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Zeewirld:
Please experienced senior here....Which city/province would you advice newcomers/immigrants with children that are not bound by provincial rules to start off from.Which province/city can make settling into a new country easier. Thank you

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Anyone who is familiar with Nigerian immigration should kindly help.
My baby used a visa on arrival to enter Nigeria around a year ago and he was given 30days on the visa to stay in Nigeria, or I could apply for his Nigerian port on time whilst still around.
The issue is that, I haven't applied. This is due to name changes I still want to do once I return back to Canada. I don't want his Nigerian port to carry the current name he has on his Canadian port and I don't want to go through the stress of changing his name on NIN, Nigerian port etc in Ottawa when we finally go back.

Will I have issues traveling back with him to Canada, considering he has overstayed his visa?

UnconventionalT:
Anyone who is familiar with Nigerian immigration should kindly help.
My baby used a visa on arrival to enter Nigeria around a year ago and he was given 30days on the visa to stay in Nigeria, or I could apply for his Nigerian port on time whilst still around.
The issue is that, I haven't applied. This is due to name changes I still want to do once I return back to Canada. I don't want his Nigerian port to carry the current name he has on his Canadian port and I don't want to go through the stress of changing his name on NIN, Nigerian port etc in Ottawa when we finally go back.

Will I have issues traveling back with him to Canada, considering he has overstayed his visa?

Since your baby does not have a Nigerian port and is currently overstaying in Nigeria due to an expired Nigerian visa on the Canadian port, just explain the situation at the airport upon departure, especially regarding your intention for a name change. Also, keep some Naira with you, as I doubt they will let you leave without paying a fee

affoncad:


Since your baby does not have a Nigerian port and is currently overstaying in Nigeria due to an expired Nigerian visa on the Canadian port, just explain the situation at the airport upon departure, especially regarding your intention for a name change. Also, keep some Naira with you, as I doubt they will let you leave without paying a fee

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jedisco:


True- fact is he who has is more likely to have more. Daddy and mummy made their wealth from property/stocks/business decades back. They have 2 kids who are well educated. They'd gift them thousands to get on the housing ladder in the 20's. Pikin wey get sense would build from there. Ultimately, parents would on and leave another chunk.

Many migrants on the other hand, come in and start paying rent. Hehe. We can only work hard+smart and push for the society to remain meritorious (and affirm certain adversities) while at it plus effective taxation to help redistribute wealth. Also, not to shy away from wealth generating opportunities which manytimes could be in business, property or both.

Incontrovertible fact that - when you have, there is more likelihood of having more. And no one can begrudge these hardworking parents the fruit of their labor and for sure, they reserve the prerogative to bequeath their wealth to the next generation. It gives them and their kin a head start compared to people who are just coming into the system.

The reality of some immigrants leaving their home country and coming to a new environment may be akin to taking a step back, with the addition of factors like an unfavorable job market, expensive accommodation (rent or acquisition) etc, it becomes really challenging.

Working hard+smart can get one close to an even footing compared to those who have lived here for generations and it starts from before setting foot in a foreign land like Canada. How do we set our expectations? Do we bother to even questions the things that we have heard before coming in or even when we hit the ground?

For instance, with a freshly minted PR, I am hearing that Canada has free health care. Is that a license to indulge my excesses? Yes it is free, but is it readily accessible? Have I any inkling about the wait times for surgeries? What about Pharma-care, is that free too?

I am also hearing that schools are free! Wow, free education for my kids...awesome. Will the school system (free or otherwise) alone without my consistent and regular input take my children where I want them to get to (most of us want our children to be doctors, dentists, engineers etc). Is the culture in the school system compatible with the virtues I want in kids?

Oh I don land now, snagged a good job and started working like Simone Pepe - piling up the OTs, not missing even a day of work. They have started calling me champion and the boss kept asking for more overtime. Will it be at the expense of devoting 30minutes per day to do a memory verse or go through your kid’s arithmetic with them? Is it worth it to deprive the kid of that? What about my relationship with the Missus?

Gbemu! The government of Canada will pay child care benefit for my pikin every 20th of the month? What is this money for? To get a better mortgage pre-approval or chop am joor after-all groceries are expensive? Can I put it into an RESP which will pay for the kid's college!

End of spiel.

I am not sure how we can push for this society to be meritorious. I look forward to reading what you mean.
I am careful about merit especially in a multicultural environment like Canada. The concept of merit assumes that success is based on ability and effort whilst ignoring the human proclivity for bias which perpetuates inequality and other factors. Sorry, I am not a fan of Ayn Rand and her dog whistles for something more sinister.
I do not believe that any human society can truly be merit based, we can try but it is an utopia - personal opinion this. With that said, some societies do try to ensure merit plays a role whilst others are just getting high on cronyism and mutual back-rubbing.

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Gregeal:
Happy new year all,

I would be landing in Feb and I need all the help that I can get to make my transition a smooth for me and my family of 5.
What I really want information on is how to get jobs in banking as it is with my career presently in Naija?
What other resources do I need that will also aid me in my journey?
Thank you

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Gerrard59:


I can imagine Ayomide's mentions. Make I go read the replies sef.

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Well, such is life - women being hypergamous as they've always been. Young men should just focus on their craft and health. Nothing else. As I told Tensazangetsu20, a significant proportion of Nigerians who japa'd in recent years will be single for eternity aka no husbands or wives.

Hehe... walking on egg shells here.

Most migrants initially focus on work with little or no social life. It doesn't help that the way we socialise back home is very different to how it is here. To many who have moved under 2yrs- life is work, home, grocery store and church on repeat. Some have been here for years and do not drive even though they live in semi-urban areas.

Things are changing as numbers increase and the effect is felt. Ultimately, we tend to get married within ourselves as does any other culture. We no dey also reason 'partnership' (i.e longterm unmarried cohabitation) as many oyibos do.

I know a few nurses who now return home to 'import' able and humble husbands.
For medics, its worse. The more advanced they get in their career, the more difficult. They aren't just protecting their 'PR' but also wealth they've began to build. The few single male colleagues would be seeking someone younger and many equally aged migrants outside the profession would earn comparatively much less. A lady in her early 30's earning good money who owns her own home wouldn't be keen on settling with a new student who is hustling 20hr minimum wage jobs. Blokes too are also on the receiving end. But typically, once things settle, it becomes easier.

ferfer:

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I am not sure how we can push for this society to be meritorious. I look forward to reading what you mean.
I am careful about merit especially in a multicultural environment like Canada. The concept of merit assumes that success is based on ability and effort whilst ignoring the human proclivity for bias which perpetuates inequality and other factors. Sorry, I am not a fan of Ayn Rand and her dog whistles for something more sinister.
I do not believe that any human society can truly be merit based, we can try but it is an utopia - personal opinion this. With that said, some societies do try to ensure merit plays a role whilst others are just getting high on cronyism and mutual back-rubbing.

True.. There is no fixed recipe for success but we know its drivers. No human society is perfect but there is a long way to go between one fully run by nepotism and one where an average hardworking kid from a poor home can on their merit, work hard, get good grades, get into good uni/trade and rise to middle income status through a well-defined pathway and not happenstance.

In Nigeria for instance, our DEI is one that forces mediocrity and backwardness e.g. unity schools entrance with little or no baseline expectation- outside this, it is corruption all the way.

Finding the right balance between representation and merit is key. progressive societies should always tilt towards merit and where enforced representation is upheld, there should be a minimum acceptable threshold.

jedisco:


Hehe... walking on egg shells here.

Most migrants initially focus on work with little or no social life. It doesn't help that the way we socialise back home is very different to how it is here. To many who have moved under 2yrs- life is work, home, grocery store and church on repeat. Some have been here for years and do not drive even though they live in semi-urban areas.

Things are changing as numbers increase and the effect is felt. Ultimately, we tend to get married within ourselves as does any other culture. We no dey also reason 'partnership' (i.e longterm unmarried cohabitation) as many oyibos do.

This is a fact I hope many of our men who run their mouths on social about being #TeamForeignWomen realise. Humans are tribal and would always prefer to marry their kinds. I think a major part of the ignorance stems from those in Nigeria who believe it is that easy for someone who spent at least 25 years in a particular society to quickly move on to marry someone from a different race and cultural upbringing. Even for the same race, but different cultural upbringing, it is hard let alone a different race.

As you stated, since the numbers have ballooned over the years, marrying one's kind is easier compared to those who live in countries with few black people.

In summary, humans are tribal.

I know a few nurses who now return home to 'import' able and humble husbands.

Not surprised. It is usually harder for immigrant women to marry outside their race compared to immigrant men. Also, they have it tough since there is an existing Black British female population. So the competition for attraction is fierce. I wonder what it is like in Canada. Abi dem go marry Indians and create minii-Trinidads?

For medics, its worse. The more advanced they get in their career, the more difficult. They aren't just protecting their 'PR' but also wealth they've began to build. The few single male colleagues would be seeking someone younger and many equally aged migrants outside the profession would earn comparatively much less. A lady in her early 30's earning good money who owns her own home wouldn't be keen on settling with a new student who is hustling 20hr minimum wage jobs. Blokes too are also on the receiving end. But typically, once things settle, it becomes easier.

They should embrace single-hood. No be everybody go marry. It is the new cultural dispensation.

ednut1:
😆

Men should thank God the men of old were wise enough to mandate men to be educated first then. If they had made education only compulsory for women while the men go to farms, believe me, by now marriage would have died a natural death.
The women would have avoided all men like plague and only date the Prince and other kids from the few well to do Chiefs in the society.
Despite all the red flags in dating a woman that is below you in societal status - fake love, paternity fraud, reckless cheating and many more, so many men are still ready to pick up women to level them up, dust them up from scratch, bring them abroad, give them PR, cars, send them to school etc. but when it favours women, they will all see all the red flags in dating men - cheating, local etc, lazy, level-up

ednut1:
i know three ladies that got married while on study/ post graduate to 9ja men who are PR or Citizens. Was it for love abi for security or na collabo. I cannot ask them sha 😂.
I don’t blame some ladies with PR for being too careful its hard to recover from being used .

Something that is been done to men on daily basis?

emmaodet:


Something that is been done to men on daily basis?

we are not the same mentally or socially. Men are usually able to bounce back and remarry than women especially when kids are involved .

emmaodet:


Men should thank God the men of old were wise enough to mandate men to be educated first then. If they had made education only compulsory for women while the men go to farms, believe me, by now marriage would have died a natural death.
The women would have avoided all men like plague and only date the Prince and other kids from the few well to do Chiefs in the society.
Despite all the red flags in dating a woman that is below you in societal status - fake love, paternity fraud, reckless cheating and many more, so many men are still ready to pick up women to level them up, dust them up from scratch, bring them abroad, give them PR, cars, send them to school etc. but when it favours women, they will all see all the red flags in dating men - cheating, local etc, lazy, level-up

in those days men in cities and those working for the colonialist got the best women in their villages . No be today lol

Gerrard59:

This is a fact I hope many of our men who run their mouths on social about being #TeamForeignWomen realise. Humans are tribal and would always prefer to marry their kinds. I think a major part of the ignorance stems from those in Nigeria who believe it is that easy for someone who spent at least 25 years in a particular society to quickly move on to marry someone from a different race and cultural upbringing. Even for the same race, but different cultural upbringing, it is hard let alone a different race.

As you stated, since the numbers have ballooned over the years, marrying one's kind is easier compared to those who live in countries with few black people.

In summary, humans are tribal.


Not surprised. It is usually harder for immigrant women to marry outside their race compared to immigrant men. Also, they have it tough since there is an existing Black British female population. So the competition for attraction is fierce. I wonder what it is like in Canada. Abi dem go marry Indians and create minii-Trinidads?


They should embrace single-hood. No be everybody go marry. It is the new cultural dispensation.

I don't think I know one Nigeria man in Canada who married a Nigerian woman. Unless they were already married in naija before coming to Canada.

UnconventionalT:

I can, I'm just worried about having to do name changes on his NIN and port later on.

Since he was born abroad.

Just do the NIN and port in Nigeria with the names you want . Is this name change inclusive of surname?

maternal:


I don't think I know one Nigeria man in Canada who married a Nigerian woman. Unless they were already married in naija before coming to Canada.

You mean to tell me you don't know a single Nigerian man who holds PR at least, that is married to a Nigerian woman who already resides in Canada?

Truth is: Nigerians will marry themselves. Who wan marry us before? Nigeriens? Liberians? Indians? We would marry ourselves.

maternal:


I don't think I know one Nigeria man in Canada who married a Nigerian woman. Unless they were already married in naija before coming to Canada.

i have attended 3 weddings of Nigerians marrying Nigerians in Canada o.

jedisco:


Hehe... walking on egg shells here.

Most migrants initially focus on work with little or no social life. It doesn't help that the way we socialise back home is very different to how it is here. To many who have moved under 2yrs- life is work, home, grocery store and church on repeat. Some have been here for years and do not drive even though they live in semi-urban areas.

Things are changing as numbers increase and the effect is felt. Ultimately, we tend to get married within ourselves as does any other culture. We no dey also reason 'partnership' (i.e longterm unmarried cohabitation) as many oyibos do.

I know a few nurses who now return home to 'import' able and humble husbands.
For medics, its worse. The more advanced they get in their career, the more difficult. They aren't just protecting their 'PR' but also wealth they've began to build. The few single male colleagues would be seeking someone younger and many equally aged migrants outside the profession would earn comparatively much less. A lady in her early 30's earning good money who owns her own home wouldn't be keen on settling with a new student who is hustling 20hr minimum wage jobs. Blokes too are also on the receiving end. But typically, once things settle, it becomes easier.

What is the best option for we who are not PR holders yet, even struggling to maintain a 20hr job, and approaching our mid-thirties?

ednut1:
😆

When I first arrived You Kay, I go dey mumu dey tell ladies when I arrived and sometimes the visa I was currently on.

My eyes see shege. Never again. Lol

ednut1:
some immigrants are looking for other countries to go. Some have accepted their fate to go back home and retire. We can now see that the whole immigration drive wasn’t solely done to solve labour shortages. It was to drive up demand/prices of real estate, services, education tuition and other consumption

Also it's a drive to bring in people who could do menial jobs and pay taxes to keep the huge benefit system going

Only 3? I have stopped counting. I'm married to a Nigerian and we met in Canada.

ednut1:
i have attended 3 weddings of Nigerians marrying Nigerians in Canada o.

maternal:


I don't think I know one Nigeria man in Canada who married a Nigerian woman. Unless they were already married in naija before coming to Canada.

Do you live in a place like Ellesmere Island, a remote island in Nunavut, or somewhere else?

Gerrard59:

This is a fact I hope many of our men who run their mouths on social about being #TeamForeignWomen realise. Humans are tribal and would always prefer to marry their kinds. I think a major part of the ignorance stems from those in Nigeria who believe it is that easy for someone who spent at least 25 years in a particular society to quickly move on to marry someone from a different race and cultural upbringing. Even for the same race, but different cultural upbringing, it is hard let alone a different race.

They should embrace single-hood. No be everybody go marry. It is the new cultural dispensation.

Hehe.. if you ask why, dem go say na BBC. It's blokes who've not left 9ja though- you no go blame them.
On arrival, dem go understand- accent first, then you talk of life experiences- when folks are talking places they've gone on vac to, guy go dey look. Food nko- on a quick break when folks are asking for different flavours of coffee e.t.c, or in a restaurant, chap would be looking at the menu like it was written in Arabic. I never mention fork and knife wahala. Activities/sports nko- we na mainly football. No talk of swimming, kayaking, camping, skiing e.t.c. Then the elephant in the room which is economic capability. People do date across borders but there's no one there queuing up for us because of BBC.

Many blokes/ladies would be single finally. At least as a bloke, if you old reach, u fit enter 9ja, infact relatives would help.
One met a medic who was 29- told me her plan was to freeze her eggs once she crosses 30. I told her e never reach.. she should search harder.
Finally, I always wonder but ut seems our physically beautiful ladies still dey 9ja- maybe why folks still go back. Anytime I enter 9ja na so so fine babes I dey see.

CsRockefeller:


What is the best option for we who are not PR holders yet, even struggling to maintain a 20hr job, and approaching our mid-thirties?

As a man, e no easy but u have time on ur side.

As per marslows hierarchy of need, you have to attend to the basics first but the good thing about the west is that reasonable social activities are readily available and reasonably cheap. First, you'd need to stop converting costs to naira and attend to the basics - clothes, activities e.t.c. most dates now are initiated online and via local groups. Online dating has its downsides though. Being confident in yourself is also very important.

Fact is as you have the basics sorted, things follow

lastkingsman:


When I first arrived You Kay, I go dey mumu dey tell ladies when I arrived and sometimes the visa I was currently on.

My eyes see shege. Never again. Lol

Lol... were you part of team foriegn girls before you japa?


E be like say na UK folks full here

jedisco:


Hehe.. if you ask why, dem go say na BBC. It's blokes who've not left 9ja though- you no go blame them.
On arrival, dem go understand- accent first, then you talk of life experiences- when folks are talking places they've gone on vac to, guy go dey look. Food nko- on a quick break when folks are asking for different flavours of coffee e.t.c, or in a restaurant, chap would be looking at the menu like it was written in Arabic. I never mention fork and knife wahala. Activities/sports nko- we na mainly football. No talk of swimming, kayaking, camping, skiing e.t.c. Then the elephant in the room which is economic capability. People do date across borders but there's no one there queuing up for us because of BBC.

That is the core reason many won't marry foreign women: while the Nigerian male is building his life in a new land, the foreign lady has already built hers. Whether she is of the same race as the man, but was born and bred there. So she has been assimilated into the society. Cultural differences and how both see life. Small small chats and how they respond afterwards. Honestly, the way these lads yap on Twitter about how easy it is to marry a foreign woman as an immigrant amazes me. Inter-racial marriages aren't that plentiful to mention in the first place.

As for the BBC, I don't think that holds in places with a substantial population of black people. The average Western European lady shouldn't be fazed about a black man's preek any more.

Many blokes/ladies would be single finally. At least as a bloke, if you old reach, u fit enter 9ja, infact relatives would help.

Yes. That one is certain, including in Nigeria and for different reasons. We should expect a cultural norm where people don't eventually get married or have children at all. Even if they do, they have just one - this will become more common in Nigeria since it is already common in the abroad. It is a global phenomenon.

One met a medic who was 29- told me her plan was to freeze her eggs once she crosses 30. I told her e never reach.. she should search harder.

30 is too early. She should also try harder and reach out to friends/family from Nigeria. I know it is not easy. Another thing with marriage should be whether both parties are keen on settling in a particular location for a long time, as marriage restricts mobility to an extent.

Finally, I always wonder but ut seems our physically beautiful ladies still dey 9ja- maybe why folks still go back. Anytime I enter 9ja na so so fine babes I dey see.

The most beautiful Nigerian women are in Nigeria. And for academic reasons, I think this is also due to your "earning power". I am not saying or insinuating that you didn't earn well or you earned poorly before relocating, but the £ has enabled you to broaden the places you visit so you get to meet more people at various places.

Gerrard59:


You mean to tell me you don't know a single Nigerian man who holds PR at least, that is married to a Nigerian woman who already resides in Canada?

Truth is: Nigerians will marry themselves. Who wan marry us before? Nigeriens? Liberians? Indians? We would marry ourselves.

Only my cousin in Texas. It's actually a she. She demanded the now husband get his green card before talking to her. She's the only person I know who did it. I know some guys in Canada who did it for "alternative reasons" but they don't count. But for a legit marriage ? Haven't seen one in my generation. I also was thinking hard before replying.

I've been discussing this issue for years. It's very complex. It's not black and white. My direct family is part of this conversation. But I'll keep certain explanation to myself. People here will accuse me of being bitter and angry if they don't agree with my life experiences. Lastly, naija men abroad are in extremely high demand. Thanks to the burna boys shipping the "culture" and music abroad. Then Nollywood of course. Being with a naija man is the thing to do if you're a black woman nowadays

Gerrard59:

That is the core reason many won't marry foreign women: while the Nigerian male is building his life in a new land, the foreign lady has already built hers. Whether she is of the same race as the man, but was born and bred there. So she has been assimilated into the society. Cultural differences and how both see life. Small small chats and how they respond afterwards. Honestly, the way these lads yap on Twitter about how easy it is to marry a foreign woman as an immigrant amazes me. Inter-racial marriages aren't that plentiful to mention in the first place.

As for the BBC, I don't think that holds in places with a substantial population of black people. The average Western European lady shouldn't be fazed about a black man's preek any more.


Yes. That one is certain, including in Nigeria and for different reasons. We should expect a cultural norm where people don't eventually get married or have children at all. Even if they do, they have just one - this will become more common in Nigeria since it is already common in the abroad. It is a global phenomenon.


30 is too early. She should also try harder and reach out to friends/family from Nigeria. I know it is not easy. Another thing with marriage should be whether both parties are keen on settling in a particular location for a long time, as marriage restricts mobility to an extent.


The most beautiful Nigerian women are in Nigeria. And for academic reasons, I think this is also due to your "earning power". I am not saying or insinuating that you didn't earn well or you earned poorly before relocating, but the £ has enabled you to broaden the places you visit so you get to meet more people at various places.

Actually 30 is a good age to freeze eggs

Egg reserve starts to drop from puberty and a more significant drop is typically from 35yrs till menopause which can be up to 60s.

ednut1:
i have attended 3 weddings of Nigerians marrying Nigerians in Canada o.

Goodness in one year ? I can recall 3 since being here. And all 3 women were born and bread in Canada. They wanted to be with someone like their father. If Canada kept such data, it'd be interesting to see.

funkyy598:


Do you live in a place like Ellesmere Island, a remote island in Nunavut, or somewhere else?

lol I'm around only major cities