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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by seunoj: 3:49pm On Oct 27, 2022 |
Lexusgs430: Leave boss. Dem Dey form sharp guy now. When e reach ILR dem begin nack dem refusal, that’s when they say village pple is after them. 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AirBay: 5:32pm On Oct 27, 2022 |
orlabot: You don do overtime, after 40hours.. ![]() |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Goke7: 5:37pm On Oct 27, 2022 |
babajeje123: exactly it's fake, unfortunately it's everywhere |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Estroller: 6:36pm On Oct 27, 2022 |
Travel/medical insurance for elderly visitors! Anyone with experience on the above should please help on how to navigate around the 3 months validity on travel insurance for visitors if the plan is to stay for more than 3 months. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 8:12pm On Oct 27, 2022 |
Estroller: https://custodianplc.com.ng/custodian-life-assurance-limited 8 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Estroller: 8:43pm On Oct 27, 2022 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Skolex5: 12:29am On Oct 28, 2022 |
Pls who lives in Plymouth |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by phyl123: 4:54am On Oct 28, 2022 |
orlabot: Your personal allowance of £12,500 e.g before tax has to be divided by 12 if you are paid monthly or by 52 if you are paid weekly for e.g. let us assume that your tax code has got a M1 or W1 at the end, it will not be accumulated if you joined your job midway through the tax year. Example 1 Someone with tax code 1250LM1 joins 6 months into the tax year, your personal allowance will be £12,500 divided by 12 . (£1,041.67 ) before tax is deducted on a monthly basis. Example 2 If your tax code is 1250L and you join your job 6 months into the tax year you will have to accumulate a personal income of £1,041.67x6 (£6,250), before any tax is deducted. You might end up not having any tax deducted in your first months pay. Example 3 If your tax code is BR this means that your have another job where you have used up your personal allowance and you will not have any personal allowance in this new job, so your money will be taxed without any personal allowance. To avoid this kind of situation you can either ask your new employer to give you a P46 to sign . On that form make sure you tick statement B stating that this is your main job. Or you can phone the HMRC with your new employer’s PAYE reference code and they will adjust it for you by sending them a tax code notification. Also when it comes to phoning the HMRC it depends on who you talk to. Like most government departments, some of their staff are very unhelpful and try to fob you off. While you will get that one staff who will take their time to help you and explain to you in such a way that you will understand. If you get one unhelpful person hang up and phone again until you can get help. Unfortunately in my line of work we have to deal with the HMRC and most of their staff are utterly useless. Sometimes it’s like dealing with the Nigerian civil service. 15 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Hwy9: 10:08am On Oct 28, 2022 |
phyl123: God bless you for this piece! I was just about seeking clarity on dealing with HMRC. I have been on BR tax code since April 2022 which I have been chasing them. I was told I have 2 conflicting records on their system which they have to harmonize and this should be done by October. However, I just got by October payslip and I am still on the BR code. I am really tired of these people ooo.... |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by orlabot(m): 11:11am On Oct 28, 2022 |
phyl123: Wow!!! Thanks for taking ur time to painstakingly explain this to me. I'm so grateful. Thanks alot 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AlphaUno: 11:16am On Oct 28, 2022 |
RIRI got a new banger, after a long hiatus. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AlphaUno: 11:22am On Oct 28, 2022 |
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AlphaUno: 11:35am On Oct 28, 2022 |
phyl123: I quite agree on the bolded. Some of them are either greenhorns or haven’t been properly trained in complex tax matters. One of their staff I spoke with one time was asking to get back to my employer, what she could easily have done from her end. It’s better she calls again to understand what the explanation is and know her tax code(s) |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by phyl123: 11:38am On Oct 28, 2022 |
Hwy9: Amen, you are most welcome. Ask your employer to give you a P46 form to fill out or phone HMRC and give them your new Employers paye reference. Tell them that this is your only and main job. They should be able to rectify it immediately. These days payroll is done in real-time so you don’t have to wait till the end of the year to get your tax code adjusted. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AlphaUno: 11:38am On Oct 28, 2022 |
Hwy9: Did your first employer when you got here opened tax record for you b4 your NI was issued ? That could explain your situation |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by phyl123: 11:40am On Oct 28, 2022 |
orlabot: You are most welcome, that’s what this forum is all about. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by phyl123: 11:48am On Oct 28, 2022 |
AlphaUno: That’s the sad truth, the council workers are the same also, they are like a set of demotivated workers just time watching waiting to go home. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Hwy9: 11:58am On Oct 28, 2022 |
AlphaUno: I have had only one employer in the UK! |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Hwy9: 12:06pm On Oct 28, 2022 |
phyl123: I can remember filling the P46 form when I joined. I was initially on the correct tax code. However, in April (new tax year) it changed to BR. Do I have to do the P46 again? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Hwy9: 12:09pm On Oct 28, 2022 |
fizcoo20: You should be able to get help here https://www.nairaland.com/7267459/uk-student-visa-tier-4 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by phyl123: 12:14pm On Oct 28, 2022 |
Hwy9: No you don’t need to. When you filled it out, what statement did you tick? Have you got any other source of income or at any time, did you have more than one job? If this is your only job, you need to phone HMRC and let them know. Your employer can’t do much as they can only change your code once they get a notification from HMRC. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by HollyMadison(f): 12:27pm On Oct 28, 2022 |
Hi elders, please we need urgent help. TLS made a mistake on a visa and put the wrong biometric details on a passport. They collected the passport and said 5days, they are there now and TLS is saying they can’t do anything (they are still holding the passport). UKVI is saying there’s nothing they can do that TLS should correct their error. What can we do? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Hwy9: 12:33pm On Oct 28, 2022 |
phyl123: No other source of income. I will keep calling them. I initially took a break because dey assured me it would be resolved by October. I have to resume the chasing. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Mamatukwas: 3:11pm On Oct 28, 2022 |
Dear People. Does anyone know if there’s a dedicated job board for Engineering Jobs in the UK like we have for the NHS? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Gemma11: 4:45pm On Oct 28, 2022 |
Mamatukwas: Have you googled? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Mamatukwas: 5:13pm On Oct 28, 2022 |
Gemma11: I have. Indeed, Reed, Total Jobs & Linkedin are fighting for Space on the results page. I’m hoping that someone in that field can share the main go-to place if it exists. 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by dustydee: 7:13pm On Oct 28, 2022 |
Mamatukwas:Check energyjobsearch and oilandgasjobsearch 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Mamatukwas: 8:08pm On Oct 28, 2022 |
dustydee: Thank You!! |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by hayesconcept(m): 10:50pm On Oct 28, 2022 |
Check here https://www.gradcracker.com/search/all-disciplines/engineering-graduate-jobs Mamatukwas: 4 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Mamatukwas: 10:59pm On Oct 28, 2022 |
hayesconcept: Thanks a lot! |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Ahappygirl: 11:12pm On Oct 28, 2022 |
Thank you for this. Just to ask please, I am on a 1250L tax code, I just got a new job and I'm resuming 14/11. Which is a better option please..Ask for p46 from new employer or give a p45 from old employer? phyl123: 1 Like |
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