Welcome....enjoy the cold.

MelaninGemstone:
Hi guys, I just got to London 2 days ago and I would be traveling to Newcastle in a few days (Northumbria University)

Please how can I book a train to Newcastle from London and which train station would I depart from ?

Do all the London Underground travel to other cities ?

Please advise

Isn’t that what waka now claim to do??

hustla:


Best to use agents who book from them directly or book directly yourself

Kaycee54321:


Thanks. I think I'd adopt same. It's not a crime to be LGBTQ+ & eventually, it's not a crime to NOT be LGTBQ+...

If none of them is a crime and you are not LGBTQ, why not boldly say you are not?

If you are worried that they won't take you if you are not LGBTQ, do you really want to work for a company that's employing only LGBTQ? Same with gender and religion.

Just so you know, these things are not considered for employment or similar purposes as it is discrimination and a serious offence so don't overthink it. They are meant for statistics.

AgentXxx:
Isn’t that what waka now claim to do??

Never bothered to use them cos of the stories ive heard so i wouldnt know

I just use them to get pricing estimates

Sos. I don’t know where to start or if this is the right way. Please is there anyone that can help or knows how long to get an Emergency Travel certificate from the Nigeria High Commission? Can it be gotten the same day? Just lost my surviving parent and need to travel to Nigeria tomorrow.
If you work with the High Commission and can also help, you would be doing so much good to my soul.
If it’s okay to ask, please no condoling messages as it will make things tougher for me and pull me down further.Thanks all.

rigvod:
Sos. I don’t know where to start or if this is the right way. Please is there anyone that can help or knows how long to get an Emergency Travel certificate from the Nigeria High Commission? Can it be gotten the same day? Just lost my surviving parent and need to travel to Nigeria tomorrow.
If you work with the High Commission and can also help, you would be doing so much good to my soul.
If it’s okay to ask, please no condoling messages as it will make things tougher for me and pull me down further.Thanks all.

What happened to your current passport........

Even if it's expired, you can still fly with it .......

Thank you for your kind suggestions. Well appreciated

Bourne007:
I will suggest he rectifies it in-country. It can take an average of 6 weeks and can't work. It can be tracked too

I think you will have to take it back to the centre but can take weeks to issue a new vignette if you decide to go through this route.

you can travel with an expired passport to Nigeria, but check that the airline allows it. You should then plan to renew in Nigeria. I think it can be done at the airport or any of their offices.
See more details in the tweet below.
https://twitter.com/minofinteriorng/status/1605868506733494273?s=46&t=w0clP-2-BSHVjvjNtyu9zw

rigvod:
Sos. I don’t know where to start or if this is the right way. Please is there anyone that can help or knows how long to get an Emergency Travel certificate from the Nigeria High Commission? Can it be gotten the same day? Just lost my surviving parent and need to travel to Nigeria tomorrow.
If you work with the High Commission and can also help, you would be doing so much good to my soul.
If it’s okay to ask, please no condoling messages as it will make things tougher for me and pull me down further.Thanks all.

Hello everyone. Can one use credit received on Amex to pay for Ihs and visa ?

Viruses:

If none of them is a crime and you are not LGBTQ, why not boldly say you are not?

If you are worried that they won't take you if you are not LGBTQ, do you really want to work for a company that's employing only LGBTQ? Same with gender and religion.

Just so you know, these things are not considered for employment or similar purposes as it is discrimination and a serious offence so don't overthink it. They are meant for statistics.

Thanks so much.

gmacnoms:
Hello everyone. Can one use credit received on Amex to pay for Ihs and visa ?

It's your gbese, use it ........

gmacnoms:
Hello everyone. Can one use credit received on Amex to pay for Ihs and visa ?

Yes I have used it before for both ihs and visa but the last time I used it last month it only accepted Ihs and not visa fee. Not sure if that's everyone's experience

Thanks

Goke7:


so that's the issue with the UK job market, It's always about experience and what you can do or have done. So try and search for learning platforms that can give you hands-on experience, though some may charge you. That's how you can navigate the experience ish and those platforms also can provide you with work references.

Viruses:

Don't rely on that BCS cert, approach job search as if you don't have the BCS.

On the experience, you can create a home lab, get sample projects online and deal them like real life projects. Craft your CV with your home grown experience (you may have to be strategic and economical with the truth here) and apply for jobs. Next step will then be how to pass interviews.

Hello Guys.

I am moving to a new Apartment. I Need to buy household stuff like Fridge, Wardrobe, TV Stand, Sofa chair, study tables ETC. I have been staying in shared apartment. got a family now. i need suggestion where i can get those, new and good quality. argos prices too cost. Facebook market has its issues. i need suggestions, thanks. Location is Northeast England

Reach out to a relative in Nigeria. They can help you do it and send the scan copy of the PCC to you

Googledrive12:
Has anyone here applied for the Police character certificate from Nigeria High commission? If yes how long did it take before you received the certificate. Since I haven't stay up to 5 years here I need the certificate for my new employer ( the government ) to carry out criminal record check. The said the one I have is expired and won't be accepted.

Please any useful response will be appreciated.

This is a good, uplifting news. Congratulations to him

This one pass manager salary.

So this your guy go 40% (32k) of this 80k as tax annually and his take home will be 48k?

damoche64:
How long is your friend in the field or his career ladder before getting £80k DevOps role?

lightnlife:
This is a good, uplifting news. Congratulations to him

This one pass manager salary.

So this your guy go 40% (32k) of this 80k as tax annually and his take home will be 48k?

minus tax allowance, it will be higher but is 48k not good enough to live a decent life in the UK? make una calm down abeg

Yeah! 48k is good enough to live a decent life but my point was on the 40% deduction by the govt not essentially the worth of the net income.

Sadly, I didn't factor in the tax allowance, which will still leave more income in the pocket of the collector. In all, it's good news.

Goke7:

minus tax allowance, it will be higher but is 48k not good enough to live a decent life in the UK? make una calm down abeg

Goke7:


Yes I have used it before for both ihs and visa but the last time I used it last month it only accepted Ihs and not visa fee. Not sure if that's everyone's experience

Thanks alot

Goke7:


Yes I have used it before for both ihs and visa but the last time I used it last month it only accepted Ihs and not visa fee. Not sure if that's everyone's experience

Thanks alot. I appreciate the response

Lexusgs430:



It's your gbese, use it ........

abi, make I enter your dm for public funds?

gmacnoms:
abi, make I enter your dm for public funds?

My own go pass loan shark charges......... And you must bring both of your Great grand parents, as collateral..........

There is salary, there is take-home (net) and there is take-to-home; the totalitarian totality of the package inclusive of it's benefits (financial, tangible, intangible, wellbeing, well-being...)
So speaking in not so straightforward English, there's more to salary than just the 'financial' figure!
May we all earn well and aged well.

fatima04:
... ... There is sooooo manu intricacies to purported higher pay that won't be discovered until you get to the other side.
Interestingly, people are getting better pay in some industries in the UK now but the information and percentage sharing is still low.

Ticha:
I'm having people reaching out from Aus asking about pay and work conditions in NZ and UK and vice versa. Everyone is moving for greener pastures both perceived and real. We (developing countries) don't have the monopoly of seeking a better life elsewhere. The average Brit, American, Aussie, Kiwi on the street think their life is super hard and will be better in x, y, z country. Till they get there and find they have to seriously water that grass too.
... ...
The same money/finance issues is chasing everyone up and down. You're focusing on the salaries being paid there without the attendant cost of living issues.
... ...

Chreze:
Yes Ticha, we know there’s shortages of health workers around the world. SemmyK pointed out yesterday that most counties are battling survival and we agreed to that.
... ...

lightnlife:
This is a good, uplifting news. Congratulations to him

This one pass manager salary.

So this your guy go 40% (32k) of this 80k as tax annually and his take home will be 48k?

I think your figures are wrong, based on £80k PA, Income tax would be £19,432, National Insurance would be £6,318 , so his annual take home would be £54,250 which makes it a monthly salary of £4,521.

Lexusgs430:


My own go pass loan shark charges......... And you must bring both of your Great grand parents, as collateral..........

I no mind o. Thank go say my great grand parents dey. Make I enter dm?

lightnlife:
Yeah! 48k is good enough to live a decent life but my point was on the 40% deduction by the govt not essentially the worth of the net income.

Sadly, I didn't factor in the tax allowance, which will still leave more income in the pocket of the collector. In all, it's good news.

I assume 4.5% pension contribution

Chinlov:
please does anyone know how the whatsapp line for GTB

thanks!

+234 701 697 4994

lightnlife:
Yeah! 48k is good enough to live a decent life but my point was on the 40% deduction by the govt not essentially the worth of the net income.

Sadly, I didn't factor in the tax allowance, which will still leave more income in the pocket of the collector. In all, it's good news.

Apart from the allowance, the higher rate will be paid only on the marginal sum above 50k.

Take home after tax and NI will be ±55k annual - about £4.5k monthly.

Edit

Just saw someone had done a comprehensive breakdown.

tshoboy:

I assume 4.5% pension contribution

I know this is just a hypothetical case but I can’t just read and pass because this might actually be someone’s reality. Making a pension contribution of only 4.5% on a salary of £80K is a recipe for poverty in old age.

I would expect a minimum pension contribution of at least 10% in that income bracket. The more you pay into a pension pot either through your work place pension or a personal pension plan, the lesser the tax you pay to HM. Why pay that money to HM, when you can pay a large chunk of it into a pension plan and get tax relief. If in doubt, get a good accountant/tax consultant.

Peerielass:


I know this is just a hypothetical case but I can’t just read and pass because this might actually be someone’s reality. Making a pension contribution of only 4.5% on a salary of £80K is a recipe for poverty in old age.

I would expect a minimum pension contribution of at least 10% in that income bracket. The more you pay into a pension pot either through your work place pension or a personal pension plan, the lesser the tax you pay to HM. Why pay that money to HM, when you can pay a large chunk of it into a pension plan and get tax relief. If in doubt, get a good accountant/tax consultant.

Have you considered this person might simply supplement private pension with statutory pension payout .........

Their employer might also be topping up ....... So you see, not so much recipe for poverty.........

gmacnoms:
I no mind o. Thank go say my great grand parents dey. Make I enter dm?

You must supply their birth certificates too....... Affidavits not allowed........

Good morning gurus in the house, please I have a son that was born here in the UK last year and I want to apply for his dependent brp (tier2), please does the 28 rule of statement apply in his case (I have been in the UK for almost 2 years while he is just some months old) also my COS doesn't have maintenance for dependents