OmichaelO:
Thank you so much oga mi.

all are duly noted, especially the last two.

CheesyTee:
Please I wanted to confirm if it was okay to claim 12 months stay in uk from Sep 1 (i entered on the 28th of Sep).

The visa application page only asked of month and year of entry and no specific date.

Thank you.

Lexusgs430:


Anything immigration, is not my forte........

Lexusgs430:
Is this how Nigerian loan companies, chase debtors.....

TREAT AS URGENT: This is to inform the general public that ********** to be a RUTHLESS/ CHRONIC and UNREMORSEFUL DEBTOR who goes about COLLECTING LOAN from different COMPANY. This person is currently on the run with our company's money and has refused to pay nor pick our calls, she even denied that she did not collect any money from any loan app when we have her details. BE informed that this person has been declared wanted. we also found that she's a ritualist and a kidnapper using innocent children for money ritual. Pls contact us if you have any information about this person as soon as possible, else the company will proceed to the next action, because this person provided us with all your details and if you are not aware of this loan you can as well call the person to delete your information in the app, because soon the person pictures along side your own pictures will be posted on all social media in the next FEW HOURS.....
WE ARE LINCENCED AND APPROVED BY THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT.
MY NUMBER :08138273229

Shark loan companies, that cannot spell .. .......

Odenigbo25:


�� Social media �� a place where someone without a relationship gives relationship advice

MichaelUde:
Nigerians and expectations. Nothing wey person no go see for here.
About the NHS pay as opposed to care, first, are those saying its worse comparing like for like? Basically, how much per hour does the average care assistant earn as compared to the hourly pay rate for an NHS Band 3? In other words, make una no dey compare person wey dey work 80 hours a week in care to someone working 37.5 hours a week in the NHS on band 3. Of course, someone working 37.5 hours a week fit still work more hours, after all many nurses also work for agencies on weekends, etc.

Secondly, I no understand how people go feel say person wey dey start in an unskilled role (which na wetin carers and nursing auxiliaries be o despite all the fancy fancy titles) go suppose collect CEO pay overnight. Like most people, I definitely think that pay should go up given current inflation and the cost of living crisis, etc. but the reality is that applying foam and pads is generally not a wonderfully-paid job except where person dey work plenty hours. So wetin una wan make fresh comers do? Go take the 50k and above jobs wey just dey wait for those who apply, abi?

Lastly, all those saying 22k na small money should tell us how much they expect to earn in that kind job in Naija. And yes, people here dey live on those pay levels. Make una understand that if you dey civil service on level 2, the pay is tailored for a school leaver aged maybe 18, early 20s and not a married man with 3 children in his 40s. The UK is certainly no paradise, but una come here because Naija no dey work for una (make we leave aside all the high sounding stuff people were yakking some weeks back about how Naija take dey better, and them just come UK to look around).

Bottom line, if person wan make better money for here, go and skill yourself in the fields in demand, then come collect the money. Aspiration is good, aspiring to be something better is a noble goal, na why people like me come here - to give my children opportunities wey I know dem no go see in Nigeria where playing field no level at all. Otherwise, make una try manage una expectations wella.

IcecoldDon:
Hi, please is there a difference between full time work and permanent job in terms of student visa restrictions? I see both in different places and it is a bit confusing. I ask this because i saw on a website that you can work full time during holidays but not a permanent role.

Also, after submission of dissertation, can one commence a permanent job role immediately since official school is over? or the correct thing as some websites i have seen, say you must wait till course end date shown on the CAS, while others just state after term time which is still not clear or that you can't do a permanent job on the student visa.

Thanks

Lexusgs430:
Is anyone going for FIFA World Cup - Qatar 2022....... We dey find UK 9ja parapò crew .........

Ralphlauren:


This is a big fat bloody lie @ bolded.

Believe those youtube idiots peddling falsehood at your own peril.

Switching tier 2 sponsors can never and will never reset the 5 year route to ILR

Moving from one tier to another eg. Moving from tier 2 to tier 5 is what resets the route to ILR

grandma123:
Thank you icon8 for your input, I know mostly the care work visa is 3 years or 5 years and you need to work for that employer, switching role or job means the 5 years route will reset.
The question is, would corporate employer be willing to employ with Care visa?
How would I be able to convince employer that I am still relevant in my profession with care job? Those are my thinking really.




While I do not know much about visas, the bolded can’t be correct - but I stand to be corrected.

Also, employers willing to sponsor you will not be particularly interested in the type of visa you currently hold, especially since you would have made it known to them that you’d require sponsorship should your application be successful. It is also easy to explain that you went into temporary care work as a foreign student, which is commonplace and therefore shouldn’t be a problem to switch back to your professional career field after your studies.

In all, I think you are overthinking things. My advice would be for you to visit gov.uk and read all available documents on the type of visa you are interested in, and all about sponsorship. Sometimes, these things are a lot easier and straightforward than we think they are. All you need is access to the right information and a plan - for which www.gov.uk should be your starting point.

If I were you, I’d take the bird in hand and carefully execute an exit strategy in 6 to 12 months - unless you are absolutely certain that the condition for that type of visa is that you cannot switch before 3 years - which I very much doubt as that would be tantamount to corporate slavery and should be illegal in the UK.

I’ll let those with knowledge of visas take it up from here, but I wish you well in whatever you finally decide on doing.

grandma123:
Hello my people, please I need your input on my situation.

I have completed my Master and need to move forward in the UK, I have 2 options to choose from which is dicey and I am in a serious Dilemma now. I am in my mid 40s and a mother, a qualified Chartered Accountant (over 15 years post qualification experience) back home and presently working on becoming a member of ICAEW here in the UK. I have been applying for professional roles on different job sites for a while now to no avail. Though I do get calls from recruiters concerning roles but sometimes because of the student visa status they may not proceed and sometimes you would not here back from them.

The two options I have to choose from are:

1, To apply for a PSW and continue my job search
2, The care work I do (to pay bills and make ends meet, not actually what I want) is ready to sponsor me (at no cost except UK gov application fee) but honestly the care job is not meant for me as I get irritated, tired of the job and I know I deserve more and can do better for myself.

I am at crossed road as I would not want to get PSW and still continue with the care job.
Now, considering the cost, definitely option 2 is cheaper for my family but I am not happy with the job.
I don't mind the longer route of PSW as long as I am legal in the country but the assurance of getting my dream role/job is what I don't know.
The care is ready to write whatever role I want on my application and allow me to take any other job or role once I do her 37.5 hrs (She gave me option of weekend and may be 1 day during the week to work for her but I don't want to be tied down to care job for 3 years doing what I am not happy with.

The question is, would any corporate employer employ me with the care visa if I opt for it?
What can I do differently to ace my employment in the country?

I have done different trainings and have in house training certificates from big firms in Nigeria on Project Management, Change Management, Lean etc. What certification can I do in Project management in the UK?

Please kindly advice?
No insult please

TheGuyFromHR:


Bottom line - icon8 could have softened his message quite a bit, but the thrust is correct.

kode12:
Hi people, I've got a question that has always been at the back of my mind. Asking oyinbo might be a bit awkward but I'm sure naija should understand.
Why are there so many kids in the UK with autism or on the autistic spectrum? It almost seems as though the Brits consider it a badge of honor saying their kids are on the spectrum or to use it to claim disability.

I've seen a lot of kids who the parents claim are on the spectrum and honestly, they seem cognitively okay, and if it were naija some proper brain resetting beating every once in a while will likely realign the child, but the parents here just seem to use "on the spectrum" as a pass to allow the kids become uncontrollable and something a complete nuisance.

Is there some kind of inherited genetic predisposition for brits to be on the spectrum or is that just some quasi-cultural thing that has become part of the medical norm for doctors to just label the kids as on the spectrum?

##Or is my perception on the matter just skewed because Nigeria doesn't do enough testing to determine if kids are on the autistic spectrum or have cognitive disabilities and just assume the child is a "dullard"?

hustla:



Instead of writing stuff out like this, why not educate us about what CCJs are?

Yet to get a CC btw but I like learning how things work in advance and weight decisions for up to a year before diving into it

TheGuyFromHR:


I had a cc back home.
No such thing as DDs, I was using a standing instruction to pay off and keeping an eye on my expenditure.
Once I travelled and swiped the card a few times while away. Came back and the exchange rate I thought I was spending at turned out not to be what the bank decided it would be (I used to work in a bank from the late 90s to early 00s and I thought I was familiar with all the banks' tricks as regards exchange rates, fees and all that, but apparently and sadly my knowledge was out of date), and long story short I overran my standing instruction amount and incurred interest (I did get a sort of reminder, but forgot, was a busy time at work at the time, we were doing what we are known for, retrenching people and employees were probably casting and binding us, who knows).

I exchanged a few broadsides with the bank about how their exchange rate wasn't what was expected, where did they conjure all those fees upon fees from, bla bla bla, they held firm, and to save my blood pressure, I just paid all the interest and closed the cc.

My point is that managing a cc in Naija takes some effort on one's part. Credit limits are a joke, and the bank would have carefully monitored/checked one's income before allowing you one. Here, all is made easy, so it's easier to mess things up and having a cc back in Naija doesn't compare in all aspects.

Lexusgs430:



Questions like withdrawing £2000, from credit card ........

We the illegals would continually look from the sidelines...........

TheGuyFromHR:


Una so-called elders don come again, abi?
Dishing out advice of variable quality to mislead recent immigrants about credit cards.

Make una repent o.

Lexusgs430:



Very true ......... Credit cards maxed out vs job loss ...... CCJ loading.........

What do we know, we go just bail, how den wan catch us, when nah ori o lori we dey use ........

Credit card = Debt card..... Know this and know piss (abi na peas or peace)............

TheGuyFromHR:


Can you imagine? I was reading an article today which stated that the UK generally built its railways and airport infrastructure to function at operating temps of -10 to 35°C, while the Soviet Union generally built theirs to function at -15 to 45°C. So this small heat we have today which is not even up to a normal Lagos day is causing chaos in the UK's railway and airports while Russian MIG-23 pilots might be warming up their engines dey wait signal.

TheGuyFromHR:
Lol, I gather runways are melting at Luton and at an RAF base.
The asphalt must have been designed for different operating temperatures.
This heat is normal for Abuja airport or any given airport in the north.

Lexusgs430:



Best you post advice you received, that was wrong. .... So others can learn .......

Nobody is either a fountain/island of knowledge.........

Should I post my passport here, to show you I am not using ori o lori .............

derbylicious:


Thanks for the swift response.
It’s just that one person has an EU passport and the spouse doesn’t (but has pre-settled status & a now defunct UK issued EU BRP) , can EU freedom of movement still be exercised regardless?

There are contradicting information online, hence the apprehension.

Ameryx:
Hi all, I think I need a bit of encouragement. I moved to the UK on a student visa in December. Before relocating, I was doing quite well back home. Earned around 2-3m monthly profit after expenses from my business. In fact, I wanted to reward myself with a Range Rover Evoque (about 13m) then but Nigeria was in a bad state and I used up my savings to fund my relocation. I landed with high hopes, about £4000 in cash. The reason for my earlier statements is not to brag, but to show you that I was doing well, and I just felt coming here would be saner. I loved it here whenever I travel for vacation, so I was without doubt that life here would be easier.

To my main aim of writing, I think I am depressed. I could not find a job in my first 3 months here. The only job available that most students were doing was care, and I wasnt vaccinated, so I could not start. I eventually started in March and the job gives me a mental breakdown each time. I am on my feet for 11 hours, and get sent around by staff who feel they are better than agency workers, I get hit by residents, I have been racially abused several times ,I did it for 2 months and I had to quit.

I have looked for warehouse jobs, not been lucky. Even customer care work, they reject because of my visa status. I am fast losing it, there is so much my brain can take as a woman. Does anyone know how else I can get a job, I stay in Bradford, so anything around Leeds is fine. I can even work in Manchester if the pay is okay. Please help.

koonbey:


This is an unfair response. Perhaps valid to the extent of asking people to stay on topic but the rest of the vitriol is unwarranted.

The people who responded as they did, gave their advice in good faith especially in the knowledge that the person who asked it might not have the full context of things like price ranges available, ancillary costs (insurance, tax etc), as well as potential impact on their credit etc.

Moreover, it's also logical that if one cannot afford to pay 6k for a car upfront, perhaps taking a loan might not be the best idea because one wants to continue driving the same kind of car as in Nigeria?

In all, you really should just have chipped in your own answer (which boiled down to "I don't know" at the end) and allowed the OP sift through to make their own decision.

In my view, it's a net benefit for the community here to have more answers than necessary instead of people treading on eggshells because they don't want to be seen as ITK. The reason why it's a forum is that answers are not just for the benefit of the individual who asked but also for others in the background or even later in the future who might have similar even if not identical questions.