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I don’t think so. The only way around it is to use the vfs 2 ways courier service. With that you don’t need to book any appointments.

Fabmummy:
Congratulations, Please do you know if one can do a walk-in at vfs london for Passport submission. I tried to book an appointment and the earliest date found is March 13

Neto

MIGHTYMAN82:
Please am not watching this match abeg who dey play no 9 thanks

You are wrong. If it’s a refusal the email will be sent first.

Noah270:
Unfortunately, this mostly happens when a visa is denied. Ukvi just haven't sent the refusal letter yet

Alert!

Application date: 23rd April 2024
Biometric done: 29th April 2024
BVL: 13th February 2025

PPR: 13th February, 2025 at 8:21PM

I applied from the UK

Hi all,

I would much appreciate your opinions regarding to rent-to-buy scheme. What do you think the pros and cons are? What kind of experiences can you share?
I'm trying to make a plan to get my own house, and at the moment I'm researching all the options out there.

No, it’s not a public fund.

hyzich:
Hi Elders,

Please I want to confirm if free appointment for UK visa biometric for a child born in uk is a pubic fund?

Make man no hear wetin something later oo😂

Cc dupyshoo profemebee zarah

It was minimal for us too. Although IT advised us not to reboot our comps😂😂😂

AgentXxx:
Did the Crowdstrike/Microsoft Outage affect anyone in here. Grateful it was minimal for us but I read that Airports, Hospitals, and many organisations most especially in Australia were crippled.

It’s not open to everyone. If you have no recourse to public fund you are not qualified. Don’t apply for any code again and wait till your child clock three to enjoy the free 15hrs.

adeolaspecial:
Good morning everyone. I got a message from my friend that the 15hours free childcare is now opened and that we can apply. I tried to get the code while applying, but it says i am not eligible as i have no recourse to public fund. I thought this was supposed to be free to all working parents. Or is there a way to go about it.

You will need a visa. Ask your line manager to put you through.

elengine:
Good evening house.
I work in a company where my role covers EMEA. I have just been told to prepare to visit Switzerland, Germany, Sweeden, Finland , Czech Republic.etc

My ASK. Please does my BRP allow me to go to these countries or I need to apply for Visa.

Secondly, does anyone have any useful information regarding the cost and any other info that may be of help.

Thanks

It might be a week or months. You can only be in reserve list for a maximum of 6 months. I was also place in a reserve list for an EO role in November but later secured an higher grades with another government agencies and I went with them. They later contacted those on reserve list in January. I wasn’t later contacted because I withdrew my application immediately I secured that better role.

cbn4main:
Elders in the house.
Civil service just put my friend on the reserve list for an EO role. I want to ask on his behalf, how long should he expect the actual appointment?
People who have been on the list, how long did it take b4 you were appointed?

Life time ISA

Kunleop:
Good morning, pls for peoples that used money box/ISA account for their house. What type of product can i choose as i want pay in money before the tax year end and im using it towards my 1st home. kindly assist

You better sell the car before the car sends you back to the village. London and wahala of parking ticket Na 5 and 6. This is the reason why I prefer up North any time any day.

oluwaleokey:
Abeg elders which kind UK life be this...
Make person no go loose him sanity...
Got two different tickets for wrong parking and also another ticket for parking in my own residence car park o (funny enough I have been parking freely there for over 6 months)
When contested & enquired for the ticket issued, they referred me to my landlord whom in returned claimed its not included in the contract. (I quickly checked and truly car parking was not mentioned and I feel this was deliberate).

Massive compound and I can't even park
Nawa ooh

Please elders for the outside parking... is there any app that guides one where to park freely or paid? Just like waze for satnav...any for parking?
I don tire for ticket... this London no get joy

I plan to drive to Heathrow to pick up a friend on monday but now I am scared coz of locating the right place to park.

Abi make i sale off the car and gain back my sanity
The money way person dey manage, dem come dey collect
It's really disheartening
Please your inputs will be helpful
Thanks guys

Lol, don’t mind him. One need a passport to apply for any type of visa

ReesheesuKnack:
But this is for Student to PSW applications right?
It will not apply to settlement (ILR) or SWV (Tier-2) visas. Right?

Oga one need a passport to apply for a visa, even a new born need a passport but the only exception is that you can use your expired passport to apply for visa and upload a cover letter that your new passport is under processing. Some case officer will even asked for evidence of application for a new passport

giselle237:
u dnt need ur passport to switch a visa or apply for a visa if you are inside the UK in your case.
Please go ahead with your visa application

You have to exercise patience for your passport to come out. You can actually switch your visa with expired passport. Since you will switch inside the UK. Just use the ID check app with your BRP and you don’t need to go for any capturing. You just need to write a cover letter to explain the reason why you’re using expired passport and also attached your passport renewal form. Switch your visa and be good

Qwesiri:
Hi Please I need help.
I applied to renew my Nigerian passport in July 2023. I did my capturing on 18th October 2023, paid the post order too. I was given a slip saying collection date is 15th December 2023 and I'm yet to receive it. I am due to switch my student visa but I'm yet to do biometrics as my current passport expires 23rd January 2024. Please how do I contact high commission? Or Do I go to London?

December 22. I paid for priority for my own application because i need to resume to work early January. My application was approved less than 24hrs.

directonpc:
Boss when did you apply?

Yes, they approved the dependent application I made for my family today

LionInZion:
Home Office no dey go holiday? 😀

Shackle of skilled workers visa too dey oo. No golose guard

bigtt76:
Be like na me prompt you to post this eh ...I just used your sign up code after leaving the shackles of student visa

Congratulations, go and prepare for your interview like a pro. Prepare your answer using STAR techniques. I.e Situation, Task, Action, and Results. Always talk more om action and results. Always personalised your experience, make use of more of ‘i’ rather than ‘we’. Practice like your life depends on it and record yourself during the practice too.

If you read the Civil service Competency Framework you will get an idea of the type of evidence they are looking for in terms of positive behaviours that you are expected to demonstrate. These can shape your answers, even if you don't know 'The' Questions.

Managing a Quality Service

• How do you and your team understand what the standards required by your customers are?
• Give me an example of how you have demonstrated an understanding of customer needs
• What steps have you taken to understand how you and your team perform against performance/ customer standards?
• How do you respond to customer feedback?
• Can you describe a time when you have been proactive in finding a solution to a problem encountered by your customers?

Leading and Communicating
• When communicating to staff how have you ensured your communication is clear, well structured and tailored to your audience?
• Can you give an example of how you have engaged your team in discussions about changes taking place in your unit, business area or Department?
• Tell me about a time when you have had to influence a senior manager, stakeholder or partner and how you went about this?
• Tell me about a time when you have had to use written communication to successfully influence someone? How did you go about structuring your written communication?

deshade:
Please advise on the questions being asked for the pre recorded interview. i have received interview invitation for the work center coach at DWP. i appreciate your response Thanks

Minimum salary of 38k will still apply

Zahra29:
Only care workers are to be banned from including dependants on their visa.

No changes to doctors, nurses and other medical workers

It’s not always rosy at the other side. Most of us here went through the same thing. Everything will fall in place once his wife is able to work. The transition from naija to abroad life is not rosy at all. Culture shock, the weather and the massive rent. Tell your friends to apply for teaching assistant/ cover supervisor role. He can also apply for invigilator rule in school, they are currently recruiting lot of people at this moment. May God help us all.

Westves:
Hello, guys. Friend of mine recently relocated to the UK with his family. From the gory stories he's been feeding me, abroad ain't all that is propped up to be. Freezing temperatures, monthly rent of £600, comparative cost of living, tuition, catering singlehandedly for the family cuz his nursing wife doubles as a student, on top of that, has to raise the sponsorship fee

He hasn't been making much progress with finding caregiver jobs and his options are limited. Can't do construction under this weather. So my question is, what form of trade or occupation can he pivot into before it's too late? My guy is bleeding cash so we are kinda desperate here

I'm sure a lot of guys got easier landing so I'm looking forward to any helpful resource you guys can bless us with. He is a naija graduate, if that matters. Many thanks

Your friend can’t switch his visa right away. He must finished his study. The only exceptional is if he’s doing his PHD. Tell your friend to rest small.

Seynex01:
Hello,
A friend will be done with school in Dec, Two Company has offered to issue him COS, the first one is dormicilary care, while the other is a support work.

The dormicillary care is willing to switch his visa right away. While the support work says 6 weeks to the expiration of his visa which will be in April.

concerns are:
Wouldn’t the new skilled worker salary increment affect companies from issuing COS within the UK, when implemented.

Can any new policies affect switching visas within the UK regarding this plan in changing overseas skilled worker visa.

Is it okay, he takes the COS from the Dormicillary care and switch later to the support in April or should just wait, still April.

You can work full time with students visa once you have completed your degree. But you can’t take up permanent position in any company with student visa. It’s against the law.

Goodenoch:
Hm? This is not correct o.

Once you have been cleared off study by your university you are free to work full time.

Your student visa will fulfill the right to work requirements up till its expiry date, by which time you should have switched to another visa that will allow you continue in the role.

No, You need to update your visa

Phil46:
Hello guys,

Can a student visa holder take on a fixed-term contract role immediately after they complete their study and have been cleared by the school to work full time?

E go learn now. £500/ month insurance premium dey wait for him. And he go still do driving test twice.

Lexusgs430:
After all we have discussed on this thread, you still fall into this trap ....... Why .... Why ......😁🤣

You would visit a judge, you would receive points on your PL, you would be fined + your insurance price goes up by another 40% .........Why ..... Why .... Why ......

Why don't we just save our advice ........😜🤣

Which is very wrong and if they get caught they will lose both job

hustla:
Tech guys do 2 FT remote gigs

Some even do more

She should apply for NIN first. Tell her to search for NIN enrollment center in the UK for Google. She will then pay like £40 for NIN enrolment. She should then apply for her passport. The passport might not be ready in January but she can still apply for her visa with the expired passport, passport application form and a cover letter that explains that her passport is not yet ready. Problem solved

Joyglo:
Hello guys help my friend ooooh

Her passport will expire next month and her school has given her extension to resit her exam saying they will give her a new CAS by January 2024 for her to be able to apply for visa extension.

Secondly because she had been outside Nigeria (turkey) even before the NIN thing she do no have NIN

And we all know that NIN is now very important in applying for a Nigeria passport

What should she do? How and where can she do NIN here in UK and how and where can she apply for international passport. Help please I do not want to loose my friend to depression she has hustled to pay £20,500 tuition fee and she keeps crying she can't go back to Nigeria after all the stress she's be through with domiciliary care to pay tuition. Help! Help!! Help!!!

Thank you bro

Schoolhike:
Congratulations, Lucky you that your application got into reserve.

Your application was okay and your interview was good aswell. You might be called up anytime. Just keep applying. Wish you best of luck.

A friend was on reserve list for 4 months and got called after. (EO role), this is slow because lots people still stays on EO role.

Three others got reserve list and were called after within a week. (AO role), this is fast because lots of people leave AO.

Lots of other reason why people are out on reserv list which I can’t list all.


Yeah for DWP, if you get 30 you should get the job straight away I think

@Schoolhike I’m just stuck with the pre recorded interview for EO role. I wasn’t successful with my first attempt and the second attempt i was placed on reserve list. Can you please drop any hints on how to score higher with this pre recorded interview. Thank you

Schoolhike:
EO and above and I don’t think DWP offer sponsorship for the JOB COACH role.

A friend got sponsorship at AO role with DWP tho she was moving from student visa directly to work visa.

Someone else wasn’t given for the AO because the person is moving from a work visa.

Seems hmrc could sponsor EO (will not sponsor AO), same as DWP.

Best bet is to start working with them with other visa say like graduate visa, the chances of getting visa will be high. For instance, on norms Ministry of defense don’t sponsor visa if the job is not on shortage occupation list, but someone got the sponsorship because the person has been working with them while on graduate visa.

From EO upwards but you must have a right to work before the commencement of the appointment

lastclaire4:
please from what grade do thy offer sponsorship

HO and DEFRA won’t sponsor your visa. HMRC and DWP dey offer sponsorship steadily

dduchess90:
Hello

Other departments can sponsor

HO can’t

What list are you looking at, can you screenshot were you saw HO in the list??

Cheers

Gbasgbos everywhere for this group since yesterday. I beg if dey put someone’s on reserve list is it still possible to get the job?