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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 1:25pm On Mar 21, 2022
kode12:
Does anyone here have an idea on the cost/process of renewing the lease on flats?


Depends on how many years you have left presently and how greedy your leaseholder is ............ cheesy

The shorter the term remaining, the bigger the buck ....... cheesy
https://www.lease-advice.org/advice-guide/lease-extension-getting-started/

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by yolkman20: 2:05pm On Mar 21, 2022
Pijames:
Anyone with malaria tablet?

I get loads if it here, where are you?
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by kode12: 2:21pm On Mar 21, 2022
THanks
Lexusgs430:



Depends on how many years you have left presently and how greedy your leaseholder is ............ cheesy

The shorter the term remaining, the bigger the buck ....... cheesy
https://www.lease-advice.org/advice-guide/lease-extension-getting-started/

Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by profemebee(m): 3:24pm On Mar 21, 2022
hi,

i didn't know NI had a card.. all i got was a letter

The only card i have is my BRP

harwe:
I have not obtain the number neither will i get the card.

Its really bothering me. I have tried calling DWP but they keep saying they are not the one incharge of issuance if NI

Its getting so stressful daily.

Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Viruses: 5:21pm On Mar 21, 2022
ybahrbz91:
Good Morning Everyone

A quick question

Is it advisable for a spouse to do change of name prior to passport application.

Yes.
This will save you the stress of trying to change name on passport.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by tushqueen(f): 6:18pm On Mar 21, 2022
Preshyi:

It was discussed that for quick return of BRP and provisional license,

1. Disregard or discard or shred the pre-addressed envelope sent with your form

2. Address your post to

FAO Lee Jones
Head of Vehicle input services
DVLA
Longview Rd
Swansea
SA6 7JL

3. Watch your BRP and PDL come back swiftly

Tried and trusted; still works

#Copied


Ok

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by kode12: 6:26pm On Mar 21, 2022
Brethren, does anyone have a tested and trusted and pocket-friendly conveyancer? Please refer, thank you.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by babranancy: 7:52pm On Mar 21, 2022
Hi everyone, please I reside in North London (Hendon central) and I am looking for an African supermarket where I could purchase our African food items.Thank you all
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AlakeOfEngland: 8:13pm On Mar 21, 2022
Good evening everyone. A quick question.

Can someone who is not subject to immigration control (on Exempt vignette) claim public funds?
Thanks.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by LagosismyHome(f): 8:16pm On Mar 21, 2022
babranancy:
Hi everyone, please I reside in North London (Hendon central) and I am looking for an African supermarket where I could purchase our African food items.Thank you all

Years ago .. burnt oak used to have many African shops , restaurants and things. I haven't been in years but check that area
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 8:19pm On Mar 21, 2022
babranancy:
Hi everyone, please I reside in North London (Hendon central) and I am looking for an African supermarket where I could purchase our African food items.Thank you all


Have you checked Kilburn, cricklewood and collindale .........

African or Asian shops, are plentiful.......
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 8:20pm On Mar 21, 2022
AlakeOfEngland:
Good evening everyone. A quick question.

Can someone who is not subject to immigration control (on Exempt vignette) claim public funds?
Thanks.


Does your visa state ' No recourse to public funds'........
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by qizick: 8:29pm On Mar 21, 2022
Pls who is in plymouth here I'm looking for new friends I will be going by Sept
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AlakeOfEngland: 8:32pm On Mar 21, 2022
Lexusgs430:



Does your visa state ' No recourse to public funds'........
Nope! Just "exempt from immigration control".
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by mayo47(m): 8:37pm On Mar 21, 2022
Actually got a round trip for sometime in May from UK to Lagos via Germany for about the same amount. Booked first week in March or so


Mimzyy:
Since we are discussing scams, I’ll like to chip this in…
Let’s be careful when purchasing air tickets as well because there are some websites that are now designed mainly for fraudulent activities. My mum intends travelling to naija later this year and I started searching for an affordable ticket online, I stumbled upon cheapflights.co.uk and found a deal on Lufthansa for £400 plus. I was redirected to this website https://www.helloflights.co.uk/ where I was asked to fill in the passenger’s information, I did that promptly and few hours later I was contacted by one of the representatives of the company.

I provided all the required information and even sent my mum’s passport data page for verification of the names. After all said and done, I was sent an email requesting a deposit of about £100 which I did promptly then I replied the email stating that I’ve made the payment and asked for the ticket to be issued, the guy told me the ticket will be issued when full payment is made and I told him I was ready to pay in full as I didn’t initially request for part payment plan. He then told me that I had until June to make the payment and the ticket price is locked and guaranteed so I should not worry. I felt something off but I didn’t go with my gut feeling that day so I agreed but I asked him to send me the airline reference so I can double check on Lufthansa website myself. This took another 24 hours before I could get it and I checked, the reservation was there but there was no ticket number so I knew it was just a booking and not a confirmed ticket.

I called the agent back severally and no one picked. I then decided to send an email requesting ticket issuance. There was no response to that email. I called all through the next day and it was same. The next day, I decided to check their reviews again, I had previously done this but I just checked the first page of the reviews on trustpilot but this time, I filtered the reviews to show me the one star reviews and my findings shocked me to the bone marrow. Lots of people were in the same situation as I was…

To cut the story short, I called them back with another number and this time, they picked. I calmly told them my findings and said I wanted a refund. This is how the scam works, when they have you pay the deposit, they send an email containing the flight reservation and somewhere in that email written in the tiniest of fonts is a caveat stating that your quoted fare is only valid for about 3 days from the date you paid the deposit but this will be contrary to what you will be told over the phone. They’ll infact ensure that you’re convinced to pay closer to your travel date. Then when that time comes, you’ll be told that that fare is not valid again and you’ll then be made to pay through your nose even higher than what the airline is selling directly at that moment.

Anyway, I raved, ranted, cursed over the phone and the guy asked me to send an email requesting a refund. I told him I was recording all of our conversations and I actually was from that point onwards. Well it will suffice to say that that email was not responded to and I haven’t had the energy to show them craze since then. I had my mum open her Monzo app and report the transaction as fraudulent with evidence showing I requested ticket issuance even before the allotted date in their email. Monzo stated that they had contacted them and it will take up until 22 July before they hear back from them merchant. Anyway we’ve counted our loss and moved on.

I eventually purchased directly from British airways website to avoid any more stories that touch because I was really shaken by that experience despite my supposed “wokeness level”. They are also a registered company because I checked on gov.Uk so the level at which they operate is different from the norm. So let’s be careful out there and be very mindful cos the level of scam is just on another level entirely.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Ray7878: 9:15pm On Mar 21, 2022
AlakeOfEngland:
Good evening everyone. A quick question.

Can someone who is not subject to immigration control (on Exempt vignette) claim public funds?
Thanks.

Yes �. You are “exempt” so you have access to housing etc
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AlakeOfEngland: 9:26pm On Mar 21, 2022
Ray7878:


Yes �. You are “exempt” so you have access to housing etc

Wow!!! Son of man just slept off and missed out of the juices all these years cry
Thanks, @Ray7878 and @Lexusgs430 for clarification.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by BorisJohnson(f): 9:50pm On Mar 21, 2022
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by BorisJohnson(f): 9:51pm On Mar 21, 2022
Ray7878:


Yes �. You are “exempt” so you have access to housing etc


I beg to disagree. The exemption only applies to border control.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by BorisJohnson(f): 9:54pm On Mar 21, 2022
AlakeOfEngland:
Good evening everyone. A quick question.

Can someone who is not subject to immigration control (on Exempt vignette) claim public funds?
Thanks.


I hope you know that Exempt vignette does not give right of abode?
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Ray7878: 10:04pm On Mar 21, 2022
BorisJohnson:



I beg to disagree. The exemption only applies to border control.

Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by cooldave234(m): 10:05pm On Mar 21, 2022
I have quite a number of questions for civil engineers living in the UK
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AlakeOfEngland: 10:11pm On Mar 21, 2022
BorisJohnson:



I hope you know that Exempt vignette does not give right of abode?
Yes, it doesn't but I thought if one fulfills one of the conditions (in here is fulfilled an exemption from immigration control) then one can claim public funds? I'm now more confused than ever before. embarassed
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Ray7878: 10:22pm On Mar 21, 2022
AlakeOfEngland:

Yes, it doesn't but I thought if one fulfills one of the conditions (in here is fulfilled an exemption from immigration control) then one can claim public funds? I'm now more confused than ever before. embarassed

It’s actually quite straightforward. The question isn’t if you are under immigration control. You are past that point, because you are exempt from immigration control. You don’t need a right of abode to have access to public funds.

The question is can people who are exempt from immigration control have access to public fund and the answer is yes. If you have no access to public fund then it would state it in your vignettes clearly.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by BorisJohnson(f): 10:51pm On Mar 21, 2022
AlakeOfEngland:

Yes, it doesn't but I thought if one fulfills one of the conditions (in here is fulfilled an exemption from immigration control) then one can claim public funds? I'm now more confused than ever before. embarassed


Alake.....
Before you let someone confuse you on this forum, I hope you know that there is an aspect of this whole thing that it's only you that knows? So far on this forum, it's only you that knows the precise reason why you have that exemption vignette. Again, I will say it. Having an exemption vignette alone does NOT give u access to public funds.
Although I am tempted to ask, but I will not ask you which of the categories is your exemption based on.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by BorisJohnson(f): 10:52pm On Mar 21, 2022
Ray7878:


It’s actually quite straightforward. The question isn’t if you are under immigration control. You are past that point, because you are exempt from immigration control. You don’t need a right of abode to have access to public funds.

The question is can people who are exempt from immigration control have access to public fund and the answer is yes. If you have no access to public fund then it would state it in your vignettes clearly.

Please, kindly do not say this as if you are sure.
You do not know the basis for the exemption (in this case).
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AlakeOfEngland: 11:09pm On Mar 21, 2022
BorisJohnson:



Alake.....
Before you let someone confuse you on this forum, I hope you know that there is an aspect of this whole thing that it's only you that knows? So far on this forum, it's only you that knows the precise reason why you have that exemption vignette. Again, I will say it. Having an exemption vignette alone does NOT give u access to public funds.
Although I am tempted to ask, but I will not ask you which of the categories is your exemption based on.

You have actually asked indirectly though grin
The exemption is based on Section 8 (2) or (3).
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Mimzyy(f): 11:33pm On Mar 21, 2022
Oh waoh. Lucky you.
mayo47:
Actually got a round trip for sometime in May from UK to Lagos via Germany for about the same amount. Booked first week in March or so


Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by babajeje123(m): 2:46am On Mar 22, 2022
Please can someone explain, in its simple way, what 37.9% APR (variable) of a credit card mean? Thank you

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 2:57am On Mar 22, 2022
babajeje123:
Please can someone explain, in its simple way, what 37.9% APR (variable) of a credit card mean? Thank you

It means using money on such a credit card is expensive borrowing ........

But on the up side, they are credit building cards, they help build your credit report.......

Don't spend, what you cannot payback...... You don't have to pay all back, if spending is minimal and under control........

Look at it this way, high street banks/certain lenders would offer you the same credit card at 0.00% Apr ......... cheesy

37.9 vs 0.00...... wink

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Ticha: 3:00am On Mar 22, 2022
babajeje123:
Please can someone explain, in its simple way, what 37.9% APR (variable) of a credit card mean? Thank you

37.9% of the balance (eg 5000)/ 12 to give you a monthly payment or x12 to give you the annual interest payment. Basically if you have a loan or credit for 3k, your annual repayment if you don't clear the balance every month is 3k x 37.9.

https://www.thebalance.com/calculate-monthly-interest-315421 - breaks it down even further.

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