Hello,

Wondering If anyone has had experience shipping a freezer from the UK to Nigeria and wiling to share steps to follow please. Thanks.

lordfredrick:
MACBOOKS

(Boxed)
2023 MacBook Air 15"
M2 chip
8gb/512gb
Starlight
Cc: 28
1.2m

(Boxed)
2023 MacBook Air 15"
M2 chip
8gb/256gb
Space gray
Cc: 43
1.1m

Ok

giselle237:
I can’t get it out.. hence the outcry

Oh. You can't even send it to Nigeria ? Woah

Zazozhe2022:


How did it enter ? Salaries or what? If you had it fixed in the account 3months ago self. How it enters matters to them to my own little understanding. Even if your visas previous expired a long time ago I still believe you qualify. right? There’s no point of appealing, just reapply and work on your bank statements. Lets your statement be self explanatory like salary or something . It must be something to do with your statements . My little cent.

Nah. Its just someone who couldn't be bothered to assess her application that denied her. Probably they met their quota already. An appeal is good to get it off her record.

giselle237:

Example if you want to change to naira, you’ll credit them your pounds so they give you naira. If you send them your GBP and say you have a change of mind, you won’t get your pounds without breaking a sweat. Like actual sweat. They are disastrous and disgusting. Whereas with Lemonade you get your money immediately.

Is it a substantial sum? You could send me Naira. I'll send you the gbp

Lexusgs430:


You seem to be missing the point....... The children in question, are presently British citizens, born in the UK.....

So your classification of them been Nigerian citizens, is a little bit premature, because they don't have Nigerian passports, they presently only have British passports.,.....

Do you now understand the dynamics........

I understand but having a British passport doesn't make them less Nigerian. Nigeria practices birthright patriachal citizenship.

A child born to a male Nigerian citizen anywhere in the world by right has automatically conferred Nigerian citizenship. However they have to "accept" by way of registration before the age of 18.

justwise:


Yes on each phone purchased within a particular period but only 4 per address.

Wow. If they have for the s24. I'll be interested please.

Lexusgs430:



Very true...... So how can they travel to Nigeria, since they only got a BP....... And no time to apply for their NP .........😂🤣

Not blood pressure or No problem........😜😂🤣

Yes but as Nigerian Citizens they are able to apply for an ETC to travel to Nigeria

justwise:


That will be done one day...

Regarding resale... last yr when S23 came out my mate helped me to buy 4 because his company has a partnership with Samsung and they get 15% discount, Adidas voucher worth £300 and cashback reward.

I pretty much trade-in all the old Samsung in the house for new ones, so i resale them but this yr the offer is not attractive at all so i bought only one.

Adidas voucher on 1 phone ? Wow

Lexusgs430:



Your children are not Nigerian's (yet)....... They would need to apply for visa's.......🤣😜

They got birthright citizenship na. Lol

MelaninGemstone:
Hey Guys, please I’m traveling to Lagos from London

The cheapest flight I saw have 3 Stopovers in
Turkey
Lebanon
Qatar

Please do I need a transit visa for these countries?

I have a UK residence permit
a USA visa
a recently expired Schengen visa

Oh dear. That's a 2 day trip. Don't need transit visas but phew. The stress. I hope you'd be travelling alone without kids. Also something to entertain you.

Lexusgs430:


My latest bargain hunting, was a ring video doorbell + Alexa speaker for £49.95 (original price was over £200.00)…......😁

I see you got that woucher deal

lavida001:
Anyone interested in a shared house in London?

Where.

bigtt76:
They all carry out hard search ...no way to escape this once you are approved. Having too many credit cards affects your scores though. Why not wait a few more months and request limit upgrade?

Having many credit cards does not affect your score. What affects your score is too many applications withing a short while. Ideally should be 1 hard search every 6 months.

Mamatukwas:


My phone will just pack up. There has to be a better way ;(

What I do is to share or like. Then I go back when I want to check them.

Tenski:
Good day guys, please i bought a car yesterday and i’ve been trying to get a cheap insurance but the lowest i’ve seen at Confused.com is £1400 per annum. Please i need something a little lower for a 2015 Ford Fiesta car. Please how do i go about it? Thanks in advance

That's not a bad price though

OgbeniOptional:
Please asking for a friend

Having a standard night club or boarding school from kindergarten to secondary in Ibadan Nigeria to be precise, which is mor reliable if properly managed and can run from abroad till the person go back home finally. The person is a doctor here looking to go back home in worst 5 years. First time I ever heard someone tired of practicing medicine and want to leave that line entirely in my life cuz I brought suggestion of building hospital.

A night club might be easier. A school is tougher. You're dealing with multiple fragile human beings especially when you say kindergarten sef. If any of them falls ill, injures, anything as kids are known to do. It'll set your friend off. With night club. It's a game of chance as well but at least they're adults.

Itiskdg121:
A hard search was done by SKY on my spouse's credit score reducing it by 82 points.
Please what can she do?

Nothing except wait and refrain from opening another account for the next 6 months.

MzMisty:
Good evening.
Please I need your help and advise. I travelled to Mexico 3weeks ago on vacation. Unfortunately, I got robbed. Someone stole my bag that had my travel documents and other valuable items.

I live in Canada and I am a temporary work permit resident. I reported the theft to the police in Cancun, got all required documents to present at the Nigeria high commission to enable me get an emergency passport. The embassy said they don’t issue passports but gave me a letter to present at boarding.

I was at the airport today and was denied boarding.

Please can anyone advise me on how to handle this. I am stranded in Mexico!


Thank you.

I know it's been a while but the ETC given at the embassy is only valid for travel to Nigeria not Canada. So you probably need to travel to Nigeria. Get a passport and contact the Canada Embassy for a Resident Permit Replacement. So sorry and I hope you have had more progress with this now

Lishabb:
Please help guys
I’m conflicted, on the website it says UK visa holders can enter Mexico but I’ve also heard from people that you can’t gain entry into Mexico with a Uk visa only Schengen or US visa etc.

The truth is while a UK C-visit is technically accepted. They give a lot of hassle on it now especially with Africans as they know a lot are trying to use the country as a launch pad.
Also make sure you have visited the UK first and have sufficient Proof of funds.

A visa not BRP o

cbn4main:
Elders in the house, I thought having a well managed CCs is a good way to building one's credit score. Why is my case different na? Here is my journey so far:

I and my partner arrived the UK in August last year. I tried to get CCs for both of us but were denied by AMEX, monzo and Lloyd's. Luckily for us, it didn't affect our Credit score. My partner is a full time worker while I was a student working part-time.
I decided not to apply again until last month.
My partner got accepted by two CC companies (zable and Capital one) while I applied for only Zable and got as well. Whenever we use the CCs we pay back latest after 1 to 2 days. We try to maintain a zero balance.

I recently checked our Credit scores on Transunion, they were OK. But to my greatest surprise, my partner's score on Experian had dropped by over 100 points within one month of using CC and reported a credit balance of just £28 out over £400 credit limit. While mine reported zero balance but dropped by only 1 point. My experian credit score remain Fantastic.

My question is, elders in the house, does it mean it's better not to have a CC? How would they drastically reduce my partner's credit score when im no get any due repayment (just £28 she spent and she paid back the next day or so ).

Make una help biko

The reason your scores dropped was because of the Hard Search which was recently done. They have an impact and takes 6 months to leave your file. However you should begin to see a gradual improvement from next month

oluwaleokey:
My good people!
Can my grandma way come visiting use the A & E at a hospital? Or at our registered GP?
Does this come with heavy cost? Any implication/impart on her next visiting visa application if she uses the Hospital?
Is she even allowed to access it as visitor that didn't pay IHS?
UK polices on Immigrants dey fear person these days

She has got pile (though managing it) but that one that gives me concern is her inability to sleep at nights. I mean she will not sleep?
She has never used any sleeping pills before now?
I don Google tire and the results found is even more confusing.
Please help
Your candid advise would be greatly appreciated

She's able to go to the hospital but would have to incur out of pocket costs. Depending on the level of care/treatment required.

One is unable to estimate how much this would be but could probably be about 300 for a single non-referral, non Specialist, no further testing appointment or north of a thousand quid.

Again this all depends on the condition and level of treatment required.

If not an emergency and extreme case, I'd try to manage grandma with what she's probably already used to. Or perhaps grandma is just missing Nigeria ?

Compliments of the season to All

We've stumbled upon a curious case but perhaps not so curious to more knowledgeable mind here.

A friend is seeking to apply for an apprenticeship in the UK, however it carries the condition

we prioritize applicants eligible to government funding and for this you need to:
- Have lived in the UK or in the European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 years

Now, said friend has lived in the EU for quite a number of years and now been in the UK for about 24 months now. In total a 6 year continuous residence status across both the EEA and the UK.

Now the question is, is this transferable ? Do they meet this residency condition?

I have taken a look at the UK gov paper on student finance ( https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/639860a3d3bf7f3f7e76245d/Eligibility_rules_for_home_fee_status_and_student_finance_from_the_2021_to_2022_academic_year.pdf ) and it's silent on "Residents" rather using the term "citizens" for EEA folks

Wondering is anyone is able to interpret this better or has experience with such and give some guidance (in-between devouring the boxing day chicken)




Any help CC solumtoya, semmyk, Lexusgs430, mamatukas and ors please

Kingkom:
Merry Christmas all.
I am new to the UK, September 2023. I am looking for a good credit card that can allow me to withdraw the cash and not just buying things with it. Please which one is good and advisable to apply for?

None of them is good and advisable to withdraw from

If i may ask, why are you seeking to withdraw cash from a CC. You do realize you can pay for most things with a CC just as normally as your debit card or is Cash the only accepted means of payment around you?

Anyways if you decide to go further in applying for a CC. You could consider Amex they are quite lax in giving recent migrants cards (depending on personal circumstance)

Here's a referral link : https://americanexpress.com/en-gb/referral/oLUSEFjGPz?XL=MIANS

Wow. Good to see the arguments are ever still active on this page

neuroboy4:


co-ask

If you can get one

giselle237:

Nope. I have cancelled several dds for good reasons. … And once the company comes back to me, we take it from there. They can not force the payment from one’s bank account.
Nothing has gone to any records. Pls let’s stop fear mongering.

Not fear mongering. I have cancelled certain DD as well. But not all are without effect. I know a lad who cancelled his Vodafone DD because he felt they over charged him for a month. It’s gone as a missed payment on his record and takes 18 months to clear.

That’s my advice.

giselle237:
Cancel the direct debit. Cancel. Cancel. Cancel.
Open ur bank app and do it this moment.
Also lodge the complaint using those keywords. This is the UK. This is wicked. Open ur bank app and cancel it. 4200 pounds for pots . Jesus Christ.

You caused this.
Three reasons why your tongue was tied then and you could not talk and that’s why they took advantage of you people.
1. You paid for COS so already they know u are desperate and can not distinguish pressure buying
2. They used yoruba style to enter you, based on respect you could not say your mind and decline to their face
3. JJC . A lot of people fall victims just for been newcomers . So this reason happens quite alot

I can tell you for free that as long as it is coming out from ur card, start by deleting it now. No one can force you to pay a direct debit payment and then continue via the complaints route.

A cancelled direct debit could go as a missed payment on his record.

Lexusgs430:
Overkill or justified.......

Why did he return........

Was he not aware of flight manifest scanning........

Should he have received a heavier penalty........

You can run........ But you can't hide......... 🤣😭😜

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-66237727

I wonder why he fled. He must have thought they were going to lock him up. It makes no sense. At the end of the day it was simply a 200 quid fine. Cheaper than the cost of the ticket to Saudi Arabia

Lolli2pop:



I have always thought that agents are cheaper than purchasing directly from airline.. is that a misconception??

Do you mind sharing the name of this booking company ?

Lolli2pop:
Heyy fam, please what is the minimum amount of time a family needs when transiting through an airport with the same airline?

Depends on airport and family size. Qatar chucks the flights to Nigeria at Gate 44. All the way at the back. Once spent about 45 mins finding my way there.

Some airports are smaller. Others bigger and family size and swiftness matters too.

ELff:


Hahaha. It's sure one to many.

It says you applied as single but only put him as “dependent” usually, that’s a space for someone who is financially dependent on you not a partner per say, as long as you didn’t list him directly as a spouse/civil partner, it has no effect.

However, how does he intend to scale the path in Nigeria where he could now potentially be in possession of 1 and another pending marriage certificate, seems like you would have to get the divorce sorted asap or he comes as an unmarried/civil partner with his new beau.

Anyways, I wish you all the best. I appreciate your candour in trying to help him move forward (perhaps, this might help you move on (with maybe new partner) as well).