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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Bluetherapy: 9:33pm On Mar 11, 2022 |
Mamatukwas:Like which places? Turkey isn't far and there js eVisa for BERP holders. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Mamatukwas: 9:42pm On Mar 11, 2022 |
Bluetherapy: General market go to Istanbul. Even Istanbul get level tbh For higher end clothing Ankara is better. However you should be able to find 95% of what you need in Istanbul unless you have exacting taste. 7 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by phyl123: 9:44pm On Mar 11, 2022 |
Ralphlauren: Have you tried the forex robot 20% returns but it’s very risky. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Bluetherapy: 10:01pm On Mar 11, 2022 |
Mamatukwas:Na to go with empty boxes be that oh . I too like awoof 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by hustla(m): 10:38pm On Mar 11, 2022 |
Mamatukwas: One of my fav locations in the world.. discovered capadochia and i have been hooked ever since Food, spices, clothes , hotels etc are cheap there and its near to the UK 12 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by hustla(m): 10:39pm On Mar 11, 2022 |
Ralphlauren: I will go there too when I become a big boy like Mr Ralph |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Safeob27: 11:13pm On Mar 11, 2022 |
Ralphlauren:International trade finance with cdcs certification He also has experience in oil and gas Thank you |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by omopapa: 11:23pm On Mar 11, 2022 |
But lace and atiku is better na Mamatukwas: 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Ralphlauren(m): 11:50pm On Mar 11, 2022 |
fatima04: The key strategy for securing US visit visa as a first time applicant resident in the UK is to demonstrate recent travel history within Europe. Unlike Nigeria, the consular officers don't really care about or ask for bank statements. What they look at is recent travel history (flipping the pages of your passport), the information provided on your online application (your job title, your gross income and detailed explanation of your job description/roles/responsibilities) and your attitude, confidence and answers provided during the interview. People have been in the UK for 1 to 4 years and they've never bothered to visit anywhere in Europe as tourists yet they want to fly all the way to America to visit Times Square ?? In summary, apply for schengen visa and visit any European country of your choice at least once or twice. Then apply for US visa as a TOURIST with an intention to vist a city known as a tourist location. e.g. New York for 7 to 10 days. Current students - speak to your international office and they will provide you the letter you need to apply for schengen visa. Those with part time or full time jobs - you need your payslips. Fat account balance is not required for schengen visas. As long as your account balance equals the multiplication of the daily subsistence (i believe its around 30euros a day) and the number of days you plan to stay in Europe. E.g. you plan to visit for 5 days, all you are required to evidence in your account is minimum 150 euros. Cheap tickets are available from budget airlines especially for journeys during the week. Cheap accommodation can be sourced from the likes of booking.com and lastminute.com. Affordable travel insurance can be purchased from price comparison sites. Its standard 2 years for Nigerians even for renewal. Ghanaians get 5 to 10 years when they renew. To the best of my knowledge, Dropbox doesn't apply in the UK. Cc aopecy hustla SamReinvented mintyx 48 Likes 30 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Ralphlauren(m): 12:23am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Safeob27: Your husband is right. Trade finance is a niche sector and there is a higher chance he would secure a role in London as someone new to the country without any UK work experience. Most banks, oil companies and boutique brokerage firms have their trade finance desks based in London. His experience is niche and if he's got a good Cv, if he has had exposure to the different systems/tools (e.g dow jones, refinitiv,etc) and he's able to proof his worth at interviews, he shouldn't really struggle to land a job fairly quickly. A quick search on job boards further confirms this as 90% of trade finance jobs advertised on indeed and LinkedIn are based in London. Tell your husband not to limit his job search to banks. He should consider oil companies (bp, shell), consulting firms (mckinsey, pwc, Accenture, deloitte, etc) including boutique firms like baringa partners and other brokerage firms (not just the big known names) as well as shipping companies. The good thing about his experience is that he has got transferrable skills and he can pivot to risk and compliance roles such as Sanctions officer, sanctions manager which is a big deal at the moment. Trade based money laundering is one of the major risks which a lot of firms try to identify, deter and mitigate so he should also consider a career in financial crime. Top tip: to give him an edge in the Cv screening process, ask him to take out anything Nigeria from his work experience. E.g. if he works with standard chartered, lagos he should remove lagos. If and when asked at interviews which of the locations he worked, then he can mention Africa. It appears your husband has done his research very well, so please, don't argue with him and consider the move to London. I give him thumbs up. Na man he be As soon as he gets the UK work experience and he's well settled, you can move out of London. I know I wave the Scottish flag on this thread with pride but London is actually one of the best places to get a career break or the first step in the career ladder if you can ignore the associated high cost of living. Wishing you both the very best and may God give you the wisdom and intuition to make the best choices. 12 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by TheGuyFromHR: 2:48am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Safeob27: It goes without saying that London will offer your husband more opportunities than Bournemouth would, just like Lagos offers more opportunities than Enugu or Akure, however unsalubrious Lagos/London might be. Glasgow is another city that offers some good opportunities for finance professionals. 5 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by SirWellington(m): 5:57am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Interesting...
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by SirWellington(m): 6:19am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Hello everyone, please has anyone here worked with Priory Hospital (any of the branches) as a Mental Health Care Specialist, I just got a full time offer. Wanted to hear from my fellow Nigerians tho I read up some stuffs online. Thank you |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Poanan: 6:42am On Mar 12, 2022 |
wonlasewonimi: Lol thanks. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by justwise(m): 8:04am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Jayjiggy: Apparently things have changed now compared to when I was there last November, then to get your passport you need to pay for fast track because there is no appointment but from what a lot of people have posted here recently they have now reinstated the appointment system. There is someone here that gave a very good details about current situation there now , please read few pages back for that post because it has all you need to know 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by MabraO: 8:11am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Mamatukwas: Have yiu factored in cost of visa fee and flight ticket and hotel and some other expenses going to turkey to get clothes? It’s best all that money be used to get some in the uk except maybe you going on holiday and using th opportunity to buy some. When I came to uk Neely I was always told to convert £ to naira before buying anything but I realized it didn’t make sense cos I wan no more in Nigeria why will I be converting. I just go and buy anything I like not so expensive and not cheap either can’t buy primark only shop from Zara, riverisland, hm shoes from Nike and footlocker. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Emmyk(m): 9:01am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Safeob27: I live in Bournemouth and it's also quite expensive too. It's 2hours + away from London by Coach and only an hour drive by normal car. Studio apartment gets as high as £800 per month. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Temi231(f): 9:06am On Mar 12, 2022 |
ybahrbz91: No. Are you coming from Nigeria? Your vaccine card is enough. In fact if you arrive on Sunday, no body get your time in the airport. I don't know about other days |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AgentXxx(m): 9:21am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Great forum, benefited a lot, May God bless our endeavors... A quick question for the gurus in the house s.... Hopefully, me and my wife will be coming to London by September as she is to resume with Bradford uni for her LLM , so I was thinking how fast/easy/profitable is it to get driving for Uber/ any e hailing company immediately I get there if am able to afford a car while I search for a decent job? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by justwise(m): 9:21am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Jayjiggy: tshoboy: 9 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Temi231(f): 9:22am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Please where can I do covid 19 test in London today and get the result. Travel date is tomorrow |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by mizGene(f): 9:28am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Temi231:The Harley Street clinic...but I think it needs booking. I know there are test places within Heathrow too... There is Cigntest or so near Brentcross area... Also there is Clinica if you are in Ealing area.... I bet if you go to your high street or town center, you would find one too |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 9:45am On Mar 12, 2022 |
AgentXxx: Do you have a FULL UK DRIVING license Do you have a PCO license Do you have a PCO registered vehicle Are you already registered with UBER UK Do you understand the UK road networks (sat nav would help too)..... But basic knowledge is VERY IMPORTANT ......... SO YOU SEE ......... NO IMMEDIACY HERE ....... I hope you're coming with loads of ££££'s to buy an Uber ready vehicle ........ Would cost you about £10,000....... If you are low on ££££'s, you can hire an Uber ready vehicle....... (About £400 per week)...... I think ...... So think this your UBER plan wella ......... 8 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by MichaelUde: 9:46am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Ticha: Madam Ticha, Quick question regarding your brokers - I don finally sell some of my property in Naija (exchange rate na die, APC e no go better for una) and I'd like to see if I can get a property purchase ongoing. The gentlemen whose contact details you shared here - would they be open to receiving cold calls from Nigerians with heavy Igbo accents - i.e. could you give or have you previously given them a heads-up that you've recommended them elsewhere? Thanks. 5 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 9:52am On Mar 12, 2022 |
MichaelUde: Nothing like cold calls, from someone in business......... Can people generally understand you, when you speak ?...? 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Safeob27: 9:58am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Ralphlauren: Oga Ralphlauren , its God that will bless you for me oh. Thank you so much for taking time to explain and respond. I really appreciate it |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Safeob27: 9:59am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Emmyk:Wow, really that’s quite high too. Thank you for your response. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AgentXxx(m): 10:10am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Scary criteria in there... Hmmm, i might to have a rethink.... but minimum of how long do you think one could get all of the license done if one would like to settle for it? Or are they other lucrative driving jobs? Also how is leather and shoe industry in London faring? I have skills/certification in leather works most especially footwear.. does it pose as a fast way of getting employment? Thanks for your honest feedback.... God bless Lexusgs430: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Safeob27: 10:10am On Mar 12, 2022 |
TheGuyFromHR:Thank you so much ! Well noted |
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