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Fellow Nigerians,
This question has been bothering me. Are two heads always better than one?

Adaaam:
Goodevening Everyone!

1. Please can anyone navigate me further on how to transit myself to Liverpool from Lagos?
Flights with Qatar airways from Lagos stops at either London(Heathrow) or Manchester and I don't know how to navigate my way to Liverpool University(got admitted for fall) if I alight at those airports.

2. What's the city life like?

3. Can I secure an apartment from here before leaving? Possibly i bedroom/studio appy.

4. Obviously EE or Lyca SIM would be preferable from what I gathered here but which is more cost efficient?

Thank you all.

From the navigation, you can gravitate perpendicularly and transiently transit to Heathrow or Manchester on your way to Liverpool.

This is the thread you need:

https://www.nairaland.com/5816163/uk-student-visa-tier-4/170

Lexusgs430:
RalphJean, would be very pleased the Naira is depreciating........ He needs all the extra naira, so all those bags of cement can be bought.......

As the ££ is rising against the Naira, the price of Cement (in naira) is swelling up like Ijebu Garri.


sad....very sad

Lexusgs430:
Since claremont mentioned vanquish, I thought apply again to proof the ease........

Here is my result....... That makes it 2 successful applications within 48 hours........

You might need to appease your village people.......

NB : No more credit card experiments from me, not unless you promise to pay the resulting bills.......

Was this screenshot taken using your UMIDIGI Dual SIM phone?
I want to buy a dual SIM ohhh

Phayie:
Yea, but the truth there is that if you're a British citizen you can bring your parent to stay with u on family Visa route instead of visiting

Please, tell me more.... ayam interested.

dustydee:
You may be right but what does this mean?
The decision on whether the reference is strong enough or not is left for the endorsing bodies.

Here's tech nation's eligibility criteria:
https://technation.io/visa-tech-nation-visa-guide/#exceptional-promise

Dustydee:
I would like to connect with you to learn more about this global (exceptional) talent route.
May I send you a private message please?

donklint86:
Please, advice me gurus in the house.
In January 2018, I applied for a German tourist visa and in my application, I filled that I'm married (I'm not actually married). I submitted fake marriage certificate and child birth certificate. I was denied visa on the grounds that I do not have enough funds to take care of my stay in Germany.

Fast forward to 2020, I have a fiancee, a Nigerian/British citizen who is planning on coming back this September possibly after restriction is lifted on overseas travel for our wedding.

My question now is if she file for me as her hubby, will the UK embassy dig up my past details from the German tourist visa application about my supposed married status and child? And if they do, what will be my chances of getting the visa? Please, gurus in the house make una help a brother with advice.

You want someone to give you a ‘feel good’ reply yes?
Well, not me.

You laid your bed; you should be ready/willing to lie on it.

If they dig up, you bear it. If they don’t, lucky you.

Moral of the story: Never lie. Lying is not good.

Lotusflowerbomb:
Abeg UK People, when are they opening up your borders? I need to get a move on.

The UK borders are open.
Question is: When are Commercial flights going to begin lifting passengers out of your country??

marylandcakes:
Ex rate is 540 Naira to the pound today

On which platform, please?

Justarandomguy:
sorry for the late reply; yes i am currently in the UK

Then tell your parents to put your name on a bill

tennyalad:
I'll probably need the reverse in a few weeks, pulling funds out but right now, I want to send some down. Do you still have some spare left? Looking to complete today though.

Yes please.

Although today’s Ace rate is different

fopishow:
Hi Ralph, I need 230,000 naira. Can you please match a quote of 525 form Ace today? I can transfer the pounds equivalent to you. I have attached the rate from ace.

Let’s meet in the DM

Justarandomguy:
hello my people, i want to open an account in the UK but i don't have any utility bill in my name but in my parents name, is there any way to go around this?

Let’s start from basics 101:
Are you CURRENTLY resident in the UK?

Gundi:
I'm not sure if this answer is genuine, or this is sarcasm �

This isn’t sacarsm.
I am serious.
Very serious.

dustydee:
Oh, Rhemito is 521.

I can match that.

Gundi:
Lol, see as the thing sweet.

Please I want to ask, if someone is not married yet and gets a job in UK, can he go to UK for a year, then come back to do weddin?; can the partner come on dependant Visa after the wedding, or it's until the 5years stay in UK and then ILR stage before one can now file for the partner?

Of course..... Infact, he can return after 2 days and get married.
Then apply for the wife immediately.

marylandcakes:
How much are we talking about?

I have attached Azimo and Ace rates.

Tell me what you think.

Like I said, I will match, or beat those ones I listed. I can even match or beat others.

Just like a previous person posted, I too have Naira. I'm looking for POUNDS - school fees cannot pay itself biko.
Does anyone wish to send some much-needed money home?
I can transfer to the Nigerian Bank acct, and you transfer to my ££ account.

My price promise:
I will match, or beat (by up to 5 naira per pound) any quotes you have from Rhemito, Ace, SmallWorld, Transferwise, Ohentpay, Azimo, Bank.

Yemisih:
Good evening everyone,pls enlighten me how can a nigerian lecturer (PhD holder) get lecturing job in the UK.
Thank you

First things first.
Look for available vacancies on reputable websites and apply by filling online forms.

For starters, have a look here: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/categories/lecturer-jobs

Attend the interview (Can be done virtually on zoom or Skype etc).

Impress the panel by beating ALL other applicants hands down. I mean thorough beating, especially other competing applicants from the UK and EU.

Receive an email:
congratulations, we are pleased to notify you that the interview panel, after a rigorous process has decided to offer you the job of lecturer ....”

The university will provide you with an electronic certificate of sponsorship.

You use the certificate to apply for UK work visa.

You, your other half (if any) and ALL your biological (or legally adopted children) under the age of 18 packs your bags.

You reach airport, and sing...
‘Bye bye, to Buhari’
‘Bye bye to Adamu Adamu’ ( did you even know that is the current Education minister’s name?)
‘Bye bye to ASUU’ - I know you will miss ASUU

JOETITUS:
The person got a job offer in May from UK, he is resuming July 27, but due to the pandemic,he is uncertain about the time frame. That's the reason I decided to ask if there are alternatives

Did the person’s employer mention English proficiency requirement?

JOETITUS:
If one gets a job offer in UK and one does not have IELTS certificate, please are there other options in other to get a tier 2 visa even without IELTS certificate?

IELTS is not a ‘certificate’. It’s an English Language competency test.

Are you simply trying to conjure up possible scenarios or you actually do know someone who got offered a Tier-4 eligible job but is someone so scared of writing IELTS that the person is looking for an alternative?

Please, do not make us waste our time trying to answer assumptions. If however it’s a true situation, then I would ask:
What does /did the EMPLOYER request for?
I will then go on to say: Type this Your exact question in an email and send to the employer. Whatever the employer replies, please come back to this thread and help educate us, and others.

deegov:
Thank you for taken your time to respond, i just want to start saving towards the project as at the moment i dont have any left over due to nigeria situation however i want to get my facts right on how to go about it .

i work as contract staff in an establishment in a commercial environment.

What are criteria for tier 2 visa

Tier-2 criteria:
Apply to, and Get a job as a permanent staff in an establishment in any tier-2 eligible environment.



When the company issues you a certificate of sponsorship, you then migrate.

LuvlyIva:
Serious. So one can use any court certificate. I taught that the only recognise court and certificate for spouse visa is Ikoyi marriage certificate in Lagos. That was what they told us and we spent alot of money at Ikoyi marriage court. Thanks for the information.

I can’t imagine that we gave this silly lying Arrow so much of our time.

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LuvlyIva:
Hello good people of nairaland . I am new to this forum, it is through search to my problem I got this forum. I and my wife is confused and in big dilemma right now. We need advice and suggestions what we can do to solve the problem we are in right now. We never knew that this problem will come up like this and never knew that my wife will get idenfite leave this soonest. We lost hope on it. lawyers are charging us alot to solve the problem. (£1400)My wife is based in the UK. In 2013 she came to Nigeria we got married in court and did small traditional marriage .Then my wife spent three weeks bf she left UK and promise to fille spouse visa for me but my wife was refused indenfite leave two times in 2015&2017. I got frustrated staying alone ,so my family was contemplating calling off the marriage bc they need grand kids and me too need to settle down. I was also refused visiting visa twice bf I got married. So I re-applied again for visiting visa this May 2019 through an agent and the agent advice that I put single in the application instead of married. The reason the agent put single is that he said that home office will denied my visa application if I write that my wife stays in the UK and homeoffice will refuse it bc they might think I will not like to come bk again. So I agree to what the agent said, we put single. I got the visiting visa and travel around June. And also I and my wife deceided that I will not come bk bc my wife av been trying to conceive. My wife put in for her papers again, To the glory of God my wife was given Indenfite leave just yesterday .But the problem now is that i wrote I was single in my visiting visa application. Please house can my wife still apply for spouse visa for me using our previous court marriage certificate? Will the visa be denied bc of saying I was single in my visiting visa application? If my wife explain to ECO in cover letter will they give me spouse visa? Should I come back to Nigeria and apply for marriage visa, so that we can remarry again in the UK and then I go bk to Nigeria and the spouse visa will be filled? We spoke to my wife lawyer she said we can apply for spouse visa but need to explain all in cover letter to ECO why I decided to put single in my visiting visa application. Please I need suggestions and advise from the house. I and my wife are in serious dilemma. Please I will appreciate advice to this situation or suggestions on what can be done. Or is there any body that have lied in visa application and apologize and got visa? I really need to be with my wife so that we can start making babes. Thanks you.

This is the same guy ohhh in 2019.

LuvlyIva:
Hello house please i need your advice. I am really down. I have really be thinking the way forward in been with my wife. I have read all your comments, advices and suggestions the last time I posted the above post and other posts. I am really thanksful and very great full. Many thanks all.

I have discussed with my family and a priest and they said I should try going through student visa to join my wife. That is not proper for us to live apart even if I have a good job. My family said that since we have done the Catholic wedding, we can not live separate, that is not good marriage and breaking up Catholic marriage involves lot of process but, I should try student visa and if things are not working properly, I can then decide the process of moving on with my life if my wife is still dragging her feet in joining her.

Last week my family called my wife and told her to come bk Nigeria so that we do registry and she fills my papers for me to join her OR I try to raise money to process student visa and I start up school in that way we can be together. My wife just told me that if I have the money I can do it, that the ball is in my hands. Please house I am confused, should I go ahead and start processing for student visa, and when I get it, then start school and try to see if my wife can agree to fill for me in the UK. I have started making enquiries on student visa. I also believe that studying can help me get a good job and start of my family life.


plan B is that if i get to UK with student visa, and try to make the marriage work and she refuses to agree to fill for me, I have decided to move on with my life in the UK. My question now for plan B is can I get married with student visa in the UK, how does it work? After my student visa expires can I have extension ?

For plan A if things work out well with me and wife is it possible for us to get married with my student visa? Will the process be long and complicated?

Please house I need your advice on both plan A and B I am always greatful for your wonderful advice, espicially those of you that take out y time to comment.God bless. Many thanks.

Eyahhhhh

Lexusgs430:
Don't forget to file for a divorce.......

How can he file for divorce when he never really married her properly in the first place?
I remember vividly his 1st post on the subject matter.

Dude wanted to hitch a ride. My girl saw through it... and left bobo behind.
Smart girl...

pitman10:
Good morning everyone, my brother studied biochemistry and graduated with a 2:1, and he has 3years working experience as a quality control officer in a pharmaceutical company (pharmatex) he would like to migrate to the UK through tier 2 visa....please can anyone help with the necessary steps he'd take?

1. He will go to google and search for jobs that he is qualified for.

2. He will apply to ONLY companies that can sponsor a tier-2 visa.

3. He will apply for the job, have an interview, trounce other applicants (especially those from the UK & EU).

4. The company will issue him a CoS. Which he will use to apply for a visa.

5. He will migrate and begin work.

This response is based on the bolded above.
Means you already have some knowledge of the points-based-visa system and the different ‘tiers’.

Best of luck to your bro.

LuvlyIva:
Leave location alone. The location was there when I visited UK 2018 and when I came bk I forgot to remove it. Let me even remove it fast. Make Una carry Una yeye London go. Just parcaging Una get, no money to show for it. See how I waisted my time that I want to come to the UK not knowing that no money. Nigeria is the best country to leave joor. All the best to u all

He said best country to LEAVE.
I will leave it there.


Meanwhile, this your quick decision, and ability to save millions in a few months (Most of it during lockdown for that matter). Does it effectively mean your marriage has now become marriage -by-correspondence?

While I lived in Katsina State a long time ago, I learned some hausa language.
I wish I could translate in English:

“Makaho ya rasa ido; wai ido da wari “

Anyone able to translate please?

hosey:
Guys, do you know the criteria of Coronavirus PCR test for those returning to Nigeria. Will they accept home kit tests as NHS also use this?
Are we going to be responsible for coronavirus test in Nigeria? Further info on http://www.nigeriahc.org.uk/uploads/news/NewGuidelinesArrival.pdf

Home kit test?
In Nigeria?

NO.
We do not accept.

Gundi:
Thank you, but what do you mean by black market, I don't really understand?

Plus, let me give a little background into my story.

I've been submitting applications for jobs in my field, and have gotten quite a number of feedbacks, but by the time I get to the end of the online interview stage and they ask me to come to the office for final face to face meeting, that's where the issue always come up. I'll tell them that I'm not in UK at the moment, and I'll need visa sponsorship.

Most times, they respond with the fact that they can't sponsor, or they just stop responding.

That was why I asked the initial question of getting a job on visit Visa.

There is something called CoS.
It stands for Certificate of Sponsorship.
An employer who needs your services issues you with a CoS.
Note that not all companies/employers are permitted to issue CoS.
Once you get a CoS, you apply for a Work Visa. A typical (and popular) work visa is called a Tier-2 visa.
This is me, trying to be nice. Because if you look again at the bolded part above, you already know exactly what the legal process is. It would appear you have decided to conceive some wuruwuru in your mind and you only want to get some sort of validation/endorsement.

RalphJean:
#UnpopularOpinion:
I have suffered much more discrimination with respect to my age, tribe, race and religion in Nigeria by Nigerians than I have experienced in the UK.

claremont:
I think you and the other person who mentioned experiencing racism in Nigeria actually meant being discriminated against based on your ethnicity, not race. I have always thought race refers to people who share a common physical characteristic e.g skin colour, which we all have in common in Nigeria. I stand to be corrected though.

You stand to be corrected. Good.
Yes, Black Nigerians can be RACIST against BLACK Nigerians.
Ever been denied a job (by a Nigerian) in which you are 100% qualified, and same job is given to a Lebanese or Indian man who is only 40% qualified?


Remind me, what is racism again?