Helkayklassic:
Wow. You guys finally created this thread, i saw when y’all was discussing about it on Drenimacus thread. I pray God answer the paryer of everyone that have the intention to Japa.

Hadampson, i really don’t know what to say but i pray your efforts pay off one day. Every travel thread i have read, you are always there. May God grant your desires.

Amen my brother
We shall leave this kantry one day

jizzyjordan:
. Boss una sly me because I no dey active abi. oya wey my monika

No vex bàbá
I swear i no know say your moniker no dey the list. I go update am now

bamangar:
A friend who will be leaving for US in few days time for his PhD is so excited. Looking at him today buying his flight ticket, with great joy all over his face seem bubbly. He got a fully funded scholarship in one of the top universities, applied for Visa in Lagos and got denied, came to Abuja to apply and it was successful. He said he can't wait to Japa.

It's not easy making Japa preparations. The major problem for many of us is "MONEY". We still dey save. Frustration to Japa even led me to type on Google "When will Nigeria be allowed into US DV Lottery" money go complete and i go Japa

I'm happy for your friend oo
Finally he will get experience life in a sane environment.

@emboldened you are right. If i get money, i swear i go move to Germany before this year runs out

Tips for prospective immigrants of Canada and other western countries

If you are emigrating to Canada, unlearn a lot of things. And learn healthier habits/lifestyles. E.g. Dating here is different in a lot of ways. No one is responsible for your bills, or for funding your lifestyle. If you can't afford a cab, you take the bus or bike, or walk...etc

If your colleagues invite you to any celebratory lunch, dinner, the movies etc., please also come with your own funds because the bills will likely be split.

Expect to pay for alcoholic beverages (at the bar) when you invited to social events/weddings, unless hosted by Nigerians

There is hardly any "rich uncle/aunty" to 'dash' you free money. The rich uncles/aunties are also paying their mortgages/bills/taxes - the higher you earn, the more that taxes. It is socially unacceptable to beg random folks for money online/offline, unless it is a "go-fund-me."

PAY YOUR DEBTS ON TIME

This is a trust-driven and credit-based system. You ability to pay your bills and debts on time, e.g, even if it is a minimum payment on credit cards, is valued over paying late and in full. Learn a lot about how credit works and your credit/FICO score..

The system rewards DISCIPLINE, DELAYED GRATIFICATION, DCA and LIVING WITHIN YOUR MEANS.
If you are a 2-person household, at least one should register a business, even if you work 9 to 5. File all your taxes, even if you do not earn a lot. File personal/business. Keep all receipts

If you emigrate to the GTA/suburbs, and use the viva bus, it is largely a trust-honor-based system. The bus driver will NOT ask you for proof of ticket before/after you board. You are simply expected to have your ticket based on trust. Once in a while, olopa will enter & check o!

The bus fare is about $4 or so. However, if you think you can get away with anyhowness/not buy a ticket, the day olopa catches you, you will get a ticket, go to court, and pay a hefty fine. Plus the public disgrace when you are asked to step down from the bus. BUY YOUR TICKETS O!

Live within your means, cut your coat according to your material. No one really gives a shit whether you have bone-straight or gold cufflinks. Or whether you drive a jag or corolla. If you have a decent job/good credit, you can access a lot of things. No needless competition..

IF you do it right, in 5 to 7 years, you will be amazed at how well you are doing. Be patient with yourself. The initial 1 to 4 years may not be so smooth, however, it will all eventually pay off. Get involved with community/volunteer/ask for access to resources/be open/learn

Do not look down on any work/job opportunity. DO NOT look down on people based on what you think they have or what they do. Here, there is DIGNITY in labour, eventually, the PhD that drives a cab gets into his/her field, the Doctors working as PSW get into med school and thrive

Have something you do on the side, regardless of your day job. Even if you emigrate with a lot of funds, try to get a job - you will understand the system better when you immerse yourself. And you will thrive better in business if you grasp the work culture/HR/systems/regulations

In your initial years as an immigrant, no do pass yourself when it comes to black tax. Learn to say NO to those asking for money back home, unless it is for health emergencies. You need to be able to stand well before you help others, if not you get trapped in a cycle of struggle

If you can, keep a low profile in those early years; FOCUS -on your studies, professional exams, work, getting settled, understanding the system. Fill your cup first, put on your seatbelt first, before you try pour a drink or fasten the belt of others. Don't try to impress anyone

Remember, you can love Nigeria very well from afar. Go back only when you are ready/have the mental courage to thrive there, & leave again if it does not work out
Wherever you are, simple EXCEL! Success attracts many. Nigerian Govt will find you & "Dabirize" you

Please be very pragmatic when you are choosing your courses here in school. You can always go back to study what you are passionate about. At the initial stages - it may be better to take on courses that have a strong demand in the labour market so your finances/bills are healthy

If you are single, consider being open to dating Nigerians/other Africans/races, not just Nigerians. Even though Canada is far, "handsome Yoruba demons" & "fine wicked Igbo girls" still dey o. These 2 groups dey connect well well here & sabi love each other uniquely. Be wise!

Make sure you have insurance, car/home/life etc. Especially if you have a family. If you have children, open an RESP account asap. If 18 and above, have a TFSA..

Disclaimer - Abeg, all dis na suggestions/personal opinions
No matter what you earn, develop a habit of SAVING/INVESTING.

P.S: Some unscrupulous Naija pastors here will deceive you to pay tithe/sow seed with your CREDIT CARDS & they even have POS in church! Abeg, flee from them o. If you must, tithe from your pay; no go carry gbese o!

Young and old, as you come to Canada, pleaseeeee ABSTAIN, OR USE CONDOM/USE CONTRACEPTIVE O!

Canada does NOT joke with CHILD SUPPORT! 18 YEARS!

Think twice before cohabiting with anyone o! Canada does NOT joke with COMMON LAW UNIONS o, whether una marry officially or not. PLS!

CANADA is officially a FEMINIST NATION O! It also protects the RIGHTS OF ALL REGARDLESS OF GENDER OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION. It does NOT joke with SGBV, RAPE CULTURE SPECTRUM

Please unlearn all the patriarchy, misogyny, sexism, homophobia, transphobia. No careless jokes!

CANADA is officially a FEMINIST NATION O! It means EQUITY/FULL AGENCY/RIGHTS/ACCESS. AND EQUAL RESPONSIBILITIES/CONSIQUENCES.

If you are a woman and you earn much more than your spouse, if you divorce, you will likely pay ALIMONY to him. If the man earns more, he pays to his ex

MAN/WOMAN, BOYS/GIRLS, please learn to cook. Learn to care for your children. Learn to do house chores. Learn to be financially independent. If you're a couple, learn to be accountable to each other. Learn gender fluidity in terms of roles/responsibilities. CHILDCARE is EXPENSIVE

The End/
Thread posted on Twitter by Juliet Kego

Some notable threads on the travel section


https://www.nairaland.com/3926467/naija-yankee-thoughts-experiences


https://www.nairaland.com/3502484/yankee-through-eyes-village-boy

https://www.nairaland.com/4138795/getting-green-card-adjustment-status

https://www.nairaland.com/4373209/adventures-village-scholar-germany

https://www.nairaland.com/5268048/adventures-uk-bound-nurse

https://www.nairaland.com/4103866/adventures-new-uk-migrant

https://www.nairaland.com/4761935/derailer-thread-meeting-point-nigerians

https://www.nairaland.com/4152325/streets-warri-finland-story

https://www.nairaland.com/3054733/finally-got-america-thanks-nairaland

https://www.nairaland.com/4403843/welcome-usa-tips-tricks-immigrants

https://www.nairaland.com/5411657/lagos-deutschland-love#82144804

https://www.nairaland.com/4927164/lagos-toronto-follow-canadian-hustle

https://www.nairaland.com/4992179/experience-when-moved-sweden

https://www.nairaland.com/4209108/trip-sweden-poland

https://www.nairaland.com/4040607/trip-asian-side-istanbul-turkey

https://www.nairaland.com/4028670/random-photos-istanbul-turkey-lens

https://www.nairaland.com/4971486/see-united-arab-emirates-through

https://www.nairaland.com/4667144/traveling-austria-experience-virgin-passport

https://www.nairaland.com/5366565/diary-nigeria-student-living-saint

https://www.nairaland.com/4181396/diary-nigerian-student-living-moscow

https://www.nairaland.com/3751114/living-ghana-experience

https://www.nairaland.com/4367035/nigerians-living-mozambique

https://www.nairaland.com/51356/nairobi-photos-kenya-beautiful-east

https://www.nairaland.com/5202919/adventure-uk-tier-4-dependant#78640484

https://www.nairaland.com/5420117/france-picture-gallery

https://www.nairaland.com/5406267/adventures-lionlee216

https://www.nairaland.com/5339094/summer-trip-lyon-geneva-chamonix

https://www.nairaland.com/5326626/summer-visit-paris-tourist-journal

https://www.nairaland.com/4034714/beautiful-photos-shanghai-summer-trip

https://www.nairaland.com/4630469/road-ireland

https://www.nairaland.com/539381/story-malaysia

https://www.nairaland.com/2874565/nigeria-suffered-experience-visit-india

https://www.nairaland.com/4429055/general-croatian-visit-tourist-visa

https://www.nairaland.com/6022033/savings-journey-towards-relocation-all

This is the link to that diary

@Niklausefred

ayomideking:
Please always tag me in every travel section here

You have to register first
Niklausefred or Richdee1 will register you.

NiklauseFred:
Guys pls paste the links of some interesting threads here....I'm having issues doing that.

0.Hadampson
1.Niklausefred
2. Fidelismaria
3. Nicoswit
5. Jaycew ( POLAND)*
6. Subomi007
7. lamboladee
8. SaintHillary (UK)*
9. Vhuqnl
10. Joohan
11.Paccus
12. Richdee1
13. ichbinbrait
14. Canih28
15. olioxx
16. Savagethe21st
17. aziza45442
18. 2Lynx
19.NoFap123
20.Daintyprincess(new member)
21. Brawlscartel
22. seedorfy134
23.Tolzy11(welcome to the crew)
24.RedChiefPriest
25.GodsGabby(welcome )
26.Ayomide8990(welcome mate)

I don land brother
Thanks for creating the thread.
This thread will be useful in many ways.

By the way, e get one diary wey i dey read yesterday about someone who wan japa go Canada.

Lemme check and share the link here

ayomide8990:

Thanks to all our Chairman.
May Almighty God hear our heart desires.

A big amen to that

NiklauseFred:


Swears
I believe we all will "japa" one day

I'm very positive about that and we would do reunion and post the pictures on this section

Richdee1:


You're welcome, be like na to open athread oo

Kus we Don dey plenty

Hope you no the rules, No trolling please, you're free to state your opinions

Hadampson where pidgin 2? Lol
I don miss that man abi na woman
Hahahahahaha

I swear, i no sabi where she go sef. Na she dey make this section sweet with her stubbornness and timesup234 as well
The man who believe nigeria is far better than USA

To be honest i missed her so much

ayomide8990:

Boss, Abeg dey tag your Boy too

Niklausefred
Richdee1

Another one in dj Khaled's voice
Register him biko

GodsGabby:


1. Nicoswit
2. Fidelismaria
3. Niklausefred
4. Hadampson
5. Jaycew ( POLAND)*
6. Subomi007
7. lamboladee
8. SaintHillary (UK)*
9. Vhuqnl
10. Joohan
11.Paccus
12. Richdee1
13. ichbinbrait
14. Canih28
15. olioxx
16. Savagethe21st
17. aziza45442
18. 2Lynx
19.NoFap123
20.Daintyprincess(new member)
21. Brawlscartel
22. seedorfy134
23.Tolzy11(welcome to the crew)
24. GodsGabby
25. ayomide8990

The full list of Japa crew

NiklauseFred:


Lol you're welcome to the crew boss

Boss Hadampson this one is able and ready

I can see that
Add him to the crew with immediate effect

2Lynx:

Then you
we wait on you sir

Ah me ke. It's going to take time before i move out of Nigeria. You might even leave before me. It's very possible

opeey:


Doors will open for us all..

Amen

NiklauseFred:


Nice idea boss

Should I create the thread?

Yes, please do and don't forget to mention every member of the JAPA crew

jizzyjordan:
. Anytime i reason how life be for this zoo I dey cry

Chai
All is well my brother
We go leave this kantry laslas, that's for sure

2Lynx:

You just highlighted my experiences and thoughts....then you find out that restrictions have been placed on entry route which were not really stringent in the past as an after effect of some stupid elements who had the opportunity to hustle legit and still reap the fruit, but were possessed by greed mehn, or the government inability to manage the economy of the nation, while I was calculating 350 per # thinking I am almost there then I see it increase to 500 per#. But in all things we are more than conqueror through God.

That's the problem i have with some Nigerians. You will complain of bad governance in Nigeria yet you will move to a better country and still continue the misbehaving

Our government on the other side is making it difficult for us to get the substantial amount of money for our migration plan

Everything is just fvcked up in this kantry

2Lynx:

.more like the reddit of naija

Yeah, you garrit

2Lynx:


I dey here boss, how's your plan coming up sir.
Mehn so SaintHillary don travel, truly God is in the block, who's next?

My plan is going on well. From the look of it, it may take me one or two to japa.

Yes, he's in the UK now. I was very happy cos our crew is getting there one by one. First it was Jaycew and now it's SaintHillary.

NiklauseFred:


Maybe we will go with a "pidgin" themed name

How you see "JAPA CREW"?

Richdee1 has validated it so I'm good with it.. Our crew now has a name

Richdee1:


Niklausefred has said it, Japa Crew is it

Hadampson keep the lead alive, we'll all Japa
Don't relent

Thanks brother
Now that we have a name for our crew, I think it'd be a good idea to have a lounge (more like a thread) on this section specifically for us where we can share travel tips, pictures and the likes JUST to motivate us

Firefox01:
Boss, is it still Germany on your mind or you won't mind the US?

I'm okay with any country for now but Germany is still my number one country

NiklauseFred:


No..p

Make my boss approve you fess

Boss Hadampson how you see am?

E make sense
He's welcome

Richdee1, wetin you think?!

That aside, have you come up with a name for our crew

Drenimarcus:


It is a shame brother. But, don’t let this deter you, focus and use this as a motivation. I look forward to your thread

Thanks for the advice boss
I will keep the hope alive
As for my thread, it would take years to create since I'm still stuck here

Drenimarcus:
Your stay in Colorado is never complete if you didn’t go hiking. Here are some jpegs from my first hike.

I think I hiked 3 miles. It was exhausting but nothing can compare to the scenery when you reach the top of the mountains. Extremely beautiful, serene and refreshing.

My mind flashback to naija, if this was in Nigeria, some church would have purchased it and turn it into “ori-oke jensimi”

I swear
Àbí orí òkè ìyanu

One of the reasons Nigeria have not developed is because religion has made us mentally la.zy. We kneel too much and over pray instead of working. We can't attain perfection if we do not free ourselves from extremism

Bifwoli:
Wow ,as a foreigner i feel much disincentivised to visit now .

Don't be. Nigeria is welcoming to visitors from different countries. Many have visited and they said good things about Nigeria.
Nigeria just like other countries is not perfect. There are good and bad side. Just make sure you follow the safety tips and you won't have any problem

Below is a screenshot of an Moroccan that visited Nigeria few years ago.

RwadanQueen:
Hi everyone, Rwandan here, how can I get a Nigerian visa from Rwanda,also is Nigeria a good place to live in...cheers

Well, as much as i know, Nigeria is welcoming to all but the security system in this country is not good at all.

I believe you will enjoy your visit when you visit Nigeria. Just don't trust people easily and keep your money somewhere safe cos of hustlers in Lagos (only Nigerians can relate )

Drenimarcus:
It was projected we were gonna have a snow storm yesterday but all we had was a few inches of snow. Knowing Minnesota and how crazy the weather can be . I decided to go groceries shopping, “ijafara” as they say is olewu-cious ;.

Wọlé soyinka the 2nd

Drenimarcus:


you guys should create a group name

Richdee1 or Niklausefred will do justice to that

Drenimarcus:
If someone ever told me that by 2020, i will be a PR in the US, i would say the person is a descendant of the devil. Yes, i had ambitions to leave Nigeria but how? where? with which resources when i was basically managing my mom's store, and the last kid in the Uni looking up to me.

I have always been an advocate of "not gonna have my own kids go through what i went through", they deserve a better life, my mom went through a lot of me and my little ones and she sure deserves to be pampered but how can you pamper your parents when Nigeria is all frustrating your efforts. You have the societal vices alla noose about to choke you and kill you. If you the Federal government doesnt introduce policies to cripple you, your state govt will, sars will, phcn will, mosquitoes will, your landlord will, your so called friends will, your family(extended or nuclear) will.

When people say Nigerians deserve automatic place in heaven, i for once say yes. Nigeria will be 60 years and no hope for the youths, how can you say people are the future and no policies to enable the so called "future".

We got a similarity there.
This country is getting worse everyday. Sometimes i wake up at night just to cry cos it got to a point where i became frustrated. My efforts to leave Nigeria was futile and to think that I'm not getting younger makes me even more sad but all is well sha.

I have never being proud of being a Nigerian
Nigeria is a country with the highest religiously gullible persons in the whole universe, a place where a hardcore illiterate self appointed pastor/Imam will enslave a PhD holder and milk him dry. A country where rich oppress the poor. A country where you are expected to do everything by yourself and we have government oo. A country where internet fraudsters/drug dealers/money rituals are celebrated. A country where God is expected to do the government's duties. God is expected to cure malaria, provide electricity for the masses, secure the masses, pave the roads and even protect a drunken driver overspending on the highway. Since jobs are sold to the highest bidder, getting a job after graduation becomes a supernatural miracle which must be celebrated with a church Thanksgivings service. Shame on this country