₦airaland Forum

KingQ:
Nah you are misleading people , After July 22 anyone that have work for the employer for 3 months can be eligible for sponsorship if the employer meet the sponsor criteria.. There is no where in the July 1st that says student can’t change there visa to care work or any other visa .. Don’t worry about any of this things ,Get into this country it’s not as hard as he explain .

Welcome .

I just released the update for all to see, not to engage or enter into argument.
However, the 3 months window is for those already in the UK and employed before July 22.

heykims:
📢

UK IMMIGRATION CHANGES – Effective from 22 July 2025
Composed by: Gbemisola Obey (FAB)
Explanation for Nigerians in the UK 🇬🇧
[Based on official government release HC 997]
✅ 1. New Salary Thresholds

The UK now requires higher salaries for Skilled Worker visas. These are the new rules:

Most Skilled Worker roles must now pay £41,700 (was £38,700).

Young workers/new entrants must earn at least £33,400.

Care workers and lower-skilled jobs: at least £28,200 (was £26,100).

Public Sector workers (NHS, councils): at least £31,300.

💥 If you're working for the NHS or Local Authority, you don’t have to meet these exact figures. As long as your pay follows official NHS pay bands, you’re fine.
E.g., a Band 3 NHS staff earning £24,967 is still eligible.
❌ 2. Care Workers – No More Family Members (Dependants)

From 22 July 2025, anyone applying as a new Care Worker (SOC 6135 or 6136):

Cannot bring husband/wife or children anymore.

This only affects new care visa applicants.

If you're already here with your family, you’re safe. Just don’t break your visa chain.

🚨 3. Student Visa Holders Can’t Switch Into Care

Students in the UK cannot switch into Care Worker roles after July 22.

You can switch into other eligible roles (e.g., NHS Healthcare Assistant) if the salary and job code are allowed.

📍 Example:
Chinyere is finishing MSc in Public Health and wants to become a senior carer — NO, she can't switch.
But if she applies for an NHS Healthcare Assistant job, and the trust agrees to sponsor, she may be eligible.
🛡️ 4. Transitional Protection (People Already in the System)

If you are already on a care visa before 22 July 2025, you can:

Extend your visa

Change employers (if same job code)

Apply for settlement (ILR) later

This protection lasts until July 2028

But you must have worked at least 3 months for the current employer.

🏥 5. Is NHS Still Safe? YES!

The NHS is still the safest route.

Even if you're earning less than £28,200 (e.g., £24,967 Band 3), it's OK — as long as the job is in the NHS or a Local Authority.

You can still bring your family, and you'll be on track for ILR.

📝 If you apply for the same role in a private care home, they must pay you £28,200+, and you can’t bring family anymore.
🧾 6. Will Care Roles Be Phased Out?

No, but they are now restricted:

Only existing care visa holders can extend or switch (within same role).

No more new student-to-care switching.

New care applicants from outside the UK can't bring dependants.

🛠️ 7. Shortage Occupation List Is Now “Temporary”

It now includes:

HR Officers

Electricians

Welders

Payroll Clerks
But you still must meet the new salary rules.

📌 FAQs:

Q: My NHS Band 3 job pays £25,000. Is that OK?
👉 YES. NHS pay scales apply, not the private care rule. You're safe.

Q: I’m on a care visa and already brought my wife/kids. Will they be sent home?
👉 NO. Your family can stay. Just don’t break your visa chain.

Q: I’m a student and want to switch to care after July. Possible?
👉 NO. That route is closed.

Q: Can my employer still sponsor me for a care job?
👉 YES, only if:

You already had the visa before July 22

You’ve worked there 3+ months

The employer is allowed to sponsor

💡 FAB Final Advice:

If you’re still delaying that NHS Application Playbook, now is the time. This is not the season to gamble.

Apply for NHS jobs and council roles more.

Don’t wait till your visa is expiring. This government means business.

Be wise. Be strategic. And most importantly — don’t move without information.

I intentionally posted this here. This was released yesterday.
With this, the possibility of getting sponsorship after study is very very low except u study clinical courses that can get u job with NHS.
I know some will say this is discouraging but it's fact...
Think a million times before u japa..

📢

UK IMMIGRATION CHANGES – Effective from 22 July 2025
Composed by: Gbemisola Obey (FAB)
Explanation for Nigerians in the UK 🇬🇧
[Based on official government release HC 997]
✅ 1. New Salary Thresholds

The UK now requires higher salaries for Skilled Worker visas. These are the new rules:

Most Skilled Worker roles must now pay £41,700 (was £38,700).

Young workers/new entrants must earn at least £33,400.

Care workers and lower-skilled jobs: at least £28,200 (was £26,100).

Public Sector workers (NHS, councils): at least £31,300.

💥 If you're working for the NHS or Local Authority, you don’t have to meet these exact figures. As long as your pay follows official NHS pay bands, you’re fine.
E.g., a Band 3 NHS staff earning £24,967 is still eligible.
❌ 2. Care Workers – No More Family Members (Dependants)

From 22 July 2025, anyone applying as a new Care Worker (SOC 6135 or 6136):

Cannot bring husband/wife or children anymore.

This only affects new care visa applicants.

If you're already here with your family, you’re safe. Just don’t break your visa chain.

🚨 3. Student Visa Holders Can’t Switch Into Care

Students in the UK cannot switch into Care Worker roles after July 22.

You can switch into other eligible roles (e.g., NHS Healthcare Assistant) if the salary and job code are allowed.

📍 Example:
Chinyere is finishing MSc in Public Health and wants to become a senior carer — NO, she can't switch.
But if she applies for an NHS Healthcare Assistant job, and the trust agrees to sponsor, she may be eligible.
🛡️ 4. Transitional Protection (People Already in the System)

If you are already on a care visa before 22 July 2025, you can:

Extend your visa

Change employers (if same job code)

Apply for settlement (ILR) later

This protection lasts until July 2028

But you must have worked at least 3 months for the current employer.

🏥 5. Is NHS Still Safe? YES!

The NHS is still the safest route.

Even if you're earning less than £28,200 (e.g., £24,967 Band 3), it's OK — as long as the job is in the NHS or a Local Authority.

You can still bring your family, and you'll be on track for ILR.

📝 If you apply for the same role in a private care home, they must pay you £28,200+, and you can’t bring family anymore.
🧾 6. Will Care Roles Be Phased Out?

No, but they are now restricted:

Only existing care visa holders can extend or switch (within same role).

No more new student-to-care switching.

New care applicants from outside the UK can't bring dependants.

🛠️ 7. Shortage Occupation List Is Now “Temporary”

It now includes:

HR Officers

Electricians

Welders

Payroll Clerks
But you still must meet the new salary rules.

📌 FAQs:

Q: My NHS Band 3 job pays £25,000. Is that OK?
👉 YES. NHS pay scales apply, not the private care rule. You're safe.

Q: I’m on a care visa and already brought my wife/kids. Will they be sent home?
👉 NO. Your family can stay. Just don’t break your visa chain.

Q: I’m a student and want to switch to care after July. Possible?
👉 NO. That route is closed.

Q: Can my employer still sponsor me for a care job?
👉 YES, only if:

You already had the visa before July 22

You’ve worked there 3+ months

The employer is allowed to sponsor

💡 FAB Final Advice:

If you’re still delaying that NHS Application Playbook, now is the time. This is not the season to gamble.

Apply for NHS jobs and council roles more.

Don’t wait till your visa is expiring. This government means business.

Be wise. Be strategic. And most importantly — don’t move without information.

Diamondville:
This is why these countries are always reviewing their immigration policies. There is no system that Nigerians cannot try to abuse. Plus these people are online too, they see all these things/ploys.

I don't get, what's the abuse or secret in applying for IHS refund? Even na dem go dey send u SMS to remind u to apply for subsequent refunds when u initiate it.
Keep your insecurity to yourself abeg. Even as an healthcare worker in Nigeria, u don't pay for NHIS.

Let me advise u guys going on student visa.
If possible, get a care or nhs job as soon as possible when u land. Then u can apply for refund of your IHS fee.

Thank God my first car was a toyota, big daddy. if not, I would have knocked the engine few months after purchase due to my inexperience with cars. That car is rugged, I got it as tokunbo though.

Sannisege:
This is Obi’s favourite pass time. Minister of condolence messages.

Except when it happens in the South East

40 xters complete

Some women are not just considerate. Men are really going through a lot.

Shoes weren't part of Peter's outfit to school
Shoeless Peter went to school

Which kind headline be this, what concerns Trump with his catching of HIV?
Abi he's claiming he takes PEP for 28 days each time he engages in gay sex?

Your focus seems to be NYSC and not really University education......

Kuku say all African countries, abi u already have major black nations there.

inoki247:
Lol Motivational Speaker everywhere...



Motivational Speech Dey kill too no be only Accident dey kill...

He dey motivate people while running people street online....

I was wondering o, no be this same doc that was scamming people of sponsorship online?

I know many of them like that.
They will now graduate from being a sickle cell warrior to being in psychiatric yard for rehab for pentazocine addiction.
On the other hand, they will turn Plastic Surgery clinic patient too due to chronic ulcer from repeated injection.
Some will further have a bonus of osteomyelitis, now client to ortho.

But wait, Umaihia is the capital of Aba right? That state capital doesn't usually make the news.
Well done Governor Otti..

Oreoluwa1996:
Lol, You know what’s wild?

Watching someone confidently explain half-baked history like it’s breaking news.

Yes, Ghana redenominated their currency in 2007 — not because it was 'worthless', but to simplify transactions and restore confidence after prolonged inflation.
A common, strategic economic move — Turkey did it, Zimbabwe did it, France did it.

But you?
You’re still stuck on Wikipedia drafts from 2009, quoting old rates like a retired cashier.!

This whole ‘1 cedi is actually 10,000 old cedis’ thing?
Tired.!
That was about 16-17 years ago.

That’s like shouting '₦1 = 100 Kobo' and acting like you discovered oil.

Move on. Time did.!

And purchasing power?
Please, It’s not about what the number looks like — it’s about what it can buy today.
You’re not talking economics; you’re reciting trauma from your SS2 Commerce textbook.
(FYI: it's literally cheaper for a Ghanaian to run Online Adverts that require Dollar)

But let’s talk about why Nigeria never pulled a Ghana-style redenomination:
Because too many pension-stealing patriots — including your beloved Atiku and his fellow hoarders — have illegal cash stashed in ceilings, soakaways, and private mosques.

If we redenominated, their billions would shrink faster than their electoral relevance.

They didn’t block it for your sake — they blocked it to protect their loot.
Because in a Nigeria with honest currency reform, half your political idols would need GoFundMe to buy suya.

So before you come online swinging misinformation like a cutlass, try reading — or better yet, thinking.
Because right now, you’re just loud, wrong, and stuck in 2007 — like Windows XP with a cracked screen. #Shalom

Why is this one ranting? Is the redenomination story false? U ain't happy because u just want to throw the naira in bad light, we sabi people like u..

Oreoluwa1996:
So the former No. 4 citizen of Nigeria, Yakubu “No Results” Dogara, has suddenly discovered that the North ruled for 40 years with nothing to show?

Wow.
Incredible epiphany — after decades of benefiting from the exact system he’s now condemning.

Let’s be clear:

🔹 This is the same Dogara who held the Speaker’s gavel in a National Assembly that rubber-stamped mediocrity and watched Nigeria hemorrhage.

🔹 He sat pretty while the bandit economy flourished and Nigeria's solid minerals were smuggled out in broad daylight.

🔹 When mining licenses were sold like groundnuts and gold from Zamfara flew out of the country without adding one kobo to IGR, where was Dogara’s voice?

🔹 For 40 years, the North dominated federal leadership and sucked national wealth dry, yet many Northern states today can't match the IGR of Lagos alone.
That’s not just a tragedy, it’s a calculated betrayal.

Now he wants to pretend he’s a commentator?
Nah, sir.
You were a foreman on the sinking ship, not a bystander.

Meanwhile:

🇬🇭 Ghana, despite its smaller size, figured out how to harness gold to prop up the cedi.

🇳🇬 Nigeria, with more gold than Ghana, is stuck in the bandit-benefactor loop, where powerful elites prefer illegal mining to institutional progress.

But there's hope.
Real reforms have begun, and they’re uncomfortable—not for the masses, but for entitled elites like Dogara who want the old rent-collector Nigeria back.

This new wave under Tinubu is calling bluff and blood, and it’s no country for freeloaders.

---

— Oreoluwa O. Olaleye
🔥 Teller of inconvenient truths.
Roaster of elite hypocrisy. Defender of reform.!
#GoldPolitics #NorthLoot
#NewNigeria
#ProReform
#TinubuDoctrine #NoMoreFreeLunch

See someone confidently displaying ignorance online.
Ghana only redenominated their currency because it was so worthless. They removed 4 zeros from it in 2007. Basically when u see 1 cedis, it's actually 10000 cedis in the real sense. Even at that, naira still has better purchasing power.

ucheheart:
Which fuel subsidy again? The one tinubu claimed he removed or buhari's own?

U dull o

This thread tells u how ignorant and uninformed people are.

U are comparing the time when the sitting President was allowing people make billions of naira via double exchange rate racketeering to when naira's true worth is revealed stopping the evil business.

God bless President Tinubu for revealing the true value of the naira.

U mean one of the Obidients that said Tinubu is frail and would die soon?
Many that said same about Buhari are dead now and Muhammadu is hale and hearty.
Life all about lessons.

So Sowore is now a sponsored Tinubu agent?
These people are daft

Pleat:
I HAVE 54M AT THE MOMENT THAT I OWN AND I CAN EASLY WORK TOWARDS THE REMAINING BUT I HAVE BEEN RELUNCTANT TO EVEN DO ANYTHING AFTER THE NEW POLICIES

INFACT I AM NOT SURE IF I WILL BE PROCEEDING WITH THE PLANS

What are u going to do in this new UK with that money in your account? It might be worth it years back, but with this back and forth policies, chiefs like u are best advised to stay back and flex in Nigeria.

lajidson:
Good evening

Please who applied for Kingston University, and has received unconditional offer.

hmm my wife finished from that school. Their admission process and CAS issuance were so straightforward.
All the best chief.

Fred2020:
- Immigration surcharge is increasing by over 30%, potentially deterring employers from taking in international candidates
- They are contemplating reducing the post-study period by 6 months. Less time to find a job
- Int'l graduates to be restricted from jobs with requirements below the graduate qualification..so jobs like care and possibly some social care roles are off the table.
- Minimum salary requirements are expected to increase further above the average UK wage
- Employers must show strong evidence they tried to recruit locally and invested in training before they can take on Int'l graduates

The general direction is to make it harder for int'l students to stay after their studies......in other words, they want your tuition money but will prefer you leave after your studies.

If they should implement everything above, it means more than 90% of graduates will return to their home country after postgraduate visa stay.

utepu:
Greetings Brother. I empathize with you in this difficult time. It really not your fault. But one thing is certain, God can change your AS status and heal your child.

Go to Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry at Area 1 Abuja. Your story will change.

It is free of charge.

Your religion doesn't matter
Sun service start from 8am
Thursday service by 3pm
You will testify

I sincerely seek your honest advice and guidance concerning a deeply personal and challenging situation I am currently facing.

I got married to my wonderful wife two years ago. Before our wedding, we both underwent genotype testing, although in different hospitals—mine was done in Abuja and hers in Lokoja. According to the results at that time, I was told I had the AA genotype, while hers came out as AS. Regrettably, I did not take the step to verify my result with a second test from another facility.

Early last year, we were blessed with our first child. Shortly after his birth, I secured a job in a federal agency, which required a comprehensive medical evaluation. During this process, I was tested again, and to my surprise, the genotype result came out as AS. I went to another reputable hospital to confirm, and the result remained AS.

Fast forward to a few weeks ago—our son, now a year old, began experiencing swelling in his hands and feet. Initially, we thought it was a minor injury and got him some medication from a pharmacy, but the condition worsened and spread. We had to rush him to one of the top hospitals in Abuja, where he was sadly diagnosed with sickle cell anemia (SS).

As you can imagine, this has been devastating news for me. I’m overwhelmed with emotion, regret, and confusion. I love my wife dearly, but I’m also struggling with the reality of the situation—especially knowing it could have been avoided with more careful steps.

I am reaching out to you all, not to cast blame, but to ask for your heartfelt advice: How do I move forward? Should I continue with the marriage, or should I consider separation?

Thank you for taking the time to read and respond. Your opinions and suggestions will mean a lot to me during this difficult time.

Warm regards,

This one needs mental check. Op, please ignore post above.

Quite pathetic especially when u do your little part but unfortunately, I got a misleading result.
About your child, truth is it's tough caring for a sickle cell anemia child. Keep to these pieces of advice:
Register him at a haematology clinic in a reputable hospital
Ensure it takes it water jidiciously, this is very key.
Prevent malaria, with good hygiene and malaria prophylaxis - proguanil

For your unborn children, unfortunately little can be done but PGD during pregnancy can be done to ascertain genotype of the unborn child. Though even at that, the rule of the land forbid abortion in such situation when the unborn child is diagnosed with sickle cell anemia.

About your marriage, I have none to say.

The unfortunate Nigerians will only read to find fault in the news. Nothing can excite them about Nigeria, they delight in bad news.

How will they pay staff?

NigeriaIsGreat:
how is it a good news? How much did Tinubu met it?

No news can ever sound good to people like u, we know your set only celebrate when food prices increase.

Mischievous report, UAE not Saudi.

Kilometres:
What's the difference between them and people from the east that troup in with night bus everyday?

No difference, so they all have to give it to Lagos. It's truly the centre of Excellence.