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TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 5:52pm On Jun 23, 2023
My ogas in the house,


If one wants to buy a car here what should one look at for. It's just something small and to get one on the road and running.


@lexusgs460, I saw a honda jazz and it's not looking bad.


Automatic.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 12:05am On Jun 22, 2023
idee91:
Seems those are the available dates as at when you searched. You have to keep searching, an instructor told me the system is refreshed Monday mornings, so maybe check on Monday morning. You can also use consultants who swap dates for a fee.
Thank you boss.

Please, the consultant part do you mean the driving lesson instructor?
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 1:52pm On Jun 21, 2023
Please how do i book for practical test date? search functionality on this site is somehow? all the dates I'm seeing is for november.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 2:19pm On Jun 19, 2023
eniola1010:
Omo bros this thing hard o, argh see as u talk am, i have been doing it i am getting just 8/10, and that is for one category alone o, the way una dey talk am i think say e easy o. This thing is hard nau
omo

change it to 20 or 30 to cover faster.

Also, I took the mock according to my over progress.

before I started practice question I got 28

when I got to 30% over all, I got 36

then on my 60-100%, I started banging 43 to 50 steady

youtube videos and tiktok lives helped a lot.

first time i took hazard perception practice i got 66
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 8:41pm On Jun 17, 2023
eniola1010:
My questions plenty small

1) please which of these app is the best app for preparing for the driving test

2) if i invite a friend from nigeria for my graduation and he elopes what will happen?

3) how exactly does the gov know the right amount of tax to debit from our salary monthly?
I know its very easy to determine how much tax one is to pay monthly provided ones annual income is known.
But what about someone who just started a job and the monthly income is not static, and such person has not even used a year yet. How then did the gov know exactly the right amount that they are debiting monthly?


4) if someone works two job, will the two wages be taxed separately or the taxes for the two jobs will be taken from the wage of one of the jobs


5) i noticed that most jobs ask for driver license and even if your role does not concern care they still put DL license as requirements why? Does project manager want to be going shopping for CEO ni?


6) i know that the requirement for COS is proof of english, someone was telling me that companies here in uk dont like accepting transcript or waiver from your uni in nigeria that it is either ielts or ecctis verification.

And this got me confused, afterall the company should know that i scaled through english test before even being accepted to run a masters degree in uk, so why cant they use my nigerian bsc transcript or uk msc transcript or CAS as proof of english proficiency, why must it be ecctis rating or ielts, or could the person who told me this info be blatantly wrong?
I will answer the ones I'm sure .


1. I used the first app . 4 in 1 driving test


5. Lmaoooo. I think some companies do on-call for our of hours and incase you need to be there for something. Mine is not care, they are advising me to get one. And I like to think having it improves one chances of getting a job by 10% if not more.


6. If you did your MSc here or doing your MSc here. You don't need proof of English egain na.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 8:36pm On Jun 17, 2023
ukay2:
congratulations....next is your practical driving test....then enjoy your driving
thank you chief
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 11:54pm On Jun 16, 2023
eluquenson:
We got almost same score grin
hahaha

Congratulations!!!! Madddddd
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 3:52pm On Jun 16, 2023
I just finished my driving theory test.

Thank you guys always for the informations and heads up.

I'm not very impressed with my theory. I was expecting 50/50

But at all at all. All pass na pass

TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 11:12pm On Jun 15, 2023
Hi guys,

Is it normal for an employer to make someone work 21 days straight and giving you one day to rest ?

In the contract it states 40 hours for the said person. But the employer is the one saying you'll be able to get off day at least after two weeks.


How can someone navigate around this ?
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 4:13pm On Jun 13, 2023
ayshegz:
Hi folks I need help ,I received a package specifically 21st of may from Nigeria ,I live in Belfast Northern Ireland UK ,to my surprise I got a mail from UPS just 3days ago asking me for payment of unpaid invoice to the tune of 272 pounds (taxes and duties ) for a package of 27KG and declaration value of about 50 pounds ,I’ve contacted the agent(paid him 5k per kg before sending ) In Nigeria he said he paid for shipment that what UPS is asking for is receivers taxes and duties ,I really don’t know what to do ,I’ve called and emailed UPS severally they keep saying that’s the amount to be paid ….Anyone with solution to this problem
this is the norm and you will most likely have to pay to get the package.

I remember warning my aunts that it's better to buy extra luggage than to cargo to UK, because bills to get it alone will make you have palpitations. one paid 187 pounds and her stuff had spoilt and the other paid 300 pounds excluding miscellaneous

Only cargo if where you are bringing over is not available in the UK or it's so important.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 12:13pm On Jun 13, 2023
JaySterling:
Hi guys, please can one use Revolut account’s bank statement when applying for Schengen visa from the UK?
well, so countries accept. I know for Malta and Germany personally. the other ones I know is from what other people said.

But if you have any traditional bank, it's better to just use that. you can't go wrong printing both and it will save you unnecessary extra spending incase they don't want revolut.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 9:58am On Jun 01, 2023
Lolli2pop:
I have never flown turkish, how was your experience please? Would you recommend?
Pretty Nice experience!! I would recommend. we were bumped up to business class from istanbul to manchester because there was delay. maybe we were just lucky sha, but that singular act will make me keep flying them .
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 4:45pm On May 31, 2023
wonlasewonimi:
How do you intend to do that when you're supposed to provide hotel reservation, airline ticket and length of stay in the first country of visa issuance?
lol. I have agreed with the previous poster that he has to o.

No point explaining further.

PS: No disrespect.


But on a personal note, I have never had to.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 4:42pm On May 31, 2023
CowbellY:
He "has" to. That's the ideal normal process. Ofcourse quite often they don't bother or check but who knows when one may meet an over zealous border agent?
okay sir.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 8:39am On May 31, 2023
heroshark:
Do I need to enter the country that issued the visa 1st? My visa was issued by Switzerland 🇨🇭 but I'm traveling to Germany this Sunday and have no plans of going to Switzerland.

I was initially scheduled to speak at an event in Geneva but the visa came out late and I missed the event, so I no longer have a reason to enter Switzerland.
No
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 8:32am On May 31, 2023
wonlasewonimi:
Nah mate. He has to enter Germany first before France.
he doesn't have to sir.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 3:32pm On May 30, 2023
yomisley:
Can I drive a car that is not insured under my name? My uncle has two cars and he suggested that I start driving his other car, which raised questions about insurance.

Also, I chose a contract SIM and provided my sort code and account number, but I haven't seen any direct debit set up on my account. Do I need to manually set up the direct debit?

Please Advice my people.
your name needs to be on the insurance,

and DD doesn't happen immediately, there is a specific date they debit you, usually after a month or they round it up so you can start being debit first week of every month.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 9:13pm On May 24, 2023
Please can someone point me to the right direction and how to put it if I want to tell my employer to sponsor me

Note: they don't have licence yet (COS),

I want to do my assignment very well before putting it out there to them.

1. Possible how much it will cost them?

2a. They are under NHS (supplier/CCG). Am I correct to tell them it's the health and care visa category they should apply for (that is if they conversation progresses to be favourable)

2b. For someone not in medical/care settings but works under NHS umbrella, will they refunded back their HEALTH INSURANCE SURCHARGE

3. Is there any risk for them or on their part?

Semmyk, justwise, hustle,lexusgs460 and all the egbons in the house. Please help!
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by OmichaelO: 3:28pm On May 22, 2023
Hi Guys


Quick Question, is someone working in Health and Social care services by not a doctor, pharmacist or Allied Health professional exempted from Health Insurance surcharge? I mean, even if we have to pay initially, it will be refunded later on.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by OmichaelO: 12:57pm On May 16, 2023
dustydee:
Just tell your manager you are sick and won't be able to come in. Follow your orgainsations' protocol
manager insisted one she comes in. Organisation protocol is not considering the well being of the employee. Even the doctor (GP) mentioned a day or two leave never require sick note. Until it's until 7 days.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by OmichaelO: 11:11pm On May 15, 2023
mimilyrics:
GPs will only give sick notes for sickness 7 days and over. If you want for less than 7 days, i think that comes at a cost.
Self certification is just you letting your employer know that you're sick and unable to come to work while complying with their policy on reporting sickness - some have forms for you to fill while others will take your word for it.
Some will have you fill out a form upon your return to work so you'd need to find out what the process is with your employer.
You can also download the self-certification form online and complete it if that is what your employer wants =>> https://www.google.com/search?q=self+certification+form&oq=self&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i57j69i65l2j46i199i433i465i512j0i67i131i433i650j0i67i650j0i131i433i512j0i20i131i263i433i512j0i512.1985j0j7&client=ms-android-samsung-ss&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8&chrome_dse_attribution=1
Thank you so much
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by OmichaelO: 10:32pm On May 15, 2023
Good evening guys,

Quick one please, is an employer required to demand sick note for just one day leave considering the person has been overstressed and doesn't want to put her clients at risk. I mean not being in optimal condition to carry out duty effective?

Because going through gov.uk and other websites, one doesn't require to show it unless you are off work for 5 working days/1 week.

The employer is just trying to prove difficult because the person is question said she can't make it for work the following next due to work and exam stress.

How can one get sick leave (self certified) or what else can be done?
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by OmichaelO: 10:18pm On May 05, 2023
humblemoi:
Looking for multiple entry schengen visa, any tips to get that rather the stipulated duration of travel?
ermm, our first was multiple, but 15 days.
Malta.

I think it depends on country, west Europe countries are sometimes generous.
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by OmichaelO: 10:16pm On May 05, 2023
Newbie123:
This means I need to send my original BRP? And it says I should not send by post office?
I sent via post office
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by OmichaelO: 5:18pm On May 05, 2023
Newbie123:
Guys please I need quick help. I applied for a provisional driver's license 1 week ago and paid and filled the form online.

Today, I received an application form in the mail (please see attached)

I'm confused because my share code doesn't start with S.

Could someone please direct me on how to go about this please
tick BRP
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by OmichaelO: 1:15pm On May 05, 2023
BorisJohnson:
Please, which country did you apply to as your first port of entry?

I have been looking for appointments on TLS and VFS Global website for appointments in more than 10 EU countries including Estonia, Italy, France, Portugal, Switzerland… all no appointments.
Germany

did you try malta?

Edit: just checked, no more date for Malta, I think it's because we are approaching summer.

Slovenia or Slovakia nko?

edit: no dates too


someone said it's easier to get US appointment than schegen appointment atm
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by OmichaelO: 10:24am On May 05, 2023
OmichaelO:
Long time my ogas,

we went for schegen visa interview for second time, travelling is sweet cheesy, these people made sure they siphoned 50gbp each from my spouse and I, in short my cousin too, always looking for flimsy excuses to make you pay for premium lounge, so one missing document or single printing you will pay 50GBP.

I say make I talk am down, so it won't catch anyone unaware
UPDATE


Second time schengen visa don drop, took just 9 days

90 days multiple entry for 6 months

my 50gbp was worth it then
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by OmichaelO: 4:00pm On May 03, 2023
heroshark:
Please I have an appointment on Friday and I am still struggling to get flight ticket reservation. How did you navigate this Please?
Paid someone (website) to reserve it for us
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by OmichaelO: 1:29pm On May 03, 2023
Long time my ogas,

we went for schegen visa interview for second time, travelling is sweet cheesy, these people made sure they siphoned 50gbp each from my spouse and I, in short my cousin too, always looking for flimsy excuses to make you pay for premium lounge, so one missing document or single printing you will pay 50GBP.

I say make I talk am down, so it won't catch anyone unaware
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by OmichaelO: 11:43pm On Mar 22, 2023
Good evening my ogas,

Please can anyone help with the driving lesson theory app or any material or link that will be helpful.


I can't seem to recollect what page it's on. And I can filter my search for be this thread alone.

Thank you
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by OmichaelO: 5:38pm On Mar 08, 2023
My ogas,

Is 32 pounds a month fair for water and sewerage bill?

Two people/studio apartment
TravelRe: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by OmichaelO: 3:46pm On Mar 04, 2023
koonbey:
Nullified. 5 year route counter restarts for both but the time spent can still be counted toward 10 year route.

I stand to be corrected sha.
Thank you boss.

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