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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 8:24am On Dec 28, 2020

justwise:
Don't hold your breath on that sis, EU citizens will always get preferential treatment over Nigerians/Africans.

This statement is CATEGORICALLY untrue.
There is ABSOLUTELY no evidence to back it up.

The Only 'evidence' is that it was happening by virtue of the UK being a member of the EU.
I can prove that I had previously been denied a job (which I was more than qualified for) because I hold a Nigerian Passport.
What no one can prove is that EU citizens will ALWAYS get preferential treatment post-Brexit.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 12:44am On Dec 28, 2020

LagosismyHome:
I know right .... it's ok for other EU to have access but not ok for Nigerians .... abeg o.

We have enough skill set and manpower to flourish if given the opportunity...... As Buhari is sleeping, bad governance has taken over then we move .

...At the moment, a UK employer who wants to sponsor someone for a Tier 2 (General) visa – the main type – usually has to carry out a resident labour market test (RLMT).

This involves advertising the job in a special way for 28 days to see if there are any suitable settled workers available to fill the vacancy. Roughly speaking, a settled worker is a British or European Economic Area national, or someone who has indefinite leave to remain in the UK.

If any suitable settled workers apply (who meet the minimum requirements of the job) then you have to offer the job to them, rather than the non-EEA national you want to sponsor, even if the person you want to sponsor is the better candidate.

Biko, see the bolded.

How a Nigerian would actually think that that is fair is beyond me. Unless it's a Nigerian that has not had the (mis)fortune of having an employer look them in the eye and said:
"Well, based on the interviews, you performed well. Your practical skills are exactly what we needed. However, there is this guy from xyz country, that we will have to hire (instead of you) because he is from xyz while you are from F**king Nigeria".

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 12:33am On Dec 28, 2020

LagosismyHome:
The EU was created to give preference to member state over other nationalities so what wrong with Nigerians wanting to have the same preference with a fellow Immigrant.

EU immigrant and Nigerian immigrants, all na migrant . Time will tell if UK will strive now that it's out of the EU. I believe they would continue to strive and do well independently...... forget about stats or polls . Those are not always accurate

And if that creates a more level playing field for my people then why not.....

Bolded = Crux of the matter

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 12:25am On Dec 28, 2020

claremont:
Agreed. The people who say that brexit will make the UK treat a Nigerian passport holder exactly the same as a French passport holder in terms of jobs are in for a shocker. The majority of the EU workers in the UK are already 'settled' here, the UK is their home and they are not leaving their jobs for a Nigerian passport holder.

I have attached photos of the Brexit draft agreement circulating on Twitter, make of it what you will.

I cannot understand why an immigrant is happy that the UK is closing its borders to fellow immigrants, albeit from the EU. The way some people think sometimes fill me with despair, and these are the same people who will scream racism when a white person doesn't sit next to them on the train. 01/01/21 isn't far away, let's wait and see.

Again, no one said they are leaving their jobs for a Nigerian Passport holder. What I (for one is saying) is that going forward, I will be treated EQUALLY.

On the racism matter: Racism =Inequality
Employing people based on their Nationality only = Inequality

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 12:22am On Dec 28, 2020

claremont:
Agreed. The people who say that brexit will make the UK treat a Nigerian passport holder exactly the same as a French passport holder in terms of jobs are in for a shocker. The majority of the EU workers in the UK are already 'settled' here, the UK is their home and they are not leaving their jobs for a Nigerian passport holder.

I have attached photos of the Brexit draft agreement circulating on Twitter, make of it what you will.

I cannot understand why an immigrant is happy that the UK is closing its borders to fellow immigrants, albeit from the EU. The way some people think sometimes fill me with despair, and these are the same people who will scream racism when a white person doesn't sit next to them on the train. 01/01/21 isn't far away, let's wait and see.

I think you are absolutely wrong on the bolded. The UK is NOT closing its borders to 'fellow immigrants'. If anything, the UK is OPENING its borders to Immigrants, IRRESPECTIVE if their colour, country of origin or Nationality.

What fills you with despair is the way you INTERPRET what some people think.

Are you sincerely telling me that you were happy with the previous arrangement where a Lithuanian National or a Latvian National (I have nothing against them), who have B- in a test will be chosen, instead of a Ghanain or an Indian or a Nigerian who has A* in that same test, simply because of their Nationality?

My brother, I disagree with you in totality.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 1:45am On Dec 27, 2020

I applied for a job for which I was qualified. II was told I can only get hired if someone from the UK (4-in-1-Country), or from the EU (27 + x) is not interested in the job. It means no matter how good I am, the fact that I am from Nigeria means I can't get it unless the advertiser proves that no EU or UK citizen needed it.

The reason I voted LEAVE in 2016.
The reason I would have voted LEAVE (had Corbyn et al had their way for a 2nd referendum).

Brexit = Level Playing ground.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 6:29pm On Dec 25, 2020

Mamatukwas:
Merry Christmas To All The Elders, Shareholders, Ocassional Commentators, Silent Observers and Sundry Supporters!

I’m yet to make many friends in the UK so you guys hold a special place in my heart! Here’s wishing you a fabulous day and an amazing 2021! May all your dreams come true.

Yours truly,
Mamatukwas

We that want to be your friends, outside of Nairaland.
May we know the first part of your postcode please?

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 1:13pm On Dec 23, 2020

Igbosmoker:
Good day guys. I'm currently studying business education in Nigeria, by God grace I hope to leave here next year.

Is my course good to study? Will it have negative influence in my academics? And what are the job prospects studying it?.

First things first;
Who chose the course for you?
Did you choose it yourself or someone else did?
In my opinion, we should be the ones asking you because you know about the course, more than we all do. We all hear about the course, you are in it, hence you should know it more than us.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 9:58am On Dec 22, 2020

Racism

Xenophobia

These two terms may be similar, but they are not interchangeable.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 5:47am On Dec 12, 2020

Jazzman95:
Hello all,
My account was closed with no notice by Royal bank of Scotland and they are saying it can take up to 60days to get my funds out.

1. Has anyone experienced something like this before and would it really take 60days?

2. What could have prompted this? And what other banks are safer to use, please ?

1. I have not experienced this.
2. (a) I’m 100% sure your bank will tell you EXACTLY what prompted it. Give them a ring.

2. (b) All banks recognised by the FCA are good to use - thus includes #ChallengerBanks
(Monzo, Starling, etc...)

Now let me hop off before Erico2k2 comes for me.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 6:24pm On Dec 06, 2020

marybolaalonge:
Good morning everyone. Please I need your advice here. I have a BSc in Microbiology, one year work experience as an administrative Assistant ( NYSC). 21years of age. Please will you advice me to go to the UK for masters in International human resources management or process PR to Canada. What can I do to boost my CRS apart from French which might take long time.
I'm thinking of applying for PR from the UK after mater's but I don't know how hard that will be considering Part time job can't be counted as part of work experience.
Please advice me house process PR to Canada to just go to the UK for masters. Thank you

My OPINION:
Generally, people from my part of the world do not eat frogs/toads.
A common saying; If you must eat frog, look for nice, juicy and fat one.
See that course (bolded), it’s a thin, miserable, ugly and croaky frog... strictly my opinion.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 10:49am On Dec 06, 2020

wallg123:
I agree with you but the problem with her story is that her passport is in Nigeria. Do what documents did she use at the marriage registry?.
Documents for proof of identity in registry is ur passport to show your nationality...

That story get K-leg jor....
let me go look for something smoke jor

If you find an, Biko pass me 1 wrap.
If wrap no dey, I fit share 2 drags...

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 10:48am On Dec 06, 2020

Monmarri:
Many thanks for your time. I appreciate. Thank you.

Some do get married and home office will not find out. [b]I have a friend who told me she came to the UK and stated 3years as overstayer, got married [/b]and she keep applying to home office and she was getting refused. Later her lawyer adviced her to go back to home country and apply for spousa visa, which she did and she got the visa last year, She is now in the UK. Some can be lucky to get married.

You alone ohhh...
You have 2 friends.
Both of them overstayed.
Both of them got married.
One listened to her lawyer and she somehow ‘escaped’
The other is now trying to do what the first one did.

As a friend to both of them, all you need to now do is to connect the one to the other and let the other tell the one how she did it, and escaped.

Check your database, you probably know a third friend who overstayed for 12 years and is now married to a British citizen.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 7:40pm On Dec 05, 2020

Chukwuka16:
Permit me house this evening to modify this old time song just for the moment.

Falling down, down, down,
Falling down, down, down,
All the powerful currencies of the world (£ and $) are falling down,
Me as I dey here I dey smile,
I dey thank God everyday,
All the powerful currencies of the world are falling down.

I have just checked abokifx (BDC rate) this evening and it is 565 buy and 530 (100 Naira drop in 24 hours) sell for £1. It is now cheaper to buy forex than to sell it.

500 loading as long as spending restrictions are not lifted from our Naira cards.

It seems adversity will finally reset the brain of this government.

Back to my hymnal......be still for the power of the Lord is moving across Nigeria!

First term: Mr A scored A* in Economics while Mr B scored B*

Second term: Mr A scored A* in Economics Again, but Mr B scored an F9.

Third Term: Mr A scored A* yet again, while Mr B scored C-

Mr B now goes gaga in joyful exultation and Doxologies, claiming that his F9 to C- ‘improvement’ meant that Mr A is falling down?

Ahdongerrit.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 7:31pm On Dec 05, 2020

Chukwuka16:
Permit me house this evening to modify this old time song just for the moment.

Falling down, down, down,
Falling down, down, down,
All the powerful currencies of the world (£ and $) are falling down,
Me as I dey here I dey smile,
I dey thank God everyday,
All the powerful currencies of the world are falling down.

I have just checked abokifx (BDC rate) this evening and it is 565 buy and 530 (100 Naira drop in 24 hours) sell for £1. It is now cheaper to buy forex than to sell it.

500 loading as long as spending restrictions are not lifted from our Naira cards.[b][/b]

It seems adversity will finally reset the brain of this government.

Back to my hymnal......be still for the power of the Lord is moving across Nigeria!

I ain’t no economist, but the bolded sounds like voodoo economics to me.

The powerful currencies of the world ARE NOT FALLING against the naira. It’s the Naira that is regaining from its woeful performance.

Voodoo economics:
At the beginning of this year, £1 = NGN 450
Today, it’s 565.

As per your enonometrics, if it ends the year at 500, it’s a Win for the naira.
But that’s not true, it will be a lost for the naira, year-on-year.

Like I said, I’m not an economist but (IN MY OPINION), this your analogy get K-Leg

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 3:15pm On Dec 03, 2020

Aprokodaughter:
Different views always have conclusions. Different views don't include insults or rubbish another view.

Different views don't always have to go off point.

If you have your own point or view, you state it. Then move on.
Rather than getting worked up about others stating their own views.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 2:39pm On Dec 03, 2020

erico2k2:
I know U don't have work,but Im off today and have ur time, I don't know what you mean by challenger bank and there is no such word I n the financial world in the Ik, its ur ketu education coming into play here besides I really don't know why you are labouring this issue when I have the right to my own opinion n you yours

Let me help you.
Challenger bank refers to banks that are only often used by people who are not legal in the UK (Erico2k2, 2020)
Like Starling and Monzo and Pockit etc...

As per my education, well, I am proud of my ketu education. You that got the whatever education, where e don carry u reach?

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 2:24pm On Dec 03, 2020

erico2k2:
[b]I can tell you are less than 3 years Old in the Uk, [/b]this is how you lot talk.If you check what I said I was only trying to understand the narrative within some subjecting themselves to such limited you are jumping up and down getting ur pants in a twist.

I will keep drumming it into your “600-years-in-the-UK” ear until you understand.

Use of challenger banks is NOT equal to illegal immigrant.

Someone uses Monzo, and you use C. Hoare & Co. or you use Monte dei Paschi di Siena or even Barclays or RBS. That does not in any shape or form imply that you are legal, and such person is an illegal migrant.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 2:18pm On Dec 03, 2020

erico2k2:
so in 6 months, I can only deposit £1k cash which means in one whole month you can only receive something like £155 cash in a month really? if you are legal in the Uk why would one wanna subject themselves to that? and u cant pay more than £10k a day wiv ur debit card and cant cash out more than £5500 in a month nahhhh

I am quoting this again, for you to see.
See that bolded part?

That is pure Rubbish.

Folks on this thread can help us decide.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 2:09pm On Dec 03, 2020

erico2k2:
Ta go and sit down there, una go just open unu mouth the type rubbish unto say we hide behind laptop, nah your fault?

Hello
Rubbish is when you don’t appear to understand that someone can have different bank accounts with different banks for different purposes, although the person is a LEGAL immigrant in the UK.
Rubbish is when someone is so naive to the point of thinking that the use of challenger banks is for illegal immigrants.

If you want to see rubbish, go back and read your assertion on why someone would use a challenger bank if such person is not illegal.
That, my friend is rubbish.

E dey pain you say we no be illegal and we dey use challenger bank?
Go rest, Oga Methuselah.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 1:01am On Dec 03, 2020

Lexusgs430:
RalphJean and hin pipu........... They love burial ceremonies............

We love the celebrate the lives of those who have gone before us.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 11:40pm On Dec 02, 2020

I saw this somewhere today.
I ain’t no finance person.
Please, can someone kindly explain this to me in English language please?

PS: I can understand if it explained to me in Ijebu dialect too.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 11:30pm On Dec 02, 2020

erico2k2:
so in 6 months, I can only deposit £1k cash which means in one whole month you can only receive something like £155 cash in a month really? if you are legal in the Uk why would one wanna subject themselves to that? and u cant pay more than £10k a day wiv ur debit card and cant cash out more than £5500 in a month nahhhh

If I write exactly what’s in my mind as per the bolded part, Mazi Justwise will knack me ban.

Erico2k2:
I bank with the UK’s oldest bank....
I have NOT withdrawn nor deposit more than £1000 in cash at ANY time since 2015.

I have Monzo, and Starling. I am probably more legal in the UK than you are.

Biko, stop this nonsense about ‘illegal’ people are the ones using challenger banks.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 1:38am On Nov 28, 2020

Lexusgs430:
See this Ijebu man....... How many years do you want to use a clipper..........

If you use the clipper on the average, once a week. You would use the clipper for over 6 years, without the need to sharpen it........

Abi you carry dada for head.......... Are you a marlian....

Lexus:
On behalf of Ijebu men (home and diaspora), we reject this subtle attempt at insulting us.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 1:16am On Nov 28, 2020

princejunaid:
what is the visa success rate

From my experience, success rate is 99.99% provided you cross all the T’s and dot all the I’s.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 1:14am On Nov 28, 2020*

princejunaid:
I want to enroll for 4 week course but am scared have never heard or seen any one talk about it on nairaland.

It is possible to travel to the UK for a 2 week course sef (pre-COVID) times.

I guess the question is:
What kind of course are you planning to apply for?
What are your current personal circumstances in your home country visa-a-vis employment, salary, socio-economic status etc...

PS:
Do you intend travelling to the UK to reconnect with your ‘wife’ who previously ‘used’ you as a dependant? Or the proposed 4-week course is merely a decoy?
1 advice from me to you:
Egungun be Kiaful...

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 8:43pm On Nov 27, 2020

princejunaid:
Please is there any one who had applied for Short course before should please share is experience am worried.

Shoot....
What do you want to know about short courses?

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 10:37am On Nov 27, 2020

marylandcakes:
Poor people tend to live in close proximity to one another, that’s one school of thought.
I’m surprised no one has mentioned that this vaccine is being tested on the poor people of Brazil mainly.

Don’t be surprised.
It’s the same reason why viagra (as an Afrodisiac) was not trialed in woMen.

Same reason why Ebola vaccine was not trialed in Abuja, Nigeria. Same reason why you can’t do a malaria vaccine trial in Scotland. Same reason why rotavirus vaccine cannot be trialled in Kent.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 1:33am On Nov 27, 2020

Gbolly101:
thanks for this . Please what’s the probability of staying after my masters if I go for construction project management ...thanks

First, do a job search.
What jobs would you like to stay back and do?
What qualifications do you need to get those jobs?
What comparative advantage do you have, over other applicants?

That is a good place to start.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 1:27am On Nov 27, 2020

marylandcakes:
Messenger RNAs, also known as mRNA, are one of the types of RNA that are found in the cell. This particular one, like most RNAs, are made in the nucleus and then exported to the cytoplasm where the translation machinery, the machinery that actually makes proteins, binds to these mRNA molecules and reads the code on the mRNA to make a specific protein. So in general, one gene, the DNA for one gene, can be transcribed into an mRNA molecule that will end up making one specific protein.

Lawrence C. Brody, Ph.D.

https://www2.le.ac.uk/projects/vgec/highereducation/topics/geneexpression-regulation

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22433/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26887/

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 1:15am On Nov 27, 2020

marylandcakes:
Since you claim to know it all. Maybe you should tell us what MRNA is all about. When I was at uni you were still in pampers.

Also for your information there are about three to four types of the vaccine available. You are always fond of rubbishing people’s opinion in a very rude and arrogant way. Please don’t quote if haven’t got any manners.

Not pampers.
It was napkin, 2 safety pins and mana’s old wrappers made into little rectangular rags.

If you don’t want to take vaccine, it’s okay.
Your life, your choice.
That is ok.

What is nit okay is fir you to come to a public forum and be brandishing ‘science’ that is at best bunkum.
You can just say: you no wan any vaccine.
But to want to justify your decision with some very dodgy ‘biochemistry/microbiology’ no way.

If you wanted to know about mRNA and get a crash course in vaccinology, you could have approached it differently.

Imagine someone who has never taken a course in biochemistry reading your post... you would have ended up mis-informing the Un-informed.

I guess that defeats the purpose of this thread, and indeed this forum.

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