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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by yungchop: 1:41am On May 14, 2021
SirDickOdogwu:
Please bro can get the Uganda Agent contact as the agents here in Nigeria are now charging me over 800k for dubai visa I don't have such funds now Please I will appreciate it

derende I'm interested in this too please

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by sunnyg12(m): 12:55pm On May 14, 2021
SirDickOdogwu:
Please bro can get the Uganda Agent contact as the agents here in Nigeria are now charging me over 800k for dubai visa I don't have such funds now Please I will appreciate it

800k too much na, I did mine 290k
Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by tonididdy(m): 4:55pm On May 14, 2021
sunnyg12:


800k too much na, I did mine 290k
How can you pay 290 for a 3mobths visit visa?
Na wa oh.
Visa even during this pandemic has not exceeded 160 at most

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by Remember1313: 5:13pm On May 14, 2021
Hustle much


Check my sig
Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by akeeng: 5:14pm On May 14, 2021
doggedfighter:
Following
plan b?
Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by Nobody: 5:21pm On May 14, 2021
nice thread, but what are you guys going to do in Dubai for only 3 months

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by macmiral: 5:25pm On May 14, 2021
Man you been thru lotta sh$
I feel sorry for you
Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by largehead: 5:26pm On May 14, 2021
eduj:
nice thread, but what are you guys going to do in Dubai for only 3 months
I tire seriously!

How much you spend for TP, how much you go make for 3 months in Dubai ?

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by 2Lynx(m): 5:32pm On May 14, 2021
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Yeah bruh
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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by sylve11: 5:35pm On May 14, 2021
OP sorry o. cool
Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by fabson21(m): 5:38pm On May 14, 2021
What are you looking for in dubai,UAE don cast any Ways the stress on you thanks for the thread

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by Nobody: 5:39pm On May 14, 2021
I hope this OP did his findings well, before choosing Dubai for Hustle? If you have no professional Certificates, especially in IT I am really sorry for him.

Right now, I believe he has seen the Truth and beginning to wonder why did he suffer a lot, simply to come to the Country?

Nigerians barely find good Jobs in Dubai, regardless to your Qualifications. If you don't have professional Qualifications, you are advised to stay off UAE, except you won't mind menial Jobs.

It's not rosy as many of you might be thinking in UAE. Most Nigerians presently there won't mind to return at any given opportunity. Most simply want to raise a bit beyond what they spent to get there before returning back to Nigeria.

I wish OP best of luck, and really pray he succeeds in Dubai.

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by davido2017(m): 5:39pm On May 14, 2021
I pray you get work here in Dubai, not to have part 2 cause Dubai is not easy the way people think, if not for insecurity in niaja now. Try and relate with people and have your cv intact and if you need help let me know, stay in AL quoz industrial 2

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by InvertedHammer: 5:40pm On May 14, 2021
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I guess after 3 months, you will start working on extending your stay.

Just curious, how much did you spend on this journey? Some people could have used such amount to set themselves up well in Nigeria.
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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by ELKHALIFAISIS(m): 5:43pm On May 14, 2021
Your nightmare has not started yet, see the odds u will face kn uae as new comer
1 uae harsh weather
2 uncomfortable bed Space full of bed bugs
3 hungry looking agents crawling around u just to reap u off because of work
4 sleepless night when your visa is about to enter cariwale (overstay)
5 you will regret coming to uae on ur first 3 months


If you overcome any of these... welcome to uae if u are not just enjoying the good roads and light as Johnny just come... wait for ur worst nightmare .. any way hit me up lemme help settle u down , we are the Emiratos ... I love helping Nigerians because I have been in that road 8 yrs ago

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by pystar: 5:45pm On May 14, 2021
eduj:
nice thread, but what are you guys going to do in Dubai for only 3 months

You think they intend to return after the 3 months visa expires? grin grin grin

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by AndikanEssien(m): 5:46pm On May 14, 2021
tonididdy:
I don't think I can spend almost a million naira just to go to Dubai. It's not worth it.

This trip cost about 380 to 400k (visa and flight inclusive) b4 the pandemic.

I just advice people not to apply for visa now and wait for naija airports. All this stress.... Naaaa

Not at all bro. I pity d guy. When him jam correct suffer for Dubai him go know se Cotonou was a child's play

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by wpadmin: 5:46pm On May 14, 2021
tonididdy:
I don't think I can spend almost a million naira just to go to Dubai. It's not worth it.

This trip cost about 380 to 400k (visa and flight inclusive) b4 the pandemic.

I just advice people not to apply for visa now and wait for naija airports. All this stress.... Naaaa

Exactly my thoughts

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by seyz91(m): 5:46pm On May 14, 2021
To whom it may concern! as a sincere member of this forum and experienced person in Dubai,

i say with full sincerity that normal 3months Visa to Dubai is 120k naija money and if 150k still reasonable

anything above 150k is the person trying to Job you

and i won't advise my Enemy to Go to Dubai to Hustle, Dubai or UAE ain't a hustling Nation Anymore,
it was before years ago but things change like 4years ago and everywhere don scatter, as an African Person it's already a Disadvantage talkless of Being a Nigerian

There is nothing in Dubai, its just a place to carry money to go spend, flex, relax, tour, enjoy and have fun of your life within a week to three months and get the Bleep outta the place

The few Africans living life there are fraudsters and Scammers

Nothing But The Truth
Derende:
Good day everyone, I will be using this thread to carefully narrate my 30 days sojourn from Cotonou to the city of Dubai to enable those that are yet to make the trip or are already on their way to learn a lot from my terrible experience and the breakthrough of overcoming all odds to finally travel into Dubai.

During my write-up my audience will know all the secrets surrounding the journey and the way agents frustrated alot of Nigerians who travelled through same road. It is a true life experience filled with tears, frustrations and a bit of happiness sandwiched in between. Let me not bore you with long talks just relax as I take you on a journey I kicked off from Benin city, Nigeria on the 12th of April 2021 that culminated into a 30 days trip.

P.s: kindly note that during the course of my experience in Cotonou there are some discussion I won't be able to dwell much on due to violating any of the nairaland rules, and also mind some of the typographical errors and just decode the message am giving out.

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by McStoic(m): 5:47pm On May 14, 2021
ELKHALIFAISIS:
Your nightmare has not started yet, see the odds u will face kn uae as new comer
1 uae harsh weather
2 uncomfortable bed Space full of bed bugs
3 hungry looking agents crawling around u just to reap u off because of work
4 sleepless night when your visa is about to enter cariwale (overstay)
5 you will regret coming to uae on ur first 3 months


If you overcome any of these... welcome to uae if u are not just enjoying the good roads and light as Johnny just come... wait for ur worst nightmare

Chaiii grin
Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by AndikanEssien(m): 5:49pm On May 14, 2021
ELKHALIFAISIS:
Your nightmare has not started yet, see the odds u will face kn uae as new comer
1 uae harsh weather
2 uncomfortable bed Space full of bed bugs
3 hungry looking agents crawling around u just to reap u off because of work
4 sleepless night when your visa is about to enter cariwale (overstay)
5 you will regret coming to uae on ur first 3 months


If you overcome any of these... welcome to uae if u are not just enjoying the good roads and light as Johnny just come... wait for ur worst nightmare

Hahahahaha, my brother tell am again. Who no go, no know o. Him eye go clear for Dubai, him go know se Cotonou na child's play. I can't spend all that amount he did to go to Dubai. No na

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by billyG(m): 5:51pm On May 14, 2021
This kind money I am looking for to set up a crop farm.

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by shugabasbn: 5:53pm On May 14, 2021
Chaii. See wetin people dey pass Tru all because Buhari n Osinbajo refuse to make Nigeria a better place

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by Yanix84: 5:54pm On May 14, 2021
Derende:
Infact this was another gbege for me, because that was the same stamp on my passport that my agent stamped for me when I came in through Idiroko border. Infact I almost started behaving like a mad man at the airport, only God knew the way I got to my hotel from the Airport.
I was later told that the only solution at the moment was to exit Cotonou through seme border post( which was the authorised border point recognised by the UAE government and the Benin Republic government) and re enter again with a fresh stamp and also do some documentations and attestations of stay for the previous day's I have spent in Cotonou.
At the end of the day, I had no choice than going back to Seme border to restamp my passport with other Nigerians because lots of Nigerians where involve in the same idiroko border stamp issue.
At the end of this episode I have spend another 158k for restamping, letter of residence attestations, a fresh covid Test ( they asked me at the covid centre to carry out a fresh test with another money due to the fact that the previous covid I did has expired for over three weeks) and other miscellaneous expenses. This was money I was holding before to sort part of my hotel bills all gone due to a very bad agent that frustrated me.

During this process alot of Nigerians here who were in even a worst situation as mine have had their visa validity expired at Cotonou and making another application for a fresh visa just for the shame of going back home to Nigeria more dejected and frustrated. The situation was not a palatable one at all because since the incident at the Dubai airport , the Benin immigration officials were now refusing Nigerians to board as far you already have the fake Idi iroko stamp on your passport even after going to seme border to do a restamp. Lot of people missed their flights due to this current issues and a few lucky ones who were fast enough had to quickly reschedule their flight to carry out other attestations and documentation like Hotel bill receipts for the period they were in Benin to back up their passport restamp.

To be continued....
Sir, are you still in cotonou?. Or Dubai. I wanted to know cos the story is very funny. grin grin grin

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by complexBoss12: 6:01pm On May 14, 2021
eduj:
nice thread, but what are you guys going to do in Dubai for only 3 months

my dear, e tire me o. I have been asking the same question here...

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by jameel6: 6:02pm On May 14, 2021
Nice write up, I wish you good luck. The truth is even the three month visa to Dubai is risky. Three of my friends went to Dubai, only one was able to get a job.

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by ELKHALIFAISIS(m): 6:02pm On May 14, 2021
AndikanEssien:


Hahahahaha, my brother tell am again. Who no go, no know o. Him eye go clear for Dubai, him go know se Cotonou na child's play. I can't spend all that amount he did to go to Dubai. No na
he never see anything... make he no try go diera because no body goes there and has good story to tell.. this long stories should've being after he has gotten a job... coming to uae is not a problem but getting job without uae experience is a miracle... make he use the time he dey waste for nairaland dey look for work online unless he want to start selling okpa at diera market

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by shameonyou(m): 6:03pm On May 14, 2021
EndNigeriaNoow:
see scam format. u want people to pay u 150k for visa
u for let am finish the story first now

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by ELKHALIFAISIS(m): 6:07pm On May 14, 2021
McStoic:


Chaiii grin
the bed bugs wey bite me that year , I cursed my friend that reap me off 1m for direct employment visa which they later cancelled I have to come with tourist visa, as I enter, his number stop going till this very moment its just about 3 months ago I called him out on Facebook after 6 yrs , he have Started paying that 1m after threatening his wife

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Re: My 30 Days Sojourn Through Cotonou To Dubai by 1beat(m): 6:09pm On May 14, 2021
InvertedHammer:
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I guess after 3 months, you will start working on extending your stay.

Just curious, how much did you spend on this journey? Some people could have used such amount to set themselves up well in Nigeria.
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Guy am into business believe me business is not easy like that again the level of patient business take is equal to cook stone..
What I think is that he should have take his time to try country like Finland applying to school with 70% schoolaship.
But don't look back guy your case will be different. You don move you don move be that you just have to man up ... Best of luck

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