₦airaland Forum

burrrnerrr:
Congrats bro.

Hello people, I have a question to ask. My sister did her passport 2008 but the passport is lost now. She tried retrieving it but the immigration people turned her to ATM machine. She wants to go and do a new one in Lagos tomorrow and see if they will just do it and not ask her about the previous one. My question is that is it safe for her to do it this way?

You can't replace a lost passport in Lagos.

AzKelvin:
VISA APPROVED THIS MORNING (7:00am)!. IF YOU GUYS COULD RECOLLECT, I WAS THE GUY THAT POSTED LAST WEEK ABOUT BEING SPONSORED BY A FAMILY FRIEND. WE NOT REGULAR! FULL TRANSCRIPT LOADING...

Bangdadadang
Congrats!

jwillng:
Good evening everyone . Its been a long absence. I lost my original phone number some months back and could not get access to my Yahoo email-so have been unable to reply any emails. I have created a new email address and updated same on Nairaland.
The last 1 year has been amazing both here in the USA and in Nigeria. Will be completing the 2nd edition of my Free Report and updating my new website by beginning of September.
All the permutations, additions and subtractions are working!
Whether you are in Nigeria, planning to come to the USA , already in the USA, planning to leave the USA-believe me YOU CAN MAKE IT!

finally!

please send

oluoeremichael@yahoo.com

ecoleco:
You can't find greyhound station right inside the airport, but its at 50 Massachusetts Ave Ne Washington, DC 20002.

Use the map below to find your way from Washington Dulles to Greyhound station;

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Dulles+International+Airport+(IAD),+1+Saarinen+Cir,+Dulles,+VA+20166/50+Massachusetts+Ave+NE,+Washington,+DC+20002/@38.9132182,-77.5115564,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m19!4m18!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b64740174eb057:0x8e01cb201080601d!2m2!1d-77.4565388!2d38.9531162!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7b82128e0cd17:0x140eea4618df6753!2m2!1d-77.006203!2d38.8972903!2m4!5e0!5e1!5e3!8j1500663523!3e3

COPY ALL and PASTE

best,

Update: Kindly heed to the advice of previous replies as they have just used the service recommended.

Ayye! Thanks, checked it out!

.

What's the best way to get from Washington. Dulles airport to Baltimore?
There doesn't seem to be a greyhound station at Washington Dulles.
Thank you in advance.

MEILYN:
Please I am the one in need of it. You guys are quoting the wrong person lol. I want to know if you have an idea of the cost? I want to get it before this month runs out.

It's 6k at the embassy. Should be the same price range outside. Can't remember the outside price but I'm sure of the embassy price.

ecoleco:
Kindly note that some items can now ship from Amazon.com to Nigeria directly. I just checked the official SAT 1 from collegeboard and found that it can.

If you're in Lagos, go to ojuelegba or GIEVA in marina. Else, try educationUSA at the embassies in Lagos or Abuja.

BenNash:
Hey guys please I need your help on something. I've applied to a u.s university for this fall and I was notified through email that I'm admissible by my profile and I need to send my sponsor's bank statement to complete the admission process. The thing is that money goes in and out of my sponsor's account and presently the account balance is not up to the balance needed by the school and it'll likely remain so till the end of this month. The question I want to ask from the gurus of this thread is if it is possible to have the school direct my admission process to January instead of the fall semester which I applied for because I'm expected to send the bank statement before the 20th of this month. So that by the time my sponsor's bank statement is ready all I'll need to do is send my bank statement to complete the admission towards January instead of fall semester.
Expecting your expedited response, thanks

Errm. Can't the statement stop at the last time there was sufficient funds? Say that was like last month, you'd print it up to that point.
Worked for me.
Hope this makes sense.

femi312:
Have you noticed no one has answered you? You got visa but no transcript or am I missing something? If everybody were like you, this thread would have died a natural death since. You are here now asking for someone in
Houston. Houston kor..Iyana Ipaja Ni

Savagery

cc Jwillng

please continue updating the thread

brightify:
i don reply

Didn't see anything.
I've sent another.

brightify:
I'm not kidding.....but you're going to san Antonio

This guy, how far?
I pm-ed you. I don't have your new number.

FrankNetter:
My phone na S7, I'm using tmobile. I have unlimited data, sms and talk time. I pay around $24 monthly. Recharge card dey sha, but I neva use am.

fam, is this a group plan or what?
its too cheap.
i get unlimited text and talk, 1gb of data for 30 bucks. i use cricket.

TWoods:
I've never met anyone from Howard or Lincoln at my company... its sad that these schools are simply good to fill "diversity quotas". But the really big companies are getting smarter... they know they can easily fill their "quota" from the MITs, Yale, Harvard, UT and other top schools. No offense but my preference is to not attend an HBCU if you can help it. There are better programs out there if you can work for it. Top schools do take diversity into consideration when they offer admissions. A black kid from MIT won't have to worry about finding a solid >$150,000/year job ever.

this guy,
I've got a friend who's a junior at Howard and she interns with Facebook every summer and another who goes to praire view A & M(you definitely wont even know this one) and she's with goldman sacs every summer.On the other hand, Ive got someone in San Franscisco State still looking for a placement. so what's all the long epistle about?
Its not easy, but also not impossible

FrankNetter:
The problem I'm having right now is time. Like I stated sometime earlier, the photos I take with my phone are too large. So i have to shrink them on my laptop before uploading them. Between my two jobs, I barely have time for myself. I work everyday (even saturdays and Sundays).


Yankee is the true definition of "time na money"

you could try screenshooting the pictures, it shrinks a lot of time that way

justwise:
I know, nairalander hasn't tried enough, they also need to also pay your school fees and get you a job after graduation

and how does this statement come into the picture, sir?

OluDare01:
at bold, he asked me. He's more like an idiot lol.
I had to go to Kroger to make the payment. It took less than 2 minutes

cc; nestkojex
learn mate before arguing, mr salary payer lol

OluDare01:
Today 06/20/2017 at about 12:30 CST, I went to make sevis payment for a friend. On getting to the Western Union agent, I was surprised when he asked if it wasn't a scam after I told him I was to make the payment on behalf of someone in Nigeria.
I explained the whole sevis payment to him but still he wasn't convinced. He asked for my ID and after playing with his computer for some minutes, he told me he couldn't make the payment. I felt embarrassed but I didn't wanna cause a scene, I just walked away and went to another place to make the payment.
I totally understand a lot of "Nigerians" use WU for scam but isn't the coupon and my ID enough proof

wow. i didnt even have to tender my ID.
sad.

seeker88:
Most schools won't release d i-20 to DHL except the DHL from eshipglobal. I wanted to have my i-20 picked up directly from my school via DHL from Nigeria, but the school refused saying it's against d school policy. The best option is to have someone in d school pick it up, then DHL can then pick it up from d person....same thing I did.

i get your point, and your method. some schools would release to DHL though, cos not every school is registered with eship.

Time2Smile:
Hi all, Please is anyone in the Dallas, Arlington, Fort Worth metropolitan area? I want to request UT Dallas to send my I-20 to your address. I would then arrange for a pickup by DHL or UPS for delivery to Nigeria at a lower cost. Eshipglobal rate is too expensive. Please help a brother.

NB: The reason I specified Dallas, Arlington metroplex is because the I-20 would be sent from the school by regular mail and I want to reduce shipping time within the US. Thanks

DHL should be able to pick up from the school directly

nestkojex:
You are so ignorant. You are so jobless to be stalking me. iv can employ you and be paying you salary. Go to any bank and you will see western Union and money gram sections to send send receive money.
However, Nigerian banks are not allowed to do quickpay. So he needs to go to Benin republic or find someone in the USA to do it for him.

lol, calm down and ask your middle man in the US what bank he uses for western union lol. prove me wrong and i'd shut up.
there's no need to get defensive.

nestkojex:
How do you pay WU quickpay? You Can pay over the bank counter in the USA just like you go to Nigerian banks here and you see WU section. Stop acting ignorant and cynical

E say WU section at bank counter?
I doubt if I've seen WU points at banks here. If I'm wrong, I'm open to corrections.
Stop being defensive lol. We know you're trying to sell your market. Goodluck.

nestkojex:
you can pay through money order, western union quickpay. but the western union quickpay does not work here in nigeria. it works in benin rep. if you have a person in usa, they will help you pay the fee at the bank. they will be charged extra $20 though. but you can fill the sevis form on this site yourself: https://www.fmjfee.com/i901fee/

let me know if you need further assisatance

lol, last time i checked, you dont pay sevis through the bank, and charges are 10 bucks.

deeMarc:
Lol...typical Nigerian, always stand aside to castigate and point out our problems but never do anything to salvage the situation.
Funny how you listed all those things above without mentioning that their young able bodied men like you didn't leave the country then for a greener pasture and at the same time hoping those left behind would be busy inventing electricity,oil,nuclear energy and automobiles.
Why didn't you leave America for Nigeria after your studies to contribute your own quota to the country? Were you born in America? What have you done to help Nigeria be a better country like the country you are in?
You once posted here that you've both American and British citizenship,so I'm asking you this, while those people were developing their country,were they looking for other nationals citenzenship here and there.
I see you as someone who has this holier than thou attitude, egocentric and ...
Don't come here to be the type of Nigerians that rant online while enjoying the comfort of America. If you're so pained and so bothered about Nigeria, there's nothing stopping you from booking the next available flight to Nigeria and let's build the nation together to be a better place for us all to dwell in, since our leaders have failed us,keep failing us and will always fail us .

Spot in!

Vwederian:
This is the transcript i have been waiting for. I did not write GRE so i am scared i might be denied for it. Reading your transcript has encouraged me to request my form I-20 from the school. Spring 2018 here i come.

haha. well done o

ojasweb:
How are you guys doing so far? I had terrible experience on fiverr for five days, but now everything is getting back to normal.

terrible, you say?

kwantinue

happyday:
Another big issue here is loneliness.

Finally, you're here. Holywood and your 'yankee' friends have made you believe these people are as outgoing and friendly as Nigerians. Turns out you're in for a shock. People smile at you, engage in small talk, but that's it. Everyone has got their cross to bear. You can't blame them.

You miss the happy atmosphere in Nigeria. You stay on calls to your family and babe(s) and boo(s) back home. Depends on how bad you are. You can't go knock on your neighbor's door, so you both can play PES. Or talk about the latest wack Davido track!

It's raining, and your American friends don't get it when you say 'weather for two', or 'based on logistics'. You see a sea of white heads, and wonder why your skin color is different. You wonder why you weren't born here. You engage someone in a convo, tell them you're from Nigeria, and they ask 'so tell me, how's Africa like?'. Damn!

You've always thought you were good looking, even handsome sef. But everyday, you see way hotter, cleaner chicks and dudes. You were always celebrated in your Nigerian University for your grades, work ethic, romantic pick-up lines or sexy legs. But here, nobody gives a flying hmm-hmm. You can't raise your hands, and ask questions the way your American peers are doing. Like you'll do in Naija, and feel like a don. You don't want to misyarn, look dumb. Or both. So, you keep shut.

You're average in everything. Every damn thing.

You graduated top of your class back in Naija, but here you're, struggling to keep up with term papers and homework. Worst part is, some of your classmates are not even putting in the effort. In fact, most of them. Suddenly, the phrase 'American citizen' suddenly makes sense to you. You now know there are as much types of visa as the letters in the English alphabet, and that your F1 is just at the low rung of the ladder.

You don't get some benefits. You might never do. Just for one simple reason. You were never born here!! Classes, and TV, and employers keep reminding you of this every day.

And then you remember Naija; home sweet home. You remember what your friends hail you for. Guys hitting on you, girls stealing glances at you, your book-smartness, your looks. And even your family. You just wanna go back home.

But hold on! Your peeps are back home are "happy for you", you don't use crap data, you're 24/7 on the Internet, NEPA (or whatever) don't show their prowess every 5 mins. Heck, you don't even know who supplies the electricity around here. Maybe straight from Washington or it's local. And frankly, you don't care.

The air here seems to smell different.

Though you can't cuddle or make out in the cold weather, at least you have a safe bed you can sleep in. The sirens remind you of your relative safety. Then, you wonder if it's possible for you to have both worlds? Be with your family, and also get a grad degree in a sane climate like you have here.

When shit gets this real, and they will, what do you do? Go online and watch more porn, come to Nairaland, and troll the pages?

What would you do

Spot on!

Pmark888:
Thanks ma'am, my o'level is full of C5s with one single B3. I tried calculating it on WES but it's asking for credit hours which i don't really understand. Or if you or anyone else can help with a list of schools that requires only tests scores (SAT TOEFL) for scholarships. I have found only one so far Southern Arkansas Uni.
I will check te US education center for the USIS, thanks.

Use any number but it must be the same for all the subjects

progress69:
U are CONFIDENTLY saying BS!!!!

forgive me jumping in but look at this excerpt from another thread.


jesusfriend1:
VISA APPROVED (20/10/16).I got to the embassy in Abuja around 8:am cos my interview was scheduled for 9:am. I sat down on a chair i paid #200 for and started singing Way Maker by Sinachi,that song didn't leave my mouth till i got into the interview room.It kept my nerves in check and boosted my faith.I got on the line and everyone in front of me was denied,one albino who brought his mother in law for interview got his visiting visa cancelled,the V.O said his wife was leaving in the US illegally.Me i kept saying my case is different cos i be God pikin. It finally got to my turn o.Me:good morning(not sure if he answered).............V.o why are you going to NYFA) ME:It provides intensive training in a short amount of time,it focuses on hands on learning experience as classes are held in studio sets similar to the one used by broadcasters the world over)..........V.o cuts in:how did you find out about this school).......Me: i usually go thru the profile of the people i look up to to have a clear sense of what their journey is about and a couple of them had gone to NYFA,so i did my google research).........V.o:who are some of these people? )..........Me: i mentioned the names)...........V.o:did you apply to other schools).......Me:yes,university of Georgia and Wichita state university).........V.o: why didn't you go to Georgia?.....Me:i was about saying why i chose NYFA again but he said no,i said why didn't u go to Georgia,i now said cos its not as hands on as NYFA)......V.o:what do you do now)........Me:i finished my NYSC in may and i was working for the orientation broadcasting service and i still work with them voluntarily,i have been going on auditions too).....V.o:auditions for what)......Me(to be a T.v presenter,he nodded)......V.o:have you travelled out of Nigeria before?).........Me: i said i have not had the need to)......V.o: who will pay for this).......Me: i got an $8000 scholarship and my elder bro would pay the rest).The V.o was now looking so confused like he was looking for what to ask me(i knew it was God at work)he just gave me the 2white papers.My prayer before the interview was that my bank statement should not be checked cos the money was not enough and it was printed in july,i studied accounting but I'm going for broadcast journalism.God did it.Thanks to everyone and walspring for helping with my sevis fee payment.God is the answer to it all.