Zoey1:
It is not your business if exchange rate increases after your submission.
No embassy does that.
Whatever the rate is on your submission date is what is obtainable for your application.
All consulates use OANDA and XE.
Have the correct amount of funds and that is sorted.
Why should you sit down everyday calculating funds with the market?

I think the op is referring to POF 28 days window not after submission

1stdami:
Hi everyone, I have got a question.

My school resumes today 16th of September, I got my CAS today. Is it okay to still apply for my visa even with these dates so close? My school start teaching on the 23rd of September. I plan on applying for the priority visa and doing a walk-in appointment. How realistic is this?


Looking forward to your responses

You can still apply. Just ensure you carry your school along via email

Anyone going to Sheffield Hallam University?

Damalex4luv:
@cashmadam @justwise. Pls how can I pay for my ihs, i have naira, but my agent said I need to use dollar card for payment. Pls help oo. I want to pay this morning

You can only use dollar/pounds card or someone from the UK pay for you while you send them the naira equivalent

Send an email to Info@chapelhilldenham.com telling them you want to sell your shares with Mtn

heroshark:


20hours is 53.3% of 37.5. So it's 0.533FTE. Which is basically 0.533×24,500 =13,058.5

Thank so much 🙏🙏

Lexusgs430:


Nope...... Your individual contracts would stipulate all the financials.......

Oh I see.
Thank you

Lexusgs430:


This would be difficult to ascertain, because one person's part time, could be different from the next person.......

Part time employee A, could only be working on Monday, whilst part time employee B, might be working on Monday & Tuesday.......

Hmmm true but salary should be same right 🤔

Goodenoch:


They usually advertise part-time roles in WTE (Whole time equivalent) terms. So if you see that the role is 0.5 WTE it means you’ll be working half the full time hours of that role and earning 0.5 of the salary (e.g 37.5/2 = 18.75 and 24,500/2 = 12,250).

If they don’t state the WTE, you’ll get the fraction yourself by dividing the full time hours in that role by the number of hours. So in your case if the full time hours in that role is 37.5, you’ll calculate 20/37.5 = 0.533. You can then multiply that by 24,500, which will get you £13,066.

Oh fab!!
Thank you 😎

Hi guys

Pls how do I properly calculate the part time salary of a role when only the full-time (37.5hrs) salary is posted?

Let's say you want to find out what the part time (20 hrs) salary for a 24,500 full time role. Is there a website or a calculator?

samholly:


Please, research or taught?

I applied for research tho !!!

Hi
Pls which School is that?
Thank you

Hi guys, pls does anyone have an idea of any school currently offering research courses(Mres) and successfully got visa with dependant?

ajapz:
Hello house, has anyone been able to get visa this 2024 himself/herself for Mres programs(Researched-based)?
Someone going to Bristol was denied a dependent visa and was told MRes is not supported

I'm co-asking too.
Pls has anyone applied to any school for research courses and got it with dependant?

Viruses:


Perish this thought, it won't make you way richer because the employer contribution will not be paid to you and your own contribution will be taxed before you get it.

Is there anything you want to do now that you are not able to do because of the pension money that is not entering your account monthly?

Hmmm
Thanks for this

Madeu:

I opted out of my pension and took a refund of the pension paid in close to two years. Part of the money was deposited in LISA towards getting a mortgage.
As a single man, I should be able to afford a 3-bedroom End terrace building at 10% deposit in less than two years in the UK. Plus other fees associated with getting a mortgage.

Oh so when you opt out,you get all your reimbursements 🤔

jedisco:


Others have given good considerations. In addition to tax and employers contribution lost on pulling out, also factor in NI you'd pay on the money. It also depends on how robust your pension is. If it's a civil service or NHS pension, they're pretty good. If it's the minimal 5 % from you and 3% from provider, then it's OK but not as good. Manytimes it's not a good idea but everyone's situation is different.

Irrespective, if your employer uses a private provider, its worth checking the fund they invest your pension in. Many providers would invest your contributions in very low growth offerings e.g bonds for the first 5 years cos they're worried people might be scared of the volatility of higher growth options and pull out. The downside is those good returns are most beneficial when people are younger as they have time to compound. I have an adhoc job and enrolled under NEST for it. I looked this year and saw my pension lost money net fees over the last year which was annoying as that was a very bullish year for the market. Had to change what I'm invested in with the aim to leave once I conclude the role.

Very detailed.
Thank you 👍

Hello fam. Pls what do you think of opting out of pension plans in the workplace here?

clinton96:
good every one ,please i want to know if i can use two accounts for proof of funds. one being a usd domiciliary account and the other a naira account. thanks

Yes you can. So far it carries same name

Pls how much is the current IHS fee for a year's course? I seem to be getting it wrong somehow

Cyberknight:


Depends on what you actually earn and what the salary threshold for your job is. If you work part-time, the actual salary you receive must be above the salary threshold for your occupation code in order for you to qualify for sponsorship

For instance, the minimum salary you can earn under the health and care category in the NHS is £23,200 for a full-time job (known as 1 FTE). If you are working part time, i.e. a percentage of the standard 37.5 hours a week - lets assume 30 hours a week, which is equivalent to 80% of 37.5 hours (which will be 0.8 FTE), - then your prorated annual salary would be 80% of £23,200, which is obviously less than the minimum salary so you can't be sponsored.

So you need to determine what your actual salary is and compare it to the minimum salary for your occupation code to give you an idea of whether you can be sponsored or not.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupations/skilled-worker-visa-going-rates-for-eligible-occupation-codes

Thank you for this.
I think if danny34 would also clarify if the role would be a full time role by the time he's rounding up his masters, it could give better context and if you can shed more light on that instance.
I'm also on a part time role with a LA and I know with the calculations above, the part time porated annual salary doesn't qualify for sponsorship.

Zahra29:


Hi, the new entrant visa allows you a discount of 70% on the going rate salary to be sponsored for a skilled worker visa. The going rate is occupation specific, you can check what the relevant rate is using the occupation code of the role you are interested in.

Thank you!

Zahra29:


£23,200 as already advised.

However it would have to be an NHS health and care role to sponsor your dependents. Other care workers have been banned from adding their dependants.

Hi👋
Jumping on this too cos I have a similar question with that of the Op.
But mine is drawn towards the New entrant visa category. What's the minimum salary that can be sponsored for someone switching from Students Visa into Tier 2? *This is asides the NHS or healthcare sector*

TelegramLord:
If POF is in a domiciliary dollar account, does someone have to preform transaction on it to make it active? Or it doesn't matter?
I have no reason/need to make a transaction on the account.

It depends on you. During my time I made 1 transaction where I just deposited 10$ and I think luckily there was card maintenance fee too or Apple Music subscription, one of those during the 28day period and that was it.
The ECO understands that $ isn’t the main legal tender in Nigeria and so less expectations on a huge transaction record.

Henny52:
Please house good day. Please I need your advice. I lied to my school I have never been refused visa. I have been to the UK 4 times on four different visa ( visiting visa). The 5th time I applied I was refused visiting visa and now I Want to go through study route.
I got offer letter from the school already and I have paid my deposit. I have not yet received my CAS, the CAS shield is not yet opened for my batch.
My question is this, will my CAS state I have never been refused visa to the embassy?

I'll let the gurus answer a part of the question but I just want you to note - ENSURE YOU DECLARE ALL VISITS AND REFUSAL WHEN APPLYING FOR VISA.
They will find out at the embassy if you don't declare and you can be refused visa

heykims:

Even this thread is now deserted, I know how congested it was all through last year when when I was processing my own travel.

Seriously Ehn. Probably safe to say that the number of applicants have reduced 😌

Thewritingnerd:
I hope @duchess90 is good? It’s been an longgg while she’s been on here.

I noticed so too.

BishopEmmanuel:
Is it safe to accept multiple admission offers from UK please?

Yes it is.
Infact it is advised so because you have other plan B, plan C and Plan D.
However, when you eventually decide, you pay your deposit for just one and then that particular school will process your Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS).

Hello everyone,

Pls I got a DBS letter posted to me (subject says thank you for your recent application for a DBS check).
I'm aware that a company is running that for me, but the letter does not state whether successful, completed or stuff. I got details in the letter on checking online but still didn't see any certificate updated in my profile.

Does the letter mean it's been successful? And how do I even see the certificate for my use as that is my first DBS check. Thanks

Hi guys,

Pls I got a DBS letter posted to me (subject says thank you for your recent application for a DBS check).
I'm aware that a company is running that for me, but the letter does not state whether successful, completed or stuff. I got details in the letter on checking online but still didn't see any certificate updated in my profile.

Does the letter mean it's been successful? And how do I even see the certificate for my use as that is my first DBS check. Thanks

koonbey:


EO is the grade. Like NHS has bands ...4,5,6..., etc, the civil service has AO, EO, SEO etc.

Within and among specific government departments, roles might be called different things even though they're on the same band.

So, yes, the DWP Job Coach roles are EO grade roles, but there might be other EOs within the DWP doing roles other than Job Coach.

Also, the policies regarding sponsorship are likely applicable to specific roles, not their banding per se. Just like the NHS might sponsor a band 3 healthcare assistant but not a band 3 secretary, the DWP and other departments may sponsor EO cybersecurity analysts but not Job Coaches. There's really no way to know unless you ask directly before or during the recruitment process, or you hear from someone with direct knowledge, like a previous applicant.

Oh I see. This did quite some justice.
Thank you

Schoolhike:


Yeah, most job coach are EO and above, a friend working in dwp told me that they refused job coach visa sponsorship

Still kinda confused tho
I'm this inquisitive cos I applied for the Job coach role, but all email correspondence lately is EO, so I assumed EO=Job coach

Schoolhike:



EO and above and I don’t think DWP offer sponsorship for the JOB COACH role.

A friend got sponsorship at AO role with DWP tho she was moving from student visa directly to work visa.

Someone else wasn’t given for the AO because the person is moving from a work visa.

Seems hmrc could sponsor EO (will not sponsor AO), same as DWP.

Best bet is to start working with them with other visa say like graduate visa, the chances of getting visa will be high. For instance, on norms Ministry of defense don’t sponsor visa if the job is not on shortage occupation list, but someone got the sponsorship because the person has been working with them while on graduate visa.

Hi, thanks for the input.
I always thought the EO is same as the Job coach role. Could you kindly clarify?