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I have Naira and need pounds by the way, we can meet in person to clear any doubts or do video calls for ID verification. Funds must be sent from ur personal account and will be sent from my personal Acct too matching details on the verified ID

BTC needed, come with ur rate and guarantor

They said it’s automatic online but in reality na diff story

fatima04:
Lol UK UK . Not surprised though. Thought you should get automatic extension without applying for visa though

E be like sey home office done do me 419

I called the home office covid-19 immigration support team to ask if I have to pay the IHS because I’m a front line NHS staff. They said I shld pay but apply for a refund. They gave me email address to contact to get a refund after payment. I made the payment and sent this email with all my details and application number about 2 weeks ago.

I got a reply today saying:


Thank you for contacting the UKVI NHS Team.

On 21 May, it was announced that the Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care were to work together to exempt NHS and health and care staff from the Immigration Health Surcharge.

Officials in the Home Office and the Department of Health and Social Care are working through how to implement this change and full details will be announced in due course.

In respect of employees that work in this sector, the Immigration Health Surcharge will continue to apply until such time as an exemption is in place.

Please continue to check the GOV.UK webpages, as this is where updated advice will be published. The latest information and advice can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents

Kind Regards,

UKVI NHS Team

@bolded Check confused.com

Call same admiral and tell them you want your NCB that you are leaving as you got a better offer with another company. They will most likely ask you how much offer you got. Tell them you got £550 of £600 and ask them if they can match it.

Your post code, model of car, your age (over 25s are seen as lower risk than u25s, additional driver (try to add an experience driver without any claims in the last 5 years), NCB and your profession are determinants of car insurance quote.

Tweaking your job title can also help.

spacyzuma:
Hello house,

I've come to discus car insurance.

I did my first comprehensive Car Insurance last September with Admiral (Black Box). I paid a total of £1085 (over 10 months). I assumed annual mileage of 10000 miles, but so far I've driven just over 5000 miles. £500 voluntary excess.
I used the blackbox until December when they asked me to send it back, which I did. Whle using the blackbox, Admiral sent me weekly emails grading my driving. I stated out very good but the last 2 months, I got poor ratings (mostly due to regularly driving just above the speed limit ).
I didn't make any claims. I had one small minor accident with another car in december, but the driver and I agreed to handle it without involving insurance.

This Admiral insurance expires in a few weeks. I was looking forward to paying between £400 - $600 as renewal.

However, Admiral is now offering me £979 to renew. This is basically the same amount as last year, and I'm not going to pay this much to renew.

I've tried getting quotes from comparison websites (USwitch, GoCOmpare, CompareTheMarket) and the lowest quote I'm getting is £800 from Marshmallow and £816 from RAC (using another Blackbox).

I checked aviva's website, and they offered £980.

I'm confused. Am I doing something wrong to be getting these high renewal quotes?

Can someone recommend a cheaper car insurance that is not available on these comparison sites?

Try Kensington area

dhsmalls:
Anybody attending Liverpool Hope this summer?
Can anybody suggest a safe & decent neighbourhood to rent a 2-3 bedroom in the Liverpool - Warrington area?

Did anyone watch sitting in Limbo on BBC one?

Like I said earlier, not many will agree with what I said.

And since the bolded is true, that’s all that matters.

Cyberknight:
The NHS is funded from tax revenues.
Economically active adults who are citizens or permanent residents in the UK are ONLY required to pay personal income tax and national insurance contributions to access the health service.

Asking persons who are on temporary visas, but who are economically active in the UK and already paying income tax and NI contributions that give others access to the NHS to pay a third tax, the IHS, is NOT similar to health insurance. It's a discriminatory levy.

And its cumulative nature makes it cumbersome for many to pay - when one applies for a 3 year Tier-2, one will pay that soon-to-be 624 pounds in advance for 3 years at the time of application, in addition to the visa fee.

I knw some people will not agree with this but I see the IHS charge like health insurance.

I’d rather pay the IHS fee to cover my stay in the UK than get charged hospital bill everytime I use the NHS.

I had a major surgery about 2 years ago when I broke my leg playing football. Imagine if I had to pay the hospital bills.

In summary, you can NEVER be too careful so it’s best to have health insurance in place.

Usually when you get an unconditional offer of employment for example, it means you have met all the requirements of the job and fully employed

but if u get a conditional offer, then it means your offer is subject to pre-employment checks like references, CRB, occupational health and the likes

Same applies to uni, except that some unis might be using the term wrongly. Read up on the difference here if in doubt

https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/after-you-apply/ucas-undergraduate-types-offer

If the uni attach any condition to an offer it becomes conditional, an unconditional offer means u have already met the requirements and the offer is yours to accept

onecoder:
An unconditional offer can be issued with non academic conditions. Like submitting a valid passport.

I think some people are confusing conditional offer with unconditional offer.

If the uni request you to pay a fee or submit any document before issuing you a CAS that’s conditional offer.

An unconditional offer wouldn’t request you to do anything.

I use Lloyds bank and I don’t have probs with transfer except that small world takes about 24 hours to credit you but their rate is higher than ace ATM

Phayie:
Please is there anyone using Lyolds Bank and has made transfer with either Ace or Smallworld here. A friend of mine is finding it difficult using them

So ur putting people working from the comfort of their homes and people risking their lives in the same category

RalphJean:
Are you for real?

ALL immigrants who meet the very high standards of a Tier-2 visa deserve the exemption.

An NHS immigrant is as useful as a Lecturer immigrant.

Major difference bro ace 496 small world 524

beryour:
Quite similar to ACE, I guess both of them are the highest.

Wait, y’all praising ace, have u seen smallworld’s rate

The extension is for people with temporary status, NHS staff AND frontline workers

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-frontline-health-worker-visa-extension

remioshy:
Other Social care workers that works in Care Homes , Community and Independent healthcare provider workers. They are all key workers at the fore front of this Pandemic many of whom have lost their lives as well

Which other company/Organization workers could she have included

LaaJiblik:
I personally think it’s wrong to single out NHS workers and exempt them from the IHS surcharge.

I like this woman, just like her name she’s pretty and the best Home Office Secretary we have had in recent years.

LaaJiblik:
Skymoore1004 may not have used the correct register (on this occasion), but I think he is spot on.
The 2 year PSW is what it is; a Proposal (for now).
There is a very huge, huge possibility of this being passed into law by parliament.
But for now, Priti Patel has not yet presented it to the Commons.
It therefore still remains a proposal.

If anyone wishes to disagree (or argue), let such a one show us where and where this proposal was presented to Parliament.

The Nigeria High Commission, London regrets to inform the general public that due to the current pandemic of Coronovirus (COVID-19), and in view of the increasing cases in the United Kingdom, passport and all consular services are suspended until further notice.

This proactive measure is to protect and limit exposure of both applicants and staff of the Mission to the CONVID-19 outbreak which is in line with the Health advisory issued by the UK Government.

However, those who need to make enquiries about travelling and other passport services should contact the below numbers or email address. Also for those who wish to return on Emergency Evacuation should click on the following link for further Information: Click here for details

Immigration Section
Line 1: +44 7495061238
Line 2: +44 7535322077
Email: immigrationattache@nigeriahc.org.uk

Consular Services
Line 3: +44 7930 442416
Email: welfareeducation@nigeriahc.org.uk

Head of Chancery
Line 4: +447495061754
Email: Chancery@nigeriahc.org.uk

The High Commission regrets any inconvenience

Head of Chancery
For: High Commissioner

Source: http://www.nigeriahc.org.uk/

illusory:
Please o, does anyone know anything about renewing your passport in the UK right now?

I doubt if this can be done from Nigeria (I stand to be corrected)

However, because the child was not born in the UK and they don’t have a proper medical record of his birth, you might have to do a DNA test from UKBA accredited lab in Nigeria to confirm the paternity.

The father’s name MUST be registered on the birthday certificate as well and that will form part of the documents needed.

ladykk1:
Thank for your respond. The baby is currently with me and my boyfriend is also in the UK. It is possible to apply for the baby passport from Nigeria? What kind of documents I must need? I intend to send the application by post. Thank you

Is your boyfriend with you in Nigeria or here in the U.K.

Any which way, there are more information for you on here

https://www.gov.uk/get-a-child-passport/first-child-passport

ladykk1:
Hello all, I am new here. I recently gave birth in Nigeria and my boyfriend is British. He want to apply for British passport for my Son. What documents do we need to apply for my Son passport. Any information will be great because we both don’t know much about applying for British Passport. Help. Thank all

Considering his age, it will be helpful to show a strong tie to Nigeria in his application like a letter from his university

Chrisdolz1997:
Good day everyone please I wanna make inquiries about visiting visa thing,my younger brother of about 18 years old intend to visit the UK and I was thinking of being the sponsor from here but the issue is my surname and his is different due to some family reasons
Would that be a problem for me to sponsor him with my bank statement and stuff
Thank you

Between 30mins to 1hour depends on how quick you answer the questions

FrannyTee:
ok great, how long did the interview last?

It comes in different forms for example they can ask you what would you do if a patient is feeling agitated and refusing their meds

FrannyTee:
Thanks a lot, I appreciate, please could you give me an instance of the challenging based questions asked?

“I know that people are angry but I don’t regret what I did...”

Lexusgs430:
Cummings came to address the public, coming and going and telling big fat lies.......

Did Abba Kyari ever address Nigerian's?

Gambari would never address Nigerian's?

PS : My eye's are failing me, i need to drive 30 miles to test them...........

You can not drive alone with ordinary provisional license in the UK

The attached picture indicates that you can drive with a provisional license provided your IDL is still within the 1 year period. This is because they can not put points on IDL but they can put on provisional license.

This exact same thing happened to me years back and my insurance was nullified instantly because the condition of the insurance wasn’t met at the time I was pulled over.

LagosismyHome:
See what on Police website , it states you are allowed to drive unsupervised if you get provisional license

Whether the insurance is valid when an accident happen is a different matter

https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q417.htm

Everything is online bro (DVLA website) the meaning you take from it might be different or u might struggle to understand until you get pulled over and the police explain to you in a layman’s term

Tobexin:
any verifiable link to this on Gov.uk because the information there from yours is different

Chances are very high of you get the certification (HCPC)

Kenny242:
Oh!! finally got to last page!!
Thanks to u guys have learnt alot?
I just want to ask the chances of a biochem graduate getting a job in the UK!

20k with current exchange rate is about £36 what a bargain compared to the hourly rate driving instructors charge here in the UK (average of £20/hr)

Let her start the learning process in Nigeria to build her confidence on the road. When she arrives the UK, she should register with a driving sch to get the 1st 3 or 5 lessons discount (as the case maybe)

Then the husband can take over until she’s confident enough.

That’s the best way to safe money, otherwise it takes about 40-50 lessons (or even more depending on learning speed and confidence) to learn from scratch to getting a license.

Now do the maths...

Monmarri:
Hello house my cousin sister will be joining her hubby in the UK after the covid whara. She wants to learn how to drive for two weeks but, I was contemplating with her if, learning in UK not better than learning here in Nigeria. Because I feel that if she gets to UK she will start all over instead of wasting her money to learn in Nigeria. The one she wants to start for two weeks is N20,000 for just two weeks. Please dear house any suggestions or advice will be appreciated. Thank you.

Yes bro, you need international driving license (IDL) to drive in the UK and it’s only valid for 1 year from the day of arrival in the UK.

Your IDL becomes invalid the moment you are issued a provisional license.

So if you get pulled over and they find your details on the DVLA database, you will be charged as driving with a provisional license unsupervised and with no insurance as your insurance would be nullified immediately.

NB: condition to drive with a provisional license is to be accompanied/supervised with someone over the age of 25 who’s had their FULL license for minimum of 3 years

Tobexin:
House any offense on this ?

Driving my car with naija driving license

Insured with UK provisional license

This is very true, one of my lecturers back then in uni said almost the same thing and advised us to save some money by drinking tap water that it’s safe to drink.

However, it will interest you to know that some people find it hard to swallow tap water. It’s too hard for them to swallow, hence they have to buy/drink filtered water

EngrSaks:
The water industry has very strict regulations with little or no room for errors. So I personally think it's a waste of resources drinking bottled Water in the UK.

The water in London has a peculiar taste but no water treatment plant will push out water that is below set water standards knowing fully well people can sue.

The truth is, water from treatment plants pushed to taps are usually safest, they might be hard but the hardness is within certain limits (because there is a level of hardness allowed in treated water). The level isnt even bad because it gives the body calcium and magnesium. The only issue with hard water is you use more soap in washing

However bottled water usually comes with lower pH due to the treatment methods used in its production...levels that are close to acid levels and can make people ill over time