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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by makazona(m): 11:12am On Feb 22
Efftyy:


Many question begging for answers 😀

My first Second day in UK , I drove my sister Car was making few mistake but she gave me a hint of always remember the driver is in the middle of the road😀.
The transition was easy because my work required me to drive a Van every week.
As for the police part, my 365days in UK as been police free😀, and it shall stay so inshaAllal

I sent a pm. Hope it's ok?
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by ReesheesuKnack: 11:15am On Feb 22
Read this on the Metro(Newspaper) this morning.
I agree with the writer, 100%

Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 11:27am On Feb 22
ehizario2012:


Igborun or ìgbárùn?? undecided

One is bound to teach you a lesson........😜🤣
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by jedisco(m): 11:32am On Feb 22
ReesheesuKnack:
Read this on the Metro(Newspaper) this morning.
I agree with the writer, 100%

Hehe.. well said

Even here we were reminded how 'the quality of care' might drop by letting in Africans via the care route or better put those who do not have passion for care but rather want to emigrate. Like anyone wakes up and has a passion to wipe another and be insulted while at it.
If the British system is so passionate about quality, then they ould make care giving a degree programme so natives with passion can take up student loans to learn it. Or better still, increase the hourly wage to £20ph to attract locals.

What's annoying is that incoming care workers have been shoehorned into a state of low wage, reduced social mobility and solitude (as they cant effectively bring family). No wahala after a while they would become citizens. They also have mental health and can also have fibromyalgia. Good thing is nothing exposes you to everyday British life working in community health and care

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by wallg123: 11:38am On Feb 22
jedisco:


Hehe.. well said

Even here we were reminded how 'the quality of care' might drop by letting in Africans via the care route or better put those who do not have passion for care but rather want to emigrate. Like anyone wakes up and has a passion to wipe another and be insulted while at it.
If the British system is so passionate about quality, then they ould make care giving a degree programme so natives with passion can take up student loans to learn it. Or better still, increase the hourly wage to £20ph to attract locals.
grin angry grin grin
What's annoying is that incoming care workers have been shoehorned into a state of low wage, reduced social mobility and solitude (as they cant effectively bring family). No wahala after a while they would become citizens. They also have mental health and can also have fibromyalgia. Good thing is nothing exposes you to everyday British life working in community health and care


grin passion for whipping ass … this so funny grin

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by wallg123: 11:43am On Feb 22
Lexusgs430:


Your teeth don dey weak ........ Abi you dey wear dentures.........😭😂🤣

The goat we dey buy for my area, e get bone & tastes like Baba sani's pets.......🔪🐐🐐 (Farm slaughtered)...
Egbun I beg post address of the farm you dey buy goat make I go buy…. Your poeple for grays dey sell watin I no know
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Efftyy: 11:53am On Feb 22
Lexusgs430:


Those who have ears...... May they hear.... Those with eyes, may they read ........ 😂

The cost of disobedience, would outweigh the supposed savings......😜

My people would say, igborun o sun ju eboriru.......😭🤑

I swear …. Don’t follow anything like sheep . Do your research you will have peace with your action
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Iruobe1987: 11:55am On Feb 22
wallg123:

Egbun I beg post address of the farm you dey buy goat make I go buy…. Your poeple for grays dey sell watin I no know
Co asking
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by autologic: 11:56am On Feb 22
SavageResponse:


My bad, I only just realised I strayed into the thread for economic migrants (UK Branch) grin

While we're at it I hope you guys remember to visit Nigeria occasionally so you can get some natural Vitamin D from the sun and eat real Nigerian delicacies such as...
suya,
efo riro,
ofe onugbu,
amala ati ewedu
nkwobi,
gbegiri
ofe nsala garnished with mangala fish
point and kill,
bush meat
African salad
akara
moin-moin
masa
akamu
okpa with a bottle of Coke
ewa agoyin ati Agege bread

I know some of you are already salivating grin

Too bad, continue eating your chicken and chips, burger, spaghetti with sauce that does not contain pepper and the rest of the tasteless oyinbo food tongue
Maybe you are refering to people in canada .UK people eat everything u also eat in naija if u need to know .
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by jedisco(m): 11:57am On Feb 22
wallg123:

grin passion for whipping ass … this so funny grin

People make it out like its some high postion immigrants should be eternally grateful for. Ive heard of care workers being racially abused by clients and the whole episode gets covered up in the name of dementia.
Carers are only allowed in cos the nation needs them. Reason why I'm annoyed the government has finally seemed to craft a route of perpetual servitude that would bring in oversee workers on low wages with no family life.

I'd much rather the government ended the care route, significantly raised care worker salaries while increasing taxes plus reducing the treshold for inheritance tax to pay for higher demand.. Afterall, British taxes should pay for British care.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by ehizario2012: 12:46pm On Feb 22
Lexusgs430:


One is bound to teach you a lesson........😜🤣

Lol. To reset the brain
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 3:04pm On Feb 22
jedisco:


People make it out like its some high postion immigrants should be eternally grateful for. Ive heard of care workers being racially abused by clients and the whole episode gets covered up in the name of dementia.
Carers are only allowed in cos the nation needs them. .


Racially abused is even good.

People dey chop slap wella grin

Sexual assault nko? Plenty wella
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 4:22pm On Feb 22
ReesheesuKnack:
Read this on the Metro(Newspaper) this morning.
I agree with the writer, 100%

The writer has misrepresented the facts - care workers are exempt from the increased salary threshold.

Immigrants have been working in care for many years so why the recent uproar? The problems stem from the care visa route which basically made it open season for all types of abuse and exploitation. It is headlines like the below that have led to the stricter policies and backlash. The truth is that many immigrants, such as those who bought and sold cos (many times selling cos for jobs that didn't even exist), broke the terms of their visa, exploited their workers etc, are as much to blame.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/one-in-four-foreign-care-workers-abuse-uk-visa-rules-lpqzmsk6g

Migrant carer 'drowning' in debt after £15k visa scam:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-68337205.amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12861957/amp/Care-worker-visa-scheme-abuse-linked-fraud-child-trafficking-immigration-advisers-say.html

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by jedisco(m): 6:36pm On Feb 22
hustla:



Racially abused is even good.

People dey chop slap wella grin

Sexual assault nko? Plenty wella

Oh dear! abeg gist me.

I heard a resident once openly screamed at a care worker calling her a black monkey. Everything went under as dem say na dementia. If na some oyibo, it'd be 4 weeks off at least to sort out their mental health. People would later say we need people with passion for the job. Why dem no go do the work?

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 7:24pm On Feb 22
jedisco:


Oh dear! abeg gist me.

I heard a resident once openly screamed at a care worker calling her a black monkey. Everything went under as dem say na dementia. If na some oyibo, it'd be 4 weeks off at least to sort out their mental health. People would later say we need people with passion for the job. Why dem no go do the work?



Omo, if I start to write, paper go full. Na why I dey vehemently against staying too long in that field unless you have 0 options (especially the core care ones)

I think a lot of the service users like to look for people to feel they're better than so they try to talk down on you, racially abuse you etc. (lots especially in MH didn't even finish secondary sch or have extensive formal education)

If you keep a undecided type of face, show 0 fear or emotion and clear them instantly, they tend to respect you more, especially if they know you're well educated (my own experience)

.. Everybody dey claim MH and not being able to do anything, until £1 miss for their money. 70% na lamba grin (that's not saying people don't actually need help)

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 7:29pm On Feb 22
Those actively trading cryptos in the UK...... That ran from UK trading environment, due to taxation exposures........ Continually trading with their Nigerian account, now that tinubu and cbn blocked crypto exchanges........

Are you now back full circle to UK taxation exposure net......... 🇬🇧🇳🇬

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by missjekyll: 8:44pm On Feb 22
I scratched my head after reading this in consternation.

You did say you visit the UK .

Every single thing you listed is here in the UK.
You say economic migrant like its a bad thing. *shrugs

SavageResponse:


My bad, I only just realised I strayed into the thread for economic migrants (UK Branch) grin

While we're at it I hope you guys remember to visit Nigeria occasionally so you can get some natural Vitamin D from the sun and eat real Nigerian delicacies such as...
suya,
efo riro,
ofe onugbu,
amala ati ewedu
nkwobi,
gbegiri
ofe nsala garnished with mangala fish
point and kill,
bush meat
African salad
akara
moin-moin
masa
akamu
okpa with a bottle of Coke
ewa agoyin ati Agege bread

I know some of you are already salivating grin

Too bad, continue eating your chicken and chips, burger, spaghetti with sauce that does not contain pepper and the rest of the tasteless oyinbo food tongue
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Kelvin2024: 9:53pm On Feb 22
Mamatukwas:
[b] Yes & Yes. Free to fire from all cylinders.

Hi nairaland,

My girlfriend went to uk on a work visa a month ago. During her application she filled in single. Now we want to get married in the uk( I will b coming with marriage visitors visa). If we get married now, would I be able to apply for a dependent visa straight away?
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by elengine: 11:17pm On Feb 22
My Seniors in the house.

So I moved from hybrid to a fully remote role in October and I am enjoying it.

My question- is there any law that prohibits me from taking another employment in this youkay?

I have been seeing some Interim roles that I feel I can combine with my work without any issue.

Advice oh before grammarian will review my post
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by ehizario2012: 12:11am On Feb 23
hustla:



Racially abused is even good.

People dey chop slap wella grin

Sexual assault nko? Plenty wella

Rac**m, violent conducts are quite common... But sexual abuse? From fellow staff or service users? That one is rare to non-existent because UK takes it as a serious criminal offence.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 12:28am On Feb 23
ehizario2012:


Rac**m, violent conducts are quite common... But sexual abuse? From fellow staff or service users? That one is rare to non-existent because UK takes it as a serious criminal offence.


Out of curiosity, what do you think they'll do a service user who grabs your wife's boobs?

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by obaalasepe: 12:53am On Feb 23
hustla:

Please advise
Is it still wise to come to UK for a Masters in Computing or artificial intelligence with loan that covers both tuition and living allowance? While the wife and son of main applicant come with visitors visa?

After 1 year Masters, can the main applicant sponsor his family if he gets a job that is around 38k and above

The application is thinking of getting a private health insurance for his family since they won't be entitled to IHS fee?

Is it worth it to extend the visitors visa for his family before he gets a job that will sponsor him?

Can the Main applicant sponsor his dependent on a graduate visa.
Thanks


Out of curiosity, what do you think they'll do a service user who grabs your wife's boobs?
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by obaalasepe: 7:32am On Feb 23
@justwise please help
If the wife come with visitors visa, she will use the opportunity to search for jobs and return home to apply if she gets the job

Or

Stay in Uk on visitors visa and extend it until the husband finishes school and start working

Note: The main applicant will start paying the loan 6 months after graduation. The loan only applies to UK masters and not MRes or PHD.
Thanks
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 7:54am On Feb 23
obaalasepe:
@justwise please help
If the wife come with visitors visa, she will use the opportunity to search for jobs and return home to apply if she gets the job

Or

Stay in Uk on visitors visa and extend it until the husband finishes school and start working

Note: The main applicant will start paying the loan 6 months after graduation. The loan only applies to UK masters and not MRes or PHD.
Thanks

I suggest you take the first option, avoid the second option by all means, she can not renew her visiting visa in the UK and overstaying that visa will be a serious mistake.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by ubby26: 8:23am On Feb 23
Hi people,

Please where is the best place to buy an iPhone (new or refurbished ) here in the UK. Someone mentioned back market a couple of days ago, not too sure. Which is better to buy? A friend in Nigeria is asking to know whether it is better to buy here in UK and ship down or buy in Nigeria.

Thank you.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by obaalasepe: 9:23am On Feb 23
Thank you so much @justwise
Please permit me to ask you another question?
A friend said you can extend your visitors visa on medical ground like complicated pregnancy?
If the doctor are able to issue a "not fit to fly", is this true?

My question is if you are on visitors visa in Uk with your children, and you apply for extention on medical grounds, will your children also qualify for the extention?

Thanks once again.
Please no vex, we need clarity on the UK immigration palava.


justwise:


I suggest you take the first option, avoid the second option by all means, she can not renew her visiting visa in the UK and overstaying that visa will be a serious mistake.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by AgentXxx(m): 9:39am On Feb 23
Cex is also good
ubby26:
Hi people,

Please where is the best place to buy an iPhone (new or refurbished ) here in the UK. Someone mentioned back market a couple of days ago, not too sure. Which is better to buy? A friend in Nigeria is asking to know whether it is better to buy here in UK and ship down or buy in Nigeria.

Thank you.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 10:33am On Feb 23
obaalasepe:
Thank you so much @justwise
Please permit me to ask you another question?
A friend said you can extend your visitors visa on medical ground like complicated pregnancy?
If the doctor are able to issue a "not fit to fly", is this true?

My question is if you are on visitors visa in Uk with your children, and you apply for extention on medical grounds, will your children also qualify for the extention?

Thanks once again.
Please no vex, we need clarity on the UK immigration palava.



Yes that is true but expensive because you have to pay for the medical bill and you have to provide the payment receipt in your next visa application, yes your kids will be included if they are under aged as they will not be able to travel back to Nigeria alone.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 10:35am On Feb 23
ubby26:
Hi people,

Please where is the best place to buy an iPhone (new or refurbished ) here in the UK. Someone mentioned back market a couple of days ago, not too sure. Which is better to buy? A friend in Nigeria is asking to know whether it is better to buy here in UK and ship down or buy in Nigeria.

Thank you.

Ebay or facebook marketplace

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Samguine: 10:37am On Feb 23
Is anyone here who lives in Luton? Just moved in. Looking for a community.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by ReesheesuKnack: 10:56am On Feb 23
AgentXxx:
Cex is also good

My only issue with CeX is their exploitative tendencies.
CeX will buy an iPhone for £100 from a customer, and sell same for £250.
I would still prefer Facebook marketplace (with eyes wide open and only pay after I have collected and tested the item, never ever ever bank transfer). Or eBay.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by ToyosiR(f): 11:16am On Feb 23
Please, How many days does it take DVLA to return BRP for provisional license request?

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