alameen21:
Hello guys, it has been a while. dduchess90

Before leaving for UK, i had limited knowledge about Southampton and University of Southampton in terms of part time jobs and sorting accommodation.

While searching the web over here I couldn’t find any meaningful information. As a result, I am here to give back to this thread the valuable knowledge (application and visa) i gained, by filling the above gap.

For accommodation try this group on facebook (https://m./478753157139229/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF) you can remove the brackets

For part time jobs you try Tesco warehouse.

Remember pay all your tuition before coming here.

May it be easy for us all.

thanks i will try this.
Please hight the part and let them know that they should pay their fees 100% first... I mean first.
then choose courses that aren't writing exams

BishopEmmanuel:
sorry sister would like to talk to you privately. I and my wife also plan for next year.

good u are bringing your wive. but please pay your fees first... I mean 100% or 90%.
many are here stranded. i mean stranded literally. i took it upon my self to sensitise Nigerians.

i was mislead by fools i called my friends.

MrSoftlife:


So if you are in Nigeria and you relocate to a State like Lagos without money won't it be hell for you the first few months? Life is hell without money! Don't limit it to the UK.

i get a job online that pays 800 to 1k pounds thats what i am surviving on... mind you this is a business model i developed in Nigeria that took years of experience.


now am referring to school fees aspect. if i get job now then i will channel that into school fees.

i repeat if you don't have any backup plan or school fees and house rent u can access while u are hear.. please think twice.

I am in my room in Manchester saying this.. thinking of what next to do as quickly as possible to pay second installment

Taal17:

I still maintain that many pay upfront.
I already added that schools accept installments in fact they don't expect you to pay all your school fees at once You will come with one payment for school at least.

The real struggle for majority is living expenses and raising cash for the next installment.
OP arrived on student visa and didn't pay ANYTHING for school at all. He's only been here 1month plus na and he says school is on his neck. E no pay nothing for school be dat na

Would a student even do that in Nigeria ? Enter school no pay notin yet

how can school process your admission, give you admission and enrollment was done without u paying?

i know u are looking for slightest opportunity to apportioned blame.

i paid 40% of fees here in Nigeria before leaving. that way they issue you CAS.
now they are demanding for another 40% before December or on December.


those who came in last year like in my school paid just 10% but as the rush increase they made it 40%. other schools increase theirs to even 70%. just because of the rush.

no whiteman university will enroll you, give u visa without u paying between 5million to 10 million naira as first installment school fees. some will demand you pay another 30% on enrollment and pay the rest before March.

those who came last year were lucky to see job and start paying but now no job at the moment. that's why am raising the alarm for others to disembark

Bossman:
The shit packing is more valuable than doing some good office job in Nigeria and can't save a kobo! The person packing shit abroad has a much higher purchasing power that the bank manager in Nigeria. Abd we all know how many even get to the managerial position at a bank. Most are just tellers and marketers.

yes they are paid well. 11 pounds to 12 pounds per hour. but i don apply tire. they call it care or care assistant. even oyibo de compete for the job with follow black

Goodman247:
Lies,lies lies, he is an hired agent, he is not in UK, why discouraging people, everybody with his own life

i am warning everyone. i am the few saying this.
Please if u know anyone that left September just ask him or her... if he tells u the truth.

i even summoned courage to me a Nigerian yesterday again... after telling him am looking for job. if he is working he should help.

omoh he told me of his predicaments. no money to pay next rent, with kids and wife. he stays off city where he spend 10 pounds coming to school. and nothing to feed on.
i didn't know when i dipped my hands in pocket and dash him 11 pounds.


Please call anyone in Uk now and ask about job situation of new commers

thats instabule airport in Turkey. cos i flew through Turkish Airline.
Please am warning those trying to follow this step please n please try skills. leave student route

Adeshizzy:


Maybe you should try getting an SIA badge and start working as a security guard at shopping malls, construction sites and all.

All you need is to register with a training institute,write the exams,get your licence

You won't be out of jobs,especially now that we are approaching December, there will be lots of events in major cities 😀.

that cost over 600 pounds to get this done, i have made enquiry . you write the exam in a week or two,if you passed, you apply for licensed n wait for three to 4 weeks. thats till December we are talking about.. before u now start job hunting again not that the job is waiting.
after spending 600 previously. omoh i have like 8m to pay from now till December .

when i was going out my job hunting i saw a guy.. black and i monitored him n new he was a Nigerian so i kindly approach him and he told me about it.

fregeneh:
what is this shit packin shit packin sef? Dem dey shit for body ni? Dem no get/use toilet?

yes for bed, for body... disability persons

Wujio:



Hope say you don know our value now sha

Na we you turn to when the chips come down. When una don settle for abroad una go tdey treat fellow Nigerians like smelly things. Make we dey appreciate WE. See all the whole emptional support we dey give you for free.since you come here come lament. If na therapist there you go, you go fit pay the money?

i appreciate man. i am from the trenches like every struggling Nigerians out there

sltn:
that 35m will buy brand new sino truck within that 12month you wasted that huge sum dawg you would have bought like 1 extra sino truck shit. You guys dey try o.

13m plus 3k extra. the loan was returned

Kambelu:
Hello everyone. I’m new here. Pls how much is advisable to use as POF for student visa? Based on my calculation it’s 16m but I’m considering making it 17m just incase of change in exchange rates. Is it fair enough or I should make it 19m just to be on the safe side.

do you have this money in ur account? can you access it plus ur maintenance money?
anything short of that my sister you are not on 50/50 rather 20/80.

i wish someone told me earlier i just followed the bandwagon to this deadly situation that has drained me.

getting job in uk now by new migrant na the grace of God. am speaking from experience.. now in shit here.

Kachidubem:


Chai

Do the authorities know people sleep dere overnight?

Is it allowed ?

Omo, people dey go thru things o, I fit send my guy the least month end...that guy went to UK via study route hoping he would be able to pay back the people he borrowed money from in Nigeria and the same time be sending small money for his people

At the same time try and pay up his fees...with all these your story... Omo , I'm beginning to feel for him...he's not even as buoyant as you are

He's in Manchester

they dont allow so he wait till 12 midnight when there is least monitoring.

i know someone who came in last year September, said he still owes people in Nigeria he borrowed.

see i have seen first hand experience and from people here. and i said why are our people making it look as if its bread and butter here?


Although they said last year there were jobs but the trooping in of people everywhere.. the uk authority want to increase revenue i guess.
all this supercede the job they have now.

i wont encourage anyone to take this route instead look at Australia, Germany Canada... from what i heard in Nigeria those places are cool...



but again i will say skills route is the best. stay in Nigeria and apply if you get the special skills... carpenter, wood work, plumbing, nursing, doctors, IT skills etc.

Kachidubem:

Where does he poo ?

Mehn ,things dey happen for this UK ooo... how come Nigerians are not honest enough to tell us true state of things

school library is standard. they have toilet in every library... very neat and clean but no bath tube and shower.
so you can't take your bath

MrSoftlife:


What are your skills?

irrespective of your skills. Nigerian experience is worthless here. thats what i found out.

you need UK experience. UK is hell in the first few months except u have this money. upkeep, fees paid, etc

tosinhtml:


Send me a PM, there are two groups on Nigerians in UK on Twitter that once you post about jobs, someone should get in touch to help you. There is no way you'd be on that group & don't get a job for 1 month.

sent. thank you

Treadway:
no be even about intelligent my guy. Dung for brains like that Atk1nson dude irk me. Absolutely empty with nothing to offer.

In one thread, they are the ones that will say even if you need to sell your testicle to japa, it is worth it, and yet in another they are quick to put down those who heed their advise and run into some trouble down the road. If not dung for brains, how can a normal person tell another determinately that UK isn't a fit for him and he should forget about the 15m he has spent and go back to Nigeria. Who dash the monkey man banana and made him PM? 🤣🤣🤣

As for OP, i have said this in another thread, you can't dip both feet in the river and now complain of cold. You should do all you can do to stay afloat, I don't think it makes any kind of sense to turn back now. Perish that thought. Keep pushing, keep searching, keep networking offline and online. Something will def pop up, eventually.

thanks sir. i will keep pushing.
i am currently on system sending application and also called in few agencies although they said i should not come in person they only accept application through their site when anything comes they will let me know
which am doing now

Kachidubem:

When you pay with form A , pound is not 1500 mate.

i paid with row cash... row dollars.

form a that is still laying there since February i filled it.
no one word from thr bank. about 4 banks.

i heard people used 500k upward to run that form A. before i could seek help from people who has link in bank it has ended.. unification of naira sets in

Atk1nson:


you don't get the point.

If an employer employs someone in Nigeria, pays for their visa and accommodation, and waits some months to have them come and you are equally qualified and already in the UK with no work restriction, something is wrong with the way the person is doing his/her job search.

it seems you don't understand that Student are restricted to work for 20 hours per week.
more also our skills set might be different.

she might be in health and applied from Nigeria. thats what i advise anyone to do instead of student route.

hope u understand my point. now i am looking at doing more IT, interns then come through skills.

Progressivegee:


Guy I have told you to leave indeed and look for recruitment agencies in your area and call them. They will get you a job immediately. Where do you stay in the UK

also i have been calling, but i will put in more effort maybe, still revisiting the ones i went to before

someone gave me 4 agencies in town yesterday i plan going in person once its 12 leta today.

DrAkpamudehe:


What part of UK are you actually?

anywhere around
Manchester
Middleton
Stockport
Stalybridge
Bolton.
distance is not a problem. i will still look for house anywhere then start coming to school from there though its expensive but i will manage just for experience gaining. maybe few months thing will fall in place.


more also if you have free volunteer, just the experience is okay

Progressivegee:


You don't need UK experience for a warehouse operative or cleaning job. All you need is your right to work share code, your BRP, National Insurance number and you are good to go. You should have all these documents as a legal resident. You may require three months UK experience or more for Care jobs or white collar jobs.

Listen to advice and you will be fine

omo i don focus on cleaner and kitchen right now.... sure they are like asking for experience. but not all.
but i haven't been callee yet for interview. its been two weeks now i have been applying for that one.

more also let me keep applying from now till November end and see what comes up.

if you have anyone in uk who can referer someone in care.. so i will just have an experience in it... cos one agency was asking for training experience and 3 month stay in uk although i was referred by someone to the agency.

DrAkpamudehe:


Old boy, go and look for construction labourer jobs. Those jobs are very easy to find. Try link up with naija boys who have been in the system for a long time to show you cash and carry jobs, or let you know agencies owned by Nigerian employers that can link you to casual labor jobs. Go naija churches and link up with the pastor and guys there. They will give u good information.Getting a job in UK or any other country as a new comer is mainly thru networking and getting information and contact from the right people. Good luck

common security job here demand certification, i think thr certifications cost almost 800 thousand naira here. i am trying to get certification here and there and it requires money

Procashtips:


Then why move since you were already making money from Nigeria online?

Why are you not doing the same now that you're in the UK?

If security and a better living atmosphere was your reason for leaving, what happened to other African countries or some Asian/European countries you do not need to spend all your savings to move to?

not enough was thinking of travelling then getting into tech here.
but most of them are full time and am on student visa.

Zupay:


Look for houses owned by the Asians (Pakis and Indians) they are more "migrant friendly", they are more open to couples with less stress and would even allow you to share a single room with a spouse when you pay about extra 50 pounds as I had friends who came alone, rented single rooms and when their spouse was to join them, they negotiated with the landlord and paid extra, from there they both hustled their way out and moved to flats.

okay thanks.

house has been sorted. i got a Nigerian who helped he is the landlord.

Atk1nson:


I initially assumed, you just needed someone to guide you, but I realise you already have a mind that is madeup.

Personally, I dont think you have the right mind to succeed in the uk bro. I'll advise you to try elsewhere.

Even a few weeks ago, I know of a friend's sister who came on a [b]skilled worker visa [/b]to work in a hospital, with visa and accommodation paid for by employer.

How will someone already in the uk and with the right qualification then claim no job?

This is my last comment on your thread, not worth my time

thats skilled visa tier 2... am referring to student visa tier 4

Atk1nson:


I am also in the market looking for a next step in my career. While I agree the market is not a buoyant as it was 1-2 years ago, it is still very rich in good opportunities.

Also, this is not Nigeria. There are many jobs here, so even if you apply for 20 a day and you are not called, don't get fixated on it and keep applying (albeit each time you fail, ask yourself: what could I have done better to have been the successful applicant ?. Rather than complaining that you apply to 1 million jobs.

Lastly, networking is often about meeting people ahead of where you are. You are referencing what people who came in recently as you are saying. Network more with people who came 1-3 years ago and are doing well, to give you tips.

The probably is many new migrants came on a shoe string budget, often resulting to them asking for financial help which is why others who came earlier tend to avoid them.

everyone on his own here. i have been disturbing not necessarily for money just job links.

if possible which city are you. let me see if you can refer me i don't mind working there few days and coming to school two times.

Mastermindx:


He probably knows all this.
He’s just looking for cheap attention.

Please which city are u. and is there any person that referred u. if possible can you refer me?
if yes let me pm you

or just drop me a way u landed it so i can follow ur step.

samuelson06:


You talk like there's no hope when you've not exhausted all options on the table. I don't really believe in offline jobs. There are simple jobs you can do online and they only need you to be in the country. I've just given you options, go for them. If your status in the country is a problem, get someone to apply and get the job for you while you do the actual work.

i have been applying for data analyst job,data entry .please which other one can u list.

i am running out of hope course i can't cough further money on house rent in few weeks to come

Mastermindx:



Stop this madness

I came in same time with you, even without a dependent and I already have two jobs. Already thinking of dropping one because of the hours.

Get your lazy ass to work man, you’re definitely doing something wrong…. And close down this thread.

The only thing you guys know how to do is share how hard things are..
If you had gotten a job same week you arrived am very sure you won’t come here to testify... rubbish

Please how did you get the job which city let me see if i can temporary relocate if i have some offer?
if possible share your cv format.


Please don’t insult. i only share my pains. and warning to those who dont have complete fees.

More also, I have not seen any that got job in a month here.. In my department there are lots of Nigerians I saw... Non. I repeat non has gotten a job. In the church where I worship same complain... Am not complaining because of the situation on my side rather what others are passing through.
So please give real update.

Atk1nson:


The guy is a comedian.

Complaining it cost him 35million to travel. Whose fault, is Rishi Sunak responsible for the exchange rate?

Landlord's are requesting for 6 months upfront or guarantor..and a guy that has no job is complaining. If he was in their shoes would he give it to someone in his situation without added safety to guaranteed their income.
Someone guaranteed for me when I came in, I also guarantee for a number of people who came in when I settled in. Rather than look for someone to guarantee for him, he came to make noise online

i said 13 million then extra 3k dollars at hand and i said if u dont have money to cover your school fees, house rent, upkeep.... this should average 20 to 25 thousand pounds then convert it to naira.... if you dont have this please dont try embarking on student visa..
try skills rout and my area of warning is UK.

i don't know of any other area apart from UK

Procashtips:


But you made all the monies you're currently dashing UK govt in Nigeria?

You said you have multiple properties still in Nigeria, how did you get all these if Nigeria was actually bad for you?

Anyone who can boast of at least ₦15m in cash and assets in Nigeria shouldn't complain about Nigeria being bad to him or her.

i work mostly online with foreign firm

tosinhtml:


Research about apps that give credit loans, get a quick loan & pay. Then work gradually to pay back. Start asking around.

have you hear of credit score.
you have to build it over time then be able to get credit card. although most schools dont accept credit card but alternative is to get someone whose school accept and transfer and get the money back from him

but that is when u have settled in and gotten ur score up