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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by lola0999: 2:10pm On Jun 11, 2022 |
Please where can I change Naira to pounds in Nigeria where you are 100 percent sure I won’t be given fake pounds |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Phayie(m): 2:33pm On Jun 11, 2022 |
lola0999: Avoid road side malam. Do the exchange inside the office and try to avoid paper note tell them u want polymer 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by kode12: 3:57pm On Jun 11, 2022 |
lola0999: Go to a proper BDC and get a receipt for the exchange. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Igbamatigbi: 5:51pm On Jun 11, 2022 |
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Solumtoya: 6:23pm On Jun 11, 2022 |
lola0999: Your choice, really. There's not so much difference. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Solumtoya: 6:28pm On Jun 11, 2022 |
lola0999: There should be Wifi in the airport, or you use your Nigerian SIM (roaming). I typically just book National Express Coach. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AgentXxx(m): 6:43pm On Jun 11, 2022 |
If you are on the island, you can visit Legico Air Force base Shop 74 Ahmadu bello way Victoria island or The Art and Craft center of Eko Hotel and Suites Shop 5... lola0999: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Viruses: 9:00pm On Jun 11, 2022 |
lola0999: lola0999:Change to pounds and bring Pounds Get a pay as you go SIM at the airport, it will come with airtime and data. If you are not able to use uber because of payment, there are other local taxis you can use, just ask around. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by payne4real(m): 10:02pm On Jun 11, 2022 |
Please do you know any in mainland? AgentXxx: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by payne4real(m): 10:37pm On Jun 11, 2022 |
Boss, please I Will be coming to northern ireland in September this year with my family. Ulster University. I will appreciate your advice on house job etc My email: hellopayne4real@gmail.com. Thanks Chummy25: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by lightnlife: 10:55pm On Jun 11, 2022 |
There's a trusted Alhaji in Sabo Yaba. Get into the new Sabo Market Plaza. His office is the first one by the left downstairs. His name is Alhaji Aminu. I've used some other guys in Allen Avenue, Agege, Abule Egba, Mushin. You can also exchange within the airport. payne4real: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Ogbaba123: 12:22am On Jun 12, 2022 |
Go to a bank branch in an area with concentrated BDC activities, you’ll either find a bdc person to change the naira to pounds and have it scanned in the bank too. Note: a fraudulent bdc won’t follow you into a bank, make sure the pounds passes the bank machine and avoid road side bdc lola0999: 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Osoderi(m): 12:48am On Jun 12, 2022 |
Good morning all, please i want to start building my credit history. please any advice on what to do. i don't know any thing about it. I am here to seek advice on how to start. I will appreciate assistance. Thank you |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Osoderi(m): 12:53am On Jun 12, 2022 |
Morning house pls is there any one that have traveled from uk to Romania on medical appointment. please if there is kindly assist. I am thinking of traveling abroad for medical issue. The NHS is nothing to write home about. i need urgent medical assistance but no appointment even after my GP sent a referral. i can't hold the pains , pls any body who has gone abroad to Romania should kindly assist. Thank you. 5 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by lightnlife: 1:31am On Jun 12, 2022 |
This should help: https://www.nairaland.com/6719932/living-uk-life-immigrant-part-2/221#109739361 Screenshot is attached. Osoderi: 1 Like 5 Shares
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by TheGuyFromHR: 1:36am On Jun 12, 2022 |
Osoderi: I assume you need an operation of some kind. I'm also sort of looking into this as well as my mother might need a knee replacement and I'm looking at accessible and affordable options in eastern Europe. We had this discussion the other day in the office. I had some dental work done for which the rip-off private dentist charged me almost 2k. My coworkers were all shocked, telling me that lots of people go to eastern Europe (Budapest, Prague, Lithuania) or Turkey for serious dental work given the cost differentials. (A colleague of mine has just come back from Turkey, said she spent 2k in total on what she was being charged 9k+ for in the UK). The discussion moved on to medical issues, and how the long NHS waiting lists and huge UK private costs are making people have to go to eastern Europe for necessary operations. I don't know about Romania, but the main destinations mentioned were again Lithuania, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Greece. Some people say you can also get relatively cheap care in Portugal as well. Points to note: 1. From what I have gathered so far from my research online and from word of mouth, some of the reputable hospitals you could contact have UK reps, and some offer a whole facilitation package for getting you there, accommodation, etc. 2. Depending on the operation, you should note that you usually have to go back to them for follow-up/checkup/disaster management if anything goes wrong, so factor that in. UK providers might not want to do that for you except in an emergency and you have to turn up at the ED. 3. When reading reviews online, remember that there are just as many bad reviews for UK private providers. Operations go well and go badly everywhere in the world. Nothing is foolproof. When researching, I came across an article in the Times about NHS waiting lists and how people are going to Europe to get things sorted, and after reading the extensive comments on the article, where people tell of their experiences, I was amazed to find out that people are going as far as Thailand for dental work, and they were generally bashing UK dentists for being just as ordinary as everywhere else and 5 times as expensive. 4. Getting visas is another hurdle to scale - the east Europeans generally have lousy visa processes, based on some form of official racism. Romania's is a case in point, even though it's recently moved some of the process online. Far better to get a multiple entry Schengen visa from a western European country and use that. Easier for the Brits who of course can just get up and go. Turkey has the easiest visa process, its fully online. Best of luck as you search. 29 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Odedenshi1(m): 4:21am On Jun 12, 2022 |
Offer is still open my people, use the link and get £25 for the weekend [/quote] I just used your code and hope to share from the bonus soon � |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Osoderi(m): 7:17am On Jun 12, 2022 |
TheGuyFromHR: many thanks for this . i appreciate. Thank you 4 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Osoderi(m): 7:24am On Jun 12, 2022 |
lightnlife: Thank you. i have account with LLoyds bank and i also have EE contract phone. How can i apply for vote, is there a link i can apply it?? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Estroller: 8:54am On Jun 12, 2022 |
Odedenshi1: Thank you, but no record of you on my referral list yet though. Make sure to follow the steps in the attached screenshot to qualify. 1 Share
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Estroller: 8:55am On Jun 12, 2022 |
Osoderi: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Missposh: 11:28am On Jun 12, 2022 |
On using amex credit card I used my amex credit card at the beginning of the month, my statement date is in a few days but each time I log in, it says payment not due at this time. When I tried to pay, it say you can only make on this date everyone...something along that line. Please do I need to wait for my statement date before making payment? If I made the payment on my statement closing date, would that be fine? What does it mean by you can only make payment on this date...does that mean I can only pay on that date every month? I have set up a direct debit for the account but I understand that having just set up the direct debit, I may still need to pay this bill myself before the direct debit will be activated. Please help answer the questions above and kindly add other points you think will be useful for a new user Thanks |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by opeyy(f): 1:07pm On Jun 12, 2022 |
You should be able to pay whatever debit balance is on your account however, if it is not letting then Yes, wait until your statement is generated. Since you know your statement date, set a reminder to check this on the day and you should be able to make a debit card payment. Missposh: 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by domin8(f): 1:53pm On Jun 12, 2022 |
lola0999: The same uber app works everywhere so I'll advise you to include your GTBank Dollar Card on your Uber account as a form of payment as a starting point. Make sure the card is validated on the app before leaving Nigeria just to be 100% sure. Airports usually have free Wi-Fi you can use but as an alternative, you can enable roaming on your Nigeria Line before you travel so you can order your Uber using the Internet. You would also not have to be worried about payment as this would be taken from your Dollar Card. I was using my Naira Card on Uber for a while before Nigerian banks reduced the allocation to $20 a month. You can also order a SIM card (GiffGaff) ahead of your arrival using this referral link https://www.giffgaff.com/orders/affiliate/nnann13_1631789681765 and have the SIM card delivered to your UK address. 7 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by kaylov12: 3:02pm On Jun 12, 2022 |
Hello all, The government is issuing a maths and Physics teachers retention payment. Does this count as public fund? I need to know this as I am due to apply by Jan 2023. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by TheGuyFromHR: 3:42pm On Jun 12, 2022 |
kaylov12: I certainly shouldn't think so. A quick look on Gov.uk shows that this is an incentive meant to attract/retain staff in a sector, just like a sign-on bonuses. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by rowon(m): 3:54pm On Jun 12, 2022 |
Good day my people, what is the best for family of five to settle down in Glasgow precisely GCU.2 girls 10 and 12 years and a boy of 16 years , father and mother. Note we don't have anybody there and our resumption his this September. Please kindly advise on how best to go about it Thanks |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by lavida001: 5:50pm On Jun 12, 2022 |
Solumtoya:What’s the monthly ATM withdrawal to £ |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Odedenshi1(m): 6:06pm On Jun 12, 2022 |
Estroller: You can check again as I just finalised the process and funded the account with £14.99 inclusive of £4.99 for debit card delivery. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Sassy256(f): 6:20pm On Jun 12, 2022 |
Hello everyone, Please can someone put me throuugh on the process of obtaining my driver's license here in UK. (I've not driven here at all, don't have an int'l driver's licence but I'm an experienced driver in Nigeria) |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 7:07pm On Jun 12, 2022 |
Sassy256: You start from scratch.......... Your Nigerian experience, is not a positive, but a negative...... 1 - Obtain a provisional licence 2 - Get a driving instructor 3 - Start revising for your driving theory test 4 - Book your theory driving test (expires in 2 years, if you don't pass your practical driving test) 5 - When you understand the rudimentals of proper driving, awareness, perception etc etc 6 - Book your Driving practical test 7 - Ensure you avoid points within 2 years, or your licence would get revoked NB : Remember, your vehicle horn is not a musical instrument.......... Not in any particular order, but a guide ........ 13 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Estroller: 7:46pm On Jun 12, 2022 |
Odedenshi1: Yea, I can see it now. Once you complete the 3 transactions let me know how you want me to send you your share of the bonus. |
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