gratefulme40:
Hi everyone.
I am trying to fill ILR application form, part of the documents requested is a letter from your employer to cover periods of absence from UK even if your absence was your annual leave. I am no more with the employer I was with at the time i travelled out of the country and as such, can’t get this letter from the employer. What else can I use?

I have ticked the OTHERS option with the intention of writing a letter to explain my absence, is that enough?

Please Justwise, Lagosismyhome, lexusgs430 any ideas on the above? Or is there already a thread dedicated to ILR application through tier2 route?

How long were you away from the UK?

Please house, am new to Uk, am applying for jobs, but my problem, they are always asking for reference and criminal proof, am new, and don't know anyone
Please who can give me a guide on how I can go about it

Yes just to add. As regards the IT thing. Be prepared to do lots of interviews to nail an offer. Nothing is guaranteed. Please don’t celebrate having an interview. Don’t even celebrate your second stage. Or your technical or even the coding challenges or take home assesments. The worst is those test gorilla where camera will be on. Or those ones where 2 guys are watching as you code. Trying to poke holes in every thing your code.
Offer letter is the koko just take your interviews as learning stage. Everyone can say data science this and that, why not django developer, or devops. But e go shock you how them they reject. But you just have to keep going.

Another pro tip for places like amazon, google and facebook don’t apply for more than 2 job openings on their sites. When you do get an interview and unsuccessful. You need to wait atleast 6 months (amazon), facebook (I think 3) before making another application.
You can scatter your cvs up and down but don’t apply to these big companies like a mumu. Even if you change email, algorithms dey to flag you out.

check www.itjobswatch.co.uk

Here you get a break down of tech jobs in uk. Also check glassdoor. For glassdoor download the mobile app i think its more convienient and you can read about the interview and company info.

mrcodebreaker:


Saturated market. Rigorous interview process. Its survival of the fittest. Companies want to only hire data scientist with experience these days as they don’t have patience. Unless you want to use graduate route which is still competitive.

The civil service is happily hiring DS et al. They should check there.

fabulous2019:
Please house, am new to Uk, am applying for jobs, but my problem, they are always asking for reference and criminal proof, am new, and don't know anyone
Please who can give me a guide on how I can go about it

*I am

You need to correct these in case you have to write a letter in the (nearest) future.

Aphrodite007:


The civil service is happily hiring DS et al. They should check there.

Good idea. But they want sponsorship. I dont think civil service sponsors. For those with papers navigating civil service or tech jobs should be a breeze with solid experience.

mrcodebreaker:
Yes just to add. As regards the IT thing. Be prepared to do lots of interviews to nail an offer. Nothing is guaranteed. Please don’t celebrate having an interview. Don’t even celebrate your second stage. Or your technical or even the coding challenges or take home assesments. The worst is those test gorilla where camera will be on. Or those ones where 2 guys are watching as you code. Trying to poke holes in every thing your code.

I don’t agree. CELEBRATE everything. You left a country with no opportunity to a foreign place, why shouldn’t you celebrate your first call, or interview or second interview?

We get more with thanksgiving. Also, my friend that grew up here and is a head of his department celebrates being called for interview, just because he is happy to be interviewed, even if for just the experience.

Let’s learn to not be entitled. Tech is great, tech is easier to get into. Also, you’re human, celebrate your little wins.

Aphrodite007:


I don’t agree. CELEBRATE everything. You left a country with no opportunity to a foreign place, why shouldn’t you celebrate your first call, or interview or second interview?

We get more with thanksgiving. Also, my friend that grew up here and is a head of his department celebrates being called for interview, just because he is happy to be interviewed, even if for just the experience.

Let’s learn to not be entitled. Tech is great, tech is easier to get into. Also, you’re human, celebrate your little wins.

Interviews are not wins. You ll get to realize this in due time. Let me just say. In my opinion.

mrcodebreaker:

[b]
Another pro tip for places like amazon, google and facebook don’t apply for more than 2 job openings on their sites. [/b]When you do get an interview and unsuccessful. You need to wait atleast 6 months (amazon), facebook (I think 3) before making another application.
You can scatter your cvs up and down but don’t apply to these big companies like a mumu. Even if you change email, algorithms dey to flag you out.

Please can you throw more light on this? I think I am currently having this issue with Amazon. I an an unsuccessful interview with them a fe years ago and ever since I have not gotten any. My friends have sent in countless referrals but no success. I even asked them to delete my data under GDPR and they declined, used a different email (Mumu like me) without success. Please if you can tell me what's happening, I will appreciate it.

mrcodebreaker:


Interviews are not wins. You ll get to realize this in due time. Let me just say. In my opinion.

Guy, career wise I’m top , but I’m still happy to go for interviews so I can learn one more question to train my Mentees or one more things to teach my work staff.

Let’s not spite humble beginnings please. Celebrate any and every win. Simple.

mrcodebreaker:


Good idea. But they want sponsorship. I dont think civil service sponsors. For those with papers navigating civil service or tech jobs should be a breeze with solid experience.

they sponsor for the right candidate. Just score high enough for them to want you. Also it’s DS, they aren’t many that want to work for the CS so they sponsor DS and DEngr like mad.

Aphrodite007:


*I am

You need to correct these in case you have to write a letter in the (nearest) future.

Don't get you, do you believe anyone writes the same way for a formal letter, I need assistance and you correcting my nairaland typing, na waoo

Aphrodite007:


Guy, career wise I’m top , but I’m still happy to go for interviews so I can learn one more question to train my Mentees or one more things to teach my work staff.

Let’s not spite humble beginnings please. Celebrate any and every win. Simple.

Ahh boss lady you have to do giveaway on the thread ohhh, for upcoming minds like myself��…#knowledgegiveaway.

fabulous2019:


Don't get you, do you believe anyone writes the same way for a formal letter, I need assistance and you correcting my nairaland typing, na waoo

LOL Even this one sef, na wa!

justwise:


How long were you away from the UK?

Not long. Havent been away up to 180 days in a total of 5 years

LagosismyHome:


My ILR days is over 10 years ago so I really don't know.... this your absence was it short or long time. If it short time and you were on holiday, I would say a letter from you should be OK but I have to check google

It was short. Less than 180 days in 5 yrs. I honestly didn’t think one would be asked for proof that periods of absence was authorised by employer. However, my friend’s application was delayed because they requested she sends a letter from employer covering a period of absence of about 2 weeks


@justwise

Ticha:


Depends on how far or close you want to be to either work (if you're there for work) or uni. The very bad areas are luckily quite far from both the centre and the universities.

Best bet is open rent, spare room or gum tree. Do not pay for viewings or pay a holding deposit before doing any viewings.

Please Bad areas as how? Where are the bad areas please before I go enter one chance.

Ifeoluuwa:


Please Bad areas as how? Where are the bad areas please before I go enter one chance.

Knowle West and Hartcliffe are the main areas to avoid.

Aphrodite007:


Guy, career wise I’m top , but I’m still happy to go for interviews so I can learn one more question to train my Mentees or one more things to teach my work staff.

Let’s not spite humble beginnings please. Celebrate any and every win. Simple.

Ma. Do you have any open roles at your company make I apply?

Aphrodite007:


they sponsor for the right candidate. Just score high enough for them to want you. Also it’s DS, they aren’t many that want to work for the CS so they sponsor DS and DEngr like mad.

what is the meaning of DEngr

jtech17:
what is the meaning of DEngr

Data Engineering I presume

jtech17:
what is the meaning of DEngr

Just like you, I was busy asking, re-asking early this year about coming here.
But men I am here now, met fellow Nigerians here who don't know nairaland self, I hear their own version of life.
I can adjure that health sector is the weath here. Even my fellow IT student are working as careworker and jostling to get the NHS care work And it is the sector that most willing to sponsor.
I conclude the best bet is to come as couple cos the white chicks has zero attention for us, I see it every day. Then do not look at the Nigerian lady with paper cos the guys who got in with them here feel like a prisoner in Nigeria.
It just not an easy life. But in all you just have to experience it yourself to make your own assessment.

Ticha:


Knowle West and Hartcliffe are the main areas to avoid.

Thank you so much. I have never heard of them though. I am in patchway.

fabulous2019:


Don't get you, do you believe anyone writes the same way for a formal letter, I need assistance and you correcting my nairaland typing, na waoo

Guy you had two problems- I helped with one, let another person help you with the second. No vex.

Irenenwaka:


Ahh boss lady you have to do giveaway on the thread ohhh, for upcoming minds like myself��…#knowledgegiveaway.

Haha don’t worry. Just ask questions on what you need to know. I’ll answer here. You can even share your background (without personal info) and some other person in your field will help you plan your career. I’m small fry when it comes to the dons on this thread.

Olalekank:

Ma. Do you have any open roles at your company make I apply?

UK get job shortage now, why you wan come my side?

jtech17:
what is the meaning of DEngr

Data Engineer. They are the ones that build the warehouse and manage it.

amanze54:


Just like you, I was busy asking, re-asking early this year about coming here.
But men I am here now, met fellow Nigerians here who don't know nairaland self, I hear their own version of life.
I can adjure that health sector is the weath here. Even my fellow IT student are working as careworker and jostling to get the NHS care work And it is the sector that most willing to sponsor.
I conclude the best bet is to come as couple cos the white chicks has zero attention for us, I see it every day. Then do not look at the Nigerian lady with paper cos the guys who got in with them here feel like a prisoner in Nigeria.
It just not an easy life. But in all you just have to experience it yourself to make your own assessment.

Noted

Guys. Is it at all possible to carry my children to London for Naija passport and get it within a week?

I want to travel with them in December and my heart is beating small small

Flying all the way to be disappointed won’t be funny. Please if you have a plug in the embassy or know if it’s possible let me know. Thank you.

Mamatukwas:
Guys. Is it at all possible to carry my children to London for Naija passport and get it within a week?

I want to travel with them in December and my heart is beating small small

Flying all the way to be disappointed won’t be funny. Please if you have a plug in the embassy or know if it’s possible let me know. Thank you.

Re the ordinary/standard (i.e. non fast track) process, my cousin told me that they appear to work fast when you eventually get an appointment to come for "capturing"; he told me his wife's came out (as in got to them in Manchester by post) in about 10 days after that time. But it was getting the appointment that took time.

He paid for fast-track and got his passport within about 5 working days.
Fast-track is still on at the HC; he went in on Tuesday last week.

Mamatukwas:


My reply keeps bouncing back. Not sure why

Pls send me an email on iyatrustee@gmail.com

Thanks!