Please, is there anything I can do to remedy this situation? I' ve got a job with NHS and received my pay in January 2024. I sent my P45 to NHS after i received my first pay and it was taxed meanwhile, I did not pay taxes in my first employment except NI as I was told that I would not be taxed till my cumulative income reached a threshold. I have explained to my new employer and I was advised to contact HMRC. Please, how do I go about this or is it normal to start paying taxes due to change of employment eventhough i have not reached the required threshold?

Bourne007:
I'm afraid I do not and honestly you don't have to. I always follow the guidance which clearly states you can and not hearsay.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-caseworker-guidance

This is helpful, thanks.

Bourne007:
1. As a (student) dependent and according to the guidelines, yes you can switch in-country to a skilled work visa. The (student) main applicant however cannot switch to a dependent visa until course is completed.

Thank you for your input. Please, do you know any student-dependant who switched and got visa approval?


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rowon:
Hi everyone , can I get a full refund of IHS and graduate visa fee if I get COS before decisions is made.

You can claim only IHS fee if you work in a healthcare sector for the equivalent year/months of ihs paid.

Good day mates,

Please, a friend on student dependant visa has been assured of COS during interview with NHS. However, she has some fears whether she can;

1. Switch to work visa as her husband is due to graduate in September 2024. Some people say it is not possible for her to switch unless the main applicant has finished his M.Sc. Please, after the new immigration law was passed in May 2023 which forbids students from switching while studying. Has anyone holding student dependant visa in the same situation successfully switched or knows someone who has successfully switched?

2. During her visa application as a dependant to a second husband, her first husband denied her consent to include their 2 kids names on the application. The first husband has now agreed for her to take custodian of their kids and new husband accepts that as well. Please, If she applied for work visa as the main applicant before April 2024 when the new law against bringing in dependant will take effect, can she add the kids names even when their names were not in the first application and if she adds the husband's (presently on student visa) can he apply as dependant of the wife after graduation?

PLEASE ADVICE IS NEEDED

heroshark:


Why have you not activated the Sim you collected? Put it in a phone and activate it. You will still be able to use it in Nigeria to receive calls at no charge (roaming). This is important if you've been using it in your applications. Them too like calls for this country

Really, i never knew it could work in naija o. Thought it can only be activated in uk as they are different regulatory bodies. Thanks

hayesconcept:
For the council tax. You’re not supposed to pay a dime. Email this message to your council and they will grant you full exemption:

On this, I helped draft the email below and so far, I have had 100% success rate from people I shared with. Let the student send this to the council ccing the partner.

Good evening,
My name is xx, a full-time international student at xx University and my partner's name is xx.
I reside at xx. I had initially requested a council tax exemption as a full-time student but was told my partner is a liable party for council tax because he is not a full-time student. We received the attached bill to this effect for the period xx 2022 - xx 2023 wherein it was split into xx equal installments.

However, Article 3 of the council tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order, SI 1992/558 provides that 'A dwelling is exempt from council tax if it falls within any of the following Class N: a dwelling which is either:
(a) occupied by one or more residents all of whom are relevant persons;
(b) occupied only by one or more relevant persons as term time accommodation.

A relevant person means:
(i) a student;
(ii) a student's spouse or dependant being in each case a person who is not a British citizen and who is prevented, by the terms of his leave to enter or remain in the UK, from taking paid employment or from claiming benefits or (iii) a person to whom Class C (school or college leavers) of regulation 3(1) of the council tax (Additional Provision for Discount Disregards) Regulation 1992 applies.

From the foregoing, please note that I belong to category a(i) I am a student and my partner belongs to category a(ii) he is the spouse of a student. We are both non-British citizens and his visa prevents him from claiming benefits. Subsequently, we qualify for the 100% council tax exemption.

Furthermore, please see below links citing cases whereby 100% exemptions were granted to student dependants by the Court:
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5a8ff72860d03e7f57ea8dcf/amp
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/local-government/65852.article

We look forward to your kind response..
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On the issue of working more than 20hrs you better stop it now before you land yourself in trouble. UKBA no dey smile at this moment. Ire oo

A friend finds himself in a similar position but the difference is that both couple stay apart at the moment. Wife is schooling in Hull while husband is working in another city and is sharing apartment with a student-friend in the city. Can such a dependant claim exemption from council tax as well considering the fact that he is working in different city within same region in England.

Good evening fam,

Pls l applied for this role with the address where i booked my accommodation and used the uk number given by TLS during biometrics. The job was posted on August 11th with no expiry date but l am landing mid-September. I am given an email to contact or number to call/message the organisation. Pls how do i respond to this mail cos l am worried that i might lose the job if i state that l am currently not in uk. Pls your advise is appreciated.

Schoolhike:


Sincerely not telling you what to do,

I think you still have much time to spend on your current visa, you could try get job related to your career path without cos and get your Uk experience, even 4months Uk experience will do.m you to keep going.

Moving from a COS to another COS ain’t that easy, most especially say moving from a care cos to another skilled visa, some employers now even require you to work with them for some time before issuing COS.

Sincerely the care job is not that easy, I did it for a year and I can tell you it ain’t easy, I was making lots of money in it with an average pay of 17£/hr through out the 1 year, although I was happy that I was making money from it at first but at a point I got stressed out and even seeing shift of 15-20£/hr doesn’t motivate me, I just got tired, basically work mostly with NHS and some other time in care home, did domiciliary for one week I ran away cos it doesnt sit well in my mind to be using part of my salary to repair the car as a result of heavy usage because the one last thing you wouldn’t want you to happen is your car getting spoilt and you having the need to go to mechanic, I don’t think I’ve ever visited the mechanic without spending a minimum of 100£ for just a visit which is almost like a day pay after tax)

If you have the means to pursue another job, sincerely go for it, (just assume in your mind that say there is not CARE sponsorship won’t I pursue something else)

Sincerely I’m not berating the job, but it’s really tiring at a point. But if that’s the only option you’ve got to keep bills going then go for it but not for sponsorship(if you’ve got other means), maybe just to make your money and have the flexibility to look for jobs.

Another thing that I learnt was that getting ILR by taking up care COS does not mean you won’t work anymore or work less as a result of having settled visa in this Uk with lots of recurring bills, my experience having worked with lots of people across different places, I discovered that people still get stuck in a particular job even people that are settled already.

(NB: please note that I’m only saying this only for people who have got other options and you your self knows this in your mind)

Just take it as a last resort maybe when there is no other means as I do believe in my own opinion that having a care COS is better that being sent back to 9ja.

Lots of people are taking care COS because of different circumstances which are valid (like family of 5 paying for IHS and visa which is very expensive but had to take the care COS or like people that have issue with school and some other reasons, or people trying to leave 9ja via the care route).

Sincerely, in my opinion if you’ve got options other than the care visa try to explore it.

We don’t need to be too scared if the current company don’t have sponsorship in as much as you still have a longer validity on the visa. We have seen people here give testimonies about their coy registering for sponsorship because the company don’t want to loose them, I have a personal friend that was sponsored infact his coy pay for his visa and IHS no refund after paying to get sponsorship licence.


Wish us all success.

Baba the experience yapa... I gained alot from the points raised. Thanks man.

tushqueen:



What's your wife's skill/work experience? Can you focus on trying to get an audit/accounting job while you are on student visa? Then after studies, your wife can then begin the hunt for COS/care jobs.

My wife is on student visa (MA) studying MSc. Marketing while i am the dependant.

Yes. With the fabulous suggestion from everyone i would start applying for accounting/audit jobs (even contract jobs) before i land uk next month, acquire uk experience in my profession prior to looking out for an opportunity with COS.

Thank you so much.

elengine:
Well since you are dependant, why don't you begin to look for audit job now instead of care job. Your COS should give you enough time to qualify and switch. To get audit job, go to top 10 audit firm and register on their website. State it clearly you are available for contract role too and at any time. You will most likely get a contract role for numerous clients and after a while, full time job with COS is sure

Please, i don't understand what you mean by the bolded, l am a student dependant.

I don't mind doing contract job with any uk accounting/audit firm to gain uk experience but my worry is, can i get accounting/audit job with COS before the main applicant graduates next year?

I sincerely appreciate your contribution. I will start applying for accounting/auditing jobs in the top 10 audit firms.

gmacnoms:
Since you have this level of audit experience. You can start applying to audit firms in the uk now. Since you don’t need a sponsorship, it will be easy to land one. It might even be easier for you to get the audit/accounting job than it would be to get a care job. I think you would easily land an audit job.

Try the big 4s, and as much audit firms you can reach out to. E sure for you

Thanks for your input. To be frank, l desire sponsorship because i want to escape the 10years route.

Also, l am aware that it is easier to get accounting/audit jobs with the big 4 if you have prior experience working in one of the big 4 firms. I have zero work experience in any of them in Nigeria. What's my chances of getting an offer from any of them when i have no experience in the big 4. Na small priivate firms i gain my experience o

elengine:
Without thinking twice, I would go with Coy A. However, I know that audit job is hot cake here and I am also an auditor so I know it is an occupation that is highly in demand but I will only advise you to go for B if I know the stage you are in your professional exam and we are sure you would qualify. It seems your mind is made up for coy B but make sure that your passing of the exam is sure pa. By the way, which of the exam are you writing? Do you have ICAN from Nigeria? If you do, and you are writing acca then I will ask you to opt for ICAEW Pathway as well to accelerate your qualification

As a practising Auditor in the uk i would appreciate your guidance on my Accounting/Auditing career line. I have over 7 years experience in accounting and auditing in Nigeria. I am landing uk next month as a dependant and planning to switch path to health care as a caregiver while taking ACCA exams till i charter so i can return to old profession. I am currently in the professional stage of ICAN (final stage), so i can claim exemption from some stages in ACCA. I am actually considering getting a care job hopefully with COS for a few reasons:

1. Recover IHS fees
2. Appears to be the easiest job to get with COS compared to accounting jobs
3. Integration via ILR

Kindly advise on this path l am considering.

Good day family.

Please l purchased my flight ticket in Cotonou through a friend, Cotonou to Heathrow but this friend who is suppose to assist me to cross the border and onboard me will be unavoidably unavailable due to official assignment to Ghana on the day i ought to check in and board my flight.

Please, i would appreciate advise and guidance on the easiest or safer route by road as i heard the chances of a stranger being robbed at the border is high.

Good day family,

I purchased my flight ticket in Cotonou through a friend, Cotonou to Heathrow but this friend who is suppose to assist me to cross the borders and onboarding will be unavoidably unavailable due to official assignment to Ghana on the day i ought to check in and board my flight.

Please, i would appreciate advise and guidance on the easiest or safer route by road as i heard the chances of a stranger being robbed at the border is high.

davide470:
You can be an electrician on Tier-2 and get sponsored as a doctor and it would not reset.

The rule of thumb to get ILR within 5 years once you get a Tier-2 is:
- Once a Main Applicant, always a Main Applicant.
- Once a Dependant, always a Depandant.

Please, i am confused here. Do you mean that when the MA is schooling while the dependant gets a job with COS and intends to be the MA for ILR, ILR start counting from when the dependant (new MA for ILR) starts working or when the former MA (new dependant for ILR) gets a job with COS?

Hello family,

"The UK healthcare sponsorship package for Nigerians in Nigeria is on hold for now". This is what an agent sent to me today. Pls is this information true?

Hello family,

Please l received a conditional offer yesterday from Teesside university and have a deadline of May 2nd to pay Initiative deposit.

Kindly advise pls.
1. Can l meet up with the deadline as l intend to pay through Form A and don't know the banks that process it faster?

2. Does Teesside university require POF as a condition for issuing CAS after paying initial deposit and meeting other conditions?

Igando right?

ebenezer880:


Thanks I was there yesterday i could not find my name at technical I met with the lady that did the screening whom said I should proceed to the other training center, when I got there the turn out was very low some classes were empty, I had to join any class of my choice, I was very tired to start checking name again.

Lot of people are not aware of this training
Cheers

2pm tomorrow. I was @ technical school yesterday and we were much that did not received text message. I came too from egbeda and technical was the closest to me.

Try am come early 2morrow so you can be fixed in any of the classes for the training.

ebenezer880:


What is the time for tomorrow training and how did you get to know that is your training venue cos I'm coming from gowon estate egbeda... And about the attendance how do we go about thst

It is wel

coolboii:
Not at all.....i did my screening there early this month. Nothing yet ooo

Thanks, please who is presently at the venue. Kindly give update so we dont end up wasting money for transportation when there is money.
Edakun🙏🙏🙏🙏

Sweetness4:


Heard it is holding today at technical college and Igando community high school 3 by 2pm

Please any update on alimosho?

Please has anybody been approved from alimosho?

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A self-contain apartment ( a room, kitchen and toilet) is available for rent at alaba International market, ojo, lagos.

COST:
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Agrency Fee = N50,000
Agreement Fee = N50,000
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CONTACT:
Call or whatsapp @ 07065790724 or 08083805944

SELF-CONTAIN APARTMENT IN ALABA FOR RENT

A self-contain apartment ( a room, kitchen and toilet) is available for rent at alaba International market, ojo, lagos.

COST:
Annual Rent = N120,000
Agrency Fee = N50,000
Agreement Fee = N50,000
Total Package = N220,000

CONTACT:
Call or whatsapp @ 07065790724 or 08083805944

SELF-CONTAIN APARTMENT IN ALABA FOR RENT

A self-contain apartment ( a room, kitchen and toilet) is available for rent at alaba International market, ojo, lagos.

COST:
Annual Rent = N120,000
Agrency Fee = N50,000
Agreement Fee = N50,000
Total Package = N220,000

CONTACT:
Call or whatsapp @ 07065790724 or 08083805944