I know a friend who is going through such. Its common in the Uk

Good Afternoon Beautiful people, my wife's passport expired and we are looking to renew it. We paid online and when we were about to book in to go for the appointment, we noticed there's no available date until may. This is urgent as we will need to renew it asap. Is there any provision for urgent renewal date at the passport office in london or we can just walk-in. Thanks

Look at that one asking till when ? So he can wait till the last minute and then he'll start constituting nuisance when deadline hits him like shit on the face

Which court? Court wey no get levels again when it comes to FG. Is it today they've been flouting court orders ? Corrupt Justice system wey una dey run. E koshi danu jor

justwise:
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What exactly are you on about?

are you minding him ?

jum33:

Oga stop complaining , £584.08 for the period of 31.03.2023 to 31.03.2024 is mere £48 per month not even up to half of working hours in a day.
That is the same reason why things are not working in nigeria ,everybody wants good life but dont want to be commited and responsible ,that is fraud of the highest order

what are you saying ? do i have a pool in my house to use such amount ?

Lexusgs430:


I did not say call them, I said write them....... Unfortunately, not all water utility companies, issue water meters (you can try)......

Alright. noted

Lexusgs430:



Unfortunately, it seems they just allocate bills per property........

If you had a water meter, this matter for no exist.......

With a water meter installed, my bill is £392 (for almost the same period) (family of 5) + I watch my children like a hawk, excessive length of time in the shower, turning on taps longer than normal etc etc ......


They receive a very loud bark, from this dog of the house .........😜😂🤣


You can send a complaint letter to ofwat (before you do, send a letter to your provider and inform them about your usage + occupants).........

I will do that. I will give them a call again and possibly this request them to install a meter for me. Cos i cannot survive this o. Is tew mush

Lexusgs430:



Are you on a water meter ...........

No sir, i am not

muykem:
I thought Bwala is a lawyer or being Atiku spokespersons has made him mad. Federal government should declare state of emergency in Rivers State because Wike is not supporting Atiku.

You dey mind the idiat. They speak from their anus and the use of their brain stops working once they start speaking for these illiterate politicians.

FreeStuffsNG:
This is a remarkable shift and tells you the reality has started setting in.

The Elderstatesman has spent the last two years preaching Igbo presidency but 10 days to election now asking people and Igbo to now choose between Asiwaju Tinubu and Mr Obi.

What he is now saying is "vote Tinubu" what he is not saying is " Obi can not win and will rather choose Asiwaju Tinubu over Atiku".

He is an Elder so will not use all his mouth to talk. He has shifted to Asiwaju Tinubu and now directs Igbo people to vote for Asiwaju Tinubu.

I love it when people stroke their balls thinking it's the largest in the room only to realise its the size of a peanut when the real balls walks in.

Elders, United Utilities don comot sleep from my eyes, abeg £584.08 for the period of 31.03.2023 to 31.03.2024 coupled with £299.91 that i am still trying to clear before 31.03.2023. eleyi o wa poju bayi. Isn't this too much ? How can i go about it ? Is too much ke. For ordinary water o. Any tweak to this thing ? Edakun o. When i called to complain, they said the bill is being charged on the size of the property. 2 bedroom apartment o with only me and my wife. I told them we're just 2 in the house. They said its not about the number of people living in the house, but the size of the property. I just weak. And i noticed one thing about these UK customer care services and this cuts across all services being rendered when you call them to complain about something, instead of them to solve that issue or give you a solution that would favour you, they would rather tell you their own reasons why you should pay the amount they're charging you and you have to pay. Next thing you go hear na say "What's your name for us to set up direct debit" shey you dey whine me ni, na because of direct debit i call ni abi una wan strangulate my life and pocket.

Always mobilizing.

semmyk, you have done noble. God bless you

Just want to drop this here.

protect themselves against someone who is armed ?

Can everyone see the general stupidity of the Nigerian Police Force is streamedlined right from the top of the heirachy down to the idiots laying siege on the streets waiting to extort, kidnap and murder innocent Nigerians.

This can't be helped.

lightnlife:
What sites have you been checking: Experian, Clearscore, CreditKarma or TotallyScore?

Your record may not come up on all. I'd advise you check all four.

Are you on electoral register? Are you reporting any other bill?

Meanwhile, two months seems like a short time to be super worried about credit score if you've actually done the basics - register, bank, contract and bill reportings. You might have to give it more time.

Please kindly throw more light on this bill reporting. I have been paying my rent by setting up a direct debit on my lloyds account, i expect that to impact on my credit score, but i can't see any sign that this is being reported nor does it indicate.

We know what they’re doing. They know a new government is about entering, they want to prepare the ground to force in their demands

Peerielass:


Not just the bank statement, the ECO expects proof to support your claim that she has a business eg evidence of business name, bank statements in the name of the business and tax clearance etc, whereas if you had just stated she was a Homemaker there wouldn’t have been any need to provide the additional documents.

Thank you for your clear response. Mistake has been made and correction taken. Albeit, how wise would it be to go with this step given to reapply ( Not anytime soon though). Cos in all honesty, she's not fully actively in the food vending business due to health issues, just something she does occassionally. Head wan burst

Mamatukwas:


He means you shouldn’t have said she does anything. Just said home maker or something similar.

It’s tricky. But if I were you. I’d re-apply, stating that the previous application was filled by an agent or someone who sha made mistakes.

State that she is a ‘homemaker’ or retired. And not doing anything just now. If your father is alive let him write a letter stating he’s aware his wife wants to travel to see their kids and come back.

Then write a letter stating that you will be responsible for her flight, accommodation and feeding. Attach bank statements. Also attach her own statement as well. Even if it’s £500 there.

That’s what I can think of just now. Cause proving business income especially for older people can be tricky.

This thing is really tricky. Na crime to dey honest again. I guess one of the major issues is us not providing her bank statement to back up the application.

Lexusgs430:


Your mum not working is not a crime....... You would have been upfront in your application letter, stating Grandma was coming to look after her only grandchild. She would be visiting for 3 month's and all expenses on your head (flight, accommodation, health insurance) etc etc.........

Okay. Thank you

Lexusgs430:



Your biggest mistake was her work status......... You for carry all for head ..........

Chief when you say i for carry all for head. How do you mean ? as in i for no disclose her work status ? And now wey i don Bleep up like this, wetin i fit do to rectify and reapply for her. The thing dey mess with my head like this

Good day guys, i applied for a standard visiting visa for my mom and this is the decision i got. My wife delivered of a baby and we need my mom to come around, she being a petty trader (unregistered business food vendor) we are limited on the documents needed to present for her. Submitted for her are a landed property receipt, her business association id card. One mistake we made was not providing her bank statement as this our mama dem no believe owning a bank account ( she has one that she has never operated and has gone dormant). Pls i seek the advise of the house on what can be done or what i need to do to reapply for her. Thanks

CBN shouldn't yield to the cries of these useless politicians. This came at a better time. No one's money should influence the next presidential election like they did at their nonsense primaries.

CBN should not give in. This is a welcome policy that will set things right to an extent in the coming election. Let the cry foul for all we the masses care.

babajeje123:
Advise needed please.
Now I am begining to understand why most Nigerians here don't want to accomodate newcomers who are Nigerians. I accommodated a guy who is becoming difficult for me to handle just because I don't like wahala. We lived in the same house in Nigeria and during those period we were never friends. We only exchanged greetings sometimes as he was very rude and proud. So when he got to know that I left Naija with my family, he became a 'friend', called me one day and asked for what he needed to do to come to the UK. I explained all I did without any reservations and advised him on what he needed to do. He applied to a University and a week to his resumption, he had not gotten his CAS. He was worried as he had sent so many emails and made calls to the Uni without a single reply, so I went to the Uni to ask for the reason for the delay as there was also no update on his application portal. The lady I spoke to was not going to converse with me but after some pressure, she spoke and from our conversation, it didn't appear he was going to get the CAS. I remembered a friend who is an Agent of the Uni and spoke to him, sent his details and the following day he got his CAS. No penny was collected. I guided him on how to apply for his visa which he got. Prior to him getting his visa, he was asked from the Home Office to forward additional documents like payslip etc and he was afraid of what to do. I connected him to a friend who had the same experience and that one guided him on additional docs he could send and eventually he got his visa. He spoke to me about accomodation and I told him he could put up with my family and when he is settled, he can start looking for one. While he was coming we asked him to help us bring food stuff which we were going to ask someone to buy and give to him and he told me point blank that he like doesn't travel with luggages. I was taken aback. So i needed to beg him and explained to him that he would not carry any load till he get to Newcastle his final destination and I promised to come and pick him at the airport. He agreed however he didn't come with any of the foodstuff except for my wife's laptop that someone took to meet him at the airport in Nigeria. His reason was that the payment system of the airline he used was not working and so there was no way to pay for additional luggage. My wife begged him to at least picked some dry fish but he insisted that he had his luggages to carry. So we cargoed our foodstuff. Because of that, my wife and her family insisted that I must not go and pick him at the airport which I agreed initially but later went to pick him. When I looked at the hours of layover he had at Doha and Heathrow and considering the fact that he would arrive Newcastle at 10:30pm, I went to pick him without my wife's consent though I explained to her sister when I took the kid to her house. Wify was on a night shift luckily that day. On my way to the airport, I called to let him know I was on my way when he had not even left Heathrow but when I got there my phone dropped and the screen shattered when I went to use the toilet. I can't receive any calls or make any. As a village boy I am, I stood at the international wing of the airport instad of the domestic wing. He arrived, was calling but I couldn't pick. Eventually we met after hours and the first thing he did was to attack me. 'I have been calling and waiting in the cold since, all those we came together have gone and I am the only one left. If I knew where I was going, I would have left since', he raged. I was going to retort but smiled and explained everything to him. Helped him with his luggages to where I parked and paid £25 for parking.

My wife wasn't happy with his stay and she showed it. It was like a pay-back moment for all the guy's behaviours to her in Naija but I would not have any of that. I ensured that they guy sit with us, eat with us, go to church with us, gave him numbers to call for jobs etc. When I felt my wife was taking things to far as she reported me to my mum that I hosted a stranger in this UK economy where things are expensive and my mum also started mounting pressure, I reported her to her sister too. I told her sister that I was not going to ask the guy to leave until he gets a job and I won't join my wife in not relating well to the guy. This became an issue between us which we later settled. I convinced her to forget the past as this should even be a lesson to us that we should always treat people well as you don't know where you will meet them again or when you will need their help. The guy started working and everybody was happy. One day wife raised a point that the guy was suppossed to buy even if it's ordinary bottle of milk and I quickly trashed that conversation. One day I wanted to get the rug cleaner in his room and I saw cans of drinks, cartons of McDonalds under his bed with groceries. He had gone to work / or class that day. To be candid, I felt somehow and spoke to my wife about what I found. At that point, I began to remeber all the guy's attitudes and they started getting to me. I remembered a day we wanted to go out without the kids and I asked if the kids could stay at home with him, he said no that he was going to have online lecture. Since then we always take them to a friend's place or wify sister's if we feel they shouldn't follow us even if he is at home. I remebered how he never for once asked if I had fixed my phone's screen or not, I remebered how he never asked if we have received the foodstuff he was to bring but we needed to cargo. I remebered how we, 4 of us are sleeping in one room, wife and the kids just for him to have his privacy. I remebered how our bills, water, electricity and gas had increased since he came and to God who made me, I never bothered about any of these for once. I felt someone is using me and I concluded to tell him to look for accommodation but I won't change my attitude to him. So I asked him about his search for accomodation and he said he was thinking about raising his school fees balance and that would take a while since he can only work for 20hrs in a week. I told him that he should look for the ones that are cheaper and since holidays are here, he can work full time to raise his balance. Besides, we are 4 sleeping in a room and it is not convenient for us. His body language confirmed he was not ready to leave so I started helping him to look for a shared apartment. I got one via a church member and he went there for inspection though he didn't want to go initially. His reason was that he was having an online lecture at the time they asked him to come which he must received at home. I spoke to the person and they said he could come at any time since they would be at home throughout the day. When I told the guy, he said he can't still go because of some group discussion he would have after the lecture bla bla bla. At that point, I told him that he needed to go because we are 4 in the room and it is not convenient for us. He went only for him to come back and tell me that he doesn't like this house. He said the house is close to his Uni but he just doesn't like it and that I shouldn't worry, he would leave by this weekend. 'No wahala', I said and since then he has been giving me attitude. He came back from work on Thursday morning, I opened the door, greeted him and he didn't answer. All along, he stays in his room and when food is ready, I would be the one to go and call him and he comes out immediately. But since Wednesday, when I go to call him for food, he won't come out until after 20 - 25 minutes. So this afternoon before I went to pick one of the kids from school, I called him to come and eat but he didn't answer. When I returned, I still met the food untouched. I wanted to call him again but I decided to face my project that is frustrating my life and then he came out to eat. He started saying a lot of things about him getting accommoation that I was not listening to. But the last thing he said made me to decide to put this here. I heard him said, 'I will leave when I get a good accommodation'. I just said okay, he ate his food and left for his room.

Please I need advise to handle this maturedly. Since he came none of his people called to say 'thank you' not even his girlfriend that we know. But I don't care at all as all I want is for him to leave as I don't want to continue to sacrifice the comfort of my family to someone who is unappreciative.

One thing I've come to understand about this Youkay is don't talk too much and don't write too much. E go land u for trouble

babajeje123:
Advise needed please.
Now I am begining to understand why most Nigerians here don't want to accomodate newcomers who are Nigerians. I accommodated a guy who is becoming difficult for me to handle just because I don't like wahala. We lived in the same house in Nigeria and during those period we were never friends. We only exchanged greetings sometimes as he was very rude and proud. So when he got to know that I left Naija with my family, he became a 'friend', called me one day and asked for what he needed to do to come to the UK. I explained all I did without any reservations and advised him on what he needed to do. He applied to a University and a week to his resumption, he had not gotten his CAS. He was worried as he had sent so many emails and made calls to the Uni without a single reply, so I went to the Uni to ask for the reason for the delay as there was also no update on his application portal. The lady I spoke to was not going to converse with me but after some pressure, she spoke and from our conversation, it didn't appear he was going to get the CAS. I remembered a friend who is an Agent of the Uni and spoke to him, sent his details and the following day he got his CAS. No penny was collected. I guided him on how to apply for his visa which he got. Prior to him getting his visa, he was asked from the Home Office to forward additional documents like payslip etc and he was afraid of what to do. I connected him to a friend who had the same experience and that one guided him on additional docs he could send and eventually he got his visa. He spoke to me about accomodation and I told him he could put up with my family and when he is settled, he can start looking for one. While he was coming we asked him to help us bring food stuff which we were going to ask someone to buy and give to him and he told me point blank that he like doesn't travel with luggages. I was taken aback. So i needed to beg him and explained to him that he would not carry any load till he get to Newcastle his final destination and I promised to come and pick him at the airport. He agreed however he didn't come with any of the foodstuff except for my wife's laptop that someone took to meet him at the airport in Nigeria. His reason was that the payment system of the airline he used was not working and so there was no way to pay for additional luggage. My wife begged him to at least picked some dry fish but he insisted that he had his luggages to carry. So we cargoed our foodstuff. Because of that, my wife and her family insisted that I must not go and pick him at the airport which I agreed initially but later went to pick him. When I looked at the hours of layover he had at Doha and Heathrow and considering the fact that he would arrive Newcastle at 10:30pm, I went to pick him without my wife's consent though I explained to her sister when I took the kid to her house. Wify was on a night shift luckily that day. On my way to the airport, I called to let him know I was on my way when he had not even left Heathrow but when I got there my phone dropped and the screen shattered when I went to use the toilet. I can't receive any calls or make any. As a village boy I am, I stood at the international wing of the airport instad of the domestic wing. He arrived, was calling but I couldn't pick. Eventually we met after hours and the first thing he did was to attack me. 'I have been calling and waiting in the cold since, all those we came together have gone and I am the only one left. If I knew where I was going, I would have left since', he raged. I was going to retort but smiled and explained everything to him. Helped him with his luggages to where I parked and paid £25 for parking.

My wife wasn't happy with his stay and she showed it. It was like a pay-back moment for all the guy's behaviours to her in Naija but I would not have any of that. I ensured that they guy sit with us, eat with us, go to church with us, gave him numbers to call for jobs etc. When I felt my wife was taking things to far as she reported me to my mum that I hosted a stranger in this UK economy where things are expensive and my mum also started mounting pressure, I reported her to her sister too. I told her sister that I was not going to ask the guy to leave until he gets a job and I won't join my wife in not relating well to the guy. This became an issue between us which we later settled. I convinced her to forget the past as this should even be a lesson to us that we should always treat people well as you don't know where you will meet them again or when you will need their help. The guy started working and everybody was happy. One day wife raised a point that the guy was suppossed to buy even if it's ordinary bottle of milk and I quickly trashed that conversation. One day I wanted to get the rug cleaner in his room and I saw cans of drinks, cartons of McDonalds under his bed with groceries. He had gone to work / or class that day. To be candid, I felt somehow and spoke to my wife about what I found. At that point, I began to remeber all the guy's attitudes and they started getting to me. I remembered a day we wanted to go out without the kids and I asked if the kids could stay at home with him, he said no that he was going to have online lecture. Since then we always take them to a friend's place or wify sister's if we feel they shouldn't follow us even if he is at home. I remebered how he never for once asked if I had fixed my phone's screen or not, I remebered how he never asked if we have received the foodstuff he was to bring but we needed to cargo. I remebered how we, 4 of us are sleeping in one room, wife and the kids just for him to have his privacy. I remebered how our bills, water, electricity and gas had increased since he came and to God who made me, I never bothered about any of these for once. I felt someone is using me and I concluded to tell him to look for accommodation but I won't change my attitude to him. So I asked him about his search for accomodation and he said he was thinking about raising his school fees balance and that would take a while since he can only work for 20hrs in a week. I told him that he should look for the ones that are cheaper and since holidays are here, he can work full time to raise his balance. Besides, we are 4 sleeping in a room and it is not convenient for us. His body language confirmed he was not ready to leave so I started helping him to look for a shared apartment. I got one via a church member and he went there for inspection though he didn't want to go initially. His reason was that he was having an online lecture at the time they asked him to come which he must received at home. I spoke to the person and they said he could come at any time since they would be at home throughout the day. When I told the guy, he said he can't still go because of some group discussion he would have after the lecture bla bla bla. At that point, I told him that he needed to go because we are 4 in the room and it is not convenient for us. He went only for him to come back and tell me that he doesn't like this house. He said the house is close to his Uni but he just doesn't like it and that I shouldn't worry, he would leave by this weekend. 'No wahala', I said and since then he has been giving me attitude. He came back from work on Thursday morning, I opened the door, greeted him and he didn't answer. All along, he stays in his room and when food is ready, I would be the one to go and call him and he comes out immediately. But since Wednesday, when I go to call him for food, he won't come out until after 20 - 25 minutes. So this afternoon before I went to pick one of the kids from school, I called him to come and eat but he didn't answer. When I returned, I still met the food untouched. I wanted to call him again but I decided to face my project that is frustrating my life and then he came out to eat. He started saying a lot of things about him getting accommoation that I was not listening to. But the last thing he said made me to decide to put this here. I heard him said, 'I will leave when I get a good accommodation'. I just said okay, he ate his food and left for his room.

Please I need advise to handle this maturedly. Since he came none of his people called to say 'thank you' not even his girlfriend that we know. But I don't care at all as all I want is for him to leave as I don't want to continue to sacrifice the comfort of my family to someone who is unappreciative.

Kick the ungrateful b.ard out. WTF

opeyy:


It means the property may not metered and the bill is based on an estimated usage of size of property and the number of people living there. You need to contact them to either ask for them use metered billing, in this case you'll still pay an estimated amount per month but when your readings are taken, it'll be adjusted if needed, or if there really is no meter at all, clarify the number of people they have used for your property as it my be different to previous occupants.

Thank you very much. I'll give them a call right away.

Make una no vex o

Abeg how dem dey bill water usage in this UK. I moved into a property in September 1st. I got a letter from United Utilises with a bill of 384 for August 31st, 22 to March 31st, 2023. This doesn't make sense. I have been trying to reach them to explain what's happening but not been able to speak with them. Maybe cos its weekend.

Someone pls enlighten me on how this works.

Ahappygirl:
I gave birth last year march and my both parents came over. The process is actually straight forward. You'll apply for visitors visa for her and she'll be given 6months. When I applied for my parents, I didn't use my bank statement or payslips as my parents had money in their bank accounts so they just used their bank statements. Go to gov.uk website and start the process from there under visitor visa. Also remember not to indicate that your Mum is coming because of 'Child birth', you can say she's coming for holidays and to see you as she has not seen you in ....months. All the best!

Thank you for your response, i really appreciate it. We are the ones sponsoring her and funding the trip. Do we need to use only my payslip or we need to have both payslip and bank statement. Because someone told us we can use just our payslip. And if we are to use bank statement as well, how much do we need to have in our account and at what duration should the money be in our account ?

Hello house,

Once again, pls i need someone to guide me on how i can bring my mom to the UK for omugwo. Our due date is next month and she just got her passport. We came into the UK this year on a student visa. Wife (main applicant) in February and hubby in April. We intend to start the process this week as we want her to be there with us. Pls, what and what do i need. The process. Anyone that have successfully done this should pls reach out.