tinuadeadebola said:
people,
we heard a great news at least from Ig and it was quite encouraging considering her long wait. Sometimes i want to forget about the whole of this immigration issue but i dont know if any other persons feel the same way or its just me. The fear/concern for the unknown sometimes makes me wonder if this is truly the way to go.
I feel its more difficult if you are 'relatively' comfortable in nigeria, good house, good job, good schools and some general level of comform around you i mean you can easilly afford a nanny for the kids, a steward if you want, a driver if you so wish and many other things (i dont mean to be proud please) that one can relatively afford here. I lived in UK for about a year for my MSc and i know it was not easy at all.
My question is what are we going to be doing there? (1) working? i learnt professional job does not come easy and that we have to do some warehouse/security/sales assistant and all kinds of menial job before we can get a professional job and considering where we are coming from are we psychologically prepared for this?
(2) Schooling? what course and how easy is it to get admission? for instance i have been trying to apply an MBA having had over 12years working experience but am yet to be able to secure admission into any of the Ontario school why ? GMAT is compulsory and a high score is needed too a criteria i have not been able to meet, besides GMAT, most schools ask for a B+ or at least 75% upward in your last university degrees does it mean anybody with second class lower cannot study in a good school in canada? what about the fees not in anyway cheap
(3) Business? what kind of business can one do? what are the modalities of starting one? is there a market for nigeria goods there? is there enough profit to keep the business going? i need anwers to this and many more. maybe i need to start a new thread so we can all put our ideas on papers. emigrating is just the first step but settling down and being happy there is far important and we have to start thinking now. I know and met a lot of Nigerians who are frustrated in the UK and also cannot return home because of poor planning and poor feasibility studies hence my concern.
I hear its very difficult for doctors to get job in canada so if you are on this thread and you are a doctor please read the thread on 'Doctors how to succeed in canada 'before you continue with the process. Please brothers and sisters let no know mis understand me i am just concerned and i want us to rub minds sometimes we are too engrossed in wanting to leave naija that we dont even pause and ask ourselves if that is the best option for us
I hope to hear from you all
Madam, how far na? Your questions would require a team of researchers to investigate and present!
Immigration is not a "peanut" issue and has to be weighted accordingly, if you know what I mean...it is a decision your family has to take with no influence from anybody. You only need resources to make some of the decisions...our race is not the same and what works for Taiye can boomerang if Kehinde should try it..
People are here for different reasons in accordance with their future plans...there is no one way to advice anybody but maybe you should slow down if you are asking these questions after you already submitted your application.
Like we have discussed somewhere else, your foreign certificates can hardly fly here except if you are the next thing to Bill Gate meaning you may have to retrain. You can learn a trade or start a business if you have the entrepreneurial spirit...unfortunately, you don't seem to like business otherwise you wont be asking what naija goods you can sell here. Don't mind me but it's true....why can't you sell their products to their people here? Business is about supply and demand of anything, it don't matter if the goods/services is packaged in Malaysia or Siberia. That's by the way..
You don't have to do MBA here, there are several other courses that can take you to your destination if you search carefully...
Having said all the above, often times people take the decision for the future of their kids. Afterall, some are already comfortably settled in naija like you rightly wrote. You can't have a gardener, steward or driver here, the nanny bill is killing so it's tougher here but the quality of life is miles ahead of naija if can find some productive work to do...
I think we spoke once when I was in naija...you should remember some of our discussions. I have also encouraged people not to pack up all their lives in naija for this place until a solid doable plan is in place...this venture is pretty expensive except if one chose to live the low, struggling life that others have ended up with.
My sister, pray for God's guidance. It is well but it's your call..
PLS I NEED AN URGENT RESPONSE