No, I would never even think of moving to the UK (Even tho my card allows me to live there) First of all UK is too expensive. I was there for a 9 days trip and ended up spending over 4K euros. I also don't like living in cities which is why I avoided Amsterdam and chose to live in a smaller city in Holland. I love Holland and currently learning their language. I'm still at the beginners stage but with time I'll understand the langauge.

ekpotek:


Have you consider relocating to the UK? It’s seem you like it in Holland in spite of the language issue.

I have an article 10 card. It’s different from a Schengen residence Permit.

sanspiffy:


You were allowed to fly into Gatwick with a resident permit from the schengen area?? I think you got lucky with that, or maybe you because of your spouse who is an eu citizen.

I used to come to this thread 2 years ago, and would read page by page till the last page, back then I had been denied schengen visa four times. (Twice by Sweden, once by Germany and once by Greece) Even Japan denied me ( I didn't intend to go to Japan though, only wanted to "build" by passport). Even though I had traveled with my wife to some low key countries (SA, Singapore, Kenya, Malaysia, Seychelles, Georgia, UAE) the "big" embassies still kept denying me. At some point I thought I would never go to Europe. Fast forward to 2017, I decided to stop applying in Nigeria, got myself a South African residence permit and moved to SA and lived there for about 5months and then went to the German consulate to apply for a Schengen visa. My wife is a Swedish citizen so visa application was free. One thing I noticed while applying in Capetown was there were very few people at the visa application center and everything was smooth and organized. I got a text after two weeks to pick up my passport and there it was - a one year multiple entry visa. Everyone who picked their passport got their visas and it was like a normal thing over there in SA, since South Africans only travel for specific reasons, they rarely overstay their visit. To cut the story short, we visited a few European countries including France and Sweden where my in laws reside and then moved to Netherlands where I applied for a residence permit as a family member of an EU citizen. Application took a little over 6 months and was told to show proof of funds over 10,000 Euros ( Because they don't want me to depend on government grants in the future). Got my residence permit last week and we immediately wanted to "test" it. So we bought our ticket to London! On arrival at the airport the check in agent at Schipol airport wasn't sure if my article 10 card could be used to enter the UK without a visa (Because normal dutch residence card holders require visas to the UK) so we had to wait another 30mins for them to confirm we are OK to board, she later came back and said we good to go. We flew into Gatwick on Friday and I wasn't even stamped in, the immigration officer understood the EU rules and only told me to fill up a landing card. Moral of the story is never give up... I was rejected too many times I thought I will never make it here, but I never gave up.

When I landed here I thought to myself (Is this the London they always hype for us in Nigeria?) Don't get me wrong though London is quite nice, bigger and much more built up than Holland. Raining and very cold at the moment so not a good time to visit. Heading back to Holland next week. Wishing every UK visa applicant a successful application.

PS( When applying for a visa make sure there's a note attached detailing your itinerary and purpose of visit, it gives whoever is deciding on your case an idea of why you want to visit their country)

As a Nigerian who has lived in Kenya for several years (2012-2016) I know many things about Kenya. Back then when I first came to Kenya I noticed it was VERY cold and extremely nice. Even places like Roysambu was nicer to live in but as time passed, I started learning different things and got to know much more about the political structure. Kenya as I know is once of the best place to live in Africa. Been to Capetown and J'borg and I'll say if I'm given a chance today I'll go back and live there. Kenya is AMAZING! You'll always want to go back. I was about 20 when I went there, left at 24. The night life is amazing. From clubs in west lands to the ones springing up around Hurligam (The likes of B club and Kiza). Nothing beats Kenyan nightlife. I MEAN NOTHING!!!!!. The ladies are amazing too and easy to talk to.

One thing I don't like about the country is the fact that tribalism runs through every sector of the country. The politicians know this and they flare the fire of tribalism. Corruption is also very very rampant. You'd see a cabinet secretary steal billions of shillings of funds meant for NYS and nothing happens! And you'd also see the health ministry stealing over 5 billion shillings from Kenyans who are sick and helpless! In Kenya you have to steal big and go scott free. If you steal little you'll end up in jail.

Apart from that and the way they treat Nigerians upon arrival, Kenyans are generally nice and welcoming people. Power is stable 24/7 and water is stable too. If you're Nigerian and you want to start a hustle out of Nigeria then Kenya is very good option for you. Amazing country I'd say. I love Kenya and would return often to see that country. You guys should elect a capable government soon! You need it. Kenya needs to be driven in the right direction. People like Boniface Mwangi are really trying tho. He's my good friend and I love his Spirit.

Pa Moja my Kenyan people. Kwaheri till next time

Maybe the other VO excused her to tell her she's greanted enough for the day. Hehe. Just kidding. BTW you guys on here take things to serious. It's just America and it all depends on luck. I see some people asking various questions here like invitation letters, sponsors etc lol. The VO doesn't even care about any letters or even interested to see it. They only wanna hear what you have to say and grant your visa if it's convicing enough. Those invitation letters are for the Schengen and UK maybe not USA. And in all you must also be very lucky to get one.

commante:
Hello my gud pple of great forum. i'm a silent follower if ds great forum buh ve had it on my mind dt I will share my interview experience here whether successful or not. I was at abuja embassy yesterday 25th Oct. Below is wat transpire BTW me nd d Vo.

Me: gud a.m
Vo: gud a.m buh she replied she was just smile wit my baby
Vo: ur passport pls?
Vo: we gave her:
Me: pls ma I will prefer my wife to be interviewed wit our local language
Vo: she ok , I will be her interpreter
Me: no problem
Vo: who re u goin to visit in america
Me : my brother
Vo: ur blood brother?
Me: my blood brother if the same mother
Vo: OK
Vo: wat do u for a living
Me: work wit so so soo state as so so nd so
Vo: for ow long ve u worked there?
Me :: 6yrs
Vo: where do u work b4 dt place u re working now
Me: I said
Vo: when last did u see ur brother?
Me : goin to 5 year now. Pls continue later my ba3 is low
Vo: did u ve other spouse
Me: no
Vo: ve u traveled out wit my family b4
Me: yes
Vo: whr
Me nd wife: Tanzania
Vo: she my wife for wat?
Wife: enjoyment
Vo: she said my wife can speak English na, she shey wr traveled wit our baby?
Wife: no, dt she was pregnant den. Dat was wen she focus d interview wit my wife
Vo; Whr do u visit in tanzania
Wife: Mount Kilimanjaro, vo cuts in
Vo: ask my wife Whr do ur husband work
Wife: she replied
Vo: what time do ur husband goes to work nd come back from
Wife: he leaves home 7a.m come back 4 to 5 pm
Vo:do send his lunch to him in office
Wife: no he doesn't eat lunch
Vo: wat do u do 4 a living
Wife: she said she supervises my biz
Vo: wch biz
Wife: poultry biz
Vo: poultry as in wat?
That is wen another vo excused her, she come back to our passport nd left for like 2mins wen she came nd tell us d sad news dt she can't issue d visa dt we can reapply next time nd handed us d almighy pink copy paper.
Wat I discovered was dt most of d vos was refusing applicant yesterday she was d only vo dt was granting visa to pple without refusing anybody wen I was dere.
Gurus in da house, pls take critical look in my transcript nd show me Whr I goofed nd I will appreciate constructive criticism, So dt I will correct it in future. Await ur advise thank u all nd God bless u all

Just to add:

The security at the embassy told me out of all the people who came, I was the only one issued a visa which made me wonder what has gone wrong in this country? I think Nigerians are increasingly going there with fake documents as usual. Even the security guards at NNPC were like congrats oga. Am like WTF?? LOL

I was at the embassy yesterday. Parked my car in front of NNPC very close to the embassy while my wife waited inside the car. Went in and they were like I needed to take my fingerprint and sign. I did all that. The Nigerian lady who spoke French and English (because the embassy also serve Cameroonians) only took my bank statement and application form.

I was told to sit down and the Mexican man who looked really really bored came and told me to come to the other room which looks more like a conference center for an interview. He asked me questions about my past travels etc and asked why my wife isn't applying. I showed him her passport because she's an EU citizen. The interview didn't last more than 4 mins, he then told me to give the Nigerian lady my passport. The lady already know I've been issued a visa then gave me a teller to go pay 11,500 at UBA and also told me to return at 4:30PM. I returned and got my passport with the sticker.

Note- Before you go to the embassy make sure you have travel experience. He kept looking at my visas and asked me why I went to the countries seen on my passport, especially one particular country in Europe. I've been to Europe and Asia mostly on vacation and lived for a while in Kenya. Plus you need to have enough funds. I had over 9m in my personal account and only 1.6m in my business and they didn't even take the business account statement. The process is extremely smooth and the embassy looks really really nice. I might not even go to Mexico since we are looking into other countries for our vacation.