Ilekokonit:


One of the "qualities" I have observed in the UK among managers is the fact that a lot of them have no conscience and they will gang up in a clique against you if you are not a Yes person or you have too much self confidence and they do this witch hunting against strong willed white people as well.

Many years ago I saw my line manager who had tried to control me without succeeding reading a book at KFC about witchcraft and the same manager at an outing told me that any time we are coming in opposite directions in the long office gangway he feels as if I am going to punch him and this is me who has a smile on my face and hold no evil intention against him. This shows that na him witchcraft dey worry am as he couldn't fathom how he had dominated people who had been there years before I joined but couldn't dominate me.

And you are correct, Oyinbo too can lie and generally when Oyinbo wan do evil, dem dey plan am scientifically that its effects are devastating to the victim. But chin up and don't worry as you will eventually get a GOOD job as a mans gifts and something he is very good at will ALWAYS open doors for him sooner or later. Delay is no denial !!!!

I have kuku faced my programming. But I need money like mad so I'm still actively looking for job.

Abba114:
several times even today on messenger app

Omo ignore those things. It happens.


My housemate weh deh shout say I use en plastic plate carry my knife for 2 days and just brought it out yesterday.


What else if not he being cocky?

Hello house, Pls I want to pay IHS fees for my dependant and I for a PhD course from 1 sept 2021- 31 August 2025.

The IHS fees calculator shows £2115 for each applicant but a student pays £470.

£470 x 4 = £1880

I don't know how the calculator arrived at £2115.

If I pay this, is it possible to get a refund? Or is there anything I am missing out?

AirBay:
Hello house, Pls I want to pay IHS fees for my dependant and I for a PhD course from 1 sept 2021- 31 August 2025.

The IHS fees calculator shows £2115 for each applicant but a student pays £470.

£470 x 4 = £1880

I don't know how the calculator arrived at £2115.

If I pay this, is it possible to get a refund? Or is there anything I am missing out?

£1880 + £235 = £2115

I believe that £235 is for the extra 4 months that will be added to visa.

AirBay:
Hello house, Pls I want to pay IHS fees for my dependant and I for a PhD course from 1 sept 2021- 31 August 2025.

The IHS fees calculator shows £2115 for each applicant but a student pays £470.

£470 x 4 = £1880

I don't know how the calculator arrived at £2115.

If I pay this, is it possible to get a refund? Or is there anything I am missing out?

Did you add processing fee?

Ticha:


When I screen potential tenants, I expect an income of 4 times rent as that's what my insurance requires (I have rent guarantee insurance) which means I have to ask for the monthly income and proof of it. So yes, expect to also send in payslips or bank statements to back up the amount you say you earn.

Thank goodness that not all landlords/landlady does this

I see it's for persons without experience in biomedical science. What of for persons with experience in the biomedical sciences, is there like some form of training that can easily translate into a full-time role after the training?

omopapa:
Get in touch with them, they will direct you to their lending agencies

It is rather unfair to say that ilekokonit is totally negative against the UK and White people. From his yarns and missives, it is obvious he has been in the country a long time and has experienced a lot in several fields of work and many different circumstances. His experience is invaluable to a lot of people that might want to come to this country with naive optimism and lack of preparedness for the cultural shocks and dare we say it, racist attitudes of some of the indigenes and the desperate motives, attitudes and behaviour of our own brothers and sisters...

He has given good advice to a brother about his missus that wants to quit her job because of victimisation or racism (either or, the ffect is worse when you think you are being picked on because of your colour). It is not easy being an introvert and not everyone can just ride with the blows and the slights...

It is not always helpful for our people to quickly side with the white folks by stating that things are not better in Nja or our people are worse in many ways... Racism is not the same as just discrimination on other grounds and where it happens, it should be called out for what it is, after all, the Oyinbos are the ones that brought us the Bible and their religion and their enlightenment and so-called civilisation - they should know better.

Calling a brother out as being unsuccessful is low. He tried relocating to Nigeria but it did not work out as things are now so much worse than the example he gave about someone making it in Nja and refusing to come abroad in the first place to do menial jobs, ending up losing his identity and status and possibly dignity in the chase of the Western dream.

I am with ilekokonit, I watch myself and do not trust the managers and try to be ultra financially independent, knowing that if i decided to quit my job, I will survive well until another one comes along.

* can you imagine that in 1968 (and way beyond), the Royal Family and establishment thought it was not the thing to do to employ someone of colour (any colour except white) to get the job of a clerk... A clerical job, a black or brown or yellow person could not get in 1968. By that time, there have been many Nigerian graduates in more complex fields... We are not even talking of Caribbean or people from South Asia or the Orient.

I just looked at the staff of Prince William - and in 2021, still no black or brown person working for him. And the RF do not subscribe to (negotiated an exemption) discrimination or race acts... Go figure!

lynniebabes:
Hello everyone. Please has any applied for Australia tourist visa from the Uk as a student? Can I know what the process is like ? Thanks

Same question, but this time US. Please has any applied for US tourist visa from the Uk as a student? I know the process but just want someone experience especially if its post covid.

Good afternoon everyone
Please is anyone here attending university of WOLVERHAMPTON or in the application process.
Please before you got your CAS were you required to provide your tuberculosis result, proof of funds and deposit ? Or please what were you required to provide?
Please your answers will be really helpful. Thankyou

Let me also add my voice on this clarification something.

Most of those restaurants owners that put something that one baba from Nigeria gave them are probably CHRISTIANS like the attend church service and read the BIBLE.

Those fraudsters pays tithe and offering in CHURCH and receive Titles in Church too.

The point is those Babalawos(Whatever it means are created and Patronize by Christians). (we can argue that the are not genuine Christians) But na different line of Argument be that.

I am a Traditionalist i believe everything done whether good or bad have repercussions.

But the Christian faith believes that what you call evil is evil and good good. This is why you see a lot of evil going on in Africa and by Africans today Because they were told that His Grace don clear every evil.

It is wrong to talk down on people's beliefs system when you don't know the difference

Peace

Ilekokonit:


Ok let me clarify my thinking.

There are Nigerian restaurants in London whose owners put stuff from one "baba" in Nigeria in the food they sell to innocent Nigerians as an acquaintance once walked in on a woman who owns a restaurant we used to go to when the woman was on the phone to the "baba" in Nigeria asking how much of the stuff "baba" gave her she should put into the soup she is selling to the public.

I heard of a woman who took her huge British telecom phone bill to a White Garment pastor for consultations and prayers so that BT will reduce or forget about the bill and there are White Garment pastors in London who pray for fraudsters so that they will not be caught and i know a Bros in London who before he got married sent the prospective babes photographs to his brother in Nigeria asking him to consult 5 Babalawo's, 5 Imams and 5 pastors for "prayers" to see which of the babes is his future wife and the same bros said he once went onto London bridge in the dead of the night to take a "recommended" spiritual bath washing himself from head to toe with water and the old Nigerian 5 kobo (called sisi) on top of London bridge in the dead of the night.

Some of the Naija women in Manchester when they fall out and start recording slander videos against one another also expose what some of them get up to in Manchester and there is one who accused her erstwhile friend who is a caterer of putting the food she is selling to order into her bath, stripping off all her clothes, stand in the bath over the food and washing her privates over the food before then cooking it and delivering the order to the Nigerian who ordered the food for his or her party. I don't know if this one is true but this is from a beef video they recorded when the fell out and the video is most likely still on Youtube but i can't remember which one it is now.

So, these are just some of the things I've seen and heard in London in my time here and you just never know if that so called friend (old ones or new ones) is putting stuff into your food or drink when you go visiting them and the best thing to do in such instances is to make such friends know that you don't subscribe to fetishness or consulting sooth sayers and in any case such friendships can not stand the test of time unless you also believe in consulting sooth sayers.

So, its the fetishness some Nigerians abroad indulge in that i am calling out. If you visit a lot of barber shops and Naija restaurants / beer parlours in areas of London densely populated with Nigerians, sit down and just spend some time listening to people, you will marvel at what some Nigerians in London get up to and all indications are that Nigerians in manchester and Ireland are probably worse than the ones in london.

I hear and see a lot of things as Nigerian restaurants and Beer Parlors used to be like a second home to me (and probably still is) as I've not cooked since I came back from Naija in 2008 and because I work very long hours and don't have my first meal until after work, I spend quite a lot of time in Nigerian Restaurants over the past 13 years and some of the things I've seen and heard about Nigerians in London is better left imagined and being that London never really used to be like this 20 something years ago, I'm always comparing and contrasting the Nigerians in London then versus some of the ones I meet now.

Glass123:
Good afternoon everyone
Please is anyone here attending university of WOLVERHAMPTON or in the application process.
Please before you got your CAS were you required to provide your tuberculosis result, proof of funds and deposit ? Or please what were you required to provide?
Please your answers will be really helpful. Thankyou

Please

People here are just talking thousands of pounds like it's naira..
God when

Yemite1845:
Please kindly need your little input,I’m coming to Birmingham with my family through student visa,

I’m the main applicant but I have a year old baby and I would love to know the cost of Nanny or monthly payment of crèche?,I really need to plan ahead ..thanks

I’m a digital marketer and I will be working remotely alongside the legal 20hours while my wife work full time (taking care course online already)

Pls which online Care course? And the reason behind the choice? I'd like to know pls

Glass123:
Good afternoon everyone
Please is anyone here attending university of WOLVERHAMPTON or in the application process.
Please before you got your CAS were you required to provide your tuberculosis result, proof of funds and deposit ? Or please what were you required to provide?
Please your answers will be really helpful. Thankyou

yes, everything you stated is required

Lexusgs430:



This is why a credit check is run....... You cannot use Blue therapy to bamboozle them.......

Lol... Still doesn't matter I can have a good credit score and earn 60k with £100 left at the end of the month.
Person wey go default go still default

Ilekokonit:


They have the right to ask if that is what the property owner or their insurance company requires. I even know that because their insurance company requires such, some landlords will not rent out apartments to unemployed people even though their rent is guaranteed by the Government paid housing benefits (provided that the tenant has a UK passport or indefinite stay).

Moreover, they can't do anything sinister with your salary details but they want to check that you can afford to pay the rent and don't be surprised if they do a credit check on you to see your credit standing or if you are owing any Gas, Electricity, Water or Phone bills from your previous address and some even ask from a reference from your last landlord.

Is okay. Thanks for the enlightenment

LagosismyHome:


Yes normal or at least when I was a tenant , it was a standard question. Dont know if things have changed ..... they have to be sure you can afford the rent

All the assurance buhaha.
Thanks for the info

Ticha:


When I screen potential tenants, I expect an income of 4 times rent as that's what my insurance requires (I have rent guarantee insurance) which means I have to ask for the monthly income and proof of it. So yes, expect to also send in payslips or bank statements to back up the amount you say you earn.

Understood. Now I understand where their coming from.

icon8:
Egbon Lexus, were you the Ade - the medical doctor from Kent - that triggered Phrankleen last night?

Regex:


I have kuku faced my programming. But I need money like mad so I'm still actively looking for job.

You can never go wrong with Programming / IT as a skills shortage is beginning to build up in IT again just like it did in the late '90s.

Drella:
People here are just talking thousands of pounds like it's naira..
God when

The pounds people mention may seem high but the monthly bills and living expenses in the UK are very high too for example if your monthly net pay is £2,000 and your Rent for a 1 bed flat is £900, Council Tax £100, Gas and electricity £100, Water £40, Broadband and Tv Licence £60, Travel £150 and you havent added car insurance + petrol if you have a car and feeding and so you'll see that at the end of the day you may not be able to save much out of the £2,000 net pay and a lot of employees in the UK even with good wages still depend on credit cards and overdrafts and its very hard to see an employee in the UK that has savings worth 3 times of their monthly net pay .

So the grass may seem greener on the other side but is it really greener ?? Not all that glitters is gold .

Ilekokonit:


The pounds people mention may seem high but the monthly bills and living expenses in the UK are very high too for example if your monthly net pay is £2,000 and your Rent for a 1 bed flat is £900, Council Tax £100, Gas and electricity £100, Water £40, Broadband and Tv Licence £60, Travel £150 and you havent added car insurance + petrol if you have a car and feeding and so you'll see that at the end of the day you may not be able to save much out of the £2,000 net pay and a lot of employees in the UK even with good wages still depend on credit cards and overdrafts and its very hard to see an employee in the UK that has savings worth 3 times of their monthly net pay .

So the grass may seem greener on the other side but is it really greener ?? Not all that glitters is gold .

True talk my Oga BUT 900 pounds for 1 bedroom flat is only true for London, in most other cities in England 600 pounds per month will get you a 3 bedroom Flat, am quite sure you are aware of this, just stating this for the sake of the people planning to come.

OkanlawonB:


True talk my Oga BUT 900 pounds for 1 bedroom flat is only true for London, in most other cities in England 600 pounds per month will get you a 3 bedroom Flat, am quite sure you are aware of this, just stating this for the sake of the people planning to come.

Well spotted, I was talking of Rent in London.

OkanlawonB:


True talk my Oga BUT 900 pounds for 1 bedroom flat is only true for London, in most other cities in England 600 pounds per month will get you a 3 bedroom Flat , am quite sure you are aware of this, just stating this for the sake of the people planning to come.

..but you get paid less than those in London

Ilekokonit:


You can never go wrong with Programming / IT as a skills shortage is beginning to build up in IT again just like it did in the late '90s.

I just need to top my skill.

Santa2:


Same question, but this time US. Please has any applied for US tourist visa from the Uk as a student? I know the process but just want someone experience especially if its post covid.

Yes but it was before COVID and it’s been more than 4 years so my experience may not be of any value to you now

quivah:
@fatima
This is what I am getting when I clicked to register

Hello, like someone advised, please follow the thread on Nigerian nurses abroad for swift response. You can follow the link below to start your application as well. Please read the guidance for better information

https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-the-eueea/new-application/how-to-guide/eligibility-and-qualification-application/begin/

theonelad:
Greetings my elders,

Quite an educative thread. Just finished reading from 500 - 672 and i say thank you to all you guys for your immense contributions to helping people integrate into the UK culture.

I am due to come to the University of Sheffield this Sept for a postgraduate course in Data Science while my DW will be my dependent - no kids yet. I need your help as to the best way for us to settle down in the UK.

I have looked on UK job sites and I see that there is a lot of jobs around Data Science and i believe it is on the shortage occupation list - 2135. I already have more than 5 years IT work experience and a recent 2 years work experience as a Systems Analyst here in Nigeria. As regards getting a job i know i would need to temp work as an assistant in a supermarket or amazon so as not to breach my term time work limit.

As for DW, she studied Microbiology in Nigeria and has worked in an hospital for 3 years as a health worker although she was basically in the children and midwifery department - NPower . Based on fatima04 input, I was hoping she could get a temp job as a care assistant for about 3/4 months before transitioning into the Health Care Assistant roles via NHS. Or can she get a job directly as HCA with her current study and work experience?

[b]Our eventual target is for her to become a Nurse. Wi[/b]ll she be able to transition into a Nurse even if she has to go via this route:

A level 4 Cert in Nursing
https://www.reed.co.uk/courses/nursing/299893#/

& top up Nursing course from University of Derby
https://www.derby.ac.uk/online/nursing-courses/nursing-studies-top-up-bsc-hons-online/

or just she continue to take other courses in HCA until she gets to Management Consultant level 7 as stated by fatima04?


One more thing, can a couple be allowed to stay in a studio or we can go for a one bedroom?

If she gets a job outside of Sheffield, will she be able to rent an accommodation alone so as to boost her credit score in terms of payment of bills, council tax etc?

Thank you for your input

If the bolded is her experience and target then she can pursue Msc Nursing with NMC registration. She can practise as a nurse once she is done.

It all depends on the LL or letting agent, and sometimes the price of both is within the same range. Running 2 homes will be quite tough with bills etc, she maybe better off commuting by train.

@Bolded, not sure it is that hard to save 3 times monthly salary. Especially if you are not staying in London or any of the big cities. Where I live, you can get a 3 bed house for £500- £600 or mortgage of about £350-£400.
Imagine, a couple with a take home of £5k and expenses of about 2k-3k. They can easily save 2k per month

I think it's all about contentment. Use credit cards as debit cards and don't buy what you can't afford.

Ilekokonit:


The pounds people mention may seem high but the monthly bills and living expenses in the UK are very high too for example if your monthly net pay is £2,000 and your Rent for a 1 bed flat is £900, Council Tax £100, Gas and electricity £100, Water £40, Broadband and Tv Licence £60, Travel £150 and you havent added car insurance + petrol if you have a car and feeding and so you'll see that at the end of the day you may not be able to save much out of the £2,000 net pay and a lot of employees in the UK even with good wages still depend on credit cards and overdrafts and its very hard to see an employee in the UK that has savings worth 3 times of their monthly net pay .

So the grass may seem greener on the other side but is it really greener ?? Not all that glitters is gold .

Less but the difference in wages does not correspond to how much more expensive London is. Extra 10k will not make me move to London.

justwise:


..but you get paid less than those in London

dupyshoo:
@Bolded, not sure it is that hard to save 3 times monthly salary. Especially if you are not staying in London or any of the big cities. Where I live, you can get a 3 bed house for £500- £600 or mortgage of about £350-£400.
Imagine, a couple with a take home of £5k and expenses of about 2k-3k. They can easily save 2k per month

I think it's all about contentment. Use credit cards as debit cards and don't buy what you can't afford.

Thanks for explaining the other side of the story. Fear been catch me as I thought it's impossible to save over there.