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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 7:10pm On May 09, 2023 |
Solumtoya: I don’t agree with the BiB especially in these days of remote working where some folks are relocating to the Caribbeans and Spanish Islands etc to achieve a better work/life balance. I don’t even understand the fixation with London when you can get better value for your money elsewhere and also enjoy better quality of life at the same time. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Solumtoya: 7:20pm On May 09, 2023 |
erico2k2: I just used "90-minute drive" to represent a place where the commuting distance won't be too expensive. Sure, most people don't drive to London. I've been looking at Milton Keynes though. Not too cheap but fair. Good schools too and family friendly. Another consideration is outskirts of Reading |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Solumtoya: 7:23pm On May 09, 2023 |
Peerielass: You don't have to agree. Just check Google. Many people here are on a Visa so can't go to the "Spanish islands". No one is fixated on London but when an immigrant gets 5 offers and 4 are in London and the one outside London doesn't sponsor, the Caribbeans become a distant dream. 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Solumtoya: 7:29pm On May 09, 2023 |
London, like New York or Lagos, is expensive and we would mostly wanna stay away from it. But it is also filled with opportunities that keep many of us thriving. I know one Nigerian guy that got a Tech role paying like £70k in London. He was at it for less than a year before switching to one of the big banks on a close to 6-digit offer. And there are so many of such roles asking to employ and sponsor him in London. Telling him to move to Middlesbrough would be a joke. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Peerielass: 7:43pm On May 09, 2023 |
Solumtoya: Is this your guy married by any chance and does he have kids? By the time you factor in higher rate tax, mortgage costs, school fees for the kids in London, commuting costs, etc, he will be better off on a £50k salary in Middlesbrough. 6 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dupyshoo: 7:54pm On May 09, 2023 |
I don't think you can just look at land mass for comparison purpose. About 15% of the population of UK live in London. Also, most of those high skilled people live in London, so the competition is stiffer. Try searching for Tech roles based in London on LinkedIn and see the no of applicants, then compare it to role based in the North. Don't look at remote jobs. You will realise that you have better chance of getting the one in the North. I agree that for some niche profession, London will be the place to be but for most roles, if you are good, recruiters will hunt you wherever you might be living and you will be the one dictating your terms to them. Solumtoya: 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Solumtoya: 7:57pm On May 09, 2023 |
Peerielass: Fair point. Mortgage costs is the only issue but he's building equity with it and can always pull it out. Schooling for kids is free. Commuting costs is negligible depending on how close he lives. And that talk about higher tax rate always shocks me! I know folks who refuse to earn more so they don't enter the higher tax rate. £50k is about £3k monthly while £90k is about £5k monthly. Why would one consider tax rate when it's on the increment only? You can't say for sure he will be better off with £50k in Middlesbrough 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by NwaliE01: 8:12pm On May 09, 2023 |
LagosismyHome: I like you. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 9:26pm On May 09, 2023 |
LagosismyHome: Don't blame us, digging for gold..... XAUUSD, hit $2060 last week......... With that kind of rally, digging is a must........ 😝🤣😂 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Honeyspeak1: 9:41pm On May 09, 2023 |
Drey1:Woah really . I might try it |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by erico2k2(m): 9:54pm On May 09, 2023 |
Solumtoya:Milton kynes very expensive for what it is.ok I get the 90mins thingy. The houses are cheaper after the northern part of the M25 than the southern part 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by kwakudtraveller(m): 10:51pm On May 09, 2023 |
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by BorisJohnson(f): 10:51pm On May 09, 2023 |
erico2k2: Imagine a tiler or mason who leaves Benin Republic or Togo and migrates to Nigeria, looking for greener pastures. Such a person now goes to Omu-Ekiti or Damasak or Kazaure or Oturkpo or Oji River to live, simply because houses in those places are a fraction of Lagos, Abuja or PHC prices… Well, they can get big house first cheap. But where dem wan see jobs? 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by davide470(m): 11:24pm On May 09, 2023 |
Lexusgs430:Glagsow - June 2023. Edinburgh is June 2024, but I am pretty sure they will push back when they see how much Glasgow will make. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 11:33pm On May 09, 2023 |
davide470: All those buying rejected London diesel vehicles...... Go soon hear am wotowoto.....😛😂 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 11:35pm On May 09, 2023 |
kwakudtraveller: The man & his dog, managed to invade them...... To continue making money, whilst on the run .......😁😜 This is all scaremongering........😭 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 11:40pm On May 09, 2023 |
https://www.youtube.com/live/TqFPussjruk?feature=share 0% deposit for renters.... Watch and arm your knowledge base..... 5 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by LagosismyHome(f): 6:04am On May 10, 2023 |
Lexusgs430: I drove to Bristol recently for work and was very surprised to see they have Ulez.... my car is diesel although compliant but I guess I need to try and quickly sell if not the depreciation of that car will be so much. Sometimes high end car is just a terrible waste of money when you really think about it but you like what you like sadly |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 6:13am On May 10, 2023 |
LagosismyHome: The moment you drive a brand new vehicle, off the forecourt........ Over 30% disappears from the value....... So throughout the remaining life of the vehicle, you only got 70% value ....... Mileage, wear and tear, vehicle status etcetera..... Would eventually become the maker or breaker.........😂😭 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by rinzylee(m): 6:52am On May 10, 2023 |
Lexusgs430: Invade where or you mean evade? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 7:08am On May 10, 2023 |
rinzylee: Vade dey inside....... Add your own ...... Idea is need.......😂😛 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by justwise(m): 7:25am On May 10, 2023 |
kwakudtraveller: Illegal streaming is here to stay, very difficult to close down completely, there are far too many of them and i don't think that the police has the resource to go after them. Sky and BT are also benefiting from viewing figures as it counts for advertisement. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by rinzylee(m): 7:31am On May 10, 2023 |
Lexusgs430: Taaaa say thank you jari 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 7:58am On May 10, 2023 |
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 8:37am On May 10, 2023 |
justwise: Remember when sky boxes got cloned and virgin media satellite services got hacked............ We are going back over 25 years........ To ban IPTV, internet access must be banned.......😛😂 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by LagosismyHome(f): 8:53am On May 10, 2023 |
NwaliE01: I like you too |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by LagosismyHome(f): 8:58am On May 10, 2023 |
Lexusgs430: Sweet food na money truly kill am ... maybe leasing is the way to go . |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Jlaw1: 9:13am On May 10, 2023 |
Jlaw1: Somebody messaged me saying that they cannot see the old woman in the two pictures that I posted yesterday. To the person, each picture looks like a young woman. So I have labeled the two pictures to help them see that each picture is that of an old woman. Can you see the 2 old women now 2 Likes
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by wonlasewonimi: 9:33am On May 10, 2023 |
Can someone help confirm if the uni has to send you a link before you can apply for a post study visa? If yes, do they wait till less than a month to visa expiry to provide the link? I am trying to confirm a lamba. Thanks. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by mimilyrics: 9:39am On May 10, 2023 |
As far as I know based on the applications I was privy to, they don't except they just started it. Your school will need to update the UKVI on the completion of your studies (mostly in cases where the degree hasn't been formally conferred) but if you have your degree certificate/transcript, that's as good as the school informing UKVI. You'll need to get on UKVI website by yourself to apply (within 28 days of the student visa Expiration) because it is not the school's duty to provide you with the application link. wonlasewonimi: 1 Like |
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