaper!!!

Okay ,I hope you are aware that you being granted a US Visa doesn't guarantee your entry to the United State of America....So that you do not have issues at your point of Entry...You need to travel to that Orlando first as mentioned during your interview then move down to New york...You flying Lagos directly to New york might makes things complicated ..Prevention is better than cure!!

@OP I will advise you not to drive through some border because the customs and immigration officers will milk your pock on that route,most especially when you are still a first timer..

Try this route ...Owode...Idiroko route and yeah you need an international passport for you to carry out normal formalities and to avoid stress...You will have to apply for a temporary permit to drive your car in Benin Republic ...Its called laissé passé...Then you are good to go!!

Onojasteve:
A lady I met two months ego, fell deeply in love with me, and was very obsess with me, she does crazy things in the name of love, but I don't love her in return. she is not up to my standard, she uneducated, she lies, she form what she is not just to impress me. she dress funny to impress, she has damaged her body just to look fair because I like fair ladies.
I am tired of her harassment, and obsessions because I don't love her. I try to talk sense into her as a friend, but she hardly learn.
Please what do I do, have some one I truly admires for a wife.y our suggestions and advices is highly appreciated.
No insult pls.

You just have to keep distance from her and do not give her so much attention.Make sure you also take actions in a mature way and do not be rude ..She will surely understand

I have been to Ivory Coast,Yes they speak French and it's easier to learn and practice your French there but the difference is that Togo and Senegal speak more standard French than ivory coast and benin republic...

Consider the spoken British English and American English..

You are gonna have issues knowing how to fix the grammars.

Western world is this...As you lay your Bed,Na so u go sleep on top am...Its very important to plan a life over here and thats the principle so many immigrants lack

Not so expensive bro..Been there a couple of times...but what kinda of vacation are we talking about...Right at the entrance of Lome is a stretch of the Atlantic ocean with some nice five star hotels like Sarakawa Hotel and more.You can always sit at the sea side every evening and enjoy the cool breeze with meditation hehe ..If you like night life..why not consider Cotonou?

Because they lack informations....You wouldn't believe that Ghana is a hot for nice vacations...They got nice Tourist centre like Waterfalls,Mountains,Nice resorts and at affordable price,parks,so many many....

There should be a category of visa at the Netherlands Embassy that is short term stay for trainee...Thus this kind of Visa does not gives you the opportunity to have a resident permit ...Your purpose of visiting will only be quoted on the visa..If I were you,I would write the appropriate Netherland embassy with a copy of my visiting attached to the email.

I have been following this thread @OP I am really happy for you....You won't appreciate what God has done for you until you prolly visit Naija again.I was there for vacation this February and I just realise that Nigeria got a failed government and to me nobody is really rich in that country because the standard of living is just so poor..Everybody out there lacks basics amenities..Even our president is in London cos Nigeria doesn't have a good medical care..

When i got home,everywhere was dark,Immigrations offices stamped me in with my cellphone torchlight,There was no light at the international airport and also no fuel for the generator...The immigration officers were like Oga put on your torchlight...i saw so many hungry faces just trying to loot away your goodies..I think the country even got worst.

Come to lagos and let the yorubas show you they are real afonjas Mad Man ...Even boko haram dare not pass their boundary

See guys ,The issue is this ...Nobody is begging iPob or Biafra or whatever name they called themselves to stay...But they should know that if War should start,They will also be the first to die...They should learn from North korea,Sudan Eritrea just like someone said....Such negotiations will never end well and the funniest part of it is that Nnamdi Kanu is a liar...He is just a traitor lying to you bunch of morons.Go to Netherlands and ask Charles Tailor,Gbagbo..and other african leaders....They started war but still alive and doing good today even though they are in Prison but they are not suffering......How can u guys keep on pretending that you do not war !!war !! but u want just referendum,when you know that such negotiations is gonna end up being brutal?


Do you think if the war should start now...All Nigerians are gonna be affected nope....Why don't you guys learn from book Haram !!

attackgat:
As a Biafran supporter, Im not asking for Biafra to solve my problems. Im asking for Biafra to get my freedom.

Go and get yourself freedom mr....

obontami:
make kcee free the guy naw! Na by force to dey under your record label?

Arabanko uhhh eeee Aranbanko....empty gallon way we help fill water Arabanko huuuu eeeew arabanko

Hoduwahishape:
Oh shut up your dimwit , we get it yo are abroad, however you still think like a villager.
Abroad they monitor citizens Internet activities via sniffing through isp's traffic, and even with concrete evidence they will still wait until they have concluded investigation and have a search warrant before violating any body's privacy.
Dammy Krane got reported by the credit card / airline company.

Probably your Abroad is Cotonou ..Mugu...who search someone phone in western world...You think they are so jobless

Mr I too know,If they sniff through Isp...does that mean stopping someone on the road and threatening them...Anyway no need to be educating small boys in cotonou