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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 7:57am On Aug 20, 2022 |
Regex: Anything immigration, is not my forte........ |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by icon8: 8:09am On Aug 20, 2022 |
Lexusgs430: Thought you are Jesu Orobo |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 9:05am On Aug 20, 2022 |
icon8: No o, it's Jesu Oyingbo.......... |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by semmyk(m): 9:22am On Aug 20, 2022 |
Mind stating the UNILAG degree in full as it appears on the certificate or transcript. That would assist with insightful comments. e.g Bachelor of Nursing Science (B.N.Sc), BSc Computer Science, BSc (Hons) Electrical Engineering... PS: a 'Pass' is not awarded an Honours. Typically, 3rd class in 9ja are neither (stand to be corrected on this though). NB: in some countries and programs, honours is a distinct one year study program. Inbtw, my BTech (Hons) from LAUTECH was worthy of a MSc. Sellany: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Regex: 9:34am On Aug 20, 2022 |
Lexusgs430: Omo. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by kode12: 11:53am On Aug 20, 2022 |
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by DrObum(m): 12:38pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
kode12:So, if person come kpai the dog use am do suya, they go kill am be that? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Queengolden(f): 1:20pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
Please does Lemonade collect charges for sending money from UK to naija and what is there latest rate |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Solumtoya: 1:28pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
semmyk: There's Pass in Uni. The one we used to call "Let my people go". It's after 3rd Class. Although, I read that NUC banned Unis from issuing it some years back but I don't know sha. But I'm sure people who graduated before that (2014) have Pass. More like, Certificate of Attendance |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Adebayo82: 2:01pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
Please can somebody share with me the link to apply for American credit card, Amex. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Solumtoya: 2:03pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
Adebayo82: https://americanexpress.com/en-gb/referral/jEDIDAcKK3?XL=MNANS 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by jesmond3945: 2:21pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
iboboyswag:confirm |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by kode12: 2:36pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
Queengolden: No. Rate 805 I use Lemonade Finance to send money to Africa. You get GBP 10.0 when you verify your account and send over GBP 100.0 with my referral link - https://referral.lemonade.finance/invite/mAG2HRJDRDnA6NFi6 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by jadepinkett(f): 8:23pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
Finally all caught up after taking 1week break. . This UK hustle is not for the weak minded. We move. Una wehdone ooo.. protagonist and counter pro |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Mamatukwas: 9:22pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
jadepinkett: I hope I answered you? Summer holiday carry me go where I no know but we have survived another one 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Advision: 10:04pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
Goke7: Dont know where you got this statistics from and the security clearance thing from but this could be misleading people. When I arrived the uk, 45k was about the least I was offered and I know there are sectors that pay much more like IT and Tech. And I dont even think 45k is high paying particularly if you stay around the london area 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by mizGene(f): 10:22pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
Regex:I did, got BRP after 3 weeks even though I paid for priority.. You are instructed not to travel out whilst the application is being processed. Not sure if there is a way around it... |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by CheesyTee(f): 10:56pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
mizGene: Please when did you receive decision mail with priority? I am thinking of withdrawing my application and reapply to pay for priority service. My standard application to switch from t4 to Skilled Worker Visa is now over 6 months |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Amarathripple0: 11:28pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
Moving on. Please where can I find cleaners here in the UK, I wasn’t really impressed by my random google search. Any suggestion would be helpful please. Thank you P.S . Them no show Nigerians love last night oh, them deck AJ and put Usman to sleep, my guy wey we dey hope say go break world record pass out. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by mizGene(f): 11:38pm On Aug 20, 2022 |
CheesyTee:Actually decision mail was 3 weeks, BRP came in about 3-4 days later |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Regex: 6:03am On Aug 21, 2022 |
mizGene: OK. I will wait for it. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by phyl123: 6:15am On Aug 21, 2022 |
Viruses: Nigerian bloggers are some of the worst in the world. They don’t investigate stories before bringing them on social media. When I was sent that video on WhatsApp, I knew there was more to the story. It turns out the it was an abandoned mortuary. Stories like this don’t do good for Nigeria. It creates traffic for bloggers but causes damage to the country, that’s why we should be very careful when passing on such videos. We don’t have to believe stories of all these illiterate bloggers especially when it doesn’t make sense. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Goke7: 6:27am On Aug 21, 2022 |
Advision: Am not misleading people pls, this is why I hardly comment on sensitive stuff like this here cos some folks will want to impose their personal experience on folks here who don't even have the kind of qualifications others have to land such roles. How many folks entering the Uk have prior IT skills to land high-paying roles or is it everyone that is into IT? What some of us are saying is please don't put too much pressure on newbies who are still trying to understand the environment. Are we saying nobody should aspire higher? Let's help people manage their expectations so they don't make baseless assumptions. 4 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Goke7: 6:37am On Aug 21, 2022 |
Amarathripple0: @the bolded, this is what I was saying earlier, that you're a student means you can't even pass any security clearance for such roles now. Have you been given the job? No of course. The recruiters sending you messages does not mean you have successfully scaled the process. I have been there. We all have to work ourselves up there. 6 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by icon8: 6:57am On Aug 21, 2022 |
Someone should please drop another controversial topic. This one don stale abeg Our brother took too many heavy punches to the head last night, so tey he become motivational speaker lmao 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by MichaelUde: 7:02am On Aug 21, 2022 |
Ticha: That is a given, and that was not what she meant. Even back in Naija, people are looking for other ways to make money outside their salaries and have been doing so for ages, let alone in the UK. We all remember during Abacha's time when salaries were unpaid or delayed or inflation-hit and economic wahala first begin affect civil servants and many of them begin enter market for the first time or started doing other things like teachers offering lessons (or lecturers selling handouts, lol). Expanding/diversifying one's sources of income is not a new thing. Some people in the abroad may be working lower paid jobs and running side hustles too while looking to move on up. My former boss in the bank for instance, dey Canada. He got a finserv job in a bank at a lower level than where him dey in Naija when he first got there, got himself a US visa and started the whole business of buying stuff to ship back to Naija, and all that. He has now moved up in the finserv industry, has a better paying job with a credit bureau, and in our WhatsApp group last week he was discussing the certifications he's taking, we just dey exchange opinions about which ones are best for each industry, etc. And he's still going to the US to buy ship home all manner of stuff for sale, he and I put money together for one "container" (we be Igbo men na). Money can also be made outside employment as well. Some people hustle pass their salary by miles. A perceived lack of movement on the career level might be made up for by movement elsewhere. Some people no dey even work full-time and prefer to use their time for other things, for example. I sabi person wey dey highly invested in the property business in Enugu for example, he goes to Naija frequently (or used to), buying up land here and there and building property. And he still works in an agency here. If I remember well, he came out here in 2010 or so. Naija people go think say "this one don settle for shyte salary/job for UK", while the chap dey build himself a mini property empire back home. Everyone is different. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by MichaelUde: 7:10am On Aug 21, 2022 |
icon8: Abi o. Abeg, is there nobody wey dey quarrel with their wife/husband/partner/live-in lover wey fit bring their matter come? The quarrel fit be past or present one, just table am, biko. My energy supplier don send me one interesting letter about October and how matters fit change, and I need to step down this early morning. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 7:21am On Aug 21, 2022 |
MichaelUde: You no get pésin wey you fit fight ......... Una too like vawulence....... |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by MichaelUde: 7:31am On Aug 21, 2022 |
Lexusgs430: I no get o... Ngwanu, as una no wan supply current this morning, make I go dey study for my tech certification while I dey wait for my wife to wake up. Na she dey involve herself for Naija community matter, and the good thing about that is that there is usually always one drama or another going on there for entertainment value. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 7:53am On Aug 21, 2022 |
MichaelUde: Don't be a bushman, take breakfast wake your madam from bed ........... 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by MichaelUde: 8:08am On Aug 21, 2022 |
Lexusgs430: I dey see as oyibo dey do that thing for film, but na like 1 slice of lightly browned white toast and butter them dey give themselves in the process, with a tiny cup of OJ, not better Manchester Agege buredi wey I use come back from travel with hot properly palm-oiled ewa, which is what I am planning to eat now. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Solumtoya: 8:25am On Aug 21, 2022 |
Goke7: Bro, you were wrong about the clearance stuff sha. You can get a high-paying job soon after landing here and pass clearance. I did. So that was quite misleading. And students can pass the security clearance, I have a friend who did. I think the topic can be closed now. The points are clear: be content, but always strive for more cos the job market is in a great shape now, it has never been this good for immigrants. So, don't short-change yourself especially with the rising cost of living. Citizens can comfortably take low-paying jons and be okay with it but we have a different situation and many of us aren't even entitled to State Pension, etc so we gotta be really smart! Develop yourself, get certifications, negotiate better, get side hustle, whatever it legally takes, keeping increase your finance. The old gees may not understand, na we wey just enter go hear am. But if you're on a low pay for ILR, not bad still, you have a good long-term goal, if you have a spouse, encourage them to push for better-paying jobs. If this whole post is putting you under pressure or making you sad, check yourself, we are only sharing personal experience and encouraging our Nigerian Community. P.S: this argument was just that £22k is peanuts COMPARED to Care not that £22k is bad in itself. I no know how we drag am reach here but e don tey we drag matter like this. 3 Likes |
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