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seyewest:
That's my own issue because I can't stress my head about someone who intentionally attached a fake visa in his passport... All my for himself jare.... and back to the question is that a finger or toe?

Bad boy

ammienatty:
Hello, All....I am new here. I am planning to visit my uncle in houston Texas for my annual leave. I want to go with hubby and 2year old son. I want to get international passport, (1)Will I get for my son too or is going to be attached with mine or hubbys own (2) How much is going to cost us, this is our first time (3) We did our marriage registry in mailand, hope is not only Ikoyi marriage certificate is accepted. - Hubby is out of job, what if VO ask of his job, what should will say.Thank you in advance for your response

The truth

damola1:
Was at a beach over the weekend... they don't allow black people swim in the ocean.. white fine, but black no no...

Are you serious? In which country? Couldn't you complain?

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kissoflife:
God bless you Sir! this is straight on to-do-list

My pleasure
Welcome to Canada, our home and native land

kissoflife:
Thank you so much for this info, i will note this down on to-do list. Any idea of the fees associated with the bolded and what are some companies into this that i can check online? Thanks Sir in Advance

Equifax Canada charges $20/month.
You can open a account with equifax so that you can log into their system to access your credit information anytime you want.
You can also get a notification each time new information has been entered on your record

kissoflife:
Ok, thank you Sir. Canada is much bigger than I imagined and easy to make mistakes here. is there any way I can get a hint if it is being used inappropriately especially for identity theft?

It is a good habit to check your credit record through agencies like equifax for example so that you can see if someone had tried to apply for a loan under your name.

Please bear in mind that all a person may need is your name, Date of birth, and home address to apply for a credit under your name.

Now, you can pay a credit agency to have a security place on your record that will prompt any lender to call your cellphone in case a loan application under your name is about to be processed. Or the person who is about to apply for a loan under your name may be asked three security questions that you will be the only one to know the answers to.

Credits is only a slice of what criminal can do to your identity. There are others activities they may do with your identity, just be safe. A person can get a driver license and even a passport under your name

kissoflife:
thank you Sir for this, I have been able to focus, I am worried about the guy that represented the phone company what if he decides to be a criminal tomorrow?

Com'on bro.
Do you know how many people have legal access to your information through immigration database for example?
Are you going to worry about each one of them turning criminal tommorrow?
As I have said earlier, please don't lose any sleep over that

kissoflife:
I gave it to open a bank account and to get a phone line just yesterday as i needed to include a phone on my resume asap. today is my 3rd day in Canada and i was overwhelmed with a lot to do.

Now I am very worried, what can I do, expecially the phone line part

Your information is safe with the bank and the phone company. Don't worry about that. Just don't do it next time.

We have all been there

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kissoflife:
What do I do if I already made this mistake?

We have all made that mistake

Who did you give your SIN number to? I wouldn't worry about that if it wasn't a fraudster.
Just learn from the mistake and move on. Don't lose any sleep over that

lilyandie:
Hi Guys,

Please did any of you have to give your SIN number and passport details to get a phone line?

I was asked to provide my SIN number and also my passport ID details for identification as i do not have a driver’s licence.

Did anyone go through this?

Guys please, don't you ever give your SIN number to anyone, I repeat ANYONE.
Banks will ask you for your SIN number but what most of them won't tell you is that it is optional. You dont have to give your SIN to your bank. You can get a bank account, credit card, a loan without disclosing your SIN number to the bank.
You only give your SIN number to government agencies and your employer for tax purposes.

As for getting a phone line, you will need to provide some ID to the phone company. It could be the reason why you were asked for passport details. I wouldn't worry about that so long as I can verify it is a legitimate call. But as for the SIN number I don't even give it to my bank. You just don't give it to anyone

tollu:
The guy you quoted was doing style style advert ni. But of course, the information you provided will be useful for others.

Wow ... great detective work
I was about to respond to his post

I too would prefer U-Haul for the same reasons that blackbuddy has provided

Lowoa:
1. You are not A DOCTOR.
2. I smell agent packaging

Just stick to the facts and answer drkay7 's questions if you can. There is no need to prosecute people on this thread and it is up to the embassy to determine if the information he provides in his visa application is true or not.
Then at the POE the CBP will determine if he can enter the US or not.
You are not pay to sceen potential travelers to the US, so be courteous.

seyewest:
Can you explain what happened clearer.... we don't know what you're talking about... Do you have a U.S Visa?

I am afraid that he may be referring to cases like this one:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEcGvd0_xl0&t=62s

giftwalter:
I meant to say I have never traveled out of the country.

I have a significant role in my company, I'm a cameraman/video editor been working there for almost two years

My media is well establish and know across Nigeria (Online Media)

I'm currently running a Bsc program at the National open university, does this count as ties?

The conference I want to attend is for broadcast TV, radio, production, post production, news gathering, streaming, cable TV, satellite TV etc. It has everything to do with my current job.

Just take a chance and apply for the visa.
Some people had got their visas against all odds
So no one can tell you if you will be denied or not

Sasng7:
Long epistles on racism and what not....phew...can we go back to the timelines?
And settlement info....banks,schools,hospitals...
The gist is interesting...but we're digressing at a 180 angle.

Mea coulpa

peacengine:
I won't mind Canny but for di freezing weather, I'll pass.

Folks, there's no racism in Naija. We are all blacks and from the same race.

What about discrimination?

Nogen:
Guy, I have seen worst in my own country. I am very open-minded and it didn't stop me from attaining my goals. Until then, je vivrais au dessus de racisme . People should stop instilling fears in people.

Salford1 suggested that the French are much more tolerant and I objected.
Is that what you call instilling fears in people?

Nogen:
Two days before we left, a family friend spoke so bad of Quebec that I got scared. I quickly dismissed that bad feeling and believed that I will do well here and I will be favoured. Racism is everywhere. I am yet to witness it in my life. But I have seen worse even in Nigeria. The example I cited earlier was just one of the many.

Les Francais disent qui vivra verra.

You may not feel racism because blatant racism is almost none existent in Canada. I have indicated in my earlier post that I have been here for 29 years which is most of my life. And in those 29 years I had been called the n word only 2 times in as far as I can remember and a third time in the States.

I like your positive oulook of life. But, I am afraid that as times go by, you will start feeling the cumulative effect of subtle racism. I would love to talk to you in regard with the same subject 10 years from now to see if you will still ask people to leave Quebec alone.

Goodskills:
Bro just telling you racism is everywhere in the world people tend to judge you based on your colour but pls don't let it get to you Canada is better than the European countries where it's even higher..

I would never trade Canada for anything is the world.
But that doesn't mean I shouldn't speak up

I am afraid that in the mind of many, only white Canadians have the right to voice their opinion. And whenever someone of a manority group tries to do the same, this is where they started to point to him countries and cultures outside Canada as if to say Canada is for white only and minority has nothing to suggest or no ground of complaint in Canada. He should look elsewhere if he wants something better.
The fact is we are all Canadian citizens with the same rights and responsibilities.

Goodskills:
racism is everywhere even within we Nigerians Yoruba don't like Igbo, Ogun-state don't like Ibadan.. its a everything something so just focus on what you want.

But the point is that we live in Canada and not in Nigeria. So whatever happens in Nigeria shouldn't be an excuse to overlook racism in Canada

Nogen:
The worst 'racists' are in Nigeria. I made a Distinction/ First class in my MA in Nigeria. I began my PhD in the same department the following year. There was a vacancy for people in my area of French studies in the department that year. Some lecturers asked that I got interviewed for the post. The then HOD said over his dead body that an Igbo be given a job in the department.

You people should spare me that racism story o. I know the support I have gotten from my Quebecois lecturers here. Some even volunteered to come help me babysit during weekends before my parents came. Nobody has ever called me Niga or used derogatory terms at me. In the course I struggled with at the beginning, The Quebecois lecturer in charge went extra miles to assist me in understanding the course. Biko, everyone should leave Québec alone.

How many of us here can go to Arab countries and live like we normally do? Can you go without covering your head and all that. The Northern part of Nigeria can be used as an example.

The Quebecois have laws and they simply want immigrants to work within the confines of their laws. Simple.

Imagine some group of people protesting that they don't want Pork meat sold in shops again! Haba? The French that permitted all sorts, how are they faring? The same way we are made to follow laws of some countries when we visit, so is Quebec.

The group of people protesting they don't want Pork meat sold in shops again, are they Canadian Citizens or they are just visitors on visa?

If the protesters are tourists then they have no right to protest.

If the protesters are Canadien citizens residing in Quebec which makes them Quebecois, then they have the right to voice their concern or opinion regardless of their ethnicity.
Each resident of a Province including Quebec has the fundamental right to vote, to ask for a change or ammendement in the law. Maybe the previous law was set to accomodate only a particular social group at certain time and given the actual diversity, the law may need to be changed

Adding to that, we are Canadian Citizens. Therefore, your argument about discrimination in Nigeria and conditions in arab countries has no merit here.

Osapaul24:
A pleasant morning all
Pls a friend of mine has been invited by His Fiancee for a visit to The US,
1, sure going for a B1/B2 Visa is the right thing? Considering the fact that its a Fiancee and I learnt of K Visa
2, And also sure he state Her as His contact in The US and where he would be staying?
N:B,it's going to be self sponsored
Pls i beg una
I need answers I beg
Thanks all

What is the fiancee status in the US?
Does your friend has access to the internet?

MissCokie:
I just spotted an imp... Excuse me sire, if you don't conform with my list, you can either choose to neglect it, rather than showing us how this list really describe your reality. Probably your manhood is the only pride you have left in you, that is if you even have any ...

Move!

Very rude but true

salford1:
I am not sure what you meant by the present reality of the province though. I was told same before i moved to sask from alberta for work. I was even told by white folks originally from sask that it is not a place for black people, it is extremely cold, full of rednecks, it is highly racist due to the mostly white population being descendants of polish and germans lol, yet the growth I achieved in 1 year in sask, i dont think I achieved same in 3 - 4 years in less racist redneck Alberta .

My point is that irrespective of whatever report one hears about a place, it is always good to give it a good thought and also remember that circumstances may be different for people.

In addition, the French are very tolerant of others else montreal won't be one of the most culturally diverse city in Canada. Have you seen the line up of the french football team? I can't think of a more diverse football team in Europe.

But hey, what do I know. I do not live in Quebec neither have I been to the province. It would be nice to hear the opinions of those that actually live and work there.

Please dont be deceived with the lineup on the French
National team as as indication of diversity. In 1998, 2002, 2006 the Fench national team was made of more than 90% of players of African origin. However out of 400 seats on the French senat, you had ZERO black. In other words, the black man in France is only been used in the world of entertainment and he isn't equally represented in politic.

And when you look on the African continent, the English speaking countries are much more advanced than the French colonies. Where do you find most of the wars in Africa? Do you remember the genocide in Rwanda? Do you know the role played by France in rhat genocide? Do you know that Rwanda has switched its official language to English?
Which europpean country helped Biafra during the war?
Trust me, French are one of the most racist people on the planet. I can prove that to you with facts.

I wonder where you get the notion that Quebecois are tolerant. For the most part French Quebecois dont tolerate anyone who doesn't speak French. They may even know English and speak it very well but they would prefer not to talk to you if you don't speak French. Even some French immigrants complaint that have been marginalized in Quebec because of their "Parisien" accent. The French world is a crazy one. Been a French Canadian myself of African origin, I prefer by far living in the English part of Canada. There is a growing English community in Montreal, therefore you may live in Montreal without facing some of the BS of French Quebecois.

I have been in North America for close to 29 years. To my recollection, I have been called a nigger 3 times, 2 times in Quebec and 1 times in Champlain, Vermont during a school trip for a soccer game. (I went to school in New York State). Champlain, Vermont is next is near the Quebec borderline. I guess those people share the same mentality. I never been called a Nigger in the English side of Canada.

pertruchi:
My hubby and I got our visa last month on visiting visa. Kudos to u people here. My baby was just a month old when we went to the embassy. My question is what are the procedures on how to get her own visa too cos we want to travel this year. Thanks

Just apply for her visa

justwise:
Are not a visa agent yourself so why will nobody believe you? Getting free advice for your clients after getting them in problem with false information.

If that is the case then I am very disappointed with braddddddd
I was the first one who was trying to defend him. Little did I know he was a visa agent.

OtunOba15:
I hope she has traveled to US for the purpose of which the visa was granted?

If not she should not try it else her visa will be canceled.
Let her go and come back.

Untrue
I know know someone whose US visa was granted.
After that she applied for her kids visas and they were also approved.
She didn't travel before applying for the kids visas as you are suggesting

TWoods:
That’s not a “mistake”, more likely you’ve been told you can’t get a visa with a virgin passport and you’ve added fraudulent trips to bolster your case. I cannot believe you forgot that you had traveled outside the country before while filling your application

braddddddd said he made a mistake on his application.
TWoods said it wasn't a mistake.
So, who is right and who is wrong?
In my opinion braddddd is the only one who knows the truth.
TWoods can only make assumption.

aworldcitizen:
Abeg, I am interested. Nigeria don tire me.

I used to stay at Gowon Estate. My folks still live there. And I should be there for Easter.

Please can you email me at iamaworldcitizen@yahoo.com

Thank you.

You have just registered on Nairaland to reply to this particular post out of thousands ... lol
I can't stop laughing
Soon as I read your first sentence, I knew something was fishy. That prompted me to dig into your profile

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