Mamatukwas:


Turkey is great. If you know where to go you can get some really really fantastic clothes for less than UK prices.

Bluetherapy:

Like which places?

Turkey isn't far and there js eVisa for BERP holders.

Ralphlauren:


Leave them to keep arguing oh

Ajo is bae. I know people that are using it to break into the property ladder. Imagining ajo is 12 months (1k each) and you pack last and then for the next cycle, you pack first. Thats 24k neat within 13 months That's a deposit for a house in the bag.

The caveat is to do it with people you trust and consider credible.

I can't wait to pack mine in July I intend to put 4k straight into my shares and stock lifetime ISA and invest the rest in shares and crypto i must join Lexusgs430 and wonlasewonimi in the largesse they've been getting from shares and crypto

Mamatukwas:


General market go to Istanbul. Even Istanbul get level tbh

For higher end clothing Ankara is better.

However you should be able to find 95% of what you need in Istanbul unless you have exacting taste.

Mamatukwas:


Turkey is great. If you know where to go you can get some really really fantastic clothes for less than UK prices.

Ralphlauren:


Yes, I've heard Turkey sell quality and affordable clothes. I have also seen it for myself as I used to have work colleague who was a Swiss resident and national. He would travel from Swiss to Turkey regularly to shop for work clothes.

Ralphlauren:


What's your husband's field/experience in banking? Let us know, so we can advice accordingly.

That said, the US investment bank, JP Morgan have a large operational office in Bournemouth.

Mamatukwas:


General market go to Istanbul. Even Istanbul get level tbh

For higher end clothing Ankara is better.

However you should be able to find 95% of what you need in Istanbul unless you have exacting taste.

fatima04:

Safeob27:

International trade finance with cdcs certification
He also has experience in oil and gas

Thank you

Safeob27:
Hi guys, please permit me to post this question here, I just need advice from people already living in the UK

Please I have offers from Bournemouth university and Kingston university to study Adult nursing msc and I am having trouble deciding which to pick . I am well aware that Kingston is close to London so rent is so high but my husband is a banker and feels there would be more opportunities for him closer to London. Now if I pick Kingston are there areas with affordable rent we can live in , that is not so far from school ?

Please I would love to hear from people who have lived in Bournemouth or surrey please

Thank you

wonlasewonimi:


I am actually serious. For example, if you go to the council and get a 3 bedroom house without paying a dime, or they pay you job seekers allowance every week. Your body sef go swell. But this one, you're paying to access a retail store in your community albeit discounted.

Jayjiggy:


Please how was the renewal process like In the UK? I have been reading about the Nigeria embassy in London regarding this renewal issue and their high level of extortion. Please can you give more insight ?

Mamatukwas:


Turkey is great. If you know where to go you can get some really really fantastic clothes for less than UK prices.

Safeob27:
Hi guys, please permit me to post this question here, I just need advice from people already living in the UK

Please I have offers from Bournemouth university and Kingston university to study Adult nursing msc and I am having trouble deciding which to pick . I am well aware that Kingston is close to London so rent is so high but my husband is a banker and feels there would be more opportunities for him closer to London. Now if I pick Kingston are there areas with affordable rent we can live in , that is not so far from school ?

Please I would love to hear from people who have lived in Bournemouth or surrey please

Thank you

ybahrbz91:
Good Morning Everyone

I would like to make some enquiry before traveling;

Do I still need a pre-departure COVID test before traveling to Scotland even when I am fully vaccinated?

How early should I fill in the Passenger Locator form?

What are the other basic information do I need ahead of my journey.

Jayjiggy:


Please how was the renewal process like In the UK? I have been reading about the Nigeria embassy in London regarding this renewal issue and their high level of extortion. Please can you give more insight ?

tshoboy:

Just left the High Commission. The process inside was okay. I didn't have to wait for more than 30-45mins for the whole process. The issue is getting inside and these are the things I learnt:
- DON'T visit the High Commission without an appointment. There is no fast-track again and they sent people without appointment back. Very disappointing because the website has little to no information on these recent change and there are people attending from outside London with the expectation to use Fast-track. Book your appointment here https://appointments.immigration.gov.ng/ and only attend on your appointment date. They might not attend to you if you go before or after your appointment date.
- If your application/payment date is from 20 November 2021 and you have booked an appointment date. Go with your documents i..e old passport, payment slip, acknowledgement slip etc. Visit a post office and pay for £20 money order + RoyalMail special delivery envelope. I used the Strand post office less than 10mins walk from the High Commission.
- If your application/payment date is before 20 November 2021 and you have booked an appointment using te link above. Follow same steps as above, but sadly, you have to buy £120 money order + RoyalMail special delivery envelope. They gave some lame reason for this - payments before the 20 Nov was for the older epassport and not the enhances passport. THose that paid before 20 Nov paid lesser amount. Also, you had to book appointment separately and it didnt come with your application unlike those after that day that their acknowledgement slip contains the booking link above. Both reasons were lame, but they didnt allow me enter till I went to do additional £100 money order.

They also don't follow the appointment time. My appointment time was 12pm, but i got there before 10am, spent an hour aguing about the extra £100 money order. Went to the post office to do the extra £100 money order and I was out of there less than an hour.

So, you should be out of there

Temi231:
Please where can I do covid 19 test in London today and get the result. Travel date is tomorrow

AgentXxx:
Great forum, benefited a lot, May God bless our endeavors... A quick question for the gurus in the house s.... Hopefully, me and my wife will be coming to London by September as she is to resume with Bradford uni for her LLM , so I was thinking how fast/easy/profitable is it to get driving for Uber/ any e hailing company immediately I get there if am able to afford a car while I search for a decent job?

Ticha:


Ed Wales ed@mcbfinancialservices.co.uk
T: 01603 864760 | M: 07709 316927 | DD: 01603 964924 | W: www.mcbfinancialservices.co.uk

Ezra Le Mon​
Ezra.LeMon@JohnCharcol.co.uk
020 3334 9967

Those are the 2 I use. Ed is free but Ezra charges a fee. Ezra deals with my more complicated mortgages and being a 2nd generation immigrant, he's is more on the ball dealing with visas, multiple streams of income from different countries etc.

MichaelUde:


Madam Ticha,
Quick question regarding your brokers - I don finally sell some of my property in Naija (exchange rate na die, APC e no go better for una) and I'd like to see if I can get a property purchase ongoing. The gentlemen whose contact details you shared here - would they be open to receiving cold calls from Nigerians with heavy Igbo accents - i.e. could you give or have you previously given them a heads-up that you've recommended them elsewhere?

Thanks.

Ralphlauren:


Your husband is right. Trade finance is a niche sector and there is a higher chance he would secure a role in London as someone new to the country without any UK work experience.

Most banks, oil companies and boutique brokerage firms have their trade finance desks based in London. His experience is niche and if he's got a good Cv, if he has had exposure to the different systems/tools (e.g dow jones, refinitiv,etc) and he's able to proof his worth at interviews, he shouldn't really struggle to land a job fairly quickly.

A quick search on job boards further confirms this as 90% of trade finance jobs advertised on indeed and LinkedIn are based in London.

Tell your husband not to limit his job search to banks. He should consider oil companies (bp, shell), consulting firms (mckinsey, pwc, Accenture, deloitte, etc) including boutique firms like baringa partners and other brokerage firms (not just the big known names) as well as shipping companies.

The good thing about his experience is that he has got transferrable skills and he can pivot to risk and compliance roles such as Sanctions officer, sanctions manager which is a big deal at the moment.

Trade based money laundering is one of the major risks which a lot of firms try to identify, deter and mitigate so he should also consider a career in financial crime.

Top tip: to give him an edge in the Cv screening process, ask him to take out anything Nigeria from his work experience. E.g. if he works with standard chartered, lagos he should remove lagos. If and when asked at interviews which of the locations he worked, then he can mention Africa.

It appears your husband has done his research very well, so please, don't argue with him and consider the move to London. I give him thumbs up. Na man he be As soon as he gets the UK work experience and he's well settled, you can move out of London.

I know I wave the Scottish flag on this thread with pride but London is actually one of the best places to get a career break or the first step in the career ladder if you can ignore the associated high cost of living.

Wishing you both the very best and may God give you the wisdom and intuition to make the best choices.

Emmyk:


I live in Bournemouth and it's also quite expensive too. It's 2hours + away from London by Coach and only an hour drive by normal car. Studio apartment gets as high as £800 per month.

Lexusgs430:



Do you have a FULL UK DRIVING license

Do you have a PCO license

Do you have a PCO registered vehicle

Are you already registered with UBER UK

Do you understand the UK road networks (sat nav would help too)..... But basic knowledge is VERY IMPORTANT .........

SO YOU SEE ......... NO IMMEDIACY HERE .......


I hope you're coming with loads of ££££'s to buy an Uber ready vehicle ........ Would cost you about £10,000.......

If you are low on ££££'s, you can hire an Uber ready vehicle....... (About £400 per week)...... I think ......

So think this your UBER plan wella .........

TheGuyFromHR:


It goes without saying that London will offer your husband more opportunities than Bournemouth would, just like Lagos offers more opportunities than Enugu or Akure, however unsalubrious Lagos/London might be.

Glasgow is another city that offers some good opportunities for finance professionals.