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Lexusgs430:
About 3 days ago, I put £1000 on $SAVA........ On a money doubling gamble for 2 weeks .........

My investment is now .......... I hope people joined my 2 weeks challenge............

I didn’t see this on eToro. Which app is it on?
Edited: Seen your other post that it’s FreeTrade

idolda:
Why not apply for Masters in Nursing with preregistration? After completing this you can easily get your licence and apply for a Tier 2 visa which is a cheaper alternative than post study work visa route which is not counted towards ILR

Would she need to have had a BSc in Nursing and any nursing accreditations from Nigeria?

ocpaschal:
It is a serious dilemma.. Pls do you know if he was able to contact the UK Home office or if he took some specific action? Pls can you help me find out from him...

He just kept checking the post office every other week.
UKVI emailed people about the delay,
but they didn’t email everyone. He didn’t get the email either, but he kept checking every week. Also, his wife’s own came out a week before his and their daughter’s.
So, just keep checking, but you report to UKVI in the meantime. https://www.gov.uk/biometric-residence-permits/not-arrived

ocpaschal:
Pls I have not been able to get my Resident Permit (BRP) in UK since I arrived on 19th October for studies.. It's meant to be delivered at post office but nothing has been done yet, and three weeks have passed. Pls what could be the problem? I have already contacted the UK Home office by their gov.uk website since last Monday but no mail response. How do I contact or call the UK Visa Home Office?

I think a lot of people are having this issue. I know someone who came in same time as you and only got his this Tuesday. So, yours might become available this week.

Balingz:
Good morning house. How are you all doing? My brother got an offer from a big 4 accounting firm in the UK but the role he is being offered is less than the role he is applied for due to his professional qualification. However, in Nigeria, he works for a big 4 accounting firm and should be a manager in a few months time. The naira equivalent of what he will be paid in the UK is almost same with what he currently earns in Nigeria. Is it worthwhile for him to accept the UK offer considering he has a wife and 2 children. Thanks house.

He should be able to negotiate if it’s below his expectation. Else, he should just reapply again in a year and half, after he must have spent almost a year as a manager in Nigeria. He should be able to get a manager role then.

Adewumi2888:
Good morning gurus in the house
I landed in London 2 days ago on spousal visa.
Please I need a job immediately after my 10days isolation.

BTW what advice and life hack will you give to someone like me ?

Thanks all

It would be helpful if you give a background on your previous experience in Nigeria.

The quick jobs you can do her the regular manual jobs like warehouse operative, care jobs, security etc.

It’s Xmas season and there are currently a lot of these jobs available. So, it shouldn’t be difficult getting one.

You can also check around for agency that speed up getting these jobs.

Ebonybiuty:
Thank you so much for your prompt response. This has actually been giving me sleepless nights, I thought it’s just hubby that can get sponsored, since he’s the one schooling.
Thing is, I have quite a number of qualifications (ICAN,ACCA,Msc and almost done with CFA too ) and I’m eyeing some top Audit firms where my friends work in UK…So I thought since I’m just a dependant, I might not get a sponsored job

Thanks once again

Hiya,

I sent you a PM. There are some openings in a Big4 and it will suit you.

Funky123:
Yeah, I agree with you and I have similar advise that people should come as a couple. The person with a better CV will be the dependent to the other, because that person is employable.

All the best!

Hmmmm, Me as a fresh graduate with only Nysc experience and my husband with 7years experience with 2 international organizations

should I be the student because no doubt he is more employable
The only ish I have is that I have HND and the school that accept this are very few

We are looking at September 2022 intake and we are already getting our documents ready but am confused bayii

Sometimes it’s best to just take one’s time to get things right.
I will advise you to research if post studies degrees in Nigeria are accepted for MSc in the UK. You might just need to do that and increase your school options.
The ideal thing is for you to be the student and your husband the dependent.

Preshyi:
Please I would like to know about the bold part, I am the student but I believe my husband has better chances cos he is a Biochemist but has over 5 years experience working in the health sector in Nigeria and some assume he read a medical course. For now he has gotten an Amazon warehouse operative job but we are thinking of how he can switch to the medical field that has chances of sponsorship. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Omopapa did a thread on how Biochemist can get a job in NHS in the first part of this thread. You will have to look for it. Maybe Google it.

amanze54:
Just like you, I was busy asking, re-asking early this year about coming here.
But men I am here now, met fellow Nigerians here who don't know nairaland self, I hear their own version of life.
I can adjure that health sector is the weath here. Even my fellow IT student are working as careworker and jostling to get the NHS care work And it is the sector that most willing to sponsor.
I conclude the best bet is to come as couple cos the white chicks has zero attention for us, I see it every day. Then do not look at the Nigerian lady with paper cos the guys who got in with them here feel like a prisoner in Nigeria.
It just not an easy life. But in all you just have to experience it yourself to make your own assessment.

Sorry to hear about your experience. It seems you just got in this September and you are limited to working 20 hours a week.
It’s usually difficult to get a full time at this stage and the care jobs/ other menial jobs are the ones you can quickly get.

Just like people have been advising, the next stage now is getting your CV in UK format, making the most out of your MSc with the experiences you get and applying to as much graduate/entry roles as possible.

Yeah, I agree with you and I have similar advise that people should come as a couple. The person with a better CV will be the dependent to the other, because that person is employable.

All the best!

Davidganna10:
but I read somewhere that the dependant cannot apply for student visa or tier 2 visa from UK. He/she will have to apply from home country.

You must have read wrong

AirBay:
Jobs on this list still need Tier 2 sponsor right?

Yeah, but I think their visa cost are cheaper.

Ebonybiuty:
Thank you so much for your prompt response. This has actually been giving me sleepless nights, I thought it’s just hubby that can get sponsored, since he’s the one schooling.
Thing is, I have quite a number of qualifications (ICAN,ACCA,Msc and almost done with CFA too ) and I’m eyeing some top Audit firms where my friends work in UK…So I thought since I’m just a dependant, I might not get a sponsored job

Thanks once again

Good to hear about this certifications you have. It’s faster to get a job if you have upto three years Big4 experience or any other professional service firm experience. I am sure your friends can refer you to one of them.
All the best.

ModelLook:
All of you that are in the UK, I greet you all from Nigeria. How is life in the UK? Okay now. I have some questions for you.

For those that are working and schooling, how are you coping with the two?

What is the possibility of completing your Tution Fees after paying initial deposit here in Nigeria especially if you are going for a two year master degree with placememts?

Note that initial deposit is just for the first year and it's like between 2k-3k GBP.

For example, your schools fees is let's say 12,000 GBP each for two years.
And you have to still pay rent, maintenance, transport and upkeep included.

What kind of job can a student do to be able to handle this.

Is it the same 20hr job of 10 GBP per hour that will cater for this. Can it really?
(I have done my research on partime job pay)

Is this possible?

I don tire

Abeg UK Nigerians, I need ur input here.

It’s difficult, but could be easier if you have a spouse doing full time job that would help with the fees. Just avoid having kids during the two years. So, maybe it’s time to marry

contra:
Welcome to the abroad. You didn't indicate visa you came in with. I'm assuming student? You usually can't do any work without your NI and you require DBS for only a few jobs. You can do volunteer jobs for a few weeks as you have been advised and that will count as part of your UK experience.
I wish you all the best.


NB- I have a 5 page document i titled "First 5 years in the UK as a Nigerian Expatriate (Migrant)". Although it's for skilled workers, others may find it useful. Let me know via pm if you need it.

I hope this doesn’t derail the thread

Khemmie01:
Good evening everyone, please I need your guidance here. Myself and family just moved to the UK and getting accomodation seems so difficult after viewing houses we just keep getting they don't want to give to students because we ain't working. Please kindly advice how to go about this housing stuff and getting house is difficult too. We are in Gloucester, thank you very much.

Hiya,

This has been discussed multiple times here. You can also check TheGuyFromHR’s post on the first page of this thread for more details.
The summary is - you should offer to pay multiple months in advance, say 6 months.

This might have been discussed previously.
Amazon partnered with some training schools to offer a 12 weeks tuition free course on AWS that’s guaranteed to land an entry role.

It’s focused on unemployed or underemployed people. You don’t need a STEM degree to enroll, but you must be a resident in the UK and have right to work.

So, I think it would be useful for dependants who are struggling to get a job in the UK.

You can check out the companies carrying out the training in the UK here.
https://aws.amazon.com/training/restart/

Congratulations . Some of us are still upcoming and learning from your experience too.

fatima04:
Meanwhile my baby is now in school oo, I think we are more excited than the child sef. After relocating as a baby, I struggled with childcare, combining fulltime work with nursery runs etc we are now free from Nursery charges . Although we are porting to Morning and afternoon club cost but its a relief from full time childcare cost.

Thanks @fatima04 for bringing us together. I didn’t even realize we already got to 700+ pages.

Worthy read. Is it something that can be emulated in the UK
https://twitter.com/julietkego/status/1429161870930464774?s=21

Sohot:
Thanks very much for your reply ...so this means this is possible on a tier 2 visa

Yes, it is.

Sohot:
Hi guys , I am about to renew my tier 2 visa but noticed that there was a place where I could include "unmarried partner " in my visa application .I am engaged in Naija and this was done after I had received my visa last year .Will adding this to my current renewal increase the credibility of my marriage by the time I get married to her and present documents to bring her over?
I have also been hearing these rumours about ikoyi registry being the one they accept though I wouldn't want to think that is true.
Should I just still say I m single in this current application and then when I get married later in the year start processing her documents

The Ikoyi thing isn’t correct. You can use any recognized registry.
The unmarried partner option is for those that have been in relationship for two years or more and there’s evidence to support this. They can apply as dependent.
You don’t have to include the person since you don’t need intend for your partner to come via this route.

umarwy:
Help

United Utilities have my contact details (Email, Old and New Home address, mobile).

I pay my bills on monthly DD and had it set up for ages.

I recently received this email from collection agency. and I got same email today as well.
[center]
CCS Ref: 19997821



Dear F_Name L_Name



We are attempting to contact you on behalf of United Utilities Water Ltd regarding an important personal matter.



Please contact us as soon as possible on 020 8665 4905.



Opening times: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 6:30pm.

Thanks in advance for your understanding and cooperation.



Best regards[/center]

I ignored the first one as I know say I no owe anybody sisi.

now i got the email again and i dont know how to proceed.



Help.

Maybe you should call UU themselves to find out if this is true. And you can proceed with that info.

fatima04:
In addition to the above, you can use the next 6months to ensure regular income is going into her account and also print that to show she can support herself as well incase anything happens she won't be stranded in the UK.

Generally, older people's application gets approved easily. All the best

Thank you. That’s one of the things we are considering and we wanted to ensure we get the next six months right, so she doesn’t have any issues.

justwise:
1.What is her age range?
2. Has she travelled before?
3. Though the business is not registered but does she have savings ?

1. Age range is 50-55
2. She hasn’t traveled before.
3. Yes, she has savings.

Lexusgs430:
This several businesses that she runs, does she have any financial data tracking back and forth, to her bank account?.......

Yes she does. Can that be used as a proof of ties.

Lexusgs430:
Assuming she is of pensionable age, all the documentations, lays on the sponsor's door ..........

She isn’t of pensionable age.

@justwise, @Lexusgs430 and all other visa gurus

We want my mother in law to visit us in the UK, say in six months time and we want to ensure we get the foundation of the application right from now.

Our main concern is proving she has ties with Nigeria.
She doesn’t work in employment, but runs several small businesses. None of which are registered. She doesn’t have a landed property in her name, that can be used as prove of home tie.

We randomly send money to her, so not a consistent monthly stipend.

We need advice on how to prove her home tie and also plan for the application. We would be the sponsor for the trip.

Hello everyone.
What MSc would you advise someone with BSc Philosophy to do?

Hello everyone.
What MSc would you advise someone with BSc Philosophy to do?

Elderss:
And my passport FINALLY arrived 30 minutes ago at my doorstep.

Is it just the 5years 32pages booklet that’s available?