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Can someone go to the Nigerian Passport office here in the UK a month before their appointment date, has anyone done this and what was your experience like, did they attend to you?

Prizee1:
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Looked on Rightmove and Spareroom.
It'd take good luck to stumble upon a Nigerian on nairaland who knows a 2 bed flat up for rent in Exeter.

Prizee1:
Help! Help! Help! 🇬🇧🇬🇧Please I need a two bed apartment in Exeter. Anyone with info of someone moving out of their place , anyone willing to share or anyone that knows any landlord/agents should please hit me up, thanks 07300361632.

If you haven’t , you can try openrent too

No, They won't attend to you

kwakudtraveller:
Can someone go to the Nigerian Passport office here in the UK a month before their appointment date, has anyone done this and what was your experience like, did they attend to you?

Return leg ....Lagos to Cairo....

Flight was scheduled for 2pm from Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos.

Of course ... I knew I had taken the title from Village people after leading for 34 weeks (I am a very sentimental Arsenal Fan...so feel my pain...but we mueve).... anyway, I was armed to the teeth.

The day before 4th of June, 2023... I had made sure any load was already bagged and weighed with my portable scale. It's pocket friendly, so I carry it anywhere.

11.30am Monday 5/6/23, the Uber guy who lived in our estate came and picked me and my lady. She came to help me get things set. Baba charged me 18k which I beat down to 16k (Ojodu to airport + wait until we do checkins and all the emotional higihaga with madam + take her to Lekki). I think it was a fair price cos we ended spending at least 40mins together before we said good byes.

1000naira for trolley 😡😡.... something wey be free for UK..anyway, we paid .

Getting to Gate 3, I knew they won't allow her in. I begged sha and dashed them 1k and we went in.

The lobby was so hot. No AC. I wept for naija and then to imagine that the ex minister of Aviation would try to play on the intelligence of 200M people by hiring a plane and returning it, I didn't bother asking why a whole international depature lounge would be that way. God save Nigeria.

My bags were weighing 45kg in total.... Happy until I got the sad news... Egypt air said my ticket category only permitted a hand luggage of 9kg without any option of a backpack. It sounded ridiculous. My backpack had my laptop and documents, why on earth would it be an issue.

We argued o, until the guy checking in pointed to the fat Egyptian man who was the Egypt air rep there. I tried to communicate even though the guy's English was turninoninown. He refused!!! I said... Go Oway . This champions league 🏆 is mine.

Kept repacking, unpacking, rearranging..... eventually I dropped my shoe, and 2 trousers... asked babe to do give away for anyone. Las Las.... I was allowed to check in my bags.

Babe wasn't feeling alright....had had a bout of malaria and gastroenteritis which was resolving, so imagine standing with me and still talking and helping me hold items.. I love you babe.... hope you can hear me ♥ 😚☺️😍😍😍.

We walked to the immigration point and I filled the yellow form. Finally, it was time to say bye bye... The hug was difficult ........ we were still coming out of a season of turbulence... a million thoughts 💭... a million unsaid words.... so locked in the embrace, I still found a space for reality in my head.... you had 20mins left to cross the barrier. I hated long distance or rather the fact that I had to do a long distance relationship. It was tougher thinking about the what Ifs.... pheeeeww. Back to reality. I gave her a peck abi did I? 🤔🤔🙄🙄🙄🤔🤔... we are believers, so we no dey kiss or do anyhow... waiting for the precious God ordained moment 🙁🙁🙁🙁...

We unlocked, said bye bye and I walked without looking back.


At this point ..... I had just 50 naira left on me. Customs had taken the last 3k because they said I was carrying more than the required weight for synthetic hair. I knew it was a lie, but I really no get anybody time. My cousin loaded me with 15kg of artificial hair (DM me incase you want to buy o, they are in Croydon).

Finally, I made my way past all the begging immigration and customs officials and proceeded into the waiting lounge. Thankfully, babe made me buy food the night before. I had am extra plate of rice which I settled down to swallow with my bottle of water.

It wasn't long and the flight was announced for boarding. We queued up and started to make our way onto the plane.

As usual Nigerians can be in a hurry and be rushing for no reason at all.

Got to my seat... 30k or something....aisle. I knew it would be a smaller plane, so I selected aisle for some measure of comfort. When I passed the business class of the ✈, i started 😂. That one na scam.


Take-off was announced.... noticed the 2 ladies behind me were first timers on a flight.... they were muttering Jesus and hey God o... 😂 😂... you know that feeling when the aircraft is trying to acsend to 36,000ft. I had to turn and smile at them. Told them to relax and breathe....because we should let poor people breeeef, do not suffocate them 😂....


Immediately I smelt food , I remembered the £292 I spent to reschedule my ticket...... 🥲🤕🤒... I woke up my alimentary canal. Today we take our pound of flesh. I devoured everything served ...as usual, I took my neighbour's cake. Whether na nervousness dey catch am, I no sabi. I ate everything with cheerfulness and willingness of heart.

I kept drinking water and asking for "coffee..tea ...coffee...tea 😂... I was in the economy business class. Egypt air tire for me!!!


7.45pm Nigeria time......9.45pm Nigeria time, out airplane taxied and came to a halt. As usual, my brethren rushed to disembark.

I had to wait for the new ladies , they had become my responsibility. So I guided them through the process. At the immigration we met an official of Egypt air who took our passports and residence permits and asked us to fill some forms. We spent about 1hr waiting for the whole arrangements to be sorted out. We were then ushered into buses and driven to a hotel around the airport. ...


Oh.... such beauty we beheld.....not as the only begotten of the father though....but once again I agreed that the airport we have in Nigeria is a shrine and nothing short of a caricature in the realms of airports. Whaaaat?😭😭🥺😡😡😫😫.

The leader in me kicked in... I helped the hotel manager arrange us. I took down names and got keys to our rooms. Everyone got a room to themselves. Couples had the option of choosing a double room or to stay apart.

Dinner was ready in the restaurant in the basement.... Full buffet..... I smiled and shouted... "My daddy, My Daddy, your boy is available, please use me for the work of redemption. Help me with strength but I must eat for the journey is yonder" ...

I ate to my fill and retired for the night.

Very large room..2 beds.... it would pass for a 3 🌟.


4.45am I was up... talked to my maker and because I was confused about the time difference, I had my bath and by 6am, I left for the restaurant...

Another round of buffet... I was not interested in much. I just took some cookies, had juice and kidnapped 4 fruits.

7.15am the bus arrived and we went back to the airport. Now it was fun waiting as we had all familiarised with one another and I saw Nigerians, I didn't see Igbo or Yoruba or Hausa or Tiv or Ijaw... we were one big family 👪.

9am we began boarding .... it was a very huge airbus. 3 rows of seating arrangement. I was seat no 47K window this time around. Middle seat was unoccupied.

Smooth flight to Heathrow.... as usual, I had my meal and demanded coffee.

Business class here was really tempting... see enjoyment nah.


1.20pm UK time or so...we touched down and started to disembark.

Immigration checks done.... Welcome back home..Take care of you mate.. I said bye bye and breathed a sigh of relief.

I helped the new ladies get transport to their destinations, waited for my own bus back to Norwich and boarded when it arrived.



The End.......




I took some spoils of war .... 6 Egypt air headsets .. maybe I have been able to take something off the £292 🤨🙄




Have a beautiful weekend everyone ❤



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Hi everyone, Please do you know if someone can sleep at Lagos Ikeja airport for next day early morning flight? The check in starts at 7am.
Thanks

My questions plenty small

1) please which of these app is the best app for preparing for the driving test

2) if i invite a friend from nigeria for my graduation and he elopes what will happen?

3) how exactly does the gov know the right amount of tax to debit from our salary monthly?
I know its very easy to determine how much tax one is to pay monthly provided ones annual income is known.
But what about someone who just started a job and the monthly income is not static, and such person has not even used a year yet. How then did the gov know exactly the right amount that they are debiting monthly?


4) if someone works two job, will the two wages be taxed separately or the taxes for the two jobs will be taken from the wage of one of the jobs


5) i noticed that most jobs ask for driver license and even if your role does not concern care they still put DL license as requirements why? Does project manager want to be going shopping for CEO ni?


6) i know that the requirement for COS is proof of english, someone was telling me that companies here in uk dont like accepting transcript or waiver from your uni in nigeria that it is either ielts or ecctis verification.

And this got me confused, afterall the company should know that i scaled through english test before even being accepted to run a masters degree in uk, so why cant they use my nigerian bsc transcript or uk msc transcript or CAS as proof of english proficiency, why must it be ecctis rating or ielts, or could the person who told me this info be blatantly wrong?

STENON:
Hi everyone, Please do you know if someone can sleep at the airport for next day early morning flight? The check in starts at 7am.
Thanks

Of course, i slept in MANCHESTER airport at night till next morning after missing my flight, dont charge ur fone and close ur eye o.
That is how they stole my original charger

ukay2:
congratulations....next is your practical driving test....then enjoy your driving

thank you chief

eniola1010:
My questions plenty small

1) please which of these app is the best app for preparing for the driving test

2) if i invite a friend from nigeria for my graduation and he elopes what will happen?

3) how exactly does the gov know the right amount of tax to debit from our salary monthly?
I know its very easy to determine how much tax one is to pay monthly provided ones annual income is known.
But what about someone who just started a job and the monthly income is not static, and such person has not even used a year yet. How then did the gov know exactly the right amount that they are debiting monthly?


4) if someone works two job, will the two wages be taxed separately or the taxes for the two jobs will be taken from the wage of one of the jobs


5) i noticed that most jobs ask for driver license and even if your role does not concern care they still put DL license as requirements why? Does project manager want to be going shopping for CEO ni?


6) i know that the requirement for COS is proof of english, someone was telling me that companies here in uk dont like accepting transcript or waiver from your uni in nigeria that it is either ielts or ecctis verification.

And this got me confused, afterall the company should know that i scaled through english test before even being accepted to run a masters degree in uk, so why cant they use my nigerian bsc transcript or uk msc transcript or CAS as proof of english proficiency, why must it be ecctis rating or ielts, or could the person who told me this info be blatantly wrong?

I will answer the ones I'm sure .


1. I used the first app . 4 in 1 driving test


5. Lmaoooo. I think some companies do on-call for our of hours and incase you need to be there for something. Mine is not care, they are advising me to get one. And I like to think having it improves one chances of getting a job by 10% if not more.


6. If you did your MSc here or doing your MSc here. You don't need proof of English egain na.

eniola1010:
Of course, i slept in MANCHESTER airport at night till next morning after missing my flight, dont charge ur fone and close ur eye o.
That is how they stole my original charger

thanks very much, I just edited my post now. Lols, thanks for the advice.. I was actually meant to say at Ikeja Lagos Airport..lols

Hello house,

Please for those that have renewed their passport recently in UK what is the current processing time post appointment date?

eniola1010:
My questions plenty small
1) please which of these app is the best app for preparing for the driving test
... ...
6) i know that the requirement for COS is proof of english, ... ..., so why cant they use my nigerian bsc transcript or uk msc transcript or CAS as proof of english proficiency, why must it be ecctis rating or ielts, or could the person who told me this info be blatantly wrong?

1) For driving test, see summary on page 56. This also points to page 966 in part 2 of this thread.
6) Once you've completed your MSc, you don't need IELTS or other English test again. There's no need to even bother assessing your 9ja BSc.
- https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/knowledge-of-english

AgentXxx:
Abeg who can guide me to the long post from Living in the Uk Part2 on various method to get into the teaching line in 🇬🇧. Please kindly help a brother.

You're probably looking for this on page 1001

Jlaw1:
... ... This long writeup particularly applies to ENGLAND. To teach in England, a person is required to have a Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or a Qualified Teacher Learning & Skills (QTLS).
The QTS is more prestigious/respected than the QTLS (just like BSc is better respected than HND in Naija). So getting the QTS or QTLS is the pathway into teaching. These are the 5 main routes into teaching.
... ...

Hi, I went for my biometric appointment on Apr 4,
indicative collection date was Jun 1,
Passport delivered and received Jun 14

Adunnishugar:
Hello house,

Please for those that have renewed their passport recently in UK what is the current processing time post appointment date?

OmichaelO:
I will answer the ones I'm sure .


1. I used the first app . 4 in 1 driving test


5. Lmaoooo. I think some companies do on-call for our of hours and incase you need to be there for something. Mine is not care, they are advising me to get one. And I like to think having it improves one chances of getting a job by 10% if not more.


6. If you did your MSc here or doing your MSc here. You don't need proof of English egain na.

Thanks boss

Hello everyone
I have a few questions

1- Where can I do a project management course that is recognized worldwide

2- Where can I get quality training on data analysis

3- apart from Lemonade which other app can I use to convert Pound to naira?

Thank you

STENON:
Hi everyone, Please do you know if someone can sleep at Lagos Ikeja airport for next day early morning flight? The check in starts at 7am.
Thanks

Yes. But this may not be a good idea as the airport is not too clean. Toilets and all that. Also there is nothing to keep you busy. My advice is stay home/hotel till 4am (depending on where you stay). Lagos is almost a 24hr city so you should be fine leaving home 4am or even 3am. That airport is not where you want to pass the night. Sometimes getting chair to seat is even an issue.

Thank you

Solumtoya:
Don't apply for Credit for another 3 months.

Check your Credit score on Experian, Equifax and Transunion. Hope I got the names right. Check them to ensure the data held for you is correct and if your score is "Poor" or Fair".

Let time do the magic. Just "free am" for a few months while doing everything right.

NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE O.

STENON:
Hi everyone, Please do you know if someone can sleep at Lagos Ikeja airport for next day early morning flight? The check in starts at 7am.
Thanks

Hotels boku for Ajao estate........ Abi SAPA dey rain............. 🤣😜

eniola1010:
Of course, i slept in MANCHESTER airport at night till next morning after missing my flight, dont charge ur fone and close ur eye o.
That is how they stole my original charger

You are harsh o....... Comparing sleeping in an airport in the UK vs sleeping in an airport, right in the heart of west africa, lagos, nigeria........... 🤣🇳🇬😂

Morning Comrades. Abeg. Where person fit submit her passport for Canada visa request jare in UK, or is it okay to send it down to naija and get it stamped since nah there every every started or preferably here.


This people funny sha. Give wife visa , no give husband. . Wetin wife wan go do without husband for canny. Una no gbadun o.

Opiso101:
Hello everyone
I have a few questions

1- Where can I do a project management course that is recognized worldwide

2- Where can I get quality training on data analysis

3- apart from Lemonade which other app can I use to convert Pound to naira?

Thank you

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Lexusgs430:
You are harsh o....... Comparing sleeping in an airport in the UK vs sleeping in an airport, right in the heart of west africa, lagos, nigeria........... 🤣🇳🇬😂

Lol, him no talk say na nigeria airport na, na later him just edit the post

eniola1010:
My questions plenty small

1) please which of these app is the best app for preparing for the driving test

2) if i invite a friend from nigeria for my graduation and he elopes what will happen?

3) how exactly does the gov know the right amount of tax to debit from our salary monthly?
I know its very easy to determine how much tax one is to pay monthly provided ones annual income is known.
But what about someone who just started a job and the monthly income is not static, and such person has not even used a year yet. How then did the gov know exactly the right amount that they are debiting monthly?


4) if someone works two job, will the two wages be taxed separately or the taxes for the two jobs will be taken from the wage of one of the jobs


5) i noticed that most jobs ask for driver license and even if your role does not concern care they still put DL license as requirements why? Does project manager want to be going shopping for CEO ni?


6) i know that the requirement for COS is proof of english, someone was telling me that companies here in uk dont like accepting transcript or waiver from your uni in nigeria that it is either ielts or ecctis verification.

And this got me confused, afterall the company should know that i scaled through english test before even being accepted to run a masters degree in uk, so why cant they use my nigerian bsc transcript or uk msc transcript or CAS as proof of english proficiency, why must it be ecctis rating or ielts, or could the person who told me this info be blatantly wrong?

Who can answer number 2 3 and 4

gmacnoms:
I got two new whips 😁

I bought one, and someone gave me one for free on nextdoor app

The one I bought is small and if your “pikin” need am, and you Dey near me, just come pickup(The red one) for free. It’s a Piranha Atom 20” mountain bike

Bristol.


Thanks so much for the bicycle, I'm very grateful.

Second pics was how I turned up to work yesterday 😁. I won’t try it again sha, because I almost suffocate for road.. Make I jeje Dey enter my bus. After all, I get all month ticket

Thanks so much for the bicycle, I'm very grateful.

gmacnoms:
I got two new whips 😁

I bought one, and someone gave me one for free on nextdoor app

The one I bought is small and if your “pikin” need am, and you Dey near me, just come pickup(The red one) for free. It’s a Piranha Atom 20” mountain bike

Bristol.

Second pics was how I turned up to work yesterday 😁. I won’t try it again sha, because I almost suffocate for road.. Make I jeje Dey enter my bus. After all, I get all month ticket

Was in Bristol last week and first city I seen with so many electric scooter. .... they were everywhere

Lexusgs430:
Hotels boku for Ajao estate........ Abi SAPA dey rain............. 🤣😜

lols, thanks alot, if someone could send me a link of any reliable hotel near ikeja airport, I don't mind booking it but just scared of booking something online that I have no idea of its security and genuineness for my aged Parents.

Chreze:
Yes. But this may not be a good idea as the airport is not too clean. Toilets and all that. Also there is nothing to keep you busy. My advice is stay home/hotel till 4am (depending on where you stay). Lagos is almost a 24hr city so you should be fine leaving home 4am or even 3am. That airport is not where you want to pass the night. Sometimes getting chair to seat is even an issue.

They are actually coming from Osun state a day before. Thanks, I would start checking for Hotels nearby now

Thanks boss. God bless you

semmyk:
You're probably looking for this on page 1001

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