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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by KwaraRat: 10:57am On Dec 01, 2022
1Sharon:


But the kalergi plan is mainly about white genocide rather than destroying an economy.

Jesus was a jew.

To create a mongrel negriod race

The people behind that plan have always not cared for improving the living standards when they get into power but rather making it worse.

Their history tells of how any place that is unfortunate to have them slither into power sinks into abject desolation and despair.

It is their very racist ideology to enslave and subjugate as seen in Leviticus creed.

Weimar Germany, the Soviet Union and present day US are testament to how Jewish rule always brings misery .

It is their very religious belief to enslave mankind hence the Protocols of Zion.

No Jewish take over isn't complete without a purge , famine and economic destitution. It is through this very desperate conditions they consiladate their powers.

An impoverished hungry man is a weak and feeble being not able to rise up against tyranny. See northern Nigeria.

Finally, Jesus wasn't a Jew but an Israelite.

No the difference .

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by Pclemenza: 11:00am On Dec 01, 2022
zed7:
I always tell people that japa is not for the poor. It's the middle class that can actually afford to relocate. Right now it's all about herd mentality. Many are like a bull going to the slaughter house. No concrete plan.

I actually wish them goodluck. They will sweat and grind for every penny. Nothing is given freely.

Whilst I know the country failed them, I also know that this is second slavery. The West don't need guns and mirrors anymore, they just need to dangle visas and tweak their policies a little and our best hands will run and go slaving for them, whilst their citizens idle away and enjoy the fruit of our peoples hardwork. Just like the days of old.

The West got this advanced with the sweat of Africans and other less developed nations. They're still doing same till date. It's pathetic.
Nigerians are hardworking by default, if the country was a bit better, the rate of japa won't be much. Nonetheless, Nigerian immigrants are not compared to the population of other country's immigrants like Asians and Indians. People who leave don't see it as slavery, but if u see it as slavery, that is your opinion and it is fine. Seeking a better life isn't slavery IMO.

Shalom

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by rowosky(m): 11:01am On Dec 01, 2022
CoronaVirusRelo:
Long route!


Better ways exist!

Dont let me break the code here before UK embassy gets to know!

You will be in UK legally in less than 5 weeks.
What will be the total cost sir
Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by 8stargeneral: 11:01am On Dec 01, 2022
CoronaVirusRelo:
Long route!


Better ways exist!

Dont let me break the code here before UK embassy gets to know!

You will be in UK legally in less than 5 weeks.
break it down for me...want to enter UK
Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by sweetkev(m): 11:02am On Dec 01, 2022
CoronaVirusRelo:
Long route!


Better ways exist!

Dont let me break the code here before UK embassy gets to know!

You will be in UK legally in less than 5 weeks.
Bro show me the way
Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by kernniejay(m): 11:04am On Dec 01, 2022
Pojomojo:
Team JAPA are among the lazy and irrational citizens. I wonder why many don’t think of the reason why they found themeselves to be citizens of Nigeria.

JAPA mentality IMO you have no plan to influence your nation or your society, it appears you’re not in tune with the purpose of your existence but only focused on your personal interest.

We’ve been lied to that life is what we felt it is when actually it’s extremely the opposite of what we’ve been told.

To-be continued..
All the best.!
Peace
You talk too much. Given the current realities in Nigeria, ask yourself if you have a freewill to choose the country you would like to be born into, will you choose Nigeria?

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by Nobody: 11:09am On Dec 01, 2022
rowosky:

What will be the total cost sir

Almost same with university route but you and family are GURANTEED of citizenship after 5 years.

Most going through the university route don't know some will be forced to return after studies. Not all we go through...

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by 43Ronin: 11:11am On Dec 01, 2022
There are 5 times more Indians than nigerians in any country and the Indians are usually successful. This is why. The indians prepare for canada/UK kob mkt before they come. Their people in those countries export knowledge back home so that the ones home can be quickly prepared. BA, Project Mgt, Data Analyst, Data scientist these Indians learn this skills thoroughly before even travelling out. So when they eventually travel, they are more prepared than you in that labor mkt. You will in a python class learning how to code but the Indians have finished coding grin . Their people own many biz in US, UK, Canada and are willing to help their brothers free for work sponsorship. But the nigerians, MBA! You that just came they will charge you to teach you coding, bill your life if dey want to help you get work visa or sponsorship. And social media has really made lots of nigerians very stupid. The Indians here can barely speak English but they all passed IELTS with band score 8. Give Nigerian the pin code he will come to nairaland, twitter or LinkedIn to cast...

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by Nobody: 11:11am On Dec 01, 2022
sweetkev:
Bro show me the way

Its not a hidden thing bro, search for it. It very common now. Majority of people into it just telling lies that they are going through studies route. Their is an open route as we speak.

Its risky if I burst it here!
Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by emorse(m): 11:13am On Dec 01, 2022
Hamachi:
So, you are not moving for greener pastures?
There'll always be "greener pastures" ma'am. Irrespective of our location and current status, something will always appear better to us.

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by GorgeousAF(f): 11:14am On Dec 01, 2022
femlad97:
so if you see 29m now....na japa go dey ur mind grin grin...no japa with that amount come uk o.....u will blame urself

Are you serious?most of the folks I know are moving to the UK....So where's d best place to move to assuming I want to Japa
Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by richie240: 11:14am On Dec 01, 2022
Pojomojo:
Team JAPA are among the lazy and irrational citizens. I wonder why many don’t think of the reason why they found themeselves to be citizens of Nigeria.

JAPA mentality IMO you have no plan to influence your nation or your society, it appears you’re not in tune with the purpose of your existence but only focused on your personal interest.

We’ve been lied to that life is what we felt it is when actually it’s extremely the opposite of what we’ve been told.

Don’t be surprised that citizens of civilized countries are tied of their country just as we’re tied too. Strict laws we don’t follow here, you’ll get there and comport yourself meanwhile, their citizens are tied of such laws cause they know some countries are lawless.

Wow, humanity on the run to nowhere when nothing is chasing them but themselves and they lament it’s life.
This money for relocation is enough to set up a micro enterprise to meet the fast growing population in Nigeria / Neighboring African country, with a plan for upgrade of the business as the cash flow increases. There is no free launch any where in the world. Africa has a lot of gap and opportunities to be filled and harnessed. All the same relocation is good with respective individual evaluation of the opportunities and risk.
For every thing in life, there is time and season for every one, so it is always good to get prepared for the opportunities.

My advise is that individual should relocate on personal reasons and not because your close friend or family member has travelled to the UK or Canada, The case varies and individual potentials, opportunities and luck varies.

A family of 4 that have truly "Japa" to the UK knows your total initial cost is highly exaggerated for the popular one-year masters.

1. School fees can be paid at an official rate (less than 500 nairas) and some schools require a 2k or 5k pounds deposit. This drops the tuition deposit to about 1m to 2.5m. If I assume a 5k deposit, it saves 2m nairas compared to yours.

2. For proof of funds (in interest), you need tuition balance + living expenses. Most school tuition is less than 13,000 pounds, and there are schools with less than 10000 pounds tuition. If you deposit 5000 pounds (2.5m nairas) for a 13,000-pound school, you will need about 8000 pounds (4m nairas) more for the tuition balance. You will also need 29,000 pounds for living expenses for a family of 4 outside London. (29,000+8000) pounds= 37,000 pounds (about 17.5m naira). At 3.5% interest, 17.5m naira will yield 612,500 naira. Saves about 1.9 million nairas compared to yours.


To-be continued..
All the best.!
Peace
God bless u brah.
19m just to relocate o, and it's not that a job is waiting for u when u get there o.
U will still have to huzzle for d necessary papers and when it finally comes, na to demean ursef with menial jobs irrespective of ur academic status. Yet u will still pay thru ur noses to the taxman, something u can escape in Nigeria.


IMO, except a job is already waiting for you over there, e nor wortham!
cool

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by traihit: 11:15am On Dec 01, 2022
VeeVeeMyLuv:

Yeah

Again people don't realise this thing called japa is one of the factors responsible for our declining economy, rapidly erosion and corrosion of the value of our currency.

To compound the matter, the leaders esp this regime have a great disgust for the masses. They always feel like impaling the masses to the wall anytime they (the people) cry for their right, ask for accountability, cry for good governance!

Neither does staying in the country singularly improve the economy. If it does, Nigeria should be should to shoulder with Brazil at least.

It's difficult ti hope in Nigeria and some of these people selling properties to travel aren't even doing it for their own sakes. They're doing it for their kids.

Do you know how tough it is to raise kids in Nigeria especially if you're a lower tier civil servant or you're a small scale business owner? Think if thousands of unemployed graduates who are being frustrated everyday.

They said agriculture was the way out, how many large scale farmers who came from the abroad were killed in their farms in Oyo State in the past four years?

Believe me, japa enmass isn't cool but it takes a stone hearted courageous person to japa from Nigeria considering the limitations they face.

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by HardMirror(m): 11:15am On Dec 01, 2022
InvertedHammer:

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The biggest loser is the man who sells everything in Nigeria to relocate his whole family abroad. He stands at least a 90% chance of losing his wife and family too once they migrate. That's the reality people hate to discuss. cool cool cool


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al36v8NlWkE



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thanks for sharing this. Watched till the end

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by MufasaLion: 11:16am On Dec 01, 2022
Mindlog:
Love the poem. smiley

It makes no sense the entire family travelling at the same time as many thought they would gat accomodation easily upon arrival, only to find themselves staying in an Airbnb for some weeks.

Thank you. Some even spend months.
Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by Nobody: 11:23am On Dec 01, 2022
QuinModah:
Last Friday, I hugged one of my most impressive colleagues goodbye. He turned away, sobbing. I turned away with voice quaking, realizing what a big loss he would be.

Later that evening, I had another get-together with a second friend who relocates this week. While discussing his massive expense, he suddenly slouched in his chair, stressfully squeezed the empty ragolis bottle in his hands and concluded:

"Oremi, this relocation has cost me almost everything"
"You don’t want to know!" He further sighed "You don’t."

Today, with the help and data from three (3) relocating friends, I compile the rough cost (below) for prospective relocating families (focus on UK) and a poem for my friend and Nigeria:

Cost of Japa from Nigeria for a family of 4= 180k
Renewal of Passport
Official rate 22k
Accelerated rate 45k
Some pay as high as 75k

Transcript 75k
Usually, one parent is a student
30-45k for school runs
25-30k to send

Estimated Tuition fee deposit
11,000-18,000-pound sterling
4.5m most schools want 50% deposit

Proof of fund (In deposit)
Family of 4 need 25m in deposited in an accoun 2-3 months

UK Visa 1.4m
Family of 4 pay 475-pound sterling

NHF
Family of 4 pay 875-pound sterling

Flight ticket 2.8m
Depending on booking
700k person x4
Some have booked as high as 1.2m

Arrival Accommodation 4.4m
1st Month shortlet 200-pound sterling per week
refundable deposit of 250 pound
First 6 months at 750 pounds

Total Cost 19m for family of four to UK not Canada or US. It can be cheaper or more


Oremi, I hope we meet again,
as you japa to find fresh grain,
to return if Nigeria again reigns?
God, will any leader ever end this drain?
But prayers will be in vain,
if in 2023, unwisely we vote again.

God bless everyone who has relocated. God bless everyone staying behind. God bless #Nigeria.
cry cry cry cry
No be like this I take JAPA ooooo
Is this what others are going through?
Hmmmmmmmm
For wetin Nnaaaa?

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by VeeVeeMyLuv(m): 11:23am On Dec 01, 2022
traihit:


Neither does staying in the country singularly improve the economy. If it does, Nigeria should be should to shoulder with Brazil at least.

It's difficult ti hope in Nigeria and some of these people selling properties to travel aren't even doing it for their own sakes. They're doing it for their kids.

Do you know how tough it is to raise kids in Nigeria especially if you're a lower tier civil servant or you're a small scale business owner? Think if thousands of unemployed graduates who are being frustrated everyday.

They said agriculture was the way out, how many large scale farmers who came from the abroad were killed in their farms in Oyo State in the past four years?

Believe me, japa enmass isn't cool but it takes a stone hearted courageous person to japa from Nigeria considering the limitations they face.
Yes I know, don't get me wrong. what you are saying is also very correct.

What I am trying to say is that capital is flying out of Nigeria as these guys are japaing.

Human resources, capital resources, Forex is also flying out.

But I don't blame the people japaing, they are not at fault.

The govt who don't believe, don't trust, don't love, don't respect but hate the country they are ruling are to be blamed.

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by CodeTemplar: 11:25am On Dec 01, 2022
Most of the criticism.of Japa are from APC supporters ready to sacrifice life to make APC look good to Nigerians who cannot discern?

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by blessedbanky: 11:30am On Dec 01, 2022
stacyadams:
Any how una wan twist the grammar, until African leaders wake up and fix them countries.. Then any body is free to japa if you have the money......Nigeria failed us.we can continue voting in the wrong people...

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by Simeonjoe1: 11:31am On Dec 01, 2022
Brendaniel:
Opportunity has come for people to vote rightly in 2023, when I saw 4+4 in 2019 for Buhari and he won, I told everyone around me that people should braze themselves, 2023 is around now some people are shouting Jagaban and Atiku, I'm praying they won't make mistake by voting them in.

The whites during slave strade spent money to take people out of Africa to work, now Africans spend their money to get there to work - Vote wisely

Like vote wisely will be solve your problem?
Lol all this delusional Nigerians self, don't know your country is in hot mess irrespective of who you vote. The wisest choice is not to vote at all
Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by phorget(m): 11:33am On Dec 01, 2022
zed7:
I always tell people that japa is not for the poor. It's the middle class that can actually afford to relocate. Right now it's all about herd mentality. Many are like a bull going to the slaughter house. No concrete plan.

I actually wish them goodluck. They will sweat and grind for every penny. Nothing is given freely.

Whilst I know the country failed them, I also know that this is second slavery. The West don't need guns and mirrors anymore, they just need to dangle visas and tweak their policies a little and our best hands will run and go slaving for them, whilst their citizens idle away and enjoy the fruit of our peoples hardwork. Just like the days of old.

The West got this advanced with the sweat of Africans and other less developed nations. They're still doing same till date. It's pathetic.



I am a building contractor and I can tell you that the categories of people that are constructing massive projects includes...
The politicians,
Internet fraudsters/419,
People that involves in some other form of crimes,
And the ones you call slaves i.e those in abroad.

I would rather become a slave in those places than be a glorified freeman here in Nigeria.
Life doesn't come easy anywhere but where ones effort is been tantamount to positive results then I guess that should be applaudable.

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by Naijabad: 11:39am On Dec 01, 2022
HardMirror:
i am in nigeria and i am far better than most people abroad. Saw someone earning $1500 per month working in starbucks. Average to about 2500 for most people there, which is low. But i think nigeria is still a useless country anyway

Most Nigerian managers earn less than $1000 per month

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by Elidrisy20: 11:40am On Dec 01, 2022
Creativity22:

Not true. Go and ask business owners how far. People who own cold room, hotes e.t.c most business needs power, but there is no electticity and the price of gas is #900 per litre
thanks

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by Ifakiland(m): 11:41am On Dec 01, 2022
zed7:
I always tell people that japa is not for the poor. It's the middle class that can actually afford to relocate. Right now it's all about herd mentality. Many are like a bull going to the slaughter house. No concrete plan.

I actually wish them goodluck. They will sweat and grind for every penny. Nothing is given freely.

Whilst I know the country failed them, I also know that this is second slavery. The West don't need guns and mirrors anymore, they just need to dangle visas and tweak their policies a little and our best hands will run and go slaving for them, whilst their citizens idle away and enjoy the fruit of our peoples hardwork. Just like the days of old.

The West got this advanced with the sweat of Africans and other less developed nations. They're still doing same till date. It's pathetic.
Fool is anything given free in Nigeria before? Oponu
Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by brandsoncharlie: 11:46am On Dec 01, 2022
ecolime:
@OP: You copied this content directly from LinkedIn. You could do well to acknowledge the writer.
She don't know what she just did is called intellectual theft, plagiarized write up.
She's even bold to say her friends.
Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by zed7: 11:47am On Dec 01, 2022
phorget:




I am a building contractor and I can tell you that the categories of people that are constructing massive projects includes...
The politicians,
Internet fraudsters/419,
People that involves in some other form of crimes,
And the ones you call slaves i.e those in abroad.

I would rather become a slave in those places than be a glorified freeman here in Nigeria.
Life doesn't come easy anywhere but where ones effort is been tantamount to positive results then I guess that should be applaudable.
You're a slave already with your mentality. What you don't realise is that a goat will not become a lion when taken overseas.

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by zed7: 11:47am On Dec 01, 2022
Ifakiland:

Fool is anything given free in Nigeria before? Oponu
You're a slave already with your mentality. What you don't realise is that a goat will not become a lion when taken overseas.

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by vickydevoka(m): 11:49am On Dec 01, 2022
benqo01:
Wait must i even go to UK it is not even my first choice country wetin una wan kill unaself for?

I move to More affordable country like Switzerland,finland or Belgium......UK no dey move me
I will advise you to move to uk first after 3 to 5 years you moved to either of the countries you mentioned, I swear I no go regret. I borrow my bro 5 million within one year I paid back and I’m don with school fees plus extra 2 million inside my account. If I hustle for the next 3 to 4 years as young as I am na 50million sure for my account. Now I go relocate to cheaper place start up family
Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by Ckonnet: 11:53am On Dec 01, 2022
Triangles1:
People always get this wrong, if you don't have certificate or hand work don't go abroad except you want to park snow or work in mortuary.

Nigeria no too hard to make it if you believe, poverty is a state of mind.

Where you see mortuary work, it's a high earning job if you dont know. If you have the resources to leave naija, abeg leave. The worst thing in naija is the insecurity and you can't possess your own weapon. I can square other things but insecurity!!!

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by mrksquare: 11:55am On Dec 01, 2022
ManOfSon:
The West can use the sweat of Africans because Africans don't have a clue what's going on around them. Africans (Nigerians especially) are very arrogant in their ignorance, selfish in the extreme, naive to the competition going on among the races, very outwardly religious but inwardly bereft of morals/ethics. Think of it. Why is it so hard for Nigeria to generate simple electricity for its citizens & businesses? Why does it seem as if everything in Nigeria is rocket science? You can blame the west all you want, but it's about time the black man took responsibility for his situation in life!



Ethiopia has been running an efficient state run Airline for the past 60years. Ethiopia has abundant electricity that it sourced from hydro. Ethiopia supplies power to South Sudan, Eritrea and make huge money from same. And lately Kenya signed an agreement to be buying power from Ethiopia.

At this point in the life of Nigeria, we ought to have conquered the hydra headed power challenges. The passport to our industrialization as a country is by having a constant power supply. If the real sector is working such that it engenders an inclusive growth, this menace of brain drain will be a thing of the past.

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Re: Japa Story: The Cost Of Relocating To The UK With Family by Blazadenise(m): 11:57am On Dec 01, 2022
QuinModah:
Last Friday, I hugged one of my most impressive colleagues goodbye. He turned away, sobbing. I turned away with voice quaking, realizing what a big loss he would be.

Later that evening, I had another get-together with a second friend who relocates this week. While discussing his massive expense, he suddenly slouched in his chair, stressfully squeezed the empty ragolis bottle in his hands and concluded:

"Oremi, this relocation has cost me almost everything"
"You don’t want to know!" He further sighed "You don’t."

Today, with the help and data from three (3) relocating friends, I compile the rough cost (below) for prospective relocating families (focus on UK) and a poem for my friend and Nigeria:

Cost of Japa from Nigeria for a family of 4= 180k
Renewal of Passport
Official rate 22k
Accelerated rate 45k
Some pay as high as 75k

Transcript 75k
Usually, one parent is a student
30-45k for school runs
25-30k to send

Estimated Tuition fee deposit
11,000-18,000-pound sterling
4.5m most schools want 50% deposit

Proof of fund (In deposit)
Family of 4 need 25m in deposited in an accoun 2-3 months

UK Visa 1.4m
Family of 4 pay 475-pound sterling

NHF
Family of 4 pay 875-pound sterling

Flight ticket 2.8m
Depending on booking
700k person x4
Some have booked as high as 1.2m

Arrival Accommodation 4.4m
1st Month shortlet 200-pound sterling per week
refundable deposit of 250 pound
First 6 months at 750 pounds

Total Cost 19m for family of four to UK not Canada or US. It can be cheaper or more


Oremi, I hope we meet again,
as you japa to find fresh grain,
to return if Nigeria again reigns?
God, will any leader ever end this drain?
But prayers will be in vain,
if in 2023, unwisely we vote again.

God bless everyone who has relocated. God bless everyone staying behind. God bless #Nigeria.
God has already bless Nigeria, right words should be God have mercy on Nigerian's

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