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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 7:39am On Dec 30, 2020

Yimi4real:
Please I still need advice on this? Anyone?

If you arrived in September you might want to get a provisional licence soonish and start planning towards getting the full one - the theory tests are all booked up till May 2021 already.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 7:35am On Dec 30, 2020

Chuukwudi:
Do 2 years Masters
Get 2 years post study visa.
This is legit 4 years...

On your 2rd year of post study visa, you apply for another. If it's Master's, you have 2 years for study plus another two years... Post study visa.

If you decide to do PhD, you will have 3 years post study visa instead of 2.

This will be running into legit 8 to 9 years

You might want to get married and be your wife's dependant.

The post-study period doesn't count towards settlement.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by TheGuyFromHR: 8:38am On Dec 29, 2020

Samoludayo:
Thanks God bless. Can I go straight to VI even though my initial normal appointment is Ikeja??

No.
Once you've chosen Ikeja, you have to use Ikeja.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by TheGuyFromHR: 7:08am On Dec 29, 2020

Haywhy3233:
hello house, anyone to advice how to seek an affordable two bedroom flat or a double bed apartment for couples and two kids in Bournemouth ?

2. secondly, do i need to pay for priority for each member of the family?

3. what should I fill in the column where i will be staying while in the uk on the application form?

4. what proof of accommodation can i show at the point of entry in case am unable to make a reservation before traveling.

1. Try these online agency sites: Zoopla, Rightmove, onthemarket, etc. Note that its not easy to get accommodation in the UK from Nigeria especially if you lack previous history, references, guarantor, etc. - where necessary you should be prepared to pay anything from 3 - 6 months rent upfront to facilitate things.
2. Yes.
3. You don't have to secure accommodation before completing the application form.
4. On a student's visa, you don't need proof of accommodation at POE.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by TheGuyFromHR: 3:01pm On Dec 28, 2020

caramel1759:
There was nothing to show, only the stamp UK2010. The agent didn't give a reason for rejection when asked.

My fear is if she say Yes she has applied before and the consulate says they don't have her record, how will it impact the decision and what if she says No and the application turns out to be real.

Meanwhile the agent's whereabout is not known till now

I understand your position.
There is a reference number and date written by hand in the passport under the high commission stamp, not just the year.
It's most likely her agent did nothing and pocketed the money he got from her.
There is a process for requesting from the UK government any information it has about you and your previous applications. Check carefully, do a Google search for the link and see if you can follow the procedure.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by TheGuyFromHR: 2:26pm On Dec 28, 2020

caramel1759:
Hello family! I am counting down to when maintenance funds will mature albeit I have an issue.
I am the applicant, my dependant who happened to be my spouse applied for UK visa in the year 2010. She applied through and agent. The agent claimed the visa was not granted and her passport was stamped UK2010.
The issue now is she wasn't interviewed neither was her biometrics taken. We are considering the whole thing was a scam as she left everything to the agent.
Now the issue is at the point when she is asked if she had been refused a visa what should we fill there as she isn't sure of the application status.
Any advise of thought from the gurus in the house will go along way. We are due to apply January 11.

Apart from the "UK Abuja" or "UK Lagos" stamp, is there a reference number?
If there is a reference number, then the application was made and refused.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 1:18pm On Dec 28, 2020

LagosismyHome:
In my experience UK is all about relevant work experience and not necessarily school expect few entry level jobs or graduate scheme jobs

Apart from that.... in reality hardly would you see anybody having to choose between Ife and Dusseldorf. It more about what do you bring to the Table and how you can sell that value

I understand what you mean, but I used the differing schools metaphorically to stand for a hypothetical Emeka Akintunde Abubakar from Nigeria and a Klaus Schiller from Germany.
It's also basically referring to my opinion that the position in the labour market of an Olajide Okoro will not necessarily improve vis-a-vis a Pierre De Ville from 1/1/21, and my opinion that racial bias in employment does exist (to what extent is debatable).

I derive no joy in holding this opinion, and it is also evidenced by many studies which a cursory internet search can unearth.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 12:14pm On Dec 28, 2020

Ameey:
Space isn't an issue. It's for 2 adults and a kid

https://www.mybedframes.co.uk/blog/uk-bed-sizes-the-bed-and-mattress-size-guide/

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 11:50am On Dec 28, 2020

Ameey:
Good morning house. Please what type of mattress /bed is best to get here in UK? And please possibly refer me to where I can buy online as furniture shops aren't opened here due to tier 4 restrictions. I've tried searching for mattress but there are too many types and it gets me confused. Thanks.

Narrow down the questions.
Start with:
1. the number of people the bed is to accommodate preferably.
2. How much space you have to play with.

Amazon (again!) sells mattresses online.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 11:48am On Dec 28, 2020

icon8:
The bolded is ridiculous and ludicrous, for obvious reasons.
Anyways, I’m done here. We all are entitled to our opinions. Cheers

Good luck with your notions of equality, which are sadly equally ridiculous and ludicrous.
Happy New Year in advance.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 11:19am On Dec 28, 2020*

It's a general fact that the difference between government policy and what actually happens in real life can sometimes be wide.

Take an excerpt from that policy statement: "We need to shift the focus of our economy away from a reliance on cheap labour from Europe and instead concentrate on investment in technology and automation. Employers will need to adjust[i][/i]."

Oyibo.

The UK still needs cheap labour. So cheap labour and expensive labour will still come, black, white or brown. And because it will still be easier for European cheap or expensive labour to access the UK than the black and brown versions of the labour, the playing field will ultimately still only be level in terms of Whitehall policy only.

Take for instance, mutual recognition of qualifications. Under the deal, this will no longer be automatic. Good news for non-EU in theory. In practice, if an employer has to choose between a Nigerian University of Ife degree or a German University of Dusseldorf degree post-full Brexit all other things being equal, we need no crystal ball to guess where the decision will fall most times. When taking experience into consideration, whose will be given more weight most of the time, one wonders. That acquired in a Ghanaian company, or that acquired in say Sweden or France?

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 11:06am On Dec 28, 2020*

icon8:
You just may have inadvertently made a case for a benefit of Brexit for non-EU immigrants. All you mentioned above only lend credence to the thinking that EU citizens will leave the UK for other EU countries (27 of them), when the UK becomes unattractive to them, due to the reasons you stated in your post. They are spoilt with choice (27 other countries, some better than the UK), why would they stay in a country where you’ve boldly claimed EMPLOYEES DON’T MATTER? That was exactly what I alluded to in my earlier posts, and would open doors for other non-EU immigrants (Nigerians inclusive) who wouldn’t mind the ridiculous wages on offer, just to get a foot through the door and work their way up.
For the umpteenth time, I believe Brexit will open doors of opportunities to immigrants from outside the EU. However, the overall health of the UK economy is another matter entirely, and only time would tell if Brexit is a blessing or a curse.

EU migrants have always been spoilt for choice, yet they voted massively for the UK with their feet.
A lot of what brought EU citizens to the UK (eastern Europeans aside) was more intangibles such as learning English, the global language, thus giving they (and their children) a route into competing in the world economy, and living in major cities like London, which is arguably the most favourable place in Europe to be if you've got aspirations to boost your employment prospects overall.

EU citizens could and can get a better deal in terms of wages, living conditions and social security in either Germany, Sweden, Denmark, France, Belgium or the Netherlands, just to name a few. Yet the UK despite its low benefits, comparatively lower wages and precarious but flexible employment market and social protections, was still number 2 just behind Germany for the number of active EU migrants it hosted ("active" excludes the mainly retirees who flock to places like Spain, Italy, parts of France for better weather, second homes, etc.).

These people are not going away soon. Having come, despite everything, few of them are going back. They've gotten either settled or pre-settled status and they're going to remain here, for the very reasons that brought them here in the first place.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 5:09pm On Dec 27, 2020

rigvod:
Hello everyone.
Pls how do I get home wifi done in my house in Leeds?
what do i need to get this sorted asap?pls its urgent boredom is taking a toll on me
And are there any particular cost saving wifi companies still with good service? I am only asking... thanks in advance

When you select a provider as the previous poster advised it might take up to 2 weeks for them to set you up.
Till then get a free 3 no-contract data sim and buy an unlimited data package for 35 quid for just one month (I think their unlimited data has about the best price when I checked for my recently arrived friend earlier this month), if 3 has a good network in your area. When your broadband's set up, you retire the sim.

Simple.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by TheGuyFromHR: 12:55pm On Dec 27, 2020

Minah2020:
Really? So we can pay in naira on Amazon?

Yes, you can.
Just remember that some Nigerian banks have different limits on their online transactions (for instance Standard Chartered has a limit of the naira equivalent of $500 a month)

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 9:52am On Dec 27, 2020

mattfeuter:
My brother, This story get as he be.

There are usually three sides to a story,

- the wife’s version
- the husbands version and
- the truth

What do you think would make a man abscond with 3 kids?

Lol.
I agree that there are different sides to every marital story. More than the 3 you mentioned even, there are also the following:
- mother in law on the wife's side's version,
- the mother-in-law on the man's side's version,
- the live-in sibling[s]-in-law's version[s] and even the househelp is entitled to a version as well.

But in this case, we're dealing with the hypothetical situation of what to do if one parent took co-parented children out of the country (to the UK in this case) without the other parent's consent.

Why they did so is beyond the remit of this exercise.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by TheGuyFromHR: 10:53pm On Dec 26, 2020

Samgalaxy:
Please for someone with a medical condition needing to see a nurse as soon as he arrives Uk, what are the procedures of accessing Uk health care especially during isolation period?

Emergency is your only option.
They'll have to send you an ambulance.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 10:36pm On Dec 26, 2020

AltCtrlDel:
Pls what would you advise or what step can she take? I've gotten her to put up the story on Nairaland and Twitter. The topic is currently on the front page but no meaningful submission.

She has informed the police too but they are demanding for money before they will act

In her shoes I would contact the high commission and let them know.
Maybe also try NAPTIP.
And I'm surprised the high commission gave them visas without a consent letter from her, and that the airline too allowed one parent to travel alone with 3 children on visitor's visas (red flags) without making further enquiries. He must have forged those apparently.

I have a cousin who is a nurse here. Her husband and children were living in Nigeria. The man died a few years back and she came back for the funeral, then her children came to live with my mother. When she came to collect them a year later, I took them all to the airport and the BA people insisted on seeing evidence that she had the right to travel to the UK with the children alone. She showed his death certificate and all that, but the airline staff asked to interview the children separately ("Where's your daddy?", etc.) and she was only allowed to go when they confirmed the narrative. Later on, the BA lady told me that they really allowed them to go because they were on settlement visas.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by TheGuyFromHR: 8:41pm On Dec 26, 2020

Aderin0la:
Errrrr I was gonna take a small bottle of dettol along with me cuz of my allergies (regardless of whether it can be bought there or not); I’ll have to use water while I’m in quarantine and there’s no way I’ll go to a store to get one during this time.

The pure water/water dispenser part is a bit unnecessary but thanks for your advice..

That's OK.
Also remember that you can still order things online to be delivered to you in your quarantine location.
Just get a free trial of Amazon Prime and you get next day delivery on many items.
Amazon takes Nigerian cards too, so you don't need to wait till you open an account and get a UK bank card to get things you need while in quarantine.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by TheGuyFromHR: 6:22pm On Dec 26, 2020

Aderin0la:
Hello all,

Please, this is a list of some things I intend carrying with me when traveling, but I’m not sure if all these are allowed or not. Kindly let me know which ones should not be included. (PS: I’m only taking small / a reasonable amount of each)

Garri
Groundnut
Indomie (onion flavor)
Maggi/Knorr (not the chicken flavor)
Dettol disinfectant
Basic meds like cough syrup, panadol, antibiotics and the likes.
Spices (e.g ground red/black pepper, pepper soup spice, etc)
Sardines
Deodorants/perfumes - I heard one is supposed to be in your hand luggage; not sure which.

Brother/Sister, abeg slow down.
Don't overload your precious luggage space with things you can get in the UK.
Dettol disinfectant?!! The UK isn't a breeding ground for all forms of micro-organisms, you know. We for all don die by now.
Sardine?? Deodorants? These things are packed/made here, and exported to Naija.
Panadol and many cough syrups can be bought OTC.
Indomie is available in Indian/Nigerian shops or on Amazon. You'll pay more of course, but how much of it do you want to bring along yourself to avoid buying it here, 1 year's supply?

Calm down and arrange your luggage with wisdom.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 6:13pm On Dec 26, 2020

icon8:
Time will tell. You are free to advise your circle of influence as you do wish. I keep advising mine as I see fit.

Of course.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 6:10pm On Dec 26, 2020

icon8:
I’ve literally been begging everyone I know in Nigeria (skilled professionals, of course!) to make relocating to the UK their priority in 2021. It’s high time they gave cold and snowy Canada a break and give UK a chance. Opportunities here would be massive in 2021, from PSWV to HSMP.

I predict a massive brain drain and mass exodus of EU professionals, which would lead to opportunities for suitably qualified non-EU citizens, including high flying Nigerians.

@ the bolded: Bad advice.

@ the italicised: This is not going to happen.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 4:26pm On Dec 26, 2020

icon8:
If, as expected, EU citizens continue to leave the UK for other EU countries, as a fallout of Brexit, then it is logical to expect more UK job opportunities, according to the forces of demand and supply.

Another advantage for non-EU citizens in the UK, who until now have been treated unequally as EU citizens (due to EU laws) is that every non-UK citizen will now be equal (at least on paper). Whereas prior to now it was UK/EU citizens ahead of all others, now it will be only UK citizens before all others (i.e. Nigerians and EU citizens will now be seen as equal under UK laws, unlike before).

Already, the 2-year post-study work visa is a huge advantage of Brexit, for the millions of non-EU students that will benefit from it. Ditto for the new tiered immigration system that’s about to commence in January 2021.

Those could be considered advantages, from a non-EU immigrant point of view, as it is expected that there will now be a level playing ground for all immigrants, regardless of nationality, and EU citizens will no longer be legally prioritised over other non-EU nationals. Effectively, Nigerians would now be second class residents (only below UK nationals), rather than third class residents (below both UK and EU nationals).

Lol, alas, that will never happen.
Skin colour will always continue to matter, make no mistake about that.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 12:31pm On Dec 26, 2020

Kingp91:
Please can yiu shed more light on this. I mean the benefitsfor you guys there and us way just come or still dey road

There are no real benefits for the UK's leaving the EU, because generally the UK gave up the benefits of a huge free trade area for less than it already had. It was an emotional move, not an economic one.
As for any disadvantages, if you have no business with the Continent and as you have just arrived, you will not notice anything, there will possibly be some price rises here and there to absorb the consequences of all those border checks, most disadvantages will take time to show, but there are no advantages whatsoever.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by TheGuyFromHR: 9:40am On Dec 26, 2020

Iwonder:
What about beverages like milo or Bournvita?can I come with them

Na wa. You certainly don't want to miss any part of being in Nigeria while you're in the UK, do you?
You can get those things here, or substitutes.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by TheGuyFromHR: 1:39am On Dec 26, 2020

happiezikpe:
Hello everyone. Random question here but I would appreciate help. Please can one bring in powdered milk into the uk? I know palm oil is not allowed, what of vegetable oil. Thank you

Milk should be the least of your worries. If you don't like bottled fresh milk, you can buy Nido online from Amazon in 6 - tin packs at 18 pounds, which is good value. Don't bother about vegetable oil either - it's palm oil you will have to source when you get to the UK, if you plan to use it.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 5 by TheGuyFromHR: 7:54pm On Dec 25, 2020

Samoludayo:
Merry Xmas to everyone

I will be going to Bristol for my M.Sc in January with wife and 2 kids

1. Please I need details on how to get good and affordable accommodation in Bristol, for January

2. Any Programmer or Tech professional residing in Bristol here, will appreciate if I can get your contact for advice viz and viz utilizing the 20hours work permission per week.

3. How do people travel with or have access to their living expenses fund exceeding 10,000pounds ? Are we to keep it in the naira account and be withdrawing using card in the UK?

Awaiting your kind response

1. Affordable is a relative term.
Check online, Zoopla, Rightmove, Onthemarket, etc. and see what is available in your intended location.
But it is not easy to get accommodation as a newly-arrived student with no previous history in the UK - strongly advisable you rent temporary accommodation such as Airbnb for at least 3 weeks.

3. This is a question for your bank(s) in Nigeria. Obviously you haven't yet applied for a visa.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 7:28pm On Dec 23, 2020

Igbosmoker:
maybe.

It seems it's only doctors, law and IT related courses that's profitable outside nigeria.

I don't want to be carrying a useless degree

Remove law from that list.
Leave the other two.
Just so we don't give our lawyer friends too much hope o.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 2:49pm On Dec 22, 2020

Poch:
Ok boss.
Let me clarify what you call misinformation.

When you wanna send down £1k back to Nigeria...and it hits your family's bank account... What is the equivalence of that transaction in Naira? 500-600k.

Is there any mathematical template that would ever define £15k in anyway as being equivalent to N30k?

Again, there is no need for argument.
If you feel I am misinforming people, I am sorry.

Na learn everybody still dey learn...

Equivalence is all I was talking about.

For equivalence, specifications are required.
You say "A family of 4" or a "single person" etc.
A single person on 15k p.a. (UK monthly minimum wage is in the range of 1.2k to 1.3k) outside London, Edinburgh et al (let's take Aberdeen) can realistically achieve a take home of 400 quid monthly on a tight budget (room with utilities say 500, transport say 80 - 100, feeding anything up to 200)., and paying basic rate tax on 3k after personal allowance of 12k 5 is deducted.

A single person on Nigeria's monthly minimum wage of 30k pcm outside Lagos, PH and Abuja (let's take Enugu) can realistically achieve almost nothing a month take home (bedsit rent of 10k monthly, transport maybe 4-5k, feeding/utilities about 10k).

That's a better comparison.

* Figures roughly estimated.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 10:08am On Dec 22, 2020

Poch:
Sorry to intrude, but this argument is a no-brainer and uncalled for.

This is one of those rare situations where you are both right!

It is tougher to earn and save in the UK for low income earners...whose equivalent would thrive extremely well in Nigeria...no doubt.
However, there are socio-economic and security perks that could also influence a choice of abode.

It finally boils down to individual situations and choices...and will be very wrong to try impose your personal situations/experiences as a standard that must be seen as right/true and followed.

Truly, you are both right... but should also try be discerning and empathize regarding other people's opinions.
There is no standard to this thing!

My 2 cents.

I disagree.
Low-income earners are worse off in Nigeria and cannot in any way be said to "thrive" there.
At least here they can - if they manage it - get Universal Credit, 400 quid a month is basically a drop in the bucket in most cases, but its better than nothing. There is a social security net, however threadbare it might seem in comparison to what obtains in most of western Europe.

And they have the solace of being able to fall back on govt-funded healthcare and 12 years of [variable quality] education, whether they have paid into the system or not.

The average person living on a minimum wage or less in Nigeria gets nothing from the government and we know what the quality of government funded healthcare and education is across much of Nigeria, with variations.

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 9:11pm On Dec 21, 2020

Braket:
*365#.
TheGuyFromHR. This is the second consecutive year I have opted-in for this and my number still works. It the second sim on my phone. I recently switched it off because I'm tired of the spam texts that keeps entering.

Plus I was also able to check my NIN enrollment with. So it still works.

Good to know.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 6:17pm On Dec 21, 2020

LALAONE:
I have a standard chartered account but I couldn't pay with it. What do you think is the problem

Call them and request to have your account enabled for online transactions.
Their Nigerian number redirects to an Indian call centre, so be prepared for that, its not a scam. wink

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 2:19pm On Dec 21, 2020

Braket:
You know you can opt-in for keep my number? You pay a certain fee yearly to keep the number. I know mtn does this.

MTN does it and it does work, but I know someone who had his number disconnected after opting in for it a couple of years back.
He subsequently couldn't use his MTN line. I don't know if this is still the way the keep my number thing works, having not opted in for it myself but anyone interested who still wants functionality should look into it first before opting in.

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