kwakudtraveller:

😂😂😂 Construction work. All these unnecessary requests from a so called agent. The only organisation licensed to "arrange" your document for you is TLS and those ones will only work with what’s on UKVI’s website. They’ll just organise the document in the right format at an extra cost.

@ Jeff0983 Since you are already married, all you need is your marriage certificate and maybe wedding photos, that’s it. Life no hard, na you dey worry over nothing.

Na construction work na

MonkeySee:

It's £10 to notarise 3 documents.

Walk into any law firm or UK post office to get it done. That's what I did

Chaii. God bless you boss

Good morning everyone, I got into the uk (Hull) on Saturday and I’ve been trying to download eybuses so I can be able to move around without success. Is there anything am doing wrong here?

Hamof:
Good morning everyone, I got into the uk (Hull) on Saturday and I’ve been trying to download eybuses so I can be able to move around without success. Is there anything am doing wrong here?

You’ve to change your Apple Store location to uk… you can check on google how to do that…

I wish home office can change the 20 hours a week rule for those whose sponsors do not have any shift to give.

A sponsor brought people in with an offer letter of 40 hours a week shift but ended up having no job to offer. She even told this people to pay her £150 for an online care certificate training link.

Many care homes and agencies that have jobs are not willing to give more than 20 hours a week shift to those who are on Tier 2 sponsorship.

Taal17:


I doubt the abuse of COS is their primary concern. People are willingly paying to get COS . Most of that cash paid isn't traceable to the specific care agency. Ppl probably paid middlemen and likely they paid the naira equivalent .

It's the optics of reducing net migration, as well as the news coverage of people with families stranded in the UK.selling ALL their properties move to the UK. That doesn't help the politics of the party next year.

if they were truly invested in stopping the abuse of COS care jobs they would do more than just remove COS license (which doesn't stop the care agency from operating).
They won't cancel that category either not whilst NHS gan has shortage.

BeckyB1:
I wish home office can change the 20 hours a week rule for those whose sponsors do not have any shift to give.
A sponsor brought people in with an offer letter of 40 hours a week shift but ended up having no job to offer. She even told this people to pay her £150 for an online care certificate training link.
Many care homes and agencies that have jobs are not willing to give more than 20 hours a week shift to those who are on Tier 2 sponsorship.

They brought themselves in after paying for COS.

BeckyB1:
I wish home office can change the 20 hours a week rule for those whose sponsors do not have any shift to give.

A sponsor brought people in with an offer letter of 40 hours a week shift but ended up having no job to offer. She even told this people to pay her £150 for an online care certificate training link.

Many care homes and agencies that have jobs are not willing to give more than 20 hours a week shift to those who are on Tier 2 sponsorship.

Good morning,pls does all these affect Nurses too?.

Good morning everyone

Please I need a reliable IPTV provider or anyone who can point me into the right direction.

Thanks.

BeckyB1:
I wish home office can change the 20 hours a week rule for those whose sponsors do not have any shift to give.

A sponsor brought people in with an offer letter of 40 hours a week shift but ended up having no job to offer. She even told this people to pay her £150 for an online care certificate training link.

Many care homes and agencies that have jobs are not willing to give more than 20 hours a week shift to those who are on Tier 2 sponsorship.

When you paid for COS you knew you were taking a risk. It's an unfortunate situation, but no one in such situation can play the victim.

BeckyB1:
I wish home office can change the 20 hours a week rule for those whose sponsors do not have any shift to give.

A sponsor brought people in with an offer letter of 40 hours a week shift but ended up having no job to offer. She even told this people to pay her £150 for an online care certificate training link.

Many care homes and agencies that have jobs are not willing to give more than 20 hours a week shift to those who are on Tier 2 sponsorship.

Paying for COS warps the incentive structure, because people are no longer looking for staff to work, but are trading the COS as the commodity itself to desperate people willing to do anything to get it. I won’t be surprised if many people now set up businesses in the health and care sector just for the purpose of monetizing their sponsorship license.

It’s unfortunate but as others have said, that’s what cutting corners often abi always results in.

.

PalestianIsrael:
Hi Elders,

I’m really confused. Please help!!!

Sorry about this.

Have you both considered seeking marital counseling?

If you are religious, you can seek the intervention of elders in your religious community as well.

Might also be time to involve your parents on both sides. Normally I’d say that should be a last resort but I guess that line has been reached now.

Reconciliation aside, it might also be wise to stay apart for some time while these interventions are happening. If knives are getting involved in your dispute it’s time to deescalate drastically and reduce the chance of an unfortunate action driven by anger and/or carelessness in the course of a fight.

PalestianIsrael:
Hi Elders,

Had to create a new account to hide my identity.

Need urgent advice. Domestic Violence.

I’m male based in UK.
Wife and I have been having arguments/fights.
Things have gotten physically unfortunately.
I don’t initiate it.
She says I trigger her by being on my own when we quarrel about couple issues or when I’m with my phone. She’s told me to leave the house. When I come back at night to sleep or when I’m using my phone/laptop around her, she will come and disturb me and start struggling with phone etc. She has smashed my phone. She has fought with me. Things are so bad she will bring out knives and say I should just stab her or use it to hurt her since my silence is “emotional stabbing” to her.
Our physical struggles lead to bites, cuts etc. on each of us. I repeat, I keep running away or holding myself (absorbing slaps and knife pokes etc.)

Long story short, this has happened too much. At least 3 or more occasions. I no longer feel safe. I think we need to separate while things escalate to our families etc. for reconciliation/solution.

Challenge is:
- we are on Tier 2 visa. I’m main applicant, she’s spouse. We both work.
- newly weds, no kids
- shame of failed marriage etc.
- we share a flat. Our lease is up, we are just paying a rolling month on month. That can be cancelled with 30 days notice.

I need advice from Elders who have either experienced similar issues or know people that have. We bought have pictures of the injuries we inflicted to each other as ammunition if things escalate to police.

I’m really confused. Please help!!!

First, there should be no shame in a failed marriage. You are very lucky that a child is not involved yet. It is better you separate physically than for one of you to murder the other. I suggest you save up and find a place to stay. And if you two are unable to figure things out, file for a divorce. Both of you deserve to be happy. If she feels you are not making her happy by being on your own, try and change and if you can't or are unwilling to, leave her. Last last, you two will be ok.

You do not want "Nigerian immigrant murders wife/husband during a fight"

PalestianIsrael:
Hi Elders,

Had to create a new account to hide my identity.

Need urgent advice. Domestic Violence.

I’m male based in UK.
Wife and I have been having arguments/fights.
Things have gotten physically unfortunately.
I don’t initiate it.
She says I trigger her by being on my own when we quarrel about couple issues or when I’m with my phone. She’s told me to leave the house. When I come back at night to sleep or when I’m using my phone/laptop around her, she will come and disturb me and start struggling with phone etc. She has smashed my phone. She has fought with me. Things are so bad she will bring out knives and say I should just stab her or use it to hurt her since my silence is “emotional stabbing” to her.
Our physical struggles lead to bites, cuts etc. on each of us. I repeat, I keep running away or holding myself (absorbing slaps and knife pokes etc.)

Long story short, this has happened too much. At least 3 or more occasions. I no longer feel safe. I think we need to separate while things escalate to our families etc. for reconciliation/solution.

Challenge is:
- we are on Tier 2 visa. I’m main applicant, she’s spouse. We both work.
- newly weds, no kids
- shame of failed marriage etc.
- we share a flat. Our lease is up, we are just paying a rolling month on month. That can be cancelled with 30 days notice.

I need advice from Elders who have either experienced similar issues or know people that have. We bought have pictures of the injuries we inflicted to each other as ammunition if things escalate to police.

I’m really confused. Please help!!!

She is new and still basking in the euphoria of being in a country where she has so much power. Since you are the main applicant better pack out and get a place to stay before your dbs becomes ruined. Better save yoir neck this is not Nigeria.

*Nigerian Passport Intervention Exercise*

*Location:* Avenue Nigerian Community House, Greater Manchester , 23 Platt Lane M14 5 NE

*Date:* 16th to 20th October, 2023. Time 9:00 prompt

The Nigeria High Commission in London in collaboration with NIDO UKS is pleased to announce passport intervention programme as scheduled above.

All applicants from January 2023 till date can take advantage of the above opportunity to have their passport processed on those days if they are yet to do so.

As a reminder, please see various requirements below:

*Instruction: Kindly check the requirements and come along with the ones that apply to you*

*Applicants for passport renewal*
-A copy of National Identification Number (NIN) slip. Please note your NIN MUST be validated before passport processing.
-completed passport online application form, payment slip and acknowledgment slip.
-Most recent physical Nigerian passport.
-A prepaid special delivery envelope.
-£20 postal order payable to the Nigeria High Commission.

*Applicants for first issue passport (adults, 18 years and above)*

-A copy of National Identification Number (NIN) slip. Please note your NIN MUST be validated before passport processing.
-completed passport online application form, payment slip and acknowledgment slip.
-A prepaid special delivery envelope.
-£20 postal order payable to the Nigeria High Commission.
-Original and photocopy of full birth certificate showing the names of both parents.
-Photocopy of a non-Nigerian passport if dual nationality.
-Photocopy of Nigerian passport of at least one of the parents.

*Applicants for first issue passport (Minors, under 18years)*

-A copy of National Identification Number (NIN) slip. Please note your NIN MUST be validated before passport processing.
-completed passport online application form, payment slip and acknowledgment slip.
-A prepaid special delivery envelope.
-£20 postal order payable to the Nigeria High Commission.
-Original and photocopy of full birth certificate showing the names of both parents.
-Photocopy of a non-Nigerian passport if dual nationality.
-Photocopies of both parents passports, one of which must be a Nigerian.
-Consent letter signed by both parents. In the absence of consent from either of the parents, a court order (not solicitor’s letter) must be presented.

*Applicants for change of surname due to marital status or Divorce* (please note: applicants for any other change of data should go to London)

-A copy of National Identification Number (NIN) slip, which must carry the new surname. Please note your NIN MUST be validated before passport processing.
-completed passport online application form, payment slip and acknowledgment slip.
-Most recent physical Nigerian passport.
-A prepaid special delivery envelope.
-£20 postal order payable to the Nigeria High Commission.
-In the case of marriage, please present signed consent letter from your husband, original and photocopy of marriage certificate, photocopy of husband’s passport

-In the case of divorce, please provide photocopy and original of decree absolute or final divorce order from the court and please show evidence of maiden name.

If you would like to take advantage of this please send an email to Generalsecretary@nidouksouth.org with the following details.

1. Date of application
2. Application ID
3. Payment confirmation
4. Appointment slip.

Thank you.

*NIDO UKS Executive Committee*
*For The*
*Nigeria High Commission*


This was forwarded to a group I belong to.
Don't know how true but it might benefit someone.

2021 UK arrival set that did Cyber Security, how easy it is getting jobs, I observed Job in that field require high experience. I am planning to move over to software engineering

Do you have any skills or experience at all? Just as any job they are always entry roles. So depending on your skills you can opt for entry roles but having some basic skills will be very helpful depending on the aspect of cybersecurity you are interested in, I may be able to help to guide to some skills needed.

amanze54:
2021 UK arrival set that did Cyber Security, how easy it is getting jobs, I observed Job in that field require high experience. I am planning to move over to software engineering

amanze54:
2021 UK arrival set that did Cyber Security, how easy it is getting jobs, I observed Job in that field require high experience. I am planning to move over to software engineering

What happens when you see that software engineering requires experience too?

Did you have prior Cybersecurity experience in Nigeria or take internships while in the UK?

PalestianIsrael:
Hi Elders,

Had to create a new account to hide my identity.

Need urgent advice. Domestic Violence.

I’m male based in UK.
Wife and I have been having arguments/fights.
Things have gotten physically unfortunately.
She says I trigger her by being on my own when we quarrel about couple issues or when I’m with my phone. She’s told me to leave the house. When I come back at night to sleep or when I’m using my phone/laptop around her, she will come and disturb me and start struggling with phone etc. She has smashed my phone.
I’m really confused. Please help!!!

Dear PalestianIsrael,

1. To come on this forum to seek for help means you are not happy with the status quo.

2. Kindly note that a lot of folks on this thread who do not know anything, whatsoever about you (or your wife) will jump on your post to write different stuff, informed 100% only by your own (one-sided) story.

3. Whereas you have presented your side of the story, I hope you do know (and appreciate) that there is a second side to every story.

4. Again, I hope you appreciate that we’re your wife to create a fake name, on a faceless forum to state her side of the same story, it may not necessarily be the same as yours.

5. Kindly remember that Nobody, absolutely NOBODY writes his/her story and portrays himself/herself as the villain. That means your narrative is only 1 side.

6. Before you take any advice/suggestions/recommendations from total strangers (like myself), first ask yourself:
What do you really want? Do you want the marriage/relationship to end? Or you would absolutely wish to Love your wife as the woman you knew & Loved before?

7. Have you considered that you are probably too engrossed in your phone & laptop that you have neglected your wife?

8. Can you (hand-on-heart) say that the phone/laptop activities that irks her are vital activities? Do you spend hours and hours scrolling and chatting on Nairaland (for example) while your wife is right there, seeking physical/emotional attention ?

Etc…

PalestianIsrael:
Hi Elders,

Had to create a new account to hide my identity.

Need urgent advice. Domestic Violence.

I’m male based in UK.
Wife and I have been having arguments/fights.
Things have gotten physically unfortunately.
I don’t initiate it.
She says I trigger her by being on my own when we quarrel about couple issues or when I’m with my phone. She’s told me to leave the house. When I come back at night to sleep or when I’m using my phone/laptop around her, she will come and disturb me and start struggling with phone etc. She has smashed my phone. She has fought with me. Things are so bad she will bring out knives and say I should just stab her or use it to hurt her since my silence is “emotional stabbing” to her.
Our physical struggles lead to bites, cuts etc. on each of us. I repeat, I keep running away or holding myself (absorbing slaps and knife pokes etc.)

Long story short, this has happened too much. At least 3 or more occasions. I no longer feel safe. I think we need to separate while things escalate to our families etc. for reconciliation/solution.

Challenge is:
- we are on Tier 2 visa. I’m main applicant, she’s spouse. We both work.
- newly weds, no kids
- shame of failed marriage etc.
- we share a flat. Our lease is up, we are just paying a rolling month on month. That can be cancelled with 30 days notice.

I need advice from Elders who have either experienced similar issues or know people that have. We bought have pictures of the injuries we inflicted to each other as ammunition if things escalate to police.

I’m really confused. Please help!!!

Your evidence is meaningless if you have cut a woman. Better talk to her heart to heart iron out your differences no perfect marriage just learn to compromise and accommodate her. The day you call it quit is the day she will plot your downfall in the uk and call police on you for domestic violence

Poanan:


She is new and still basking in the euphoria of being in a country where she has so much power. Since you are the main applicant better pack out and get a place to stay before your dbs becomes ruined. Better save yoir neck this is not Nigeria.

What a truckload of utter tosh!
She is new? Really?
And him? He is old in the country?

Seriously, is male chauvinism & toxic masculinity this bad?

Sad!

Did you read the part that HE (the man) is the visa holder while She (the woman) is a dependant? And you simply concluded that na because man carry her come UK she don come ‘tear eye’. Abi the eye tearing dey only happen to women alone ni?

I dey go Gaza tomorrow, who wan join?

abuhusna1:

Your evidence is meaningless if you have cut a woman. Better talk to her heart to heart iron out your differences no perfect marriage just learn to compromise and accommodate her. The day you call it quit is the day she will plot your downfall in the uk and call police on you for domestic violence

Just curious, can he not call the police on her and report the matter first?

abuhusna1:

Your evidence is meaningless if you have cut a woman. Better talk to her heart to heart iron out your differences no perfect marriage just learn to compromise and accommodate her. The day you call it quit is the day she will plot your downfall in the uk and call police on you for domestic violence

His evidence matters when there is violence on both sides. Not only women suffer violence in this country, men do as well but too ashamed to speak out.

PalestianIsrael:
Hi Elders,

Had to create a new account to hide my identity.

Need urgent advice. Domestic Violence.

I’m male based in UK.
Wife and I have been having arguments/fights.
Things have gotten physically unfortunately.
I don’t initiate it.
She says I trigger her by being on my own when we quarrel about couple issues or when I’m with my phone. She’s told me to leave the house. When I come back at night to sleep or when I’m using my phone/laptop around her, she will come and disturb me and start struggling with phone etc. She has smashed my phone. She has fought with me. Things are so bad she will bring out knives and say I should just stab her or use it to hurt her since my silence is “emotional stabbing” to her.
Our physical struggles lead to bites, cuts etc. on each of us. I repeat, I keep running away or holding myself (absorbing slaps and knife pokes etc.)

Long story short, this has happened too much. At least 3 or more occasions. I no longer feel safe. I think we need to separate while things escalate to our families etc. for reconciliation/solution.

Challenge is:
- we are on Tier 2 visa. I’m main applicant, she’s spouse. We both work.
- newly weds, no kids
- shame of failed marriage etc.
- we share a flat. Our lease is up, we are just paying a rolling month on month. That can be cancelled with 30 days notice.

I need advice from Elders who have either experienced similar issues or know people that have. We bought have pictures of the injuries we inflicted to each other as ammunition if things escalate to police.

I’m really confused. Please help!!!

You need to move out first befor somebody is killed. Both of you can still work things out but you have to do this from afar.

sconp:

Just curious, can he not call the police on her and report the matter first?

He can.

abuhusna1:

Your evidence is meaningless if you have cut a woman. Better talk to her heart to heart iron out your differences no perfect marriage just learn to compromise and accommodate her. The day you call it quit is the day she will plot your downfall in the uk and call police on you for domestic violence

.

PalestianIsrael:


Her visa is tied to mine and she would be shooting herself in the foot as well, maybe we’ll both go home. At this point, I can’t rule out anything from her. I have seen insanity face to face. So sad that I used to judge men in my position in the past, meanwhile the wife is literally instigating the violence by struggling, slapping, bringing knives (poking me with the knife) etc. and anything resulting from struggle/self-defence is called assault. It’s utterly ridiculous. I have minor cuts all over and my body is aching me from slaps and blows.

I can tell you for free she won't go home as she maybe be granted stay if she claim threat to life and you may be sent to prison before being sent home. This country na woman country and they can bring you down for free just iron out your differences and live a peaceful life. Forget dependant visa and concentrate on your peace of mind.
If she no calm down after heart to heart talk start gathering video evidence as it may go a long way than to explain tire

sconp:

Just curious, can he not call the police on her and report the matter first?

This is another good point

PalestianIsrael:


Her visa is tied to mine and she would be shooting herself in the foot as well, maybe we’ll both go home. At this point, I can’t rule out anything from her. I have seen insanity face to face. So sad that I used to judge men in my position in the past, meanwhile the wife is literally instigating the violence by struggling, slapping, bringing knives (poking me with the knife) etc. and anything resulting from struggle/self-defence is called assault. It’s utterly ridiculous. I have minor cuts all over and my body is aching me from slaps and blows.

Have you considered that you were probably starving her of emotional support?
Someone above asked to imply why you seem to be more ‘married’ to your phone and laptop than you are, to her.

Have you even considered that you are/were in the wrong on some occasions?

Please, see if you can find a way of solving issues.

sconp:

Just curious, can he not call the police on her and report the matter first?

No be who first call police dey win case.

BeckyB1:
I wish home office can change the 20 hours a week rule for those whose sponsors do not have any shift to give.

A sponsor brought people in with an offer letter of 40 hours a week shift but ended up having no job to offer. She even told this people to pay her £150 for an online care certificate training link.

Many care homes and agencies that have jobs are not willing to give more than 20 hours a week shift to those who are on Tier 2 sponsorship.

They change it from time to time. During covid, it was relaxed. Later brought back and relaxed again until end of August.


Paying for COS is not advisable but from an economic standpoint, I hardly see the difference between that and loads of people who pay much more for an obscure masters and then end up working in or paying for another COS in the care sector. Most Nigerians who pay huge sums for masters do that for the sole purpose of migration. From most, the direct care route would be a better option.

What you could do is try and target NHS HCA/support roles in acute or mental health Trusts that ere eligible for sponsorship. Also, might be worth checking if your original sponsor can second you to another agency with vacancies. The second agency then pays you through your sponsor.

Also see if you can use your free time to learn some trade that you could do as a side job for your 20hrs when you get an NHS sponsored role. In the end, you'd be allright.