I came, saw and conquered and I no get two heads. Except you are a fake Nigerian. Koko be say,stay focus and know why you are working there.

gmacnoms:
You fit no survive to tell the story. From the tales I’ve heard

You no need any special CV oo, just apply and September to December is usually called peak period and you get 500£ bonus if your attendance is topnotch during this period. Main thing I hate is is the break, it's for 30mins for a 10hrs shift

bigtt76:
Wow! Make I dust up my CV for them

No be for life now, few months or years no go break waist and trust me they are also soft works in there oo. Just know your way and make friend with your manager . I was majorly in the packing department.

bigtt76:
You wan break ya aist eh?

We that came late sef still met it oo in Amazon FC Dartford, some of us were making almost 1k weekly sef. Let me break it down . First four days for night shift is 13.5£perhr, then 5th day is 18.5£ then 6th day is 21.5£ max you could do is 59hrs. The sweet thing is the weekly payment. 😋

I heard DHL was even paying better.

Don't know about now

Let me blow your mind, when Amazon opened another FC and needed workers, if you agree transfer to the new FC you get 5k £ as Moving expenses.

Taal17:

Warehouse job for 800quid a week? Where
See me see better...where was this when I was in the UK.

You are so much on point bro, the best decision I have ever made in my life. Mental sanity is underrated. Screenshot of a friend’s encounter few months back in Lagos, Nigeria.

NB: The guy is one diehard fan of a better Nigeria oo 😂

Ghost1994:
Something strange happened to me today.

On the highway 6, I got a flat tyre and I parked beside the yellow emergency lane.

To my greatest surprise, cops showed up. I was so afraid that omo na wahala be this…. 😔😔 A Lagos hustler will relate to this kind of thing.

Cop:- you speaks English??

Me: yes I do

Cops:- you got extra tyre 🛞 in there?

Me: yes I do officer

Cops:- we will help you fix it you looked tired 😴 have this water.

I wanted to cry 😢 seeing the humanity in them…

They didn’t asked me anything than this and still gave me water to drink.

I remembered how my own brothers were treating me back home, I couldn’t hold my tears back.

You’ll see your brothers in need and that’s when our officials will devour on you and milk you dry.

Please try and japa don’t let anybody discourage you with everything is expensive… yes is not easy but farrrrrrr better than naija.

Note: japa with right documents and if you do, make sure you abstain from drugs and illegal deals.

Baba Bazoo. You still Dey?

BAZ001:


Na dashboard deceive us to join hustle.

If I knew d future was dis bright, I would have been eating my money small small, sleeping and exercising, dressing tight and rehearsing for today.
however e hailing taught me how to be enjoying life as a 2nd class citizen and racism. Cos in my own country as Uber driver I was insulted and treated like low class citizen but cos of fear of 1star/blocking u go maintain

What an average Uber driver experience in Lagos is worse than racism.

We also had a baby boy last two weeks too and it was hectic finding where to circumcise but we finally got a Muslim private clinic led by a Dr called Ahmed. Below is their website “drahmedclinic.co.uk” but I will advise you reach out to the number in the website via WhatsApp which is more faster. It cost us 200£ for a date in sept 18th which you will need to pay an initial fee of 45£ as deposit and the rest on the d day.

Noworries11:
Hey guys
....our baby boy arrived few days back.
The hospital does not offer circumcision rather asked us to sort it out ourselves...
I still dey shocked like this?
Please how do i go about this? We are south east London... a friend said, he heard it cost about £350 to carry out the circumcision on a new born
Wahala...
Please recommend/advise

Well done bro, My friend called me last weekend and told me the council didn’t reply the mail but sent a letter instead granting them exemption 😀 so it worked. Thanks once again bro.

davide470:
On this, I helped draft the email below and so far, I have had 100% success rate from people I shared with. Let the student send this to the council ccing the partner.

Good evening,
My name is xx, a full-time international student at xx University and my partner's name is xx.
I reside at xx. I had initially requested a council tax exemption as a full-time student but was told my partner is a liable party for council tax because he is not a full-time student. We received the attached bill to this effect for the period xx 2022 - xx 2023 wherein it was split into xx equal installments.

However, Article 3 of the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order, SI 1992/558 provides that 'A dwelling is exempt from council tax if it falls within any of the following Class N: a dwelling which is either:
(a) occupied by one or more residents all of whom are relevant persons;
(b) occupied only by one or more relevant persons as term time accommodation.

A relevant person means:
(i) a student;
(ii) a student's spouse or dependant being in each case a person who is not a British citizen and who is prevented, by the terms of his leave to enter or remain in the UK, from taking paid employment or from claiming benefits or (iii) a person to whom Class C (school or college leavers) of regulation 3(1) of the Council Tax (Additional Provision for Discount Disregards) Regulation 1992 applies.

From the foregoing, please note that I belong to category a(i) I am a student and my partner belongs to category a(ii) he is the spouse of a student. We are both non-British citizens and his visa prevents him from claiming benefits. Subsequently, we qualify for the 100% council tax exemption.

Furthermore, please see below links citing cases whereby 100% exemptions were granted to student dependants by the Court:
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5a8ff72860d03e7f57ea8dcf/amp
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/local-government/65852.article

We look forward to your kind response..


Councils dread court cases most times as it does not make sense to be dragged to court for £150/m tax.

Can you help with the name of the one you tried that requires the property to be in England? Thanks.

Schoolhike:


Thanks so much,

Tried one before, but most require the property to be England based.

Quick Question: when can a student switch as a dependent of a tier 2 visa ? Does the student have to wait till graduation?

UPDATE: they have sent the mail since last week but haven’t heard from the council, seems they are contemplating, Their previous replies before this mail is ussually less than 24hrs.

davide470:
On this, I helped draft the email below and so far, I have had 100% success rate from people I shared with. Let the student send this to the council ccing the partner.

Good evening,
My name is xx, a full-time international student at xx University and my partner's name is xx.
I reside at xx. I had initially requested a council tax exemption as a full-time student but was told my partner is a liable party for council tax because he is not a full-time student. We received the attached bill to this effect for the period xx 2022 - xx 2023 wherein it was split into xx equal installments.

However, Article 3 of the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order, SI 1992/558 provides that 'A dwelling is exempt from council tax if it falls within any of the following Class N: a dwelling which is either:
(a) occupied by one or more residents all of whom are relevant persons;
(b) occupied only by one or more relevant persons as term time accommodation.

A relevant person means:
(i) a student;
(ii) a student's spouse or dependant being in each case a person who is not a British citizen and who is prevented, by the terms of his leave to enter or remain in the UK, from taking paid employment or from claiming benefits or (iii) a person to whom Class C (school or college leavers) of regulation 3(1) of the Council Tax (Additional Provision for Discount Disregards) Regulation 1992 applies.

From the foregoing, please note that I belong to category a(i) I am a student and my partner belongs to category a(ii) he is the spouse of a student. We are both non-British citizens and his visa prevents him from claiming benefits. Subsequently, we qualify for the 100% council tax exemption.

Furthermore, please see below links citing cases whereby 100% exemptions were granted to student dependants by the Court:
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5a8ff72860d03e7f57ea8dcf/amp
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/local-government/65852.article

We look forward to your kind response..


Councils dread court cases most times as it does not make sense to be dragged to court for £150/m tax.

Yolla App

Honestydoer:

I need to call directly to phone lines urgently. Any help?

You are blessed bro. Thanks so much I will forward accordingly and give feedback

davide470:
On this, I helped draft the email below and so far, I have had 100% success rate from people I shared with. Let the student send this to the council ccing the partner.

Good evening,
My name is xx, a full-time international student at xx University and my partner's name is xx.
I reside at xx. I had initially requested a council tax exemption as a full-time student but was told my partner is a liable party for council tax because he is not a full-time student. We received the attached bill to this effect for the period xx 2022 - xx 2023 wherein it was split into xx equal installments.

However, Article 3 of the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order, SI 1992/558 provides that 'A dwelling is exempt from council tax if it falls within any of the following Class N: a dwelling which is either:
(a) occupied by one or more residents all of whom are relevant persons;
(b) occupied only by one or more relevant persons as term time accommodation.

A relevant person means:
(i) a student;
(ii) a student's spouse or dependant being in each case a person who is not a British citizen and who is prevented, by the terms of his leave to enter or remain in the UK, from taking paid employment or from claiming benefits or (iii) a person to whom Class C (school or college leavers) of regulation 3(1) of the Council Tax (Additional Provision for Discount Disregards) Regulation 1992 applies.

From the foregoing, please note that I belong to category a(i) I am a student and my partner belongs to category a(ii) he is the spouse of a student. We are both non-British citizens and his visa prevents him from claiming benefits. Subsequently, we qualify for the 100% council tax exemption.

Furthermore, please see below links citing cases whereby 100% exemptions were granted to student dependants by the Court:
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5a8ff72860d03e7f57ea8dcf/amp
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/local-government/65852.article

We look forward to your kind response..


Councils dread court cases most times as it does not make sense to be dragged to court for £150/m tax.

No extra money to pay when it’s not that they were sleeping when they put it up in their site. I will keep the house updated.

Solumtoya:


They have a good case then. They should just reach out to the Council in clear terms. HOWEVER, in the meantime, they should be paying their Council Tax. This happened to me and when the Council finally granted exemption, we were refunded for all paid Council Tax.

There are not giving any solid reason oo, they just keep hammering that they are only entitled to 25% discount. I personally wouldn’t want them to pay and let’s see how it plays out, I have been sharing screenshots with them so they have the final say on the best way to go about it.

Zahra29:


Lol, a broke council is an angry one.

Has the council given an explanation for why the dependent is not exempt?

Your friends could sit tight, since they're in the right, and see how far the council takes it. Worst case they might receive a court summons and have solid grounds to win against the council. Chances are the council will cave once their legal team gets involved.

Or, depending on their risk appetite, they could pay and then claim it back from the council.

Thanks, The fight is on.

Adedoks:


They are not meant to pay shishi. A full-time student and non British partner dependent. This is clear on every council's website. When they disturbed me in my own council that year I quoted their site in my mail and we were exempted. In this UK study to show yourself approved on every matter or else pounds go just dey show you shege

They have done that and sent to them. They are just unnecessarily stubborn

Zahra29:


They could try asking their university/student advisor to write to the council explaining their exemption.

They did that in the past but the council still maintains that only the student spouse is entitled to 25% even when it’s clearly stated on the dependent’s Brp that restricted work and no claim to public funds.

This is really the first time am hearing of a council being stubborn about this, the bankruptcy has probably gone into their head and just want to get money anyway.

With the evidence from their site and brp supporting no claim to public funds and restricted work, won’t they win the council if they eventually get charged to courts, Tbh, I wouldn’t want them to pay any dime because it’s so clear they shouldn’t be paying based on what is clear on their website.

Modified: They reached out to citizen’s advice and they also said they are not meant to pay.

Zahra29:


This clause is worded in a confusing way and open to interpretation by councils.

Some seem to take the view that any foreign spouse dependent is exempt as long as they are not entitled to benefits.

Others want to see a copy of their passport, which shows a stamp stating that they are prevented by immigration regulations to work or claim benefits in the UK.

So if their BRP shows that they are not entitled to work and also cannot take up benefits, then they have no means to pay and are disregarded.

I suggest they complete the discount form from Croydon and provide the supporting evidence and see what they say

Please look at this evidence from their Croydon’s website in the picture attached. “A non British spouse of a full time student whose visa restricts work or claiming benefits”. How do we explain that @justwise

Zahra29:


According to gov UK:

Discounts for full-time students
Households where everyone’s a full-time student do not have to pay Council Tax. If you do get a bill, you can apply for an exemption.

To count as a full-time student, your course must:

last at least 1 year
involve at least 21 hours study per week
If you study for a qualification up to A level and you’re under 20, your course must:

last at least 3 months
involve at least 12 hours study per week
You’ll get a Council Tax bill if there’s someone in your household who’s not a full-time student, but your household might still qualify for a discount.

So they have to pay council tax, but should apply for a discount from the council on the basis of the student being disregarded/exempt.

They have to apply for the discount though - it's not automatic. In any case they definitely should not ignore letters from the council because the council has the power to take enforcement action to recover the debt, which could result in a court summons, bailiffs or even a prison sentence. Croydon council is bankrupt and will not joke with its money. It recently hiked up its council tax by a substantial amount even though there are many struggling households in its borough.

Edited to add - bear in mind they will also be liable for the tax arrears that has accumulated. They should engage asap with the council to try to agree a payment plan.

Thanks and God bless for this eye opener I would have put them in trouble, I will share with them.

Zahra29:


According to gov UK:

Discounts for full-time students
Households where everyone’s a full-time student do not have to pay Council Tax. If you do get a bill, you can apply for an exemption.

To count as a full-time student, your course must:

last at least 1 year
involve at least 21 hours study per week
If you study for a qualification up to A level and you’re under 20, your course must:

last at least 3 months
involve at least 12 hours study per week
You’ll get a Council Tax bill if there’s someone in your household who’s not a full-time student, but your household might still qualify for a discount.

So they have to pay council tax, but should apply for a discount from the council on the basis of the student being disregarded/exempt.

They have to apply for the discount though - it's not automatic. In any case they definitely should not ignore letters from the council because the council has the power to take enforcement action to recover the debt which could result in a court summons, bailiffs or even a prison sentence. Croydon council is bankrupt and will not joke with its money. It recently hiked up its council tax by a substantial amount even though there are many struggling households in its borough.

They have only been exchanging mails.

justwise:


Have them visited the council to explain this?

Goodday Sirs/Mas, please is there any update that full time student and dependent have to pay council tax because a friend of mine have been having issues on this with Croydon Council oo, I have checked everywhere and I can’t find anywhere it says student is entitled to 25% while dependent will pay full. Please advise me oo as I have been telling them to ignore any threat mails they send to them.

Thanks in advance.

Yolla

eniola1010:
I dont know how true but i have been seeing some posts about naric and ecctis being discontinued, they are saying all new immigrants requiring t2 must have ielts or uk degree?

Also is there an app one can use to call nigeria directly from uk?

Am using Octopus, still need the referral code?

samsmokey:
Who is on Octopus and willing to give me a referral code?

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If we have anyone in London who does small chops, please kindly reach out.

Thanks boss. God bless you

semmyk:

You're probably looking for this on page 1001

Who plate number help? 😝 we no Dey pay road tax or insurance 😝

Lexusgs430:



I love the fact say all of una dyu owner's, dey share the same registration number ........🤣😜

Abeg who can guide me to the long post from Living in the Uk Part2 on various method to get into the teaching line in 🇬🇧. Please kindly help a brother.

Attached below is pictures of my baby girl. I get alarm key sef. If car owners flaunt their key, am covered. One of the affordable and durable hybrid bike out there. Oga Lexusgs430 sef no fit do shakara for me. You get Honda jazz. I get DYU A1F 😝

NB: one thing you need to change before you can really enjoy it is the tyre. Make it anti puncture.

gmacnoms:
Yesterday, I really did wish it was foldable or electric.

Na this one and scooter Dey my mind sef. Once I don pay Lapo dia money finish, I go buy electric and scooter.


Electric comes in handy, especially in places with hills.

That is why I got myself an hybrid foldable bike. I fit use electric or manual and if I tire to even pedal, I fold am put inside train.

gmacnoms:
Bristol and hills. And local man body don too stiff.

If I ride small, I go roll am small.

It was really stressful. 30 minutes ride took me 1hour plus.

At a point, I was looking for where to even keep it and enter bus to my house. 😁

Thanks so much

bigtt76:
Sure, see here https://www.royalmail.com/personal/receiving-mail/redirection I hope it helps.

@bigtt76 I think you dropped something about re routing one’s postal mail from previous address, can you help me with that?