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dustydee:
Good move by Rwanda. I bet most of them will take the offer.

And Rwanda is one of the greatest country in Africa right now ...

Einl:
That’s why I said in my postscript that if u wanna go to another country, go there legally. Avoid all these stories.

I feel so sad when I see Nigerians been sold, or killed or enslaved by other people.
I watched a video where a Russian guy was torturing Nigerian prostitutes and I cried. I also watched the one where the Libyanguys beheaded another Nigerian girl.

Stay in or get a visa.

That should be a hashtag.

And how did you know those victims were Nigerians?
It seems to me that from the perception of many here, any black person who makes the news is Nigerians.
Can you provide the link to those videos you saw

hatchy:
I can see from your comment that you lack good manners due to poor upbringing.
You are uncivilized and also exhibit some kind of rare mental disorder found in monkeys living in the deepest forest of Congo Kinshasa.

Its a pity that this illness has no known cure,therefore I'm afraid you will continue to abuse people in this forum till you meet your maker.

Ndo O'h!

I am offended ....

chennySman:
I've never been on scholarship but I'm having a similar situation.... Mine may be a little bit worse. I'm in the fifth year of study at a medical university in Russia. My father has been the one paying my fees since the beginning of my course. I lost my elder brother last year, he used to support with some money that I use for upkeep, it was a very terrible loss. Shortly after that my father had an auto accident that has left him incapacitated since then. As I'm typing this message, I'm in my room as I've not been able to pay both the tuition and my rent. The school authority has asked me to stop attending classes. And I don't know who to call for help. My father is critically ill and I'm sure if he hears that I'm going to be sent home soon his condition will get worse as he's suffering from Arterial hypertension before the accident. Please if anyone is reading this and has a way to assist me, even if it's not going to be personal, you can help me talk to anyone or any group who might be able to help me. I can provide all credentials if need be. Please help me.
simplespecialkenny@gmail.com
You may contact me here or +79648797757. Thank you

Why don't you open a new thread for visibility

Uzobejeme:
Hi a friend entered US last week and wants to cross over to Canada by road. This friend needs a good excuse to give at the Canadian border in order to be allowed to enter and stay legally and also to be able to bring family in later.
Please those in the know should help PLS!!! Its urgent. Thanks

OP, before going to a border check point to seek asylum in Canada, make sure you understand the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement. You must have a relative in Canada to be able to request asylum at the border checkpoint. Else, you will be denied entry into Canada.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/laws-policy/menu-safethird.asp

The new Government has made it possible for people with no relative in Canada to leave the US to flow into Quebec via a portion of the Vermont/Quebec borderline with no immigration checkpoint. And once in Canada, they can make refugee claim. The government has set nearby camps to accommodate those arriving asylum seekers. A ton of Haitians have been making it into Canada through this route.

justwise:
Are those people you know Nigerians or Africans?

Justwise, shalom my brother. To answer your question, there is no specific rules for Nigerian that are different from other nationalities when it comes to seeking asylum in Canada. Each asylum case is treated on individual basis else the Federal Court of Canada will reverse a negative decision. In other words, if someone can show evidence that he was treated poorly or differently because he is Nigerian, the negative decision will be overturned by the Federal court of Canada.

Unlike for a visa application, the decision to grant or deny asylum to someone in Canada is never done at the discretion of the tribunal (Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)). Whenever a decision is made on a refugee case in Canada, the asylum seeker will be given an objective explanations as to why his case was approved or rejected.

For the most part, refugee cases in Canada are rejected for the following reasons:

Definition of refugee:
The definition of a Convention refugee states that a claimant's fear of persecution must be "by reason of" one of the five enumerated grounds - that is race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group (battered woman, woman at risk, gay ...) and political opinion. There must be a link between the fear of persecution and one of the five grounds.
Not all cases of persecution are refugees cases.
I have come acrosed a case where the asylum seeker was running a business in his home country and the local police started to ask him for money. When the guy could no longer give them money, the local police started to threaten him. As a result of those threats, the guy run to Canada for refuge. This case was rule as a case of extortion by the Immigration and Refugee Board and it didn't fit the definition of refugee. Therefore, the case was rejected. The list can go on for different cases of persecutions that aren't refugee cases.

Asking for help in home country: A person can have a genuine asylum case, but if he/she decide to run to Canada for refuge before asking for the help of his home government or local police first, the case will be rejected by the Immigration and Refugee board in Canada. The person has to prove that he had made effort to seek the help of the home government in his country but to not avail. And therefore, he/she had to run for his/her life.

Lack of Credibility This is when something in the story or documents submitted couldn't hold water and the asylum seeker was unable to provide a plausible explanation when confronted with the fact. I could give you a tons of real case examples on that issue.

Internal flight Alternative: This is commonly referred to as IFA by the Immigration and Refugee board. This is when the Refugee board come to the conclusion there is no serious possibility of the asylum seeker or asylum claimant being persecuted in the different part of his home country. For instance, the battered Nigerian lady could have seek refuge from her abusive husband by running into a different part of Nigeria instead of coming to Canada. The asylum seeker has to provide evidence that she would face persecution everywhere she goes in Nigeria. Her husband would find her wherever part of Nigeria she run to.

Lack of identity: Refugees cases are rejected when someone can't provide proper identification that can prove their nationality.

Documentary evidence: If the documentary evidence doesn't support the basis of refugee case, the case will be rejected. For instance, if the Canadian documentary evidence on Nigeria shows that the Nigerian government is making every effort to protect gays, it would be hard for someone to make a refugee case on the basis on being gay.

Holding more than one nationality: This simply mean the refugee claimant has second country of nationality to run to and doesn't need the protection of Canada unless there are issues in that second country that unable him to run there.

cc: maternal

lionlee216:
OP your friend living in US cant enter canada legally from US and get an asylum, he won't be granted unless he enters illegally.

His only choice is to enter illegally. I am not saying he should enter illegally but if you enter legally, your asylum claim is dead on arrival..

Goodluck to you.

Untrue. I know a good number of people who were in the US and had walked up to Canadian border to claim asylum and have been granted refugee status in Canada.
You can claim asylum at any port of entry at the border ONLY if you have a family member (brother, sister, son, parents, uncle ) living in Canada.
However, this year, the gouvernement is allowing people who have no family members in Canada to make asylum claim at the border. I am not sure if they can do that at any point of entry or just specific port of the border. A lot of Haitians have flooded Quebec this year this way coming from the US.

If he enters Canada illegaly, chances are the Canadian Gouvernment will find out that he was in the US through his fingerprints and this can damage his credibility if he didn't disclose his trip to the US in his application. The two gouvernements share data.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/asylum/index.asp

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2017/03/claiming_asylum_incanadawhathappens.html?_ga=2.137875256.948041689.1510373131-571704033.1481085693

Imo1stson:
Nigeria has a lot of loopholes for easy money making. A bank manager in Nigeria could make 1million Dollar overnight through shady deals and you will be busy calculating 1,500 Dollar for him.

Same thing in America, anyone can make 1 million overnight by robbing a bank or an armored vehicle that carries cash.

We are talking about honest living in the thread and not stealing

NONNYG:
come to think of it, why are you comparing a menial worker in America with a bank manager in Nigeria? You should compare a menial worker in America with a menial worker in Nigeria

Vraiment tu l'as bien eu. Coup de chapeau mon cher

czaratwork:
please for landed/settled members here please arrange in order of priority

1. open an account
2. get an accomodation
3. get a phone plan

it seems these three are interwoven because you will need the address for all others and you will need an account for the other payments and you will also need phone number for the other 2.

thank you

I guess you will get an accommodation before landing, else where will you be heading to after leaving the airport?

Pidgin2:
Since 2010? That's good, hope you will come visiting soon. I'm glad you have gained a lot from us, this is exactly what I think Seun had in mind when he created nairaland.

Yes, my previous moniker was TheCongo. I closed it when I left the site and then return as TheCongo2.

Pidgin2:
Your response is enlightening and mature, I agree with most of your points but people in other places e.g. UK, Europe, Asia, America, Africa etc are also exposed to such technologies too.

My candid opinion on this issue is that Canada might be isolating itself from the outside world a bit too much. An average Canadian should be as exposed as an American but that's a far cry from reality

In my response I wrote about North America in general and not just Canada.
When you suggest that an average Canadian should be as exposed as an American, I don't know how many Canadians you have come across with to come to your conclusion. I am afraid your conclusion is derived from your encounter with a handful of Canadians. I went to school in the US and I can tell you that the American are the most ignorant people I have met. Canadians are by far more exposed than American. Some American don't even know where Canada is.

Nevertheless, it seems to me that the people in Africa have a lot of knowledge (compare to North American) in spite of very limited resources. That explains why most of those who immigrate to North America succeed in the new land. I have been on Nairaland since 2010 and I believe I have benefit much more from the Nigeria community online than I would have benefit from just been with my fellow North American. I have learned so much on this site in terms of Technology, immigration, money ...

Pidgin2:
I don't mean to upset anyone and i apologise if i do but from my observation which is mainly derived from interacting with people living in both countries, those living in UK often appear more exposed, more involved with life in general and less thrifty whereas those settled in Canada often come across as unexposed, overly thrifty and generally backward.

When an individual from a Nigerian rural area travels to UK and returns, his orientation changes and it is clear that he has become more exposed but if the same individual goes to Canada and returns, he remains the same.

I am not very sure of what you mean but I can possibly relate to what you may be saying.

I remember in 2007 on one of my visits to South Africa, I was so surprised to discover that in South Africa it was possible to rewind a Live TV show. My host was equally surprised given that I was someone who was coming from Canada and had never seen that feature before. I insisted by telling my host that we didn’t have that in Canada.

Fast forward 2013, I visited my brother’s house in Toronto and I discovered he was also able to rewind live TV. My brother then explained to me that this feature had been in Canada for a long time, all I had to do was to call my cable company and request it.

Fast Forward 2016 - A friend of mine who is an officer in the Canadian Army visited me. He was born and raised in Canada. In the midst of watching a hockey game, I took the remote control and rewind the game back to a previous action. My friend screamed, “What?” “Are you able to rewind a live game?” He was so surprised. The same way I felt 9 years earlier in South Africa.

There are so many things I have discovered through my interaction with people who live in Africa. For instance, when I got my computer Science degree here in North America, I had never heard of such a thing as CCNA Certification. It was in an online discussion forum that I was made aware of its existence by someone who lives in Africa.

In North America we are exposed to so many things and it is impossible to access and process all information. That may explain why an individual who leaves rural area in Nigeria to go to Canada would return to Nigeria the same. He would just be lost by how fast the wheel is spinning in North America.

Please forgive my English. I am someone who can be identified as French Canadian. No, I am not French . I am an African Canadian whose first language is French, that makes me a French Canadian.

SlowlybtSurely:
Mehn, I weak. And not everyone is handy.

But you aren't an island... there must surely be a handy person close to you. That is the beauty of the human society.

SlowlybtSurely:
Fridge of over 5k? More than 1.2M?

E dey give salvation?

Generally with 2K you will find a very good brand new fridge. But if you are renting you don't have to worry about a fridge given that any appartement for rent should be equiped with a fridge by law.

Elixir123:
Useful tip@Thcongo2 and I appreciate the resourcefulness.What I don't understand is why a repairman would even charge up to $600 to fix a fridge?? Or say about $900 to fix a washing machine? Seriously,its too exorbitant I mean how much is a new fridge or washing machine in Canada?
And ,to think that all it cost you in parts for the latter was just $90...
Isnt the blue collar industry in Canada regulated as per pricing because, how much really does one earn and it isn't every faulty appliance that can safely be handled via DIY.
The thing dey do me one kind...

Labor isn't cheap in North America. That is why it is sometime cheaper to buy a new appliance instead of fixing the old one.
The repairmen charge by the hour, the cost may run anywhere from $45 to $100 per hour (and maybe more).
In addition to that, there may also be a fee for the diagnostic test.
In my case, it took the repairmen almost 2 days to fix my fridge. He came to the conclusion that it would be unreasonable to bill me for the actual time he had spent fixing the fridge. So, he came down to $600.
That isn't too bad given that some fridges cost over 5K.

The trade may be interesting if you have your own company. If you are working for someone, they may pay you the minimum wage

Ballerz:
You simply have earned yourself about 900 Dollars. Good job. Let wifey take you for a treat.

Merci monsieur

Oyamade:
Nice boss, this is really interesting, because you will find out that the cos of the problem is one tiny overlooked part...

Apart from saving the dollar, there is a priceless feeling of accomplishment that comes with it, even madam will be proud of u.

Like how much did everything now cost?

Thank you so much.
I spent about $90 in parts.

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The last time my fridge broke down, I had to call a repairmen to fix it. And the bill came to $600.
Last Sunday, my wife informed me that both our whirlpool washing machine and dryer weren't working. The washing machine wasn't draining water whereas the dryer wouldn't start at all. Two weeks earlier, she had noticed the dryer would keep on spinning when its door opens(it supposes to stop spinning when the doors opens).

My wife suggested to call the repair men or to buy new machines. To me it was a BIG NO to both options given that HIGH cost.
Therefore, I decided to fix them by myself. Ispent many hours online searching how to fix both machines. From my search, I discovered that the issue with the washing machine could be either the switch lid or the water pump. As for the dryer, I found out that the issue was the heater element, the fuse and the door switch.

From the Youtube videos I was able to determine which tools I would need to remove the defective parts from both machines. I run to the HomeDepot store to buy the require tools. They basically sell everything at Homedepot, from home appliances to tools to ...

With the new tools bought at HOME DEPOT, I opened my washing machine and removed the switch lid and the water pump. And then I opened the dryer to remove the heating element, the fuse and the door switch. I took all those parts to a local store that sell appliance parts to request new parts of the same model.

I came back home to install the new devices on the machines. The washing machine started to work properly. It turned out that the issue was the lid switch. As for the dryer, it started to turn on but it wouldn't spin. Further search online prompted me to check the belt. I open the dryer to locate the belt and I discovered it was broken. I run back to the local store that sell parts to buy a new belt. After installing the new belt, everything started to work properly. And the dryer would stop spinning when its door open.

I have learned in few days to fix both the washing and dryer. I have saved a lot of $$$$$

Tips: Please learn how to do it yourself. All you need is the internet. Also, make sure you get yourself a tools box.

toyogirl:
Oh Lord we pray thee, bring the atmosphere we used to have on this thread back, heal the derailed thread ....Amen!

Lol ...

Blackbuddy:
Please review these links, perhaps they might address your query:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/architecture/2017-most-expensive-cities-hong-kong/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/vancouver-tops-list-of-most-expensive-cities-in-canada-again-1.2704078

http://www.readersdigest.ca/travel/canada/10-most-expensive-cities-canada/

However, please note 'expensive' as a term is relative and it is mostly used to describe the real estate sector of the subject cities. Once you get a good job, you can live and thrive anywhere as is already being done by our compatriots here .

Spot on

tarahray20:
More expensive than Toronto? Or more like the same?

More expensive than Toronto, so they say.

toyogirl:
Hmm....I hear BC is quite expensive ..but let's hear from the seniors..

I have heard Vancouver is the expensive one ... yes, let's hear from the seniors ...

Jpinpin76:
Please house i have been a visitor and love each and every post which is informative. I have to clarify something and I need anyone with rightful information to respond to my aid. I have been issued a conference 3months visa to USA and this is non appearance, does this still work in USA embassy in Nigeria ? I'm scared and need to clear my doubt cos I don't want to enter any form of problem with USA immigration.

How much did you pay for that visa?

Watch this video:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEcGvd0_xl0

maternal:
Well said. I can speak on this personally. Working in the oil-patch in northern Alberta, back then the oil companies would give people 40k to put a down payment on a house if they lived in town. On top of that, they'd give employees an extra 1,500 per month on top their salaries to help pay for their mortgage every month. Keep in mind back then to get a good house, you'd have to spend close to 1 million dollars. I refused to take such a deal, as I know oil like any commodity, is shaky at best. I said I'd buy a house in either Edmonton or Calgary, where a million dollar house in northern Alberta is worth 400k in those cities. So even if I lose my job, the economies in those two cities are more diverse, that I know I could get a job rather quickly. And my monthly payments are much lower, that even a "survival job" would allow me to pay my bills. But the Nigerians at work wouldn't listen to my advice. They were so eager to get into these new houses, form big boy, and claimed you could never lose appreciation after buying a house.

Well after oil being at 90-100 USD per barrel, it went down to as low as 28 USD by 2016. Massive lay offs occurred. And you guessed it, those cocky fellow Nigerians lost their jobs or salary drastically reduced. The 1500 per month perk was taken away, etc. People literally had to choose between paying their mortgage or buying food/everyday needs. Peoples houses got foreclosed, their houses taken away by the bank, etc. Those 1 million dollar houses were now worth 400-500k at best. At one street I remember seeing 10 houses side by side all for sale "by bank". Those peoples credit is now messed up. I was fortunate enough not to lose my job, and I will be transitioning into the federal government. So I'm official stable (or will be) stable. Everyone will have their strategy and take more risk than others. But you simply cannot walk or run before you crawl. I'd personally get a solid foundation before buying the most expensive thing you'll ever buy in your life. But don't be fooled, a house can definitely depreciate. Though its most likely to appreciate.


http://business.financialpost.com/personal-finance/mortgages-real-estate/if-you-thought-your-housing-market-was-bad-check-out-fort-mcmurray-the-heart-of-canadas-struggling-oilsands/wcm/c2ae649c-6400-4459-8269-66ac657cef1f

The bottom line is that I am not advising people to buy mansions that cost 1 or 10 Millions dollars.
People should pick up something reasonable within their means not to give them headaches later on.
Here in London, there are 2 bedrooms apartments that would cost around $1000 in monthly mortgage.
And to rent a 2 bedrooms apartments would cost almost the same amount.
Why not buying such apartments instead of paying rent on them?
At least later on if you decide to buy a bigger house, you can sell the apartment and use the funds as down payment on the bigger house.

dupyshoo:
Although I am not yet in Canada, I stand to disagree with you. House prices can go up or down due to several factors. One of which is recession. High interest rate can also make house demand to go down which will likely lead to low price.

I have seen people with negative equity on their property even after years of buying the house.

I however think if you have enough money for deposit, still have a lot of money to survive and good & stable job, why not?

The question I however have is without a stable income, will you get a lender to give you the loan required to buy the house? Please I will appreciate it if someone can answer my question

Hello dupyshoo,

Actually, the RBC bank has a program to assist new immigrants buying their first homes in Canada. You have to be living in Canada FOR LESS THAN 2 years to qualify for this program and there is no credit check.
http://www.rbc.com/newcomers/

In addition to that, RBC will also give you a credit card as a new immigrant without any credit check.
My recommendation is that if you can get the mortgage with RBC, GO FOR IT.
You can chose to buy a house that can be easily put for rent and let your tenants pay your mortgage. Instead of spending your energy into hard labor as a new immigrant, you can always invest into real estate and collect money from your tenants.
I have seen for instance people buy houses around college campuses and rent rooms to college students.

In life, it’s risky to take a risk, but it’s even riskier not to take any risk at all

That was my 2 cents.

honey86:
Ok o, I don talk my own. A family earning $50,000 in total buying a house of $380,000 just because they want to show. The evidence is all around me. Living in Canada and someone in Lagos is fresher than them because they don enter gbese.

Com'on. How do you know they wanted to show off by buying the house?

Blingyrie:
May I ask what your initial down payment was?

20K