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i dont think he should come back to naija to apply as naija is facing many refusals now

Blackfinegirl:
Sometimes, it's better to come back home and apply. My first usa visa was refused when I was a student in the UK and when I came home for holiday, I applied in naija and was approved.

lol

why are some people trying to move into the usa from the uk, is it lack of employment opportunities or what, I don't understand

pansophist:
US is even boring lol, but its miles ahead better than Canada. America is blessed with multiple climates.

If you like the Scandinavian Arctic weather, japa to Alaska, or if you like the Naija hot weather, you go to Houston.

If you want to feel like you're the only one that exist on the planet, go to almost empty States such as Wyoming, or if you're a Lagos city person, then New York is for you.

States like California even have a higher GDP than Canada, so yes, the US is an economical behemoth. And offers far more interesting life than boring Canada.

Talk true Canada don deny you visa before lol

IbeOkehie:
Well I don't know what to write anymore about this I guess. This is my real name, I live in Raleigh NC, over 30 years a resident so I guess I'm one of the old immigrants I'm happy and I know FOR A FACT that there's a very low probability I would be enjoying a living standard as high as this in Nigeria. I own a home in a neighborhood that compares favorably, in fact better quality than, Ikoyi, Lekki or VGC. I used to think like you and that was what led me to move back to Nigeria in 2011.

I put in over 7 years preparation for that move, all my friends knew about it, I told them for years I was saving and preparing to go, they thought I was joking, some called me CRAZY, which I know now is true. I quit my job as a pharmacist at one of the best health institutions in THE WORLD, Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD and sold off a lot of things except my house in North Carolina....and moved.

Moving back to Nigeria was one of the worst decisions of my life. Money wise I lost over $200K cash and that's a very conservative estimate that doesn't include ANY of the preparatory expenses for my move, including the psychological toll of working like a dog for endless hours overtime.

The only good things I got out of it was that I learned what Nigeria was REALLY like for a working rich person AND I met my wife who worked in one of the major American oil companies in Lagos. By the way, she says it all the time that if she knew the USA was like this she would have moved here much sooner. This is someone who had traveled the world before she met me. None of this is hard to find out, my FAMILY is fairly well known in Raleigh NC.

When I left Nigeria at the age of 16, my family was eating 2 meals a day. We had a family meeting where my parents told us they couldn't afford to give us 3 meals and I, yes me, I suggested 2 meals a day. My father was riding a bicycle to and from work and anywhere else. He never built his own house. It's a time we eventually laughed about but they always warned me to stop telling people the story, that it's shameful. My parents were both teachers, my father was earning ₦‎720 per month and my mother ₦‎240. The naira rate at the time was ₦‎4=1$, I still have letters saved from that time so I know. [b]That means my our total family income at the time was about $250/month. [/b]I attended a Federal Government College where my classmates, children of top businessmen, supreme court justices, CBN governors and Perm Secs were coming to school with ₦‎5,000 POCKET MONEY....my father always gave me ₦‎20, that was it for the whole term.

My father borrowed the money for my air ticket and whatever he paid, he put ₦‎250 bribe on top for the privilege of getting me a confirmed seat on Nigeria Airways, I saw him pay the bribe with my own eyes. I landed in the USA and after living with a relative rent free for 6 months, I was on my own. I sent the money back for my plane ticket and jara on top for sibling school fees, feeding and so on, my first money home was $1200. That's how I started life and I can count around 10 to 20 people that arrived here in Raleigh NC around the same time, most of them much older than me. Remember, I was still a teenager, but many people didn't even know because I'm very tall and big. With time I was a popular caregiver or baby sitter for some their kids.

By the way, I scored 8 straight As on WAEC and some ungodly high JAMB number that got me admission to do medicine at Nsukka. Why didn't I do it? My parents weighed the cost of putting me through University and it was decided I take the chance of fending for myself in the USA and sending back money to help them. The rest is history. Would I have been better of in Nigeria? Like 70 to 80% of those my classmates from high & mighty families are here in the US/UK with me, and people like them definitely know what's up with Nigeria. If they left, who am I to stay?

So what is your story that's making you think twice about your sojourn in the USA?



I sincerely don't know what you're on about. Again, I've tried to be as open as I can. What exactly is your story?

Yes, some don't make it. Remember I told you I knew about 20 to 30 new arrivals just like me when I got to the USA. Some of them were on THE SAME PLANE as me, by the way. Two of them got deported soon after, and one of them died in Nigeria about 5 years ago and another one, Henry N, went back and died maybe 10 years ago? That was a fellow I worked side by side with at Hilton Hotel. A few of them served prison time for one thing or the other. However, the MAJORITY are living middle class lives just like me, with adult children who mostly doing well. Definitely nothing worse than they could have achieved in Nigeria. Even the ones doing LOW CLASS JOBS as cooks, used car salesmen, care workers or drivers for the past 30 years among them own homes, some of the homes are PAID OFF, they own 3 or 4 cars....you can go to their homes and see all this. And I'm very proud of them and also proud of the doctors, engineers and teachers and nurses. Life is NOT ever going to be equal, but it's definitely better to be unequal in the USA than in Nigeria.



Well other opportunities have opened up. Situations are never static. Human beings ADAPTED and Nigerians, whatever their faults, also have the human capacity to adapt. This was my related comment elsewhere, I'll copy & paste below -

Good thing too Nigerians going to the West now are learning to do manual work like landscaping, computer wiring/network setups, auto mechanics and mobile car wash, cooking food and selling from their homes, sewing clothes & shoe repair, so having papers is not even as much a problem as before. Honestly I wish I had such skills when I arrived here, life would have been a lot easier. There's a woman who sells Nigerian food that we patronize often, we buy like one week worth of food at a time. When you go to pick up at her home you can see they're VERY BUSY. There's one or two more people that have opened walk up - carry out restaurants. They cater parties too. A Nigerian mobile car washer cleaned my car last week, he came to the office and did it. Who needs Green Card to do that?

Have a good weekend, all the best to you and yours.

God bless you

Artiiclebeast:
There are personal questions I won't be answering here for obvious reasons.
Thanks.

ok I understand, I will be in the USA soon

see the small thread we dey manage

Artiiclebeast:
I didn't do Qatar. I did United Aorlines.

so do you have your papers now?

op but but I think say prayers dey work for visa na lol, if you like wear white cele garment enter embassy Dem go deny you if your documents or reason is not valid

op follow your mind

Guys please how can I get to lekki VAC from oshodi

Good morning guys, my biometric appointment is tomorrow at lekki, please what other documents did you take along apart from your passport and biometric appointment letter.
Thank you

atseyi:
How time flies. where are all the wonderful people here? this forum serve as a reminder that anything is possible, would be so nice to re-connect.

it's a shame that nigerians are no longer eligible

Good morning, please how can I get to iom Ikeja from iyanaipaja, my appointment is tomorrow by 9am.
Thank you

op you think UK people are stingy try Canadian people lol

Good morning guys please anyone that has gone for medicals at iom Lagos, please what other documents did you take along with you apart from iom appointment letter, Receipt of payment and international passport.
Thank you

mizz2posh:
Lagos or Abuja

Lagos i already booked an app for lagos

will iom accept bank ATM transfer receipt?

guys please i have done biometric appointment for my Canada student visa application all that is left is my medical appointment with iom, please how do i book appointment with iom, thank you

guys please how do i book medical appointment with iom

guys i just booked my biometric appointment for next week Wednesday. please i am also about to do my medicals, which should i use iom or qlife also do i have to book an appointment too?
Thank you

Thomsyne:
Check my post here - https://www.nairaland.com/7255452/canadian-student-visa-thread-part/470#118207811

Hope it helps.

thank you

hammed71:
Good evening guys, please i just got biometric letter from ircc, please how do i book biometric from lekki vac please, thank you

also can book an appointment in person

Good evening guys, please i just got biometric letter from ircc, please how do i book biometric from lekki vac please, thank you

Good evening guys, please i just got biometric letter from ircc, please how do i book biometric from lekki vac please, thank you

guys please how long does it take to book an appointment with iom and also which is better for medicals between iom and qlife

SpatialKing:
I just admission offer from the University of New Mexico with full Teaching Assistant position.

Please what's the next necessary steps to take
I need your guidance.

for fall 2023?

Bksense:
Yes, that's true. How do you know tho?

it's not hard to know

good morning guys please which is better for medicals Iom or qlife?
Thank you

Guys my uncle helping me with Canada study permit told me We were asked to pay $10,000 to shorty's my staying to ensure that i am of a good character.Please how true is this, i have paid my tuition deposit, canada application fees please guys help me

Uzoamaka123:
Hi dear.


From iyana ipaja get a bus going to obalende.(ikoyi)
Once you get to obalende , you should be able to get a keke going to alagbon . Not too sure a bike passes that road.
If they do you can take one as well.

Thank you

Good morning guys please how can i get to Alagbon police station from iyana ipaja, please i will like to do my police report, thank you