₦airaland Forum

Mamatukwas:
So imma share my recent experience on traveling with Infants with expired passports incase it helps someone.

1. Your infant or child or you self can travel to Nigeria with an expired passport if they have additional citizenship from USA, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand or Australia. It’s on the Heathrow travel guide for Nigeria so please print and take to the airport with you incase the person checking you in is unaware.

2. Upon arrival, only 1 immigration officer asked why our kids had expired passports and we said we couldn’t renew it due to Covid restrictions and it’s associated issues. We weren’t asked to do Visa on arrival or ETC or any such thing.

So if you find yourself in a similar situation, fear not. No need for ETC or hustling to do passport in the UK especially if it’s inconvenient. You will be allowed to board.

What about UK citizens?

AKALAMAGBO:
Duly NOTED…. Once I get to the UK by nextweek, work don start be that…

Still in Dubai waiting till 21st and I just heard UAE banned all international flights carrying Nigerian passport holders into UAE… Na the citizens go suffer this diplomatic war between UAE and UAR

Only those people that are about to enter UAE will be affected… Buhari don spoil country finish

What did Buhari do in this matter? If we want to be taken serious we have to focus on issues and leave personalities.

ShalewaT:
I got an admission to study MBA/Pgcert. It's a two year program. What I read on Google is that MBA is really productive in the UK, I'm surprised that it's a different opinion here

MBA is good for career change and advancement but to get the most out of it, it has to be a decent MBA. Aim for the top MBAs in the UK and if you try hard you may get a job offer. For HR, no need for MBA, your BSc is sufficient or even A levels sef but coming from Nigeria, I understand using the student route.

Taiwolee1:
Hello everybody. Pls I will be glad if someone can answer this question below...
I'm planning coming to UK immediately ban is lifted but I'm confused already. So the question nw is can I get HR job in UK as soon as I come or do I have to apply for MBA b4 I can be qualified ? I have B.ED edu management, pdg business adm,cipm nd 3yrs hand on experience in hr.

You didn't state which type of visa you will be using, that may affect the type of job you get.
For HR, you do not need a degree to get a HR role. CIPM may help but MBA is an overkill. Lot's of HR people in my organisation I know did not have a degree.

dupyshoo:
Don't mind them!! One was complaining about less than £100 visa fee. I immediately directed him to UK visa fee page to see how much UK charge for visa. He was very surprised

I asked some at work to try to answer the life in the UK test, all of them failed the test. This is what they subject immigrants to.

I always try as much as possible to educate the ones around me so that they will stop seeing immigrants as scroungers.

Till date, the one that pains me the most is Theresa May scrapping the ILR fees of about £70 for EU citizens after Brexit to "reduce the financial" stress/burden on them.
What about others that pay thousands, is that not burdensome?

dupyshoo:
It's still your decision. Nobody is forcing us to come to the UK. It's because we have made our own country undesirable. We have to live with their rules unfortunately.

You are even talking about entry clearance. Wait until you have to pay for ILR. When I told my British-born colleagues how much you have to invest before you can become a British citizens, they were speechless. One of them even mentioned that the money is enough for house deposit, which is the truth.

A lot of British people have no idea how much people pay before they get ILR/Citizenship. They grumpble about the NHS and benefits not knowing that a large percentage of immigrants do not take out more than they contribute to the system.

HeavenlyHolines:
Kazakhstan and Libya no b the same

Did you read the thread of the nairalander that was deceived to go to Kazakhstan and cameback after about three months and comiited suicide? It is an eye openner.

LagosismyHome:
It so annoying when they cancel a flight and give voucher.....

For a BA cancelled flight from Nigeria, they offered me a voucher that was the cost of the ticket but I rejeted it and then they offered me a cash refund which was almost the cost of the ticket. The flight was cancelled but then operated the next day. They put passengers in Hilton and flew us to the UK the next day but I still asked for compensation and got it. If they offer you a voucher for a cancelled flight and you do not want it, ask for cash instead although voucher value may be more than what you paid.

Curious345:
https://guardian.ng/sport/joshua-wants-40m-to-allow-usyk-versus-fury-heavyweight-unification-bout/

Naija man. Joshua wants to cash out. I don't blame him.

Domistic:
Bro, pls help. I am new in the Uk. I have a Binance account from Naija. Which bank is easy to link up my account with here in UK. I have a monzo account. What’s the process like ?

I use revolut to make deposit to Binance and withdraw to my TSB card.

Arhmiee:
Hello Everyone, pls I have a question from a friend. She is recently divorced and has custody of the child but with reasonable access to the father of the child.
She want to come to the UK with the child on a skilled worker visa but doesn’t know how to apply for the child’s Visa. The father of the child would frustrate and ensure the journey to the UK doesn’t happen if he finds out she wants to relocate.
How best can she relocate with her child?
What documents will she need and must the father of the child be involved in the process?

That will be a tricky one. how will the father have access to his child? The cost of caring for the child will increase and the father may not be willing to foot the additional cost, assuming he is financially involved in his child's life currently. It will be interesting to know how they go about it.

LagosismyHome:
His middle name is Ayodele

okay, I didn't notice that. Quite unfortunate.

LagosismyHome:
Hummmm .... see the price he going to pay because of "just a bit of fun". He thought this was Nigeria were rubbish happens with no consequences

I am not sure he is a Nigerian but some guys have issues. Why would he do that?

hustla:
Trying to avoid cache issues and high prices because of that

Also increased charges due to exchange rate

You can always clear your cache.

hustla:
Hello my Ogas

Can I book Qatar airways ticket directly on their website using naija card? Or I have to book, then gp to their office to pay?

Also is it true that their rates are lower at their office than if you book online?

Sent emails to their customer service and called to no avail. They responded on twitter with a generic link

Kindly advise

Thanks !

What if you try to book to confirm if it's possible?

Guy be careful out there.

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/accountant-raped-woman-sex-with-friend-163114146.html

nineville:
Thanks for sharing this info, Clare.

Which will I select on HL site for a newbie?

open a fund & share ACC or open a stocks/shares ISA?

Just be aware that if you are using HL, your trades should be above £250 (I think) for it to be worth it. I read this from a top stock trader who advised against using it for trades below that amount.

Thank you.

imback:
Yes they pay into your naira account in Nigeria. Used them twice.

imback:
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https://referral.lemonade.finance/invite/t8xYKcDLP6nMy6om6

Do they pay in naira and also how reliable is their service? The reviews on play store are not glowing.

Lexusgs430:
Oyinbo don make life easy........

I just dey imagine am inside trunk no. 1
But trunk no. 2 I can understand but it is normally in the closet.
I didn't consider the other trunk since that's an American thing and we are subjects of the Queen.








Just kidding . . . I know you were referring to the boot.

Tobexin:
you try sha but crypto would have given you more profit than this within that one week….. just trading bnb alone daily with £1000 will give you £100 within two or more days if you know how to buy! The only I can vouch for is BNB I too trust the coin! Crypto is going BSC way now!

I agree. In my opinion, BNB is good for trading but discipline is also important.

Lexusgs430:
What are you thinking..........


Go wash your mind in bleach.............

Nothing o . Just wondering how and why one will keep such cable in the trunk and how uncomfortable it will be moving around with it.

Lexusgs430:
The true value of having a vehicle breakdown service........

Had RAC for over 6 month's now, never used it. Drove to Nando's yesterday with the family, enjoyed our meals (even bought takeaway).......

Got back to my gas guzzler, vehicle just refused to start (no issues prior whatsoever).…... Luckily I had jumpstart leads in my trunk, got someone to jumpstart us....... Drove home and parked vehicle.....

Called RAC this morning, the chap tested the battery and said it was bad ........ Luckily for me, my cover had free battery replacement......

RAC chap drove away with my faulty battery, 30 minutes later, returned with a brand new Varta battery (at a cost of £145.99)...... But free to me ......

Please sir what is trunk Hope it's not what I am thinking

Blessedojay:
Thanks...he sent a mail to ukvi to withdraw his application and till now we haven't heard anything from them. We are just scared of running out of time as he is to resume in Dec

Please don't panic. If he sees that he is running out of time, let him ask for extension of resumption date from his employer.

Tobexin:
dont complicate issues! Apply get a new passport. The new passport will still show the old passport number! Life is easy! Declare the passport missing! I am sure it is missing that’s why you haven’t received it back. The home office won’t keep your passport for one year!

This advice is wrong. his passport is not missing because he knows where it is and he hasn't been told it is missing. He should withdraw his application or wait patiently for the passport.

Santa2:
With questions like this, personal experiences differ so expect contrasting opinions. With the Uk you are guaranteed visa but its quite an expensive route with 3 kids.

Since when? It may be easier to get a UK visa but getting it is not guaranteed.

Is that the first lady by his side?

LagosismyHome:
Nigeria sha. .... they can over do things.

In a bid to collect money from parents by forming posh, is this why the school is calling grade and check point. When we all know the nija English is primary 6 and Js1 .

Now only one school is using British curriculum yet UK it called Year 1 to 6, while America use the word grade. .... they can't even be consistent in their approach to copy copy

I couldn't respond because I didn't know where to start from. Anything to collect money from unsuspecting parents. I have not heard any school in the UK using "grade" for year groups before.

What did I miss?

Just saw this:
https://news.microsoft.com/en-gb/2021/09/20/uk-university-launches-first-of-its-kind-cloud-computing-course-with-microsoft-to-bridge-digital-skills-gap/

kaffy055:
Good day to all the gurus on this platform. I got an admission to one of the uk school and will be migrating with my family by January when my school resumes,but I need advice on this:

(1) my daughter will be 11yrs by January ,she is presently in grade 6 and will be writing her grade 6 exam to enter checkpoint 1, by April next year .in which by then, I would have left. I want to know if it is possible for her to get admitted to the same grade 6, when we get to uk in January?because by then ,she will be left with just 1 term for her to graduate from grade 6,or should I rather leave her behind to finish her exam before she joins us. My boy too which is also 7, will be going to grade 2 by January. I hope they wount have to wait till September before they get admitted ?

(2) with a family of 5 , boy 7yrs, girl 11yrs and the othe 1yr 3month ., my husband and I . Will 2bedroom be sufficient for us or it as to be 3bedroom.?
Thank you

I assume you are coming from the US so if you give an indication of the equivalent class in Nigeria people will understand better. In England classes are allocated based on age of the child so for example, the 7 year old (If he was born before September) will be in Year 3.

LagosismyHome:
Maybe you state what range this salary is and what city.... with that someone can guide better

However if he takes it, it can never be a negative for his cv, only a plus as most of their candidates tend to be very good. Especially their product that has stayed and trained with them... so changing jobs won't be an issue. However if its Tier 2, then he can't really change until maybe after the 5 years so its to check if that salary can be managed for 5 years then he moves.....he should find out what the pay for that job range to guide him as well

Nigeria insecurity is on the rise with cost of living . While education and many other things is on decline plus many other things... so factoring everything if you see and opportunity to move. Why not .... although naija sweeter for soft life

But he already works in the company and all he is doing is essentially inter company transfer but to a lower grade and similar salary. This effectively means a pay cut if given the lower cost of living and taxes in Nigeria. I suggest he stays and get a role equivalent to what he's at now before moving.