3sha4lyf:

If you get arik one way, you'll never board that flight until you show a return ticket out of uk.
Also, but seldomly asked, you may be required to show proof of return ticket at point of entry in the uk. Can't stress enough that this is seldomly asked to students studying for more than 6 months.

HudsonBanks: Please shed more light on this cos I already decided to book arik one way. Is it the arik officials that will stop you from boarding or who? It doesn't make sense considering I'll be there for a year

FutureDon:

You'll be fine with just one way, don't be bothered.

paradisewoods: Please is there anyone In University of Sunderland on this thread? I searched for accommodation of spareroom.co.uk , I ve seen my preference but I dont get replies from the mail I send to all the landlords Please is there anyone In University of Sunderland on this thread? I searched for accommodation of spareroom.co.uk , I ve seen my preference but I dont get replies from the mail I send to all the landlords

Chaze85: Hello guys i just want to ask is istanbic savings account work in uk?can i widraw money with that account from atm in uk?

spikesC:

Yes, as far as the atm is a visa card or mastercard

princessayinke: Pls is anyone going to heathrow emirates today 19th. Need a compqnion seriously

Emmagency:

Oga spike, you aren't wasting time at all ooh.. have you picked up your package yet? picking mine up tomorrow.. (only thing holding me back till September is accommodation tho..)

princessayinke: @ sukber do u mean 20th is when you are leaving.

spikesC: i don dump emirates ooo
i booked royal air maroc for friday, 1 stop at cassablanca, just 4 hours of waiting and 20k plus cheaper than emirates. Na so body dey sweet me

Who want go waste 8hrs fot dubai

sukber:
Hahahaaha, oga spikeC. How much u get am?
Got my Emirate flight 185k, just 1hr 30min wait at dubai. Reason 4 goin 2mao is dt I hv a program 2 do in london dis weekend, I shud hv waited till end of d mnth.

paradisewoods: Good morning all, pls if I open a pounds dorm account , will I still be encountering incessant charges when I am withdrawing from atm machine in UK? Thanks for ur response

paradisewoods: Good morning all, pls if I open a pounds dorm account , will I still be encountering incessant charges when I am withdrawing from atm machine in UK? Thanks for ur response

royalsweetness: I don't think they issue ATM cards for pounds dorm account but you could go ask at the bank.

justwise:

You can go around withdraw charge by using cash back system in shops, basically when you buy something in a shop and pay with your card you ask them for a cash back, though i don't know the limit, alternately you bring 3-4 thousand in cash with you and pay it into your UK bank account then transfer the rest 3K + and pay one off charge.

DonOms:

I heard that once. I know GT issues a stand-alone dollar debit mastercard into which you can move money from your dollar dorm acct using Internet Banking. However, I'm not sire if same id applicable to sterling.

BTW, @royalsweetness, you remembered Nairaland UK Students' page today. Trust you're good.

royalsweetness:

Never thought of this cash back method, meaning you could use the self checkout in shops as a kinda ATM

peteafrik88:

Most retailers dont give cashbacks to credit/debit cards with bank accounts not domiciled in UK. The self serve machines are also programmed not nowadays.
It used to work when I arrived UK but most major retailers that support cashback (Sainsburys, Tesco, Co-op & ASDA) suddenly stopped it. It seems they might have discovered the difficulty of obtaining such funds from foreign banks & this might be a easy way of preventing bank card frauds that most tourists face when they travel to other countries with there bank cards...
My advice is bring some cash along, try & see if any method works for you but you will be prepared in the case of disappointment.

royalsweetness:

Lol missed you too, Uni is on a loooong break, and [b]I've been trying to earn my tuition bac[/b]k by working all the hours I can get How have u been?

justwise:

Good idea, we all did that and it worked but....exhausting