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Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by Memphis357(m): 11:05am On Sep 19
[quote author= post=140683255]This sapa thing reach that side also?
May God help us ooo 🙏



Gbamsolutely.
Nothing but the truth this is.[/quote]Poverty always excites you😒🙄
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by CaseSensitive(m): 11:14am On Sep 19
It's the cohorts of Nigerian students that recently made the very brave move to come to the UK that I so much pity.
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by Flangelo12: 11:24am On Sep 19
LordLicifer:
Not up to %1 leaves or left. Infact, Most if not all never leave, their intentions were to stay but only used student visas to enter, there have been A massive surge in migrants who entered are students now claiming asylum or refugees. (Parasites)


If a foreign student cannot afford to fund their studies anymore why not just leave rather they stay illegally and turn to crime that indicates that had being their original ulterior motives.
The devil knows nothing.
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by LordLicifer(m): 11:27am On Sep 19
Flangelo12:
The devil knows nothing.
Is this supposed to make sense? Please elaborate.
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by Flangelo12: 11:38am On Sep 19
LordLicifer:
Is this supposed to make sense? Please elaborate.
I don't have to speak slower if you can't think quickly.
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by thedio(m): 11:41am On Sep 19
Skipping meal in UK? Dey play
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by ogolemati: 11:42am On Sep 19
[quote author= post=140683261]How old are you?
14 years or what?
What kinda comment is this ?[/quote]grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin buhari darling daddy aka MANNABBQGRILL is back

Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by LordLicifer(m): 11:50am On Sep 19
Flangelo12:
I don't have to speak slower if you can't think quickly.
More nonsense. You are so afraid you might not make sense if you indulge me.

I await for your opinion on the topic rather.. cheesy
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by TheChameleon: 11:57am On Sep 19
Gotta steal this. Beautifully and accurately put.

I deal with the Dundees daily so will need it grin

Flangelo12:
I don't have to speak slower if you can't think quickly.
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by kiddaz: 11:58am On Sep 19
bassdow:
Dem even get luck there's Food Bank. Wetin we get here other than an Imaginary GOD
Lol 😂😂😂😂😂
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by Flangelo12: 12:03pm On Sep 19
TheChameleon:
Gotta steal this. Beautifully and accurately put.

I deal with the Dundees daily so will need it grin
grin
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by LordLicifer(m): 12:12pm On Sep 19
TheChameleon:
Gotta steal this. Beautifully and accurately put.

I deal with the Dundees daily so will need it grin
You actually believes he made sense. Well. He didn't. And you label people dundee, why? Because you believe you think quicker than they do?

We are not all quick thinking and that's okay. Many people have all kinds of disorder, some are slow, some are fast, some are weak, some are strong, we are not all created same, people are unique in life, it's nothing to be mocked that is why we need each other's opinions or learn from each other..


Go research, Austism, Discalculia and dyslexia your mind will be blown.


Hey! Did you know that the richest guy on earth, yes! Elon Musk has a condition called Autism and asperges (i am not sure i wrote the spelling Asperges right) but do try and educate yourself on that. If you say you deal with dundees daily well.. you might want to change career you could be the problem rather.


I am here to learn not to judge or mock. You could teach me a thing or two also. What you are good at, i might not be good at and the ones i am good at you might not be.


Cheers! grin
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by budaatum: 12:16pm On Sep 19
LordLicifer:
Not up to %1 leaves or left. Infact, Most if not all never leave, their intentions were to stay but only used student visas to enter, there have been A massive surge in migrants who entered are students now claiming asylum or refugees. (Parasites)

If a foreign student cannot afford to fund their studies anymore why not just leave rather they stay illegally and turn to crime that indicates that had being their original ulterior motives.
The UK issued around 406,824 sponsored study visas to main international applicant students in 2025 and less than 11,000 apply for asylum and refugee.

Immigration law does not make it easy to enter UK as a student and then claim assylum, unless you have evidence of prosecution in your home country, which does not apply to most students.

Most of those who apply for refugee or asylum are refused, which is why most do not go to UK anymore.

Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by LordLicifer(m): 12:45pm On Sep 19
budaatum:
The UK issued around 406,824 sponsored study visas to main international applicant students in 2025 and less than 11,000 apply for asylum and refugee.

Immigration law does not make it easy to enter UK as a student and then claim assylum, unless you have evidence of prosecution in your home country, which does not apply to most students.

Most of those who apply for refugee or asylum are refused, which is why most do not go to UK anymore.
Interesting. I would like you to show me the stats. On the number of foreign students who went along to claim asylum after their student visas expired .



Immigration laws does not make it easy to enter as a student and then claim asylum but it doesn't stop anyone/student from doing so.
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by sammirano: 1:00pm On Sep 19
The people having it tough the most are Nigerians migrating to study in the UK. Dem dey suffer abeg.
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by Moneyyman: 1:07pm On Sep 19
Their government is instead funneling billions into providing welfare for illegal migrants flooding the country and stressing their social amenities.
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by femi4: 3:44pm On Sep 19
Fake news

These guys have access to student loans unlike the immigrants
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by NairaMaster1(m): 4:01pm On Sep 19
budaatum:
This is very not correct and is very wrong. UK does not see foreign students as parasites at all, and in fact needs them to subsidise the UK education system. Unfortunately, foreign students are seeming to be finding better places to go get their education, and have abandoned UK. And the reduction in revenue due to the fall has left many universities struggling financially.

Giving education and providing jobs are 2 separate things. Foreign students are expected to leave the country after their education.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/13/uk-universities-face-financial-crisis-amid-collapse-in-international-students

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/universities-student-lower-grades-foreign-8fqmbs9q7
you go explain taya. Japa people no the ever acknowledge stress. It's part of them
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by simpleseyi: 5:40pm On Sep 19
Mattswaggz:
UK is a dying empire thanks to years of importing the third world and terror sympathizers in the name of being politically correct......Now watch 30k crew use this to defend the incompetence of their pay masters.
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You are showing advanced symptoms of severe hunger and starvation
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by simpleseyi: 5:48pm On Sep 19
NairaMaster1:
you go explain taya. Japa people no the ever acknowledge stress. It's part of them
.
Shey any of them don beg you for money before?
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by anonimi: 5:52pm On Sep 19
budaatum:
This is very not correct and is very wrong. UK does not see foreign students as parasites at all, and in fact needs them to subsidise the UK education system. Unfortunately, foreign students are seeming to be finding better places to go get their education, and have abandoned UK. And the reduction in revenue due to the fall has left many universities struggling financially.

Giving education and providing jobs are 2 separate things. Foreign students are expected to leave the country after their education.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/13/uk-universities-face-financial-crisis-amid-collapse-in-international-students

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/universities-student-lower-grades-foreign-8fqmbs9q7
I am sure that Nigerian students in the United Kingdom, especially Tinubu fans are hurriedly coming back to Nigeria.

Ṣebi their master strategist has crashed petrol prices below N185, achieved his short term goal of N300/$1, and has created 50 million jobs among the many promises he made before grabbing power from Buhari in 2023!
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by blackslayer: 5:57pm On Sep 19
These ones are still trying to pay to go to school? Lmao! Our world as we know it has completely been reshaped and the elites in power have swindled us all. The social contract of going to school for a degree and getting a job ( though not guaranteed) no longer exists! It's all about profits now, AI has dismantled the prior blue print.
Get your formal education but use your brain! Don't put yourself in debt to get formal education ...invest in yourself and learn whatever you need to learn and get your technical skills you need .....however forget the degree bullshit!
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by anonimi: 5:57pm On Sep 19
simpleseyi:
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You are showing advanced symptoms of severe hunger and starvation
Will Remi Tinubu akara empowerment fix the symptoms, since her husband is clueless about creating the 50 million jobs he promised?

Abi he should find the nearest place to act on Akpabio’s mocking advice below huh


Omicronvaccine:
Wherever You See Free Food, Eat It - Nigerian Senate President, Senator Akpabio Advises Nigerians


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIdtxSZDQoY
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by budaatum: 7:20pm On Sep 19
LordLicifer:
Interesting. I would like you to show me the stats. On the number of foreign students who went along to claim asylum after their student visas expired .
I would love to but such data is not made available so as not to encourage others. Still, 3% success rate is low.

LordLicifer:
Immigration laws does not make it easy to enter as a student and then claim asylum but it doesn't stop anyone/student from doing so.
Indeed anyone can apply. That does not mean so many are successful. 3% of 10,835 is very low considering over 400k student visas are granted.

See more data here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-march-2026/how-many-people-claim-asylum-in-the-uk

Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by LordLicifer(m): 7:51pm On Sep 19
budaatum:
I would love to but such data is not made available so as not to encourage others. Still, 3% success rate is low.


Indeed anyone can apply. That does not mean so many are successful. 3% of 10,835 is very low considering over 400k student visas are granted.

See more data here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-march-2026/how-many-people-claim-asylum-in-the-uk
The data should be out there and i believe it is out there for public interest regardless if it encourages people or not.


My point initially was that almost all students who entered on student visas never leave, they apply for asylum or ends up staying through other immigration routes.

Even as of today student visa holders can apply to stay through the COS healthcare route i gathered.
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by budaatum: 8:06pm On Sep 19
LordLicifer:
The data should be out there and i believe it is out there for public interest regardless if it encourages people or not.

My point initially was that almost all students who entered on student visas never leave, they apply for asylum or ends up staying through other immigration routes.

Even as of today student visa holders can apply to stay through the COS healthcare route i gathered.
Most don't qualify for the healthcare route, and the healthcare route is not the same as the student or asylum route.

You wouldn't believe how difficult it is to claim asylum in UK after having been here on a student visa, and there's no way to convince you despite providing you with facts, so I rest.
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by LordLicifer(m): 8:37pm On Sep 19
budaatum:
Most don't qualify for the healthcare route, and the healthcare route is not the same as the student or asylum route.

You wouldn't believe how difficult it is to claim asylum in UK after having been here on a student visa, and there's no way to convince you despite providing you with facts, so I rest.
I quite understood your facts, and i feel convinced, however as i said, earlier, as difficults as it may be to obtain an asylum after having entered as student it hasn't detered them from applying. And they are not been deported either because they keep appealing until their appeal are exhausted which takes months and months.

Pakistani, Banglasdeshis and Indians are known notoriously for applying for asylum after entering as students, some claim to be gay and some claim to be Afghanis knowing that they may have a chance if they claim to be these two things. Some go to gay bars in the west end to take photos with their male friends with arms around each other's shoulder in other to convince the home office of their claimed gender. grin and for claiming to be Aghanis they cannot be deported.


It has been interesting indulging you i have enjoyed it



Cheers! cheesy
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by allthingsgood: 10:07pm On Sep 19
Mattswaggz:
UK is a dying empire thanks to years of importing the third world and terror sympathizers in the name of being politically correct......Now watch 30k crew use this to defend the incompetence of their pay masters.
Lol it's fascinating to watch colonized slaves chant the chorus of their colonial masters. They told you that you are 3rd world and less, and you have swallowed it. Clap for yourself.
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by budaatum: 10:08pm On Sep 19
LordLicifer:
I quite understood your facts, and i feel convinced, however as i said, earlier, as difficults as it may be to obtain an asylum after having entered as student it hasn't detered them from applying.
By "them", I hope you mean 'some' and not all or even most.

Many students who come to United Kingdom will want to stay, especially if from a country with an economy like ours, and they will do anything to stay including "claim to be gay and some claim to be Afghanis" and "go to gay bars in the west end to take photos" as you've pointed out. I've even heard of some committing crime just so they can stay here in prison, but out of about 400k foreign students only 10k applied for asylum and much fewer are granted, according to evidence you say you "understood your facts, and i feel convinced" about, lol. But it's me. My sorry. I'm just pedantic.

LordLicifer:
And they are not been deported either because they keep appealing until their appeal are exhausted which takes months and months.
Now, this is true. Many asylum seekers will "keep appealing until their appeal are exhausted which takes months and months", but many students would just go back home, or better still apply for UK Graduate Visas or Skilled Worker Visas, since they ought to better be able to use the knowledge they just spent over £20k a year getting to work out a stay than to claim asylum and refugee.

And no, I'm not suggesting those routes are any easier, but they can "keep appealing until their appeal are exhausted which takes months and months" too.

LordLicifer:
It has been interesting indulging you i have enjoyed it
I'm enjoying it too. Below shows what most students do. It isn't asylum or refugee seeking.

Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by allthingsgood: 10:14pm On Sep 19
LordLicifer:
I quite understood your facts, and i feel convinced, however as i said, earlier, as difficults as it may be to obtain an asylum after having entered as student it hasn't detered them from applying. And they are not been deported either because they keep appealing until their appeal are exhausted which takes months and months.

Pakistani, Banglasdeshis and Indians are known notoriously for applying for asylum after entering as students, some claim to be gay and some claim to be Afghanis knowing that they may have a chance if they claim to be these two things. Some go to gay bars in the west end to take photos with their male friends with arms around each other's shoulder in other to convince the home office of their claimed gender. grin and for claiming to be Aghanis they cannot be deported.


It has been interesting indulging you i have enjoyed it



Cheers! cheesy
The most popular route for migration isn't asylum. It's through education. Almost all foreign schools are in Nigeria marketing false dream and promise that if you pay their ultra exorbitant fees you have a chance of relocating. If foreigners stop patronising these schools, they will fold up and close
Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by budaatum: 10:18pm On Sep 19
One thing not said about this thread is UK just got a new prime minister who needs to be tested, and every Union in the country wants more cake and students want a minimum wage.

I wouldn't be surprised if we have strikes soon.

Re: UK Students Skipping Meals & Getting 2nd Jobs To Meet Living Costs" - Report by Mattswaggz: 10:25pm On Sep 19
allthingsgood:
Lol it's fascinating to watch colonized slaves chant the chorus of their colonial masters. They told you that you are 3rd world and less, and you have swallowed it. Clap for yourself.
Lol...wishful thinking or being delusional doesn't change reality okay...so try harder.
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