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Zahra29:
Lol, immigrant not expatriate unless you're only in the UK temporarily for work/ other and don't plan to settle here permanently.

It's the connotations I'm referring to.....

missjekyll:
OMG ,his crypto dropped to 17 from 70 dollars.
I used to go to reddit to Giggle at the magats who bought but after so many tales of woe,it's not funny anymore and it's only added to my hatred of the man.

He took people's last cards. Without remorse.

MAGA don turn MMM be that

missjekyll:
How do you know his intentions, Zahra? You know what they say of assuming? Makes an ass of you, doesn't it.

You really ought to learn how to speak and behave in a civil way.

Otherwise please channel your frustrations towards Trump or Farage or UK landlords or whoever has got your goat today.

Merci 🙂

Cyberknight:
It's the connotations I'm referring to.....

Lol,

[quote author=Cyberknight post=134003244].

Noted, thanks

missjekyll:
If it's an unregistered business which doesn't pay tax ,I would keep that quiet and apply as " not in employment "

ppeoye:
Noted, thanks

Can I suggest you read through the uk visit visa thread. I got some nice advise there when I was in your situation.

Tenski:
Try get the proof but if you can’t, just renegotiate. My opinion though

My Insurance asked me for a no claim proof here in the UK, anything outside UK isn’t accepted by them and I’ve already signed a contract with them before they told me that. I just called their customer support and explained to the guy that as at when i was looking for quotes at Confused.com, it wasn’t indicated that it must be a UK no claim bonus only. I just renegotiated the deal and they added £50 on top the £1080 they charged before with their service fee. That’s the easier route for me because i and my previous Insurance in the Country i used to live, parted ways on a bad note. I no fit dare call their number for anything.

hi.were you able to get the no claim proof?

Noted

eyesaswide:
Can I suggest you read through the uk visit visa thread. I got some nice advise there when I was in your situation.

ppeoye:
@viruses, justwise
What would you advise if the person i intend to invite is not up to pension age. My mum owns a small shop but she doesn't pay tax. The business is also not registered. I will be fully responsible for all expenses.

No need to mention the business, Just say she's a full time house wife that depends on allowances from children. This makes it more difficult but give it a try.

Ok

Viruses:
No need to mention the business, Just say she's a full time house wife that depends on allowances from children. This makes it more difficult but give it a try.

ppeoye:
@viruses, justwise
What would you advise if the person i intend to invite is not up to pension age. My mum owns a small shop but she doesn't pay tax. The business is also not registered. I will be fully responsible for all expenses.

Do you send money to your mum from time to time?

If yes then add evidence of it and also mention that your mother is a petty trader but that you support her financially from time to time. It will strengthen her ties to Nigeria

I do, i will consider your suggestion

justwise:
Do you send money to your mum from time to time?

If yes then add evidence of it and also mention that your mother is a petty trader but that you support her financially from time to time. It will strengthen her ties to Nigeria

Goke7:
😂 they are already asking baba Trump to give them (SA white farmers) refugee status in the US. Funny people.

Lol... lunatics. They should come and apply for assylum in Nigeria

If the economic situation in SA doesn't improve, it's only a matter of time before it becomes apparent to many black South-Africans who really owns the wealth of SA.

So far, xenophobes have been fighting other Africans. Once they're done.... hehehe

Cyberknight:
Labour has really frittered away much of its political capital and it's already looking like the next election is Reform's to lose. I think people will not care about their lack of substance and will vote them in as disruptors, on the basis that they're sick of the other parties.

True and mirrors what I said missjekyll a few post back.

In governance, Labour hasn't done badly but they're facing severe headwinds mainly from the rising right-wing narrative that has swept across.
So far, their approach (which I find reasonable), has been to finetune and eck out the best from the current system on ground. The dilema is that most electorates seem fed up and want something radical. Asides Great British Energy (which the right would taint with their anti-green narrative), most of other labours policies are hardly new/disruptive- wage increase, renters reform, planning reform e.t.c were all mooted or partly started by the conservatives. Funding the NHS is a perrineal talk. I can only hope people begin to feel the effect of their policies with time.

It's still early but at this point, it seems Labours best bet would be a disastrous Trump presidency. Similar to how many parties urging their country to leave the EU all went quiet after UKs disastrous outing. Also Kemi has had her work cut out - Keir has been good and not scoring own-goals like Boris. In addition, she's struggling to rally support against many hardliners of her party - partly for obvious reasons but also from a sense of betrayal.

Like him or hate him, it's easy to believe Farage when you hear him speak. If the democrats were unable to convince the electorates that the best growth America had seen in a long time was good and worth following through on, I wonder what Starmer could do. All this reminds me of the Nigerian election of 2015. What would GEJ have done to convince the majority then that though we needed 'change', Buhari wasn't going to bring the right kind?

Zahra29:
Lol, immigrant not expatriate unless you're only in the UK temporarily for work/ other and don't plan to settle here permanently.

Would you call seasonal farm workers expatriates?

jedisco:
Lol... lunatics. They should come and apply for assylum in Nigeria

If the economic situation in SA doesn't improve, it's only a matter of time before it becomes apparent to many black South-Africans who really owns the wealth of SA.

So far, xenophobes have been fighting other Africans. Once they're done.... hehehe

You see those Xenophobes 😂 they are now crying for Africa unity after baba Trump don enter their matter just like the Latinos in America now telling the blacks they need to stand together after collecting wotowoto in terms of mass deportation 😂 the blacks don reply them say stand for where? Make everybody answer their papa name o!

jedisco:
Would you call seasonal farm workers expatriates?

On the basis of their temporary residence, yes.

What would/do you call farm workers, as you appear very keen to classify them.

Would you call yourself an expatriate?

It's most interesting that my denotation vs connotation exercise concerning the use of the word "expatriate" has had so much take-up.

Cyberknight:
It's most interesting that my denotation vs connotation exercise concerning the use of the word "expatriate" has had so much take-up.

😂

Not so much though, just Jedisco.

jedisco:
Would you call seasonal farm workers expatriates?

You already know she would never refer to seasonal farm workers as expatriates.

Cyberknight has never shared his future plans with us here but she jumped in to tell him that he is an immigrant. How could she possibly know that if the only basis for "classifying " was plans for returning to Nigeria?

I put it to you ,Zahra ,that your "classification" is also status and colour based ? Am I wrong?

PS: I am too polite to refer to an ass by that name. I was merely referencing an old quote about making assumptions.

Here is the reference
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2021/02/08/assume/

Cyberknight:
It's most interesting that my denotation vs connotation exercise concerning the use of the word "expatriate" has had so much take-up.

You have done nothing wrong my friend. I prefer to use immigrant for myself but that is not everybody's preference.

That is absolutely fine. The thing is that YOU choose your descriptor. I feel it was out of pocket for a random person to seek to override the descriptor you chose for yourself.

She shouldn't have done that.

missjekyll:
You already know she would never refer to seasonal farm workers as expatriates.

Cyberknight has never shared his future plans with us here but she jumped in to tell him that he is an immigrant. How could she possibly know that if the only basis for "classifying " was plans for returning to Nigeria?

I put it to you ,Zahra ,that your "classification" is also status and colour based ? Am I wrong?

PS: I am too polite to refer to an ass by that name. I was merely referencing an old quote about making assumptions.

Here is the reference
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2021/02/08/assume/

I think you're wrong on many things.

I would normally be baffled as to why the display of such vim over a simple, non offensive statement that even the OP took no issue with.

But then I remember that this is missjekyll (or rather misshyde)....(who famously yelled at a white man months back - for simply stating that he was white lol) and other unreasonable behaviour, and I'm no longer confused. Nuff said. Lol

PS. You clearly missed my post where I literally said that I would classify farm workers as expatriates under the same definition 🙄
Less ranting, more reading...

Hi, please has anyone successfully applied for an emergency travel certificate for a child under 5 who has no passport (only has BRP) at the Nigerian embassy recently.

Do you just walk in without prior appointment?
One of the requirements says to include data page of child's passport (is it okay to skip this if the child hasn't got a passport)?

jedisco:
Are you medical?

I thought about it 2 yrs + ago and began considering options. This time lag let me do things at my time..
Then, the non-exam route to registration had some restrictions so I opted against it and took the 7hr long exam. Now most provinces have waived this requirement.

In thesame vein, just before I started, they created skill-based PR draws one of which was for medical professionals which I subsequently knew about, welcomed, and applied for. After 5 yrs on a visa, I wasn't keen going down the work visa pathway again with all its restrictions (as is the case in Aus). So, while prepping for the exam, I applied for PR. Aside from sitting IELTS again (which was straightforward), everything needed was more of a tick-box. I just had to wait as anything regarding migration in Canada takes time.

After the exam, I didn't progress with the registration until I wanted to go. Costs do rack up. When PR was out, it gave me the freedom to decide on a province I want + visit and see things myself, open a bank account e.t.c. I remember narrating earlier how I was wowed by the reception the bank gave me. Including connecting with their account officer for medics. On return we set up a meeting and they discussed what offers they had available and connected me with a mortgage advisor.
So far, I've dillydallied as I have a pretty good set-up in the UK with earnings right at the higher end, but on the other hand, balancing all variables, I see the mid-longterm potential in this move. It's very difficult to get a direct comparison, not because people are hiding stuff but cos Canada is highly flexible. I.e work pattern, responsibilities, earning e.t.c.

Thanks for your response. Yes @ medical. Your move was so smooth! Love to see it!

We will go to scope in summer cos I'm done with this place especially with the potential to earn more.Most likely work permit because I'm too old for the express route.

Anyhow, from all information,earnings combined with spouse will give me the soft life I've been dreaming of
Once I wrap up, my family and I are out.
Happy relocation and please keep us updated!

Zahra29:
On the basis of their temporary residence, yes.

What would/do you call farm workers, as you appear very keen to classify them.

Would you call yourself an expatriate?

It was a simple question

You tried to differentiate immigrants from expatriates and based on your criteria I asked - would you call seasonal farm workers expatriates?

Saccharine:
Thanks for your response. Yes @ medical. Your move was so smooth! Love to see it!

We will go to scope in summer cos I'm done with this place especially with the potential to earn more.Most likely work permit because I'm too old for the express route.

Anyhow, from all information,earnings combined with spouse will give me the soft life I've been dreaming of
Once I wrap up, my family and I are out.
Happy relocation and please keep us updated!

Correct.. always worth visiting first and seeing things for yourself. Canada has abuja vibes...

@age- there are added points for having a job. Might be worth exploring. Eitherway, once there, it should only be a matter of time before you get PR.

The ceiling here overlaps the low-mid level there. Mid-top level there na chaos. The mortgage advisor has sent me two check-up emails. I tell am say baba calm down- make we come first.

If both you and wifey are family physicians, bargaining gets better and you can look at owning or becoming partners in a practice (and maybe start employing other medics).

Our Anchor baby speaks again. Appears she's in need of redemption- thowing everything at the wall to see what sticks. I had spoken in respect of her attributes but it appears she is more interested in digging holes
With the way Starmer has been dressing her up and how her party is polling, its seems like it's only a matter of time before her peers demand her head.


The Conservatives say the period before someone can apply for ILR should be extended from five to 10 years and people should then have to wait a further five years before seeking citizenship.

The party wants the government to adopt the changes, backdated to 2021, by amending its Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill due to be debated in Parliament next week.

jedisco:
Our Anchor baby speaks again. Appears she's in need of redemption- thowing everything at the wall to see what sticks. I had spoken in respect of her attributes but it appears she is more interested in digging holes
With the way Starmer has been dressing her up and how her party is polling, its seems like it's only a matter of time before her peers demand her head.


The Conservatives say the period before someone can apply for ILR should be extended from five to 10 years and people should then have to wait a further five years before seeking citizenship.

The party wants the government to adopt the changes, backdated to 2021, by amending its Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill due to be debated in Parliament next week.

This might fall on receptive Labour ears. Labour's currently looking for some red meat to throw to the Faragists and shore up its own position on immigration. It's apparently deporting out-of-status people at an almost-Obamaesque rate, but people aren't noticing that. They'll probably need to empty London of almost all its black and brown people and all the bad drivers and delivery folk and return it to being a 1960s white British stronghold before the voting public give them some credit.

jedisco:
Our Anchor baby speaks again. Appears she's in need of redemption- thowing everything at the wall to see what sticks. I had spoken in respect of her attributes but it appears she is more interested in digging holes
With the way Starmer has been dressing her up and how her party is polling, its seems like it's only a matter of time before her peers demand her head.


The Conservatives say the period before someone can apply for ILR should be extended from five to 10 years and people should then have to wait a further five years before seeking citizenship.

The party wants the government to adopt the changes, backdated to 2021, by amending its Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill due to be debated in Parliament next week.

The care workers are the main target, they just want to ensure that cohort and others who came in then never gets ilr.

Cyberknight:
This might fall on receptive Labour ears. Labour's currently looking for some red meat to throw to the Faragists and shore up its own position on immigration. It's apparently deporting out-of-status people at an almost-Obamaesque rate, but people aren't noticing that. They'll probably need to empty London of almost all its black and brown people and all the bad drivers and delivery folk and return it to being a 1960s white British stronghold before the voting public give them some credit.

The far right has ensured the Labour govt will never get settled, will be surprised if they finish their five-year tenure before another elections come up. They have really succeeded in rallying up themselves and the American elections has boosted their standings in scheme of things.

jedisco:
It was a simple question

You tried to differentiate immigrants from expatriates and based on your criteria I asked - would you call seasonal farm workers expatriates?

Which I answered simply/plainly (unlike you, I might add) in stating that based on the commonly used criteria, yes, I would classify seasonal farm workers as expatriates.

Not sure what/ where the issue is?