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aysticksz:
Thank you sir.
Can I please send you a private message?

Unfortunately no.

Goke7:
Do you know the average wage in this country? no allow all those noise of 50k deceive you o

Gbam
Nothing fantastic about average wages in the UK.
It's been a living wage which worked for all, provides all basic needs and still afforded some wants if planned well

lavida001:
Bills dey force you to do any job that comes your way. Stop saying people are not forced.

They are not forced,

NotATroll:
Hmmmmmmm
Are you saying it's much better than people let out ?
Um selling my entire life to move so na one way

They shared with you their experiences which are valid and true. Learn from it.

There many people here, came into the UK at different times to different cities and with different levels of supports both from Nigeria and in the UK.

Is it as difficult as those ppl told you? YES . It's the truth do not ignore.
Could it be easier for you ? YES and NO.

You need to sit down and think about
time you want to migrate
the cost to you personally to migrate
the living costs in the UK at the time you want to migrate
and your own personal reasons for migrating.

If you are looking to others to tell you what to do then you are avoiding being responsible for your actions.

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aysticksz:
Thank you for your response.
My student visa will expire in May and the month of delivery is June.

What do you think ?

Sir
Just apply for the US visa early many students apply for psw or work visa after studies anyways so your expiry date isnt such a big issue.
You can also apply for vacation , most schools would provide a letter confirmkng you're a student and that your plan to go on vacation.

Answer truthfully that you're married and youd be
going on vacation with your wife . Nobody will question you if after being approved you change your vacation dates.

Ypu are alredy martied please so stop being afraid. This isnt US consulate in Lagos.

eniola1010:
I wouldnt know but when it comes to conpany acc that was the reason they stated for refusal which is rubbish to me, why deny me when i have proved i am in custody of the company acc and i can spend from it and its a sole business

Businesses are NOT personal accounts and should not be run as such.

Its a fallacy that Nigerians need to know.

RaniOpe:
Thank you for taking the time to respond.

The reason for the outcry was because people I keep asking for information, make it feel like I have no future here because my course of study is non-stem. Someone said it to my face , that I was studying rubbish and all the opportunities are in stem.

I don’t see myself learning coding or going to nursing school , it’s not my passion. Not everyone wants to do stem. I have joy in my field of Education and the goal is tenure track professor or policy researcher.

I just glanced through a few pages of Macky’s thread , noticed he’s also in STEM and my hope got dashed again.

I am tired 😪

STEM just gives 2 years OPT thats the only advantage, by the way Macky adjusted status through marriage so STEM isnt a 'guaranteed' route. Another friend had STEM OPT and he still struggled because it is still a lottery with limited visas so although he had a job ready to sponsor he did not get it despite trying twice--it is still EB1 NIW he got to stay in the US.
I asked you to read the thread because there are helpful hints there on how to position for jobs not because of STEM. You need to stop closing doors yourself. You have more OPTIONS than you know - keep that in mind.

Find people in your field kindly focus on them not those who do not share your passion

Look to applications or internships outside the west coast eg DC and the east coast
Development organisations , educational consultancies - research them out. You can target fellowships, join communities in your field online.
US is big, find internships , fellowships, look for consultancies.

I worked in Ed development agency in Nigeria and many grants were US funded.
Also target universities outside the East coast they might have opportunities for H1B1 as well

RaniOpe:
Anxiety wants to kill me . It is like I’m the only one in this country without information.

I don’t even know who to ask . Please if you have been here for a while and you are willing to share information, kindly quote me.

I feel like I am very unserious and everyone else is making plans to secure their stay
I don cry tire today

I'll assume you're a student and you are still in status,

You can read MackyNaija thread its a long read but you'll get nuggets there


Please position yourself to get a job, career fairs, job fairs, network in your field on linkedIn. If your course qualifies you for OPT use that in the meantime.
Read online about H1B1 and also EB1NIW (if your course qualifies you for that).

After F1 you'd need to adjust status in-country to stay
You can also explore Canada - get on the EE entry pool or any other migration pathway you qualify for.

There are options so no need to bemoan

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There is also a good writeup on CC on the Living in the UK thread from Solumtoya, different country but advice is still relevant

https://www.nairaland.com/7695199/living-uk-life-immigrant-part-3/177#125483322

Elixosodi:
Greetings,

I am student in Canada about rounding of my program. although I know i need a one year work experience in canada before I can apply for my PR however before that time come, I would like to get myself acquainted with what is needed to achieve this so i would appreciate it if anyone can share the PR thread to me. thank you

there's a living in Canada thread - ask there

Financial Literacy

One of the most important things to learn about living in North America is financial literacy. Lack of it is why many people live paycheck to paycheck, live in poverty or are rich but perpetually broke.
North American system runs on credit - living and working here is based you spending what you do not have. It is very consumer focused so if you have no discipline with how you work with money then you and your family can be perpetually broke. Unlike the UK where you can build credit history from bank loans outside of using credit cards, the US is different, building credit history starts from getting a credit card. When you arrive as an immigrant it is almost impossible to get a CC without first having a job. If you arrive on a work visa say L1 or as a nurse etc then getting an unsecured CC is easy. Students as well get offered CC with some good offers (such as no annual fees, rewards, 0% interest free for 18months)

I watched Graham Stephan on YT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8KqZuOybds
- he gives yearly advice on best credit cards for beginners. So he suggests Discover IT secured card as your 1st CC. With Discover IT where you deposit a certain amount of money and use the CC as you would normally use (your deposit would be your credit limit). Typically after 6 months of proper use Discover gives you back your refundable deposit and will offer a credit limit. Soon enough you'll get a number of pre-qualification offers and you can choose what meets your needs.
Thats the card I started with, if
Tips /Advice
Do not use more than 30% of your credit limit
Do not spend what you do not have ITS A TRAP
Pay off as much as you can before the end of the month or your balance due date
Money on credit cards is not [b]free, financial institutions make money when you default on payment. Late payments fees can be 40$ and above that is minus interest on the balance
Defaulting on payments on CC will affect your ability to get a mortgage and get good rates for interest
Credit Card debt is like a gambling debt, it can be a bottomless hole and it can take years to improve your credit score/credit history
Note if your spouse has bad credit score it impacts on your credit score if you buy property together.

Use the CC to build your credit history and credit score wisely. A lot of our forefathers and their offspring started off wrong which led to the cycle of poverty they are in. Fortunately, we have access to more information on how to build generational and avoid financial trap doors

Juwon21:
House,
How do I get cheap winter jackets and gears because the cold want to finish me, and the cost of winter jackets in stores ain't nice

thrift shops
salvation army etc

For a student with spouse and young child
Where would be best to live if studying at Seneca College?

Any links for accommodation

Askkng for a friend..truly

Kennetheno:
Good day and Happy New Month
I'm currently residing in Nigeria and a Nigerian citizen as well, I'm at the verge of being offered a job at the United States but my potential employer is asking that I get a temporary I-551 stamp on my Nigerian passport or temporary I-551 printed notation on a machine readable immigrant visa. Attached with this mail is the document sent to me by my potential employer with what is required of me encircled. Please can anyone guide me on how to go about this and what are the requirements needed for me to attain this status.
Thank you so much as I look forward to prompt and favourable response.

You can only get that if you are qualified for an immigrant visa. That means you have the right live and work in the US aka permanent residence

If your potential employer is saying that then that job isnt yours. They can get millions of people in the US that already have that.

thatthickgurl:
Hello ,

Please what is Chen

Legal firm

mayowa94:
when can he join then?

Only if you get married.
I dont believe the US has a dependient has a dependent visa for unmarried students.
No category for boyfriends or girlfriends

lily156:
Yes, they are current. Nigeria has prioritized IR/CR categories since post-covid.
F categories that have been current since 2019/2020 and DQ since 2020 are still waiting for interviews (including F2A). This has nothing to do with being not current or the retrogressed ones. Several people on this thread are in that boat - they just keep getting the 60 days email.
Check the public visa issuance stats for Nigeria for the past 2 years.

I was DQ early 2020 and current mid 2019 and i know a few others too

So maybe those who got DQ much later in the ywar 2020b might still be waiting

mayowa94:
Hello
Please is there a way for my fiance to join me on my student visa?

As your dependent?
No

lily156:
Within a year is for IR/CR categories. For the F categories, people DQ 2020 are still waiting for interview in Lagos

And they were current?
At least the embassy should have been done with DQ 2020 who are curent within that year.

aysticksz:
Hello everyone, please I need advise

I have a US citizen wife that’s pregnant.
I have 7 previous F1 visa denial in Nigeria.
I am currently studying in the UK and my wife also moved to UK with me.
I want her to have the baby in the US and I want to witness our first baby birth and give her moral support too.
Please what is my chance of getting visa approved?

Your previous F1 denials wont affect you. Ypu sjoild be assessed based on your ties to the Uk, i assume youre there as a stiudent or on a work visa.

Apply with thevreason of being there to witness your childs birth.
Apply for visot

Ausdre:
My mum is unmarried as my dad died before the whole process was initiated. It's actually F1 and not F3.

Also, PD is April 2015. Then in 2020 we were asked to go ahead and submit documents. We didn't because we were reconsidering the whole thing and it expired after a year.

Luckily and for some reason again, they asked us to send it again last year and the time frame expired April this year. We submitted the documents and were DQ around June/July after which we received a letter that we should wait for our interview.

Okay.

Well you're current so it's just to wait till Lagos schedules interviews.
I know ppl have mentioned Facebook groups for Lagos embassy interviews. That help in tracking where they are.

I'd guess and say within a year.

Lawal1555:
What would have happened if he had applied before, someone else had applied on his behalf, or he had used an agent? How did this affect his rejection? I don’t get your response here

If he used an agent and the agent filled he was married
If he had applied for a visit visa in the past and was advised that being married would be best to get approval
If he had a gf who applied for a visa and filled his name as her husband.

Based on the OP post the VO asked if he was married.

If there's anything on their database that has him married then it's misrepresentation.

ednut1:
you said elite group. You are not an elite, you dont have the skills or money they have. So how you wan take do am

They usually have permanent residency/ green card ( gotten through marriage or meeting the residency requirements) and move their families abroad while maintaining their jobs or business in Nigeria. Shell, chevron and other high earners do this. Also rich businessmen and politicians do this. Double your hustle

They could also run their own business btw both countries
Or they work remote abroad

They may have elderly parents to care for in country.

Or they are elderly so they do winter in Nigeria and the other months abroad.

Lastly you said your grandma was a US citizen?
I'm assuming she's alive and well right?

Ausdre:
This is my situation now. But my mum is the beneficiary and my siblings and I are dependents. My grandmother filed for us. She was a US citizen at the time of filing. We were DQ in June and our priority date is April, 2015.

Please, when do you think we will get an interview date?

Are you sure about your priority date? April 2015
Because you shouldn't have been asked to submit documents if your priority date is in 2015
Maybe it's the date your petition was approved that you shared. .
Your priority date is the date USCIS received the I130 petition made for your mum..

Your real priority date is much earlier than 2015. NVC only sends messages to start uploading documents when your priority date is like about 6months to 1yr before it's current.

As at Dec bulletin Priority dates that are current are dates from Jan 8 2009 and earlier.

So if your PD is current and you're DQd then you are waiting for interview dates. In Nigeria there has been a backlog of people waiting for interview dates.
The longest part of the wait is over so it should be much shorter now.

idriskamss:
They copied her in the mail that how she knew she is D Q

Let her ask them.

If she gets communication from them then she should get her priority date

aestake:
F2A? Father is USC oo

Thanks for the correction

idriskamss:
When her father started the filling processing for her she was 21years as @ then, now she now 29yrs,she doesn't know her priority date because a lawyer is helping her in the USA .

So she's F1. Based on the bulletin they are treating those with Priority Date of 1Jan2015 and earlier.

How did she know she's documentary qualified?
Let her father ask the lawyer for her priority date.

Or better tell her to come here and provide details

idriskamss:
Pls house help me to understand ,a friend of my is waiting for an interview date,she just got a mail from nvc that she is documentrily qualified,and my findings is that the embassy still has backlog of 2021 they are still treating .her father is an American citizen,her father filled for her.pls if this is true that they are in 2021,pls which month are they now?

It depends on what category she's in
you need to know her priority date

Is she an adult ? 21 yrs and older Then she's F1 .

Is she younger than 21? Then she's IR2 if she was younger than 21 when her father filed for her then she's still IR2

Her priority date will determine how long she has

odehbrainard:
Hi Fam. Please am planning on applying for a tourist visa to canada. I am currently a student in the uk and graduating in March of 2024. I want to apply as a student in January. What documents and requirements do I need to put together for the application. I have been refused a Canadian study permit once before and also got denied visa to the USA once. Been to Southafrica and Dubai severally. Came down to the uk to actually get my degree after I got refused study permit in both the USA and Canada. Love the uk and looking to further more after my current program but I just want to go to canada just to prove to them that I never had any intention of staying back in their country. Please I need someone to guide me with the documents required. Plus I got family in canada but I want to do the application on my own and give them a surprise when I get it.

The process would be different when applying from the UK. Likely to be much simpler, search for applying for Canada visa in the UK.

Ask on the living in the UK thread

Zimzee:
Can I enter the US through another port of entry other than the one mentioned in my application? I filled florida in my application but will be going to Boston instead. Will that be Any problem?

There's a POE thread on nairaland

For your question are you going to a different final destination than what you indicated on your form?
Because port of entry is determined by your flight itinerary so unless it's a direct flight to your final destination then it's not the same as your POE.

Border officials can ask you anything they want, they are the gatekeepers. So be prepared