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shayhune:
Dear friends, you have no idea what tech guys are making in the US. As a software engineer working in the US, I know a couple of SWE friends and colleagues (mostly in FAANG) who make more than this every month. So I don't think the VO felt that figure was over-bloated. Just because you do not make such figure, you shouldn't assume that tech guys in the US are not being paid that amount of money, especially for someone like his brother with over 10years of work experience in tech.

True. But also depends on location. $300k in the Bay Area is not the same in Idaho or Austin, Texas.

honeyade:
Yes he actually makes a little more than $15,000 per month, I said 15k because I had to divide his annual salary to monthly at the request of the VO right there. He is a US citizen and lives & works for the multinational tech company in the U.S.

By my math, you brother makes between $180k- $190k. $15,000 a month is his gross income. Net monthly income will be <$10,000. If your brother has a family, it’s unlikely he wants to devote all that pay to your education.

honeyade:
Interview Experience 3 DAYS ago
VISA Status: Denied
Lagos Embassy
*Please read through my experience, and kindly share any recommendations for positive results next time.*


Me: Good morning ma’am
VO: Good morning, please can you hand over your passport and I-20? (I handed it over through the space created to give documents)
VO: can you tell me what your program is about?
Me: it’s an LLM program in Intellectual property law, it’s an area of law made to protect the rights of creatives and this includes their craft, literal work or music in order for their rights to not be infringed by unauthorized persons
VO: okay, so who is finding this program
Me: my parents and brother
VO: what do they do for a living starting with your brother
Me: my brother is a cyber security expert at XYZ(big multinational TECH company), my mum is a textile trader and my dad retired as a GM of a company into his commercial farming business
VO: what is their monthly income
Me: my brother’s annual income...
VO: no I want his monthly income
Me: oh his monthly income is about $15,000, my mum’s monthly depends on the quantity of textiles sold a month but about N2.5m and my dad is in his harvest period and this month alone he made N20m from sales of his produce
VO: okay, how much do you make a month?
Me: 250,000
VO:Is that in naira
Me: yes 250,000 naira. I am a lawyer
VO: Oh you're a lawyer, how many years now
Me: 2 years
VO: okay, have you traveled before?
Me: yes, I’ve traveled to Dubai and other African countries while I was younger for the holidays
Officer: okay
……..typing something for about a minute……
Officer: I’m sorry the US immigration service won’t be granting you a US visa and the reasons behind this decision has been revealed on this piece of paper ( handed over my passport and a blue piece of paper)
Me: okay, thank you
Officer: you’re welcome and have a nice day

You’re already a lawyer… which means you completed undergrad, law school and practicing. You don’t really need a masters program.

adigun27:
Please friend someone want to send me invitation from usa he want to give me and my wife invitation as wedding gift and want to take over the expensive ... Plss what r d requirement with a virgin passport? Can we get interview date next years

He or she is fooling you. An invitation is a waste of paper, the visa officers will adjudicate your application based on whether they think you and your wife are qualified for a visa.

perma:
Good evening people,
Pls how else can I increase my CRS score, I am married , I am a pharmacist, husband a doctor, CRS score 484, both wrote ielts. How else can we increase pls apart from French, thank you. Since our profession is already equivalent to Masters.

Wonder if one of you can try to get a masters program in Canada. You'll be easy shoo-ins.

IjeBos:
Yeah, reaching someone at that embassy is a job in its own. I did start the renewal process online and your right, you need the NIN to actually get the appointment. I'm going to reach out to the guy who came to my city and see when they are coming back. This process should be easier. Thanks, appreciated.

Edit, I hate to do it, but wondering if a VISA would be more efficient. And then sorting the passport and NIN out when I land.

Did you look into the visa process? How easy is it? My passport has also expired and having to get a NIN before renewing is looking like a daunting task.

winnah:
Fact!!!
You spend so much millions just to be a third class citizen in another man's land...

A very senior banking in my former place of work. Who earns between 700k. Resign, sold some of his property to finance his travel.. today my former colleague is doing two jobs just to be able to take care of his family... The quality of his life there, can not be compared to when he was here... It's damn easier to make it here...take a personal vacation/business vacation to this country and get your brain refresh with new ideas.
Any idea u bring back is a new thing...
I don't know what you have to say... It's damn easier to make it in this country... If u can be diligent with this kind of money I want to waste in the name of Japa...

Yes, it is easier to make it in Nigeria... if you have connections to fraudulently get you contracts. Other countries are far less corrupt, which is why it is relatively harder for Nigerians to "make it" there.

Perhaps my most appreciated part of being out of Nigeria is the ease by which you can move around the world. Just today, I got an impromptu work request to fly to Switzerland on less than a week's notice... first class, all expenses paid (for those who think everyone out here is working at Mcdonald's). I was able to book a ticket, flying through Canada and the UK without having to worry about needing a visa, or anything else other than my bag. With a Nigerian passport, it would be virtually impossible to travel on less than 3 months' notice. All I need is to show up at the airport with my passport... here is what a Nigerian would need, just to apply for a visa...

1. Application form
2. Copy of all valid Schengen, UK, US, and Canadian visas
3. Original and photocopy of COVID-19 vaccination certificate
4. Visa fee (N36,000)
5. If self-employed: introduction letter; business incorporation certificates and memorandum, original (to be returned) and photocopies; company bank statement and personal bank statement, three months back, stamped and signed by the bank
6. If employed: introduction letter from the employer with indication of the start date of employment, the annual salary, the granted leave period and the resumption date; salary slips of the three last months; personal bank statement, three months back, reflecting salary slips, stamped and signed by the bank
7. If unemployed: introduction letter with indication of source of livelihood; personal bank statement, three months back, stamped and signed by the bank
8. Hotel reservation
9. Appropriate flight reservation / booking, including return flight
10. Detailed itinerary from date of arrival to departure within Switzerland/Schengen territory
11. Proof of international travel insurance. The insurance shall be valid throughout the territory of the Schengen Member States and shall cover the entire period of the person’s intended stay or transit. The minimum coverage shall be EUR 30’000. Cost approximately 300 euros/year/person.
12. If married: original and photocopy of marriage certificate

This is absolutely crazy.

MALIGNANTGuest:
Calm down!
I never sought your opinion whether you've been there or not and no one stopped you from putting such up on Nairaland ahead of me.
It's my first historic visit and not yours!

This is silly and unwarranted. Use proper terms. You visiting the museum for the first time does not equate it to “historic”.

How they survived is the shocker!

Maysdevices:
When you get the answer, mention me.

Maybe the Aquarium is historic.

It’s not historic, I’ve been there.

Capitalbase:
Hi everybody,
Please, for those who are currently applying for PhD, did you have to email one of the faculty members whose research interests aligned with yours to facilitate your admission process. I applied for 3 PhD positions since September and this were open positions for Fall intake. However, I just felt like doing a follow up with graduate departments and one of the response I received seemed to suggest they are "ONLY" accepting those candidates whose "would be" mentors has approved for their applications to move to the next stage.
If anybody can throw more light to this, it would be much appreciated.

Best Regards

Not in all cases but it is highly advisable you do so, more so because the graduate departments you have contacted have strongly suggested it.

eniola1010:
Hello all. Matured advice needed.
I live in uk. I have msc and bsc.
I want to go to usa through either school or employment.
Lot of people say it is difficult to go to usa from uk thru employment that my best option is sch.

I dont have much to pay for another mba or msc.
Can i opt for college (polytechnic or vocational institutions) since those are more cheaper? I wont mention that i have msc.

My fear now is wont they say since i have bsc why am i going for a lower academic trajectory. That why go for poly wen i can do msc?
However, my excuse will be to tell them that i want an hands on deck academic experience with hardcore teachings which poly offers over uni.

So what do u guys think?

Horrible idea. Find a PhD or stay in the UK. A recession is expected in early 2023 so you won't find a lot of employers hiring at this time.

Odd use of words here… what makes this trip “historic”?

Heavenlyminded:
Study for free at USA university but a distance learning. 
100% scholarship assured.

  University of people could be a tuition-free college and licensed college but you'll ought to pay an assessment charge of $1200 every session and an application fee of $60.

 programs for bachelor's degrees and master's degrees are accessible.

  even in case you've earned a bachelor's degree some time recently it isn't a wrongdoing in gaining another since it could be a separate learning program, you run the courses at your convenience. 

 The point presently is I'm here to handle the application process for you and will apply for the application fee waiver and assessment payment grant for you just within some weeks.

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Please ignore this... admissions process to US colleges are easy to do on your own. Do not seek the help of unscrupulous agents like this.

realogk:
God and Confidence.

E get one guy wey them ask am
"What have u been doing since 2020"

Baba talk say "School has been on strike"

People just dey laugh am for queue.

"Now they post his pictures…but never reached out in his trying times..
He told me what pastors did to him and we both wept..
Love has left the church..
We have more ‘lawyers’ who are ready to judge than intercessors ready to restore..
Rest in power my brother..
You conquered!"

The pastors did nothing to him, he made the conscious choice to stray from his marriage. Second, we should not abuse the word "restoration"... it has suddenly become an excuse for "men of gawd" to do whatever they want and avoid criticism. We should be looking to create role models in the church, not men above the very bible they preach.

Litmus:
Indian prim minister, Indian Home Secretary what do you as a Nigerian expect?

Indians were groomed by the British for this Buffer role (you cant easily accuse them of racism for they are "Ethnics" too) . They, Brits, even have sold this strategy to America as a means of keeping African Americans disempowered. It amazes me how unaware black people are of prevailing world and national agenders perhaps because we have none. Blacks are just good at facilitating their own oppression by always hating and dragging down other blacks, as is the case with black Americans versus Nigerians and Africa versus Nigerians.

I was arguing with a black American woman who was obsessing about Nigerians in America, she was on about how Africans benefit from black American struggles but now want to lord it over them. In short, I tried to direct her fight to Asians and Hispanics but she wouldn't have it (straight hair, thin nose and lips seem to have a magical hold on black Americans and Caribbean ) anyway she informed me that she preferred Indians to Nigerians because Indians were nice (Imagine the stupidity).

That right there... summarizes the problem with African Americans today. They do not know their own worst enemies.

crixlight2:
What of dependant that will be working , can that save enough money within four years to start a big business or build house in Nigeria , why I am asking you is that , I have already build a house so a friend is advising me to sell the house and move to UK with my family and within 4 years I will build the house back . I don’t want to jump into conclusion

This makes no sense. You have already built a house, why will you sell it, move to UK, only to work for 4 years to build a house you already had? Your plan is to go to school and have a dependant work to support an entire family? In many western countries, a single-income is no longer enough to sustain a family, let alone an immigrant family that still has to grapple with a new environment.

Your friend advising you, did you ask what types of jobs would pay you enough to take care of a family in the UK and still be able to save substantially? If yes, does that dependant have the qualifications NOW for that type of job? Are you aware of the enormous upfront costs that are involved with immigrating with your family? In the UK, you pay taxes, there is no shortcut. Feeding, immigration papers, housing, utilities, emergency funds?

This is not a thought-through plan at all...

Ajoself:
I received this response "If you cancel this appointment, then you will have exceeded the limit of appointments canceled, and will not be able to schedule another appointment until another MRV fee has been paid."
Please can I still reschedule after the above message. I didn't even see reschedule option again. Help!!!

The message is literally written in english.

ahiboilandgas:
Good morning my japa members, my japa journey i most confess has been full of up and down and each time I I feel so Disappointed and discouraged on why did I come here but I can say here is better even though it’s has not been easy. Getting here we had issue of accommodation even up til now me,my wife and the new born baby has stay in a room and manage with an Kenyan woman and paying £700 while we have little access to stuffs cause of too much compliant each time we wanna cook she complains of of bill here and there and so we have to cook once a day despite the fact that my wife is breastfeeding though I will be ungrateful if I did not appreciate the fact that she took us in most especially when the social worker was on us and was about to collect our baby because we were staying at travel Logde before the arrival of the child.The situation got more worse when I discovered the home office has made a mistake in the condition of my brp with the present conditions stating no work no engaging in business and I have reported since last month and notin is forthcoming.
Please anyone that can help as regarding

Accommodation (not asking for free) but sometin more better.my wife schools at University of hertfordshire so if I can get sometin within but I won’t mind if it’s far as well as my present place is far as well so I won’t mind and if I can get someone to help on that issue of getting a cash in hand job and any means getting my brp fix I will Still appreciate it .

Thanks in anticipation

Sounds like one of @Treadway's over "200 friends". Complete failure to plan... just jumped to japa without taking the time to establish right to work, types of jobs available, transportation, accommodation, local support, emergency funds, etc. Most likely the wife going to school was simply a means to immigrate and the family really cannot afford it. Such a shame.

Maybe the "before" is due to make-up tricks and the "after" is the real person?

These "truths" are not all true...

1. A salary won't make you wealthy - doctors, financial advisors, senior engineers and mid- to senior-level managers in the US can get rich easily on a salary.
2. Your boss doesn't care about your career growth (debatable) - Depends. Some bosses do.
3. A business pays you the least amount possible to maximize profit - Not always true. That depends on how competitive the market is for your skills. If your skills are competitive, you have leverage to demand higher pay in order for them to retain your services.
4. Company loyalty is a dumb decision–changing jobs pays more - Not always true. Some companies offer benefits like pensions and gratuity that is directly tied to how long you stayed with the company.
5. People go to jobs (mostly) cause they don't know what else to do - Not always true.
6. Most people have no idea what their passion is, so they lie - Tough to argue this applies to "most people"
7. Hours worked has nothing to do with value created - True.
8. Most of the stuff you buy keeps you tied to a job - No idea what this means.
9. Working long hours leads to burnout - True. Take your vacations!
10. Job titles are meaningless. They're just ego. - Not always. Many job titles are specifically tied to compensation.
11. You're not entitled to a raise, promotion ... or anything - False. You are entitled to a raise and promotion. Work hard and ask for it.
12. Those who get the best jobs are the ones that network the best - Hard to debate the value of networking.

swagguElite:
Facts, yet staying at home doesn't expose you.
No work comes easy. After the first month of working in a new place, my manager told me that; the top boss was asking why should they keep paying me salary?

I wasn't surprised. I replied her; "I understood where she was coming from". The next day I started hearing rumors of me getting fired soon. I went to meet the oldest worker and told him what I heard, he told me what I was doing wrong. That he has noticed me too. That im not always around in the office. I told I can't sit down in the office and be waiting for command. It leads to sitting back pains & unnecessary gossips that will come back to hurt me and I was happily doing small errands outside to get small change for my pocket.

You're running side businesses with the time someone else is paying for... the problem here is you.

Omolayo199:
I denied because my dad went with a visiting visa, and I thought saying that he was there would have done more harm, and now I filled in my DS-160 that I have no one in the US.....

Please what can I do to rectify this as I plan to get a new mrv

Either way, it would have affected you... but at least being honest may have resulted in a denial without a ding at your character. Lying is much worse, and makes you look like you're no better than he is.

AquaPetals:
My friend just came crying to me today. Because of the strong words used on her by her hubby.
Apparently, they had a heated argument. She started it all by accusing her husband of not saving enough money from his earnings (this was 11 months after pressurizing her husband to reveal his actual monthly earnings to her) .
She does a little business on the side and her husband usually borrows money from her, of which he always pays back. But she felt this shouldn't be so and kept wondering if her husband has a family elsewhere.
Her husband had enough of her rebuke and vehemently told her to pack up and leave the marriage if she was not satisfied with the way he saves his earnings.

Was he right to use such a statement on her? wasn't he taking it too far?

What is so secretive about telling her how much he earns? There should be no secrets in a marriage.

Afolashade01:
My 7years old boy is in basic 5 while the senior is in jss 3 sir

Haven't even be able to clear up there fees sef

11 years old in JSS 3? Youngest age for that class should typically be 13 years.

Arrewa:
Check the thread... People are angry and bitter!!

Why oil in the north?? We want to maintain the Right to keep calling the north poor, backward and a desert...

But the cosmic law has it's own way of maintaining balance to the universe...

The north shall rise...

The north shall grow...

And the north shall be stronger than ever before!

No amount of Hate can stop the north!!

Nobody hates you. In fact, i am happy the North now has oil... perhaps we can now separate in peace.

Arrewa:
North of Oil money...

North of Agric Money...

If we could achieve this without oil derivation...

Imagine what we'll do with Oil money...

Everything in those photos were achieved with oil money from the south. Without that, your land would be arid desert no better than Chad.