₦airaland Forum

The most cogent factor in granting student visas is the proof that a prospective will return.
Therefore, you need to be very practical in dealing with this issue.
At the time of your application, you must have convinced them that you will return to Nigeria at the completion of your studies.
So, now you intend to stay longer. You will have to answer a few questions.
If your visa expires in 2008, how do you plan to legalise your continued stay?
Are you extending your studies and by extension your student visa?
Have you been offered a lob which entitles you to a work permit?
If you've done or are planning any of these, the chances of a dependant visa for your prospective wife are there.
Remember, if you were married before going to study, it would have been automatic for your wife to go with you as long as you have a visa cause really, they can't "break" a family.
The list of documents you have looks convincing and might work out well for you.
You did say that you haven't worked and have been supported all through by your sponsor.
So it boils down to the kind of visa that you will have after your studies that will enable you work and support your wife because you or your dependant are not expected to recourse to public funds.
If you're studying for longer than one year in most cases or all, i think, your spouse can work. The bottom line is the basis on which you hope to secure a visa for your wife. You must have the right to live and work which i think you should secure firmly before applying for your wife.
A friend of mine is in a similar situation. Came back to Nigeria during his masters to marry, twice he applied for her and twice she was refused even after an appeal. He's in the country now and he's said his last resoort will be to forget the whole thing and stay here.
My final advice is this: Get a visa that will enable you stay and work, then get all relevant documents and most of all, pray like you do in all things. It should be fine.

Hallo people. Here's a mail i received from a friend. It's about the stereotype nature of Nollywood and how they try to make everyone think in one direction-backwards.
It's as hillarious as its true. Check it out

1. Every problem you have is spiritual.
2. In every romance movie, someone must die.
3. It is possible to hit a person without actually
touching them!
4. Anyone who gets hit by a car dies immediately.
5. Poisoned food tastes better,
6. The best way to make money is by visiting a
'Babalawo'.
7. At least one of a pair of twins (identical or not)
is born evil.
8. There is never an end to your suffering, except
death!
9. With a pastor,  all things are possible
10. A movie can be titled anything,  such as - the boy
is mine, Two rats, Spanner, Calculator,
11. A movie has not been made if at least one
actor/actress has not- 'shelled', twisted his/her lips
to speak wrong phonetics',
12. You are in love,  you want to take your girl out,
the best place you take her to is,  Mr. Biggs,
Tantalizers, the beach or the best- take her to buy
some new ugly clothes.
13. An Igbo movie has been made if,
* You visit a 'Babalawo'
* A fleet of cars is shown off
* Kanayo 'O' Kanayo is in the movie, Pete Udochie is
also there too!
* To get rich it is mandatory you join a cult
14. Gun shots and Knock-out sound the same!
15. Most times the title has absolutely nothing to do
with the movie.
16. A love story has not been produced if it does not
have one or two of the following cast actresses-
* Stella Damascus
* Stephanie Okereke
* Genevieve Nnaji
* Omotola Jalade
* Rita Dominic
17. The police are extremely 'efficient' unlike their
counterparts in real life,
18. An actress can wear the same hairdo for more than
a year,
19. It is permissible to wear very dark shades in the
night!
20. When you are shot in the chest, it really doesn't
matter; your head will be bandaged! Same for your
legs!
21. When advertising a movie, you really should shout
because,  people are deaf?
22. When you are extremely poor, you will still be
able to afford- very good furniture, T.V., but you
won't be able to send your kids to school

I'm involved with a girl at work presently. When she joined the company, i wanted to  make her feel quite comfortable. Chat,tease her, offer to buy lunch and even beg to drive her home even if she lived in Ghana. But i liked her really other than just jiving. One day, after a few months, we were just sitting and chatting in the car after work and i looked at her and felt like kissing her. I actually beged to kiss her. "Just this one time and i wont disturb you again", i begged.  Reluctantly she agreed. We've both been hooked ever since.
Our colleagues can sense our closeness and they just tease us and it ends there.
We've defined our relationship- no sex, maybe everthing else and we comport ouselves properly accordingly.
But the truth is that we've been trying to keep our frienship normal now because we know we're geeting married to other people.
Final Analysis: It could get quite messy with many hearts aching fo a long time.

This is what you see of Nigerian policemen on our roads:

About 10 or more of them standing idly on one spot at a place like mile 2 as early as 6am asking for fire extinguishers
Policemen wearing bathroom slippers with chewing stick in the mouth and an AK47 assault rifle on the shoulder.

Some of them in mufty have tattered clothes, the bullet proof vest comes in handy as a singlet. They even board public buses with bullet proof "shirts"
I just saw one outside now, obviously, he just had a meal. His belt had been let loose and he was picking his teeth; in public.

Picture a Los Angeles police department officer or a London metropolitan policeman. Good, now go outside and take a good look at that naija policeman with a 4 litre jerry can of petrol or the one hanging from a bus or that one queuing to buy roasted corn.

It's sad but these people don't command any sort of respect or inspire any feeling of security or confidence in me and many other people, if i'm permitted to speak for them.

Whatever you do, avoid them. They are very capable of spoiling your day even before it starts or
generally help you end  it on sour note.

Please share your experiences. i have loads of them.
Cheers.

This is what you see of Nigerian policemen on our roads:

About 10 or more of them standing idly on one spot at a place like mile 2 as early as 6am asking for fire extinguishers
Policemen wearing bathroom slippers with chewing stick in the mouth and an AK47 assault rifle on the shoulder.

Some of them in mufty have tattered clothes, the bullet proof vest comes in handy as a singlet. They even board public buses with bullet proof "shirts"
I just saw one outside now, obviously, he just had a meal. His belt had been let loose and he was picking his teeth; in public.

Picture a Los Angeles police department officer or a London metropolitan policeman. Good, now go outside and take a good look at that naija policeman with a 4 litre jerry can of petrol or the one hanging from a bus or that one queuing to buy roasted corn.

It's sad but these people don't command any sort of respect or inspire any feeling of security or confidence in me and many other people, if i'm permitted to speak for them.

Whatever you do, avoid them. They are very capable of spoiling your day even before it starts or
generally help you end  it on sour note.

Please share your experiences. i have loads of them.
Cheers.

It's not advisable for you to offer money to those security agents in any form either as an outright bribe or in appreciation for whatever favour you might think they're doing you by allowing you pass freely. Anything like that can be vaguely or otherwise construed to be bribe especially when they've not asked you. It would definitely suggest to them that your papers are fake when of course they're genuine.
My advice: Keep a straight face, be youself, look the officer in the eye, submit your passport and answer any questions that might follow. It's all psychology. You've got to show confidence.
If they ask you for a tip afterwards, it'll be at your discretion to give.

You may come in through the airport closest to your final destination if you observe all these.

There are top quality pressure/steam washers for sale. These washers are handy and quite powerful. Interested carwash and cleaning service providers in Nigeria should please contact me.
Business contacts will be highly appreciated.
CheersS

Gbenga Adeyinka, the self acclaimed cfr (comedian of the federal republic) in my opinion should stick with being a Master of Ceremonies than a comedian. That chap is dryer than the biblical dry bones. He is so boring that after "narrating" his over re-cycled jokes i get too embarrased for him that i have to take my eyes of the t.v. And can someone please tell him to stop repeating his name and title over and again?