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Ola04:
Dear all,

I got married in November 2014 in Nigeria, but am only getting round to changing my name on my Nigerian passport now (Feb 2017). Both my husband and I live in the UK. I've gone to the Nigerian High Commission UK website to see how to change my name to my married name on my passport and seem to be going round in circles! I've been directed to https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/passport/changeDetails, but when trying to select the Processing Country, it only gives you the option of Nigeria. I want to process the application here in UK, but can't see how to do this.

When I could not get round this, I tried applying for a new passport, but that is now asking me for $106. According to http://www.nigeriahc.org.uk/pdf/changeMarriage.pdf and http://www.nigeriahc.org.uk/pdf/epptchonamebymarriagewomenonly.pdf, it should only cost a maximum of £40 for a woman to change to her married name.

If you are/know of any woman who recently (from 2016 or so) changed her surname on her Nigerian passport from the UK, please advise how you did this and how much it cost.

Thank you and God bless you!

To my knowledge, you can only do it in Abuja

Ola04:
I hope so bros/sis, because I need to get this done right now.

Thanks.

To my knowledge, you can only do it in Abuja

Awesu122:
Good morning boss
VO don't seems to believe in calums , I went for interview last week VO held on to my gre score of 323 and gave me a blank GSS form that I would need i would need it to pick up my VIsA only for me to have the shock of my life on Monday when a blue paper came and my GRE result came back with my passport , I must say that was after my 4th attempt , anytime they interview me all they tell me is how Bad CALUMS is, so am thinking I could put in for MBA in another university for coming admission season , I just need a school that accept GRE alone with my credentials and not me trying to write any TOEFL , the truth is am devastated , because I have made plans over the weekend , but then I have moved on
I would really appreciate if you could suggest a school and am even thinking of studying for MSC in accounting either MBA or MSC in accounting
Thanks

CALUMS is a private university in state of California. I believe you choose this school because of the tuition. Am not saying this is not a good school but the school is not rank among universities in US or in state of California. It is unranked. But why this school? State of California have more than 100 universities, do your research. I will not waste my money in unranked school.

doctorEkene:
Good day friends,

I have been an ardent reader follower and troll on this great forum.

I just wish to use this medium to seek your advice on a car choice issue.

So I wish to purchase cars for my parents and ever since the idea came to my mind i have not been able to decide the particular cars to get

Hence i am here seeking your advice

Below are personality traits of my parents this might help you in advising me

MOM

She is in her middle 40s
This would be her first actual ride
And its a surprise for her birthday

She has high taste and loves to be classy
I was considering a TOYOTA VENZA


DAD

HE is in his early 50s
A lover of benz products
A sucker for intimidating cars
Has taste for suvs with class and packed dashboard

I Was considering a 4matic gl class


Please your advice is gravely needed
So that I CAN make proper plans to get these cars soon

Please emphasis should be on

Reliability
Affordability
Durability
Fuel management

Repair-ability
Trusted dealership


Thanks as you help a fellow Nler

Buying car for your mom is now a public debate. I will give you my advice.......... Don't buy her anything

Smoke2015:
http://mojidelano.com/2017/02/just-in-2900-dollars-recovered-from-seun-egbegbes-under-pants/

He is trying to keep up with his fake life style. Forming big when he is actually nothing. You need to see the way this same thief used to spray money at Yoruba dance party. He is nothing but a big thief.

Isoken2000:
@ justwise

Thank you for your response.

I just realized that the 3yrs tax clearance certificate I submitted this December carries 2014, 2015 and 2016, can I use it to apply for my visa in February.

thank you

2016 is not over yet but you already have tax clearance for 2016. I thought you can only process 2016 tax clearance in 2017

[quote author=Kenshinmunac post=52051617]*sigh* searching and searching for a girlfriend, all to no avail. Young cool fine guy, but very lonely, no girlfriend. I don't think at this point with all this rejection that I will ever get married in life.

I have searching for a gf, met some girls who turned out to be nasty gold diggers, I didn't wanna waste my time on them cause I'm not a flirt, I'm not looking for a short term relationship so having "fun" with all these girls seemed like a waste of time to me as Sex is not my problem, love is.

So I met this girl few days back, we got talking, I fell for her instantly, she looked calm and very honest, she is not all these girls who do kk in chat, she is caring and very simple, hard to come by., we flowed really well chatting and I was very happy I found someone as I quickly asked her out and she said "let's see how it goes"

I said okay, so today being Sunday, normal chilling day, I called her, very eager to see her beautiful face once more, we got talking and she said I should come to her side.

So I said okay by six,

Six reach I entered road straight to her side, 30 mins drive, when I got close I dialled her number twice she didn't pick I thought maybe she was taking her bath or something was patient and kept on going, so when I got there by 7pm, I called and called but she didn't pick up the call and she was expecting me o!

Na so I begin call her, Even send whatsapp message and direct message all to no avail. I got so maddddd and pissed off, I almost cried because I don't know why I'm being treated like this by ladies. Head to toe I complete, face I fine, fashion sense Is great, but yet, my handsomeness and the growing cash I get can't even get me the slightest fly talk less about a lady

*sigh*

By 5 mins past 8 she called me, by then I was already going home, and she began to plead, this where error words.

"please I'm sorry, my elder brother took my phone to share WiFi, I didn't know he would go far"

I asked "didn't you tell him you were expecting someone"?"

She replied" i did na but he did not listen, I can't just come and stand on the road and be waiting for you, please don't be angry"

In my heart I said Chai! What kind of excuse is this?? This girl just told me indirectly that I'm not important.

So painful.

I see guys with their girl very happy preparing for Christmas, me i have none. All I do is admire beautiful couples and wish It could be......

Unfortunately the sad reality greets me in my face.

I begin to lose my self confidence gradually because of rejection.

Smh, all I feel right now is self pity, all I can do is lament.

I don't know if I just dislike women right now self. [/quote
Be a man

Captgb:
hello house, heres the documents I submitted for my EEA family permit pls house what do you all think about this because my first application the ECO said they are not sure about my marriage with my spouse because they didn't see our pictures because I didn't make its photocopy but now I did.

*Marriage certificate
*Proof of contact thru chats
*facebook
*whatsapp
*proof of regular phone calls ( call logs )
*pictures 62 copies with photocopy
*itineries n stamps of my wife visits
*My valid pp
* certified copy of her bank statements 6month
*proof of tenancy agreement
*proof of me sending money to her my wife
*copy of her EU passport
*copy of her Nigerian passport
*letter from her landlady
*supporting letter from our family
*my bank statement
*tb X-ray result
*a statement of fact from her GP about d pregnancy she lost in 2013 for me.

Please house are we good to go with all this now because they claim not to see our pictures in the first application but now we've photocopy everything now and added more to it. Any advise will be welcome

What the house think about your documents doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is what the ECO thinks. Anyway your documents look good

zoba88:
As shared by Tony.......

'Good day my fellow DPA members.... Here is a cry for justice and i need all your supports and assistance in any way you guys can.

My Name is Okorodudu Anthony Ejomafuvwe, I hail from ughelli north local government, Delta state....

Here is the complaint i have to report to the DPA....

I visited a friend in Ghana called TONY IGBIWU and i've stayed with him now for a month and 3 weeks, i went there for 3months vacation. My eldest brother stays here too but i decide to stay with him. When i entered ghana, i located the nearest police station and made them aware of my presence in the country, i showed them my Identity Card as a uniform man that i am in my country Nigeria. And for the past 2weeks now, his wife has been acting funny and been asked me to always give her space which i did. I was driving the wife along Spintex road in ghana and she told me that she will black-mail me in the country and i laughed about it, and told her it won't happen and she replied saying "WE SHALL SEE"
The husband has two houses in ghana, 1 is at Spintex road and the other at Teshe Rasta Police Post. He has upto 8 boys under him. His Uncle is the Chief Judge in Asaba, Delta state.

One of the boys in his other house at Spintex called Julius also had issues with the wife too, and i keep telling boy that boy to go and apologize to the wife because she and her husband are good people and he shouldn't do anything to offend them. And the boy yield to my advice, and tried making peace with the wife but she kept laying courses on the boy. When the same boy told me, i asked him to calm down and wait till the husband return from Nigeria so that all issues will be sorted out.

The husband returned but no issue was discussed. Just yesterday, the husband traveled to Nigeria and the wife went to her shop. Few hours later, the wife drove in and some other boys and they brought out that same Julius from the car, they've beaten him up and naked him, i came down stairs and asked what happened that warrant such beating on that boy, and before i could complete my statement they faced me and they started beating me up with all sort of things. Some of the things they used was Bottle, Shovel, Ply wood, Cable Wires, Broken Tiles. I begged for my life and God helped me out. All conversation i had with that boy is on whatsapp and my phone is with the wife even as we speak. I was able to remove some pieces of bottles from my head while i was bathing. The wife took a video coverage of all what happened yesterday and it has been more than 24hours now, but the Ghanian police hasn't done anything yet about the case reported to them.

The name of the wife is Elo, she was the winner of Miss Delta, 2010. I've reported to the police but they know him too well, he do give them some tips and because of that, nothing has been done about the issue.
His wife's mother stayed at the ending of Oba group in Udu road, ovwian delta state.
He always lodged at Best Western Hotel at Udu road, Mofor.

Sir Justice must be made. The other boy that was also beaten has been locked in one of the rooms inside the house. I was able to get hold of my computer and send my Eldest Brother a message on facebook and he sent people to come rescue me out of the house.
Sir Justice must be made. I did not steal from him, nor do i have anything to do with his wife but he treated me this way. I have rescued him from lots of police case in Nigeria, and when i visited him, he decided to treat me this way. Sir justice must be made. I strongly need the intervention of the DPA
Mr Tony Igbiwu always say that when a man has money, he is never scared of problems and now he brought those same words to me. I won't let him go with this sir. If the Law cannot do anything, then nature will take its course.

But first i need the intervention of the DPA.... Thank you and God bless you sir.
Some of the names of the boys that did this are; Timothy (His username on facebook is DB Paris Teenine), Silver, Rawlins, Samuel and Tabansii (His username on facebook is Chif Mena Tabansii)

I will attach the man's photo and some of the boys that did this, i could not get the pictures of some of them'


Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2016/12/see-what-winner-of-miss-delta-2010-did.html

You said the woman once told you that she will set you up. With that statement you still decided to stay with them, am sorry you get what you want. The woman doesn't want you there, then go.

Moheat:
Though I haven't been there but I heard there are alot of job opportunities there. I stand to be corrected.

What job opportunity? No job

olajonzin:
pls..any guy living in a abuja shld give me advice on this..i am tired of around my parent..i want to leave to where no one know me...so..guys In should give me advice on this ....pls..this is urgent

That is what men do. You cannot stay with your parents forever

rollybaby:
I have a 6 months UK multi visa which I collect in November, used it to travel for short while, now I'm back to Nigeria. I need advice on how to make good use of the remaining months. Any advice will be very much appreciated.

Meanwhile I'm a fresh graduate and can only boast of about 300-400k in my account

Since you don't have plans to visit UK then allow it to expire. You can then apply for the 2 years visa

Moheat:
Hello Nairalanders, for sometimes now my C ounsin has been contemplating on which of these two countries should he move to. He is not going there to school for your info because he doesn't have the money rather he is going for greener pastures.

Please I need your sincere opinion. Thank you.

Trinidad, don't even think about it on less you are going there to waste your time, nothing in Trinidad. I have never been to Turkey and am not planning to go there either but as for Trinidad, I was there in 2014. Trinidad is like Nigeria but our economy is way better.

Bummi101:
Please what And what did you use for her application.
Like what document did she summit while in the USA for her application

Her passport data page
Copy of immigration entry and exit stamps on her passport
My bank statement
Hotel accommodation
I included her leave / vacation letter from her job.
Flight itinerary

careerwoman:
Good evening everyone, Please, my enquiry is about visitor visa to Canada. I have a conference to attend in Montreal in mid March 2017. I want to know if it is still feasible to get the visa within this short time frame. I hope to complete my online application next week. Also, what visa office does one address their letter from sponsor to? Is there a visa office in Nigeria? What is the minimum amount that should be in my sponsor's account? Which route is faster and more cost-effective? What general advice can you give me concerning visitor visa to Canada to avoid mistakes and refusal? I hope to hear from someone soon. Thank you. Success to all other applicants on the forum.. Cheers

How do I get affordable but good flight deals to Canada. It's only a 10 day trip, I don't want to spend a fortune on flight ticket.

Time is not on your side. You need to apply right away because the processing time is very slow in Nigeria and Ghana

Humility01:
Dear all,

You guys have being doing wonderful job here. I say thank you for helping one another.

I have being following this topic for some time now but this is my first time of posting a comment. My family was recently denied a Canadian visa. Reasons for refusal is "purpose of travel and travel history". Following the advice on this forum, I applied for the GCMS note and got it today. Surprisingly, the GCMS note of 24 pages pdf file that contains more of their internal codes. The main point for refusal was not still clear as the VO simply stated that
"Based on a review of the application and supporting documents and after considering the purpose of travel, travel history, financial status (earnings/savings), family ties both in Canada and homeland and the overall establishment of the applicant, I am not satisfied that the applicant is sufficiently established so as to motivate a timely departure. Refused."

About my application: I work in a bank at a middle management level. These are some of the documents submitted

* Application form
* Old passport containing used visas to UK, Dubai, France
* Current passport with valid but yet to be used US visa (the plan is to combine the trip to US and Canada)
* Hotel booking using booking.com
* Flight booking
* Employment letter dated back to 2007
* Promotion letters
* Letter of introduction from my employer indicating leave period and leave entitlement of about N2.8m
* Medical Insurance ID Card from HMO.
* Lagos State Tax clearance card
* Pension fund statement from IBTC
* Life Assurance letter from IGI
* Education support insurance for my kids from Mutual Benefit Insurance
* Statement of investments for my kids
* Mortgage letter (I took a mortgage from my bank to buy a property in Lekki). All mortgage documents included.
* Documents for landed property in Ikorodu and Ajah
* 6 months payslip
* Photocopy of staff ID Card.
* Bank statement of salary account and investment accounts worth more than N6m
* Letter of introduction from my kids' school
* However, I did not include travel itinerary but stated places we wanted to visit in the SOP letter.

Honestly, I am surprised at their refusal because I have never been refused a visa before. One thing that is very clear from the GCMS note is that they share data with the US.

Just decided to share the story of my application. I hope to reapply again when I come back from the US.

I feel your pain. The best thing to do is for you to apply for Canada visit visa when you get to US. I did same for my wife last October. The processing time in US is less than 2 week.

ladylco:
@Travelpoint, pls PM me. Tnk

What's up?

iyaaliyah:
Hi, pls was it your Nigerian bank statement you submitted for your wife's application or US bank?

I submitted US bank statement

kannyt01:
csr@canadianvisaexpert

Good day NLs a friend introduce me to the link above to help process a PR visa pls i need the experience in the house to help me if they are real or scam?...
i have already made an online payment.

Nothing but a scam. I googled the name CSR Canadian Visa Expert, a lot of people have been complaining about them.
You don't need service of anyone to get a visa. You can get all the right information you will need to get a visa right here in this nairaland forum. Do it yourself and stop patronizing agents

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kakunze:
Please confirm if your bank statement you used is a Nigeria account or a USA account as I have a Canada visa and I intend to renew it in the USA on my next vacation to usa

I used US bank statement. If you are using Nigerian bank, kindly include photocopy of your debit card to show that you have access to the money you have in bank.
Also apply online immediately you get US

kkokoma:
I was of the opinion that a"right of stay" like a work, study permit or other form of residence permit is required before you can apply for a visa from a foreign country. Please correct me if i am wrong

Yes you are right about that but that is not the case if you are applying for Canada visa from US. When you are in US with a valid visit visa, you can apply for Canada visa. Note you can't apply for US visa from Canada if you are in canada with a visit visa.
I discovered last month that you can apply from US if you have a valid visa. Some told us about it but I don't believe until I went to VAC New York to confirm if she can apply. VAC told us YES

If you have US visa, I think is better to apply for Canada visit/tourist visa while in US.
I applied for Canada visit visa for my wife on June 6th this year, she did biometric same day. I withdrawal her application after 3 months in late September because the application was not finalized. She currently in US, and I reapplied for her in October. Below is the timeline;
- Application submitted online on October 17
- Biometric on October 17 at VAC New York
- Passport request on October 22nd
- passport delivered by hand on October 24th at VAC NY
- Passport picked up on October 28 at VAC New York
- Application approved with multiple visa valid till 4th of February 2021.

Documents included were;
- her passport data page
- my bank statement ( 2 months bank statements printed online)
- marriage certificate
- United Airlines flight itinerary
- Details info of where we are going in canada
- 4 nights hotel reservation through hotwire
- No invitation letter included

LATESTNGNEWS:
http://m.guardian.ng/news/rep-warns-nigerian-americans-against-voting-for-trump/

His focus should be on Nigerian government and politics. Nigerian government officials are not welcome to talk about other countries because you guys are failure.......#Thieves

Too much publicity. You can as well give the man same without telling the public. Good job anyway

But why using this dirty water to wash the cassava

President Obama net worth is around $12 million. His income comes mainly from sales of books - Dreams of my father and Audacity of hope.
Why on earth the former first lady acquired $31M from?
Nigeria as a country is a joke, everybody is a thief.

DNA

WESTERNCR:
Just checked CIC processing time for Nigeria visitors application... Its now 74days..lol

As at today August 9, the processing time is 82 days

Canadian visa average processing time now 54 days

True talk, my mother is a virgin too.