jwillng:


I sent it already to all those who emailed. Send me a Nairaland PM!

jwillng:


I sent it already to all those who emailed. Send me a Nairaland PM!

jwillng:
Landed in Denver, Colorado today. Largest airport in America and 2nd largest in the world.

Nice city .

jwillng:


I sent it already to all those who emailed. Send me a Nairaland PM!

mrego:
i will go straight to the point and not bore you guys with unnecessary details. i had to open a new account so not to draw unnecessary attention from those that know me with my username either from the office or otherwise

i work in a federal establishment earning about 100k per month. my establishment is about to send some people to the US for a convention though they wont be footing the bills. All they will do is make you get your papers easily by presenting you as their own. fortunately, i am among the few selected interested ones.

now my dilemma is that i think it is not wise to use my years savings in footing a trip which i wont benefit from economically considering my financial status. using all my savings in going to the State just to stay for about a month and come back to the country broke. i am actually interested in going and disappearing and try to make a life there. but my parents have advised me that it is not wise to leave my job to an uncertain future. To make matters worse i don't know anyone there who can accommodate me and put me through. No contact whatsoever to take shelter with.

i am torn between taking the risk and staying back entirely and hustling it out in Nigeria as a civil servant but i don't see myself making it big in civil service except i get the opportunity to dasukigate some funds from our government. lol

please i need the best advice i can get and i trust my nairaland family.
lalasticlala and the mod here abeg help my ministry

CFCman:


It's a bit of both. The $55 price isn't too expensive compared to its cost if it were manufactured in the US.

The really expensive things are houses and cost of labor. For eg, by pumping my tire with air at the gas station, I save close to $20, which the mechanic would have charged me. Or I could get a free air pump at 'Discount Tires'.

The average price of a house (3 or more bedrooms) is around $300,000 in my area. Even with mortgage, it's still a high cost. Again, it's probably the high cost of labor that results int he high price. For that amount, one can buy 18 houses on Lagos mainland, or the South-east. That's why many people now prefer the rent option. Rent goes for between $900-$1000 for a 1-bedroom apartment.

ayodele234:


Nah man, when you moved you finally realize the American dream is elusive cos like my cousin here, you were jumping at the airport back in Nigeria thinking you were going to conquer America and the world within 5yrs (we are all guilty of watching too much Hollywood fictions). Then reality hits so badly then you started making adjustment. My brother nobody went to america because of basic amenities, we all be typical omo 9ja, na when we find out say America get as e dey we water am down and switch to "most americans are not rich, but we have constant light, policing, food and everything"..swapping of passports is taking place massively as we speak as the number increases each year. Sure they are renouncing their citizenship and going to europe for now, very soon they will flood Nigeria. lol

grandstar:


They renounce for tax reasons

Imagine you settling in Naija nd still paying taxes to the US government! Daft

TWoods:


Questions in highlights answered in order:

1. It is not wise at all and infact this may be reason enough to deny you the visa if the VO feels the cost of the trip is not commensurate with what you earn. But you may be lucky. If the trip is all expenses paid, then go and have fun!

2. Your parents are wise indeed. Going to "disappear" in the US is a fool's errand. Most likely there will be a new immigration law in the next 2 years that will require all employers to run an I-9 verification of lawful status for anyone seeking employment. That means you cannot work. You will never be able to obtain an SSN - which means no ability to buy a car, a house, an ID of any kind, own a bank account etc. You will never be eligible to adjust to legal status and if caught, you will be barred from the states for life. So really, what's the point of a life lived mainly in fear and in hiding?

My best advice for those who wish to emigrate to the US - consider the school route and start EARLY!

Ajusshi:


They only speak French there abi?
How can a Nigerian thrive there without learning French?

Fome74:
Thanks for the info bro... God bless ur hustle... Abeg how can one extend his/her stay in US using 2year visting visa... Can one walk on d street without police harassing you..

mrego:


thanks... seems the school route is way better. just that the opportunity came and i didnt want it to slide. but wont i get green card if i am fortunate to fall in love with a citizen and we get married?

CFCman:
@IHOP, kids eat free from 4pm to 10pm

tpiah2:


Which of the ihops?



Plz view and pass on facebook, dont view and stop.

Funjosh:
Am coming to canada soon

Explorers:


U won leave me 4 here abi?

Explorers:


U won leave me 4 here abi?

Funjosh:






Hahahaha Baba I no fit na

tpiah2:
i am a lunatic, who doesn't know nasha1 a nuisance i will say. I am a old 45 years old woman who has mental illness and live in a confined institution in america where my family abandon me. Have u met anyone who open 15 threads a day and talk to herself like me?.

mrego:
i will go straight to the point and not bore you guys with unnecessary details. i had to open a new account so not to draw unnecessary attention from those that know me with my username either from the office or otherwise

i work in a federal establishment earning about 100k per month. my establishment is about to send some people to the US for a convention though they wont be footing the bills. All they will do is make you get your papers easily by presenting you as their own. fortunately, i am among the few selected interested ones.

now my dilemma is that i think it is not wise to use my years savings in footing a trip which i wont benefit from economically considering my financial status. using all my savings in going to the State just to stay for about a month and come back to the country broke. i am actually interested in going and disappearing and try to make a life there. but my parents have advised me that it is not wise to leave my job to an uncertain future. To make matters worse i don't know anyone there who can accommodate me and put me through. No contact whatsoever to take shelter with.

i am torn between taking the risk and staying back entirely and hustling it out in Nigeria as a civil servant but i don't see myself making it big in civil service except i get the opportunity to dasukigate some funds from our government. lol

please i need the best advice i can get and i trust my nairaland family.
lalasticlala and the mod here abeg help my ministry

fareedah86:
Hi jwilling. So happy for you. Please i want u to enlighten me. I applied for a ministry seminar in october and have already started the process., an agent is helping me. The seminar wld be in north dakota. Try to google the place only cldnt get anything. Aldoe my plan is go for the seminar then come back to nigeria, plan well den relocate finally., am still single. Please i need your advice, how do u think i wld. Need all in all. And will i be able to travel out of that place ? At least to visit other places. U can reply me here . tanxas for the report i dnt mind tooo.....

TWoods:


No. If you came in as a visitor B1/B2, you are automatically ineligible to adjust status to green card in the US. You must go back to your home country to do so. If you had overstayed your visa for >180 days, you would be ineligible for a green card anyway unless you apply for a waiver of inadmissibility. Its not totally impossible but its a long shot.