Employees should not be made to pay these fees. It is against the law. The employer would likely be slave drivers. So they should beware.

advanceDNA:



He was not scammed ooo...i remember when he brought the issue here and we all told him not to pay...but for some reason the guy decided to risk it after making some findings only he could explain...

Apparently, very few exceptions of these cases are not scams...i have seen a few too...... i dont advice pple to pay because u wont know which one is scam and which is not...

....but what i have come to notice now is that some of these small residential care homes that want to hire oversea applicants are codedly avoiding the cost involved by masking it with other names like legal fees, admin fees, or other names....

Someone was also told to pay 1238£ tagged legal fees or something i cant say accurately .....at first he ddnt pay...but he decided to risk it and later found out when he resumed it was the cost of ISC for 3 years and cost of COS the company used in sponsoring him which is 346£ ×3 plus 200£...

simongonner:
Please who have experience this before ?

Please how did this later pan out for you last year??
I got exact same mail about processing of application not straight forward, although nothing was stated to be the reason in particular.. should I be worried? Please 🙏 I need answers,. Also to gurus in the house and any other persons who have experience this, 🙏

In the spirit of giving back.

I got here through Cotonou (anybody saying Cotonou is over hyped is not worth engaging in an argument with, it's the best decision I've made recently especially in terms of traveling, no regrets)

Flew Air Maroc for half the price I saw in both Lagos and Abuja, had one stop over in Casablanca and total flight time was 12 hours (can't be any better especially when it's not BA or Virgin)

Landed Heathrow and was interviewed by the guy at booth 34 (dude should be a Pakistani as most of them were or Indian).

Me: Good evening
Oga: Passport please (didn't reply my greeting)
Me: Hands over passport
Oga: What are you in the UK for abi where are you coming from? (can't remember which he asked first)
Me: Cotonou, Benin Republic and I'm here for work
Oga: work as what
Me: care work
Oga: Can I see your COS (same time asking for where I'll be working)
Me: handed over my COS and mentioned my employers name and city
Oga: how much did you pay?
Me: (wasn't surprised cos I expected it) I didn't pay any money except the one I used to get the requisite documents and application
Oga: do you have any family here and what and what is your daily duty as in job description
Me: I answered (the girl beside me was asked the same question almost at the same time and her voice was as loud as a microphone)
Oga: you know how to collect your brp right?
Me: yes
Stamps me in....
Dude didn't smile the whole process, lasted for about 4 minutes....

Good Morning To You All

Please I received this through my tracking today

I was Sent a mail earlier and it was an empty NSF

Please does it means successful or not?

@advanceDNA

dupyshoo:
Employees should not be made to pay these fees. It is against the law. The employer would likely be slave drivers. So they should beware.

Lol...u are actually quoting home office law??
This is funny......

tell that to the small business owners already overwhelmed with taxes and still has to pay home office ridiculous fees just to employ available staff to run their business....

America001:
In the spirit of giving back.
....

This question of "how much did u pay" is fvnny and almost useless ....Are they expecting someone that actually paid to confess to them?

Home office technically created this loopholes for employees to be exploited...
Funny thing is, they can block it or at least tighten it from the employer end.... but No!! ...They want the revenue to keep flowing in while they look for ways to harass immigrant and send them back....

How much did u pay koor...
How much did u throw away niii

markovnikov:
I have paid already oo ...for one pre-employment something something before coming here to double check ....My Bad, but I want to continue sha and see there next move ..

its scam sorry... 83k gone.... Its fake the oakleaf recruitment.... The real one is different email

Newlymarried:
Good Morning To You All

Please I received this through my tracking today

I was Sent a mail earlier and it was an empty NSF

Please does it means successful or not?

@advanceDNA

It doesnt mean successful or refusal.....
It only means ur visa application will soon be complete.... u may or may not get an email from ukvi stating refusal or successful..... byt u will will soon get an email from TLS to come for ur passport....so u will know the result when u go for collection or if ukvi email comes in first

Please can someone say something about this 🙏 @advanceDNA

Pinky247:
Good morning.....
Please people that recieved this Message, what happened after it was received.
Where you asked to send other documents after you got this message.
Was visa issued after this email and how long did it take .please ur reviews will be greatly appreciated.

Are you seriously in support of employers exploiting job seekers? I am struggling to understand your point here. I can't seem to get what is so funny about my statement. Is what they are doing legal?

Why don't they try to tell British citizens to pay whenever they apply for jobs?

advanceDNA:



Lol...u are actually quoting home office law??
This is funny......

tell that to the small business owners already overwhelmed with taxes and still has to pay home office ridiculous fees just to employ available staff to run their business....

Hello house. Great news!!
Visa alert for my children (child dependent visa)
Biometric date: June 28th (for everyone)
BRP collection mail: 12th July (MA and husband)

I made the difficult decision to travel leaving my family behind so that I could meet up. I have cried until I couldn’t anymore.

4 paid emails
10 paid calls
2 escalations (4th August, 19th August)

Last paid call on 25th August, this call was funny because after narrating everything that has happened, we were both quiet for about 30 seconds and the person at the other end said “that’s not right , a child doesn’t have to wait so long for this. I will not give you a timeline , I am sending an urgent email as we speak. Expect a feedback very soon”

Visa alert this morning at 9am! Honestly I am so happy. Before heading to work today I prayed again. God has done it.

To my fellow May and June applicants I use myself as a point of contact that yours will be approved ASAP. Have a great day everyone.

When did you do your biometric?

Newlymarried:
Good Morning To You All

Please I received this through my tracking today

I was Sent a mail earlier and it was an empty NSF

Please does it means successful or not?

@advanceDNA

Okay keep paying and enriching others. So, because people are paying for COS, it is now legal?

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"

austino677:
only online una go come dey make unnecessary arguments... Leave online and face reality..People pay and get COS while some get it freely without paying.. The government knows it all

Who cares if Mr John paid or not

dupyshoo:
Are you seriously in support of employers exploiting job seekers? I am struggling to understand your point here. I can't seem to get what is so funny about my statement. Is what they are doing legal?

Why don't they try to tell British citizens to pay whenever they apply for jobs?

Lol.....U can come to wateva conclusion u like that i ddnt say....opinion is free...

But If u open ur eyes very well u wont have to struggle to see why this exploitative loopholes exist in the first place....

Whats my own with the exploiter or the exploitee?? Nigerians are used to paying extra 5k or 2k to get what they want...

In this case... the exploitee wants to go abroad badly and doesnt mind to be exploited by the exploiter, who is trying to avoid charges for filling vacant positions most bristish citizens wont do....doesnt it look like a "win-win-win" situation .....because home office is also part of the win, raking in revenue which is selfishly their only focus because they know right from the start they created this exploitative windows...

dracarysss:
Hello house. Great news!!
Visa alert for my children (child dependent visa)
Biometric date: June 28th (for everyone)
BRP collection mail: 12th July (MA and husband)

I made the difficult decision to travel leaving my family behind so that I could meet up. I have cried until I couldn’t anymore.

4 paid emails
10 paid calls
2 escalations (4th August, 19th August)

Last paid call on 25th August, this call was funny because after narrating everything that has happened, we were both quiet for about 30 seconds and the person at the other end said “that’s not right , a child doesn’t have to wait so long for this. I will not give you a timeline , I am sending an urgent email as we speak. Expect a feedback very soon”

Visa alert this morning at 9am! Honestly I am so happy. Before heading to work today I prayed again. God has done it.

To my fellow May and June applicants I use myself as a point of contact that yours will be approved ASAP. Have a great day everyone.

Congrats dear🎊🎉🎊 I tap to your blessings my husband and I have seen hell lately, we were refused student visa last month July but we will be reapply for work visa next month, please pray for us to be successful we tap to your blessing🙏🏻

America001:
In the spirit of giving back.

I got here through Cotonou (anybody saying Cotonou is over hyped is not worth engaging in an argument with, it's the best decision I've made recently especially in terms of traveling, no regrets)

Flew Air Maroc for half the price I saw in both Lagos and Abuja, had one stop over in Casablanca and total flight time was 12 hours (can't be any better especially when it's not BA or Virgin)

Landed Heathrow and was interviewed by the guy at booth 34 (dude should be a Pakistani as most of them were or Indian).

Me: Good evening
Oga: Passport please (didn't reply my greeting)
Me: Hands over passport
Oga: What are you in the UK for abi where are you coming from? (can't remember which he asked first)
Me: Cotonou, Benin Republic and I'm here for work
Oga: work as what
Me: care work
Oga: Can I see your COS (same time asking for where I'll be working)
Me: handed over my COS and mentioned my employers name and city
Oga: how much did you pay?
Me: (wasn't surprised cos I expected it) I didn't pay any money except the one I used to get the requisite documents and application
Oga: do you have any family here and what and what is your daily duty as in job description
Me: I answered (the girl beside me was asked the same question almost at the same time and her voice was as loud as a microphone)
Oga: you know how to collect your brp right?
Me: yes
Stamps me in....
Dude didn't smile the whole process, lasted for about 4 minutes....

Could you please explain the process in details how you travelled through Cotonou, Benin Republic from Nigeria.

Thanks.

My Nigeria passport has expired since and I am not in a hurry to renew, so I did not and will not pay for fast processing.

I am trying my best in my own little way to encourage people not to pay for COS.

austino677:
maybe you should lead us on a protest so they can stop charging people... Its sad but that's a reality of coming from a third world country.. Paid or not shaa get your COS and enough shift to feed yourself and family


I believe you self paid for fast processing of Nigeria International passport . MAYBE


You should start from home

advanceDNA:


This question of "how much did u pay" is fvnny and almost useless ....Are they expecting someone that actually paid to confess to them?

Home office technically created this loopholes for employees to be exploited...
Funny thing is, they can block it or at least tighten it from the employer end.... but No!! ...They want the revenue to keep flowing in while they look for ways to harass immigrant and send them back....

How much did u pay koor...
How much did u throw away niii

Don't mind them boss. What's important is to pray to get good and honest employers even if you paid. I expected it so I wasn't fazed at all

shakurshakur:


Could you please explain the process in details how you travelled through Cotonou, Benin Republic from Nigeria.

Thanks.

You have two options, go through any of the regular and popular transport companies plying the west Africa coast and stop at Cotonou or you make private/personal arrangements to carry you there ( even all the way to the airport.

I did the latter

Hi guys,
Please is there anyone who is about to write Care certificate? I want to ask some questions. Can you dm pls?

dracarysss:
Hello house. Great news!!
Visa alert for my children (child dependent visa)
Biometric date: June 28th (for everyone)
BRP collection mail: 12th July (MA and husband)

I made the difficult decision to travel leaving my family behind so that I could meet up. I have cried until I couldn’t anymore.

4 paid emails
10 paid calls
2 escalations (4th August, 19th August)

Last paid call on 25th August, this call was funny because after narrating everything that has happened, we were both quiet for about 30 seconds and the person at the other end said “that’s not right , a child doesn’t have to wait so long for this. I will not give you a timeline , I am sending an urgent email as we speak. Expect a feedback very soon”

Visa alert this morning at 9am! Honestly I am so happy. Before heading to work today I prayed again. God has done it.

To my fellow May and June applicants I use myself as a point of contact that yours will be approved ASAP. Have a great day everyone.

Congratulations and happy reunion

dupyshoo:
My Nigeria passport has expired since and I am not in a hurry to renew, so I did not and will not pay for fast processing.

I am trying my best in my own little way to encourage people not to pay for COS.

Nobody encourage people paying for COS, everyone knew isn't legal but i can bet it with u if u're in naija right now and u fill the heat people are going 2ru now, my brother u will pay for COS

Hello, Gurus in the House(Esp. those already in the UK). Please, can someone on a Skilled Worker (Care) Visa in the UK with *NO SHIFTS* be allowed to go for IT Trainings(Programming, Cyber Security, Etc), get Certified and Seek for Jobs in the IT Sector, afterwards. With the aim of switching their Visa?
And,
Are they also allowed to get the SIA Badge? With the Care Visa?


@AdvanceDNA your response to this, will be well appreciated. Thanks.

dracarysss:
Hello house. Great news!!
Visa alert for my children (child dependent visa)
Biometric date: June 28th (for everyone)
BRP collection mail: 12th July (MA and husband)

I made the difficult decision to travel leaving my family behind so that I could meet up. I have cried until I couldn’t anymore.

4 paid emails
10 paid calls
2 escalations (4th August, 19th August)

Last paid call on 25th August, this call was funny because after narrating everything that has happened, we were both quiet for about 30 seconds and the person at the other end said “that’s not right , a child doesn’t have to wait so long for this. I will not give you a timeline , I am sending an urgent email as we speak. Expect a feedback very soon”

Visa alert this morning at 9am! Honestly I am so happy. Before heading to work today I prayed again. God has done it.

To my fellow May and June applicants I use myself as a point of contact that yours will be approved ASAP. Have a great day everyone.

Congratulations to your family, it’s a long wait and no one deserves this level of pain and frustration.
I am still waiting tho, Biometric June 20th.
Amen to all our prayers

[quote author=America001 post=125485582]

You have two options, go through any of the regular and popular transport companies plying the west Africa coast and stop at Cotonou or you make private/personal arrangements to carry you there ( even all the way to the airport.

I did the latter [/quote

Please i have a travel date ahead and it’s through Cotonou. I want to confirm about the yellow card at the border. And can we I get the driver contact from Lagos

Numero123:
Hello, Gurus in the House(Esp. those already in the UK). Please, can someone on a Skilled Worker (Care) Visa in the UK with *NO SHIFTS* be allowed to go for IT Trainings(Programming, Cyber Security, Etc), get Certified and Seek for Jobs in the IT Sector, afterwards. With the aim of switching their Visa?
And,
Are they also allowed to get the SIA Badge? With the Care Visa?


@AdvanceDNA your response to this, will be well appreciated. Thanks.

What u do with with ur free time as a work visa holder is totally up to you...yeah u can decide to study more, u dont need a tier 4 visa to study......and u can also go for IT trainings and certifications as a legal resident..

.. and yes if u have your IT qualification u can get 20hrs for week IT jobs in addition to your full time care job without new COS or updating ur visa...
but if u want to get a full time IT job to replace ur full time care job...the IT firm or wateva company must give u fresh COS for a fulltime IT job...

As per SIA licence....u are a legal resident so there is no law stopping u from applying for SIA.. ....but getting the SIA licence another ball game because of the many requirements involved....one of the requirments is 5 years criminal record check... u never stay long for uk...u gats go back to lagos....and there are still many more....

.....furthermore.....the job u want to to use the licence for is another issue .... u will need sponsorship unless u don convert by marrying a citizen...

Hello gurus in the house pls what’s advantage or disadvantage of going through Cotonou ??

@AdvanceDNA, Thank you so much for your Prompt and Apt Response. You’ve really been helpful to everyone following this thread! God Bless You!

The Major Reason for wanting to update the Visa, is lack of Job/SHIFTS from the so-called “sponsored” Employer. 3 Months in the UK and no single Shift. Also no Part time Job forthcoming as a result of lack of “UK experience” in the Care Sector. Time is ticking. Hence, the reason to opt for another Sponsorship.

Please, What are the Odds of securing a Full time IT Jobs/Sponsorship after undergoing Trainings and Certifications. Make person nor go Spend Money wey him nor get for wetin nor go profit am. @AdvanceDna. I know say I don too stress you sha. But na Man you be! A Very Good and Selfless Man! Tuale!

advanceDNA:


What u do with with ur free time as a work visa holder is totally up to you...yeah u can decide to study more, u dont need a tier 4 visa to study......and u can also go for IT trainings and certifications as a legal resident..

.. and yes if u have your IT qualification u can get 20hrs for week IT jobs in addition to your full time care job without new COS or updating ur visa...
but if u want to get a full time IT job to replace ur full time care job...the IT firm or wateva company must give u fresh COS for a fulltime IT job...

As per SIA licence....u are a legal resident so there is no law stopping u from applying for SIA.. ....but getting the SIA licence another ball game because of the many requirements involved....one of the requirments is 5 years criminal record check... u never stay long for uk...u gats go back to lagos....and there are still many more....

.....furthermore.....the job u want to to use the licence for is another issue .... u will need sponsorship unless u don convert by marrying a citizen...

Numero123:

@AdvanceDNA, Thank you so much for your Prompt and Apt Response. You’ve really been helpful to everyone following this thread! God Bless You!

The Major Reason for wanting to update the Visa, is lack of Job/SHIFTS from the so-called “sponsored” Employer. 3 Months in the UK and no single Shift. Also no Part time Job forthcoming as a result of lack of “UK experience” in the Care Sector. Time is ticking. Hence, the reason to opt for another Sponsorship.

Please, What are the Odds of securing a Full time IT Jobs/Sponsorship after undergoing Trainings and Certifications. Make person nor go Spend Money wey him nor get for wetin nor go profit am. I know say I don too stress you sha. But na Man you be! A Very Good and Selfless Man! Tuale!

Baba... the odds are like the odds of every other job...the labour market is crazy everyhwere.........but IT sells every where though...so u may have a better chance if u are good at ur skills..


Pele...migration to another country dey sometimes dey tough at first .....but u go dey alright eventually