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FYI

https://blog.investengine.com/rachel-reeves-tax-cash-in-stocks-and-shares-isa/

The more harder it is to come to the uk, get ready to part more with your money as a resident! Simple

Even your dividends, rental income they are all coming for it even state pension.

Happy viewing 😂

Amedino99:
Hmm. I wonder how many african football federations still exist as an extension of government as in still receives majority of its funding from the government rather than existing as a separate brand like the english FA, brazilian FA etc. Is there any at all that can stand alone?

Sports is still seen and operated as a social service in Africa not as an industry. It’s also a good political tool used by govt and politicians so letting it become an industry will be hard.

TheSuperNerd:
Soooo Senegal FA owes Pape Thiaw... Wow. The very organised Senegal.

https://x.com/i/status/2059693518730211602

Senegal as a country is broke and near bankruptcy talk-less of paying the national team coach.

Lexusgs430:
Statistics is out.......😁

The highest rate of mother's using the NHS to give birth are .....

India - 27K

Pakistan - 19K

Nigeria - 15K

In the last few years.... 😂

......., 😂🇳🇬🇵🇰🤣😂

😂 Ihs 20 years fee deposit loading…..

Giving birth in the uk is about to become a luxury!

SolaFide:
Hiah.....

Pep guardiola to coach eagles? Oga joe hand Dey this thing 😂

lbrichman2:
Chelle is finally doing what we were begging Rohr and Peseiro to do since...
IMPROVE OUR MIDFIELD!!!

Now we have;
Midfield A.. Iwobi, Ndidi and Onyeka
Midfield B.. Onyedika, Dele
Midfield C .. Alhassan, Nnadi and Tijani

Akinsanmiro and others are still there o!

How hard was it??

Honestly the man just made it look as if midfield was never our problem in the first place

Kog45:
I don tire for X o...see comment,imagine discard Chuckwueze instead of saying good to see a player to complement Chuckwueze

Agenda must gend na! Chuks is never a player to discard no matter what

FiveFootNinja:
NFF are looking for excuses as we speak. It's already a big red flag that they've not yet renewed his contract.

Of course they will sneak another ex player in as coach

lbrichman2:
See passing sequence!!
Chelle-ball in full swing

If una like make una chase this coach away. Everywhere go first blurrr!

…

oloriooko:
the Zim coach looks so much like Oshiomole

Just ensure you make heaven

lbrichman2:
I go slap Okonkwo oh

Bruh 😎

AndSunGorilla:
Yes and Klopp would assist him too.

Cook! 😂

justwise:
Yes … it will solve a whole lot of problems…

It won't; it will only encourage more money laundering, more job losses, and revenue shortfall for the government.

justwise:
That is not a legal action and all you listed above will not recover the money for the university . So to avoid all that the university decided to request for payment upfront

Before visa issuance? Ok o

justwise:
What legal course of action do you expect the university to take when an international student failed to pay the school fees?

Revoke access to the school system and report to the home office who in turn cancels visa and this happen very well.

😂 But funny enough I know someone who was still owing after graduation and the school just set a direct debit to collect the balance

AgentXxx:
Well said and totally in agreement… I do not understand what those people up there are saying…

School want you to pay the full money you said you have and you are making defense about home student or uk citizens.

You won’t understand until your council taxes and bills go up again.

Cyberknight:
Regarding the bolded, you may want to revisit that analogy, as well as the first italicised statement.

Regarding the second italicised statement, as much as I'm also an expatriate in this country myself, I can't see how it can be asserted that there's a segment of business in this country that would be decimated or would fail to flourish without the presence of international students, but it's really hot today and there's no point us going back and forth.

Immigration rules apply to both pre and post visa issuance and that’s why visas can be cancelled and people deported for compliance reasons. It’s not that deep.

I hope it’s not those sitting at home you’re expecting to fill up those gaps in the retail sectors and small businesses that can’t afford to pay full time workers and just need folks that will work few hours a week to keep life going.

One thing we all forget at the end it’s me and you that will still bear the brunt in increased taxes and cost of living cos how do you expect the govt to keep taking care of vulnerable people and families, where will they get the money from if not from hardworking people like you but because we can’t connect the dots to ourselves we assume it’s okay and doesn’t concern us.

Cyberknight:
I am.

There's nowhere this is stipulated in the immigration rules - it's clearly stipulated for all to read and I quote:

- "You must have enough money to pay for your course and support yourself in the UK."
- "You need enough money to pay for your course for 1 academic year (up to 9 months)".
- "You’ll need to show you have enough money to support yourself - unless you’ve been in the UK with a valid visa for at least 12 months on the date of your application".

People put forward bank statements evidencing these amounts when they apply for a visa. If they actually haven't got this money to pay upfront if required, then they can't afford the luxury of studying in the UK.

The point is that what the universities did in the past in terms of allowing flexible payment does not mean that a refusal to allow flexible payment anymore has now become a grave injustice to mankind.

We all know that the universities are hurting because current policy has severely reduced the flow of income from their cash cow, international students, but that does not in any way render unconscionable a university's decision to protect its sponsor licence in the current context by risk assessing and trying to reduce the number of persons whom it believes might be unable to ultimately pass Home Office scrutiny or complete their courses.

There’s a part you left out in where you quoted which states that’ the amount you need to pay will be stated in the CAS letter which simply refers to compliance and that’s why the universities have flexible payment plans in place to meet up with that compliance. This is similar to the certificate of sponsorship assigned to skilled workers where the mandatory salary threshold is also stated. It doesn’t mean the companies should have paid that salary up front when the person hasn’t started working. I hope you get it now as there’s no where in the world where any school expects their students to complete full payment especially when a visa hasn’t been approved. Compliance is the issue here and not mandatory payment of all fees.

And if any school wants to protect it’s license as you’re implying then simply shut down admissions which is what many are doing already if indeed schooling in the uk is now luxurious.

When my wife came here to school it was mandatory that before enrolment 50% of the sch fees must be completed which was just weeks after resumption which I know is what many schools do, there is no way compliance can’t be achieved with that level of scrutiny so this our grouse with the proof of funds thing which I see is why many may be excited with this kind of measures is unfounded. And we should be careful cos there is a critical segment of that student workforce that small businesses in this country needs. Only small business owners may understand sha.

AnonymousAdmin:
Hi everyone,

Please, has anyone here recently applied for ILR as a dependant partner of someone on a Skilled Worker visa, or does anyone know someone who has?

I am a bit confused about the English language requirement. The GOV.UK website says that applicants may need to show that they meet the English language requirements and have passed the Life in the UK Test.

I have already passed the Life in the UK Test. However, I have seen some comments online suggesting that dependants may also need to provide proof of English proficiency. Since my degree is from Nigeria, I understand I may need an Ecctis confirmation, which costs about £210.

Please, can anyone who has gone through this process help confirm whether this is required for dependants?

Thank you.

Please don’t apply until you sort out the English proficiency it’s going to be a straight denial if you do so. If you can’t get Ecctis go sit for the required English test and get it done.

As for Ecctis if you can you’ll need to get a letter from your school in Nigeria on their letter head to state that your course was entirely taught in English(medium of instruction ) but if you can’t just go and do the required English test.

https://qls.ecctis.com/english-qualification-comparison/documents-you-will-need

justwise:
You are not making any sense, do you want to pay the tuition fees or not? The university did not change their policy halfway through the semester, they want their tuition fees paid before the semester starts and they have every right to do that.

Last summer we all witnessed what happened with many Nigerians dragging their universities to media platforms because of tuition fees.

Yes they have every right but does it make financial common sense for every stakeholder in the education sector? I don’t think so and if people default on payment for any reason that’s a different conversation and there are always legal terms and conditions to address that.

Even those who have all the money to drop at once will not do so if there are alternatives and of course there are and will always be alternatives.

Cyberknight:
1. Fees for international students in the UK are high.
2. It is a known fact that the universities set them at that level so as to subsidise home fees.
3. The rules for international students do not specifically contemplate coming to the UK to work to earn one's fees. The rules require upfront evidence of affordability.
4. Universities previously allowed flexible payments because they needed to attract as many internationals as possible. Any university which chooses not to allow flexible payments is not wrong.
5. A UK education for an international student is a luxury, not a necessity.
6. Like every luxury, not everyone will be able to afford it.
7. This is about reality, not sentiment.

Are you sure? There is a reason why students are allowed to work 20 hours a week and full time when on holidays, some of these things were actually factored in including allowing dependents or spouses to work full time until recently but still PhD and research students spouses can still work full time.

These things are not as straightforward as we think, the western world financial system is a credit based system and where flexible payments are allowed this is the credit they are also extending to international students just like they allow domestic students to get loans to pay up sch fees and for up keep expenses. The shift in policy now is all related to the current mood and national discourse and has nothing to do with principles even financial principles and of course in due time we will see a shift again when in reality it will no longer make financial sense for the schools themselves but this idea that uk education is a luxury and not a necessity cannot hold as education remains one of the major export and forex earner for this country and they still need to compete globally if we don’t want to see more job losses and economic damage.

The kind of friends children keep is also important especially when they have wealthy parents. The boy is just a product of bad influence from peers who would have lied to him how he’s dulling himself with the kind of money his father has.

This is why wealthy people also influence the kind of friends their children keep and ensure they maintain an isolated circle of friends from their own social class!

TheSuperNerd:
So Happy for Semi Ajayi. This is massive.

Bye Boro. Bye Scandal Southampton.

Another Super Eagles CB will play in the EPL.

Congratulations to Semi! It’s been a massive season for our players

abuhusna1:
How did we get here ? Asking international students to pay full tuitions

😂 they are simply saying don’t even bother

lavida001:
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😂 it goes up - complain, it comes down - another complain

The argument now is brain drain! So you’re complaining about immigrants yet you’re complaining about those leaving to become immigrants somewhere else

😂 once they are no longer the one calling the shots the party has lost it’s bearing

Oga talk another thing

The opposition will be further divided across different political parties if only people know 😂

BankyGee:
I've always said it. Both of them are good goalkeepers, I don't know why people are pitting them against each other.

Na this personal preference be the problem and there is nothing wrong about that. But truth be said but for the club issues Nwabali is facing Chelle will not even think making him even number 2 to any other keeper. It’s left to those who have the opportunity now to show they have all it takes to be the number one cos it’s all time and chance. Uzoho was once number 1 despite he’s still in the team.

JohnBullMySon:
Bro what you are criticizing and the way you even worded it shows your true intentions.

There's wasn't much of an error there and the dishonest thing about this is that Nwabali is not even very good in parring the ball in the proper direction (if direction of parry is the so-called mistake here). Nwabali has good reflexes but the parries sometimes are not good at all.

Half of Okoye criticism here comes from personal dislike. You guys won't just admit it. Even if Okoye becomes one number 1, there will be someone in the corner praying for a big mistake that will return him to the bench.

😂 it’s the same thing you’re doing to Nwabali suddenly a keeper who saves our blushes in pks no fit parry ball again chai make Una fear God na

willyede:
According to Bloomberg: The UK is weighing a new visa that would give three years of residency to wealthy individuals investing at least £5 million ($6.7 million) in the country

😂 money is the problem after all, na dat one dem for talk since instead of all these unnecessary drama of who is colonising who!

AndSunGorilla:
Who dash monkey banana.

Bad belle no good o 😂