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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 2:02pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
Firefunmi2014: do you have a Monzo account? perhaps you can start with Monzo Flex |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by abuhusna1: 2:34pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
genkins:Sorry about that I am using it in the uk |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by harddrive2012: 2:48pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
How does Monzo flex works please? I’m also looking for how to boost my credit score and get a credit card please Goke7: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Meogom: 3:00pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
Bourne007: Na wah o, had the same Overspeeding issue and my international driving licence was accepted |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by genkins(m): 3:13pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
abuhusna1:Ok.but can you withdraw to your pounds domiciliary acct in Nigeria? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by heroshark(m): 3:15pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
jedisco: No your analogy is incorrect and a misrepresentation of the actual situation. How about this. You left your former boss because of reasons best know to you and approach a new boss, and the boss gladly welcomes you on the condition that you have to make a mandatory contribution to be able to join the company and enjoy all the benefits including the road trips, the initial money you paid will be directly towards improving the experiences and living condition of everyone in the road trip including you, you only pay the fee once and all new entrants are mandated to pay it. You have the option to reject the offer and go back to your previous employer but you chose to accept it and then accuse the employer of making you poorer I am not in support of the increased fee (I personally will have to pay for it as well), but championing the narrative that the Brits are subjecting immigrants to unfair hardship and extortion is incorrect. The UK has successfully transformed the lives of lots of immigrants and they've accessed opportunities that they can only dream of in their home countries. There are folks (mostly settled immigrants) who charges fellow immigrant £12k for COS, yet nobody is calling them out for it. We live in a capitalist society and when the demand is high and supply is limited, the supplier will push the price up. There has been a record high immigration to the UK and they might as well use to opportunity to it's fullest, which is what any business man will do in that situation. If you believe paying the fee to move to the UK will make you poorer, then by all means stay in your country and remain richer. 10 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 3:43pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
kwakudtraveller: There is a saying : "In a democracy, people get the government they deserve." This is true in the UK with the current govt which many voted for out of ignorance and misplaced blame and it's true in Nigeria. If the people are as bad as the leaders, then you cannot blame just the leaders if the country is bad😕 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by eniola1010(m): 3:45pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
Firefunmi2014: 500 small in my opinion o. Try to make it 650 nau. U can use loqbox to jack it up |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 4:01pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
kwakudtraveller: The health tourism saga (cos it was more than a few headlines) was reported by the BBC and other more liberal/independent outlets. The BBC even made a documentary about it. We all know people who paid for their treatment here. I know someone who recently had to pay over £10k when his parent was treated in a hospital here and diagnosed with cancer. They then flew them to India for treatment as it was a lot cheaper. But it doesn't negate the fact that there are many who don't (or who didn't) pay. You're saying you don't know of people who gave birth here or in the US and flew back without paying the hospital bills? It's the many who eventually cause changes in policies in the UK, the US e.g. US visa officers checking that all bills have been settled before visa renewals etc |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 4:08pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
Goke7: I'm not saying Nigerians are not well behaved oh but "Nigerian prince" , 419 and other scams have become very well known here. "Nigerian prince" even got referenced on love island a few weeks ago, a show watched by millions. So while they might not be running around in gangs, fraud is more closely associated with nigerians in the UK than any other African country. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Phayie(m): 4:10pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
Firefunmi2014: Try loqbox to save at least £20 a month, and download clearscore app to keep track of your credit score and determine your chances of getting any card approved. But make sure you waited at least three months before applying for any credit cards. You can use my referral link to open your loqbox account https://www.loqbox.com/en_gb/loqbox-invite?referral_code=GJOHQHRURH&referral_channel=link 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 4:19pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
heroshark: Well said....any immigrant who moved to the UK in the last 5 years should have been well aware of the IHS and planned accordingly. Yes it's gone up, but so has every product and service in the last few years. It's the complaining about double taxation when they knew the T&Cs before freely applying for a visa. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by jedisco(m): 4:50pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
heroshark: The idea that 'oh your country does not treat you any better' is not a tenable excuse for unjust treatment in any modern society else that'd be a good excuse for racism, slavery, prostitution e.t.c. oh! you were called a monkey in your workplace?...well your country does not treat you any better so shut it. Also hiding behind capitalism is not also an a answer to this else the NHS, social housing e.t.c would be toast. The government exists for that very reason. Immigrants make more than their fair share of contribution- thats called tax, NI, school fees, the skills they bring, economic footfall, while having no recourse to public funds' Forcing them to shoulder the wage rise of others while still bearing the cost of living crises is unfair. It means many would be condemned to the bottom rung of the society. P.S. I would not be paying the new visa or IHS fee as those would be fully covered by my employer (should I need to reapply) but that does not mean I should make excuses for an unfair system. 16 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 4:59pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
DadR: Am hearing it has been implemented, chai this is bad mhen, no update whatsoever, just a press conference and direct implementation |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lavida001: 5:27pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
hustla: Once some people start earning change from HCA job they just give up on their dreams. Well maybe their dreams is to become care worker 🤷🏽♂️ |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by kwakudtraveller(m): 5:29pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
Zahra29:The only person I know who did not in fact pay for their full fees in the US got a 10 year ban and that was a fair treatment for her situation. I do not know anyone who travelled and did not pay, all the people that I know paid for this service in full. If policies were changed because people abused the system then yes, it makes sense BUT how does this correlate to the increase in IHS surcharge, especially as a good number of people pay their taxes but would still be required to pay a huge amount for IHS or the fact that people cannot simply renew their visas without this fee so how can anyone abuse it? The idea that people should not complain about something that affects them is just wild. Like we must remain mute in policies that affect us because Nigerians are "bad"? 🫤 5 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by kwakudtraveller(m): 5:35pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
Zahra29:Wasn’t it revealed in 2020 that one of these "Nigerian Prince” was a Caucasian man based in the US? Begs the question of how many of these scammers are actually pretending to be Nigerians. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna833801 I’ve never actually seen you share anything good about Nigerians as you must find a way to interweave a negative to buttress your point. Nairaland is a very public forum and when people google things about a country, this is part of what they see. 18 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 5:42pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
harddrive2012: On your app, check it though it will still do a credit check 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lavida001: 5:43pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
Schoolhike: Competition is very stiff. It’s hard to get an interview this days |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 5:48pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
harddrive2012: Monzo flex is now like a credit card......... Monzo now offers you a physical card, with your Monzo flex account......... But Monzo conducts a hard search....... They would knock your credit report so hard, your village people go hear the knock........ 🤣😂 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 5:54pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
lavida001: Dreams are different... And valid ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lavida001: 5:54pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
kwakudtraveller: Enough of the rant. Where do we go from here and how do we correct things. Not buy big grammar online. The change starts with you and i 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 5:55pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
lavida001: Which area? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 5:56pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
Firefunmi2014: 500 is an average score......... Your credit card applications needs to be geared towards credit builder providers........ Don't apply for AMEX, MBNA, virgin, M&S, sainsbury etc etc...... Your customers are vanquish, capital one, marble, aqua, 118 118 money etc etc etc...... 🤣😂 9 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by kwakudtraveller(m): 5:57pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
Zahra29:Plan for a 66% increase in a service with what money? Lol how many Brits have £1035 x 2/5 years at their disposal talk more of people who moved here as students and are limited to the number of hours they can work or people who have to factor in exchange rate. 5 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Peerielass: 5:57pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
kwakudtraveller: I agree! By all means complain away but direct it to the right source. Over the past month there has been constant hullabaloo on this thread about the proposed changes to the student visa and now IHS. People come on here to seek information and also to unwind but in recent times it has turned into an argument match for and against UK/Nigeria. If folks are so aggrieved with the government immigration policies, mobilise yourselves and March to Downing Street, Westminster or wherever it is that they make the laws and protest. Constantly nagging about the government on this thread is not going to bring about any change. Better still start a petition on change.org and ask your local MP to present it to the House of Commons. 10 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by kwakudtraveller(m): 5:58pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
lavida001:Mine is a rant but theirs isn’t? Make it make sense. The change started with me a long time ago, I do everything by the book, so say something else. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by kwakudtraveller(m): 6:21pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
Peerielass:From my understanding, this thread was also created to speak about life in the UK, it’s not just an advise pod so people can banter and vent in peace. Lol @ change.org. as if the one that I saw flying around to allow PSW count to ILR was taken seriously. They shut it down faster than any request that I’d ever seen. 8 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Viruses: 6:32pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
Firefunmi2014: Try store cards e.g Argos card, ASDA card etc and paypal pay in 3. These are all credit cards and could break the barrier. Also reduce the frequency of applications following a rejection. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Peerielass: 6:44pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
kwakudtraveller: You never know with these things maybe it’s you, Goke and Jedisco’s campaign that would kick start an immigration revolution in this country. But jokes aside, these arguments are derailing the thread and for someone looking for information, it must be really difficult sifting through all the chaff to find the tiny speck of gold. It’s the prerogative of the government to implement and change their policies as they wish and find favourable. We on the other hand must continue to adapt and also realise that it’s only a temporary inconvenience. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Viruses: 6:49pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
Peerielass:Very well said. I used to advocate for a stop to these debates of Govt vs Immigrants who benefits more, but no need again, when them tire them go stop. Best now is skim through the thread because once in a while there would still be something informational. As it is, new people won't know how beneficial this thread could be because of the kind of argument we have been seeing except those that came from previous parts. Maybe justwise should limit the duration of this particular topic to highest two days for everytime it comes up. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by abuhusna1: 7:27pm On Jul 15, 2023 |
genkins:I don't use it for nigeria at all and I doubt it eill work in naija |
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