₦airaland Forum

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Fact of the day: Norwegian is actually a tonal language similar to many Nigerian languages such as Edo and Yoruba (though it is not as reliant on these tones to make yourself clear as these other two languages). However, tonal markings are absent in writing. You already have an advantage if you speak your native tongue.

castrogee: Dear Starfux,

I've heard a lot about Norway and it's steady rise in global competitiveness, but never have I heard anyone speak so assertive like you sounded in your post. I'm a software engineer based in USA; with the current rumblings in the world (economic imbalance) America seems to be in the centre of another economic implosion. I've seen the signs that there may be a geopolitical shift of economic activities from the west to the east and Northern Europe, consequently Starflux I need to ask you for some clarifications and will be glad if you respond most respectfully.

A) please can you enumerate the steps in involved in getting a Norwagian passport or permanent residency in Norway.
B) from the angle of a professional I want to know the chances of getting a high paying job in Norway.
C) as far as immigrants are concerned, America is the best country for Immigrants, can such be said of Norway?
D) even if I have to go for an MSc in Norway what's the cost of such venture?
E) you did say in your post that Norway is far better than the ALMIGHTY USA and maybe UK can you please elaborate with some proven statistics?

Your response is highly anticipated!
Regards.

A) Obtaining permanent residency is pretty straight forward. Study/work and apply thereafter as the easiest way. There's a 3 year residency rule, but they're open to exeptions if you make a strong case. You can see the full list here: http://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/permanent-residence/permanent-residence-permit/?c=nga#Adult-2

B) All/most jobs pay okay. I work in a grocery store to pay for my expenses and earn 3900N per standard work hour + additional pay for weekends/evenings/closing. That's more than enough to live a comfortable life. You wouldn't live very comfortably in the US with such work. Anyway, then you have the work which usually requires education/experience which pays even more, after that you have what you could classify as high paying work - with dedication you have good chances of getting such a job. The reason I used grocery stores as an example is because you start low and advance pretty quickly, eventually you'll have a shot at becoming a store manager, which is a high paying job and requires no education. So even the unfortunate ones have a chance in this country. It all depends on you.

C) I personally have not experienced any racism or hostility. Pretty much all my contacts are Norwegian and there's no tension. That's here in Oslo anyway, where there's plenty of immigrants, could vary from place to place. America is a country built by immigrants, so obviously it's not really comparable, but there's nothing to be worried about as a Nigerian in Norway.

D) The requirement for a visa application is 2,5M Naira the first year. It's not a fee - but it's required to guarantee your welfare.

E) Personal opinion. Couple of keynotes you can google: healthcare, social security, support organ, pension, human rights, free education, stability etc.

Take care!

Perfect! Will be posting from tomorrow in this thread actively. For starters, add the alphabet to the top post:

A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O
P Q R S T
U V W X Y
Z Æ Ø Å

nnjohnson: Bergen city

Beautiful city. Surpasses the capital by far.

At this point you'll just have to push for your visa so it doesn't drown in the lot of applications. Wish you all the best of luck

I've been semi absent as of late due to full time work this summer. Despite that, I'd like to know if anyone is interested in learning Norwegian before and after landing, and if a dedicated thread on NL would be of interest.

Stay blessed.

Inxyz: Please my people,

Lets come back to this this topic, I dont know what happened to Nairaland but lets keep it alive.

Has any other person collected his / her VISA?

Truly a shame. So much valuable information posted not too long ago, all gone.

I seem to recall someone collecting their visa, but can't remember the details. Would be of great help to know the current booking and processing times.

Chey! Everytime things go well, we get too confident and start loosing the ball.

eeehn:/

See France turtle for back, only thing they are capable of?

Odemwingie to close ooo

Talented guy, no doubt, though I'd prefer to see Wizkid win with his Jaiye Jaiye.

Was the data loss permanent, or will it be recovered?

goldwynas: please starflux help me i'm a secondary school graduate who wishes to apply for a bachelor degree program in UIO, please help me with the requirements in application and the difficulties i might go through..thanks

Read the applications procedures on their site. It's very clear and straight forward.

miguelangelo01: @endowered harry..pls is it possible for someone in Oslo already to apply n get admited?

Yes, but university start for most programmes isn't before fall.

Nice one.

frakie: please how can one apply for undergraduate program in Norway, because i read in most schools website, that undergraduate degree programs are taught in Norway language.
please you guys should help shield more light.
thanks

Schools such as UiO and NTNU offers language courses. When you apply for an undergraduate degree at UiO, you also automatically apply for the 1-year language course. At NTNU you can apply for the IFUS-programme.

You can also take a year at a folk high school that offers a language programme, and after pass a language exam which will qualify you, though that is kind of risky, since you are in no way or shape guaranteed admission to a university after.

ladionline: Kabiesi o, aseyi samodun o, oro gbogbowa a dayo o. Oluwa aseun re fun gbogbo wa o, ami ase edumare.

Wà á gbó!

aodis: .

Starflux thanks for the response. Pls my cgpa was 2.93! From unilag am I in d c- grade?

D = 2,5. So I would assume so, yes.

Olamotad: pls gurus. some just told me u have to pay equilavent of 10k in naira during application to a norway schl for undergraduates. pls hw tru is dis

Not true like Endowed Harry said. Though some private insitutions could have this fee.

FOLYKAZE: I am in the middle here since I couldn't find direct indigenous words for somethings. There are many of these words which are said unnoticedly romancing it foreign lingua thereby loosing it original or local dialects. Here are some fruits which i couldn't find Yoruba word for;

Cashew
Tangerine
Fruit
Mango
Water Melon

I didn't include Apple because it not a fruit found here on our soil. Been that it is imported, foreign names would be imported too. What are the indigenous names for the fruits listed above? If the names could not be provided, does that mean the fruits were foreign fruits or the indigenous words for them are extinct? Would also appreciate other Indigenous names apart from Yoruba which those fruits are called.

I don't think there's a non-borrowed word for "cashew" - simply say èso kajú or just kajú.
Tangerine is called: ọsàn-òyìnbó
Fruit is simply called: èso
Mango is: mángòrò. I do not think it's a borrowed word, if it was why would it take this form instead of simply "mango" with a nasal A.
Water melon is ẹ̀gúsí-agbè. I've also heard èso bàrà/bàrà.

ladionline: Starbaba, thanks for the alt. Good work.

Thanks! Very much appreciated I'm on a computer. Apart from the accents which most phones should be able to produce, I think there's an app for Android to make the dots (Yoruba keyboard).

Ẹkú ọdún tuntun!

Inspiring!

Will keep them in mind.

Sùúrù ni bàbá ìwà.
Oh, somehow missed S already being filled out.

Here's one with Y:
“Yan àkàrà fún mi wá ká jìjọ jẹ ẹ́”: àìtó èèyàn-án rán níṣẹ́ ní ńjẹ́ bẹ́ẹ̀.
Found it here: http://yoruba.unl.edu/yoruba-1.php.htm

Jaiye Jaiye by Wiz is really good, and is an unusual beat compared to his other stuff. Shows that he's truly capable of producing good music apart from all the mainstream music we see nowadays. Deserves to be on the list. Other than that, Ada Ada all the way!

Dare Akande: Ok so if I can't get into UIS or NTNU due to my relatively low GPA or due to the fact that I don't have a bachelor degree in Norway, Can I at least know what other schools in Norway that have a better acceptance rate and still have employable graduates.

Thanks for your reply @Starflux

There's no school that doesn't have employable graduates. I really don't understand why people insist on ALWAYS going NTNU, UiS or UiO. Basically every single inquiry I get is about these three schools. Why's everyone limiting themselves to these three universities? It's like reading a really fascinating book and only open 1 page instead of 2, 3, 4 or 5 (and on and on it goes).

@Dare Akande
I honestly don't know whether your GPA is sufficient for that programme or not. My point was only that you need a Norwegian bachelor degree.

Hey guys

@Dare Akande
Yes, it could've been because of your GPA (Amblessede was on point,) but in this case it's because RAMS requires you to have completed a bachelor degree in Norway. Sorry to hear such news.

No, are you out of your mind?

[quote author=Da_b¤§§.]the htc one's camera is just slight better for low light pictures. It's not even nearly as good as that of the iPhones 5s, note 3, z1 etc[/quote]It's extremely good in low-light conditions (indoor, night etc when most other phones go black or noisy). I've taken some landscape shots with it that are better than the One X's 8mp camera which I had in the past. All in all a very good all-around camera. Doesn't capture the most detail, but it's hands down better than most 8MP cameras out there, and beats out all competition under low light conditions.

In my opinion it's a better phone than the S4. iPhone 5 doesn't deserve to be on the list. Apple hasn't done anything special since the release of the first iPhone, the 5s is just another iPhone that doesn't really bring anything new to the table.

No problem, you're welcome

miguelangelo01: Hi starflux, thnks so much for ur advises and guidance on this thread. I believe u dont actually know the extent of good you ar doing here and I pray u'll never lack help In Jesus name.
Pls I av some personal enquiries to abt resident and work permit in Norway. Ma email Is michbelluchi@gmail.com. . endeavor to write me lets chatt up. Thnks.[color=#000099][/color]

Thank you! Sent you an e-mail.

chidiadi50: please i want to know if Norwegian universities accept second class for masters?can one work and study and can one stay back in Noway after studies

Yes to both. After studies you can apply for a skilled worker visa (unless you already have a job).

chunaph: Please i'm in a fix. I need help very fast o. I received a mail from NTNU and UIS last night to forward my Documents for the final stage of my admission process. I want to choose one out of the both schools to forward my transcripts and documents , and I'm just confused. I applied for Geoscience (CGPA 80%) in both schools, and I want to know which School I will have a change of getting an admission after sending the documents. I have spent lots of money processing transcripts to UIO too, and I cant afford to send my transcripts to both schools.
*which school will I have a higher chance of getting an admission with my CGPA of 80% (Petroleum Geoscience)?
*which school is the best choice for my course?
I anticipate your advice.

thanks a lot!

Higher chance: UiS by a slight margin.
Best choice: NTNU, but UiS isn't far behind.
NTNU graduates 7/10 of the country's petroleum engineers, while UiS does 1/10 (that doesn't necessarily mean it's way better though).

fame12k: @ starflux, i think some questions re not met to be answered again, like what chidiadi50 just asked. Some people think we re here to play.

I'm aware, as I've gotten several e-mails by unserious people.

ppaul709: PLEASE I NEED INFORMATION ON HOW TO SECURE ADMISSION IN NORWAY UNIVERSITY,FOR A MSC PROGRAMME IN TECHNOLOGY

There's no other secret than a good application.

oyintiloye: Hi StarFlux! Your job here is of very great value. I'd want to know what else getting admission into Masters in Oil and Gas @ NTNU depends on apart from securing a first class? I mean what else is considered? And do you think studying and working to support yourself is feasible or is it unavoidable to still ask for money from home even if one has a job? Do you think Norway is a place one can settle, live in and raise a family?

Hey Oyintiloye

Well, naturally they'll consider any research you may have done, letters of recommendation, work experience etc, but nothing out of the ordinary as far as I know.

Yes, studying and working is entirely possible, but for the first year at least, you should have some money. After you know the basics of the language, you'll be able to apply for jobs more easily. Though, you can never be too sure, and I recommend always having some back-up money.

If you want to settle down, Norway is the place. Norway has the highest standard of living in the world, and you have much better opportunities here than any other place. I really don't understand why so many insist on going to UK or USA when Norway is ahead of both of these two countries by a fair margin. It's a country full of social goods, high acceptance towards foreigners, and is generally the place you want to be considering the economic situation in the rest of the west.

Norway's definitely the place you'd want to raise a family. Free education for all, low unemployment rates, peaceful, but most important of all: stable.

This whole thread is ridiculous. I see people claiming Edo to be a dialect of Yoruba and so on. Edo and Yoruba are two distinct languages, fairly different from each other.

Just because you find similar words here and there does not mean these languages are the same or dialects of each other, tell me: have you ever come by a language that does not borrow words? Core vocabulary is still distinct.

My apologies, I've been on travel for the weekend.

Could you please repeat your questions if Endowed Harry didn't already answer them, thank you. Dr. Daniels, what language course are we talking about here, which school? Application deadlines can vary from school to school. You guys need to be more specific.

PAPA AFRICA: Soap in Yoruba

Soap is ọṣẹ.

9jadelta: I knew Yoruba would be the hardest
the language is to hard to understand
a word could have more than 100 meaning

It isn't written correctly: ẹ̀kọ́ ò níí bàjẹ́ - now we're talking about education; èkó ò níí bàjẹ́ - now we're talking about Lagos.

I'm very impressed with the use of different languages, though I'm not entirely sure which ones. Zulu and Xhosa I think.

I've followed the whole memorial service and I'm glad I did.
Thank you Madiba for everything. You're my number 1 inspiration and a massive figure in human history that every child, man and woman should learn about.

Well done.