₦airaland Forum

Bronzedigger:
Good day house and all the gurus.. please I need enlightenment on this issue... I am currently in Nigeria and hoping to relocate to the UK God's willing next year.. I came across a youtube channel on study and work abroad wherein I contacted the owner and the he told me its possible to take masters in SOCIAL WORK as it has lots of opportunities or the PRE REGISTRATION MASTERS in Nursing programme with specialtyin mental health and after which I can get a job very easily even when my first degree is not in nursing... I currently have a BSC in mechanical engineering... how feasible is this considering I will be switching field and I starting a new career in a country I've never had any form of experience...... what are the factors to consider, school to apply,cost of programme and building professional work experience if I intend to go through this path.. I need advice as well as suggestions... GURUS IN D HOUSE, DOCTORS, NURSES.. your inestimable response is highly very needed...
Thanks in anticipation

Engineering is also on the shortage list. Why don’t you just further your education in that instead?

faithugo64:
IELTS academic

I know it is academic. There’s a normal IELTS and there’s one called IELTS for UKVI (which is not done at all IELTS centres in Nigeria). That’s what I’m asking about.

icon8:
Double your hustle, bro. That is the poverty mentality in you speaking. If God blesses your hustle, taking a very good care of your 2 children won’t seem a DIE affair to you, with or without a wife. What does it cost to properly raise a child in the UK per annum? Is that worth sacrificing one’s life or peace of mind over?

If you double your hustle, the child support also doubles. No winning .

Hi everyone, please I have a question on behalf of a family member in Nigeria wanting to immigrate to the UK as a nurse. Is the IELTS required for this journey the UKVI IELTS or the normal one is just fine?

Lexusgs430:
Are funds already invested or on etoro debit card ..........

What happened to your salary account..........

Is your salary account overdrawn ............

An account balance of £1,000,000, is not required to proof funds ........

Running the account on usual activities + a positive balance, is more important than silver or gold ......

Wawu. You asked me so many questions without answering the one question I asked . But the funds are mostly invested.

Hi everyone… please I have a question.

Can statement from eToro be submitted as proof of funds to the British embassy when sponsoring someone’s trip from Nigeria? That’s practically where all my money is being housed right now. Only self-sustenance funds stay in my savings account.

ocpaschal:
Hello Guys! Is it possible to be granted CAS in Chester
University even if you missed the CAS deadline? Pls this is
urgent! Is there any hope or chance for me to obtain CAS in
Chester Uni after d stipulated CAS deadline date has passed
(due to late 28days countdown period)? I'm going to start my 28days countdown on 2nd August when my sponsor (parent) would receive sufficient funds but Chester University's CAS deadline is 24th August for my course. Pls has anyone
experienced this before in Chester or elsewhere

Let the university know about your situation, they are in the best position to answer you. Also, they might even be willing to be a bit flexible for you.

Vooom:
MY people good evening.

Please I need suggestions.
I am a Nurse in the NHS
currently on a long duration online Masters

I need ideas on other organizations I could fit into
The NHS is not giving me the much desired happiness and sense of satisfaction

Looking towards NON CLINICAL job roles where i could still get a Tier 2 sponsorship

I do not mind having to do some training just to fit in better

Ideas and suggestions would be appreciated

Hello! If you don’t mind, can you please give first hand experience of what you feel? I have a family member who is a nurse and just started the process to immigrate to the UK. Would be nice to hear the “dark side” of things in NHS.

oxx4:
what is your rate and how do we go about it?

Already sold.

oxx4:
is this offer still available?

Yup!

Hi everyone. Please I want to sell pounds ooo. Who has naira?

Cc. Mamatukwas Omopapa

TheGuyFromHR:
If I remember clearly, the only way to send money from a naira account outside the country as an individual is when the transaction is within the permitted categories - paying for tangible goods (imports) and services (medical bills, school fees/support), and repatriation of proceeds for multinationals, foreign portfolio investors and I think diplomats.

It's been a while since I was up to speed with all that, but I think that as an individual you can't receive foreign exchange at official rates for remittance outside Nigeria outside the permitted categories and will have to use the domiciliary account/informal process.

The rule has gotten relaxed and now there’s a wide range of categories bank would grant a transfer for. Read about it several weeks back - now you can get FX for a lot of so many other legitimate reasons. If I find the link again, I’d share it here.

NomzyJust:
Why not get someone here that will sell pounds to you and you give naira. Omopapa and mamatukwas are here. Speak to them.

Why would he choose to sell his naira on the black market though, when he seems to have an option that would give him official rate? Just saying…

thisischarles:
Hello everyone, pls what is the best way to send money from a Nigerian naira bank account to a Uk pound account? My account officer mentioned something about international funds transfer but does not know the specific exchange rate until the transaction is done. Has anyone tried this or knows any method?

Any transfer processed by your bank would use a rate similar to that of CBN

Tinyemeka:
How about your utility bills?

My rent is bill-inclusive.

humblemoi:
Hello all. I’m just wondering if anyone else has been in this situation as we’re trying to find some more information about this. My wife who is a British citizen and also holds a Nigerian passport has now changed her name to her married name on her Nigerian passport. She has an indefinite leave visa which is still in her maiden name. Does anyone know if she needs to get the name on the visa changed before she can change the name on her British passport to her married name? She found information that she needed to change the name on her Nigerian passport first before the British one which is what we’ve done but we’re struggling to find anything about the indefinite leave visa. Thank you all for your help in advance.

Wetin concern British citizen with ILR? If she is already a citizen, the job of her previous ILR visa is done and that document is no longer relevant na.

KOVIC19COVID20:
Flying from London Heathrow to Abuja, Nigeria.

1. Pre -Departure PCR test (less than 72 hours): Check

2. Bags packed. Passports Ready. Chocolates purchased. Check.

Please, anyone with a very recent experience of travelling INTO Nigeria? Am I expected to book and pay for a PCR CoViD test in Nigeria before departure? If yes. How May I go about it please?
I seem to have lost my way trying to get the required information.
This is kinda urgent, please.

Yes. You won’t be allowed to board if you don’t have it. The guide on how to go about it is in the pop up you’ll see when you get on NCDC COVID-19 portal: https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/

Try to get this sorted as soon as possible, because there’s been several complaints that the online payment can take too long to reflect.

Regex:
He punches like a woman.

Quite ironical for you to turn around to be sexist.

Maldives is visa free, and a tourist paradise.

icon8:
It’s a thing for some. It’s okay to have a different lived experience. The same way you think peeing in the open is not a thing is the same way others would see eating with fingers as barbaric. It’s all about life experiences - and they vary. I was only saying you all should cut the poor man some slack. Peeing in the open was commonplace growing up in Nigeria - maybe not all parts, but it’s not unheard of like your reactions to his post suggested. Besides, he only misses his old life, which is acceptable. He however should not attempt it in this day, age, and environment.

False equivalence.

Eating with your hands affects no one. It’s your personal business and shouldn’t be anybody’s headache. Peeing in public on the other hand affects others in several ways, and it causes actual consequences to the public and the environment.

Lexusgs430:
NO......


You must be insured on that vehicle, before you can drive it ....... No be 9ja u dey o .......

If you try am, court go bangin you with ban and fine(not fine face o)..........

Hian. So we can’t rent a car while on a trip?

justfrankz:
Thank you. I actually found someone but he’s not in the UK. And the person that gave me his contact is a student here whom I don’t know that well. I’m looking for someone here because of trust issues. Just being careful if you understand. I also have a Dorm account in Nigeria but that still not possible as only account owner can deposit into it and transfer isn’t allowed.

Go to bank ATMs (bank ATMs because there are no fees) and use your dom ATM card to withdraw the amount you want. Simple and easy. You can also use your dom atm card to pay for things anywhere in the UK.

Ogilinsaka:
I've always wanted to ask this: I have never seen governors, senators or top individuals at the embassy doing biometrics. How do they go about it. Or are they exempted from biometrics? Please answer. Thanks

Cc justwise please help me with this question. Thanks

I’ve seen lil kesh before at Canadian embassy. He walked pass the crowd in the main hall, along with his team clearing the way, and was led to a separate room. He never came out until I left, so I suppose he still followed the regular queue, just in a VIP section or something.

I would imagine the same for other top people. However, a lot of top individuals already bought a second passport, so they mostly don’t have to apply for visas. Also, diplomatic passports for office holders, give visa-free privilege for many countries, many other countries also allow for online application or other VIP pecks like that for diplomatic passports.

justwise:
Walk into your bank and ask for form A, they should be able to help you with even better exchange rate

No bank will grant form A for visa or IHS fees.

wolepopo:
Good afternoon everyone...I want to ask anyone that either recently travelled to England or knows someone that recently did....how did you submit the used kits for the Day 2/8 covid19 tests? I asked because new arrivals are meant to be in quarantine...I understand the used test kits are to be submitted to either post offices or authorized courier agents of the test companies... Thanks in advance

You drop them in the red priority boxes on the streets. All the instructions you need are included in the testing package.

Ge0grapher:
Forget what they say! If anyone searches for a Job in the UK for two years without seeing one.. bro that na spiritual problem.

Getting a job is not the problem; getting a job that would qualify for sponsorship and also landing in a company willing to sponsor you, is where the problem lies.

JIREN01:
Please; can someone live on 500 pounds monthly in the UK as a student?

If you're single and studying far from London, yes. I spend less than that. My rent is 350, and I spend around 80 pounds on groceries. I don't do any other major spending outside those two things.

topellycategory:
It's not funny man .The man is making sense here is Not everything you have to apply Humour.

As you're getting triggered because someone mentioned same sex, you should've just kuku stayed back in Nigeria, e fit you better.

Lexusgs430:
The beauty about cryptos, you buy during the dip, hodl...... And sell when it rises.......

Keep repeating process, even sunak would be envious of you......

Yup! Bought crypto with all my cash savings when it dipped to 5k last year. Sold everything when it rose to 19k (my liver started cutting ). It was like I did blood money when I cashed out . When the thing continued to rise, I was not tempted one bit to get back in, cos I know the fall is coming . I'm still watching it to fall further before I get back in - I'm looking at a bottom price of below 20k, but I will keep observing if it settles above that.

Lexusgs430:
For us stock, etoro is very good......

Revolut, does not warehouse all US stock......

Stake, is also good for us stock. But funding stake (without premium level). It takes between 24/48 hours for funds reflecting....

With stake, if you use my referral code..... We both get a free share.... I love stake, because you just buy shares and warehouse, and watch them grow ..... https://hellostake.com/referral-program?referrer=oyedejij225

With etoro, once you fund your account, funds are available immediately to trade. You can also copy trades from experts......

Thank you bros! I will use your referrer code if I settle with stake . One more thing, do these platforms function like real stock markets? For example, do you receive dividends periodically, etc? And what do you mean by warehousing shares on stake? It doesn't allow one to trade or what?

Lexusgs430:
It's simple...... Move money to prepay credit cards, then pay crypto exchanges, with prepay credit cards............

Or buy crypto via revolut or etoro.........

Fight don finish......

Abeg, which is the better platform of these two? (or are there even better options out there?). Also, can one buy US stocks through these platforms?
Any disadvantages to be aware of?