₦airaland Forum

otunbadan:
You are just not alright .....

Why? For tricking you into admitting you're a fraud who lives somewhere in Ajegunle but pretending to live in Canada?!

Penguin2:
Meanwhile, I look forward to seeing how he fares in next election as APC candidate.

Same way Tinubu will fare in the next presidential election - he'd "win" even if 90% of the people did not vote for him!

stuffs2002:
People like you are the problem of women.

How do you know the women is happy. How do you know she doesn't cry herself to sleep every night.
Even if she is happy and "fulfilled' as you say, what is the percentage of happy and fulfilled' single women like her

My friend, to start with, that's a a 61 year old woman - she looks 31. That's the first sign she doesn't cry herself to sleep every night. Stress ages people. If she were married she'd probably be looking like an old hag. She built a solid career as a sought-after political pundit - a very satisfying position to be in if you ask me. Marriage is NOT for everybody. Even relationship is not for everybody. That's what people miss.
Nothing is more important in life than life itself. Appreciate the fact you have life and live and enjoy yours the best you can - marriage or no marriage!
And BTW nobody is "evening newsoaper". Pure utter bull crap. People find their ideal partner at any point in life, while for some there is no such thing.
Marriage is fine, but people should not let themselves be tricked into letting their happiness hinge on any man-made artificial imposition like marriage, or let such prevent them from fully living and enjoying their lives! Doggedfighter no mind Stuffs2002. Let people breathe!

Dammiesugar:
If you’re coming into Canada with visitor’s visa, my dear abort mission straight or else you will regret it and go back to Naija empty handed.

Thanks. Same advice from all in the know - but my heart wants Caca, and wants it now!

virginchaser:
If i where you i will collect the job, spend three months, have meeting with the management to allow me work remotely for three months. You may end up doing half year in both countries.

Sounds very good actually. If only real life were that smooth

micxwell:
Things are complicated right now but not as bad as not being able to get by with 1million naira.

No mind am. 1m is chump change. Everybody is a billionaire on NL

darkmarky:
now na... Or u want when dollar is 5,000 naira , na when u go wan japa? Abeg japa now bro.

Everybody in Naija is advising this. While everybody abroad is advising delay. Who would you say is being sincere, emotional?

Yaks02:
It seems everything is already figured out in Canada. It's safe to say u can go

I have a TRV, visitor visa - and people in the know are saying it's not good enough

Ajalalomo:
No problem, we all know that kids of these days can’t live without social media.

Dey there. Soon AI will take over everything including your j-o-b

gammarays:
Check am nah
If you got the funds for a tourist visit, you can go and come back 😊
Na part of Life

I have the funds, but barely

directonpc:
Please stay in Nigeria and do your 500K Tech job. Keep applying for remote and in-person roles in North America and even Europe, you'll get it eventually and japa if that is something you fancy. Life as an illegal permanent resident for anywhere no easy oo.

Thanks so much for your most sincere advice but I honestly want to do some travel now, before Christmas

elbulk:
If you have enough money to sustain you for a good period of time then go for it. Even if you get a job in good time it's best to have money to sustain you for 6 months to 1 year just in case

I have less than $500. It's part of the dilemma

kunle75:
It's up to you but that's my opinion, I did it and am glad i took that decision

Did what? Which?

justmondris:
There is nothing like calm down here lol. Opportunities come but once oh. Abeg Japa my guy. There may be some challenges in Canada when you get there but las las you go dey okay and always thank God u Japa. The current purchasing power of 500k naira now is even like 350k compared to last two years.

That's the problem, I'm already quite ok here, and with potential 1.5m salary I'll be even more ok. So it's a real dilemma

Luther0luther:
Guy, you're in tech, you can always live the dream! You should begin to work out how to secure jobs from the Americas ,working in Nigeria remotely. You will live like a king. Anytime you like, you travel to these locations for vacations ,flex small and come back. Guy, don't believe the hype o! With enough money, you will get that type of life even here in Nigeria.

Finally, if you're single, you can take your chances and see for yourself . If you're married with children, you an also take your chances . At the end of the day, it should be what works for you . You may like it ,you may not.

Life na once! So if you dey feel like to go, no listen to anybody. Ticket don dey your hand, make your move.

I do sincerely wish you all the best!

Thank you soo much. But if it were that simple don't you think everybody would be doing it?
I am not married and I really crave travel and adventure. You can almost say the ground is burning under my feet!😁

TheAdvocate:
Hamas operates from the sky. 😎

Neither do Boko Haram, Delta Avengers, UGM etc. yet you don't go and level those places

MeineMutter:
I get you.

You are welcome.
I would still suggest you visit firstly, especially if you you are older than 40.

Getting job to covert visit visa in Canada is not as easy as people think it is.

Just don’t loud it when you first of all travel. Don’t alert people or put yourself on social media.

I'm not 40 at all and I actually intend to post my progress, with photos, right here on this thread - village people or not!😎

Basiljoe:
Sometimes I understand why they say poverty is of the mind. Kai.

Everything starts with the mind - including poverty and wealth. We always forget that

Ashirioluwa:
Ask aunty Kemi Olunloyo. She claimed asylum in Canada

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kodred:
Sorry bro but when you ‘make it’ abroad, are you going to relocate back to Nigeria eventually say like in your old age.

That's another question we don't ask ourselves. And will your children ever return or are they lost to America/Canada for good??

Kingstanding:
Listen, the guy did not mention Germany, Netherlands or Schengen countries ok. He said if you package yourself very well, seek asylum in Canada,US or UK which I'm very sure the guy is right. How can you compare English speaking countries asylum to non English speaking countries. In UK the government don't put asylum seeker in camp for your information. I once lived in Amsterdam in Netherlands i know what I'm saying before relocating to Birmingham city in UK. If you wanna seek for asylum make sure you get visa and seek the asylum in the first country you arrive and better best seek it at the point of entry believe me UK will grant your asylum if you package yourself very well.

In Canada you don't even have to do that - that is, you don't have to get visa and seek the asylum in the first country you arrive. See below

ratiken:
Nobody should fool you, the multi billion dollars being remitted annually are by Nigerians abroad. The bulk of property sales in Lagos is purchased by Nigerians abroad.

It’s not all doom out there…. No one should fool you. Otherwise we would have seen droves of Nigerians abroad return home.

Look around you and count the number of Nigerians abroad that returned to settle…. The answer is right there

Not necessarily. Many Nigerians get rich right here in Nigeria

ratiken:
There is a reason your elites have their second homes abroad and have second passports. All their families are not here despite their millions of dollars. Nigeria is their workshop, they go home after work.

Naija is a crime scene and a trap. And if you still talking about naira earnings, you have no future.

I don't know... all these billionaires and millionaires we have here are into naira earnings...

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Satazaa:
I personally have two guys in thier late forties that left naija after graduation in thier late twenties, a lot of us then were madly envious of thier good fortune then, fast forward now, they are twice and thrice divorced respectively, they are on long time mortgages, they don't have any form of savings, let me shock you, one of our classmates who was academically dull but was full of street Hussle and started timber and agbegilodo business in ondo to lagos is now so rich that anytime he goes to UK with his family on holidays he dashes them 200 pounds and they will almost be screaming with Joy, real story guys

It is from destiny las las

dazzlingd:
There are Nigerians in US earning over 100k per annum
Nigerians working for good companies in US with a good degree may receive 30 to 40k in bonus alone.
Investment bankers earn within 200k or more in US

Yeah, but that's investment bankers. How many Nigerians are into investment banking in US??

viodemus:
Even during war, Ukraine's fire service, medical team, road and rail network, and electricity is still far better than anywhere in Nigeria.

The moment you leave Nigeria to say uk, us, canada, Australia, new Zealand (very under rated); you will expand in knowledge. If you notice, most of these countries send their own people to various countries to go expand their wisdom.

So, if you have the chance and a plan, go.

Over 45 or 50, it will be hard to fit in, train for a career, and go through the rigors of survival in a new country; except you have support.

Portugal, Bulgaria, Greenland, Iceland, new Zealand, and places like these are underrated. Language Barrier in some of these places, but these are great places that can fast track your success.

Without all that, you can still survive in Nigeria.

Well said. New Zealand is indeed very underrated

imagrg:
Going abroad to make it is now old school.
Boys are cashing out big here!

I hear ya. Example, Tinubu, Gbaja, etc...

Najdorf:
Why would someone be in this terrible place where the citizens continue to willingly vote corrupt and evil politicians when I can stay over there, hustle and get a job paying me $100k a year.

$100K a year. I wonder how many people in Canada make $100K US a year

Af0nja:
It's really myopic to think living in Nigeria is a mistake? Are you aware that the richest Nigerians live in Nigeria and didn't make their money abroad?

Living in one's own country will never be a mistake for various reasons. Even your children may be lost to America or Canada, never coming back to Naija

MarketDispatch:
Cold is too much abroad...I'm staying in Naija.

That's actually a huge part of my dilemma. I hate cold weather. Our mild Nigerian cold actually makes me physically sick