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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lavida001: 4:13pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Schoolhike: Go for it mate. It’s a credit society 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lavida001: 4:17pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Focus99: I feel your first focus it to set up a bank account. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Focus99: 4:22pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Thank you. I know maybe you did understand my question very well. For someone coming from Nigeria wont I pay for my train ticket to my destination? Won't I pay for Airbnb or rent? So I asked should I come with cash or lavida001: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by LionInZion: 4:53pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Focus99: I don't know how UBA works but I used gtb dollar card for weeks before I opened my first UK bank account. I'll also advise you come with some Pounds cash if you can. You can call or visit your bank branch to ask if the card works overseas and what's the rate like for dollars to pounds because for every transaction you do with the card will be converted to pound equivalent |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Solumtoya: 4:56pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Focus99: Just come with the Debit card of the USD or GBP account. I prefer Access Bank or maybe GTB. You can use the card on the ATM and POS 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 5:04pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
hustla: aaah. Human trafficking niyen ![]() |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Etsetemi88: 5:11pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Greetings house, please do we have anyone here who lives in Grimsby or nearby towns?,I am looking for accomodation, even if it's a shared apartment I don't mind. Please it's urgent. Thanks as I await your responses |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 5:18pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Focus99: If you have friends in the uk they can help for payment for transportation from Heathrow to where you are going especially if you are going by coach as they can forward the ticket to you. Secondly don’t stress yourself as soon as you land in the uk even if it’s a temporary place so far it has an address, collect your Brp immediately and apply for Monzo account online from playstore, within few days you get your debit card. Also download and open a LemFi account formerly called lemonade. Your Brp is the main requirement for this. With LemFi you can move money from your naira account and convert to pounds and move to Monzo account. After one month, generate your Monzo account bank statement and go to any of the main banks like Lloyds or even Halifax and open an account. If you are the student it’s even easier with a letter from your school which they already have, take it to a bank and open an account. My personal opinion, it’s when you get into the uk you realise all these dollar accounts we open in Nigeria can be totally useless here. 8 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by jedisco(m): 5:34pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
BorisJohnson: Hope you find something soon. Being in the UK should make it easier this time. But what happened? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Focus99: 5:38pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Thank you for your reply I will definitely visit my bank on monday LionInZion: 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by babajeje123(m): 5:39pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Please does annual salary of £34 -£41k worth relocating to London for considering the cost of living, especially accomodation and utility bills, there? COS attached but not desperate for it as there are other plans. Work place is around E1 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Focus99: 5:41pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
I will reach out to someone I know in UK to help me get coach ticket. Thank you for all the insights. Goke7: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by mex551(m): 5:56pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
babajeje123:. That’s above average income in the uk.
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Juwon21: 6:25pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Elders in the house, Kindly assist with suggestions of banks that one open with as international student, and how to go about opening an account |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by jum33: 6:41pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Juwon21:Try monzo |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by jum33: 6:48pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Wking:It optional if u want to do return stamp for it .U will still get it though it can take longer period |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Focus99: 7:02pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 7:21pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Juwon21: my post above as a response to focus99 question also answers your question too |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by giselle237: 8:26pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
babajeje123:How many people will be earning in the household? Single or family household? If this is the total household income and there is a possibility it could be 34k TOTAL then no. Big fat no. This is from first hand living experience 4 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by giselle237: 8:28pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Juwon21:Barclays. Get a UK house address. Be inside the house. Download the bank app and take it from there |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by babajeje123(m): 8:37pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
giselle237:For a start, na one person o. Not sure of how soon the other person go get work. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by bigtt76(f): 8:50pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
It's not mandatory to do a registered mail for the BRP but during mine (when Royal mail strike were on), the lady at the counter suggested I do it to avoid matters that touches 😂 Wking: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by tshoboy(m): 9:30pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Schoolhike: Was it a KIA Niro Hybrid 😊 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by elisinho(m): 10:17pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
SamReinvented: abeg narate your experience me wey don book 900£ ticket for 22 of december already ah give me tips abeg if i cannot let me see how to get a refund |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lightnlife: 10:51pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
No, you can't transfer from Nigerian USD account to a UK account. However, you have two options; 1. Bring your USD debit card and withdraw pounds at UK ATMs. Think of the market exchange rate (USD/GBP) and the withdrawal fee ($3 per withdrawal). 2. Exchange your dollar to Naira in Nigeria. Keep it in your Naira account. When you come, open a LemFi (Lemonade) account and convert the Naira to Pounds. Caveat; Naira's instability might be an advantage or otherwise. Mostly like the latter. For your on-arrival expenses, I'd advise exchanging and bringing a minimum of £100 in cash from Nigeria. Worst case scenario, you can exchange Naira to Pounds INSIDE the airport if you're unable to get prior to your travel date. Best wishes.😉 Focus99: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 11:00pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by giselle237: 11:19pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
babajeje123:It won’t be easy at all with one income of 34k. Rental prices now are a huge problem in this city. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by kode12: 11:38pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
lightnlife:You can transfer from a Nigerian dom account to a UK account. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Schoolhike: 11:46pm On Aug 19, 2023 |
tshoboy: Kia ceed, petrol manual |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Schoolhike: 12:01am On Aug 20, 2023 |
lavida001: Haa, although my mind still Dey tell me that they are planning to stop petrol and diesel car by 2030 and this is 2023, and car finance will take like 4-6years average. And Tesla is on the high side |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Juwon21: 4:19am On Aug 20, 2023 |
giselle237:Thank you. I thought I heard Barclay is a physical bank? From there, I hope the process will be fast and not demand alot of documents as I already have a place to stay in UK |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by giselle237: 7:09am On Aug 20, 2023 |
Juwon21:Yes Barclays is a mainstreet bank. Nothing is difficult to do over here. 1 Like |
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