eniola1010:


Its what i do too. I dont even do any paperwork at all. Sometimes i go dey ask myself. Do these people like throwing money away or what. Cus the people i support dont even need supporting and i do basically nothing.

You no go like collect your free money dey face front?.. But how come you don't do any paper work?

Care home people go through it Sha, especially for those big care homes with like 30 residents

Can't even imagine what it's like

My oga’s in the house, I need help on how to go about referencing. I want to change my job and I don’t want my current employer to have a clue about it until I give him my 4weeks termination notice. More like I want to get the job first before saying I want to leave.

I have previously worked with 2 other companies that can give me reference but my potential new employer wants a reference from current employer.

How can I go about it? Please I need all ideas I can get from you all. Thanks

Amarathripple0:

I think you should focus on asking questions that will give you a soft landing in the UK based on you and your wife’s skills and career trajectory, accomodation, managing bills, building a credit profile, investing, etc as opposed to looking at saving money that is unrealistic to save in the first few months of your arrival here as a student.

A follow up questions from me please. How easy can an internal auditor get a job in UK especially around Leeds and Bradford? I will appreciate any response

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hustla:




We will see how it goes. God keep us till then
On the flipside, it seems Nigerian kids and the gang thing is a lot common in UK than other countries for some reason

So unfortunate it’s that way.

Zahra29:


I agree, specialists like the above are far fewer in the UK. My last project was for a large UK insurance company and most of the hard core techie roles were outsourced to Indians. But management type and non/soft tech positions - they had no problems filling those in house.

Honestly, it took me some time to understand. Specialization is the way to go especially for an immigrant

semmyk:
Which area of cybersecurity are you considering: technical, coding/analytics, support, non-technical, consulting, management.
Are you starting as a rookie in IT generally. Any vertical industry experience outside of IT
What catches your passion. Directing, investigating, developing, building, documenting
These might shape what direction you might drift towards.
Inbtw, some PM are hands-on, essentially performing as technical manager.

Yes sir, starting as a rookie in IT. Which would you advise I start with?

Gerrard59:


I am really interested in reading tips and experiences from black African parents who have been in the UK for ages in tackling the issue. Two solutions I have thought are sending them to schools owned by conservative churches, sending them to Nigeria so that they know the conditions at home, the stakes at hand and the reasons mummy and daddy had to relocate. Like you stated, spending quality time with the children is very important.

Best bet is to let them spend earlier years up to adolescents back home to know their culture, life’s values etc before bringing them here to complete their education.
Our educational system at the earlier years is quite faster - formal or informal. Learning at the earlier years for an African child is quite faster but slows down after three or four years.
As simple as this may sound, research as far back as 80s has it that African child (0 - 3 years) is precocious due to constant interaction between mother and child, breastfeeding, wrapper-tying carrying on the back, constant touches to name a few.

But with the present Nigerian situation, one may need a rethink to consider family finances, safety, availability of jobs etc before making that relocation decision.
For those who are here already, I guess it’s best to know your kids and spend quality time with them.

Sorry to burst your bubble but very few African parents who have been here long enough are good models to consider their parenting style especially when you see the end result in their kids.
Just maybe! Location let them down.
Raising kids in London, its environs and some other major cities need serious consideration.

Gerrard59:


Honestly, why is that so?

In some parts of Africa, we have some of the most humane cultures, but do we believe in ourselves enough?

The issue with black man, no be today e start o

You need to first invest time and energy into scouring the jobsites for job descriptions that some how aligns with what you currently do as an Internal Auditor in Nigeria before now looking to see if there are any openings in the areas you have mentioned ...e get why

elengine:


A follow up questions from me please. How easy can an internal auditor get a job in UK especially around Leeds and Bradford? I will appreciate any response

hustla:


Na ela me dey give them, concentrated one

One of them told me he will call the police on me as he thinks im an illegal immigrant. After asking if he or his family can afford to pay £15,000 for school fees or if he has a BSc or MSc, I handed him the phone and asked him to call the police, make we see which one of us them go carry


Someone who couldnt even finish high school but knows how to order nonsense online should be able to google basic stuff and be enlightened.

Its 2022 abeg

It’s 2023 o and not 2022

Hello All,

Can anyone please explain the 28 days rule of entry into the uk with a skilled worker visa?

Visa was approved in last week in December. Start date on COS is first week in January but flight ticket is booked for third week in January after approval from Sponsor.

Is there any implication as to which of the dates is valid for entry within 28 days rule?

HollyMadison:
Hi people,

Please does any contact for a driver that can pick up at Heathrow and drop at South Shields (Tyne and wear)?

This is almost a 300 mile journey....... I hope you have a healthy budget of almost £550.00........

Tier4Dependant:
My oga’s in the house, I need help on how to go about referencing. I want to change my job and I don’t want my current employer to have a clue about it until I give him my 4weeks termination notice. More like I want to get the job first before saying I want to leave.

I have previously worked with 2 other companies that can give me reference but my potential new employer wants a reference from current employer.

How can I go about it? Please I need all ideas I can get from you all. Thanks

This is a tautology nah .........


You need a reference from current employer, but current employer MUST not YET know, you want to leave them .........

Dey play o ...... Dey play ........

Hi guys, I just moved to the UK In October for my PHD with my wife and 2 kids. I’m the main applicant and wife is dependent.

My two younger brothers are also coming in February for their masters with their wife’s
and kids

The 3 of us are planning on buying a property which would serve as a family house for 3 of us our wife’s and kids, instead of paying multiple rent.

We jointly have about 18M in Nigeria
Please can this be enough to serve as a down payment for a bungalow where we can spread the balance over the years in a mortgage plan.

Also, we are planning on putting all the funds (18M) into one account and send it to UK via form A. Would this be possible?

Please can someone advise me on the process for all this and guide us on what best to do to avoid mistakes

Hello house, for those who have just come in newly to the UK, how did you go about getting accommodation? Thanks

JaySterling:
Hi guys, I just moved to the UK In October for my PHD with my wife and 2 kids. I’m the main applicant and wife is dependent.

My two younger brothers are also coming in February for their masters with their wife’s
and kids

The 3 of us are planning on buying a property which would serve as a family house for 3 of us our wife’s and kids, instead of paying multiple rent.

We jointly have about 18M in Nigeria
Please can this be enough to serve as a down payment for a bungalow where we can spread the balance over the years in a mortgage plan.

Also, we are planning on putting all the funds (18M) into one account and send it to UK via form A. Would this be possible?

Please can someone advise me on the process for all this and guide us on what best to do to avoid mistakes

I will not encourage anybody to go into housing market now considering the crazy interest rate. Your 18m naira is roughly £33K using official rate but with your lack of history in the UK you will struggling to find a lender who will give you mortgage.

I will suggest that you rent for a year, get some credit worthiness on your profile then see what your chances are.

Good day guys, i applied for a standard visiting visa for my mom and this is the decision i got. My wife delivered of a baby and we need my mom to come around, she being a petty trader (unregistered business food vendor) we are limited on the documents needed to present for her. Submitted for her are a landed property receipt, her business association id card. One mistake we made was not providing her bank statement as this our mama dem no believe owning a bank account ( she has one that she has never operated and has gone dormant). Pls i seek the advise of the house on what can be done or what i need to do to reapply for her. Thanks

AlphaUno:



Best bet is to let them spend earlier years up to adolescents back home to know their culture, life’s values etc before bringing them here to complete their education.
Our educational system at the earlier years is quite faster - formal or informal. Learning at the earlier years for an African child is quite faster but slows down after three or four years.
As simple as this may sound, research as far back as 80s has it that African child (0 - 3 years) is precocious due to constant interaction between mother and child, breastfeeding, wrapper-tying carrying on the back, constant touches to name a few.

But with the present Nigerian situation, one may need a rethink to consider family finances, safety, availability of jobs etc before making that relocation decision.
For those who are here already, I guess it’s best to know your kids and spend quality time with them.

Sorry to burst your bubble but very few African parents who have been here long enough are good models to consider their parenting style especially when you see the end result in their kids.
Just maybe! Location let them down.
Raising kids in London, its environs and some other major cities need serious consideration.

one of my major sentiments, I'm wayyy too protective of my kids. I cannot can. Me and this Nairalander were having this exact discussion 3 MTHS ago. Aside many lacking values to pass on to children, many simply just do not have the time because bills have to be paid!

Sweetvie:
You're very right
Infact my savings in Nigeria is much more than abroad but I never for once want to stay in Nigeria... If you're looking for where to become a millionaire Nigeria is the right place but if you're looking for where to live a cool life without comparison then travel out.
I alws say I want to give my future kids the best life a child can ever want which I don't think I can achieve it in Nigeria. Infact sef i didn't travel out for any kid, i did it for myself... I want a better life for myself.

I don't know why some people are trying to discourage others from traveling

My response was:

i'm on the other side of the coin. The kids na one of the major reasons why I won't even consider it at this time, till they are much older. Can't risk raising my kids in the west, way too crazy. After I have built them up soundly the African way, then they can go there if they want or if the situation calls for it. For now, we dey here..lol

I passed my driving theory test at second attempt... onto the next one

AlphaUno:



Best bet is to let them spend earlier years up to adolescents back home to know their culture, life’s values etc before bringing them here to complete their education.

Sorry to burst your bubble but very few African parents who have been here long enough are good models to consider their parenting style especially when you see the end result in their kids.

Just maybe! Location let them down.
Raising kids in London, its environs and some other major cities need serious consideration.

What about the very many yahoo boys, ritual killers, armed robbers, runs girls, dirty politicians and crooked professionals etc who were born and bred in Naij?

Parenting styles may vary for example hitting a child in the UK is generally seen as abuse because there are often better ways to teach and discipline a child. The majority of black boys and children in general who were raised here are doing well and are responsible. Conversely there are nigerian students who come here and get into trouble. Several during my uni days- one boy even got into trouble with the police over allegations from an oyinbo girl he was messing with.
Not every black boy here is in a gang, the same way not every young Nigerian is into yahoo or a Nigerian "prince". A lot of it is stereotypes due to media presentation.

JaySterling:
Hi guys, I just moved to the UK In October for my PHD with my wife and 2 kids. I’m the main applicant and wife is dependent.

My two younger brothers are also coming in February for their masters with their wife’s
and kids

The 3 of us are planning on buying a property which would serve as a family house for 3 of us our wife’s and kids, instead of paying multiple rent.

We jointly have about 18M in Nigeria
Please can this be enough to serve as a down payment for a bungalow where we can spread the balance over the years in a mortgage plan.

Also, we are planning on putting all the funds (18M) into one account and send it to UK via form A. Would this be possible?

Please can someone advise me on the process for all this and guide us on what best to do to avoid mistakes

I don't think this is possible. For multiple reasons, you would struggle to find a willing lender especially in the current climate. If you did find a lender, as a non permanent resident, you would likely require a minimum 25% deposit. Depending on your location, you would be looking at at least £70k for a £280,000 3bed house. Probably much more.
There would also be stringent AML checks to verify the source of your funds as they originate outside of the UK.

Zahra29:


What about the very many yahoo boys, ritual killers, armed robbers, runs girls, dirty politicians and crooked professionals etc who were born and bred in Naij?

Parenting styles may vary for example hitting a child in the UK is generally seen as abuse because there are often better ways to teach and discipline a child. The majority of black boys and children in general who were raised here are doing well and are responsible. Conversely there are nigerian students who come here and get into trouble. Several during my uni days- one boy even got into trouble with the police over allegations from an oyinbo girl he was messing with.
Not every black boy here is in a gang, the same way not every young Nigerian is into yahoo or a Nigerian "prince". A lot of it is stereotypes due to media presentation.

Happy New Year

mizGene:

I don't know about construction, but in the IT PM industry I know sponsorship is as easy as ABC, VERY easy.

Very easy for an IT PM? If you say so

justwise:


Happy New Year

Happy new year to you too

Tier4Dependant:
My oga’s in the house, I need help on how to go about referencing. I want to change my job and I don’t want my current employer to have a clue about it until I give him my 4weeks termination notice. More like I want to get the job first before saying I want to leave.

I have previously worked with 2 other companies that can give me reference but my potential new employer wants a reference from current employer.

How can I go about it? Please I need all ideas I can get from you all. Thanks

Simply tell your prospective employer not to contact your current employer unless you are the preferred candidate and an offer is likely to be extended (subject to standard checks). Once you get a confirmation that you are the preferred candidate, you can then approach your current employer and tell them you’ve been offered a job and will require a reference from them.

igbsam:
Good day guys, i applied for a standard visiting visa for my mom and this is the decision i got. My wife delivered of a baby and we need my mom to come around, she being a petty trader (unregistered business food vendor) we are limited on the documents needed to present for her. Submitted for her are a landed property receipt, her business association id card. One mistake we made was not providing her bank statement as this our mama dem no believe owning a bank account ( she has one that she has never operated and has gone dormant). Pls i seek the advise of the house on what can be done or what i need to do to reapply for her. Thanks

Your biggest mistake was her work status......... You for carry all for head ..........

JaySterling:
Hi guys, I just moved to the UK In October for my PHD with my wife and 2 kids. I’m the main applicant and wife is dependent.

My two younger brothers are also coming in February for their masters with their wife’s
and kids

The 3 of us are planning on buying a property which would serve as a family house for 3 of us our wife’s and kids, instead of paying multiple rent.

We jointly have about 18M in Nigeria
Please can this be enough to serve as a down payment for a bungalow where we can spread the balance over the years in a mortgage plan.

Also, we are planning on putting all the funds (18M) into one account and send it to UK via form A. Would this be possible?

Please can someone advise me on the process for all this and guide us on what best to do to avoid mistakes

For starters, you will be looking to buy a 6 bed house that will house the 3 different couples and kids. This is under the assumption that the kids are all under 10 and can share rooms. The mortgage and deposit for this sort of house will be very substantial.

JaySterling:
Hi guys, I just moved to the UK In October for my PHD with my wife and 2 kids. I’m the main applicant and wife is dependent.

My two younger brothers are also coming in February for their masters with their wife’s
and kids

The 3 of us are planning on buying a property which would serve as a family house for 3 of us our wife’s and kids, instead of paying multiple rent.

We jointly have about 18M in Nigeria
Please can this be enough to serve as a down payment for a bungalow where we can spread the balance over the years in a mortgage plan.

Also, we are planning on putting all the funds (18M) into one account and send it to UK via form A. Would this be possible?

Please can someone advise me on the process for all this and guide us on what best to do to avoid mistakes

Your deposit is fine, but how do you intend to proof ongoing mortgage payments affordability..........

Not unless you can buy a property with your ₦18,000,000 (in 2023)..... Possibly not ......

How do you intend to make your monthly mortgage payments, going forward (documented proof).........

This one wey una wan do so, nah complete generation wan Japa ........ Japa on a wholesale level ......

elengine:


A follow up questions from me please. How easy can an internal auditor get a job in UK especially around Leeds and Bradford? I will appreciate any response

It will be easier for someone with internal audit experience from Nigeria to get a job in the UK than say someone with a tax background. Internal audit processes and controls are standardised and universal so it is easier to transfer the knowledge and skills whereas UK tax system is inherently complicated and different from Nigerian taxation.