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CheesyTee:
I was considering doing super priority which was why I mentioned physical appointment and not sure of closer dates for biometric.

Using biometric apps, I know people who got their response within 3days after they'd done the BRP scanning with the app and picture taken. This is student visa season, so even with priority, I'm not sure how much faster you'd get a response.

CheesyTee:
I got another CoS from my employer. Reapplying for another skilled visa and withdrawing the old application.

I will be opting to use ID check app and priority service because I am not sure of dates available for physical biometric (my patience is running thin and waiting 3-4 week for biometric date fit make me lose it).

Fingers crossed.

If you're using biometrics app, why are you going for another physical biometrics capture? I haven't heard of anyone else switching visas who have had to do that.
You just scan your current BRP with NFC, take a photo etc. that's it AFAIK

Queengolden:
Please does Lemonade collect charges for sending money from UK to naija and what is there latest rate

No. Rate 805

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I don't understand why you guys are getting all salty about someone calling £22k/yr shyte pay. It very much is!!! But that does not in anyway mean you shouldn't take it if that's the only option you've got. C'mon we are all adults, do we really need to add a proviso or rider to each statement?
Not settling doesn't equate to sitting idle and because you haven't gotten a £100k job, you can be contented with your £22k/yr and still keep your eyes on the market for better openings. You don't necessarily have to start from the very bottom of the ladder, even if you do, you don't want to be there too long. Employers don't give a damn about loyalty, find something better and switch up.
If you're just coming from Nigeria or haven't been in UK employment for very long, you need to realise that your thoughts and perception are still a bit hazy. You might be comparing your UK pay with the N30,000 private teacher salary you earned in Nigeria and obviously will see the £11/hr pay as big money, but as you move past the euphoria of living in the UK and your taste, lifestyle etc changes, you'll begin to see the reality of things.
Pursue the money, chase it aggressively, those earning 6figs aren't any better than you.
PS: These personal attacks on people offering their opinions are totally unnecessary though, you can choose to accept or ignore the opinion, there's no need for all the vile.

Phayie:
Exchange rate is now £1=N814. The best time to send money to naija

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teeebest:
Hello Elders, please is there any advantage working for NHS as a band 3 Nursing Assistant?

My Wife works with a care home. She work as many shifts as possible depending on what are strength permits. We are also looking at healthcare sponsorship as she's comfortable with the job and I'm the one studying on tier 4 visa. Now, she got a Job with NHS as a Nursing assistant. She can only work for a 37.5 hrs per week.

When it comes to settlement in this country or career growth, please is it worth it for her to move from the private care home to NHS despite earning less?

Personally, I'd stay let her stick with the care job that pays her more. With the rising cost of living, you're going to need all of that income. NHS Band 3 pay is peanuts regardless of where you live in this country.
She can continue working the care home job, and looking for other openings with higher pay. It's not worth sacrificing much better pay now for sponsorship especially where there's a possibility of getting same a few months down the line.
Those with sponsorship right now what are they doing with it? (Y'all don't come for my head please). Enjoy the pay now, who knows if she's a great worker and the care employer is in dire need, they might sponsor her there as well. At the end of the day it's choosing between short term (sure)benefits and long term (uncertain) gain. At the rate the country is going, by the time you're done on a tier 4 visa, you might already be looking at mission japa part 2.

salaamfaizal:
Hi guys..

I'm presently in the UK on a dependent visa and I'm about switching to a skilled workers visa.

Do I need to write IELTS?

If I need to, which type am I expected to opt in for Academic or General?

And also I have proof of English proficiency from the Institution I graduated from back home.

Can I use it as an alternative?

https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/knowledge-of-english

Your employer/sponsor should be doing these checks for you before issuing you COS.

alongetayo:
Pls a quick question.

I and my wife are flying into UK through Heathrow, though out destination is Manchester.
Is it possible we get a bus or coach right inside the airport straight to Manchester?

Yeah.
https://book.nationalexpress.com/coach/#/choose-journey?journeyType=single&departureStopId=57230&destinationStopId=21131&departureDate=13%2F08%2F2022&departArrive=DepartAfter&outboundTime=08:00&returnDate=13%2F08%2F2022&departArriveReturn=DepartAfter&returnTime=09:00&adults=2&children=0&infants=0&euroAdults=0&euroChildren=0&euroSixtyPlus=0&euroInfants=0&ouiAdults=1&ouiChildren=0&usingCoachCard=false&youngPersonCards=0&seniorCards=0&disabledCards=0&partnerId=NX&campaignId=DEFAULT&request_locale=en

Eddibloc:
It's not my passport..my vignette has the issue.. my name was wrongly spelt on it

You said passport at the OP. But the same applies IMHO. Where there’s an option to have it corrected before use, you’re better off in the long term making the corrections immediately.

Eddibloc:
HELLO SENIORS IN THE HOUSE...

I need your help please...I just collected my passport and I realized there is an error on my Surname. A letter was spelt on it as I instead of D.
Please what can I do? will i be able to use it to travel to the Uk?

should I travel to the Uk and correct over there or I try and correct it here.
I'm just scared if there would delay here in naija if I try to do it here.

Passport with misspelt name is not your passport. Go and correct it before you get into deeper complications that’d require unnecessary explanations and cast doubt on your applications.

Lexusgs430:
Wait till you drive in Holland......... Bicycles would be approaching from all angles......... Very terrifying task ......

Lol. I'll calmly use public transportation abeg.

Amarathripple0:
It depends on the area you live in, you can streamline your search to your location using google. I’m sure you’d find an available opening. Also this is unsolicited but as a newbie UK driver, google map and waze are what I use to help navigate my way around, just one week shy of driving and I’m a lot more confident on the road and it feels like I’ve been driving here for years. So basically, just take the car out and drive. No dey fear

No go dey give too much ginger oh. Everyone is not the same. A wholesome fear of driving in the UK, especially when not accompanied, is not a bad thing. Driving on the opposite of the road can be daunting for some people, before OP goes to do solo driving and jam train
I drove for over 15yrs in Nigeria before coming to the UK. I recently drove in US and was struggling to maintain the correct lane, adapting is not easy.

tiptoe1:
Good day,

Can someone who has spent 1 year and 2 months on a UK tier 2 visa apply for a USA visiting visa to attend a cousin's wedding ?

Yes you can. If you'd be granted is a different question, but personally, I'm quite confident you will be granted he visa as you have a long term residence in the UK.

mizGene:
Even when the insurance was taken out on the international license?

In the case I know of, the insurance was on international license, then the person got a provisional license. Driving solo one thing led to another and then a claim was made etc. etc.

Honestly only your insurance provider can answer that question with certainty because I’ve seen this applied both ways.

My advice would be to call your insurer, provide them all the information and let them decide and possibly put it in writing.

Amarathripple0:
At all, it shouldn’t hinder it. I drive around with both my Nigerian license and Provisional license just to be safe. For your practical test, your provisional license is the only one that’s valid for that.

Insurance companies have invalidated people’s insurance where they’ve found them to be driving unaccompanied with a provisional license.
The matter seems to be a grey area but it’d seem in most cases the rule is “your provisional, trumps and nullifies your Nigerian license”.
You might want to dig into it, if you haven’t already done so.

Elderss:
Yes, UKVI does accept Amex credit card.

Talking from personal experience

Not all the transactions. IIRC they'll take Amex for your visa fee, but they won't accept it for the IHS charge. Atleast the last person I helped pay for a few about 2months ago, they didn't accept it.

CheesyTee:
It is called a spectrum because autism is different for one. Some people can be on the spectrum and be high-functional while some may require social support.

Also, have you considered the possibility of where you work as a reason you see many cases of people on a spectrum? Perhaps, you work in health or care settings...

No. I don't work in such settings. Make we send aza make you show us love with your IHS refund now?

TheGuyFromHR:
You would have to read a library's worth of material to come up with anything showing a consensus that your perceived high rate of autism diagnoses is probably linked to benefit fraud.

Autism is not a disability in itself. Some children who have autism are indeed disabled and their parents/guardians can claim DLA and maybe carer's benefits and but that is quite frankly a small amount, and getting through the DWP assessments is a hurdle of a special kind. Also despite the fact that this country is more enlightened than the one we have left, children are the same everywhere and a parent gains nothing by labelling your child for no reason - their fellow children/classmates if they are being mainstreamed can be just as cruel and bullying as anywhere in the world.

Put simply, there are always benefits fraudsters in any category of benefits, but it is incorrect to think that a perceived "high" level of autism diagnoses is related to that. For what it's worth, scientists are theorising that the higher rates of prevalence are down to, among others, the increasingly polluted environment (some autism diagnoses are related to inability to process some of the things people ingest) and the increasingly complex society (a person with autism in maybe the 19th century or earlier times when life was all about farming and millions of people lived in the same village all their lives would have found it easier to function as life was simpler, no gadgets to operate, no TV, traffic, school to attend, etc.).

And as we all know, in Naija, sometimes children are either hidden in the village when they have some conditions, or, as you pointed out, the society applies violence to the issue.

Bottom line - icon8 could have softened his message quite a bit, but the thrust is correct.

I agree with your stance although not completely. I don't have the figures to play with so this is in the realm of conjectures, but generally comparing population sizes there's still a bit of an imbalance in the prevalence of cases, relative to countries with similar levels of industrialization/pollution. In any case, the subject is research for a later time. Thanks for chiming in.

hustla:
No, you're not wrong and your perception isn't skewed

I have done some work in that area and it seems like a cash cow for those that know how to play the game

Best to not ask from oyinbo people or they'll report you for points

I see. That's interesting. I haven't done a deep dive on the matter, but it'd definitely make for an interesting read.

icon8:
You are right - not only will it be awkward, it will certainly land you in big trouble. If you doubt me, ensure to ask the question at your workplace and come back here to inform us of the outcome.

As adults, we must resist the urge to speak out or write/type every foolish thought that comes to our mind. If a Caucasian had said the exact things you typed there, but about ‘black people’, I’m sure you’d be screaming blue murder, racism, and what not.

Wisdom is profitable to direct, you especially in a society like this where foolishness can easily land you in trouble.

Sorry, I couldn’t not react to this one.

Excuse me! Don't judge me by your standards. If you're an undercover racist I'm not. What's with the nonsense virtue signalling?
It's a simple question, why does it seem the UK have a lot more cases of kids on the spectrum? If a caucasian asked why blacks have a predisposition to cardiac conditions or malaria there are fact-based answers to that. If you want to take offence at that, that's your problem.
If you don't have the facts, you don't need to respond.

Hi people, I've got a question that has always been at the back of my mind. Asking oyinbo might be a bit awkward but I'm sure naija should understand.
Why are there so many kids in the UK with autism or on the autistic spectrum? It almost seems as though the Brits consider it a badge of honor saying their kids are on the spectrum or to use it to claim disability.

I've seen a lot of kids who the parents claim are on the spectrum and honestly, they seem cognitively okay, and if it were naija some proper brain resetting beating every once in a while will likely realign the child, but the parents here just seem to use "on the spectrum" as a pass to allow the kids become uncontrollable and something a complete nuisance.

Is there some kind of inherited genetic predisposition for brits to be on the spectrum or is that just some quasi-cultural thing that has become part of the medical norm for doctors to just label the kids as on the spectrum?

##Or is my perception on the matter just skewed because Nigeria doesn't do enough testing to determine if kids are on the autistic spectrum or have cognitive disabilities and just assume the child is a "dullard"?

kode12:
Yes. All legal residence visas counts towards the 10yr route.

For wetin now? Make justwise and Lexusgs430 just set up company begin offer sponsorship. You go sha ready collect minimum wage��

Lexusgs430:
I feel say nah my body mess dey smell.........

See as this prodigal sister dey out you. A whole DSTV pro+ like you. She no even fit call you wirh her full chest

OgbeniOptional:
Does PSW count towards it?

Yes. All legal residence visas counts towards the 10yr route.

If he's not an idiot who would leave Ghana must go bags in clear view within his vehicle. He does not have a reasonable expectation of security because banks will always absolve themselves of the responsibility by saying vehicles are parked at owners risk.
The parking is simply provided as a courtesy to customers not a requirement.

lightnlife:
I was brazenly expecting this. I like that your subtle and indirect "rudeness".

I'm not unaware of this on gov.uk but I had to post it here to stir a public discourse. Largely to sample if anyone else has heard of the claim that undergraduate studies don't count towards ILR.

Back Story: One of my cousins has been around for about 4 years, and has been doggedly fixed or perhaps, ignorant that her student visa/stay counts towards ILR despite showing her on gov.uk. Was hoping to point to the discourse.

Well like i said in the opening statement, I wasn't speaking solely about this case,and i don't want to make others uncomfortable asking important questions.
Just to be clear, student visas will count towards the 10yr ILR but not 5yr route.
So if your cousin came in to do bsc, then went to msc and then PhD, he/she/her/they/it could get it.

Hanzat:
Please I need help. I am applying from UK, can you advise if am to select this option. I'm in UK on study visa.
Thanks

Student visa IS a resident.

lightnlife:
Is it true undergraduate studies doesn't count for the 10 years ILR route?

I didn't mean to be rude, and I'm not speaking to just you but some information are practically one google search away. Sometimes dependence on second hand information can land one in trouble.
That said, the information you seek is here https://www.gov.uk/long-residence

mrkonibaje:
Good evening,
Has anyone tried to renew their Nigeria passport recently in the UK? What are the procedures and how long did it take please

It took me two days.
NB: I did 10yrs, that may or may not make any difference.
https://www.nigeriahc.org.uk/fees-processing-online that link pretty much outlines the process.

giselle237:
Has to be an immediate family member because how will a friend… a friend o.. be telling you to invite them to be an overstayer and you are happy to look for advice on such? very one kain story.

Yeah there has to be personal stake in the matter. @Judzygal please don't do it, even if it won't affect you personally, don't make life worse for the millions of Nigerians who'd apply for visas in the future and be asked silly questions because they're considered at risk of overstaying.

Judzygal:
Hello everyone,
Please I have a friend that want's to invite someone to the UK for her graduation. She would like to know if there would be effect on her own side should the person refuses to go back home as agreed. you know the hearts of men can not be known. She has just converted her visa from tier 4 to tier 2. but her agreement with the person is just visit for the graduation. Note that the friend has a good job in Nigeria but anything can happen. my concern is if he decides to jakpa would my friend be held accountable?
Thank you.

How are you even considering inviting someone to the UK when you know there's a possibility of that person becoming an overstayer?