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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 7:41pm On Jun 05 |
Zahra29: Immigration has always been tough for black/brown people, true. When you're European you're an expat, not an emigrant. But its only in the UK now that it's this expensive. Which is ultimately self-defeating, because when you take aspiring people, who have come to make a new life for themselves in a favourable environment, with all the drive that usually entails, double-tax them to near destitution and ghettoise them in the process, you end up with possibly less financially resilient citizens, who ultimately fall back on the state, as well as possibly less well educated/formed second generations, who might end up not being a credit to their now-home country. It's the same way the virulent racism of the 50s and 60s and 70s held back many incomers from reaching their full potential because they simply never got the opportunity to and were forced to eke out livings doing the only jobs open to them. Ultimately this obviously does not benefit the country. 3 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 6:03pm On May 19 |
Lexusgs430: Election, election, election. Thursday is coming. https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/longterminternationalmigrationprovisionalyearendingdecember2023 |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 7:40pm On May 02 |
Treadway: Well spotted. And there is unlikely to be any such thing as the NHS Central Intelligence Unit. Someone has been watching too many films and that's the extent of their imagination. |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 5:23pm On Apr 22 |
JaySterling: I would think that you, being in Nigeria now, should be the one to determine that. Find out how much flights cost, what the price of your intended accommodation will be, factor in roughly £50 per day for subsistence, etc. and work out a salary figure that shows you can afford it. Use as a rough guide the assumption that a holiday shouldn't cost you more than a month's pay. That's what I used to use when filing for visas back then. Feel free to substitute your own assumptions as you see fit. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 3:02pm On Apr 21 |
elengine:I dont think its illegal. 6 May is almost here? The important thing is that they can't conduct viewings of the property without your consent, so they might ask you if will agree for them to bring potential tenants to view the place at times you find convenient. You can say no if you like. But if you and the landlord have got along well, then if they ask, see if you can make concessions to them, for the sake of goodwill, even if you don't need a reference from them. 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 9:40am On Apr 21 |
miidae: Just like in many other situations in life, there is no right or wrong answer to your overall dilemma regarding the care sponsorship. All you will get are other people's opinions, which may or may not be coloured by their own experiences. In response to your questions, you can get sponsorship in any field, including the career line you mentioned. The chances of sponsorship vary naturally with the level of demand for your job role and the potential willingness of employers to secure qualified and/or experienced staff. But the way the UK immigration system is structured means that when you are in a non-health and care role, you pay way more in terms of visa fees and IHS than those in such roles. In some jobs you have to pay the fees then claim them back. To get this out of the way, I am in an administrative skilled worker role in the NHS, so I pay the IHS and claim it back. However, you also have to factor in security as well as cost. Your husband might be looking at the fact that the care sector is almost as stable in the UK as the civil service back in Naija - it is definitely almost certain that if you get a care-sponsored job you aren't likely to lose it except you do something major. You are likely to see out your 5 year visa and get settlement. While the private sector on the other hand is less stable. However, as an aside, I happen to know a bit about the pharma industry because I work in medical research and we interface with the pharma chaps a lot and I do think that if you get such a role with sponsorship it is likely to be quite stable. My opinion would be to keep applying and see what comes up, after all you have more than 18 months to go. Ultimately it's a question of calculating risk. Do you have a fallback if you don't take the care COS and happen not to get a sponsored job within the more than 18 months time you have as a dependent? Can you get a fallback? What are your husband's own employment prospects like? What career had he in Naija, what is he studying here? Is he likely or unlikely to get some sponsored role? Take all these and more into consideration and make a decision. 7 Likes |
Travel / Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Cyberknight: 2:54pm On Apr 15 |
Bigkenny: Her husband can cover the trip, since they are married, so put that as her relationship status. They should get an affidavit from a High Court where they live in Nigeria declaring that they contracted a customary marriage on so-and-so date. Is she living with her husband? Gather all the evidence they have of their relationship particularly co-habitation (sharing the same address on official documents, providing support for one another, sharing bills, etc.). |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 10:36am On Apr 13 |
Meogom: https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/uniforms-work-clothing-and-tools 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Travel / Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 9 by Cyberknight: 7:48am On Apr 04 |
MeinKampf: Why do you feel you overpaid tax? Generally, unless your situation was not simple such as you started a job during the tax year so had an emergency tax code or you had more than one job during the tax year, you shouldn't have overpaid tax. HMRC will "balance your account" and will send you either a refund or an underpayment notice anytime after April 6 this year which is when the new tax year starts. You can use your payslips and a tax calculator like this one https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/tax-calculator/ and determine how much tax + NI you should have paid for the tax year and see if you are paid more or less than what you should. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 1:05pm On Mar 10 |
LaXxOnebody: Not again. Hopefully this wont be another Post Office-type matter for the millions of people on visas in this country. Still wondering why they're insisting on phasing out BRPs and moving everyone to the digital status thing. Just imagining standing in a queue at Lagos airport some time in 2025 while a harassed airline staff tries to verify a share code on Home Office Atlas before letting one board is giving one nightmares. Hilariously someone said she won't travel out of the UK after 2024 so she doesn't get "locked out". Doesn't seem so funny anymore. |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 1:15pm On Mar 09 |
Zahra29: "Politics is the art of making fool of all the people, that are not fools, all the time and making them believe that they are not being made fool of." 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 1:12pm On Mar 09 |
missjekyll:Exactly. The 18th and 19th centuries weren't known for political correctness, so diversity wasn't a watchword or a thing back then. They tried to bring about an (admittedly utopian) situation where everyone would be "one", irrespective of skin colour. We know that's not possible. But the point I was making is that the French are not more racist than the British or anyone else, and I substantiated that point by showing that, however misguided or quixotic it may have been, their French government came up with an official policy of equality more than 2 centuries ago, and tried it. |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 1:07pm On Mar 09 |
missjekyll: Agreed. So those who are genuine claimants displaced by conflict with nowhere else to turn should have no problem enduring while their claims are determined. |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 12:44pm On Mar 09 |
Zahra29: Yes, there's that perception about France which is ironic, because the French were actually the first oyibo country to not only preach, but also actually attempt to practise so-called Liberte, Egalite and Fraternite. France is definitely not more racist in any way; the major problem France has is because it is such a heavily regulated place, it is not very easy for people to get ahead in life when you are disadvantaged as opposed to the more lightly regulated Anglo countries like the UK and the US, which of course tends to lead to relatively higher numbers of immigrants at the lower end of the socio-economic scale. |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 12:24pm On Mar 09 |
missjekyll: I don't think it's foolish. It might not be working as a policy, but its aim is to serve as a deterrent of sorts. If anyone can turn up and claim asylum then start to work while their claims are heard, that becomes a draw. Of course this is allowed in the US and France, among others, which are major recipients of asylum seekers. It's interesting that so many asylum seekers pass through France and come to the UK instead - most likely because they feel that its easier to get under-the-table work in the UK than actual proper employment in France with its heavily regulated labour market (is it?). 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 9:05am On Jan 25 |
abuhusna1: This is correct to an extent. However, it is debatable whether this provision is absolute and will be applicable in cases where parents deliberately decided not to pay for visas for their children while they continued paying for themselves and either could have afforded to pay for the children's visas or could have stretched themselves to do so or sought a fee waiver if they genuinely could not pay. At some point any such children's status might come to the HO's notice, either when they are registering for school somewhere or if they have to seek non-emergency treatment and the parents incur a bill or if a landlord asks for BRPs when parents move house, etc. Remember that the general thrust of visa policy in this country is to collect money from migrants to pay for public services, so allowing people to get away with not paying for dependants visas to save themselves money would entail creating moral hazard that the HO might or might not decide to follow up on. |
Investment / Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Cyberknight: 9:25pm On Aug 18, 2022 |
Boyhood: Yes to the bolded. It's not a scam advert, a quick googling will show you that Barclays does actually offer such an account. However, most such accounts are for wealthy people. You can try and open something like that from Nigeria. It's theoretically possible, but unfortunately a lot of countries don't want to touch Nigerians, for obvious reasons. It was way easier like 15 years ago. If you want somewhere to keep your money away from Nigeria, try Wise.com. No minimum balances. It's a fully digital bank account and it is quite handy if you dey fear say at some point domiciliary accounts might become ..... https://international.standardbank.com/international/personal/products-and-services/bank/international-bank-accounts/optimum-bank-account 1 Like |
Investment / Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Cyberknight: 11:24am On Jul 28, 2022 |
jedisco: Regarding the bolded, the awesome insanity of those moves still astounds me till today. I did buy TBs at that time and follow chop the interest, all the while wondering what sort of voodoo economics the CBN was practising, with the highest TB rates in the known world in a government that had only one real source of income - an asset with a fluctuating price. Venezuelans and Zimbabweans are patiently waiting for us to join their club. 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Cyberknight: 10:36am On Jul 05, 2022 |
davide470: Same with Spain and Italy. Lots of migrants hanging around on the streets in the major cities, hustling street trade. Police generally only take an interest when crime is involved, the migrants otherwise live in their own parallel world. |
Investment / Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Cyberknight: 10:53am On Apr 07, 2022 |
ojesymsym: Fossil fuels are still far from dead. The so-called alternative fuel for motor vehicles - electricity or hydrogen - still require fossil fuels to generate in most cases. Solar and wind, with current technologies, do not form an appreciable part of most countries' energy mix. The UK for instance has gone far with wind, but on a good windy day it doesnt go much beyond 30% of generation. Still burning plenty of gas, many European countries are still burning coal, even. Hence Putin's shakara. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 4 by Cyberknight: 6:54pm On Dec 04, 2021 |
Kikistar: Hold fire on that application. If you are an adult and you can't afford to sponsor yourself, you almost certainly will not get it. |
Travel / Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Cyberknight: 6:49pm On Dec 04, 2021 |
rebless: Postpone it. |
Travel / Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Cyberknight: 6:47pm On Dec 04, 2021 |
pol23: Austria is currently in lockdown - maybe that has something to do with it as a Christmas holiday there is almost definitely not feasible at the moment. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Cyberknight: 6:45pm On Dec 04, 2021 |
esdajo: Look at it from their standpoint - given that appeals are dealt with in France, why would they ask people to write their appeals in any language other than French? As an aside, don't waste your time appealing. Simply reapply. |
Travel / Re: Securing Visa To France, Applying From Nigeria... by Cyberknight: 6:43pm On Dec 04, 2021 |
makforex: You can't. Your passport must have at least 3 months validity after the date of your return. |
Investment / Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Cyberknight: 7:24am On Sep 18, 2021 |
jedisco: Excellent submission - but as has been repeatedly stated in various platforms and publications over and over - Nigeria's problem is not that the government doesn't know what to do or knows what to do and is seeking guidance about how to do it. These people virtually live abroad, they see how things work and know how to replicate some of those things here if they really wanted to. For all this country's deep problems, it doesn't lack competent people. Obasanjo, with all his faults, showed how it could be done - bring in technocrats, leave them to do their job, let them [try to] make Nigeria work, while the golden goose lays eggs for those in power to feed off. But now, the people in government at all levels simply DO NOT want to govern properly and are just lining their pockets. 6 Likes |
Travel / Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 4 by Cyberknight: 9:13pm On Sep 11, 2021 |
mikeayus: You can renew your passport officially 6 months before it expires, in your case in March 2022. Your visa journey will start way after that if you're going for September 2022 admission, so renew your passport next year and use the new one. Try not to come to the UK with a soon-to-expire Nigerian passport, the Nigerian HC here is appalling in terms of passport renewal. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 4 by Cyberknight: 9:09pm On Sep 11, 2021 |
ammierie: 21K pounds in savings is a good deal of money. Put simply, they want to know if this is really his earned money. The specific request for TCC doesn't mean your husband should go and pay 30k naira for self-assessment to LIRS and include that with his next application - (if you're a 15 million naira kind of guy, your tax liability will be commensurate), they want more evidence to show that your husband is a man who can afford to have 15 million naira lying around in a savings account. |
Travel / Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 4 by Cyberknight: 8:57pm On Sep 11, 2021 |
Uzland: You could create one if you wanted. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 6 by Cyberknight: 8:44pm On Sep 11, 2021 |
TheGuyFromHR: HR, this is savage! |
Investment / Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Cyberknight: 8:30pm On Sep 11, 2021 |
LutanFyah: All very true, but what we lack is NOT willpower to do something. This government certainly has the willpower to do things, the problem is the things it is doing with its willpower are not generally what the country needs (take the energy with which Buhari is pushing RUGA for instance, and turning a blind eye to his kinsmen's activities also requires willpower to ignore the loud cries from the rest of the country). 1 Like |
Investment / Re: Treasury Bills In Nigeria by Cyberknight: 3:47pm On Sep 05, 2021 |
jedisco: The policy was still a silly one because how many people in Nigeria can realistically afford to borrow money at the current high-interest rates. You can't mandate borrowing - the banks know very few people can afford to borrow at 20% or whatever interests rates are now (which business will yield that kind of returns), so they are loath to lend money because they know defaults go plenty, then CBN penalises them for not lending, it's basically insane. The same CBN keeps interest rates high because it's trying to combat inflation (understandable), so it ends up creating a vicious cycle. The CBN also cut savings interest rates, in an effort to make people "invest in the real economy" by disincentivising leaving money in savings accounts (when people are strongly disinclined to do so in the current economic environment), with the result that as money left in savings accounts was losing value (inflation), many people bought foreign currency to use as a store of value, thus again putting pressure on the naira. Nothing is adding up. I'm no fan of the current CBN governor's policies re monetary management, and I fully appreciate that he has very little room for maneouvre considering the current political situation and the red lines (do not devalue the naira, etc.), but the policymaking could be a little more joined up. 1 Like |
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