hello all ,for those that renew their passport lately ,how long does it take now to get the renewed passport .And if i apply now wen likely will i get my capturing and biometric booking .Thanks

Bourne007:
Misread this as delivery time frame 🤦🏽‍♂️

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Na all join o

please for those that just renew their Nigerian passport recently ,what is now the new time frame to book an appointment , get the Biometric capturing done and getting the passport finally .

kumbhuru:
An employer wants to offer only COS(nursing) No visa fee and flight. Please how much is both in naira? To know if I should reject or accept.

I am not understanding o ,so you are seeking for employer that pay for your flight money and visa fee after giving you a defined cos.

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mayowa94:
What if you travel back to Nigeria and came back to the UK after few weeks which entry date will be used to calculate the 12months?

Your first entry into Uk with your valid resident permit will be the day when your 12 months start counting .

DaveWonder:
Good day house, I just need encouragement from you all. I entered UK early this month and I've been job hunting, mehn it hasn't been easy at all. I apply not less that 20 jobs daily and I keep getting the unfortunately mail. I live around Manchester. Just want my senior men to encourage me cos sometimes when I see the mail, it kills my moral but regardless I'll keep applying, hoping this phase will pass soon.

Everybody passed through that phase ,infact it took me 2 months of getting to UK before i can get something reasonable to do and from that time till now ,it has been a roller coaster situation for all my job applications .
You need to know that phase will soon pass and what need mostly now is getting information from your fellow naija and those information are golden and they transcend all this online jobs portal like indeed etc . This is the time to put more effort into socialising and engage more with fellow naija around you maybe tru place of worship etc they will give you sure u lead ,leave indeed alone for now , and ride on the tips and clues that u will give u for jobs .

Ukliving:
Should I declare driving fines in PSW application?

Because they asked about driving offences and penalties

Do you have any choice as they will still found out later if you dont declare

Daisythof:
Hello.
I remember there was a talk here sometimes ago about account switching.

Please I need suggestions on a bank I can switch to from Lloyds bank.

Thanks.

If your have that account for long i wont advice you switch cos of your credit score .I think you can easily have a good score with acount you had for long .

For those that did their passport renewal lately ,how does it takes to get the new passport after capturing .

Goddys:


It's very obvious from the response that those on 2/3 years work visa won't be able to apply for their dependants at renewal because they said only 25% of dependants are working.

I doubt it because dependant that have already spent 2/3 years are on a dependant skilled visa are also on a pathway to ILR just like main applicant. And Ilr is treated independently that is main applicant doesn't affect dependant and vice versa
Where a new immigration rule can into effect is when an applicant or dependant is changing to another visa route after the new rule is already on .
Even as a student visa dependant, by default they are already on 10 years route to ILR ,and if this pathway can be maintained for that 10 years I don't think any new government law can touch them from getting their ILR.
The only fear is those on student visa that are yet to get their COS after spring and if its a carer COS it possible their dependant can be rejected .

Goddys:


I don't think the 3 years counts towards ILR 5 years route with another employer

All years spents on skilled visa for a particular applicant and even with that applicant changing employers or occupation , so far it comes with tier 2 sponsorship it will still count towards 5 years ilr and will not reset

Thus might clarify some grey areas on this new visa rules ;
https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2023/12/08/reducing-net-migration-factsheet-december-2023/

With all stringent student visa rule for uk ( no dependant to foot your bills , getting skilled worker sponsorship not feasible etc) and hike in school fees and IHS .i am wondering do we still have people coming in as student for the January admission?

Zahra29:


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Exactly...it will force higher wages for jobs outside healthcare

i dont think so ,the aim is to target the British for job first as it will be cheaper to employ them relatively to sponsoring immigrant for similar roles

eniola1010:


Bro have not seen your message yet

I no see any pm o

Strata1716:
Please forgive me if this has been treated before, I missed it and I’ve checked NL travel section but haven’t seen much of it.

Please I’ll like to get a credit card, I’m eligible for capital one credit card and would like to know if it’s a good credit card. Additionally please can anyone make recommendations on good credit card to have.

I am a year in the UK, thank you.

Try amex (american express ) as I have both amex and capital one but it cheaper for me to borrow credit on amex than capital one and over time , my credit limit on amex has grown while the other one remains the same.
You can use this link to join the amex family :
https://www.americanexpress.com/en-gb/credit-cards/referral/prospect/oPEYEAtcT5?XL=MNANS

eniola1010:
Are there specific institute that are accredited to do nvq in uk? Cus i have searched and i have seen too many agencies and institute

My missus wants to do nvq in health and care pending the time she enters uk, so we wanna know which institute is recognized in uk that does nvq in health and care, please who knows any good reliable institute

PM me ,maybe i can help with some leads

ehizario2012:


People can even be doing care and still keeping active in other professions while chasing ILR...

A friend is three years into support but still writing his CFA... ILR would soon come, CFA would be ready by then too.

He go come become biggest man... ILR and CFA. Sodiki.

Check your story well o as it just last year Feb this care visa was launched o not even up to 2 years yet .

Queenessy:
Hello everyone, please I need your advise as this is my first time moving into an apartment that's not bills included.

Is EDF a good and affordable energy supplier?

Which is better... EDF or Octopus or OVo?

Pay as you go meter or postpaid meter?

Thank you.

Try octopus smart meter ,they have one of the best cheapest tarrif right now, very transparent and with alot of programs you can enter for you to be earning some rewards eg saving sessions (get paid to when you use less energy ,spin the wheel of fortune etc . And their energy app make it easy for you to monitor the trend in your daily ,hourly even 30 min energy consumption and make it easy to spot any energy intensive consuming appliance you may have in the house .
You can join the octopus family by signing up here (https://share.octopus.energy/ice-light-81 ) and both of us will share 100 pounds

kode12:

Yes, but that’s a bad idea. Don’t do it. You can go to school on a sponsored work visa you don’t necessarily need to change.

That will not be a bad idea o for carer that have their sponsored license has been revoked and the carer has only 60 days to get another sponsor or else ...and also what about carer that enter Uk and started getting health issue with the rigour that come with domicillairy care ,no be to go back to school find nursing course do ?

Please after capturing how long does it take get the renewed passport back from london passport office

Nelsmannnnnnnnn:
Good morning great people,

I have been having some kind of dilemma with regards to this T2 visa sponsorship. Here is my story below and I seriously need one or two people's opinion:

I'm a student to round up in few months time. My wife has been working with the NHS through a bank as a Medical Secretary Support for the past eight months. She has asked her employer if they can give sponsorship and they said they don't give for non-clerical role. This made us start weighing up our options to delve into clerical roles such as healthcare support worker. An opportunity came out from the same employer for a healthcare support worker training program which she applied, did interview and was chosen.

Just recently, I decided to pretend to be a worker with this agency by calling them to ask if they can give visa sponsorship for healthcare worker program at the end of the training, they said no. I was perplexed.

Now, where my wife currently works as a medical secretary, she earns 12GBP per hour and she works regular office hour Monday to Friday. On the other hand, the healthcare worker trainee program she will be earning a sad 10.42GBP and 12 hours shift bases.

Will seeking a permanent job with the NHS for a Medical secretary role give us some chances of being sponsored or we should go ahead with the Trainee program eventhough they still won't sponsor but after the program look for a permant position with any NHS trust?

As simple as I wrote this, believe me it is really difficult to think of what to do cos our student visa expires in few months from now.

Stick with the HCA role in NHS as that same experience can still open door for another sponsorship role in othe trust .Meanwhile you will need to buy more time to achieve this ,so aim to get your PSW

yolkman20:



I had to give up because of Wifey's condition. The most painful thing was I later discovered that I could actually return it within 14days of buying it, but they lied because of the referral they wanna get. I just need a legal way to opt out. Otisumi

SInce it is a DD ,read through the terms and condition agreement

DoubleN:
Good afternoon all, please help advise if it is advisable to use this Patio Electric Infrared heater indoors.

Thanks.

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check the power rating at the back although infra heaters are gentle on heating bills

Juwon21:
Our experience and UK people on this thread,

Kindly explain/let us know we the newbie on how to send money from UK to Nigeria? What are the options available/explore ??

The most popular app being used is Lemfi formerly Lemonade and you need your UK number , uk address and BRP to register .And it after approval that you can now start using it .you can use it to convert pound to naira and vice versa and very easy to navigate .
If you need to sign up, this is the link to sign up and download the app
https://www.lemfi.com/ and you can use my referral link here : OPEYN1IG to earn 10£ each for both of us .

Hello my people , which bank will you recommend is the best for getting mortgage

babajeje123:

Just sent you a DM

Sorry baba I don't have a much info about accommodation for London unless I talk to friends, na Manchester I fit put mouth join.
i will revert wen I get any lead .

babajeje123:

Guess you wanted to reply me. I haven't found any. I don't even know where to start or where to focus on. Zero knowledge about London and all it entails. So I need someone to advise on affordable locations not too far from work however E1 out totally of consider as accommodation is too pricey there.

Is not compulsory u must get accommodation in London na ,I have friends that reside in the midlands and work in London . Uk matter needs good strategy o if u want to be working and having something tangible to keep for yourself at the end of the month.

Progressivegee:


For me, I changed my Visa from one employer to another and didn't use my passport nor did i do biometrics. My brp was all I used and I used the biometrics app downloaded from playstore for my biometrics.

Your case is change of employer still within the same visa category totally different from the guy in question want to achieve .what he want to do is visa category change and he will definitely need a passport

jum33:

I stumbled upon this uk- based nigerian guy ( darey.io ) facebook that is organising mentorship and bootcamp for Devops and cloud engineering training and Iam interested in signing up soon .Kindly share your honest opinion and reveiw if you have participated in his training before.

I kind of notice that IT field in cloud and devops dont get much patronage from our fellow naija as compared to other IT field . seems all nigerians IT don port finish to more sexier -sounding areas of IT such as data science, ML, AI , BA ,SM etc

jum33:
Hello House ,i need recommendation for a good Bootcamp for AWS cloud courses that has been tried ,tested and trusted in UK (first hand experience )

I stumbled upon this uk- based nigerian guy ( darey.io ) facebook that is organising mentorship and bootcamp for Devops and cloud engineering training and Iam interested in signing up soon .Kindly share your honest opinion and reveiw if you have participated in his training before.