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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 12:44am On Dec 07, 2023 |
hustla: There’s a Nigerian partner in Goldman Sachs here in this UK and there are plenty Nigerian MDs. Nigerian VPs are like pure water. While people here are arguing against meagre £50k salary, I’m here aiming to earn a million . I don quiet for this thread, because wetin dey do different people no be the same for this life 3 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 10:19pm On Oct 30, 2023 |
abubarakat: Your NIN should be on the slip that you collected after registration. That’s all you need. |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 12:40am On Oct 27, 2023 |
heroshark: I applied for 10 years/64 pages. As mentioned before - I did biometrics in May and got my passport in September. 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 12:14am On Oct 27, 2023 |
adeolaspecial: In addition to the various advice that has been offered on earning more, I think you should also look into PROPER tracking of your monthly expenses so you can correctly identify what are the biggest/unreasonable drains on your finances at the moment and tackle those pieces. A couple with one child earning a combined net income of at least £3,200 shouldn’t be struggling by any standards. You should definitely look to earn more, but the reasoning for this should be to have bigger disposable income, increase savings/investments or enjoy some luxury, etc. It shouldn’t be because you’re currently struggling. During the time you were earning way more, did you manage to hugely save after you finished up paying school fees? Where did you redirect all that extra cash to afterwards? Any black tax burdens? I obviously don’t know much about your situation, but I sense that there maybe the need to look into cultivating better financial habits overall. Please also clear up your credit card debts ASAP and run out of that hole like you’re being chased. Wishing you the very best and hope you figure things out in due time. 7 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 8:45am On Oct 22, 2023 |
Tier4Dependant: Must be something in the Nigerian waters. Following simple laws (even when they are not difficult demands) dey always hard Nigerians. They must do coconut head for everything. Do you want to eat the plastic? Nothing Aki and Pawpaw no go see for Mr Ibu’s hands true true 5 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 8:42am On Oct 22, 2023 |
BorisJohnson: Hope you have £1,000 X 4 saved up when you get a fine sha . |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 8:38am On Oct 22, 2023 |
Efftyy: Cut the BRP into pieces, put in an envelope, address to the location indicated in the instructions, buy a postal stamp and post like you post anything else. 4 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 8:37am On Oct 22, 2023 |
Mellady: Applied around March and got biometric appointment for early May. I did biometrics early May. Got my passport back early September. There’s no fast track anymore. The people that I know that pulled the “long leg payment” ended up wasting money, cos they still waited like everyone else . Maybe fast track can help with biometrics date sha. Your best bet is to start your passport processing as soon as your passport clocks 6 months to expiry, so you don’t run out of validity. 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 11:08pm On Sep 28, 2023 |
justwise: You probably think I carry your matter for head everywhere I go. Sorry to burst your bubble, sir Justwise . But sha, you can take your time to scrutinise my posts very well and you’ll find them. Afterall, you claimed not to find anything just 10 seconds ago, until I gave an example. 5 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 11:04pm On Sep 28, 2023 |
justwise: If this is the closest we’ll get to you admitting that your claim was wrong, I’ll take it. When you have some time though, please help us understand: 1 - why didn’t you answer that “simple” question from me and several others? Why was it that the instant go-to action was to hide posts, without even addressing the questions put to you first? 2 - haven’t people complained about the religious argument going on for too long as well? What has been your response to their complaint so far? How does it compare to the “post hiding” response to the employer argument that you were losing badly? Hope above questions give you some clarity. That’s if you don’t decide to start hiding posts again, because [insert a Justwise excuse when losing ground]. PS: in case it is not obvious already, I don’t do nairaland arguments. There was a reason I qualified the argument word with “Y’ALL” - it wasn’t for decoration, it literally meant that I wasn’t part of the argument. So ofcourse, I didn’t argue with you. I’d be very surprised if I did lol. 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 10:38pm On Sep 28, 2023 |
justwise: The latest one I remember was that argument y’all had about people exposing their employer details. You were pro-“name your employer”. I asked you who your employer was. Not only did you not respond, you hid the post. So there you go . There are a couple of other ones, but I obviously didn’t commit them to memory. 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 9:51pm On Sep 28, 2023 |
justwise: justwise: This church matter no too concern me like that, but I just came to say that your claims above are not true. Most of the times that my posts have been hidden on this thread, it was because I challenged your opinion on a topic and you didn’t like it (or didn’t have a logical response that would solidify your position). Ok bye for now 5 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 11:25am On Aug 16, 2023 |
Greathand01: Join us on the queue. I did my capturing in May. I’m still waiting |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 11:19am On Aug 16, 2023 |
Viruses: Whatever you do, please stay away from Ethiopian airlines, unless you want your money to go . |
Travel / Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by SamReinvented: 3:54am On Aug 11, 2023 |
Solumtoya:Yep, that’s why I left the shalaye there, as it’s a helpful info regardless. And yes to your point, I initially thought you wanted to use your madam’s LISA to get a first house in her name, and then buy a second home in your own name using your own LISA. So claiming LISA first time buyer twice. That would work and it’s in-fact what I’ll do as well (the other way round). But I no get wife yet |
Travel / Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by SamReinvented: 9:12pm On Aug 09, 2023 |
^^^ on the above, I just read Solumtoya’s post again and realise he was talking about using the SDLT twice. For some reason, I thought he was talking about LISA first time buyer bonus. The laws on SDLT is a bit more nuanced, so I’m pulling my original stance. Make una no vex 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by SamReinvented: 8:54pm On Aug 09, 2023 |
Zahra29: Government’s own website on LISA clearly says that you can use your own bonus towards a home even if your spouse already owns a home: https://lifetimeisa.campaign.gov.uk/ So again, what Solumtoya is trying to do is not mortgage fraud. It is perfectly allowed. The proof that you need is on government’s own website.
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Travel / Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by SamReinvented: 11:15pm On Aug 06, 2023 |
Ralphlauren: This is simply not true. As long as the property deed is not in both their names and the mortgage was taken individually, couples can individually be first-time buyers at different points. And no, it is not mortgage fraud. I no get strength to argue sha. So if you disagree, no wahala. |
Travel / Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by SamReinvented: 12:31pm On Aug 06, 2023 |
Solumtoya: I’ll try… atleast until anyone decides to start dragging my choices with me My deposit is 10%, and I sourced for my lenders using the two mortgage brokers provided by my company for free. They heavily cut short the time of doing the search myself. The best options for me currently is Barclays, TSB and Halifax. I’ll probably ring them up myself to negotiate the rate a bit further and then choose. 1 Like 1 Share |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 12:24pm On Aug 06, 2023 |
I really hope that this morbid topic will not drag on for dozens of pages as usual. Y’all should respect the dead. . This shouldn’t be an opportunity to take a dig at religion or non-religion - you’ll only be exposing how much of a terrible human you are. 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by SamReinvented: 11:07am On Aug 05, 2023 |
Registering my presence here, as I’ll be getting my first home this summer 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 11:05am On Aug 05, 2023 |
DadR: This means that they are not following the queue accordingly. My biometrics was on 2nd May and I’m still waiting. Did you follow up with them at any point? If you can share the contact details, that’ll be helpful. Thank you. |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 11:03am On Aug 05, 2023 |
gergemam: Explain abeg. Who/what is the escalation contact? |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 9:31am On Jul 30, 2023 |
Abeg, is there anyone here who applied for NG passport since May and has received it? Mine has been in production since forever and the collection date on the slip was 29th June. Is there a sure number to call or a email to carryout a follow up? |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 8:01pm On Jul 17, 2023 |
Btw… I want to beg all of the debaters - abeg e don do. All of you are right! Let it end . I’m on my knees 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 7:45pm On Jul 17, 2023 |
koonbey: Not only can’t you grasp and understand the basics of statistics. You’ve also proven that you don’t understand what the word “analogy” means. Na people wey dey follow you argue I pity. How do you even start to help someone who can neither understand simple maths nor comprehend basic English language? 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 7:08pm On Jun 13, 2023 |
Adebayo82: Your main priority should be paying off the school ASAP and getting your certificate. Don’t you even need the certificate for the job you’re switching to? You also need the school for references and background checks, so you need to be in good standing for when it’s time to tick all those boxes. 10 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 12:42pm On Jun 11, 2023 |
koonbey:Because today is Sunday and I have time this afternoon, I will breakdown the analogy in simple terms: 1. Nigeria is statistically a poor country. - But if you go to Banana Island, you can pick 5 people and they will all be earning above $200K per annum. I won't call them a liar, because "national statistics". 2. US is statistically a rich and prosperous country. - But if you go to Chaldean Town, pick 5 people and they are earning around $100 per month, I wouldn't be too surprised. Now apply that analogy to you coming to Nairaland and expecting the people here to align to UK's national statistics - just because . The simple fact is... the distribution of people here are just very skewed at so many levels and I wouldn't expect them to be representative of many national statistics in the UK. Furthermore, the claims that we have seen so far are from an extremely tiny sample size and wouldn't be taken as anything significant from any credible statistician. The baseline is - ya'll need to calm down with always questioning people's claims. I've seen claims from you about you that I don't believe (even today) and I just looked left because na you sabi. It's really not in your or anyone's place to question adults about their lives in a public anonymous forum. No one owes you anything. If you have an argument to make, do that separately with reasonable facts and logic, and not on the back of casting doubts at someone else's claims. Obviously, no one has done it to me so far, but I still find it annoying and distracting whenever I see people do it to others. I decided to use this weekend to talk, but I'm over it now sha. Goodbye for now 14 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 11:43am On Jun 11, 2023 |
koonbey:I don’t understand… Dem no teach you the importance of distributions and sample sizes for where you learn your own statistics? And yes. A subset can deviate very hugely from overall statistics. Even more so, when your subset is 5 people from Nairaland for a UK national statistics. It’s for similar reasons that poverty exists in any statistically “rich country” and wealth exists in even the poorest countries. These are basics of statistics. 6 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 11:02am On Jun 11, 2023 |
koonbey: This is exactly why people said you’re overgeneralising. You’re looking at a stats for the entirety of the UK, but you’re on a forum consisting of a niche demography whose behaviour can (and most definitely is) vastly different from the larger majority. What’s more, you’re using the unrepresentative stats to judge the honesty of the claims of maybe 5 people… on a thread that has thousands of followers. You’re not adapting your statistics effectively. 13 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 9:15am On Jun 11, 2023 |
koonbey: It’s not rocket science to pay off credit cards in full every month. If you are living within your means, it’s the easiest habit to have. It actually won’t be surprising for me if most Nigerians abroad pay off their credit cards monthly - we grew up in a society that holds a mindset of “saving to spend” and avoiding debt. NB: I also pay off my personal credit card every month. See the summary of my last statement below. So you can add me to the list you’re curating 2 Likes
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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by SamReinvented: 5:23pm On Jun 08, 2023 |
STENON:Short answer - You can't. Even within one month, it will be through the grace of God. The whole process is now very muddled - your application just ends up sitting on that portal without any progress. |
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