fatima04:


You need an average of 16weeks for the 6months

Please does this apply to students who work 20/wk in the care setting?

Newbie123:


Please does this apply to students who work 20/wk in the care setting?

Yes it does,so long as you work over 16 hours a week

Thank you, my husband disconnected from the house wifi and it opened on his phone. It still wont let me in tho even after I did same.

domin8:


Look at the error message, your request was blocked by their firewall that is why you can't access it.

You will also see that you have a Proxy IP stated there which is most likely a VPN on the internet you are using.

You can try using your phone as a hotspot and connecting it to your laptop and test to see if that works.

For non-medical professional, it's

semmyk:
If you're not a medical professional, seemly having worked in your role for at least 6 months, for an average of at least 16 hours a week
See: www.gov.uk/apply-immigration-health-surcharge-refund/healthcare-setting

PS : 16hrs doesn't apply for medical professionals
www.gov.uk/apply-immigration-health-surcharge-refund/tier-2-visa-medical-professional

OgbeniOptional:
I have worked in care for more than 6 months but just 12 hours a week. Am I eligible?

Since arriving the Uk this year, one thing i have come to know or notice about Nigerians who have lived here longer is them always claiming to know everything about anything. They always claim to be knowledgeable about everything that concerns the Uk especially when they notice you're new in the UK and seek for advice on things. My brethren, be careful with these type of people. I'd say they're 90% of Nigerians here who have these traits. They'll mislead you, give you false information and leave you to your fate if it goes wrong for you. I see some of them on this thread and wont mention name. Sometimes i wonder if they do these things intentionally just to get you into some type of difficulty or problem. I am saying this from an ugly experience i just got out of and that has made me have a rethink of wanting to really join the Nigerian community. Be mindful of "some" Nigerians here who always want to claim elder and Mr know it all. Them no sabi anything and most of them who claim to have been here longer don't have papers, na pali oni pali dem dey use and trust me, you that came in via student route, work visa are way better than them. They are filled with pure undiluted wickedness. Just my 2cent though.

Sinchester:
Since arriving the Uk this year, one thing i have come to know or notice about Nigerians who have lived here longer is them always claiming to know everything about anything. They always claim to be knowledgeable about everything that concerns the Uk especially when they notice you're new in the UK and seek for advice on things. My brethren, be careful with these type of people. I'd say they're 90% of Nigerians here who have these traits. They'll mislead you, give you false information and leave you to your fate if it goes wrong for you. I see some of them on this thread and wont mention name. Sometimes i wonder if they do these things intentionally just to get you into some type of difficulty or problem. I am saying this from an ugly experience i just got out of and that has made me have a rethink of wanting to really join the Nigerian community. Be mindful of "some" Nigerians here who always want to claim elder and Mr know it all. Them no sabi anything and most of them who claim to have been here longer don't have papers, na pali oni pali dem dey use and trust me, you that came in via student route, work visa are way better than them. They are filled with pure undiluted wickedness. Just my 2cent though.

Best you post advice you received, that was wrong. .... So others can learn .......

Nobody is either a fountain/island of knowledge.........

Should I post my passport here, to show you I am not using ori o lori .............

True talk

Sinchester:
Since arriving the Uk this year, one thing i have come to know or notice about Nigerians who have lived here longer is them always claiming to know everything about anything. They always claim to be knowledgeable about everything that concerns the Uk especially when they notice you're new in the UK and seek for advice on things. My brethren, be careful with these type of people. I'd say they're 90% of Nigerians here who have these traits. They'll mislead you, give you false information and leave you to your fate if it goes wrong for you. I see some of them on this thread and wont mention name. Sometimes i wonder if they do these things intentionally just to get you into some type of difficulty or problem. I am saying this from an ugly experience i just got out of and that has made me have a rethink of wanting to really join the Nigerian community. Be mindful of "some" Nigerians here who always want to claim elder and Mr know it all. Them no sabi anything and most of them who claim to have been here longer don't have papers, na pali oni pali dem dey use and trust me, you that came in via student route, work visa are way better than them. They are filled with pure undiluted wickedness. Just my 2cent though.

My brother, no vex.
But you may have been scammed by someone or misused the information you got here. That doesn't taint this forum, especially this thread.

I read this thread for almost a year before I moved to the UK and read it from time to time since. I comment when I have information to pass on, in the spirit of giving back. If you read well, you will notice that most people provide experiential information, i.e. what they have lived through and actually done.

E fit be say some people's information is out of date in some cases, when the activity in question is something they did long agao and haven't done since (there was an example of that some pages back), but that is not deliberate and is simply well-intentioned error.

I think nobody comes here to form elder, we come to help our community in the small ways we can (including the BDC guys, lol). I appreciate those who created and keep this thread going and have nothing bad to say about any of them. I would also like to think that the small info wey me don give for here is also correct and no mislead anyone, because all na my own personal experience.

I've only actually contacted one person on this thread, when I was job hunting and dealing with interviews, the OgaHR (who is exactly as he sounds here, blunt, direct and to the point, but otherwise friendly and speaks very good Igbo), and he gave me very good information, assitance and encouragement. Encouragement especially, like most people wey dey find work for this UK, sometimes the number of rejections you receive go drop your spirit. (His chilled beers/kai kai/Scottish firewater dey wait am anytime he comes to Edinburgh). From the way others come across here, I can only believe it would be the same if I contacted Madam Ticha for help with the mortgage I dey plan for instance, or Mamatukwas who is doing good work on the mamas and pikins thread, or OgaLexus for how to carry the finest London babes, etc.

Your post is fallacious, sir. Repent and correct it.
Make I return to siddon look mode.

StrikeBack:
Hostel?? Sheffield Hallam university is not OAU or unilag..

Ok they call it halls of residence aka hostel. But I still need help do you have solutions for me?

Lexusgs430:



Best you post advice you received, that was wrong. .... So others can learn .......

Nobody is either a fountain/island of knowledge.........

Should I post my passport here, to show you I am not using ori o lori .............

I commend your sincerity on this thread and you're one of the few people i have come to respect. Mind you, i have been on this thread longer before now. I only just read as a guest and i don't comment on this forum. The reason for my statement is this. I stumbled on one of the post where someone says students are entitle to go for council house. Well, before i stumbled on debates about the information council houses here by someone on this thread, i had already fallen into that mess. Let me warn intending people who want to take that information and run with it. Students are not entitled to Council Houses. Yes, its cheaper, but you are not entitled to go for it. Its public fund. I wouldn't want to go into details about what happened to me. But someone mislead me to fall into it and the council didn't take it easy. But pls, stay away from public funds/house or whatever if you're on a student visa.

MichaelUde:


My brother, no vex.
But you may have been scammed by someone or misused the information you got here. That doesn't taint this forum, especially this thread.

I read this thread for almost a year before I moved to the UK and read it from time to time since. I comment when I have information to pass on, in the spirit of giving back. If you read well, you will notice that most people provide experiential information, i.e. what they have lived through and actually done.

E fit be say some people's information is out of date in some cases, when the activity in question is something they did long agao and haven't done since (there was an example of that some pages back), but that is not deliberate and is simply well-intentioned error.

I think nobody comes here to form elder, we come to help our community in the small ways we can (including the BDC guys, lol). I appreciate those who created and keep this thread going and have nothing bad to say about any of them. I would also like to think that the small info wey me don give for here is also correct and no mislead anyone, because all na my own personal experience.

I've only actually contacted one person on this thread, when I was job hunting and dealing with interviews, the OgaHR (who is exactly as he sounds here, blunt, direct and to the point, but otherwise friendly and speaks very good Igbo), and he gave me very good information, assitance and encouragement. Encouragement especially, like most people wey dey find work for this UK, sometimes the number of rejections you receive go drop your spirit. (His chilled beers/kai kai/Scottish firewater dey wait am anytime he comes to Edinburgh). From the way others come across here, I can only believe it would be the same if I contacted Madam Ticha for help with the mortgage I dey plan for instance, or Mamatukwas who is doing good work on the mamas and pikins thread, or OgaLexus for how to carry the finest London babes, etc.

Your post is fallacious, sir. Repent and correct it.
Make I return to siddon look mode.

You can try to talk down about my post. Call it fallacious or whatever. I just said my peace and its left for you to take it how you want it. I have never engaged anyone here and not even you. So feel free to tag it anyhow you want.

Sinchester:


I commend your sincerity on this thread and you're one of the few people i have come to respect. Mind you, i have been on this thread longer before now. I only just read as a guest and i don't comment on this forum. The reason for my statement is this. I stumbled on one of the post where someone says students are entitle to go for council house. Well, before i stumbled on debates about the information council houses here by someone on this thread, i had already fallen into that mess. Let me warn intending people who want to take that information and run with it. Students are not entitled to Council Houses. Yes, its cheaper, but you are not entitled to go for it. Its public fund. I wouldn't want to go into details about what happened to me. But someone mislead me to fall into it and the council didn't take it easy. But pls, stay away from public funds/house or whatever if you're on a student visa.

I followed the conversation about council properties.......

I think the matter eventually went down the jurisdiction route...... It seems UK and Scotland have different rules........ I run away from such discussions, because I am now very stale in immigration matters......

No recourse to public funds, is an all encompassing rule.......

The bolded is not nice at all and it is totally false. If Nigerians don't advise, you will complain, if they do advise, you will complain.
I have been in the UK for a while but still come to this thread to learn. Don't tar everyone with the same brush based on the few experiences you have had.

Sinchester:
Since arriving the Uk this year, one thing i have come to know or notice about Nigerians who have lived here longer is them always claiming to know everything about anything. They always claim to be knowledgeable about everything that concerns the Uk especially when they notice you're new in the UK and seek for advice on things. My brethren, be careful with these type of people. I'd say they're 90% of Nigerians here who have these traits.
They'll mislead you, give you false information and leave you to your fate if it goes wrong for you. I see some of them on this thread and wont mention name. Sometimes i wonder if they do these things intentionally just to get you into some type of difficulty or problem. I am saying this from an ugly experience i just got out of and that has made me have a rethink of wanting to really join the Nigerian community. Be mindful of "some" Nigerians here who always want to claim elder and Mr know it all. Them no sabi anything and most of them who claim to have been here longer don't have papers, na pali oni pali dem dey use and trust me, you that came in via student route, work visa are way better than them. They are filled with pure undiluted wickedness. Just my 2cent though.

dupyshoo:
The bolded is not nice at all and it is totally false. If Nigerians don't advise, you will complain, if they do advise, you will complain.
I have been in the UK for a while but still come to this thread to learn. Don't tar everyone with the same brush based on the few experiences you have had.

The intention was not to paint the Nigerian community black. Might have used the wrong sentence / choice of words. But speaking from my pain and experience, that might have come out wrongly. I apologize to anyone this might have offended.

dupyshoo:
The bolded is not nice at all and it is totally false. If Nigerians don't advise, you will complain, if they do advise, you will complain.
I have been in the UK for a while but still come to this thread to learn. Don't tar everyone with the same brush based on the few experiences you have had.

The volume of traffic on this thread and the previous, is a testament that people are benefitting from the contributions...........

Unfortunately, in life ...... Not everyone would always be satisfied..... That is life ........

Sinchester:
Since arriving the Uk this year, one thing i have come to know or notice about Nigerians who have lived here longer is them always claiming to know everything about anything. They always claim to be knowledgeable about everything that concerns the Uk especially when they notice you're new in the UK and seek for advice on things. My brethren, be careful with these type of people. I'd say they're 90% of Nigerians here who have these traits. They'll mislead you, give you false information and leave you to your fate if it goes wrong for you. I see some of them on this thread and wont mention name. Sometimes i wonder if they do these things intentionally just to get you into some type of difficulty or problem. I am saying this from an ugly experience i just got out of and that has made me have a rethink of wanting to really join the Nigerian community. Be mindful of "some" Nigerians here who always want to claim elder and Mr know it all. Them no sabi anything and most of them who claim to have been here longer don't have papers, na pali oni pali dem dey use and trust me, you that came in via student route, work visa are way better than them. They are filled with pure undiluted wickedness. Just my 2cent though.

quite rude of you to come here and spew this nonsense. … Nairaland and it’s contributors are doing a great job and most of us are beneficiaries. Any information you get here is purely for entertainment and educational purposes. You are to cross check before you make a decision. Don’t come here and spew Trash if you can’t make use of your number six. And u get into trouble.

Sinchester:


The intention was not to paint the Nigerian community black. Might have used the wrong sentence / choice of words. But speaking from my pain and experience, that might have come out wrongly. I apologize to anyone this might have offended.

You sent the message based on the weight of your emotions..... That is fully understandable.......

We are allowed to have emotional outbursts, measured or not ..........

Sinchester:


I commend your sincerity on this thread and you're one of the few people i have come to respect. Mind you, i have been on this thread longer before now. I only just read as a guest and i don't comment on this forum. The reason for my statement is this. I stumbled on one of the post where someone says students are entitle to go for council house. Well, before i stumbled on debates about the information council houses here by someone on this thread, i had already fallen into that mess. Let me warn intending people who want to take that information and run with it. Students are not entitled to Council Houses. Yes, its cheaper, but you are not entitled to go for it. Its public fund. I wouldn't want to go into details about what happened to me. But someone mislead me to fall into it and the council didn't take it easy. But pls, stay away from public funds/house or whatever if you're on a student visa.

it happened because you did not comprehend the issue discussed neither did you follow the discussion to logical conclusion here. So who do you blame for your lack of comprehension? Abeg no make me vex

Abeg who has renewed Nigerian passport recently? What's the process at the consulate?

mex551:
quite rude of you to come here and spew this nonsense. … Nairaland and it’s contributors are doing a great job and most of us are beneficiaries. Any information you get here is purely for entertainment and educational purposes. You are to cross check before you make a decision. Don’t come here and spew Trash if you can’t make use of your number six. And u get into trouble.

Okay, if you read with proper understanding and detail. you would have read where i mentioned that i had fallen victim of such circumstance before stumbling on a post where someone is arguing that students are entitled to council house here. Reason why i had come here to warn anyone who comes across such and intend to go after council home. Despite some trying to argue that students are not entitled to public funds, some are still adamant saying they're entitled to go after council homes which is of course public funds. Read to understand and not just to castigate. Just my 2cent

mex551:
it happened because you did not comprehend the issue discussed neither did you follow the discussion to logical conclusion here. So who do you blame for your lack of comprehension? Abeg no make me vex

Oh dear. I think at this point i better sign out.

Lexusgs430:


You sent the message based on the weight of your emotions..... That is fully understandable.......

We are allowed to have emotional outbursts, measured or not ..........

God bless you! I hope everyone learns from the experience shared here and not follow the voice of those passing false information here. Like there's not one false information here that can mislead anyone. I laugh hard.

Sinchester:


God bless you! I hope everyone learns from the experience shared here and not follow the voice of those passing false information here. Like there's not one false information here that can mislead anyone. I laugh hard.

Going forward, there's a post pinned to the top of this thread by the able madam who brought us together here. One part of that post says "read, read, read, do your research....", something like that.

I remember the discussion on council houses/housing association properties/NRPF and all that. I read it and didn't comment simply because it seemed strange to me that people were arguing and wasting time over information that would take 5 minutes to get from an official website. https://www.nrpfnetwork.org.uk/information-and-resources/rights-and-entitlements/benefits-and-housing-public-funds/housing/housing-association-tenancies
Time is really valuable.

Again, I understand you mnight feel bitter, given your experience, but remember that that doesn't negate the usefulness of virtually all of what's posted here.

All the best to us all as we navigate this new land.

Goke7:

Good Morning

Please I sent you a P.M

Apology accepted!!
I understand that you are trying to warn people based on your recent experience.
Please share the experience so that wecan all learn from it.

Sinchester:


The intention was not to paint the Nigerian community black. Might have used the wrong sentence / choice of words. But speaking from my pain and experience, that might have come out wrongly. I apologize to anyone this might have offended.

Lexusgs430:


I followed the conversation about council properties.......

I think the matter eventually went down the jurisdiction route...... It seems UK and Scotland have different rules........ I run away from such discussions, because I am now very stale in immigration matters......

No recourse to public funds, is an all encompassing rule.......

Oga Lexus, please will using home to school taxi in Kent mean I'm using public funds? My daughter's school recommended it and I just recently applied for next session. I contacted Kent county council and told them I'm an international Msc student exempted from paying council tax but I was encouraged to apply that as long as my daughter's school is more than a specific distance she is eligible for the free taxi.

I hope I'm still on track

Cc Parents/ guardians in kent. Thanks

Lexusgs430:


1 - Council properties are cheaper to rent (in comparison to private rents).........
2 - I am a lover of old builds, bricks cannot be compared to plasterboards ...........
3 - Never buy a council property, the little gains at the purchase point, would be lost at the tail end (buy a normal freehold property) .............

Thanks a bunch, @Lexusgs430.
Do you mind explaining further your third point on would be lost at the tail end.

Thanks.

Sinchester:
Since arriving the Uk this year, one thing i have come to know or notice about Nigerians who have lived here longer is them always claiming to know everything about anything. They always claim to be knowledgeable about everything that concerns the Uk especially when they notice you're new in the UK and seek for advice on things. My brethren, be careful with these type of people. I'd say they're 90% of Nigerians here who have these traits. They'll mislead you, give you false information and leave you to your fate if it goes wrong for you. I see some of them on this thread and wont mention name. Sometimes i wonder if they do these things intentionally just to get you into some type of difficulty or problem. I am saying this from an ugly experience i just got out of and that has made me have a rethink of wanting to really join the Nigerian community. Be mindful of "some" Nigerians here who always want to claim elder and Mr know it all. Them no sabi anything and most of them who claim to have been here longer don't have papers, na pali oni pali dem dey use and trust me, you that came in via student route, work visa are way better than them. They are filled with pure undiluted wickedness. Just my 2cent though.

Mr Sinchester, this thread and its advises, bants, and outright quarrels have been an immense trove of valuable information. While I might empathize with you over your ordeal, posting this on here (with your 90% stats) is insulting to all who take out time to contribute to the information trove and help with life-threatening issues brought on the thread.

Many persons (myself inclusive) have had critical issues which could have resulted in us going back home and lawyer fees in the thousands of pounds resolved with only a few keystrokes by people on this platform. Your excuse of an emotional outburst is not tenable, I believe we deserve an apology.

#Tableshaker

On a lighter note, arguments exist so that one may obtain balanced views of competing ideas. After listening to both sides, the onus is on you to DYOR.

I hope you all are having a great morning. And how is the heat at your end?

Sinchester:


I commend your sincerity on this thread and you're one of the few people i have come to respect. Mind you, i have been on this thread longer before now. I only just read as a guest and i don't comment on this forum. The reason for my statement is this. I stumbled on one of the post where someone says students are entitle to go for council house. Well, before i stumbled on debates about the information council houses here by someone on this thread, i had already fallen into that mess. Let me warn intending people who want to take that information and run with it. Students are not entitled to Council Houses. Yes, its cheaper, but you are not entitled to go for it. Its public fund. I wouldn't want to go into details about what happened to me. But someone mislead me to fall into it and the council didn't take it easy. But pls, stay away from public funds/house or whatever if you're on a student visa.

While I sympathise with you on your experience, it does not in anyway mean that this thread is filled with wrong information or wicked “Nigerians” looking to make people’s lives difficult. For any wrong or outdated information, there’s a counter argument. Regarding your situation, I remember Boris and a few others saying STUDENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR COUNCIL flats and they argued it to their bones. So WHY DIDN’T YOU TAKE THEIR ADVICE INSTEAD? You should have done your own little RESEARCH offline as well before taking up a council flat as a student. I apologise in advance for sounding mean but Na you cause trouble for yourself, nobody on this thread did this to you but YOU! So learn from your mistake by RESEARCHING things before putting your hands in it and stop blaming others for your own actions. Stay blessed.

Walexwal:


Thanks a bunch, @Lexusgs430.
Do you mind explaining further your third point on would be lost at the tail end.

Thanks.

When you buy a Council property, it's usually on leasehold terms.........

The leaseholder (the council), would usually have a list of maintenance items.......

Love it or loath it, you would be billed for all this maintenance and you MUST pay, you have no choice......

The council would be kind enough to offer you a loan, if you refuse the loan, they would sue you, and all charges would be added to your property.......

Your own flat would not be maintained, but you pay for the beautification.............

Gloriouscrown:


Oga Lexus, please will using home to school taxi in Kent mean I'm using public funds? My daughter's school recommended it and I just recently applied for next session. I contacted Kent county council and told them I'm an international Msc student exempted from paying council tax but I was encouraged to apply that as long as my daughter's school is more than a specific distance she is eligible for the free taxi.

I hope I'm still on track

Cc Parents/ guardians in kent. Thanks

I honestly would not know if school taxi is deemed public funds, but using my mind (whilst intoxicated), I would say it's taxpayers funds.........

Those in the school that advised you, don't fully understand the complexities of immigration regulations...........

If in doubt, get an immigration lawyers opinion or someone with a similar issue............