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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by wowdiva: 5:04am On Jun 17
missjekyll:


Absolutely no penalty except for perpetuating a kakistocracy.
Voting is not compulsory in the UK.
Thanks
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by wowdiva: 5:36pm On Jun 16
Good day everyone,
I have a question about the incoming election

Is there any penalty for not voting but be on the electoral register

I registered to vote because I needed it to improve my credit score

Are there any penalties for not voting while being on the register.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by wowdiva: 5:02am On Jan 21
Jamesclooney:


Check on YouTube best answers to the Insurance questionnaire. E.g starting insurance 29days in the future, parking on a drive/locked garage etc. Might not change much, but it’ll give you the cheapest quote for your car/circumstance. I just did mine and I’m happy with the reduction vs when I started checking quotes. Good luck!

Thank you

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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by wowdiva: 5:02am On Jan 21
Estroller:


As a new driver your insurance will naturally be high, adding your choice of car and the general increase in insurance premium, the quote I think is not exactly out of place.

Always get an idea of what your insurance will be before purchase to avoid surprises like this, comparison sites will allow you to post date the purchase of the car.

Thank you
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by wowdiva: 7:38am On Jan 20
Hello elders in the house,

Please kindly advise how it can get a more affordable insurance for a car.

I just got a mercedes clk, the quotes I saw on compare is heartbreaking. They vary from £3000 to £2000 pounds. How can I get a reduced quote, I am a new driver.

Please kindly advise.
Travel / Re: UK Skilled Worker Visa / Health And Care Worker Visa / Qualified Teacher Route by wowdiva: 6:14pm On Dec 21, 2023
Hello, please how much pounds and what denomination can I bring in to the UK, I want to bring in cash.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by wowdiva: 2:51pm On Dec 03, 2023
Hello, please anyone in Wales here, preferably Swansea that can help me view an apartment in Wales. I am still in Nigeria. The landlord only wants in-person viewing. I don't mind paying for the service please.
Travel / Re: UK Skilled Worker Visa / Health And Care Worker Visa / Qualified Teacher Route by wowdiva: 8:27am On Nov 28, 2023
Opeolami:
My POE experience at Heathrow on Sunday.

Immigration: Good afternoon

Me: how are you doing?

Immigration: good and you?

Me: I'm okay.

Immigration: your passport please?

Me: have it

Werey.
Immigration: you have a skilled visa, can I have your cos and offer letter ( I printed it out)
I gave her a copy.

She checked on her system and typing some stuff

Immigration: do you know what you are here for

Me: Yes of course

Immigration: can you explain your daily routine.
Which I did.

Immigration: can you tell me where you are going to work.
Me: gave here the address.

Immigration: How many hours are you going to work every week

I forgot the hour on my CoS
Me: 36hours a week against 40hours.

Immigration: How much will the pay you and how

Me: xx.xx per hour, I will receive payment monthly

Immigration: Are you married?
Werey

Me: Yes of course.

Immigration: What's your plan for your family

Me: When I am fully settled down probably in the next few months they will join me.

Immigration: Where are going to stay.

Me: I gave her another paper with the address of my accommodation.

Werey step out of her cubicle and meet the black guy by her side gave her the paper whisper something, then the guy came to me.

Black immigration guy: Why are you just coming to UK in November when your start date is October.

Me: My application approval was delayed, I got my visa 3rd of November.

Black immigration guy: when did you do your biometric

Me: 15th September

Black immigration guy: how long will stay at this accommodation and how much are you paying them

Me: We have no agreement in that regard.

Black immigration guy: how much do you have with you because where you are going is very far from here.

Werey, it was written in the document he holds that a staff will be on ground to pick me.

Me: I don't have any money with me because the employer already sent someone to pick me up.

Black immigration guy to the Immigration white lady, is fine, I think that's okay.

Werey. Now said please, have your document. Got it stamped and said welcome to London.

Na so I vex, I no answer her.

Is it about your daily routine at your previous employment or personal life?

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Travel / Re: UK Skilled Worker Visa / Health And Care Worker Visa / Qualified Teacher Route by wowdiva: 11:10am On Nov 24, 2023
Rasheed890:
Hello house! Please can I drive here in the UK with my Nigerian driver’s license? I’m new here in the UK please

You can drive with your Nigerian License for up to a year in the UK.
Politics / Re: Prophecy On Imo Election by wowdiva: 1:42pm On Nov 17, 2023
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Travel / Re: UK Skilled Worker Visa / Health And Care Worker Visa / Qualified Teacher Route by wowdiva: 12:47pm On Nov 14, 2023
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Travel / Re: UK Skilled Worker Visa / Health And Care Worker Visa / Qualified Teacher Route by wowdiva: 9:59pm On Nov 10, 2023
giselle237:
nothing to worry about… all documentation are scanned onto the system for them to see by you… . so no one is going to be checking if your documents are laminated or not.

Thanks.
Travel / Re: UK Skilled Worker Visa / Health And Care Worker Visa / Qualified Teacher Route by wowdiva: 11:47am On Nov 05, 2023
advanceDNA:


Drivers Licence

Please do you know if I can use UBA visa afri dollar card to pay for visa?
Travel / Re: UK Skilled Worker Visa / Health And Care Worker Visa / Qualified Teacher Route by wowdiva: 5:08am On Nov 05, 2023
Hello everyone, please I was told that laminated documents are usually frowned on. Some of my documents are laminated, like my marriage cert and birth certificate. What can I do please, has anyone experienced this?
Travel / Re: UK Skilled Worker Visa / Health And Care Worker Visa / Qualified Teacher Route by wowdiva: 4:21am On Nov 05, 2023
mobilecontactm:
Visa alert💃💃💃
MA
Standard Application
Skilled Worker Visa
Visa application submitted on the 25th Oct,,
Biometric on 27th Oct,
Empty nsf on 30th Oct,
Tls contacted on 3rd November
Decision mail received today dated Nov 1st

Congratulations, did you pay for priority. Can I message you?
Travel / Re: UK Skilled Worker Visa / Health And Care Worker Visa / Qualified Teacher Route by wowdiva: 4:16pm On Nov 03, 2023
Good day, how do one make payments for visa fee?
Travel / Re: UK Skilled Worker Visa / Health And Care Worker Visa / Qualified Teacher Route by wowdiva: 4:03pm On Nov 03, 2023
Peniel13:


Landlord's address can be at the top right corner.

Entry Clearance Officer,
Home Office UK Visas and Immigration

Dear Sir/Madam,
TENANCY VERIFICATION LETTER FROM LANDLORD
This letter serves as a formal confirmation that Mr. AAA and Mrs. AAA have been my tenants and living together on my property for the past three years at ................................(your address).
Mr AAA and Mrs. AAA moved in on ..............., a day after their wedding and have a rent that will finish on .............
They pay the sum of ....... annually and have never missed a payment deadline. They are nice tenants and recently had a baby in......


If you have any queries about the verification of Mr. AAA and Mrs. AAA's residence, please contact me at 080..............

Yours Sincerely,

Signature:

Name:

Date:

Congratulations. But why did you have to present a landlords consent letter?
Travel / Re: UK Skilled Worker Visa / Health And Care Worker Visa / Qualified Teacher Route by wowdiva: 7:59am On Oct 29, 2023
nickybabey:


I paid 50k a week ago

Oh! Did you do it yourself online? Is it in Lagos?
Travel / Re: UK Skilled Worker Visa / Health And Care Worker Visa / Qualified Teacher Route by wowdiva: 12:46pm On Oct 25, 2023
How much is police clearance now?
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by wowdiva: 8:46pm On Aug 11, 2023
Frood wife don born baby girl ooo. Congratulations to Frood nation. Funny thing is he asked Biggie about it today at his dairy session. I can't wait for Biggie to announce it to him.

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Family / Re: House Clearance Sales.. Come In Here!!!! by wowdiva: 10:14am On Jul 23, 2023
teryene:
LG 55 inch smark Fhd 4k Display 250k
Vitaform vita Spring bed 4½x6 120k
Memory topper 80k
Gree split 1hp AC 80k
Bed frame with tv stand with hdf finishing 70k
Wardrobe with shoe rack 40k
Century wall fan 9k
Hisense fridge 80k
Items available for immediate pick-up
Location Bariga, Ilaja road



I am interested in the bedframe, can I see the 6x6 bedframe? Kindly attach your WhatsApp number

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Family / Re: Relocation Sales Maxi Dispenser 3 Taps And LG Bedside Refrigerator For Sale by wowdiva: 9:28am On Jul 03, 2023
Wenonawde:
Maxi 3Taps (Hot , Cold ,Neutral) Water Dispenser for sale ——-40k

And Lg Single Door Bedside Refrigerator —— 25k both working perfectly

Location : Obasanjo Ota, Ogun state ( before winners chapels 💒)

Is this still available?
Technology Market / Re: The Xiaomi Thread Store by wowdiva: 6:16am On Jan 24, 2023
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Family / Re: House Clearance Sales.. Come In Here!!!! by wowdiva: 4:16pm On Jan 23, 2023
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Technology Market / Re: The Xiaomi Thread Store by wowdiva: 6:57am On Jan 23, 2023
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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by wowdiva: 4:51pm On Jan 12, 2023
Chiggsglover:


When the common man is suffering, how much more people who are different.

Thank you very much, was my Twitter account suspended? Also are you on telegram?

Yes, it is suspended. It says the Twitter account violated Twitter's rules.
I was once in your Telegram group with my old phone. I haven't installed Telegram in my current phone

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by wowdiva: 9:15pm On Jan 08, 2023
Chiggsglover:
Happy new year everyone!!

2022 was a great year for me, graduated, got a job, met several people, with the last one showing very good potential and meeting up my expectations romantically as well as being a nice person.


This year was when I discovered i was Autistic.
I knew i wasn't normal from the onset, lol, I knew I was supersensitive, with the emphasis on physical sensitivity.
Changes in light is enough to wake me up!
I'll open another thread about this, its up to the mods to put it in the front page, I'm awkward with licking people's ass, that's part of me, I don't know the process for that.

I noticed I found it very difficult to maintain eye contact even though I read loads of articles in the magazines about ensuring better emotional connections when you maintain eye contacts.

Occasionally, I move my legs to relax. Way back over 15 years ago, I was down with malaria, my dad brought it to my notice and ask me why my legs was restless, I just told him, I DONT KNOW, we didn't have the necessity of the internet then.
That was when I noticed I do that. It was harmless, so they shrugged it off.

I knew something was off with me when my Dad mentioned in one of our family devotion that I didn't speak for a while as a child and that he laid hands on me and I started to talk. This is one of the signs of autism, delayed communication in children.
Nigeria failed me and other dyslexic children with lack of diagnosis and even support.

I'm super sensitive to light, especially bright lights, sounds, slight change in light, I'm awake. My roomie back in the university was very observant and because I was close to the window, when he had overnight practice, would simply put on his phone light, I'll pop out of bed.

I barely turn on my main light, I enjoy the dark, except for when I came to Ireland and discovered what ambient light is, it was a delight! I decorated my living room with lighting strips, it feels heavenly.

I get irritated with loud noise, which is why I barely go dancing. It was a nightmare in a Christian university where you're forced to attend church services. I always go home with headaches and would have to relax after church, waste of time and effort. The speakers were so loud as it was dance dance dance!!!

I spend time in the toilet as that's also a symptom of autism, Constipation, now I have control over my diet and groceries, drinking delicious peak milk helps me alot. My father kept moaning then about what I was doing so long in the toilet.
To ease that, what I did then was I try to go to the toilet before I shower, everyday, it was a big improvement.

I'm very sensitive, I think I'm an extrovert but the world isn't designed for us in mind, atm there's very few adult diagnosis centre, like autistic child won't grow into adults, especially those that aren't diagnosed. Sometimes I avoid people when I detect they're not genuine, I won't say energy, intuition, I can read people very well, it depends largely if I want to shrug it and hope they're different. Sometimes, I'm wrong but people are different given their mood, experiences...

I'm quite talented, could fix everything around the house when I was young, fully capable to put anything apart and couple it together, it's delicious to do that. My dad misses me cos I'm good with changing the car tyre, changing the oil, from a young age. Being an IT engineer suits me lol, its easy for me.

I do have meltdowns, especially when I'm very stressed, because I'm good at avoiding unpleasant people, only family especially my dad urgh, loved ones as well, friends and strangers can't trigger my meltdowns, they don't have that luxury.

My meltdowns includes yelling as I try to explain myself, I dont break things or do otherwise, one of my ex kept gaslighting me, she got good yelling. Its hard to be in a relationship with autism, but still I'm pretty good looking �. I don't beat people up, I never laid hands on my younger ones regardless of what they did, I did beat up two criminals in Nigeria haha, that scuffle was draining, filled me with adrenaline that my body twitched for hours.

I try to avoid being drunk, I drink socially, ofcourse, I can't handle drugs. To be a successful person with autism, it depends largely on how I'm able to masking it and appear normal. I thrive on routines, love it, that's how I'm able to provide care to my family and friends, I know on Sundays, I'll ring my dad or he'll ring me, some people I met in the past fell by the way side because I stopped reaching out to them.

The good friends I have now are the ones that persisted to keep in touch with me. It's impossible for me to pick up the phone and ring someone when I'm bored, I rather watch a movie, gym, game, news, cook something. So it's a test to good friends, I lack the energy to chase career, money, people or friends. The way Ireland is structured, you don't Need connection to survive.


Knowing I'm autistic makes things a whole lot better as I can hold my head high and put a name to my strangeness, its a massive relief to know this. I'll simply tell anyone I'm dating I'm autistic, if they value me, they'll put in the work, research and understand how I'm different as no Autistic people are the same. You'll be surprised the amount of rich people with autism, you Need to see Mark Zuckerberg give interviews, that's how awkward we are, or elon musk, he doesn't have the communication flow Allistic people have.

I changed my email to my school email, when I graduated, the school deleted the email account, an error keeps me from changing it, so I won't see anyone that tries to reach out, @wowdiva....
Oh mine! Chiggslover! I have been trying to connect with you again. I went on Twitter to check through our chats, but the account is suspended. That is when I decided to send an email. I was worried about you. I am so glad to read your post again.
I am happy you are able to put a name to your unique self. Nigeria and Nigerians need to be open minded to unlearn and learn alot of things.
Congratulations on your new romantic friend (wink)
I am really elated to reach out to you once again.

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TV/Movies / Re: BBNaija 2022 Live Updates Thread by wowdiva: 8:48pm On Sep 23, 2022
Biggie is bringing the evicted housemates as the surprise in level 3. Hehhehe
Travel / Re: UK Skilled Worker Visa / Health And Care Worker Visa / Qualified Teacher Route by wowdiva: 9:00am On Aug 30, 2022
ennygal:
Good morning. Has anyone successfully change employer in the UK for the care job please?
What would you like to know?
Travel / Re: UK Skilled Worker Visa / Health And Care Worker Visa / Qualified Teacher Route by wowdiva: 8:59am On Aug 30, 2022
Bryanbella:
Please how many centers can one do TB test in Lagos?? Is it only iom? Cause am seeing 2 other locations on UK.gov website. Have anyone used the other 2?
This was just added to the recognised UKVI TB center. You can use it.

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TV/Movies / Re: BBNaija 2022 Live Updates Thread by wowdiva: 9:25pm On Aug 01, 2022
Please vote for Phyna ooo! Na beg I beg una

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TV/Movies / Re: BBNaija 2022 Live Updates Thread by wowdiva: 12:12am On Jul 31, 2022
Phyna is a mad girl!!

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