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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by EleventhWeirdo: 10:46am On Apr 01
@Usefulsense

If you had ACCA from Nigeria, I believe your experience with accounting job hunting in Australia would be different. Its hard to imagine an FCA of our noble ICAN packing trash in Australia. ICAN needs to do more in terms of bilateral cooperations with other professional bodies. You would have been able to practice with your FCA in England, I believe

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by ade4real2016: 10:46am On Apr 01
[quote author=EreluRoz post=129158892]A 48yr old man is still young, so nothing do you.

My own classification of old man is 70 and above and besides I know a man who only starts seeing money at 50, he should be in his early 60s now and now multi millionaire if not a billionaire.[/quo

Basically,the Western world believes the productive age runs before 50yrs...if you must emigrate,do it before you get 50 as some countries in Europe n Canada hardly accept people of that age...

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by seborrhic: 10:46am On Apr 01
Treadway:
yea, no beggars or destitutes in your side of Aussie. They all wear rolexes and drive Porsches. Grown up dudes such as you and Op saying authoritatively say beggars no dey one country...he even saying that haven been there just about 3months. Na wa!

Enjoy....Nofin do you
The three months is the shocking part.
If he is correct and truthful,then he had well laid out plans and is lucky.
I am just imagining someone going to a new country and already started doing well at 3months.Shelter,kids already in school,fees settled,got a job already and saving.
Thats quite an enormous achievement

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Princedapace(m): 10:47am On Apr 01
teewhydope:

exactly
Omo, when I see the wahala people go thru in the name of this JAPA, i just know that it cant be me. I just want to love the freedom tech gives me. Na so my guy moved to the UK for the past 3 years now, he has been working in a warehouse, very stressful job, works multiple night shifts daily. Infact, he laments badly. For those who can do such stress, I wish them the best. I cant. Na why i switched to tech since. I can even sleep and wake up and decide to drive out and rest when I want to.
I mean, god bless tech. If I decide to move out today, i can and will not need to do all these wahala. Imagine all the wahala he had to do just to settle in Australia for life wey we all go still die las las grin
Tech remains the best choice I made. Writing codes is fun and building real apps are amazing. And no body go ask me to work for warehouse or do night shifts or do multiple jobs to pay bills.
A friend wey dey UK, another one, where she works, they dont allow them use phones. She always kind of sneak to use her phone. Oh lord, it cant be me. I cant grin

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by lacasera14(m): 10:48am On Apr 01
Gone are the days when migrating to UK is seen as an achievement. Those winter coats, boots, head warmers, long socks, and gloves no longer hold water. They may look classy and fab but that person just finished washing toilets all through the day and is about to do security work at night. Then a manager of Zenith Bank will resign and move to the UK with his family. Succeed in Nigeria and have the money to travel to any country of your choice for vacations. There are some things you'll enjoy in Nigeria that you can never in the west. Choose your tradeoffs wisely.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by AmuDimpka: 10:48am On Apr 01
EleventhWeirdo:
@Usefulsense

If you had ACCA from Nigeria, I believe your experience with accounting job hunting in Australia would be different. Its hard to imagine an FCA of our noble ICAN packing trash in Australia. ICAN needs to do more in terms of bilateral cooperations with other professional bodies. You would have been able to practice with your FCA in England, I believe
that was my position
Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by AmuDimpka: 10:49am On Apr 01
lacasera14:
Gone are the days when migrating to UK is seen as an achievement. Those winter coats, boots, head warmers, long socks, and gloves no longer hold water. They may look classy and fab but that person just finished washing toilets all through the day and is about to do security work at night. Then a manager of Zenith Bank will resign and move to the UK with his family. Succeed in Nigeria and have the money to travel to any country of your choice for vacations. There are some things you'll enjoy in Nigeria that you can never in the west. Choose your tradeoffs wisely.
you are right

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by lacasera14(m): 10:50am On Apr 01
seborrhic:

The three months is the shocking part.
If he is correct and truthful,then he had well laid out plans and is lucky.
I am just imagining someone going to a new country and already started doing well at 3months.Shelter,kids already in school,fees settled,got a job already and saving.
Thats quite an enormous achievement
His wife is the pillar. She did all these. He would have been reconsidering his relocation moves if not for her. Lesson, always have someone established there before you proceed.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by zelnababa(m): 10:52am On Apr 01
What about the forklift operator you learn?
Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by IDnoble1: 10:52am On Apr 01
EreluRoz:
A 48yr old man is still young, so nothing do you.

My own classification of old man is 70 and above and besides I know a man who only starts seeing money at 50, he should be in his early 60s now and now multi millionaire if not a billionaire.


Wonderful, clean wealth from heaven.
Unlike the lazy evil youth sourcing for dirty money in their teens

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by gtassure: 10:54am On Apr 01
chidi4sam:


LOL. You guys don't know how it works here. Who told you he can't get back to his accounting profession? He needs to get life started before securing his career. If you are washing plate here, you don't wash with your hands. All you do is put all dirty plates into the dish washer, set the timer and go sit down. When it is done, you unload the dish washer. That's all. Same this applies to refuse dumping. You don't touch any thing with your hands. You do more of monitoring than manual handling. I work in the disability sector where I have gained a lot of experience using modern equipments to do various form of jobs without touching the person. What you don't know is bigger than you.
Pleeeeease, you are menial job worker!

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by boxypane(m): 10:55am On Apr 01
Usefulsense:
Last year, I sought the opinion of Nairalanders concerning my plan to move to Australia.
My major worry was my age (48) and also considering that my net salary in Nigeria was a little over a million Naira per month as the financial controller of a manufacturing company in Onitsha.

Below is the link to the thread I opened to seek peoples advice and I recommend that you go through the thread to fully appreciate
the story that follows.

[url=https://www.nairaland.com/7825207/japa-confused-please-advise][/url]. I promised to tell my story after 3 months of my stay in Australia.

I finally left Nigeria on December 7th, 2023 and arrived the country on December 9th with my children. Today, I am exactly 3 months, 2 weeks and 6 days old in Sydney, australia.

This is not a hearsay, it is not an eye witness account, it is my story.

This is intended to guide people who maybe planning to travel outside Nigeria. Should you migrate at an age over 45 or not?

Those who told me not to go are right and those who told me to travel are also right.

Given another opportunity, will I take the decision to move out of Nigeria at 48? Have I made a mistake? How am I surviving?

You will find out in this thread.

To be continued shortly .........

Nice moments indeed. Pls how much do I need to move to Australia?

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by FireUpNow(m): 10:56am On Apr 01
Congrats man. I am so happy for you ooo. A 50 -69 years old man is still a young man. Have you seen a Kangaroo? I love that animal when they fight.
Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by austin2023: 10:57am On Apr 01
Did you learn their language, before you started working as a forklift operator?
Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by AmuDimpka: 10:57am On Apr 01
seborrhic:

The three months is the shocking part.
If he is correct and truthful,then he had well laid out plans and is lucky.
I am just imagining someone going to a new country and already started doing well at 3months.Shelter,kids already in school,fees settled,got a job already and saving.
Thats quite an enormous achievement
that dude isn't telling the truth truth me...he wants validation ..give it to him
Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Etosha: 10:58am On Apr 01
Usefulsense:


There is no boy boy here. It is only in Nigeria that people are treated as boy boy.

Here people drive latest model of any car brand to work. What is the work? Cleaning, picking and packing cartons.

That big man mentality is why Nigeria is in a bad state.

Please sir, I am sorry to ask, what is your purpose in life? To live in a decent environment, work and pass on...?

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by MT: 10:59am On Apr 01
Usefulsense:


For me measure of progress is different.
A toilet cleaner in Australia lives a much better life than the regional manager of Zenith bank in Nigeria.

You just ruined your narration with the bolded.

I refrained from joining this thread but once I read the bolded, I had to jump in.

While I respect your decision, just know that you are still being intoxicated with the neon lights you see at Night. You ruined your story when you got carried away and started to look condescending on Nigeria and the citizens - the same country you lived for 48 years with petrol and dollar subsidy cheesy cheesy

Oyinbos do not choose to work at 80 years old - they need that income to survive, pay bill and mortgages. Their pension is not enough to cater for all their needs and like every human, they want more out of life. The latest model cars you see on their roads are being paid for instalmentally, if you don't fulfill your monthly payment, the car will be taken from you. It is all a bubble!

By the time you spend like one year over there, you will need more out of life. You want to travel to other countries for vacation, you want to take family out to a decent restaurant to eat, you want to sight seeing etc. As it stands, you cannot do all that. You are focused on savings while you live below the poverty line. All those will fade away with time.

Please do not ever repeat the bolded anywhere. You claimed to have been a financial controller in Nigeria, I would expect you to sound as such or is this a way to make yourself feel better after the significant demotion experienced in Australia?. Just wondering.

Most of you don't see the Armageddon that is fast approaching, in the next 2 to 3 years, Artificial Intelligence would have matured and millions of people would lose their jobs, and the effects would be felt mostly in the western nations. Machines are coming to replace you and they are working day and night to make it happen. It is not a matter of IF again, but a matter of WHEN !!


It amazes me when you step feet into a foreign land and you begin to look down on your own country. That mentality needs to change please.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Eriokanmi: 11:00am On Apr 01
TheBillyonaire:





Yes it is very humbling my brother. I can not imagine a man at almost 50 years decelerating from being a Boss to a Boy Boy for Oyibos. In exchange for clean 247 electricity and security. Definitely, they are better organized than us, right?

But it depends on where you lived in Nigeria. You mentioned being an Igbo man, so it could be that your city is not properly organized as opposed to other places with serene air and cleaner environments.

Alternatively, working as a warehouse handy-man is boy boy in your language. But congratulations for promoting yourself from big man to boy boy.

I promise you that we will build Nigeria, so your children can have a better place to return to, and hopefully you will be visiting often and not when you are too weak to be useful to Nigeria.
Thanks for dropping a different but reasonable scenario. I lived and schooled in America but chose to come back home. There are limitless opportunities here.

As you're running away, lots of Chinese, Japanese and Indians keep thronging Nigeria in search of opportunities we've never seen. Imagine a Chinese opening a shop in Oshodi grin. They'd come with a pair of trousers and begin riding jeeps in less than 5 years. This was what I saw, which brought me back Home. Meanwhile, those I left behind said my village people had prevailed. Now, I dash them money each time I visit. They can't even try what I did now cos age isn't on their side anymore and they're overwhelmed with family needs. Some of them haven't gotten papers till date so, they can't even visit home.

As I speak, I can only say, thank God I came back. I'm quite relevant in the industry in which I operate. I can't imagine me relocating at that age...for what reason exactly? I hold visas of powerful countries which I have not even used. I can visit all the European countries with the multiple visa I hold, any time I choose. I don't have to queue before obtaining American visa. With a drop box, I'm good.

I live in a part of Lagos where we enjoy 22hrs power supply. I don't have to turn on my gen if the light blinks cos I know they'd restore it in minutes. In advanced nations too, light does blink. I had been inside the Geneva Airport for 20 minures and light wasn't restored affer they took it. Prof Adewole, the former health minister was there that day. We jammed eachother. He was also returning to Nigeria.

I drive 40 minutes to the airport. I get to VI ahead of those living in Lekki/Ajah despite leaving their homes early. Life is about choices but choosing rightly is edifying and rewarding. I remember a day i was painting my house. The owner of the company said, we painted Davido's house and his dad's university too. I was like, that means there's nothing celebs can enjoy which I too can't. Look inwards and you'd see opportunities that will transform your life and that of your entire family. I just completed a WHO-sponsored project in the first quarter. Nigeria is a blessed nation. What we lack is leadership. If only we can jettison tribalism and bigotry, we will get it right someday.

The bad choices we make are the reasons Nigerian youths, who are supposed to fix the nation are running away. Our leaders who have refused to leave the space, always operate like cultists so they care less about the masses after deceiving them into winning elections. Imagine a senator being expelled for exposing his colleagues. His conscience must have disturbed him to spill the beans despite being an officer in the house. Getting it right begins with you and I

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Kingrshd3: 11:00am On Apr 01
Princedapace:

Omo, when I see the wahala people go thru in the name of this JAPA, i just know that it cant be me. I just want to love the freedom tech gives me. Na so my guy moved to the UK for the past 3 years now, he has been working in a warehouse, very stressful job, works multiple night shifts daily. Infact, he laments badly. For those who can do such stress, I wish them the best. I cant. Na why i switched to tech since. I can even sleep and wake up and decide to drive out and rest when I want to.
I mean, god bless tech. If I decide to move out today, i can and will not need to do all these wahala. Imagine all the wahala he had to do just to settle in Australia for life wey we all go still die las las grin
Tech remains the best choice I made. Writing codes is fun and building real apps are amazing. And no body go ask me to work for warehouse or do night shifts or do multiple jobs to pay bills.
A friend wey dey UK, another one, where she works, they dont allow them use phones. She always kind of sneak to use her phone. Oh lord, it cant be me. I cant grin

I want to dive in tech too and I need a mentor nOTE am not a novice I still have basic knowledge but I need someone to put me through and how to get the best out of it ...

Please can you be my mentor

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by AmuDimpka: 11:01am On Apr 01
TheBillyonaire:





Yes it is very humbling my brother. I can not imagine a man at almost 50 years decelerating from being a Boss to a Boy Boy for Oyibos. In exchange for clean 247 electricity and security. Definitely, they are better organized than us, right?

But it depends on where you lived in Nigeria. You mentioned being an Igbo man, so it could be that your city is not properly organized as opposed to other places with serene air and cleaner environments.

Alternatively, working as a warehouse handy-man is boy boy in your language. But congratulations for promoting yourself from big man to boy boy.

I promise you that we will build Nigeria, so your children can have a better place to return to, and hopefully you will be visiting often and not when you are too weak to be useful to Nigeria.
it is a slave mentality

He sold himself to be a slave

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Tektronics12: 11:01am On Apr 01
Personally, i dont think it's a Wise Decision.

Anyway, you need to do 4 things. 1) Learn Australian English with their Accent Quickly..2) Get the Required CPA Certificate..3) Be Jokingly Friendly with the Locals there and forget about Racism Bullshit...4) Learn how to Drive

This would take you places. Goodluck!
Usefulsense:
Last year, I sought the opinion of Nairalanders concerning my plan to move to Australia.
My major worry was my age (48) and also considering that my net salary in Nigeria was a little over a million Naira per month as the financial controller of a manufacturing company in Onitsha.

Below is the link to the thread I opened to seek peoples advice and I recommend that you go through the thread to fully appreciate
the story that follows.

[url=https://www.nairaland.com/7825207/japa-confused-please-advise][/url]. I promised to tell my story after 3 months of my stay in Australia.

I finally left Nigeria on December 7th, 2023 and arrived the country on December 9th with my children. Today, I am exactly 3 months, 2 weeks and 6 days old in Sydney, australia.

This is not a hearsay, it is not an eye witness account, it is my story.

This is intended to guide people who maybe planning to travel outside Nigeria. Should you migrate at an age over 45 or not?

Those who told me not to go are right and those who told me to travel are also right.

Given another opportunity, will I take the decision to move out of Nigeria at 48? Have I made a mistake? How am I surviving?

You will find out in this thread.

To be continued shortly .........

Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by faithfull18(f): 11:01am On Apr 01
Nigerians and unnecessary arguments, the OP made his decision and doesn't regret anything, You too make yours, simple!

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Denko2721987(m): 11:02am On Apr 01
My major fear for Australia is that they have very crazy wildlife

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by AmuDimpka: 11:03am On Apr 01
TheBillyonaire:





Yes it is very humbling my brother. I can not imagine a man at almost 50 years decelerating from being a Boss to a Boy Boy for Oyibos. In exchange for clean 247 electricity and security. Definitely, they are better organized than us, right?

But it depends on where you lived in Nigeria. You mentioned being an Igbo man, so it could be that your city is not properly organized as opposed to other places with serene air and cleaner environments.

Alternatively, working as a warehouse handy-man is boy boy in your language. But congratulations for promoting yourself from big man to boy boy.

I promise you that we will build Nigeria, so your children can have a better place to return to, and hopefully you will be visiting often and not when you are too weak to be useful to Nigeria.

That dude can't come home and his children will not return to Nigeria

Do you think air ticket from Brisbane or Sydney to Lagos is beans for a forklifting dude ...


Forget them returning ! Dude just reduced himself

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by dododawa1: 11:05am On Apr 01
Inside life
Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Shallaibgin: 11:07am On Apr 01
Well I must say that sharing ur experience has really triggered the believe that irrespective of the barriers withholding from me from really taking action of leaving this shit hole for good is possible.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by donem: 11:08am On Apr 01
@ usefulsense Nice one and congratulations for taking the bold step ahead, I vividly recall your thread ending of last year, this your thread is quiet inspirational, never let Age hinder your plans, all the best over there, my regards from here.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by dallyemmy: 11:08am On Apr 01
After one week in Australia, I concluded that Nigeria is a completely lawless country and an animal jungle ?
Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Streetdoctor: 11:09am On Apr 01
lastkingsman:


Lies. You don't know what you are talking about
Lies from d pit of hell, my school son traveled to Germany via students route bought land worth of 4million in his village and dis boy is planning to build a guest house within 10months in Germany as a student.

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Donaldoni: 11:10am On Apr 01
@Usefulsense

Congratulations.
But you may be middleclass for life with a slightly inferior status to the true Australian.
Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by W0t0w0toman: 11:11am On Apr 01
TheBillyonaire:





Yes it is very humbling my brother. I can not imagine a man at almost 50 years decelerating from being a Boss to a Boy Boy for Oyibos. In exchange for clean 247 electricity and security. Definitely, they are better organized than us, right?

But it depends on where you lived in Nigeria. You mentioned being an Igbo man, so it could be that your city is not properly organized as opposed to other places with serene air and cleaner environments.

Alternatively, working as a warehouse handy-man is boy boy in your language. But congratulations for promoting yourself from big man to boy boy.

I promise you that we will build Nigeria, so your children can have a better place to return to, and hopefully you will be visiting often and not when you are too weak to be useful to Nigeria.

Lazy youth, So since all this years, you still never get sense. You promise that you will build Nigeria since 1960 yen yen yen. Mr Billionaire without any known enterprise. Yamayama continue to fall on your smelly bald head till you receive sense

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Re: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Donaldoni: 11:11am On Apr 01
Nigeria is a NOT all about Lagos/Onitsha

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