₦airaland Forum

gunther6:
Picked up my Visa today, ticket already booked (window seat) .. Officially counting the days. Thanks house oya it is time yo start offering advice to the newbies in the house... Oya listen to your guru

chrislong:
hello.
please is there any possibility of running a master's in the USA with 1.5m. thanks

zeezahbee:
yeaam in HTOWN and we can hook up. I don't know about dollar rate or exchange so you can find out from someone else.

PM me if you want to see me next week

gunther6:
I am sorry you are getting me all wrong I meant no insult. It is yours ma. Create your profile and send me a PM

gunther6:
You that is going on vacation with hubby wants free GRE... Chai you big woman like this. FREE GRE is available for a needy member of the house. Walspring if you want TOEFL it is yours... Courtesy 'gunt-oflife' visa thanksgiving 'committee'. If you are not needy pls move on let's give it to someone that can't afford to write otherwise.

zeezahbee:
you can try texas Southern university in houston. they have a good HIM program

fizzile:
Between GTB, Stanbic and Standard Chartered which is more flexible and reliable? Cos I need to create an account asap

dickoflife:
thanks dear.. If ur in abuja we gonna drink the mother of all drinking tomorrow after visa collection..

gunther6:
I want to use this opportunity to pray for dickoflife( however inappropriate the name may sound) . Oh God that created the heaven and the earth go before him and make the crooked way straight before him, let him come back singing in Jesus name.


As a way of celebrating my Visa I will NOT be uploading recharge card like warriboy21. I am still thinking of what to do. I am thinking along the line of helping a needy member of the house with GRE and/or TOEFL. The modalities are still been worked out. It will be GRE and TOEFL should dickoflife get his Visa tomorrow. You need it? Get on your knees and pray for 'dicko'

Holudarey01:
Diamond has banned the use of their ATM outside naija

malory84:
Hello house. I just received an offer of admission from UTA. Pls, how do I go about contacting professors for GA? abeg gurus in the house, I need your advice. Also,is anyone in UTA or going this fall?

sureb0y:
Congrats!

pattyreal:
Hello gurus in the house. please I have finally started my application but I need a guide to all dese so as not to make any mistake. first of all do we have anybody in the house that is studying health informatics in Houston or any state? i'm interested in Houston. please kindly chat me up.

pattyreal:
Hello NL nice job here! Pls a quick question I'm currently in d US and I want to apply for my masters program here . is it possible I change my status from my visitors visa to f1 visa. I'm currently on vacation with hubby and kids are still in naija. We just want to save cost of flight going and coming again.

Oya mk una answer me oooo

Nita2013:
Hahahahahaha as Donald Trump dey plan for us, we dey plenty steps ahead lol

Phema:
True that. Do let us know how it goes.

MichaelFinn:
I'm not a VO. I don't know anything about TRV. But somethings are only logical. If you're 22 and above, married with kids or have a job with ample working experience why would you want to go to Canada for an Advance Diploma, Diploma or PGD? It's glaring that you won't want to come back.

Anybody with a different opinion can argue this with me. I'm open to a debate.

twizzie:
Me sef, I been wan tell say I know ur moniker... All of you GBIUSA thread members ehn....
My advice Patty, apply alone...Your children might not need to apply cos they are US Citizens..I don't think they need Visa to enter Canada.
Apply alone, using them and hubby as home tie. Then when you get TRV, you can take them along... Make sure though you specify them in the family form and their place of birth so no case of omission or mis-representation will come up..
I once did an assessment online for my family and when it got to the point of my baby, result was I do not need Visa for the baby as He is an America Citizen...I think you just do some form of paperwork at the POE.. My take is to do a lot of research online...You stand a better chance if you don't include them in your application..
I stand to be corrected though!
.Just like you, I cannot leave my children for any reason..

IyawoToBe:
US: Checked! On to the next one

Wetin you sef dey find here?

IyawoToBe:
Hello all. Pls i need help with schools that gives scholarship or financial aid. Am applying for masters.

thesoj:
Congrats on your admission to the diploma program (post-graduate abi?). Yes it is possible to go with your two kids, but imho I think it will be difficult to convince the VO though not impossible by any stretch. @Team12 is a testament that you can get your TRV even if you apply with your child -- I bet she has tips that can help in preparing your application.

Here are my thoughts:
If I were the VO, it would be difficult (but not impossible) for you to convince me that your primary intent is not to immigrate with your kids. Let's think about the following concerns that this "pretend VO" (me) has:
1. If her primarily motivation is to study (not immigrate permanently), why is she going with both of her kids? Couldn't she leave one or both with her husband and family in Nigeria? I hope you will sufficiently address this in your SOP.

2. How will she be able to focus on her studies with two kids given that she has no close family member or husband with her to help? One way you could convince me (as "pretend VO" ) about this question is if in your SOP you discuss your precise plans of addressing this. Example plans are research you've done into finding a babysitter in Canada, how much you will pay for that per month, what your contingency plans will be, etc. Also, I would need to see that you have a very healthy bank account before I become convinced that you could pull this off.

3. Leaving with both kids significantly weakens her ties to Nigeria, how am I convinced that she won't go to Canada and then refuse to come back to be with her husband in Nigeria? Pardon my raw wording, but yeah you can allay this concern by deftly emphasizing the strength and importance of your relationship with your husband in your SOP. You will also need to get a consent letter from him stating why he supports/advocates you taking both kids (instead of a consent letter, he could just include these in his notarized sponsorship letter/affidavit). These have to be strong reasons o.

The long and short of all this is that you should think about all the possible objections that the VO could have and then pre-emptively and convincingly address them all.

If I were you, I would either apply with only one kid or apply alone and then once I get my TRV I would apply for them all to join me!
I think you can pull it off if you do a good job addressing the concerns I just raised and any other ones that occur to you. @Team12, thoughts?