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ugoonuoha:
Rant time!!!
Just got off a call with a government agency and I'm so mad.

UK is very sh#t atm. Not sure it's worth it at this point in time vs 10yrs ago for example. Why?

Home office - massive delays. Simple Visa is taking 3 months plus after paying thousands of pounds.

Housing - almost impossible to get even though you have your cash (not to mention rate is exorbitantly high). You will go for viewing and agent/landlord will start making you fill application form like say na job interview.

Driving Licence - Impossible to book test date. Everything is months in advance, before you start using those apps to bring within 2 to 3 months. Why so stressful?

Health care - to get GP appointment na war. Someone will be filling unwell and GP receptionist will say can you come in two months time? Not to talk of more serious issues like surgeries etc. That wait is years!

In summary,
Taxes high, rent stupidly high, energy bills crazy, Govt services not available. I swear this country is frustrating!!!! This is not a first world experience at all. Others should steer clear.

In some way I do agree UK is breaking down gradually. It wasn't like this before

ugoonuoha:
Rant time!!!
Just got off a call with a government agency and I'm so mad.

UK is very sh#t atm. Not sure it's worth it at this point in time vs 10yrs ago for example. Why?

Home office - massive delays. Simple Visa is taking 3 months plus after paying thousands of pounds.

Housing - almost impossible to get even though you have your cash (not to mention rate is exorbitantly high). You will go for viewing and agent/landlord will start making you fill application form like say na job interview.

Driving Licence - Impossible to book test date. Everything is months in advance, before you start using those apps to bring within 2 to 3 months. Why so stressful?

Health care - to get GP appointment na war. Someone will be filling unwell and GP receptionist will say can you come in two months time? Not to talk of more serious issues like surgeries etc. That wait is years!

In summary,
Taxes high, rent stupidly high, energy bills crazy, Govt services not available. I swear this country is frustrating!!!! This is not a first world experience at all. Others should steer clear.

reason excess migration into a small island. Very soon xenophobia.

June232022:
hello guys , please i need your advices
i and my wife have been finding it hard to get a 2 bedroom apartment to rent at newcastle, someone encourage we get a 3 bedroom apartment . the present place we stay is a studio apartment and we want to move out but getting new ones has not been easy.

weve checked houses and they always say the landlord has to pick who he wants in his house, the money to rent and everything is complete and ready.

who can show us what to do abeg

i don tire

you offered 6 months?

ugoonuoha:
Rant time!!!
Just got off a call with a government agency and I'm so mad.

UK is very sh#t atm. Not sure it's worth it at this point in time vs 10yrs ago for example. Why?

Home office - massive delays. Simple Visa is taking 3 months plus after paying thousands of pounds.

Housing - almost impossible to get even though you have your cash (not to mention rate is exorbitantly high). You will go for viewing and agent/landlord will start making you fill application form like say na job interview.

Driving Licence - Impossible to book test date. Everything is months in advance, before you start using those apps to bring within 2 to 3 months. Why so stressful?

Health care - to get GP appointment na war. Someone will be filling unwell and GP receptionist will say can you come in two months time? Not to talk of more serious issues like surgeries etc. That wait is years!

In summary,
Taxes high, rent stupidly high, energy bills crazy, Govt services not available. I swear this country is frustrating!!!! This is not a first world experience at all. Others should steer clear.

Not many countries out there have a different situation.

jesmond3945:
you offered 6 months?

no 1 year

June232022:


no 1 year

nawao. Is newcastle that hard? wahala dey. Na to probably look at outskirts like killingworth, west denton , tynemouth and the rest.

Lol.
I see the gentleman up above has deleted his rant, but he's correct to an extent - while other countries are going through some issues, the UK is unique in suffering all at the same time (except the energy bills one, if truly Truss is going to do what she says to keep them down somewhat).

It's about time the NHS moved to a system whereby people pay something to see a GP, to reduce the pressure on A&Es and hopefully incentivise the GPs to see more of them, and the housing situation is really insane now - Boris has let in about 1.5 million people in just 2 years and they all have to live somewhere. I think the calculation was that if the UK's native born population is falling, its easier to import new Britons than to convince the people to birth them, what with insane childcare costs and other wahala.

All in all, the Home Office is still collecting visa fees from students, the universities are waxing fat on tuition, and brutal survival of the fittest is going to operate in the next 2 years to determine which of the students make a return from the school fees investment and who doesn't.

seunoj:

You can travel to naija with expired passport but u can’t return without a passport. Better to go to London to find boys that will help you

By this you mean, high commission in London abi? Or other "boys" I should know?

Recall that i have applied for renewal already and biometric scheduled for december.

mystikal:


By this you mean, high commission in London abi? Or other "boys" I should know?

Recall that i have applied for renewal already and biometric scheduled for december.

The boys that will help u fast track the biometrics so u get passport same day.

mystikal:


By this you mean, high commission in London abi? Or other "boys" I should know?

Recall that i have applied for renewal already and biometric scheduled for december.

Before pandemic , officially you can pay £100 in addition for express and get the passport same day. Dont know if they still do that

Since its urgent, best to go to Nigeria house early morning and spend the whole day there. They might drive you, but you beg , insist or disturb until they answer you to capture that day. That how I would handle it

ugoonuoha:
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Don't you want to own that post with full chest

For those who just came, for now they might not see it because it better than where they are coming from .....

For Anybody would has lived in UK for a while will totally agree with that post ...... it going downhill fast

jesmond3945:
nawao. Is newcastle that hard? wahala dey. Na to probably look at outskirts like killingworth, west denton , tynemouth and the rest.

ok ill do that

LagosismyHome:


Don't you want to own that post with full chest

For those who just came, for now they might not see it because it better than where they are coming from .....

For Anybody would has lived in UK for a while will totally agree with that post ...... it going downhill fast

Lol. It's just frustrating jare. I wonder how many people have missed opportunities or worse due to this massive delays. It's just the helplessly that finishes you. I wonder what people with health challenge do. 2yrs on waiting list?! That's a death sentence!

tshoboy:

I will advise you to plan for three weeks. You can start checking houses and booking viewings closer to when you will be around. That could also help in speeding up the process. It’s better to be prudent in this case.

Thanks bro.

Phenmeson:


Firstly wot type of Railcard did you get with the ticket when you bought it.
Secondly Trainline hardly refund you the exact amount you paid.

. Senior railcard

olafim309:
Good evening, I brought ticket for Manchester to York with a railcard. Unfortunately the train conductor said there no railcard for Northern part of England. I was charged £55 for single journey. The guy asked me to contract Trainline for refund for railcard cuz it won’t in the north and the card was for senior member which I wasn’t even aware of. Please anyone who has encountered same situation, I will appreciate if you can enlighten on what do how.

You probably clicked the Railcard for senior citizens, people above 65years. There are Railcard in the North, I have used it time and again. But it's easy rlto make the wrong selection if one isn't careful

Please who knows how i can retrieve my IHS number?

LagosismyHome:


In some way I do agree UK is breaking down gradually. It wasn't like this before

Someone told me it will get worse and I think he is right

He also advised to jump ship

The picture is getting clearer a bit

hustla:



Someone told me it will get worse and I think he is right

He also advised to jump ship

The picture is getting clearer a bit

Jump shift to where.... Russia?

TheGuyFromHR:


All in all, the Home Office is still collecting visa fees from students, the universities are waxing fat on tuition, and brutal survival of the fittest is going to operate in the next 2 years to determine which of the students make a return from the school fees investment and who doesn't

Wish I can print this and show someone who I advised but turned me to "enemies" abi "village people" who dont want him to come to the UK

Studying International business and all those types of courses wont help in the long run

It is well

LagosismyHome:


Jump shift to where.... Russia?

Canada, Australia, New Zealand
PR route

tushqueen:



You probably clicked the Railcard for senior citizens, people above 65years. There are Railcard in the North, I have used it time and again. But it's easy rlto make the wrong selection if one isn't careful

. Please what do I do

TheGuyFromHR:


Extremely unrealistic on current trends, unfortunately.
Housing in Manchester is generally difficult to get now.
I would advise you made alternative housing plans for at least a month (and possibly more), and considered looking in locations in Greater Manchester outside the city such as Bolton, Bury, Oldham, etc. People are even coming in from places outside GM, such as Preston, for instance.

Offering some months rent upfront is now the standard, and not the exception, so bear in mind that it may not necessarily expedite your search.

Thanks for the response man

Good evening house. Please does anyone know any Nigerian-owned Care agency in London and it’s environs.

jum33:

Not possible as I have been on this same house hunting in Manchester for more than 2 months .
Unless you are ready to pay for 6 months then plan for 2 weeks

Bro, please let me know if you're finally able to make a breakthrough

ugoonuoha:

Rant time!!!
Just got off a call with a government agency and I'm so mad.

UK is very sh#t atm. Not sure it's worth it at this point in time vs 10yrs ago for example. Why?

Home office - massive delays. Simple Visa is taking 3 months plus after paying thousands of pounds.

Housing - almost impossible to get even though you have your cash (not to mention rate is exorbitantly high). You will go for viewing and agent/landlord will start making you fill application form like say na job interview.

Driving Licence - Impossible to book test date. Everything is months in advance, before you start using those apps to bring within 2 to 3 months. Why so stressful?

Health care - to get GP appointment na war. Someone will be filling unwell and GP receptionist will say can you come in two months time? Not to talk of more serious issues like surgeries etc. That wait is years!

In summary,
Taxes high, rent stupidly high, energy bills crazy, Govt services not available. I swear this country is frustrating!!!! This is not a first world experience at all. Others should steer clear.

hustla:


Canada, Australia, New Zealand
PR route

To the gentleman that mentioned Canada. For a minutes I thought OP was actually describing Canada. First world experiences are similar. The listed reasons should not be the reasons why you decide to jump ship.

Canadian experiences below:
- You won't wait months to see a GP (family doctor in Canada). You may wait a few days or weeks sometimes to get an appointment to see your GP. If you walk-in without appointment, one can see a GP after waiting a couple of hours and on specific days of the week, but they won't refer if a specialist is required if he/she is not your GP.

If you were able to get an appointment to see your own GP and you get a referral, it could take another average of 2 months to see a specialist doctor. In addition, getting an elective surgery done could be years away. Some people with money just fly to the USA.

Finally, getting a GP to accept you as a patient can also take months or years (depending on province). So if one has no GP, the patient will have to rely on emergency room doctors to get referrals to a specialist. To see an Emergency room doctor can take 6 hours or more if the patients case is not life threatening. Triage nurses would triage accordingly.

- Calling a government agency in Canada. Good lord - I hope you have atleast 2 hours of your day to spare before they pick up.

- CIC Canada are very notorious for visa issuance, PR and any sort of visa applications. Be ready to wait months, years, and they do not care if you are a student resuming at a specific time. They would take their time. Visit visa can take 6 months to process and student visa can equally be of similar timelines.

- booking a driver's test could be maybe one month to 6 weeks as well. Patience is key.

- Housing. Despite the high rent, It's not uncommon for landlord to conduct credit checks, ask for 3 references including work reference from husband and wife, full month deposit, payslips, employment letters e.t.c before even inviting you for a viewing and there could be 50 other viewing the same apartment or house. Luckily, there are people with cold and damp basements that have less stringent requirements. Don't even try to get on gov subsidized housing except you are ready to wait 2 years and up.

- Taxes. Same same. Very high

ugoonuoha:


Lol. It's just frustrating jare. I wonder how many people have missed opportunities or worse due to this massive delays. It's just the helplessly that finishes you. I wonder what people with health challenge do. 2yrs on waiting list?! That's a death sentence!

Like what Ekweremmadu's daughter is currently facing.

Kidney that they now purchase like pre-ordered Apple i-phone at Umuahia.

hustla:



Someone told me it will get worse and I think he is right

He also advised to jump ship

The picture is getting clearer a bit

JUMP SHIP TO WHERE?!!!

I've not even landed and you're already planning on jumping ship!

Abeg sofri with the vawulence. Ejor.

Jump ship to where, make I ask abeg.

hustla:


Canada, Australia, New Zealand
PR route

Even Canada in my opinion too na scam.

Ritzy2022:
Good evening house. Please does anyone know any Nigerian-owned Care agency in London and it’s environs.

Gini?
You don jump from fire enter turning-pot now you wan jump inside frying pan with both legs?

hustla:


Canada, Australia, New Zealand
PR route

Not the Canada I have visited ..... UK is 100 time better in speed, even to stamp my passport to enter they were so slow. I went shopping, the till the cashier so sluggish everywhere. Many staff working like they have no life....lol. easy does it.