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| Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by irumole1975(op): 8:45pm On Dec 11, 2025 |
The rise of anti immigration laws is not a news anymore. From the US to Canada to UK to Europe, nearly everyone doesn’t want immigrant no more in their country. Is this the end of japa wave for Nigerians? 8 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by ahmedio2017(m): 9:24pm On Dec 11, 2025 |
Stay and build your country. 54 Likes 7 Shares |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by SixSeven: 10:47pm On Dec 11, 2025 |
I laughed at the last picture you put there from the Wall Street poster. You are relying on X whose owner has allowed right wing extremists post their ignorance as they are afraid of competition and being wiped out. Why did US not place Nigeria on a ban list? I thought you guys rever them so much that they have intelligence. Since they have intel, you and I know why they will not ban Nigeria because they have data on Nigerians in US, otherwise Trump no go waste time to harass Nigerians in US like he did to Somalis. Leave migrants alone, may the land bless you wherever you are. Amen. 74 Likes 5 Shares |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by kpankpangolo: 11:12pm On Dec 11, 2025 |
They do initial gra gra for a year or two then open their borders for us to relocate. This is old news. 44 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by NiRfreak(m): 11:33pm On Dec 11, 2025 |
Mtcheww. I've written two IELTS in the past that all expired because of legit reasons and disappointments. And that won't stop me from writing another one again soon. . If dem like make japa fee be 500million , who God destined to be there will be there even if he no get job for naija 117 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by irumole1975(op): 11:35pm On Dec 11, 2025*. Modified: 3:50am On Jan 04 |
NiRfreak:If yu ok tt oo run o I ty on y 32 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by ednut1(m): 12:50am On Dec 12, 2025 |
irumole1975:the west has low birth rates. Without consumption the economy collapses. Give it 2-3 years another frenzy go start 108 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by grandstar(m): 1:17am On Dec 12, 2025 |
That Wall Street guy is an idiot. i used to have a paid X subscription. Why would Japs or South Koreans want to emigrate to the US when they are very comfortable at home. However, if Japan's economy continues in its current trajectory, and the Yen drops to like $1- Yen 300 in 20 years time, perhaps that might start. 9 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by grandstar(m): 1:26am On Dec 12, 2025 |
SixSeven:I used to have a paid X subscription and I know that Wall Street guy is a joke. X is damn too right wing, close to the far right, not just there. If the doors are being closed, it might partially be influenced by a slowing world economy, a legacy of Trump's disastrious economic policies such as tariffs and the mass deportation programmes. A slowing US economy would mean a slowing world economy. China can not help out this time like it did in 2010 when they urged state owned banks to lend massively to pump upo their economy. This kicked the Chinese economy into an hyperdrive and its growth helped the Third World economies grow including commodity rich ones like Canada and Australia. China has too much debt now, so it is being caution. In addition, the Chinese consumers are not keen on spending. They have been improverished vy a real estate crash and rising unemployment. 15 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by APOPTOSIS: 3:13am On Dec 12, 2025*. Modified: 4:24am On Dec 12, 2025 |
Exchange Rate has Finished JaPa. It's unfortunate that I can't JaPa again😭😭 5 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by Smartguyboy(m): 3:25am On Dec 12, 2025 |
irumole1975:It time for 3rd world countries to come together and fix the shit hole 🕳️ or it will be too late for them. 10 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by Gerrard59(m): 3:54am On Dec 12, 2025 |
grandstar:South Koreans were in the top ten countries which dominated Canada's Express Entry applications. In fact, it was the only developed country up there. Nevertheless, any country that wants immigrants has to live with the fact that the majority or a significant proprotion will be Indians and Black people. Just as the world is adapting to Chinese investments, innovation and production volumes, they have to adapt to a growing world of black and brown people. No be we talk say make dem no born children. Japanese and Koreans cannot tilt any immigration figure because their fertility rates are abysmally low. South Korea's is below 1.0 and Japan is due to follow. Not enough to populate the home turf and certainly nonexistent to send out. 19 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by Gerrard59(m): 3:56am On Dec 12, 2025 |
irumole1975:Are you sure you don't have to reword this? Or you mean there aren't people who live well in Nigeria without ever living abroad? 20 Likes |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by uchman(m): 6:24am On Dec 12, 2025 |
Gerrard59:Live well you say bro? How can someone be living well when the possibility of being kidnapped is so high? Baba we dey live in fear 15 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by ZombieDredd: 6:46am On Dec 12, 2025 |
irumole1975:Till the end of time Japan will NEVER end. NEVER. Go embassies and check out 4 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by helinues: 6:53am On Dec 12, 2025 |
We are building our country gradually and slowly, Japa is no longer interested. Even those who are away are planning of relocating back 63 Likes |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by haggai247: 7:50am On Dec 12, 2025 |
Nothing concern me and exchange rate 29th December I'm leaving the disgrace country. It has been 5 years late. 21 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by grandstar(m): 8:34am On Dec 12, 2025 |
Gerrard59:You're so correct! The South Korean birth numbers are horrifyingly low for an additional reason. Just take a look at the South Korean student scoring system and you would have a good idea why birth rates are so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_grading_in_South_Korea 1 Like |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by infogenius(m): 10:07am On Dec 12, 2025 |
irumole1975:No, this is not the end of japa; it’s the end of the “blind japa” era. What we are seeing in the US, Canada, UK, and Europe is not “anti-immigrant”; it’s anti-mass-uncontrolled-low-skilled-migration. Countries are simply returning to the same rules they always had before COVID and post-Ukraine labour shortages made them open the gates too wide. The new reality (2025–2030): 1 High-skilled routes are still very open ◦ Canada Express Entry points just got higher, but doctors, nurses, engineers, IT, data scientists are still getting PR in months. ◦ UK Skilled Worker visa salary threshold jumped to £38,700, but healthcare, tech, and teaching shortage occupations are still fast-tracked. ◦ Germany Opportunity Card, Australia points test, Netherlands 30% ruling — all still welcoming skilled people. 2 Student route is tighter but not closed ◦ UK banned dependants for Masters (except research courses), but the Graduate Route (2–3 years work visa) is still there. ◦ Canada capped study permits, but top universities and STEM programmes are barely affected. ◦ Ireland, Malta, Portugal, Sweden still allow dependants. 3 Low-skilled and irregular routes are dying fast ◦ Caregiver, farm worker, truck driver PR pathways in Canada are closing or heavily restricted. ◦ UK stopped most low-wage work visas. ◦ Europe is deporting faster than before. So for the average Nigerian with BSc + 3–5 years experience in tech, nursing, engineering, accounting, pharmacy — japa is harder, but still very possible with proper planning and credentials. For the person with OND, no skill, planning to enter through “student visa → caregiver job → PR” — that road is almost completely blocked now. Bottom line: Japa never finish. Na the “anyhow japa” don die. If u get solid skill, IELTS 7.5+, verifiable experience, and clean money for proof of funds — countries still dey call u with two hands. If not, e go hard well well. The wave just changed direction, it’s now from quantity to quality. Upgrade or stay home. Simple. 💯 56 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by Kaczynski: 10:20am On Dec 12, 2025 |
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| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by SixSeven: 10:25am On Dec 12, 2025 |
grandstar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD_tgt3-TmA South Korea is giving bonuses for giving birth now. Trump has also considering something like that for the US but he won't say it openly that he wants white women to give birth. The question we should ask is WHY? Why are young people not giving birth or why are they not able to give birth? 3 Likes
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| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by Kaczynski: 10:27am On Dec 12, 2025 |
no it has even become easier for some people. just stack some multiple $$$$$$$$ and japa nonus: if you can learn another language the internet has made everything very easier including earning income and japa. hiring employeea has become much easier and very cheap. you dont even to work for someone to have an income. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by emmaodet: 10:51am On Dec 12, 2025 |
irumole1975:This is a very very wrong statement and mindset. If you think you need to japa to abroad before becoming someone in life then you will never see any opportunity enmass around you because your mind is closed to your environment. Just for you to know, many are doing just fine in Africa 6 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by pansophist(m): 10:55am On Dec 12, 2025 |
No it has not, but it has reduced. Japa now is reserved exclusively for those with privileges, aka through visa lottery, family reunifications and asylums. The above routes gives the easiest landing, without any proof of funds, restrictions to work, and access to public funds. Because even if you sink 30M naira to leave Nigeria, you’ll be starting from a very difficult ground. It might almost be impossible to convert your temporary permit to something permanent. This is where most people get stucked, otherwise. Japa can really change your life, especially if you migrate to join a family member 8 Likes |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by emmaodet: 10:55am On Dec 12, 2025 |
ednut1:Does it mean they can't allow the economy to grow or shrink organically? To let the economy adjust or float to it's intrinsic value rather than trying to prop it up. If birth rate is going down, allow the economy adjust to it's true value 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by Gerrard59(m): 11:01am On Dec 12, 2025 |
uchman:I agree with you regarding insecurity. As it is, any young man driving a Benz of any model in a place like Owerri is an endangered person. I think the solution is residing in a Black dominated country that is safe or seemingly safe. Maybe because of where I live, but I prefer to live in a place where the majority look like me in the long term. 6 Likes |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by Gerrard59(m): 11:11am On Dec 12, 2025 |
SixSeven:You are right about Trump, but the same South Korea has doled out over $200BN in the past ten years, yet fertility rates plummeted. Why are young people not giving birth or why are they not able to give birth?Simple: - Women are more educated and financially independent. They have realised there is more to life than just being childbearers. In every country across cultures and religions, the more educated and financially empowered the women are, the lower their fertility rates. This has been observed in the Middle East and Asian countries. - Birth control. The very fact that women can deliberately control the number of children they want means the fertility rate will hardly rise. Combine this with financial freedom. Women can now live their lives without ever needing a man. That is the new normal. - Testosterone rates too have dropped due to toxic pollutants, sedentary diets and lifestyle choices. - Humans have gotten selfish. They have new hobbies, they want to travel to new places, eat new dishes, buy items for themselves, aka self-care etc. These lifestyle choices clash with raising and taking care of children. - and many more. Some will say it is as a result of not offering women rights, yet Niger Republic has a higher fertility rate than South Korea. In fact, feminism leads to a declining fertility rate. Nordic countries are adjudged to be "gender equal", yet fertility rates there are low. The French have off-days yet fertility rates have dropped. They say a high cost of living, yet poorer countries have higher fertility rates than wealthier ones. 12 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by Gerrard59(m): 11:14am On Dec 12, 2025 |
emmaodet:Living standards will drop. The citizens do not want that to happen, yet the citizens no wan born pikin. Na the pension system wey go collapse I dey look forward to. I won't be surprised that many will adopt euthanasia for the growing number of old people in their countries. 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by SixSeven: 11:24am On Dec 12, 2025 |
Gerrard59:I see your points and I understand but I think it's culture. A culture that makes people understand that education is not a life of selfishness or ambitions. There's nothing wrong with educated women but if that same education makes them see the natural state of reproduction as an inconvenience, then there is a problem with that education. The paradox about the high cost of living is that in the poor countries, life is more than material wealth. In the rich countries, life is how much of material wealth you can achieve before giving birth. The first thing they will calculate is the cost of child care and it is damn expensive. Some Americans go and give birth outside the US because it's cheaper there while Nigerians travel to give birth there because of the card! Life is very interesting. Capitalism is very selfish, it has its benefits but its disadvantages is how it takes your soul away. Humanity is lost and the essence of living is lost. Elon can have any number of children he has because he can afford it and he can practise informal polygamy because he can afford it but a Nigerian man who does that is abused. See people today discouraging others from having children. It's a mindset thing. Human population has never been the problem especially for Nigeria. In fact, it is an asset as we have talented people. The greatest problem is mismanagement of the people and we then see it as a burden. Rich men online especially in the west want more children. They can afford it. They don't say they only want 1/2. They are talking legacy.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krLoCRF_0F0 The menonites have proven us wrong. If we practise something like that here, it is called poor man thinking. If it's a white man, we paint it with red wine and luxury. 🤡 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMmpmBOXBwU 3 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by grandstar(m): 11:34am On Dec 12, 2025 |
SixSeven:I watched the video. Thanks. Did you know that 283,000 children were born in 2024? If that number stayed consistent, that would mean the country would have a population of 28.3 million in a 100 years time. However, it will only get worse. In 50 years time, the country would have 14.3m people of child bearing age. If at 51.2m, the babies birthed are 283,000 in a year, that would mean at 14.3m people, it would be a quarter of that which would be around 70,750 babies. The figures are frightening. 3 Likes |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by Gudiza(m): 12:01pm On Dec 12, 2025 |
Battle To get Out.... Battle to Stay In. |
| Re: Has Japa Finally Come To An End? by ednut1(m): 12:11pm On Dec 12, 2025 |
emmaodet:The pensions of the old people has been spent or tied down already the current working class pension contributions is being used to pay them. If 10 old people contributed pensions can 5 working class people repay them? The western world economy depends on real estate. A lot of pensions and investments funds have real estate in their portfolio. New York city for example uses Property tax to fund a big part of their budget. A lot of services and companies that cater for youth have to go thereby shrinking the GDP and taxes. ( schools, farms, books, clothing, transportation, etc). With feminism and female empowerment in the west majority of women are not longer interested in having kids too. So government has no choice than to import immigrants 6 Likes 3 Shares
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