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missjekyll:
We are being taxed heavily to pay for the NHS. This man, who doesn't pay enough taxes, charges exorbitant rent from that same NHS.

"What is he good for?! Absolutely nothing!

With over 5000 houses in in side hustle, should the King be taxed 'until he shivers'? Hehe

Finally, he's had a tough patch of late- from being heckled by an Australian senator to commonwealth nations speaking loudly about the dark past to this. I now quickly see why the news of how the King was rumoured to have reduced his brothers allowance was quickly 'leaked' to the press to water the ground and show them as being financially prudent before this became public.

justwise:
This is as a result of anti-immigration policies, now home students have to pay more as money from International students has dried up.

From the link: However, in July, education secretary Bridget Phillipson stated that the party would not be raising tuition fees, with universities to be supported by international student recruitment.

I agree. This is the price to pay for lower migration numbers.
The country needs the money international students bring and still goes ahead to chastise them for 'ruining the economy'. The money they brought in was not miniscule afterall as some opined. And as we can see, those in government circles made good plans on how to spend that money.

Coincidentally stumbled on this. Discussions between the commonwealth is merited and hopefully thet turn out fruitful. It's not just about money - it could be an avenue for positive corporation.


In his first comments since 56 Commonwealth leaders signed a statement saying the time had come for a conversation about reparations, Lammy told the BBC that was not "the debate people are wanting to have". The UK government previously ruled out paying reparations for slavery and Downing Street said its position included "other forms of non-financial reparatory justice too". Lammy said the UK would instead look to develop relations with African nations through sharing skills and science.

During his first visit to Africa as foreign secretary, Lammy said reparations were not about money, "particularly at a time of a cost of living crisis". Reparations are measures to make amends for past actions deemed wrong or unfair. Cash payments - where a state gives money to a country whose communities it enslaved - are the most commonly understood type of reparations. But they can take many forms, including an official apology or investing in health and education.

Cboss:
Good morning everyone, so my agent refused to give me my login details to my profile and allowed my ITA to expire, now I'm trying to submit another profile but they are requesting for the profile number of the previous account. please what do I do?
all means to get the information from him has proved futile.

The number of agent issues I see here is disturbing.
You might have to mandate it out of him. But even at that, accessing the account would likely need 2FA authentication which would be linked to him. Also hope the details he submitted are not widely varried.

For the umpteenth time, the PR process is straightforward with lots of resource out there. Most people dont need an agent and if you find yourself unable to do it yourself, then it's worth asking if this pathway is really for you.

Ifeayo7:
Hello everyone. I am trying to submit my profile for express entry, but I keep getting the message that I am not qualified. This is in spite of the fact that I have am 8.5 average on IELTS, have a masters degree, and filled the correct details for funds and co. I have actually submitted before now, but it was deactivated when my initial IELTS result and passport expired. Now that I have new results and a new passport, I don't know why it is rejecting my profile. Is there an age limit to submitting a profile? Is there a maximum number of times a person is permitted to submit their profile? Please help me if you have any insight to this. Thanks.

Also look at your work history and be sure the number of hours worked or duration of recent role(s) meets the criteria.

This is the most common reason I have seen for that.

Cyberknight:
It is what it is. The fees, the rules and the possibility of these fees increasing were known to us before we came, so we have to swallow them. Of course, joined-up long-term thinking is not the politicians' strong suit, otherwise it would have occurred to someone that bankrupting or holding back the progress of the immigrants you do allow in with double taxation is most definitely not helpful to the country itself in the long run.

Keeps me wondering especially when you see self-entitled folks bring up the differential attainment of migrant groups as an excuse to chorus racist views of how they are 'low quality'

Despite all being said, the modern migration criteria for many western nations is so highly self-selective that the vast majority of their citizens would not meet the criteria if they were not already citizens. The result is that many of these migrants are driven and against all odds even after being settled keep grinding for themselves and kids. If not, what stops majority of them after 5yrs of paying all these from defaulting to join the millions on benefits?

missjekyll:
Loook ! Look what I found!

This is from the OBR September 2024.
If all of us pack and go,the UK will shut up shop and close market. We produce so much more than we are given.

I don't want to hear "pim " in this thread again.

Una doo... *sashays out of thread*

I remember discussing this here when it came out. Another good example where what is not said is as important as what is said. I mean the fact that the cost of a low/no wage UK resident is not represented to enable a like for like comparison leaves me thinking.

Since the average UK resident already costs the government circa 450k by the time they are 25, I wonder how that would progress or the representation for lower wage earners moreso considering the fact that 1 in 3 UK adults of working age do not pay income tax and that a growing cohort of this group are under-35 who are on longterm sick i.e more difficult to subsequently return to work, rise in their carrer or contribute significantly. Add this to the female fertility rate which is well below replacement level and still dropping, then you see why certain immigration pathways e.g care have been purposely left open despite every politician and citizen chorusing how they want high earning migrants.

For a society that cannot naturally meet its workforce demands, each young migrant coming to fill a role is like handing the government a huge check i.e the cost of not having them/replacing them locally far exceeds the cost of having them. This is basically the reason why many developed nations find themselves turning to migration to boost the economy when faced with low growth

justwise:
I never thought that she will get to the final stage let a lone wining it

She was always the favourite. Alot of recent events including Rishi's premiership helped pave the way. Takes nothing from her brilliance, eloquence and carriage but she sure did pander to her core demography. Now, she has arrived, I hope her premiership is not characterised by talking down on Nigerians cos her own party wouldn't waste time to devour her if the opportunity presents.

As said earlier, the dilema with trailblazers like her is that she could very well be a mouth piece for the most vile cohort of the thier party. She could say things that even Farage would struggle with voicing and people would find it hard to criticise her as she's 'black and immigrant'. I saw her dress down an MP from NI speaking against the narrative around migrants and theblady was in shock. She was not expecting it.

Cyberknight:
Once the 2 year visa had expired, I applied for the 10 year one for her next trip the next year. So immediately. I filled the form, and I didn't say anything different regarding length of visa than I had said in the previous 2 forms (which was for visiting family. She also started from a 6 month visa, then 2 years). This was a while back, so I can't speak to how the visit visa process might be now, but if I remember clearly, I simply selected an option for visa length and filled the form as usual, then paid the higher fee.

That demographic (retired older folks with some travel history and visiting supporting children in the UK ) are low-risk and your mother will definitely have a high chance of getting a longer-term visa. I'm not sure about moving from 6 months to 10 years, I know visa fees have gone up, so depending on you/your family's situation, you may or may not want to gamble with approx. £1k (because if you apply for 10 years and they grant a shorter term, such as 2 or 5 years, I believe they don't refund the difference?). I would chance it in your shoes (in my case there are 3 of us siblings to share costs if need be), but otherwise you could try aiming for a 5 year one.

The bill is layered - na step by step. Reminds me of a post I made a while back comparing the UK visa system with Canada.
It's interesting how cheap things were in 2003. The UK has now succeeded in commoditising the process. Upside is that its relatively quick and more predictable. With an annual income of £2.2 billion and counting from visa fees alone, I would not be surprised if other developed countries soon follow suit. Annoyingly, these are fees that have moore differential impact on migrants coming from developing nations.

ReesheesuKnack:
Not just cunning. Most times "outrightly dishonest" - as Nick Robinson put it to Rachel Reeves this morning on the BBC Radio 4 Today Program.

See what BBC-Verify found out about the alleged '£22 billion black hole'

Who remembers how Buhari spent 8 years blaming "16 years of FeeDeeFee" for everything? Rachel was practically singing from the Buhari hymn sheet yesterday, waxing lyrical about "14 years of Tories"

Like APC Nigeria. Like Labour Party UK.

Dude/mrs, why not relax and let the new government execute its policies. Money for investment has to come from somewhere. They have the benefit of seeing what the Conservatives tried unsuccessfully.

Of the last few conservative governments, one tried blaming the EU for all the problems of Britain which resulted in Brexit. The next tried borrowing huge sums with no plan on how to pay back which almost tanked the economy, the last (following actions of the previous 2) brought in huge number of migrants to grow the economy which resulted in a historic defeat for them.

Goodenoch:
So, we picked up our new (to us) house keys yesterday.

Congrats... welcome to the club

Zahra29:
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Case in point- the Western country with historically one of the most generous /"gracious" immigration policies has now also decided to be more restrictive.

Immigration is always largely based on need, not only of the host country - most migrants (especially those coming to the west) travel out because they also have a need e.g for economic, physical or political stability and a better future. It works both ways.

Yeah, need goes both ways. Change is constant and there are ebbs and flows most things. At least most of those other western nations did not set up their immigration system as a business enterprise, go on to comit an act of national self-harm in the name of cutting migration, turn around and start visiting countries asking their citizens to come over and take advantage of new pathways they creates, go on to let in record numbers, plan significant expenditure based on the profit they expect from such record numbers and then turn around and blame new entrants for every national issue including traffic.

All said, I'm comparing notes and as this is your specialty, in what sector and how long from now do you thing there would likely be another migration boom to the UK. The last one was personally well received. I love the UK, it's given me and my family plenty.

Treadway:
ogbeni leave matter

..... You on the other hand, can't admit that she is grossly unprepared, you can't admit that she is fake and till now most people aside women (obviously) cant relate to her or have a sense of who she is, you can't admit that Obama did a messed up thing, making such a divisive and insulting statement as to suggest that black men who aren't supporting Harris are acting that way cos they are misogynistic, when in fact it is cos they know she has nothing to offer them.

.....

Baba, you carry this matter for head like gala.

Regarding the bolded, hope you do realise you're doing the same thing you accuse Obama of?


Truth be said, I'm less bothered about what Americans are doing I've not watched most of the interviews you think she killed her career on. Maybe because its not lit up on my algorithmic feed. At this stage in such a divisive contest, there are many hills both parties could die on. Except a candidate makes a major gaffe, most voters are locked in. Don't forget one of those running is a recent convict and his supporters dont care.

Baronthecelebri:
This woman go wicked die, deeper life woman

If she's dressed skimpy, you'd say na slay mama.

Free mumuness make e free you.

Zahra29:
Lol

I was waiting for you to drop the Canada news because you know if it was the UK that had made this announcement, you would have posted it in real time along with a lengthy exposition criticising the UK for being anti-immigrant, in denial etc etc

Hehe.
There is a long history of you clutching at any anti-immigrant policy from any nation to justify the 'graciousness' (as you put it) of the UK migration policy all in a bid to fervently 'remind' us the grass is not greener elsewhere.

Having been through both pathways, I am able to weigh the pros and cons of each. e.g despite the reduction, they are still looking to take in abt 1% of their population per year via the PR (settled) route alone aside others. The underlying fact here is that when faced with prospects of low growth, western nations repeatedly turn to migration, not out of want but need.

Treadway:
no mind me jare. It's just the karmic justice I really enjoyed from this particular situation. Even if she wins sef, I still happy die that I was right about her being fake and being an airhead. As I said earlier in the thread, na only abortion and lgbtqrst dey that madam head. Nothing else dey there. Girl cannot answer a simple question to save her life🤣

You do realise that they are both formidable candidates right? None of them come close to being airheads.
Issue with such elections is people who sit on one extreme end or the other. They'd hardly be able to critically analyse issues weighing the pros and cons of each candidate. All they can see is a two switch button i.e, their candidate is the saviour while the other candidate is the devil.

Ultimately, like I've asked before, it seems it all boils down to the second bolded for you.

PMKeirStarmerer:
Sorry to burst your bubble. The reparations being clamoured for, and sought , spearheaded by Barbados is CASH. Money. Pounds. Even the current UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy’s known (public) position is for CASH 💰 reparations.

By the way, I hope you know the Caribbean countries are not required to write IELTS before they can settle in the UK. *Winks*

Thats how negotiations are made
First, the UK has to come to the point of offering a formal apology just like many of its institutions have done. Then agree to look into reparations and then discuss how to proceed with that.

Also, there is a symbolic part to most of these. It costs nothing to give an apology which the nation has officially given for loads of much smaller historical demeanours.

As per the bolded, I would not consider that as a benefit home citizens of member states get by being part of the commonwealth.

PMKeirStarmerer:
So if the victims are found, who provides the money for the reparations payments?

(A). The descendants of the Slave owners should have all their riches sold and the money repatriated to Descendants of the slaves in Barbados and Jamaica and St Kitts

Or

(B). Modern day White Britons (such as Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Boris Johnson, Angela Rayner, Declan Rice)

Or

(C). Modern day people with British Passports (including Naturalised Nigerians (such as Justwise, Lexusgs430, MissJekyll, Zahra29, Goodenoch) Ghanaians , Indians, including black British people (Like David Lammy, Dawn Butler and Diane Abbot)

Who EXACTLY should foot the bills for the reparation money?

@ the bolded.
Precisely why all this talk about monetary reparation is nonsense.

This is not exhaustive.

Reparations cannot only be done though cash. It can be via bilateral agreements/technological transfer that are mutually beneficial. The fact those most commonwealth nations are English speaking with growing populations could be a good first step in greater collaboration. Irrespective of what the west would say, China for e.g is supporting much needed capital investment in alot of African nations- many of these have been to the benefit of both the host nations and the Chinese. Of late, aside shouting down what laws to expunge or deciding what self-serving aid to give, what have been the footprintof the UK in these nations?

Take the commonwealth for example, given the number of member nations, what corresponding concrete advantage does it give it offer home citizens of its member states? Someone described it as a committee of GB and her side chicks. There are a few scholarships but these hardly scratch the surface.

Treadway:
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Obama sef dey hear am hot hot for his 'divisiveness'. Just Imagine Trump blasting a race (white men) for supporting Harris, but angel Obama did just that. Happy he is getting it hot hot from the men tho. Jedisco, like Biden said and like Obama said, if you don't vote Dems, you ain't black enough is the message. That is how they are 'uniting' America. Thank God it is on record, that not Donald Trump but Obama and the Dems made this election about gender and race. History and the evidence available so far will show that clearly.

Interesting times. Haha

Hehe.. you don dey clutch this one. Free these people make dem free you. Just like the upcoming budget, can't wait for this election to be done with.

hammed71:
never liked that place

Wetin dem do you na?

Zahra29:
I see it's not just the UK who's complaining about high levels of immigration. Et tu, Canada?

Trudeau announces sharp cuts to Canada's immigration targets


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7n3rqyjqzo.amp

Our anti-immigration minister. You no dey miss this kind news.

When Canada dey increase targets, u no com tell us, now it's dropping, u don dey sing am like hit.

Jamesclooney:
Nothing can make up for it. I was really looking forward to attending a close family member’s graduation ceremony, and now that chance is lost forever.

Dealing with all these countries with unreliable visa processes has made me appreciate the Home Office for their relative efficiency, despite its flaws. It’s far better than this mess.

My apologies. I can see how it can be frustrating if you have a set event.

Both pathways have their pros and cons. I appreciate the access, predictability, relative speed/level-playing field (which was hard fought) of the UK system. I dont like the fact it seems all profit oriented. The Canadian system OTOH has all the hassle (prolonged wait) front-loaded after which thats it. Its relatively very cheap truth be said. However,I dont like the tiered processing time. For a specific event, I'd choose UK. For tourism/leisure or for parents, I'd choose Canada.


The best would be not having to apply for a visa the second best would be a hybrid between the two.

Personally, I had put off travelling to the EU as I considered the whole visa process too much hassle for its length. I applied for the Canadian one cos I felt for the price and duration (abt 100 cad i.e £55 for upto 10yrs by default), I could forgo the annoying wait.

Jamesclooney:
Anyone waiting for feedback from Canada after VAC appointment? Someone applied & had biometrics taken in London for visitors visa since March 2024 ( 7months & counting). No update on portal or email. Open to ideas on what to do next. This Canada people sef…their own too much sef.

Santa2:
Did mine in April.. no news yet.

Most immigration stuff esp visit visa in Canada takes a while- na just to apply comot mind they do other things.
The wait is offset by the fact the visa lasts the duration of your passport validity. So if na 10yr passport you get, na 10 yr visit visa.

Baronthecelebri:
women are useless

Lunatic

Baronthecelebri:
Women are useless

And men are?

Lunatic

cashmyles:
Hello all, please, who have some pounds up for sale, 1165£ preferably. Escrow is a must

Lemfi?

PrettyPacy:
Thanks for your input
The reason I’m asking questions is that is our first home and we don’t want to make mistakes as well. And the property have solar panels installed as this a concern please ?

I don't see an issue with solar panels. Some bew builds come with them. If well set up, it can reduce your energy bills by a lot and you can even export excess electricity and be paid.

I am also considering installing them on my house.

PrettyPacy:
Good evening experience elders please is it advisable to buy a house that is over 20years still in a good condition and has solar panels as well, and can I be advised of best building or property to go for. Thank you everyone
Cc everyone

Hehe... 20 yrs is almost 'new build'. This is the UK where houses of 100 yrs are sought after.
The best building depends on your pocket and needs.

Great Britain! Love this country.
To be British is to migrate

chival10:
Boss I'm sorry for doing this here but I just don't know where else I can write you. I have plans to come to the UK after Bull run. I have small something that I invested in $Mubi. I hope and pray Mubi gods parabolic and turn my small something into enough money that can facilitate my travel to the UK.

First of all sir, can you help me and look at Mubi to see if it's something that will do well as a low cap and bring great returns and if it can get to $1

Secondly, what's the best route to travel to the UK come next year. I was considering to use my potential profits and go through study route as it is 90% sure and based on previous experiences

The experiences are, I have had six Visa refusal. US twice in 2018, Canada once in 2022, Tried Canada twice in 2023 all refused. All students Visa. Perhaps because the agents didn't guide me well and no sufficient POF.

Tried Czech Republic work Visa this year, they refused me on the ground that they are not sure I'll return home after I come to their country

First of all, it's not my area of expertise but I can share personal thoughts.

Not heard of $mubi before this. Seems like a new coin. I'm hardly into them as crypt0 is quite volatile as it is. Might do well,might flop. Can't say.

Your travel history could be better. It depends on the reason for refusal but with top western nations sharing visa application data, getting into any initially after such refusals would require effort. I have heard of someone able to secure a UK study visa after similar refusals.

I wonder why you use agents. Migration to western nations is straightforward, with clear explicit guidance and lots of online resource. If looking to study abroad, then going through the requirements and putting an application yourself should be expected. In most cases, agents generally cause more grief than good.

On migration options, I'd quote a post I just made

jedisco:
It depends on a host of individual factors e.g age, work experience, area of expertise, cash reserves, personal capability, family situation e.t.c

There's been a series of quick upheavals regarding immigration over the last few years and now there's some calm and a downward trend seems apparent, I doubt the current government would be in a hurry to make any change that'd reduce the barrier for entry except the economy demands it or numbers are firmly down.

Generally speaking, emigrating via a work visa or PR gives you that peace of mind to pursue other things. If looking to move via a student visa route, there is good risk in the UK atm as its unclear what percentage would actually be able to switch to a work visa longterm. Of course, individual factors and exceptions exist. High risk, high reward but personally, if self funding, I'd be looking at the Canadian PR programme or only move to the UK via studies if I have individual advantages that make longterm stay easier.

uzoma213:
hello,
I've tried to follow up this discussion and tbh it's kinda scary/discouraging for someone looking to Japa to the UK.
What advice would you give someone looking to come over to the Uk from Nigeria.

It depends on a host of individual factors e.g age, work experience, area of expertise, cash reserves, personal capability, family situation e.t.c

There's been a series of quick upheavals regarding immigration over the last few years and now there's some calm and a downward trend seems apparent, I doubt the current government would be in a hurry to make any change that'd reduce the barrier for entry except the economy demands it or numbers are firmly down.

Generally speaking, emigrating via a work visa or PR gives you that peace of mind to pursue other things. If looking to move via a student visa route, there is good risk in the UK atm as its unclear what percentage would actually be able to switch to a work visa longterm. Of course, individual factors and exceptions exist. High risk, high reward but personally, if self funding, I'd be looking at the Canadian PR programme or only move to the UK via studies if I have individual advantages that make longterm stay easier.