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samee72:
Hi all, please I'm considering during a master program in the US in Agriculture, is Texas A And M University Commerce( Tamuc) a good school? Anyone studying there now pls?

TAMU is a great school.

samhay:
Since u av been talking about science related jobs, I decided to ask abt other fields. I am based outside Naija and just switched to the sales field (Sales associate, sales executive, sales merchandiser) kinda.

Been trying to cross over to The State and have been applying from my base here, I have got some calls which later turned out like this ('Sorry we need some one urgently' or 'Sorry We can't process visa right now but whenever you are in the State, do contact us') Some email invite for interviews as well.

So I am asking, what are the chances of someone in the Retail field to get a job if I come in and search.

It would be illegal to do that with a visiting visa.

Terese69:
Accommodation - After my horrible experience living with a family friend during my last missionary journey, I decided to rent a one bedroom apartment via Airbnb. Paid $3,400 for 11 weeks. God blessed me with the most fantastic airbnb host ever. I can't sing her praises enough. She made sure I had everything I needed in the apartment to make me comfortable. She bought a dry mill blender so I could blend my banga and pepper soup spices, bought a bassinet for my baby, books and toys for my toddler daughter and a sweater for my mum when it got cold. She took me to my doctor appointments, to the hospital, passport appointment, shopping, sightseeing and then returned to pick me up afterwards when she could. She took me to pick my husband up from the airport when he arrived and even went to drop him when he was returning. Upon my departure, her car was too small to fit me and my countless bags so she rented a truck just so she could drop us off at the airport. At the airport, she helped with my bags and paid a trolley guy to move my bags to the check in area before leaving. All this she did at no extra cost to me. Even when I offered to buy her fuel for her car, she'd vehemently refuse and tell me I am spending enough already as it is. This is a total stranger o, oyibo woman at that. Someone I didn't know from Adam and had never met before. I was beyond amazed at her hospitality and generosity. She saved me a lot on transportation and made my trip a lot easier. She was simply amazing to my family and I. God bless her immensely!

The weird part of life... you stay with "friends" and it's a nightmare, you stay with complete strangers and they jump hoops to please you, for little in return. Sometimes those we call "friends" are simply strangers in disguise.

GraceThomas4487:
Good morning my fellow naija Family.....

Nairaland was a great tool for my VISA interview that took place yesterday morning. As i was able to get the VISA for me and my Husband with no issues. My advise to all expectants is that you should prepare. you need your Husband to work closely with, listen to ur interview rresponses prior to the interview so u dnt shoot urself in the leg. As for the husbands, please avoid TIE. DO NOT OVER DRESS as those guys are smarter than you think. IF YOU LIKE WEAR UNIFORM,WHAT MATTERS IS YOUR SHARPNESS AND CONFIDENT..... See my trascrip below;

VO: Good morning
Us: Good morning ma
VO: Why are you going to the US
DW: To have our baby
VO: Why US?
Us: Due to its top notch medical infrastructure
VO: Where do you work?
DW: I work for blah blah blah, d direct sub to xxxxxxxxxxx
DH: I work for blah blah blah
VO: How long?
DH: 5 year
VO: Why do you choose to apply here instead of from xxxxx
DH: we need to present my DW at her office in xxxxx in order to get her letter of intro
VO: Do you have anyone in US
DH: Yes, Mr xxxxxxx
VO: How long do you both intend to stay
DW: 3 months
DH: 3 weeks - (This is to enable them believe that you have ties to ur job in Nigeria)
VO: Do you intend staying with him
DH: Not at all, but he promised to visit us at our lodge --- This is a psych question to test if you will be a dependent to anyone
VO: how much do you earn
DW: Above 300k
DH: Above 700k - He has to call his next year salary by FAITH
VO: What is your budget
DH: estimate of 12k dollars
VO: I will issue you ur VISA today but please ensure you keep your expense receipts of payment for future applications as i have noted in your profile that it will be requested for on your next application. If you dnt incure expense of over 10,000 USD u will be denied in your future application. Do not accept discounts or medicaid. Ensure you verify all discounts given to you by ur hospitals.
DH/DW: Thank you.
VO: Here is your whitepaper on how to collect your visa

Sigh. No that isn't calling your next year's salary by faith... that is lying and if the VO had elected to see backup for this claim, you would have likely damaged your reputation for good. It is still unclear to me why we prefer to lie in the simplest of situations that truly do not call for it.

Beautyaddy:
Hmmm...I kinda knew that once so many people start jumping on this bandwagon of giving birth in the US due to spreading the news about it around and how easy the medical US visa was easy to get it was bound to be abused.

You'll be surprised of how some women have abused the visa that after giving birth in the US runaway from paying the bills with having the intentions of not needing to return back to the US but at least they have gotten what they wanted and that is just to have at least one of their kids a US citizen. Some even result into just staying permanently in the US with no need to return back to Nigeria.

While it is not against the law to have a child in the US, i doubt it was the intent of congress to end up in a position where thousands of pregnant women are flying into the United States to have babies then disappear until the child is 18... contributing zero taxes to the nation they expect to be there for them when the time comes.

elohim24:
good morning all, I went for the interview in abj with DW and were denied.

transcript
VO: Good morning husband and wife
both of us: good morning
VO: when did you get married
both: last year Dec
VO: are you currently pregnant
DW: yes
VO: do you plan to have your baby in US
DW: Yes
VO: have you traveled outside Nigeria b4
DW: NO
ME: Yes
VO: where have you been to ?
ME: Cameroon and Chad
VO: to do what?
Me: military operations
VO: where do you work
me : Nigeria Immigration service
VO: how much do you earn
me: blah
VO: is that your major source of income
Me: yeah
DW: I'm a blah blah
VO: how much do your earn
DW: blah blah
VO: sorry, you're not qualified at this time, this booklet will explain more... thank you
both: thank you..


to be candid, rejection rate was so high... people's documents were not even assessed... I can't pinpoint what went wrong apart from maybe my basic pay was kinda low but I have other source of income which I was not even asked about... DW is due by March ending, should we reapply, or she reapply alone.? veterans, come in and advise oooo

The VO probably had no confidence that you could comfortably afford childbirth without resorting to public funds. Also both of you are going at the same time, what's the incentive (with the low pay) that you will come back after childbirth?

Phut:
Here is the dictionary definition

Idiocy
ˈidēəsē/Submit
noun
noun: idiocy; plural noun: idiocies
extremely stupid behavior.
"the idiocy of decimating rainforests"
synonyms: stupidity, folly, foolishness, foolhardiness, ignorance; More
madness, insanity, lunacy, nonsense;
silliness, brainlessness, thoughtlessness, senselessness, irresponsibility, imprudence, ineptitude, inanity, absurdity, ludicrousness, fatuousness;
informalcraziness
"a unique combination of arrogance, complacency, and plain idiocy"

Enjoy.

In case you are confused as to what a synonym means... A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language.

Phut:
You obviously do not know the meaning of the words you use. Idiocy = Idiotic/stupid behavior. Absurd is more akin to weird. If in your village, someone telling you not to accuse them of idiotic behavior = Them requesting u to reverence them on you knees, then I pity you.

Perhaps you should check your dictionary more closely... idiocy has a myriad of meanings, not just the one you know.

blacknp:
Sorry for you,maybe your papa and mama na oyinbo?Zombie way na one way. I believe The Great Fela Kuti left us a message before he departed he said "Black Man Know Yourself". Mr Follow Follow make you open eyes.

Well then shouldn't you disavow using the white mans computers and internet? You keep harping on blackness while continuing to enjoy the fruits of the white man's labor and wit. The Asians simply took what the white man did and improved on it or even built their own versions... the attitude of poo pooing others in the name of "black man know yourself" has led us exactly where? The same Fela you revere ended up dying like a common street dog of complications of HIV... if he were alive today, he'd be solely dependent on antiretrovirals made by the white man... while he'd be busy at his shrine making zero contributions to mankind.

Phut:
The fact that you end you spiel with "my sister" does not make you sound any less uncouth. Learn to debate without ad hominem attacks. In previous posts to me you mentioned "Idiocy" "foolishly blaming the west" and now you talk about "years being wasted"? Just because we have a difference in opinion? Oga abeg face front and keep it moving.

Read the post in more detail... i understand africans think anything short of reverencing them on our knees is equivalent to ad hominems. Idiocy is simply another term for absurdity, ignorance etc. Get a dictionary next time and face front as well. What we have is not a difference of opinion, its simply the difference between facts and vapidity.

blacknp:
Sorry to say you have history twisted upside down,it's quite obvious to see that you are ignorant of the facts and have been massively misled and deceived by the rhetoric of the white man. Fela best said Colonial Mentality dey worry my people.

and the black man has achieved what ever since? You have no shame, railing against the white man, on the computer he created, through the internet he invented.

realhumanity:
The power is meant to be with the people and not with the vice. The vice orchestrated everything, that means the coup was a selfish one. If the millions of people in Zimbabwe cannot vote out a nonworking president, then its their problem. It might look good in the eyes of many but evil people know how to manipulate good intentions for their own gain.

The military can advise the legislature to impeach him or they monitor the next election to see him out of office. Military actions in Africa need to be frowned at and democratic processes need to be promoted.

Chiwenga must be hang!

Oya now. Carry rope come.

blacknp:
Who sent the Military to be the social judge?did Zanu PF not win the elections?isn't the Military part of the executive arm of Mugabe's Government,The Africa Union has spoken hand power back to Robert Mugabe or face the wrath of Africa,there is no provisions for Military coups anymore in Africa.

Allow me to laugh abeg...

Wait, is it the AU of Paul Biya you are talking about? How many years has he been on the throne (err sorry in office)? What wrath is the Zimbabwean military going to face? The wrath of our dilapidated WW2 era tanks and hunting guns? I laugh in greek.

blacknp:
Mugabe was democratically elected,the Military has no mandate,their mutiny should never be allowed to stand, it sets a bad precedence,there is not room for military coups in a democracy,the rebelling soldiers should be charged for treason and violating the constitution of Zimbabwe.

In what part of the world does a democracy include holding onto power for 37 years then trying to install your wife as your successor?

cooljude:
I as a person would never ever ever ever support any military coup. That is my stand on this argument and I won't change.

Your stand means nothing. The Zimbabweans seem to be happy with the situation of things and that is all that counts.

cooljude:
Refute my claims

That would be a complete waste of time but since you ask...

You said Mugabe has always been anti-NATO... and so what? Why is that of any concern to even a monkey? Is Zimbabwe a NATO base? Has any western nation had any reason to fly NATO aircraft in Zimbabwean airspace? What influence does Zimbabwe wield around the world that should cause anyone to lose even 2 minutes of sleep? Of what relevance is that point to anything?

realhumanity:
I am not from Zimbabwe neither I live close to their border. Any decision they make is their problem and I do not care about it. I only care about the ripple effects of the military interfering with a democratic process.

To you, an average American cared about Gaddafi when they took him from power. What was the concern of USA citizens with what was happening in Syria? If you think the "sins" of Mugabe haven't been read out within the caucus of the west after the UN convention then I believe you don't know a thing about world politics. In your mind, you thought the coup was planned immediately Mugabe sacked the vice president. If the west plan your downfall, it will always look like your fault.

These guys are experts in making things happen.

Harboring a terrorist group whose sole goal is to kill Americans... i would shoot at them everyday too.

cooljude:
Most Nigerians are ignorant, they listen to CNN and BBC and tgey immediately feel they understand the situation. When you try to bring a counter argument, they result to insult because they don't have the information to challenge your point.

No one has insulted you... folks have simply read through your numerous posts and found them lacking in any substance. Your posts read like speeches read by african leaders... long on prose and completely bereft of anything useful.

cooljude:
It's not difficult to spot. Every group/nation has its own interest and I understand perfectly why they want him gone. He is weak, he has always had an anti NATO policy and he also fought hard against the apartheid/colonial power. He seized so many businesses and localised them. If I were a European or an American, I would want him gone and ii would make sure his wife never continues with his policy.

The big question would be, what would be Zimbabwe's interest in this, what would be African interest. Would it be beneficiary or harmful.

I like the fact that his wife won't be taking over the country as if it's her property but a coup brings it's own problem to the subregion. It sends a very wrong message but I hope the situation can be salvaged to be a win for the Zimbabwe people and the region at large, we don't need another Libya.

Nigerians... they love stringing together big airy words that really convey nothing of substance.

ibedun:
Men you are so so ignorant! Why talk about a subject you are so evidently lacking the knowedge of!

You don't seem to have anything of substance either. Please tell us what sanctions you claim are responsible for bankrupting Zimbabwe. Once you can provide that i'll take you seriously.

My problem isn't ignorance, i'm just tired of the usual recourse to blaming white people when Africans inevitably fail time and time again. the asians have gone on and built some of the world's technologically most advanced nations and 2 of the world's top 3 economies. We are still here blaming the west, 50 years after.

ibedun:
I give up sir, you are so so smart. Check yourself.

No don't give up... you claim Zimbabwe is a colossal failure because of western sanctions, yet you can't name those sanctions when we ask you to. Perhaps your claim is just the usual excuse Africans give to justify their incompetence. If you can't buy a candle tonight, just blame the west. they must have stolen all the candles.

Phut:
Visit the U.S? Joke of the century. I live in the U.S. So to you the West is synonymous with the U.S.? If not, why do you feel the need to tell me that the U.S. has a lot of land? For your information, the West includes all of the European powers. I am going to leave you with this little quote:

"Pursuing decolonization, Mugabe's government emphasised the redistribution of land controlled by white farmers to landless blacks, initially on a "willing seller-willing buyer" basis. Frustrated at the slow rate of redistribution, from 2000 Mugabe encouraged the violent seizure of white-owned land."

The US is the defacto leader of the west. That is a fact.

Secondly, which European powers are interested in Zimbabwe? Is it Norway, Germany, Sweden or Italy? The joke is on you. Yes Mugabe redistributed land from whites in 2000... the British took back their white farmers and have since resettled them. The land that Mugabe took back, how many of them have turned into prosperous black farms today? Why is Zimbabwe in a food crisis? Africans are such jokes.

You live in the US, you see how a democracy (with in-built checks and balances) work and you support Mugabe holding unto power for 37 years? You just wasted all those years living in the US, my sister.

ibedun:
Yes primarily because of western sanctions!!!!!

lol which sanctions exactly? Name them... i'll be waiting.

ibedun:
What a foolish and irresponsible statement? When are we dark, African people gonna think critically before uttering stupid statements like this?

The day us dark African people stop allowing 93-year old dictators remain in office while trying to install their wives as successors as if the nation is a family heirloom.

If Zimbabweans were capable of critical thinking, Robert Mugabe would have been removed from power over 20 years ago. If Nigerians could think critically, Buhari would not be president today... but i digress.

ibedun:
You should keep quiet sir. You speak out of ignorance fuelled by emotions. Think sir, THINK!

lol think about what exactly? That Zimbabwe has been ruled by a 93-year old dictator for 37 years? In what country on this planet is a 93 year old a president and planning to stand for re-election next year? When did he intend to leave the presidency? At 110 years of age? You Africans are complete morons. Zimbabwe is a land plagued with hunger, derelict infrastructure, grinding poverty, no functioning welfare state, a complete breakdown of infrastructure, 100% reliant on foreign aid to survive. The hyperinflation it suffered just a few years ago remains the butt of jokes the world over... and you're asking me to think? About what? Yeah, i'm wondering how people can be this blind.

Phut:
What do they want? Land, Land, Land .... You know, that thing people kill themselves for, even in this our Nigeria. Now if you go to neighboring Namibia what they want and have are all the diamond mines (ask DeBeers). And no they did not buy it. They just took it same way they "discovered and took" America.

Can't spoon feed anymore. If only you would open your mind - just a teensy weensy bit - and do your research, you would find all the answers right in front of your face.

This is idiocy. The west has all the land it wants. Try visiting the United States, it is an entire continent on its own with a population just about twice that of Nigeria... so exactly what land does the West want in Harare? Land to plant trees and shoot lions?

Zimbabwe has no minerals of note. It has zero oil... so exactly what would the west do with the land? If you looked beyond your nose, you'd realize your own leaders have been raping you for decades, while you foolishly blame the west as if they care one jot about you.

cooljude:
It's a coup and no matter how hard you paint it, you can't change the fact. Some Americans are outraged with Trump, why didn't the military usurper his power.

Yes, he has abused his power but if we allow this coup, everyother military personnel in Africa can rise up one day to overthrow it's government because we sure know as hell that most nations including ours is messed up.

Before you agree or disagree, think of the consequences of such actions.

Who cares? A military coup is better than a family coup.

realhumanity:
Sincerely, you are very good thinker. If you do not want Mugabe, vote him out through constitutional ways. Don't allow those guys using guns to force out a democratic government. The west keep dictating for the world when we are not fools anymore. Any army general will be eyeing the president of his country so as to usurp his government. we must fight against military coup in 2017. If you cannot vote him out, then sleep in poverty.

Oh please stop this nonsensical rants about the West. If you ask the average American, they could not locate Zimbabwe on the world map neither do they care. Left to the average American, they would build a wall on their southern border and forget anyone else exists, other than Canada maybe. The west does not care about you, they are not dictating to you, you are grossly incapable of thinking for yourselves. You continue to vote for geriatric idiots with no serious economic platforms, you continue to traffic in mediocrity... hailing roads as evidence of development. How can one man rule a nation for 37 years? Is that the fault of the west too?

DBriteLitehouse:
It is a coup.And AU should never recognize the military junta in Zimbabwe.
Are we Africans not tired of military coup?
From the look of things the former Vice President to Robert Mugabe is not above board.
I for one denounce the military coup.
iStand4Democracy.

We are also tired of civilian coups too.

Phut:
How can they get a good leader, when the West sanctioned the coup for its nefarious reasons? All Zibabwean's are going to get is a stooge and indirect rule by the West, for the benefit of the West.

Why exactly do you think this mythical "West" is interested in Zimbabwe? What is there to see? Lions, leopards and giraffes? There are plenty in zoos here. What does Zimbabwe contribute to the world that the west would invest so much to depose Mugabe, and only after 37 long years?

My dear, the West isn't your problem, you are.

monex:
Nope. the legislature is the one to step in by impeaching the President. the legislature is an arm of government and a check against the government. Not the military

That's only useful in serious nations where vote rigging, corruption and political subterfuge are not the order of the day. there is no independent legislature when the president manipulates elections or the legislators themselves merely see government office as a means of robbing the treasury.

cooljude:
I am not a Mugabe fan and him thinking of handing power to his wife was stupid and unwise. I just want to point out that coup in any African country is like opening a Pandora box and you can't fathom the effect it would have on the sub region.

He has the constitutional mandate to govern his people and we can't allow African go back to the past of killings and coup plotting. African Union shouldn't accept this act same as Nigeria and most African nation never accepted coups that happened in West Africa.

This is gobbledygook. There is no constitutional mandate if you rig elections in your favor and install cronies who write the constitution to favor you clinging on to power till you die. When will Africans take their own destiny in their hands?