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Ticha:
Have you considered NZ or Australia? Be warned that it is very very far from anywhere else. I always say NZ is what Nigeria would be like if it was classed as developed. It has lots of developing country vibes and attitudes and of course lots of opportunities for everyone. Once you have international experience, the world is your oyster! A work to residency visa gives you residency after 2 years and PR after 2 years so 4 years in total. Salaries are good (husbot and I have both doubled our UK wages) which will be frustrating for us when we return to the UK in 2 years time. It also has a small emerging Nigerian community (less than 1000 of us o!)

With Israel Adesanya among you guys, make that 2,000 Nigerians.

Regex:
Are you going there too?

My wife.

I'll join later.

Regex:
Biko nu, who is living in Taunton UK, I want to know how life is for Blacks there. Are they receptive to blacks or make I run?
Justwise, Lexusgs430 etc... Anybody

LOL.

Something tells me you moved there yesterday or would be doing so on May 9th.

We'll be doing so on the same date.

Whogochuk:
Visa approved
First Attempt
Zero travel history
Lagos
12th April 2022 (Emergency Appointment)
COA: $84,300
Scholarship: $59,300
Mpower loan: $28,000
White Female VO at window 6

Transcript
VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning
VO: pass me your passport and I-20
VO: why this school and why are you going for MBA
Me: After the COVID 19 pandemic, there was a rush for risk management specialist as banks and other financial institutions try to upgrade their risk management framework. However, one requirement is that the applicant must have a Masters degree or MBA. Therefore I decided to research about MBA schools in the US and went for QS educational fairs.
VO: How are you funding your education
Me: I have a full tuition scholarship and then I took a loan from Mpower financing for the deficit.
VO: What is MPOWER
Me: It's an international organization that gives loans to international students with a maturity of 10years
VO: what's your current salary
Me: I earn over 400k monthly
VO: typing... I will be approving your visa. Bla bla bla
Me: thank you very much

This forum has been very helpful to me on this journey. Thank you all.

Congratulations sir.

Seems the 60-day wait didn't apply for the emergency appointment?

ShenTeh:
Hi there, any luck?

Best wishes.

None so far sir. Thank you.

noobody:
Download maybe gcam or another camera to see if it would work,then you can be sure it's a hardware or miui camera issue.

Cheers

I've installed GCam. Still doesn't work. It won't launch when I call up the app. Same thing for other apps that require the camera to function.

Currently using a RN7. Warranty expired.
I did a phone reset and since that time, my camera has stopped working, including all apps that require camera function (Camscanner, WhatsApp status update, Adobe reader, etc).

Whenever I call up the camera, I just get the error message "Still cannot connect to camera. Try restarting your device ". See screenshots.

What can I do to resolve the issue?

mojolajesu:
After proper evaluation, I figured that the issue isn’t home ties. Reason because there are usually 4 home ties you could use. Professional, Marriage, Business and properties.

I use professional. I work with a Microsoft Partner here in Nigeria in line with my intended course of study.

The point is that, The VO figured that since I am on a loan, I will be tied in the US to repay the loan before coming back. That means I haven’t provided sufficient reason to come back after school.

If I have full funding, I can prove to the VO that I don’t have anything to do in the US once I am done with my studies then come back to my company to pick a managerial role based on my new degree.

I hope this helps.

Hi. What if you have an uncle resident in Nigeria who's willing to sponsor you 100%?

I'm just asking.

mojolajesu:
After proper evaluation, I figured that the issue isn’t home ties. Reason because there are usually 4 home ties you could use. Professional, Marriage, Business and properties.

I use professional. I work with a Microsoft Partner here in Nigeria in line with my intended course of study.

The point is that, The VO figured that since I am on a loan, I will be tied in the US to repay the loan before coming back. That means I haven’t provided sufficient reason to come back after school.

If I have full funding, I can prove to the VO that I don’t have anything to do in the US once I am done with my studies then come back to my company to pick a managerial role based on my new degree.

I hope this helps.

You might need to ask further on what makes up home ties. They are not mutually exclusive and the VO's decision is at his/her discretion based on an appraisal of your circumstances. The VO will not just pick only one factor (Professional, Marriage, Business or properties) to determine the strength of your home ties.

Reappraise your approach.

Best of luck.

mojolajesu:
The VO nicely gave me a blue letter.

Well, I didn’t stop there, I pleaded that he tell me what I am not doing right with my application. He was so nice to say “I will advice you work on your Home ties. They are not strong enough.”

I went back to my hotel room battered and shattered.

My advise and what I am working on is to get a full funding before trying again.

I am available to answer questions and clarification about the whole thing.

Thank you.

Since the VO was kind enough to tell you that the issue was one of weak home ties, why are you still insistent in your belief that the problem was one of funding?

premierlead:
I have no more trust in her since then. She knows well that I saw her and there is no more secret about it, only that no third party has heard it yet

So sorry.

Even the verb used in the FP topic is incorrect.

bigpicture001:
This shows the south easterns are not United... Do u know Enugu state government called innoson ND ask him to locate a plant in Enugu state so that thier people can also get work unless they would stop to buy his product....

This is in the same vein that Imo state is doing same.....

It not a welcome development, it's not cost friendly

There has been an Innoson factory at Emene for more than fifteen years and counting.

Vaughanlanrewaj:
You will reap what you sow whether you hide behind a keyboard to commit sin or not.

If you are not jittery, wait for concrete evidence and stop being a nuisance online.
If she is your sister, speak now so we all seek justice for your murdered sister.

No family in Africa loses a child and keep quiet. We honour and respect the dead.Twitter is a toxic and hate filled platform .I will never believe such news from ipob arm of twitter.

Do not muddle up this serious issue. It is sad enough whether it is fake news or real and that is why the best thing to do is await confirmation.

Be it done to you as you wish unto others.

I don't believe the story.

It looks more as if someone came in on them, killed them both, cut off the already dead man's member and kept it beside the girl.

The scene looks to suggest that the penis was cut AFTER the man was already dead.

Alcohol is a killer.

Shun excessive alcohol consumption.

Wishing him well.

To think that he was even unnamed

Redstorm:
I see that a lot of people take pride in addressing or introducing themselves using their job titles, for example like Pharmacist John, Nurse Grace, Builder Idris, Architect Biodun, Barrister Okoye etc, instead of just Mr. X or Mrs. Y. The most annoying is the ubiquitous title Engr. used by every tom, dick and harry who knows just a little about a certain technical vocation.

When I compare this to what obtains abroad (Europe and America) I notice that the only common job titles in use over there are Dr. and Prof. I've seen a full American professor address himself simply as Dr. (something that will never happen in Nigeria). And they are supposed to have more technical know-how than us, right? Yet they don't flaunt their job titles. So why is our own different?

Whereas in banks, even CEOs are referred to by their first names.

PrinceOfLagos:
More

Is this Obowo or Ahiazu?

LegendHero:
I support this.

They should investigate Obi Pandora for this property he owns in London. After complaining that he has only one wristwatch, where did he see like £500k to buy house in London?

Nigerian nurses buy homes of a similar price range in the UK too.

GoodHardDick:
Even NATO dey fear Russia like this!

Damn!!! Putin, a man with iron balls !!

No my brother. It's not fear of Russia, but fear of an all out nuclear war, which may also affect you in Nigeria.

Putin in his deranged state, is ready to deploy nuclear weapons. So many other countries also have nuclear weapons at their disposal. What do you think would happen to the world if they shifted to using nuclear weapons?

NATO and it's members are treading with caution and weighing their options as events unfold.

ZiggyMr:
chai, i know this guy for oyigbo back in 2018.

una go see am IJN

Amen

tillaman:
even if his phone was snatched in Lagos he would atleast find another means to contact the family, maybe you guy should check police stations in that axis he went for the interview, police are unpredictable they might arrest him and keep him there till his family comes to bail him
I pray he is found hale and hearty

Amen dear, amen.

tillaman:
I pray he is found hale and hearty
Since February 16th but I hope he told his family the details about the said interview he was going for atleast they can start from there to know if he got to Lagos or not

He got to Lagos and spoke with several people including his brother and parents, up until the morning that his line stopped going through.

Exkandayee:
No b dis guy weh pass me nah nah here in Michigan, this motgerrfucker is in Michigan and you guy's are looking him down there

I don't understand.

mainkendo:
If you have information on the address he went to for the Job. Trail the address and number. That would be a good start

Of course sir.

Dear Nairalanders,

The person whose picture is attached below, is my cousin Chika Nzenwa who travelled from Port Harcourt to Lagos for a job interview on Feb 16th and hasn't been heard from since then.

Complaints have been lodged at the police station but we haven't received any positive response yet.

Please anyone who has sighted him or has information on his whereabouts should kindly inform the nearest police station or call 07065385462.

Thank you.

Mods please help to move to FP. Thanks.

engrrichie92:
Naah
No CS degree

Wow.
That's great.

celtel:
Hi if it is true you have the 4000 pounds offer, this is my honest opinion as I presently stay in the UK( outside London) and left a 7digit salary to come here too.
Firstly pray and get GOD's leading and if that is done, 4000pounds is more than enough for you. my own expenses are below:
House rent - 742
Council tax - 130
Gas - 30 Standard meaning you can put on anything when and how you want.
Electricity - 45
TV Licensing - 159
Feeding for 4 - 300 max
transport - 120 0r less, because I work from home.

Total = 1,526

As long as you are cool headed and also I just got a car so transport will become easier for my and my family but I have also paid insurance and tax for it ( insurance is expensive because we are still going to be using international passport to drive for now is 200 including tax.

Your 4000pounds is worth much more than your N1,500.000.

Thanks a lot for this breakdown.

Been looking for something with black-and-white figures like this.

Rent in which area please? My wife'll soon move to Manchester as an NHS nurse and we're pretty concerned about the rent prices we've been seeing on Zoopla and Rightmove. Handy tips would be appreciated please.

engrrichie92:
What can I say..you have to first decide what path interests you the most in the Tech space:
Software Engineering
Data Analytics
Product Management
Cybersecurity
Project Management
Product Design,
Blockchain,etc

Once you decide exactly what you want to, commit 6 months-1 year to learning and development....There are tons of materials online; with an internet connected laptop; you are good to go bro; You just need to decide, be disciplined and be committed to the cause!.... You will be happy you did!

Do you have a CS degree?
If you don't mind me asking.

damosky12:
3rd week of January. And in two/three weeks, he had gotten a work permit, a job, and had earned £2000 (outside tax)? Lol. Don't believe him.

Which tax?