₦airaland Forum

RalphJean:
Factors to consider

1. Cost of car - surely 5000£ is too small if your car is a 2020 Aston Martin.
2. Age of driver
3. Profession of driver
4. How long have you had your license for?

Lexusgs430:
If i am fortunate enough to buy an Aston Martin 2020, my policy would not exceed £620 a year (fully comprehensive).............

Lexusgs430:
Are you getting it free? Why buy a car with 194K miles?....
Before you buy any vehicle, get an insurance quote on your international licence......

Shercorp:
Good morning House.
please what the average car insurance cost?

cos I'm seeing some of like 5k pounds.

it's scaring me o.. lool

ThinkPad01:
Thanks. Please can you recommend a small SUV or hatchback cars that I can get below 8K. Something with at least a good interior.

ThinkPad01:
Thanks. Please can you recommend a small SUV or hatchback cars that I can get below 8K. Something with at least a good interior.

KingsDisease:
Can a fresh graduate of pharmacy start this process and migrate successfully... I mean someone that has not done internship yet in Nigeria

Vooom:
Really


Sounds really awesome��

Any specific detail they would demand?

If i apply for it and get now, does it have any expiration? Because I may not be renting my own apartment in uk until march

They will ask for the date you moved into your current address, and how many adults leaving with you. The certificate has a start and end date which corresponds to the duration of your program.

ThinkPad01:
Thanks. Please can you recommend a small SUV or hatchback cars that I can get below 8K. Something with at least a good interior.

erico2k2:
if its ur 1st time then it would be on the high side, you need a local broker.if not you are looking 3k plus as a new driver

EmmyKing86:
Good morning all.

I am really happy to see that a lot of fellow Nigerians are relocating to the UK and doing very well for themselves. It's very refreshing to hear irrespective of the obstacles we face on our journey to success.

Having said that, I want to say that it is highly impossible for anybody to come from Nigeria or any other 3rd world country and in less than 2 years OWN a house or a brand new 2019/20202021 car. If you noticed, I placed a huge emphasis on the word 'OWN'. If you take a mortgage to buy a house or you are making installmental payments for the brand new car you bought, I am sorry, you do not own those properties and you have plunged yourself into debt. It can take more than 30 years to clear these debts. If something happens and you are not able to make the payments, they would be re-possessed immediately.

My advice for anybody coming on a tier 2 visa is to save and aim for (financial) stability. Getting a mortgage, buying brand new fancy cars, and making any unnecessary purchases within the first 2 years is really not ideal, in addition to all other monthly bills & taxes that will be paid. Use this time to build wealth, save, build a good credit e.t.c. If you end up losing the job and are not able to secure another one under the grace period you would be removed out of the country. Why not try to settle down and after 5 years of being under tier 2 status you would be eligible to apply for ILR which is one of the most stable statuses for immigrants as your stay will no longer be dependent on your work sponsor.

I think it is important for us not to give our country people the wrong impression of life here in the western world. I'm quite sure most of us might have had the experience of receiving phone calls to send money back home because they think we are living in heaven on earth. We are currently in unprecedented times, multiple jobs are no longer secure mostly due to the economic fallout of the pandemic. I can only say that the most secure jobs presently are GP & nursing jobs within the NHS.

Aiming for financial stability should be the objective.

Wishing everyone well as we all hustle in our own legitimate ways.

claremont:
You will need to be qualified to practice in your home country, and this is because a 'Letter of Good Standing' is required by the GPhC from the regulator in your home country.

omopapa:
First of all, you need to

Apply for a provisional license
Apply for Theory test and pass it
Take some practical driving lessons to get familiar with the test
Apply for the practical test
Take the test, pass it and apply for license

Search for cars on here:

Autotrader
Facebook market
Shpock
Gumtree

Insurance quote:

Confused.com

Good luck

TheGuyFromHR:
Only apply for a provisional licence if you don't intend to travel for a long while.
You need to send DVLA either your passport or BRP before you can get one issued, and they are seriously backlogged.

Tobexin:
nobody how backlogged they are it doesn’t take more than 14days.

TRAY2:
Yes you are exempted from paying council tax, but you need to email your tax exemption certificate from your University to your council with your details. That is what i did, as i am in the same shoes with you, make i enjoy council tax freedom for one year at least.

mimilyrics:
As at July/August, it took between 4-8 weeks (for those without a UK passport) due to the backlog from the 1st lockdown.
It was faster for UK passport holders because the picture/signatures from their UK passports were used.
Not sure what the current timeline is though.

Lexusgs430:
Why not just use normal post or DHL?..... It would arrive in under 7 days (but be prepared to be slammed an import duty fee)......

For phones you gave eBay/gumtree/FBMP etc etc...... Very risky though........

You could buy the phone legitimately, but a few weeks or months later, seller blacklists it.........

Best to spend £200 buying a new mid ranger, than £600 on a used flagship, that later gets blacklisted.........

Vooom:
Thanks for this

DHL delivery charges is really high
They add the delivery + import duty

So I thought of using a coy In the shipping business to help receive in the USA and charge me per kg to ship to UK

Lexusgs430:
Why not just use normal post or DHL?..... It would arrive in under 7 days (but be prepared to be slammed an import duty fee)......

For phones you gave eBay/gumtree/FBMP etc etc...... Very risky though........

You could buy the phone legitimately, but a few weeks or months later, seller blacklists it.........

Best to spend £200 buying a new mid ranger, than £600 on a used flagship, that later gets blacklisted.........

Vooom:
Sorry I mistyped earlier


I meant to say Amazon price is very high.

I would check with DHL if they can receive the item and send to me in uk


Thanks

Vooom:
Sorry I mistyped earlier


I meant to say Amazon price is very high.

I would check with DHL if they can receive the item and send to me in uk


Thanks

Tobexin:
here in northeast it only took two weeks to receive the one I did for a friend, a non British passport holder! I think it differs from one DVLA offices to another.

Lexusgs430:
Why not just use normal post or DHL?..... It would arrive in under 7 days (but be prepared to be slammed an import duty fee)......

For phones you gave eBay/gumtree/FBMP etc etc...... Very risky though........

You could buy the phone legitimately, but a few weeks or months later, seller blacklists it.........

Best to spend £200 buying a new mid ranger, than £600 on a used flagship, that later gets blacklisted.........

Tobexin:
kindly explain more on this.... why will the seller blacklist the phone ? I don’t understand? Please enlighten me.

Lexusgs430:
Very simple....... Insurance claim.......

Tobexin:
and does that stopped the phone from working because since I have been in this Uk I haven’t heard someone that brought phone on those platforms complained that the phone they bought isn’t working! �

Lexusgs430:
Remember, I never said all........

It's a possibility.......

Lexusgs430:
Are you getting the device free from the USA?...