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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by erico2k2(m): 6:26pm On May 11, 2023 |
Solumtoya:They seem to forget that some of us own up to three properties in London and when one is sold it buys up to three properties in manchester or birmingham! £8 to london from wales now You are milking it ahah 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by triplo3: 7:46pm On May 11, 2023 |
Fair point. I also lived in a quiet city in Nigeria and hated, part of the reason I decided to relocate to a big and bubbly city in the UK. Thank God now settled. Solumtoya: 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 8:15pm On May 11, 2023 |
profemebee: Which is why it's best to stage renovation process....... |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by hustla(m): 8:48pm On May 11, 2023 |
rinzylee: Ah, how much money did you pay in interest? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Solumtoya: 9:03pm On May 11, 2023 |
erico2k2: I wanted to bring up this point but thought it might be a little complex to explain via text here. The person earning high in the South that buys the expensive property isn't foolish: he is able to build equity much faster which he can use to buy cheaper properties to let up North. So that statement yesterday about earning less and doing better in the North all because housing is more affordable was just a little funny to me. As for Wales, it's not an edge case o. I know so many people who live in Wales and do a 90-min train ride or a 3-hour National Express trip to London on days they go to the office. 3 hours no reach Lagos traffic na. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by BorisJohnson(f): 9:21pm On May 11, 2023 |
Solumtoya: I am interested in that £8 one Biko.. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by erico2k2(m): 9:25pm On May 11, 2023 |
Solumtoya:even within London you can do 90mins lol well to each to their own, But I can guarantee you this, there is no comparism btw where bins are emptied twice a week or where you receive post twice in a week with regular police patrol and on street litre picker with houses up North. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by erico2k2(m): 9:26pm On May 11, 2023 |
BorisJohnson:National express mayB ahaha 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Solumtoya: 9:49pm On May 11, 2023 |
BorisJohnson: Oya manage this one of £9.50 You can still get 13% discount if you join their loyalty programme or 30% discount with the coachcard. 1 Like
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Nobody: 10:01pm On May 11, 2023 |
Solumtoya: This thing is ultimately a matter of personal preference. I, for one, lived in Lekki and worked in VI and hated every minute of it. I hated Lagos as a whole and in fact the fact that being at the top of my field in Nigeria required being in Lagos, was one of the reasons I left Nigeria to the UK where I can live in a suburban area far away from concrete jungles and yet still work at the heights of my chosen field. I love being able to get from my home near the city centre to a quietly pristine beach in ±20 minutes, and within ±8 minutes, to a dedicated cycling route where I can cycle for literally hundreds of kilometres almost without ever having to share a lane with a car. The thought of spending an hour+ crammed in the tube on a daily commute to work is almost physically painful to me. I don't dislike London as much as I hated Lagos, but I am similarly determined never to live there. Opinions and personal preference aside, what is clear is that the equation of cities outside London to being like Jigawa or whatnot is patently false, and that is the point some of us have been making - to avoid newbies running with the wrong impression that it's London or nowhere, similar to how it's Lagos/Abuja or nowhere, back home. 17 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by missjekyll: 1:04am On May 12, 2023 |
Do you know any dr? Ask them what they think of this idea? Also they can get student loans graduating with as much as 100k debt . Back in the day, surgery was also done by barbers often without handwashing. Medicine moved on for a reason.this is a terrible idea which ll die a natural death once this excuse for a government is kicked out next year. Ticha: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Focus99: 2:48am On May 12, 2023 |
Which among these cities: Eastbourne, Worthing, Littlehampton, Hampden park, Portsmouth, Southampton and it's environs is abit affordable to live in with cheap accommodation and also have jobs ps: current student at university of sussex and hubby is the dependent. @Lexusgs430 @mamatukwas @all Thank you |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Opsops(f): 3:43am On May 12, 2023 |
Dear Nairaland fam, Please can a (student)dependent switch to tier 2 before their current visa expiry date. I mean the dependent alone now while the student switch to dependent after completing his study. Any implications and if possible how will someone go about it. Thank you. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Progressivegee: 4:44am On May 12, 2023 |
Focus99: I have lived in worthing and I don't know why that town is unreasonably expensive. I guess because it's close to the sea, quiet and a retirement town. Cost of houses (rent) is even more than south east London. Southampton and Brighton are also expensive. You can try East Preston, Goring by sea, Lancing, and littlehampton as these areas are cheaper and you will find more new built houses there. 4 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Solumtoya: 6:48am On May 12, 2023 |
koonbey: I keep responding... I don't wanna live in London either. Just wanna live close enough to access the huge opportunities that exist there for me in my field. Of course, it's not London or nowhere neither is it Lagos/Abuja or nowhere. It's all PERSONAL choice. There are jobs everywhere: in Jigawa or Newcastle (not comparing them o ). 90% of the Companies I want to work with are in London so it makes sense for me (personal choice). Many of us work with the NHS, and don’t need to work in London as opportunities exist everywhere. As for where I live, we both love to cycle so we have that in common and my resident City favours it too. Even in London, I don't use the tube, London is the City with the highest density of Cyclists. I cycle with the Commercial cycles in London, they're surprisingly affordable if you use them often. As for the newbies, if you love to work in London, you're welcome, don't get the wrong idea that it will make you poor or that you have to live there. Las las, we go dey alright. The land is green 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Tier4Dependant: 6:57am On May 12, 2023 |
Opsops: As a student dependant, I switched to tier 2 alone about 9 months b4 my visa expiry date. And my partner (student) didn’t switch to become my dependant until after graduation which was like 2 months b4 visa expiry date. So it’s very possible. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Opsops(f): 9:35am On May 12, 2023 |
Tier4Dependant: Thanks for the reply, I appreciate. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by rinzylee(m): 10:23am On May 12, 2023 |
hustla: About 17quid or so. Check your overdraft calculator |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Babatiara: 10:33am On May 12, 2023 |
Anybody who needs accommodation around thamesmead,London should dm. The area serves Erith,kent,charlton,woolwich,bexleyheath and even breckton. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by hustla(m): 11:02am On May 12, 2023 |
rinzylee: thanks! |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by worried222: 11:20am On May 12, 2023 |
sukkot You are welcomed here. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Opsycal: 1:11pm On May 12, 2023 |
CheesyTee: Hello, Please what photo ID did you use? It's not accepting my BRP and Naija passport. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Aphrodite007(f): 1:24pm On May 12, 2023 |
BorisJohnson: Ah I’m present oo! Sorry been flirting with the Canada thread because I wan leave una, run comot from this country. Loads of things are wrong with the system that me I can’t shout about because if naija was ok, I won’t be here in the first place!! My recent annoyance (ignoring the cost of living) is that it seems PSV is a scam. Most companies aren’t a recruiting graduates on PSV simply cos they may need sponsorship eventually.. but how come care homes are giving sponsorship like pure water?? So experienced people that ran from naija due to end SARS/buhari will come here and their only career for the next 5 years will be care? Haba! (PS nothing wrong with working in care but some of us did it as students not a career path. I’m offended they are stealing peoples potential!) I love you all, but UK problem, ike a gwosiri’m -sorry igbo isn’t my first language- (it sha means my power have finish). 4 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by mayowa94: 1:39pm On May 12, 2023 |
Hello Please I steps on how to renew passport in UK? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by bigtt76(f): 1:54pm On May 12, 2023 |
Log on to the Nigeria immigration website and select UK as your processing country. You will redirected to Innovate1service website where you go ahead to fill out your forms and pay online. Ensure that the name on your debit/credit card matches the name on your passport. The process is straightforward and something you can do yourself. mayowa94: 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AgentXxx(m): 1:56pm On May 12, 2023 |
rinzylee: To add to it, I got yearly subscription for Disney channel for my family 🙂. NatWest and Lloyds are now my main banks. Both blessed my family with switching bonus of 800£ 🙂 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by bigtt76(f): 1:57pm On May 12, 2023 |
Hmmmmm Aphrodite007: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by rinzylee(m): 1:59pm On May 12, 2023 |
AgentXxx: Whaaat?? How?? 800 How |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by heroshark(m): 2:03pm On May 12, 2023 |
Aphrodite007: I really can't relate to the idea that firms are refusing to sponsor candidates. I came in last year September and by February this year I have received 3 offers from different firms with two offering to sponsor me. I don't know if I am just lucky or that other students/immigrants are failing to due their due diligence and instead chose care jobs as the easy way out. During my interview, I do try to make it as clear as possible that I'm unable to join them without visa sponsorship. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AgentXxx(m): 2:03pm On May 12, 2023 |
What kind of accomodation? If you have a two bedroom property, I will be interested 🙂 Babatiara: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by AgentXxx(m): 2:07pm On May 12, 2023 |
My wife and I switched to both banks. I have made roughly 1250£ from switching bonus between Feb and April. Still on a look out for more 😁 . Make credit score him dey 😂 rinzylee: 1 Like |
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