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Jannyfranc:
Good evening to all gurus in the house , please I need suggestion on how to get accommodation for family of 7.Which link do I use to get accommodation in Hull or Manchester.Please I need tips on how to settle easily in UK considering my family size.Visa type is Global talent visa.

Jannyfranc:
Good evening to all gurus in the house , please I need suggestion on how to get accommodation for family of 7.Which link do I use to get accommodation in Hull or Manchester.Please I need tips on how to settle easily in UK considering my family size.Visa type is Global talent visa.

LionInZion:
Register on Rightmove https://www.rightmove.co.uk/ and use the filter to set your preferences e.g. location, price range etc. You can filter the location to cover up to 5 miles within the primary area so as to increase your search result pool. Then start sending messages to all that you like. You can draft a simple short message that you just copy and paste. It also helps to follow up the messages with calls as many agents respond more quickly to calls than messages.

I used the template below when I was searching months ago. You can tweak to include other important info. Agents tend to respond faster when your first message gives a clue of who you are, and not just the generic ones like 'is the house still available'


Good luck

Hi

My name is xxxxx and I am interested in this property please. more info about me below:

1. Name: xxxx xxxxxxx
2. Age: xxxxx years old
3. Gender: xxxx
4. Occupation: xxxx̌xxxx at xxxxxx in London
5: Annual Income: xxxxxxxx
6. Email: xxxxxxx
7. Phone: xxxx
8. Hobbies: reading, movies, music, watching football, occasional gym, jogging

I look forward to hearing back from you.

Thanks

jedisco:
Sad to read. It seems this would be the rising trend among many masters students especially those in non-healthcare roles.
Aside seeking sponsorship roles that meet the salary threshold, you can seek out roles in sectors that are exempt e.g the NHS. Also gather the prison service offer sponsorship. If you can't, then paying your PSW fee might be the only way to get 2 further years of stay, garner experience, income and keep pushing.
Also worth looking at the Canada healthcare draws. I have stumbled upon a few who have applied for their healthcare draw successfully the basis of being a carer or HCA so I'm guessing your role in youth residential care might count if you've achieved required hours. Hopefully, others would shed more light. Good luck as you navigate this

Cyberknight:
Having read through, I assume that you have a child in Nigeria whom you want to bring to the UK, and you have a court sole custody order and that the child's biological mother gave consent and the child's visa was refused.

Where that's the correct assumption, as it happens a family friend had the same issue and she did an AR and it was successful. To help you determine if her case was similar to yours, in her case she was divorced, had her sole custody order and all that and the children had been in her sole custody since the divorce and her ex-husband had provided consent.

You didn't state whose Nigerian bank statements you submitted to UKVI as evidence of upkeep, but I'll assume that they were those of the UK-based father who's applying for the visa for the child. Where that's the case then I think you've provided a good deal of information, because I gather that the immigration lawyer who filed the AR for the friend in question told her to back up the sole custody order by providing evidence that the children had actually been living with her prior to her leaving for the UK, that she was the parent who had sole responsibility for organizing and directing their lives. I believe she included things like letters from their school in Nigeria addressed solely to her, evidence of school fees payment coming out from her bank account, etc. In her case the children were living with her mother, and not with her former husband, and had only been doing so since she left.

Having said all that, in your shoes I would go ahead and consult an immigration lawyer and file the AR. Immigration lawyers arent cheap, but they know the law and they will point out to the HO what the law and its own guidance state and refer to each piece of evidence you have provided in relation to those.

jedisco:
What's the background story. Should get more input if the underlying story is clear

jedisco:
It's worth being careful with such. There are tons of tiktok and YouTube videos of 'property millionaires' discussing how to flip properties. Many of these 'millionaires' might make more money from YouTube than any property (if at all). I considered it but on looking in, got more details.

First, if a property only needed paint to achieve an extra 40k, valuation, the vendors would paint it. Most of the doer uppers I see are already priced in a way that cost of renovations are taken into account and unless you're doing heavy renovations like fitting new kitchens or bathrooms yourself, you might come short. I recently had to cost the price of a new kitchen, bathroom and other bits on a property I was looking at and saw it'd only work at 40k below asking which vendors were unwilling to consider

Looking at your examples, take a few costs into consideration. That of conveyancing (solicitors e.t.c) is in the thousands. Also, once you get a BTL mortgage, you start paying monthly for an empty while you're doing renovations. Putting a property back on the market withing a short period can raise suspicions with some lenders declining to mortgage it without a good reason. Overall, you're looking at 6 months at least of mortgage payments on an empty house. When you sell, there's capital gains tax to pay on profits. If one is not seeing a good uptick in value which simple repainting would hardly achieve then it's worth threading with caution. Reason why for such endeavours people use cash or bridging loans which are more expensive than mortgages.

If you decide to rent, it's worth taking into consideration the recent tax changes if the property is owned in your name. If one decides to incorporate, it's worth being clear-headed on the numbers it takes to make things work. Overall, property can be a good invested but it's for many a longterm game and important to consider changing rules.

jedisco:
Hmm... 100% is a bold thing to say especially in investment. Looking back, property just about tracks inflation. Adjusted for inflation, property prices are in the UK today similar to what they were 2 decades ago. A global index or the S&P is at an close to an all time high. Property only begins to shine when you factor in leverage i.e using the banks money to achieve profit. But then, one needs to know how to utilise leverage i.e taking a mortgageat for a sum and allowing inflation devalue the sum borrowed. The downside of property us the direct tax exposure. As we've seen over recent years, when the government is set on a group e.g landlords, they can turn a fledged business into a struggling one.

Jannyfranc:
Good evening to all gurus in the house , please I need suggestion on how to get accommodation for family of 7.Which link do I use to get accommodation in Hull or Manchester.Please I need tips on how to settle easily in UK considering my family size.Visa type is Global talent visa.

solveabode:
Sorry I'm just seeing this. Thanks for your input.
[b]The girl is my step-sister, we are the of the same mother [/b]and I have been responsible for her upkeep since she lost her father in 2014.
I submitted various bank transactions that as evidence of her upkeep.
I have sole custody of her from Lagos State magistrate Court.

jedisco:
Interesting.. not to belabour issues. But we're stressing different points.

We as immigrants need to understand the pathway to deprivation so we can try doubly hard to escape it. It's also the reason why when I see minorities who have poked through the glass ceiling, I recognise the work they've done and want to know how.

Cyberknight:
Different situation.
Your half-sister (not step sister, a step-sibling is a non-blood relative acquired by marriage, e.g. if your stepfather had had other children with another woman before he married your mother) is not your child, and may not satisfy the rules to be considered your dependent under UK immigration law, irrespective of the Nigerian custody order.

The refusal letter clearly noted that you have not adopted the child in question, meaning that the caseworker has determined this is not a parent and child situation.

Again, your only recourse is to an immigration lawyer to get clear advice as to whether or not you can file for a sibling dependent under UK immigration law.

solveabode:
Good day all
Please I need urgent advise on this issue. Does it worth doing admin. Review?

edmasta01:
Has anyone travelled to Nigeria recently with an expired Nigerian passport?

If yes, please do kindly let me know if you had any issues with the airline leaving the UK. I have an upcoming trip and NG passport has expired and there won't be renewal before the trip.

Any help please?

edmasta01:
Has anyone travelled to Nigeria recently with an expired Nigerian passport?

If yes, please do kindly let me know if you had any issues with the airline leaving the UK. I have an upcoming trip and NG passport has expired and there won't be renewal before the trip.

Any help please?

eniboi:
Pls anyone in the house can put me through on how i can Update my visa I want to change employer.

080bjaked:
I did, quite recently. Travelled with British Airline. It was quite straightforward
The lady at the counter checked and said there's a memo on their system that it's permitted.
No issues whatsoever.

Lexusgs430:
Zero issues..... You might just meet an over zealous immigration official at the desk in Nigeria, that might refer you to her Oga at the top (just tell him/her you would renew before you depart)......

My experience last month........

Bourne007:
https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/update-your-visa-if-you-change-job-or-employer

eniboi:
Thanks boss , is there any documents I need to provide , please boss have u done this application before can you put me through.

edmasta01:
Thank you. What airline did you fly? I'm not even worried about immigration at Lagos. I can talk my way through that. My only concern is just the airline (in this case BA) agreing to me flying out. I've checked and I am getting conflicting information

babajeje123:
Abeg, anywhere close to Victoria Station where one can get Amala?

Lexusgs430:
Edgware road......

babajeje123:
Where exactly oga lexus?

Cyberknight:
You're right. We're stressing different points.
My first comment was about the fact that minority politicians are still seen as just that - minority politicians. Echoes of Michelle Obama's "we have to work twice as hard to get half as far".

As a black person, I'm happy to see Badenoch and other people aspiring and reaching wherever they want to go. I don't mind if aspiring leaders play politics, speak from both sides of their mouth, talk up all the rightwing talking points, that's the game... But only up to a point.

Lexusgs430:
Ikoyi is actually closer to you...... It's more upmarket and trendy....... 😁🇳🇬


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