Atk1nson:


Not arguing with you online. Please return to Nigeria if you wish.

I have been through your journey and my regret is not leaving Nigeria earlier.

I have told you what I think you problem is. Your attitude and mentality is not going to get you through here. I agree with you that returning to Nigeria may be a better option for you

when did u leave Nigeria? which country?if UK was it this September?
don't use ur earlier move to compare this made rush this September.

like I said out of all i knew that came in this September.... only one got a washing of plates job i think 8 hours per week they gave her and it waz through someone she knew.. like recommendation.

and the shift no de come always.

so am not speaking just my experience. mine is fair. two people I spoke yesterday n today said nothing to even eat from yesterday to today.

I had to send some pounds to them

Starboytwo:
Omo, you even dey suffer pass us wey una claim say we dey suffer country...


I did nothing but shake my head as I read through the pages. Una dey try ooo.

Winter is coming..

i just spoke with someone who sleeps in the school library. said for the past three weeks he has not sleep on the bed. or sleep laying down rather sleep on chair and have to do that after every where has been shut down at midnight

Progressivegee:


I live in the UK and I am talking from experience. Go on Google, let's say you live in Chichester, type recruitment agencies in Chichester. You will see a list of recruitment agencies, call their number and tell them the type of job you want and that you want to start immediately. You are sure to get a job to start same day or few days later at most.

Do this and thank me later. Follow who know road, you no go lost or find it hard in the Uk

well i have said my part anyone who fails to listen and embark have him or her self to blame.

is it the recruitment agencies that tells u they aren't recruiting at the moment or the one that tells u to bring updated document to prove u have been in uk for at least the past three months?
well like you said i have been doing all the above and i am going out today for more.

BigDawsNet:


Hav been following your story so far and I can see you have something to fall back in Nigeria...

I think you should reason well. If the school payment won't be visible... then kindly return back home and focus on your business back in Nigeria and also continue with your data analysis program...

I'm saying this because I don't want the school to have to report you and the home office cancel your visa... that can hav serious effect on you travelling profile in the future...

God bless

yes thats what I want to do rather than damage my profile.

Atk1nson:


Lack of proper planning on your side bro.

If you have done your research well, you should know lanlords will not give an economic migrant a house without a guarantor or long rent paid for obvious reasons. Mind you, it is monthly rent the lanlords themselves often use it to service their monthly mortgages. Why would they give it to someone with no job who only just arrived the country? Besides tye fact that you could damage your landlord's credit record, it's a lengthy process getting a tenant evicted, so Landlord's will rather not have a tenant that may not pay.

It appears you also came in with the mindset that there is a job offer letter waiting for you at the airport. Even when the jobs exist, an employer would not give it to someone they are not confident would be suitable for it. Please consult widely with other immigrants that also recently arrived and are now working in the field you desire.

Lastly, there are locations in the UK with less job opportunities and less open to immigrants than others. It's good to consider this when coming to the UK.

Generally, your post reflects a big lack of planning. You also came on a shoe string budget (even if it's 35million). You should have funds to cover at least 4-6 months even your visa application required 9 months living expense.

It's a new environment much different to Nigeria. Meet with people that will help you understand the system better and always plan using worst-case and not best-case scenarios

i am sounding a clear warning to anyone planing on coming.

i am better off with a job back home still paying my rent here.
people are sleeping in library, exhausted their last kobo.

anything i say here i know Nigerians will always see you as being foolish.

for me to start this process with 15 million shows you how determine i was.

i could stay put here but spending has to come from Nigeria then where is the head coming here?


on thr issues of landlord.. they don't rent house because u have the money. they demand that u have right to work and also u are working else they see that money as shit.

only few will ask u to pay 6 months to 12 months. unless u are alone and wants to stay in student accommodation.

jedisco:


There are thousands of students + dependents looking for jobs around universities. How do you leverage yourself?

I know someone who got over 5 job invites within 2-3 weeks of applying and that was even before stepping foot in the UK. There are opportunities, look for them. Tailor your CV and cover letter. There are new AI tools that could help. Many of the things we put on our CV back home e.g sex, marital status, primary education are largely irrelevant here and make it look clunky

If your partner gets a fulltime job elsewhere, they can move there even if it means paying another rent. In the end, you'd be at least 1k better off as a family.

well i have to collect CV from those who came editing it with my info.


i know someone who got over 5 job invites within 2-3 weeks... this statement landed me here today.

I am talking of today.. not last year. this September to October.
not only me in this shoe. we have WhatsApp group where people are looking for job everywhere dry.

talk about yourself... first hand experience not others.


the house u talked about. its not like Nigeria. they require u to get a job first before they rent house to u. 80% of landlord will demand for payslip, UK landowner etc. even if u like have 12 month upfront payment once u don't have a job that covers 2 or 3 times rent they wont rent it.
i manage to get this place from a Nigerian, who had pity on my predicament.

Gerrard59:


I know you are exaggerating, but I find that both laughable and pitiful. UK experience to wash toilet?!



Just a random observation, one always sees black people in UK adverts or exhibitions, yet the black population is largely infinitesimal compared to those in the bold. Black people no too dey that country as peddled by what I see on the media.

Since 4am i de job site... yesterday i slep 11:30pm to 12 midnight...

i de apply for kitchen, Washing of pots, sweeping etc. yet ti get response though.

Gerrard59:


My parents, upper middle class? Abeg o!

My parents just re-strategised when Buhari got elected in 2015. My dad stated it clearly then: "Buhari has always been incompetent. He would render the economy useless. We better get prepared".

You did not refute the claim that you did not completely pay a semester's tuition fees. If true, then you no try. That should have been sorted.

i haven't paid i only paid 6.7million naira as deposit fee then used rest to start processing visa and flight, etc

like i said if ur parents could fund your fees 100%, fund ur accommodation, living expenses even in Buhari tenure they are wealthy and u should thank them very well.

Progressivegee:


I live in the UK and I am talking from experience. Go on Google, let's say you live in Chichester, type recruitment agencies in Chichester. You will see a list of recruitment agencies, call their number and tell them the type of job you want and that you want to start immediately. You are sure to get a job to start same day or few days later at most.

Do this and thank me later. Follow who know road, you no go lost or find it hard in the Uk

you didn't see the UK experience i talked about? are u in UK.

well i have don the above severally still waiting. the few i talked to are demanding for 150 pounds or more and i have spent almost 600 pounds already.

jedisco:


Look at the bigger picture. Your dependent could look for work in other cities or counties with no universities. Apply widely. Next year, students would not be able to come with dependents hence pressure could be less.

In the longterm, once you or dependent get a job, you'd build from there.

Any job off 3 hours is no job. unless i will have to pay for rent in two places one for her n one for my self.
anything 3 hours will cost u more. like from London to my area is 30 pounds, going n coming but within 2 hours u got far less.
its seems states buses are cheap n subsidised to allow workers move to work anywhere but outside city are very expensive.

Although i have started looking for far away cities. yet non.

the warehouse job someone a Nigerian share contact was 5 hours away. spending 50 pounds on transport is not feasible

Homeboiy:



I never go UK before

alright i thought u are here.

online4business:
Na you scam yourself ooo.

The reason UK give visa now is your bank statement you can pay tuition and fees confortably.

You played yourself.

Why go to UK when there are other countries you could be enjoying now.

Most people don't do any research before trying to japa if you have you will not be in this mess.

Don't ever sell land house or car because you wan japa if you want don't have the funds

But most important of all if you don't have any special skill.

Imagine if this guy was a writer coder or medical professionals... The job go plenty na him go choose.

Plan before traveling to another man's land them no want hustlers for UK and USA.

But if you get skill it's a spring of opportunities.

I would personally not go to UK or USA because of their medical complex determine to put everyone on drugs.

...Their drug for life plan.

well like i said Nigerians don't welcome review that tellls how it is here in UK.

i am a data analyst, a coder, and well known writer here on nairaland with my other username.
my next flat neighbour who is a registered nurse, BSC, RN, Midwifery. have been applying for almost 2 months now. they came before me.
last week she got a place for interview where she got over 75%pass mark above everyone but they decline her saying her uk experience and inability to communicate in uk way.

I repeat if u don't have UK experience no one will call you for jobs.


i made research, asked a number of persons how they fund it. most even came in January last year with 5m.. but that was then not this year especially this year. they gave the clue, i started the process with 15 million naira... when naira nose dived, i had no option than to get extra 15m as loan with almost 2m interest.... Little did i know it like waking into a trap.

Agencies are full, its like when UK announced that they are stopping dependant stuff.. the mad rush from Chinese, Indians etc.

michlins:
why do you guys enjoy prolonging argument?


How many people in Nigeria have 40ml in cash and assets combined. The number is less than 5%% out of that, how many are going abroad then compare this to the number of people in UK.

The simple fact is that 98% of people in UK are hoping for a job to pay school fees and the op is saying it is not worth the expense

if actually people can pay upfront then why are people not going to Germany that requires escrow account. let UK introduce an escrow system and watch the number of people going from Nigeria drop to maybe 5 per months.

in fact i have never seen a Nigerian here that paid his or her complete fee upfront.

This thread was created to warn or sound a warning to Nigerians trying to dispose properties to raise 10 to 15m but if that property they dispose can raise 35 to 45m then no problem let them come anything short of that... is a disaster waiting to happen

OboOlora:
Go n claim benefits or join those British miscreants on High street to be selling monkey dust🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

this is a honest review... not time to throw joke.
i am trying to save those putting land, houses on sale from impending danger. u have no claim to public fund as a student its written on ur visa. when i was coming in September there house advertised for sales on WhatsApp groups n status.. i know its from people that want to japa.

Progressivegee:
Why waste your time on indeed for blue collar or menial jobs when you can just contact job agencies in your locality and get jobs almost immediately.

this is not Nigerians. jobs are advertisd it's their way or law. unless u have someone who referred u.
u can't just stop person anyhow, walk into offices anyhow. they might call it harassment and get u reported to the government.

the slightest thing they have reported u.. with out u knowing.

Blitzking:
How much was ur flight ticket and which airline

900+ go to wakanow


first do u have ur fees complete? do u have 12 months rent? do u have upkeep money intact?

if no... my friend... body go tell u.
it's a crime to accommodate someone in student accommodation. meaning no one will likely accommodate u.

its a crime to take in much people in. if a house stipulate 2 person, it must be respected else ur landlord will write damaging report on ur profile, which he has access to.. about u n no one will ever hear u out again, either work or house stuff

Gerrard59:


Don't sell your properties. For no reason should you do so. I am fortunate my parents sponsored me, and nothing was sold. Rather more landed properties were bought even while I processing everything. My parents vowed never to sell anything and if it comes to that, I rather stay back. So I strongly advise, don't sell. Na by sheer hard work you buy them, no be steal you steal.

BTW, no scholarships or any sort of tuition stipend?

you have wealthy parents.. u have no issues... upper class.

talking about those.. lower class that even provide for their parents and also working day n night to remove poverty from their families.

Gerrard59:


Honestly, regardless of one's wealth in Nigeria, experiencing that stuff was surreal for me. Living in a place where electricity does not blink and things work as planned. I can understand how you felt. I felt somehow as if these people were from outer space. How could they build such a functioning society where everything works?

honesty, honesty between themselves.
their political class are honest.. the average man are honest. no one steals on the street. put ur bag on major street go n come u will see it there 90%.. if it get stolen then its immigrant that just came.

here in Nigeria no honesty. that means they steal, everyone coming in politics have mindset of stealing

1Sharon:
Fullclub, what's your CV like? You don't need any experience to do entry level jobs, you need to show you know what the role entails.

The problem is your approach, not lack of jobs.

which entry jobs.. be specific. even sweeping, washing of plates in kitchen, washing toilet.. they ask of UK experience, probably its what the government tells them.

i am saying this... i am warning anyone coming this time..

If you don't have ur complete money please stay back. they value UK experience more than one million Nigerian experience.

when they go through your cv and u haven't worked anywhere in the UK... they will never call u.

those that came in last year . said they got jobs after few trials due to extreme shortages due to Britain exit from EU but now job are scarce thats why they are now selecting based on experience cos it cost them much to retain u.

There are Indians, Pakistani, Malaysians, chinese, Bangladesh name all those Asia countries more than the entirety of blacks...
in school u count this people 100 before u see a black man

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

do you read to understand at all? how can i not pay anything and am here? where did part of the 13m go to?.
i paid over 40% of my fees before CAS was issued.

sogba1145:
Hello duchess, I want to ask you a question I have paid the tuition deposit fee and my pof is 10 matured but recently, due to instability in naira it has affected the amount on my pof by 600k deficit.And thus, what can I do duchess to stabilize the the situation or can I top it up with the said amount (600k) now.

https://www.nairaland.com/7889678/experience-uk-since-japa
if you don't have your complete fee, living expenses, full house rent... even if you are with dependant please don't embark on this journey.
this advice is irrespective of what anyone might have told u.

getting Job in uk is now hard for migrant
i was deceived by some Nigerian fools here.. when i came in i saw the reality.

https://www.nairaland.com/7889678/experience-uk-since-japa


if you know u don't have over 35 to 40m... or your living expenses and full school fees plus 6 to 12 months house rent.


Please dont embark on this journey.... I beg you. am sounding this warning foer all to listen. no matter what anyone must have told u

samuelson06:


Wait o... Have you tried all those easy data entry jobs that they pay up to $20-$25 per hour? I don't think you necessarily need experience to get them. Just have a good CV with all the description of the job and you should be able to get them. UpWork is also there. Setup a profile and apply for editing / proofreading jobs. I hope you have a system. If you have challenges designing a good CV that targets each job you want to apply, I can help.

Basically, you have to present yourself like an expert of some sort and learn the things around the expertise you want to exploit.

i have someone who is a qualified nurse with BSC, RN, other degree...ordinary care she still de fined.
the last employment she went for she was the most qualified but they said just her non UK experience.

flokii:


Don't worry too much.. some are currently selling off their homes and properties to raise money to come and join you guys over there.

Maybe you guys will form association of trapped Nigerians in UK and be soliciting for help from those at home.
I hope you find job soonest though.. it's just paining me how people especially Africans are burning money just to acquire abroad tailored degrees designed to advance abroad economies.

Its because of the post study visa... and settlement

ednut1:
The reality in uk for student visa has been overflogged on this app and social media. You cant claim ignorance o. If you dont have money to pay complete school fees and living expenses abort mission. Unless you have made up your mind to rough am

Please point one thread like this to me with first hand experience.

that is why i am sharing this... if u don't have 35 to 40 million naira. dont come


first hand experience.... many are crying here. many with children all ma' for him self

flokii:


Most of these young guys and girls going to UK and likes are going there to do "care giving" jobs which is a repackaged name for house helps and cleaners..
How will educated youths spend millions to travel abroad only to settle for shlt packing, shlt cleaning jobs. God abeg o.

not house keeping but working with elderly, disabilities... packing their shit.

house help is different level

flokii:
You spent 13 million to Japa to UK.. now see your life, no job forthcoming for you.

I won't pity you cos I know your type love going about condemning Nigeria at the slightest opportunity you get, thinking the grass is greener over there for you.

Experience is the best teacher.. this one will teach you and many more like you to appreciate your home cos 'no place like home'.

there has nothing that has been working in Nigeria. the political class has don harm than good.
no light.... here since I came no blink of light.. First time in my life.
water running 24/7
security.. no thieves.
all road paved.. 'good road network.
transportation superb etc

but immigrant getting job is not easy

UK people are very honest... when i say honest... i meant it.

if Government does provide this things no one will leave

very4tune8:



My dear Like someone said. Always ask people around you especially those that have now settled.

Go to church and social places and mingle.

Above all Always ask for God's favour.

Don't lose hope.

do u think am in one place? i have spent 500k plus with recruitment agencies here. ask my landlord, ask fellow students.

am now like a paste to most of them.

Wujio:



You still dey find work for your city. Smh ? Go to where your sustainance is for now

Sustainance like 5 hours journey right? anything above 2.5hours journey is off.
coming to school might cost me 100 pounds going and coming

Natbrowny:


True. Not many can boast of that money. Few people hold this country money.
But these guys over there wants to believe u own everytyn u presented to them so u can survive on it incase job hunt is proving difficult.
15milli naija currency for that side no many. Na few months of spending, e don finish...
They knw we wanna come 2 THIER country, na dis useless naija wey no pure dey spoil show 4 good people wey wan hustle 4 dat way..
U even dey give u back updates as to why they aint picking u, unlike dis our we'll get back to u liars here.

All d best. Hang in there. Somtin is comin soon. Breathe

honestly a lot of Nigerians paint good about abroad... letting others fall to the deadly trap.
i have 3 friends who told me i can make it. even chatted many on WhatsApp groups asking about the situation they responded that's what they do.. they work to pay.

but honestly many of them took months to get this job... owned landlord fees that they dont rent to student again.

before paying my fees i, i asked two pm trusted friends there.. if they are sure of this. they affirm. but on landing they started telling me on how they pack whitemen shit, dirty stuff.... menial jobs..

even i accepted my fate and started applying. but up till now no show.

samuelson06:


Remotely or onsite?

i have gone to the craigslist and downloaded their app but no job on care, warehouses and even cleaner in my city not know if i didn't search well

tensazangetsu20:


That 13 million should have taken you to Portugal or Germany but to get visa to both places dey hard. The truth is that if you even come back to Nigeria and learn the data analysis no job you will suffer greatly.

i won't suffer greatly. i have houses in different cities already in Nigeria. still running business bringing 1m. bur converting this money into pounds pays only rent

doing extremely well.
bought those properties by the grace of God. but disposing any more properties now? i can't.


A friend wanted to start same journey last week. but i told him honest opinion to back down.... give him detailed analysis all i have gone through.

so coming here is to warn Nigerians not to embark again... its no longer promising as before

Natbrowny:


Exactly.. Where is the money?
Probably returned to people he loaned it from
See ehn, Nigerians will not show transparency and they are going to nations that has rules.

U lied in ur bank statement just to japa. If OP is found guilty, those people won't listen to sorry..

i had 15 million in my account. when i started this process and got loan of extra 15 due to the dollar pounds surge. spent 13m coming plus extra dollars in my hands


i repeat 98 to 99% percent don't have full money. how many Nigerians can boast of 35 to 45m