Joyglo:
Goodmorning my people. Please oh how much does it cost to do an eye test? I have a friend complaining about eye problem

harddrive2012:
Abeg I need help. Has anyone traveled for Umrah from uk before and got visa on arrival with their BRP?

I was using an agent to do the process but he said I can travel with the BRP and get a visa on arrival.

I chatted Saudi rep online and got the attached response. The rep said visa on arrival is possible with UK resident permit and then he went ahead to made mention of having a permanent residence even after clarifying with him I’m not on PR yet but I have a residence permit.

I’m really confused and don’t know what to believe now because I no wan get to Saudi and chop breakfast.

Anyone with a practical experience please ?

Peerielass:


Just out of curiosity, what’s the essence of getting the biometric card without a passport? Is it so the years will start counting for the child? The child will still need a passport to leave the country or can they travel on just a biometric card?

jedisco:


This is long well established.

Extra work done with your employer does not count towards your 20hr limit.

Tier4Dependant:


So I reached out to my HR and this is the reply, however I have been advised that I double check with the home office and I will do that.

I also know for a fact that my trust provides our bank shifts. I know some Trusts uses agency like NHSP etc to run their bank but ours is not the case.

Thanks for your input once again.

jedisco:


E dey tey... very long annoying process. If you've done biometrics, all u can do is wait.. I've seen 2-8months.

Good thing is the visa once approved is for the duration of your passport...

Chinlov:
not quite darlin, its borne out of the fact that Christ and Christians will always take insults flung at them by people who dare not say one negative word about the other religion because they simply dare not...

topellycategory:

Giving of alms to the needing.
Charity way of helping the less privileged.

giselle237:
Not all the time. Mine used the app this year. The app does a selection criteria so maybe yours have never had an in-country biometric taken… this might automatically put them in to go in for biometrics.

giselle237:
They don’t ask for kids born in the UK. The birth certificate and parents BRP is ALL they need

forkinsonlolo:

ok noted

Regex:


You see wetin deh cause problem? You know a lot of students... Did I ask you if you know anyone? To answer simple deh hard una.

Lordally

tushqueen:
Do we have anyone in here who has bought or is in the process of buying a house using the non-interest option? Kindly drop a message please

davide470:
On this, I helped draft the email below and so far, I have had 100% success rate from people I shared with. Let the student send this to the council ccing the partner.

Good evening,
My name is xx, a full-time international student at xx University and my partner's name is xx.
I reside at xx. I had initially requested a council tax exemption as a full-time student but was told my partner is a liable party for council tax because he is not a full-time student. We received the attached bill to this effect for the period xx 2022 - xx 2023 wherein it was split into xx equal installments.

However, Article 3 of the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order, SI 1992/558 provides that 'A dwelling is exempt from council tax if it falls within any of the following Class N: a dwelling which is either:
(a) occupied by one or more residents all of whom are relevant persons;
(b) occupied only by one or more relevant persons as term time accommodation.

A relevant person means:
(i) a student;
(ii) a student's spouse or dependant being in each case a person who is not a British citizen and who is prevented, by the terms of his leave to enter or remain in the UK, from taking paid employment or from claiming benefits or (iii) a person to whom Class C (school or college leavers) of regulation 3(1) of the Council Tax (Additional Provision for Discount Disregards) Regulation 1992 applies.

From the foregoing, please note that I belong to category a(i) I am a student and my partner belongs to category a(ii) he is the spouse of a student. We are both non-British citizens and his visa prevents him from claiming benefits. Subsequently, we qualify for the 100% council tax exemption.

Furthermore, please see below links citing cases whereby 100% exemptions were granted to student dependants by the Court:
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5a8ff72860d03e7f57ea8dcf/amp
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/local-government/65852.article

We look forward to your kind response..


Councils dread court cases most times as it does not make sense to be dragged to court for £150/m tax.