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lightofjoy:
Hello my people, I have come again, my appreciation for your prompt response to my request/worry earlier today, I appreciate them a lot. My thanks goes to @Lexusgs430, @Controlv, @LaXxOnebody, @LionlnZion and my special thanks to @Jamesclooney; God bless you sir for your advice and encouragement, am grateful. I appreciate all Nairaland family, this is a community like family that relieve your burden when you don't see way forward.
About my last request and worries, tonight around past 7pm, I got home office approval for our skilled worker dependent visa and that of my children.
I will tell little of my story, I came into the UK late 2022 on a student visa, couldn't get a job, we were spending the little change we brought from Nigeria though we had paid 6 months rent in advance before leaving Nigeria and that really helped us when there was no job.
Early 2023 I later got a factory work, after working there for like 4 weeks, the stress was too much on me so I had to resign, the thing wan destroy my waist and leg, so I ran for my life. Thereafter I was using my car for Domino delivery though they only give me around 14hrs/week and sometimes even 10 hrs/week. I also was doing teaching as a cover supervisor to cover the remaining hours. Also my wife was really helpful during this my 1 year studies.
Fast forward, I was applying for jobs late December as my course ends in January, 2024, a lot of rejection because of student visa stuff but from January 2024, I started getting some interviews but when it gets to right to work, they always back off.

Along the line, an agent from an online jobsite categorically call me and told me that since I don't have UK experience, I should come down on my salary expectation and come to something like 35K or 40K but with my 16 years professional experiences and my experience in my last job in Nigeria, I was determined to go for the best. Also, from this forum, there were advices by some of our people that said you should go for the salary range you want and someone even said here that don't apply for salary range you don't want. Before I forget, I graduated with distinction when my result came out in February (All Glory to God). All these encourage me to go for what I want, I was applying for as many as I could in my desired salary range and later within the last two weeks of interview I got a job of over 60K with hybrid working and a lot of benefits.
I am so grateful to God for His mercies and to this forum for all the precious advises. Am grateful.

I decided to write this long epistle as this might encourage someone in this group that it will always get better. Thank you once again.
Please pardon me for any typo.

Congratulations. 60K Bros do giveaway na. If you dont mind is this a tech role?

Bold of Rishi to think this people want to work.

hustla:
Very sad / interesting read smh

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/baby-scan-clinic-humiliated-degraded-28765633

Many immigrants are faced with similar circumstances. Let’s learn to speak up and seek legal advice. Imagine if this woman is not strong mentally and emotionally.

Together we can make Africa better so we don’t have to runaway

Controlv:
Limited during term time. I provided my Msc certificate and started working full time before my brp arrived.

It all depends on the employer. Some willl accept others won’t even you show them proof… they still gonna want BRP/ sharecode

Your council tax is increasing soon.

Lexusgs430:
Wonders shall never end, in this our youkay........ 🤣😂

Man wins the lottery, spends all the money (within weeks), is now begging to go back on benefits (to collect money from all your taxes)........ 🤑💰😂


https://www.joe.co.uk/news/national-lottery-winner-wants-to-go-back-on-benefits-after-spending-80k-winnings-in-weeks-425620

God when ?

missjekyll:
How luxurious is your life if you get 50 pounds per week for accommodation, food and toiletries?

If you are pregnant you get an extra 5 pounds per week.

I dont understand why people say their lives are luxurious, it is not

All this are being paid for with my tax money yet I’m not entitled to public funds. Na wa oo

dupyshoo:
As I have said before, you will never be entitled to any public fund even as a British citizen, so far you are working hard. It will get worse.

The amount I pay in tax and Ni alone every month is enormous (way more than 3 times yearly IHS)).

I am not entitled to child benefit, free child care, nothing!!!

Recently, we paid close to £40k for a second home stamp duty tax because we are yet to sell our first house. This is just tax o, not deposit.

The system will keep collecting. So, if you are expecting access to public fund, you better start reconsidering.

A nurse today said she has contributed 30k tax and NI yet she is not entitled to pub funds.

profemebee:
lmaooooooooooo

that's tough

E don clear for your eyes abi?

dupyshoo:
As I have said before, you will never be entitled to any public fund even as a British citizen, so far you are working hard. It will get worse.

The amount I pay in tax and Ni alone every month is enormous (way more than 3 times yearly IHS)).

I am not entitled to child benefit, free child care, nothing!!!

Recently, we paid close to £40k for a second home stamp duty tax because we are yet to sell our first house. This is just tax o, not deposit.

The system will keep collecting. So, if you are expecting access to public fund, you better start reconsidering.

Just because it's how the system is designed doesn't make it right. It is what it is anyways.

Whoever has hands in why Naija is backward na thunder go fire dem and their family.

RevolutionNow

Jamesclooney:
Exactly. Man proposes, God disposes. Few days ago, I caught up with my coursemate from over 10yrs ago in a Russell Group uni and we were discussing escalation of tuition fees. In 2010, middle class families could plan with 5 or 6m /annum to send their kids abroad. Now same undergraduate degree is about 60M per annum!!! Which kind of planning do you want to do to afford that dream now? It means only politicians or extremely wealthy people can sponsor their children abroad. It’s totally crazy. Not to mention those caught in the crosshairs of £1/2000+ from £1/500+ CBN rate two years ago.

This has always been plans of politicians to keep the poor in stagnation while their kids attain quality education abroad.

Santa2:
@ the bolded..I know cases where people planned well and still got the burnt end of the stick. Its not really a one size fit all. Someone I know after being sponsored for 3 and half years, His organisation filed for bankruptcy and when under. That's how dude found himself without sponsorship and with just 90days to find another. Despite being a software developer he was unable to get a job to sponsor him within the time period. He got several offers but just not one that would sponsor. Bobo was well established here, bought his house, and all. Luckily he already had plan B else na back to Tibunu and sundry. He still feels burnt on how he had to leave the country. May life not happen to us despite all our plans.

This country and its fluctuating policies and system. Spousal visa is the way to go.

hustla:
If she gives birth, why not just give birth for someone who's a citizen and have him apply for her? Or it doesnt work that way?

And i get one bros wey dey find wife oo

ReesheesuKnack:
Ukrainians were chased by Putin & his tanks. Would you rather prefer that you came here because Cameroun or Chad or Niger or Benin are bombing & killing and destroying your village in Nigeria?
You paid 16k tuition, really?
But that is not the beginning of the story. Before paying the tuition, do you remember what else you did?
Let me remind you.
a. You showed proof of funds to assure the UK that money ain’t ya problem, that you had enough ££ to take care of yourself, & any dependants, didn’t you?
b. Remember that zoom video interview? Do you remember what you outlined to the interviewer about your plans upon graduation?

You and who did zoom interview?

Goodenoch:
People from Chad displaced by Boko Haram are housed in IDP camps for free at the expense of the Nigerian government while Americans coming to work in Nigeria have to pay visa fees, expatriate levies and support themselves. That means the Nigerian government is discriminatory, right?

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The sort of poor logic one sees here regularly sef gives credence to certain claims.

Nigerian government that is not able to cater for his citizen is the one you are in support for camping and feeding other country.

Also how much is visa fee for Americans compare to what we pay here.

All i'm saying his we should be entitle to public funds. Maybe not during 1 year of study but as soon as you on graduate visa you should have the right.

Nigeria my country 😭

ehizario2012:
When I grow up I want to globe trot Europe with my family or wife alone at least like una. God help me.

You should visit Africa instead there are loads of places to tour. Support Africa my bro

ehizario2012:
Hahahahhahahaha so you too noticed the drop in Iceland chicken... Chai, 3 for £10 still but the numbers have reduced. Nawa ooo. God help us for everywhere. Amen

This days just 10 items 50£ don go 😂

Resurgent2016:
Beyond universities funding. It will likely strain the nhs as students are massive net contributors and were helping to fill many low skilled job vacancies without recourse to any sort of public funding. Am very sure they offered many economic benefits that were overlooked and underappreciated.

I strongly suspect students sharp slowdown is one of the reasons why the country went into a recession and inflation stopped falling.

Also, the government doesnt also have the projected funds to offer any significant tax cuts or fund any expansive infrastructure.

the government though decided to blamed children not turning in school for the recession.

They are trying to get those that haven’t work since pandemic back into work. Don’t worry about nhs the jobs will be done by able Brits 😂

hustla:


Splitting families is better than allowing 0 families

This is a skit right ?

hustla:
Their public sabi anything other than to complain and moan and bar hop?

No forget to add “you are being rude” .

Thats all they know how to say.

Ukrainian who came here recently are e title to all the benefits but we that pay 16k tuition are not entitled to public funds 😭

People have made big money with this cos business. Imagine 9k per cos

Anyone following the Nigerian guy that has been charge of rape since December on twitter.

LagosismyHome:
Life got very busy busy but good to see some old names still active here and helping.

Nice one, keep the fire burning

Ever blazing

Lexusgs430:
They would catch him....... He and his wife, cannot run forever....... They invested in real estate, all over India....... He spent the £3,000,000 unwisely....
🤣😂😊💷

I keep saying naija are learners compare to indians when it come to japa scam or any other scams.

hi everyone has anyone got Pmva training/mental health training contact in London 🙏🏿

rollykotex:
Hi everyone, it’s really been a while I posted. Though i read the posts and all. I am excited to share the news that we just bought a HOUSE. Asiinnnnnnn Home owner in the United Kingdom. It’s a dream come through and I’m super excited we’re living our best lives.
We moved to the UK in October 2021, I was the student with my husband and two kids as my dependents. We were determined and prepared for the worst that comes with relocation but as God would have it, it wasn’t as bad as we thought. I didn’t work in our first year as I had to take care of the kids and school. My husband alone foot all the bills and paid my school fees. I got a job immediately after school in October 2022, it was without sponsorship so my husband got the HCA sponsorship. We planned to save at least £2,000 a month in the beginning of January 2023 towards getting our own house and we were able to save that and more. By December 2023, we already had enough money for deposit. The whole housing process started on the 4th of January 2024 and here we are today, we got the key last week.
I’m glad we are in a country where you can have both short and long term plan and it will materialise, where we don’t need to have godfathers or know anyone to succeed and where hard work is heavily rewarded.
I am so proud of myself and my husband for the effort we have put in to see this materialise and super grateful to God that gives all beautiful things.
In case you may want to ask, we live in Wales, Swansea to be precise, we bought a three bedroom semidetached, 2 toilet and a bath, beautiful garden, the total cost is 26,750 which include 10% deposit, level3 survey, legal, search. Financed by Barclays.
We didn’t use a mortgage advisor, my husband and I got the lender ourselves. We read and did so many research and it saved us about £800 for mortgage advisor.
Our house is EpC B, council tax band B no ground rent and it’s freehold. We wanted a low cost maintenance and we got it. Our survey result was excellent and the house is super gorgeous . We did a 20 year mortgage plan our repayment is a little above £1,000 which include our house insurance cost and income protection cost as well.
Thank you for reading my long post.

26k is a steal. How we go buy house for London like this 🙆‍♂️. Congratulations

ehizario2012:
Ra***sm, tri****sm or serious discrimination is not limited to the whites alone please. It's something deep rooted in every human being, whether we like it or not. But we must make conscious efforts to water them down. For someone like me, I can't deny that I harbour serious resentment against those LG***Q nonsense as I still see them as sick people and that's classed as discrimination or even ra***sm in a way. But I've learnt to let them live their life while I live mine, we work together, eat together etc but they remain sick to me.

“Live and let live” this is what I say to myself when I see people doing things I won’t do.

wonlasewonimi:
No be when you get excess money you go send home? If e like e reach N10k to £1, if money no dey shingbai no dey fly anywhere

Now I know dem dey call you Ashewo 😂

Double bed is available in Abbeywood London. 2 guys can share as well.

Guys kindly suggest jobs that pays 15£/hr and above.

deept:
1.Social care should not be outsourced. The major winners are the private social care companies, property investors

2.Families should be involved in care and not leave it 100% to government

3.Disability should be dis-incentivized. Some people wear it as a badge of honor and it seems all these benefits encourage people to jump on the gravy train

4. Being disabled does not mean a person cant be productive, subject to the kind of disability they have and can be encouraged to contribute to the society rather than be a liability.

You say this is an individual case, yes a few 10s or hundred people in a council but the impact that is having on council funds to effect its other functions. Besides I didnt say those not able to work shouldnt be supported, was responding to somone who said social care is helping the economy.

Robust economy?

The one that gets to me are fit men/ women on benefit just because they don’t want to do some certain jobs.