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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by rofemiguwa(f): 9:38am On Sep 15, 2022 |
Please I also want to ask if a skilled worker can do foodstuff business or cooking as a side hustle?? . the skilled worker not the dependent!! What's UK law about having side hustles |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by kingdred: 9:40am On Sep 15, 2022 |
hustla:Not that. There should be another email sent from no-reply@www.immigration-health-surcharge.service.gov.uk to you
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by hustla(m): 9:55am On Sep 15, 2022 |
kingdred: Cant find it Found only the payment notification email Is the IHS number on your passenger locator form by any means? I just called now and they removed £1.38 smh The other number's rep told me the IHS number is the one I have though, starts with IHS xxxxx |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 10:11am On Sep 15, 2022 |
rofemiguwa: Are you coming with your agbari ojukwu......... 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 10:14am On Sep 15, 2022 |
rofemiguwa: Rent - Budget between £750/£1000 pcm..... CT - From £130 pcm ...... 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Ritzy2022: 10:22am On Sep 15, 2022 |
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by ugoonuoha: 11:27am On Sep 15, 2022 |
Just to help anyone out there not doing it yet, please always file for compensation/refunds whenever you've received sh#tty service in this country. I've done it a couple of times and it's been successful. For example, Virgin Atlantic delayed my flight from Nigeria to London...over 5hrs delay, I got over £500. Megabus delayed my trip for 4 hours (bus broke down and no replacement, we were stranded in middle of the night), I got the ticket value refunded. Train was delayed (regular occurrence nowadays)...I got a partial refund. Basically, I'd rather have an efficient service, however when they choose to mess up, it is great to have this as a fall back option. It is very rewarding...just thought to share. PS - Just wish one can sue some Govt Agencies sha. Home office, NHS and co. will go bankrupt lol 16 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by leef2022: 11:47am On Sep 15, 2022 |
ugoonuoha: You can if you have the evidence(s) and within your legal rights. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by mystikal(m): 12:28pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
Queengolden: U.K residence permit U.K drivers license British passport Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) In my own case I uploaded just the BRP and Nigerian passport and was okay. Is the Driver's Licence a european or british licence? I hope this helps 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Solumtoya: 12:30pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
Stenvee: I was in your exact position last year and I took the Electric cos "what's the alternative? Keep searching with no end in sight?". True, the bills were higher: when gas folks were doing £80, I was doing about £240 so 3 times more. Thankfully, I could afford it. I also had to make changes in the way I used my heating to reduce the bills. I have a feeling if I had reduced my Thermostat to 19°c, I may have gone well below £200. Funny story: my first month, I had my heater on 24/7 with Thermostat at about 30°c, my bill was about £900 for a month. Electric heating doesn't forgive such carelessness. So, yes, electric is more expensive. Should you take it? it's up to you to decide. 5 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by mystikal(m): 12:39pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
rofemiguwa: I lived in Kent once albeit 10 years ago. I loved it. It had this beauty and serenity I think is cheaper to commute to London from Kent than Colchester. With a biased mind, I would go for Kent - there are lots of lovely villages on both the Charing Cross to Hastings and the Charing Cross to Ashford train lines and the massive advantage is that Kent is a grammar school area and there are lots of nice rural primary schools as well. 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by TheGuyFromHR: 12:44pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
ugoonuoha: You can sue anyone you want to as long as you have a cause of action. Why do you think professionals here have to have insurance and defensive medicine, for instance, is a thing? Just be careful and "look face well" if you want to tangle with the Home Office or HMRC and check your matter well because those two are the masters of lawfare - they can out-lawyer and outspend you. Remember they have visa applicants' and taxpayers' money respectively to play with while you are spending your salary. The Home Office especially is particularly fond of that, taking cases they have clearly lost to appeal instances and so on, just to frustrate the litigant. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by ugoonuoha: 1:00pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
TheGuyFromHR: I understand what you mean, but the odds are not great. I just googled sue Home Office and saw this piece: https://www.garthcoates.com/news/can-the-home-office-be-sued-for-extreme-delay/ Basically the dude's application was delayed for over 2 yrs for a 30 months Visa. He only had it for 5 months when he finally received it, so he sued them because he must have lost job opportunities...and the govt is basically saying...nope, you don't have enough evidence. It doesn't make sense at all. Las las, even if successful (just as you alluded to) it's not as easy to get compensation like some big brands e.g Virgin Atlantic and co. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by TheGuyFromHR: 1:37pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
ugoonuoha: Really sad case, but in terms of evidence, the summary doesnt state that the litigant presented any specific evidence of job opportunities he'd lost. For instance, if he had actually applied for, and gotten a job or some jobs subject to [references and] proof of right to work as job offers usually state, he could then assert that "I got so and so job paying X pounds per month, after tax, but couldn't take it up because I didn't have my BRP to evidence my right to work. Therefore I have quantified my losses due to the absence of a BRP for 25 months at 25 times X (that job's monthly salary)." He could then tender as evidence his offer letter and possibly the correspondence between himself and the potential employer showing that the job offer was eventually withdrawn because he couldn't prove his right to work. That's the kind of thing courts want to hear. I'm not holding brief for the HO here, I'm just pointing out that the last statement in that article you cited is the most key : "Instruct a good lawyer". However, as always, "good soup, na money kill am". 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Bsharp: 1:47pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
Hi guys. Please is anyone here traveling or knows someone traveling to Naija between today and Saturday. A friend forgot her BRP and travelled down to Nigeria. Now she's unable to fly back to the UK. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by opeyy(f): 2:00pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
rofemiguwa: What part of Kent? However I am biased towards Essex so I would pick Colchester. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by rowon(m): 2:10pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
Hi people, please I need help on accommodation in Glasgow . We are presently in Airbnb for fews days which will end this week. We need a 2-3 bed apartment and we can pay for 3 months or more if that will make it faster. Please help!!! 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Stenvee: 2:57pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
Solumtoya:Thank you very much for your response |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Officialkplus(m): 4:17pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
Hello house, I recently moved into the UK on August 12 this year and I came in with my international driving license from Nigeria, So to ease my movement of moving around the UK. Now after I recently purchased my car a Mazda 6 grin grin Paid the road tax successfully. Now to get an insurance, I discovered I’m going to be charged about £7000 /year for insurance �� Please, how do i go about the insurance, as it’s illegal to drive without a insurance in the Uk �� 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by hustla(m): 4:40pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
Officialkplus: How much is now the car itself if insurance is £7K. No be juju be that 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by eyesaswide: 5:04pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
giselle237:Scared to redeem mine cos I don’t want £150 to spoil my parole. I was billed council tax and when I paid, they made a refund and said I was exempt. My question is, are people who are exempt from council tax entitled? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by rofemiguwa(f): 5:32pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
Lexusgs430: yes ooo abacha agworogwo weekends. Isiewu and nkwobi available 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by rofemiguwa(f): 5:33pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
opeyy: Thank you |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by ukay2: 5:34pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
Officialkplus: £700/Yr is ok for insurance with Nigeria license. Please don't try to drive without valid car insurance because if police catch you, you will get driving points in your UK driving licence you will later get. God forbid that you cone get road traffic accident with your car without valid car insurance, hmmmm...... |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Preshyi: 5:37pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
Is the refund rate different? I got 377USD Osoderi: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by ukay2: 5:38pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
Bsharp: Is it not better and more secured sending the BRP via registered courier companies like DHL, UPS etc? 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Preshyi: 5:42pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
Yes, that's it. Just remove the PA01 hustla: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by hustla(m): 5:59pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
Preshyi: thanks! how much did you pay for ihs that youre getting 377 I thought theyll credit the entire $1k+ |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by opeyy(f): 6:05pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
Officialkplus: Omg that is really high. You for no jump buy car immediately like that o because insurance rates are also dependent on your credit record. As you have just arrived, you won't have built a record yet. You can either check comparison websites that will search the whole market for you or your best bet is to find someone that completely trusts you, and is willing to do the insurance for you and add you as a named driver. This will reduce the amount significantly, though it is hard because I won't do this for anyone except my immediate family so hopefully you have good people around you that can help you with this. If not, you better sell the car and use public transport for a while until you're settled in. Sorry o. 5 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Solumtoya: 6:32pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
ukay2: £7,000 not £700. That's preposterous! What would I do: Sell the darn car! 6 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by japhethGold: 7:43pm On Sep 15, 2022 |
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