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Tenibegilojuo:
Greetings all!

Please has anyone written any English proficiency test other than IELTS here in the UK for visa application? Kindly share the test name and your experience. Thanks

ISE I for tier 2... Pretty simple and straightforward.

Strata1716:
Thank you, they didn’t state what the grounds for possession are. everything about the issues that happened are documented, I have pictures, videos and chats. I didn’t contact the agent because I felt it was unnecessary but I immediately let them know when the police was here. I will spend a lot of money moving out of the apartment, getting a truck, taking leave days to pack up my things as well as looking for somewhere with the same amount of rent.

So sorry for the stress you are experiencing.

Why not try and weigh the possible risks of having to continue living with that stranger against the stress of moving out. I would go for the latter. I'd recommend you ask for more time to enable you sort yourself out and leave.

Your safety is totally not negotiable and I believe it was on this premise that the agents asked you both to move out.

You must be really bold to actually find sleep in the same space with that stranger, with both eyes closed. One of the drawbacks of moving in with a stranger.

Viruses:
So a landlord can evict a tenant in this country for no reason. While I sympathise with those facing landlord/tenant issues, it's good that things are unfolding because the impression that have been created on this thread was that tenants have more rights than landlords in this country.

Some even said a landlord cannot evict tenant except he wants to sell the house and I was wondering, my own house.

Totally right!

Thewritingnerd:
When you say “cast this update” you mean you don’t want your other country people to have access to this useful information that could also help them?

...a very retrogressive mindset!

OmichaelO:
Help, I have someone in this same shoes too

Could you please narrate how this is happening? Just so others can take precaution.

Thewritingnerd:
It’s ironic talking about:

“laws should not be abused” and “abuse we are suffering in Nigeria”

… and in the same breath [b]blaming the OP for involving enforcement agencies [/b]that could have stepped in but are delaying. And still yet blaming the OP for not paying a rent to a place with no doors.

Very contradictory, I have to say.

Could you please show me where I blamed the OP for involving enforcement agencies?

Thewritingnerd:
“You think this life is all about gragra... “ is exactly what will keep emboldening the landlord to do the same to any immigrant tenant coming after him.

Yea, yea... You are right in some way. But two wrongs don't make a right. Point noted.

Message passed without insult, that shows maturity.

Goodenoch:
You're the one being emotional and sermonising about what is right and moral and whatnot.

I've spoken exclusively based on the law. You do you.

I pray the OP gets someone to take the matter up for him because it's people who don't have anyone that can do that, whom landlords like that love to oppress.

Encouraging the OP not to pay his rent and asking him to go after his deposit is the law you have been quoting! How has the OP benefitted from all the laws you have quoted?

There are certain circumstances when common sense kicks in... Continue to pray and quote the law and not know when to apply common sense.

You think this life is all about gragra...

Goodenoch:
It’s not foolhardy to refuse to pay a landlord who comes to remove your door after a couple of days delay. If the OP doesn’t make her suffer for what she did beginning from not logging his deposit as required, the door removal and all the other things, I’d be very disappointed and she would have been very lucky to have gotten away with it only because she chose a soft target.

Don't be responding emotionally. The OP has done a great deal of work painting the LL bad and evil and on that basis alone is your emotional response. If you look closely at people, there's always the good and bad side, it depends on which angle/lens you are viewing from.

Did you bother to speculate what could have happened if the OP immediately paid like he said he would? This could have happened... OP pays his rent and apologizes for it coming late, LL installs his door and also apologize for all inconveniences. OP continues to live and pay rent and life goes on, and at the end of his tenancy, he can then make a case for his deposit.

I have asked the OP to confirm if the LL became evil before or after renting out the space and intentionally refusing to pay his rent and dare her. He has been responding, but have refused to answer.

He took in someone, missed his rent by a couple of days and thereafter, bluntly refused to pay same rent and continues to dare her. This is being foolhardy.

Viruses:
You were willing to pay the rent before matters escalated, unfortunately, it seems you listened to those saying don't pay; the landlord will be dealt with severely. This is another example of not taking all the advice you get here hook line and sinker, use your head.

Like I said before, you have already broken any agreement you had when you didn't pay rent and have even loosed your rights as a tenant, stop trying to see the fight to a finish.

Don't really want to sound insensitive but I would say it the way it is...

You are right. The impression I deciphered from his narrative was that he was like a day or two late and would pay like the next day. If he had paid around that period, things won't have been this ugly.

Its foolhardy to intentionally owe a LL rent cos some blokes on a faceless forum asked you not to pay when same LL has a commitment to pay mortgage on the property. Few days have ran into weeks!

I hope those that asked you not to pay your rent can also guide you through the beseeching turmoil. They appear to have all gone mute.

In the future, you can always cover things like rent with overdraft, and in severe occasions, loans. Try not to be in a sour relationship with your LLs, it's too stressful and a waste of energy and resources. Personally, I don't have time for all these shenanigans... going to court and paying £308 for a case you may not win and still pay the rent, calling the police and going over to their station, exchanging words with your LL and family etc.

fabulous2019:
Good day house, I was on a skilled worker visa but have been dismissed by my former employer, the company is asking me to pay 10,000£ for the COS, because I didn’t work 5 years with them, and they want to serve me court paper, please anyone know the kind of lawyer or knows a lawyer I can get in uk, I live in Swansea (wales) because they did not use up to 3000£ to get my COS, please I need any good lawyer in uk

Thanks

Go and read the terms of your employment contract, all conditions are always normally clearly written in there.

As per visa sponsorship things, companies normally state the exact amount to pay back or how exactly to work it out, if you choose to leave them in less than a year or less than two years. Most companies won't require you to pay back any amount if you leave after two years for a three years sponsorship.

The terms of dismissal is also always stated. Check if you are dismissed wrongfully. But you don't seem worried about it.

The highlighted isn't quite clear to me.

ehizario2012:
People can even be doing care and still keeping active in other professions while chasing ILR...

A friend is three years into support but still writing his CFA... ILR would soon come, CFA would be ready by then too.

He go come become biggest man... ILR and CFA. Sodiki.

Exactly!!! This shouldn't even be debated.

I have come to realize that some folks here have fish brain and a very shallow way of articulating.

lavida001:
After 5 years of being a healthcare worker right?

Dey play

Yes he can! Go and stop him from switching!!!

hustla:
This means you failed to read my initial premise

The guy in question left school after 1 year to switch to care worker COS. He did not finish or even attempt to apply for jobs in the chosen career area before switching. If it were a course like Intl Business and the like, its very understandable

No one said not to switch to healthcare sponsorship if time is running out; not even attempting is what baffled me

His life, his choices at the end of the day

People will choose what they want depending on their risk appetite and how they perceive their strengths, ability to hold out / delayed gratification etc

The guy you are subtly attempting to mock here or would I say drinking panadol on top of his choice of going for a healthcare sponsorship visa is paying his bills diligently, surviving legitimately as best as he could and possibly re-strategizing on what his next path would be in the nearest future.

Mind your business and learn to understand this very basic fact that people have different life choices and predicaments.

Your choice of words is really quite disgusting.

hustla:
1000000000% facts

Called up a friend some weeks back cos I didn't see him in class, Baba said he switched to care visa, from Cybersecurity Msc. I was shocked

Told two people I wanted to start writing my dissertation and they literally made fun of me for not outsourcing it. Do you think people like that have actual plans after school?
Just go to school, outsource class work, 0 certs, 0 internship, 0 experience from Nigeria. What do you expect? COS from care homes may be the only option

Too many funny things I have seen in this UK waka abeg

You need to be careful the sort of friends and acquaintances you keep.

babajeje123:
Post study is never a waste of time. One of the challenges our people have is their inability to delay gratification. Our people don't want to sow today to reap a better tomorrow. I finished my Msc in January and opted for post study. Meanwhile I got a job with a trust who was not going to sponsor and won't still allow me to start till I get my post study. It was a band 3 role but I went for it. Paid £8k plus for the whole family and started the job. Few friends who heard I opted for post study abused hell out of me since I could have used the money to buy COS

You chose to do certain things shouldn't be a yardstick for others to tow same path. Don't always attempt to compel people to do what you did by giving your fortunate examples.

Lest I forget, stop overrating yourself and explain how exactly you were abused?

By the way, you sounded just like Tinubu!

Zahra29:
The 80% quoted in the OP's post refers to the proportion of Nigerians working in health and social care (which includes doctors, nurses as well as care workers) that were granted UK work visas in the last year. If you look through the stats of the latest ONS report, you would see that this sounds about right.

Ah... OK. Thanks. Could you respond to my second question? Thanks

justwise:
When you said the above you are implying that though those Nigerians who rushed to the Uk through health care or student visa are educated but its not enough to get Canadian visa....simply means they are not educated enough..

Justwise, please leave that fellow alone jare. He keeps twisting as he responds.

How many have the education clearly means that they are either not educated or not educated enough.


He will twist this one now. A very poor way of arguing!

heroshark:
If you believe that all Nigerians that moved to the UK are over qualified and can easily get Canada PR, then you are not being entirely honest to yourself.

Your argument have now become the highlighted! SMH.
Keep on adjusting to suit your false narrative. You go twist and explain taya!!!

pretty1986:
Good morning,I noticed something.why is it that nobody is talking about Australia as if there is no future for anyone that is moving to Australia?

There is a 'living in Australia forum'. I believe that is where you would get pretty much informed facts about Australia. Whatever you find here is wholly speculation from folks that would adjust it to suit their argument. Exceptions from a few that have actually lived there for a short while.

Lexusgs430:
If you think you're depressed....... Just open this thread....... 😜😂

Depression? Yes. But not chronic depression!!!

heroshark:
So an immigrant shouldn't have an opinion? Why are you all pretending ? Most people paying £10k to get a care COS from Nigeria, if they qualify for Canada PR they won't be paying such outrageous sum to come to the UK to do care.
Over 80% of Nigerians that migrated from Nigeria to the UK on skilled worker visa came through the heathcare worker route.

So when I said many Nigerian that rushed to the UK won't qualify for Canadian student or PR route I stand by it 100%.

I've met many that have been denied either Canada or US student visa b4 trying the UK.

Stop the hypocrisy and check the Nigerians among you, mostly those working in care sector, how many of them have the education (not including any MSc obtained in the UK) , skillset, experience and age to secure the top CRS point for Canada PR route ?

How did you arrive at 80%?!!! How many Nigerians have you actually scruitinized to reach the conclusion that they are not educated enough to secure Canada PR? You are clearly just quoting figures to suit your very poor defence. Yes, quickly go and Google something and reply me.

You don't even debate like someone that is educated enough to even get the Canadian PR. That you (and people around you) couldn't get it doesn't entirely mean those that came into the UK via the care visa can't.

People have reasons why they choose the UK or other countries they migrate to. Personally, I never considered Canada for migration cos of the extreme cold, their codes, their unit of measurement, doesn't fit well into my long term goals etc.

heroshark:
Canada let in the brightest and most talented people through the PR scheme, many of the people that rushed to the UK will not even be eligible to enter Canada either through student route or the PR route you mentioned.

I totally disagree!!!

Peerielass:
Ah ok! I know someone that did the opposite. Moved from Ireland to UK because nothing was happening there. The grass is not always greener on the other side.

I would say the grass is always greener based on one's peculiarities.

People have millions of reasons as to why they move and when asked, they naturally are inclined to give a generic incoherent reason such as nothing is happening here, for money, too much tax etc... and we carry it on from there and spread it in whatever way we interpret to fit into our discuss.

People tend to generally move countries when the pros out weighs the cons thereby fitting well into their long term goals. However, when one juxtaposes that same scenario with someone else's long term goals, it's becomes a case of fitting a triangle into a square (and we blurt out 'the grass is not always greener on the other side')

I would say moving to Australia/NZ fits more into my long term goals than moving to Canada/US. This would be totally different for someone else.

justwise:
The signal was not strong enough in my area, when you want to get mobile broadband check the providers signal strength in your post code area.

You can not renegotiate a fixed contract unless the speed they promised was not delivered, then you can call to ask for changes.

This was the key driver why you got that low-cost £21 + 4months free package. They know their signal strength is weak in your area.

Networks with stronger signals may have higher package!

Lexusgs430:
And if you have an EE mobile contract, you also receive free unlimited data deal (shame I already have an unlimited EE data contracts)

I would have to renegotiate my EE mobile sim only deals ........🤣😁


Just spoke to EE....... My 2 EE lines just got upgraded to £8 + £8 pcm, with unlimited data + £31.99 super fibre + 3 months free......... 😁 (was previously £62.84), for both mobile lines..... 😍😂


No deal can be sweeter...... 😜

Hehehe... Enjoy yourself chief Lexusgs430!

Make I pin here with my hyperoptic!