₦airaland Forum

xx1v:
Hello everyone, permit me to interrupt your conversation with my questions.

For someone (male) coming to London this December, and wants to get busy with work, what would you suggest for him?

What do's and dont's would you share with him?

Are there any skills/certifications needed to get a warehouse or factory job?

How to go about the certifications needed for construction and security jobs?

NosyNursy:
If it’s weekly, and almost 45% is chopped in tax, does that not give a reason to vex?
The remaining change is what I’m expected to use for bills, rent, food, council tax, etc

Goodenoch:
Pension is not a tax though, is it?

You can choose to cancel your contribution at any time (although of course that would be a massively foolish thing for anyone to do).

Anyway, this is definitely not the full story because you would pay 0 PAYE if that was truly your full earnings per month. NI contributions would also be negligible.

Overall, I’m a staunch believer that the UK is not overtaxed. Everything we benefit from (even though we cannot access benefits lol) needs to be paid for - infrastructure, security etc - and it’s very middle of the table compared with many other countries with similar systems: https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/06/27/uk-workers-tax-wedge-infographics/

NosyNursy:
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

And I buy fuel to go for these shifts oh
In the end, how much is one making?

I don tire.

Vicodaf:
UKVI hardly deny visa, just make sure you do your due diligent very well

Vicodaf:
Your agent is right, Make sure you don't declare your visa refusal to school but declare it to ukvi when applying for visa

1Alex:
this is how worthless Naira has become at the moment

opera1:
Kind update us when you are on ya way to police station.
Even US that owns dollar doesn't not have a single note of 500 million dollar

mascot345:
Please someone wan help my friend get job in Ireland . As a forklift. With 2 years work permit and Visa.
He has told the guy to attend at least 2 months or 3 months training in Nigeria.

And then get a certificate of forklift from a certified company in Nigeria..

The hourly pay is 15 pounds.
My only question is..

Is this forklift job stressful... Please just asking for a friend.. Any body in the field here. Anyone doing forklift job here abroad?
We have asked people in Nigeria. They said the work is not stressful...

mascot345:
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Please delete the thread o. I have gotten the best advice.

mascot345:
We are looking for advice... If u have any advice good. U can delete the thread .
. I have gotten the help I wanted from two people above.

mascot345:
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Story , they will recruit polish or Romanians ...
But will not recruit Africans or Asians. Bro, I don't believe u. What if no Romanians or Polish wants job or applied for the job. Why do u think they will not recruit an African with a good CV. With a good certificate from coca cola...

These guy has helped so many people secured job in Ireland with the right certificate.

bdon123:
Na uk normally dem no dey get money there.Life hard there

otherway:
I think she has finished.

Its her post graduate visa that as refused... I believe this is the case. In most cases this is discovered when they want to apply for the post study visa

mascot345:
Bro it's not truck driver. It's forklift job.
If we train very well in Nigeria and get certificate from Coca cola or Nigeria breweries.
The guy will push our CV and help us get work as forklift in Ireland..
It's no scam. Forklift is a skilled job abroad.

mascot345:
Please someone wan help my friend get job in Ireland . As a forklift. With 2 years work permit and Visa.
He has told the guy to attend at least 2 months or 3 months training in Nigeria.

And then get a certificate of forklift from a certified company in Nigeria..

The hourly pay is 15 pounds.
My only question is..

Is this forklift job stressful... Please just asking for a friend.. Any body in the field here. Anyone doing forklift job here abroad?
We have asked people in Nigeria. They said the work is not stressful...

samuelson06:
What if she didn't contribute to it? Or they deduct it automatically? Does this has to do with money one receives into their account from organizations? How one do more hours without being caught? Is freelancing online (e.g., Upwork) a problem?

samuelson06:
How did they know she exceeded the number of work approved hours per week? Do you have any idea?

Apogee14:
stop being naive, you really think that woman is in the UK to study ? The study was a ruse so she can work. Hence why she was working over 20 hours. That 40 year old looking woman ain't in the UK to write thesis 😂😂🤣🤣. She outchea looking for pounds

Originalsly:
If you lived abroad ... and pay attention to the system ... you would've known that her chances of remaining in the UK is slim to none. She had a better chance if she had made a report immediately if all her filings to get the visa were without blemish. It was her duty to know the conditions of the visa ...and that she would be in violation if she worked for more than 20 hours. Many do ...but off the books. Did she? Even so ... it's a risk ...and when caught ..one should not be wailing but face the consequences of which she knew. This situation is what many who are in violation of immigration laws are facing daily.... living in fear. This I see daily ... the fear is real. I'm not sure if it would be a wise decision for her to hire a lawyer to fight her case....the ruling is not likely to change .

joseph1832:
So there is no possible chance of her staying or even applying for her Msc?

BreconHills:
She should appeal to the local MP and make sure local papers and networks pick it up. Likely she will be allowed to finish her degree on compassionate grounds.

I would be 90% certain of this were it not for the anti immigrant campaign by Farage's Reform Party and that Robinson chap!

We dont know all the facts though because there is also a quota of classes that must be attended.

Salowise:
I thought China, Russia, and India were the new superpowers that the USA is no longer important

Ishilove:
I was thinking the same thing too. I don't know how it works yonder, but I feel she should have informed the authorities to see if some sort of soft landing would have been extended to her.

Ishilove:
Won't she need a lawyer to appeal?

bdon123:
Uk visa is currently one of d most expensive for africans to apply.they are exploiting us.They use us to make money.Few yrs ago i was always having 5 yrs visa to uk even wen i had no plan to go there.Bt since they started this over 100% increase in cost of visa i jst say their papa.wen i really need to be there i do d 6months which i always get within a week anyway.

bdon123:
Its a bad destination. D govt dont like u n i.They like our money so they make it easier for us to get visa wit high monetary requirements jst to collect d money into their economy n spit us out.

bdon123:
Not really.When i was in uk i was standing in front of a building entrance wit a can of beer.I went to a party n was abt to leave so i held d can to throw into bin outside d building.Police passed by n gave me a fine of £70 ...this happened in 2013.i hate d corruption in nigeria.Bt i hate d pressure d uk society puts on u.In Naija an average or poor man go still see beer parlour or kpekus frm beautiful students or runs girls to ease him mind.bt u see that uk..d number of people that BP go kii there go plenty o

erad:
That's the reason I asked the first question... If her father was listed as her sponsor and if she notified the school and/or immigration services of his passing, then maybe she has a chance.

Forget about law on paper and it's interpretation. Western laws work with paper trails. If all you have is your word of mouth and emotions when things backfired without following the appropriate channels when you should have, no one can help you. The best they can do is see if they can help her convert her classes to remote so she can still graduate from Nigeria but her staying in the UK? The chances are closer very very slim.

bdon123:
They will never understand that a system that fully works can easily destroy ur life.i had chance to settle in uk bt chose naija.Why did i ? i know myself n understand i cannot survive that system. A system where i cant drink n drive or knack students or runs girls to ease my soul.u wan kii me?even to run a business there na war...too many bottleneck.My problem wit naija is security. I dey naija n hav solved my electricity problem via solar panels...bt security i still cant solve as man wey mistakenly enter kidnappers hand is a finished man