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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 12:07pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
heroshark: That is not true. 5 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by toughest007: 12:50pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
justwise: This was the key driver why you got that low-cost £21 + 4months free package. They know their signal strength is weak in your area. Networks with stronger signals may have higher package! |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by cbn4main: 1:01pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Thanks for the reply man Schoolhike: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by ehizario2012: 1:02pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Phenmeson: Hmmmmmmm word! Our people as usual, people are really moving there. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by ehizario2012: 1:08pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Peerielass: Thanks. Does this mean the coding system is dynamic and can be updated anytime or it's at year end? Because I'm asking specifically for someone who might have two jobs, say 27k each, both totalling 54k annually... Would each employer tax @40% or still 20% each? Quite important... |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by ehizario2012: 1:15pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Goke7: I totally agree with you on this, and it makes sense. I watched something on BBC about a steel mine planning to convert power source from coal to nuclear/electricity but unions were protesting because about 2000 direct jobs would be lost. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Viruses: 1:30pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Goke7: Not exactly It's GDPR issues and you could simply unsubscribe from marketing emails or block them. Some companies are returning to office to boast productivity, collaboration and commitment. Nothing concern them concern other sectors. Even the remote work has sectors that benefit from it too like companies that provide tools and services to empower remote working. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lavida001: 1:34pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
The level of stealing in uk retail store is alarming. I just hope Iceland won’t bankrupt soon. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by toughest007: 1:35pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Peerielass: I would say the grass is always greener based on one's peculiarities. People have millions of reasons as to why they move and when asked, they naturally are inclined to give a generic incoherent reason such as nothing is happening here, for money, too much tax etc... and we carry it on from there and spread it in whatever way we interpret to fit into our discuss. People tend to generally move countries when the pros out weighs the cons thereby fitting well into their long term goals. However, when one juxtaposes that same scenario with someone else's long term goals, it's becomes a case of fitting a triangle into a square (and we blurt out 'the grass is not always greener on the other side') I would say moving to Australia/NZ fits more into my long term goals than moving to Canada/US. This would be totally different for someone else. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by toughest007: 1:43pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
heroshark: I totally disagree!!! 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lavida001: 1:44pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Goke7: Make I fry pay tax make dem just sitdon dey collect benefit abi |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 1:46pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
ehizario2012: The boats are still a major focus, just that the public have woken up to the fact that illegal migration numbers are insignificant next to the record numbers of visas being granted by the government. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 2:04pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
LionInZion: Lol the government did not target Nigeria and India specifically. There are more favourable visa policies for the Chinese and south Americans for example. It was certain universities who went after the Nigerian and Indian markets, recognising the huge numbers they could attract by highlighting psw to Japa with their families,and gaining a competitive edge by offering significantly lower fees and discounts (compared to higher ranked, more prestigious universities). Universities are basically business enterprises. Do you know how much a VC gets paid, even of a lower ranked university? do you know how much commission agents receive for bringing students in? Of course they will complain loudly if their gravy train no longer produces as much gravy. Once again you don't hear the likes of LSE and Imperial College complaining as loudly. Because they know what they offer (beyond psw) and are able to attract international students from all over who are seeking top quality, internationally recognised qualifications and experience. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 2:12pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
iyatrustee: 💯 Asylum on what grounds...after telling the UK government in your visa application that you have plenty money and/or skills and you're coming to "help" their universities and businesses. Plus Belfast is very different to Dublin. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Peerielass: 2:24pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
ehizario2012: It’s dynamic like you said and can be updated at anytime of the year. In the scenario of the person with two jobs earning 27k per annum on each job. Tax charged will depend on a number of factors, did the person complete a P46 form for the second job? If not HMRC will probably place them on an emergency tax code until they are able to ascertain what the person’s correct position is. They could also be placed on a basic rate tax code which means all their earnings from the second job is taxed at 20% without any personal allowance deduction. Once the combined earnings between the two jobs reaches £50,271, then they will start charging 40% on the second job. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 2:27pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
heroshark: 💯 💯 Why is the truth so difficult to see/accept sometimes? Most people, and the government, don't hate immigrants. They are simply saying that they have never had such an influx of people (1.2m in one year!). It's record breaking by a huge margin. Even Labour, who since Blair has been accused of being pro mass immigration, said that the numbers were astonishingly high and unsustainable. The electorate is blaming the government and the Tory govt who made a promise when seeking election (and on Brexit) to bring migration levels down, is being forced to react and honour its manifesto pledges, else they face extinction as a party. It's that simple. So all this rhetoric about the gov hates immigrants, they are scapegoating us, they need us more than we need them etc, is unnecessary. They are simply protecting their interests , the same way immigrants are doing what favours them. How many immigrants are happily working in care because they genuinely care about the residents or care profession? How many are just "using" the UK as a springboard to their dream country? 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lavida001: 3:09pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
hustla: They always the first to give million £ in foreign aid to countries but dem no fit provide affordable housing for their people. Uk get packaging no be small. We swill scale through. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 3:11pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
toughest007: No its not, i canceled my contract with the provider with weak signal and got a better deal with my previous provider 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 3:11pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Zahra29: Zahra the former uk high commissioner in Nigeria personally marketed students visas to Nigerians so it was actually a government thing. She did videos to encourage Nigerians to come study in the Uk. This is a fact 8 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lavida001: 3:16pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Zahra29: Uk has the hardest place to get a house in the whole of Europe. This was all over the news 2 months ago. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by LionInZion: 3:32pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Zahra29: Quoting directly from govt site, 2019 International Education Strategy, updated in 2021. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-2022-update/international-education-strategy-2022-progress-update#:~:text=The%20International%20Education%20Champion's%20immediate,address%20barriers%20to%20that%20potential. Action 1 (2021): International Education Champion The International Education Champion’s immediate priority countries are: India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Nigeria. These priorities reflect where there is significant potential for growth and where the Champion could both open up opportunities and address barriers to that potential. You see, it wasn't universities - it was the government. The strategy was formed to regain the market share that UK was losing to Canada, Australia, etc. Yes, universities, including LSE, Oxbridge and the likes, are business enterprises and each business has its own market target and will always do whatever it takes to maintain that share. You know as an individual, it is convenient to want to think those 'lower ranked' universities dont have much to offer, but the govt recognises their contributions to the economy and would always come up with ways to help them stay afloat. Findings have shown that revenues from international students help those schools subsidise the capped British students' tuition. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 3:51pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
lavida001: God dey |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 4:22pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Goke7: Agreed, but that's part of her job. I'm sure other high commissioners and ambassadors were doing the same or more marketing in other countries, just that the japa rate isn't as high. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 4:33pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
LionInZion: Good point, which is why agents from certain universities were more prolific in Nigeria and India because these universities identified them as their target market. I agree that international fees subsidise home fees, this is true in many countries where international fees are higher. I also agree that the govt tries to support universities to survive and grow. But just as the government is not able to rescue every floundering business, the same will be true of universities that get into trouble. Besides the govt set a target of 600k international students over 5 years (though they later tried to change the wording). This target was met within 1 year, so one would hope that the universities have been prudent to save and invest during the " ultra boom" years which can't last forever. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by heroshark(m): 4:33pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
justwise: 80% of Nigerian students in my cohort did fake proof of fund and were struggling to pay tuition, most of them are married with kids and average age above 30years old. There is no way many of them will be granted Canadian student visa unless they are on scholarship or going for PhD. How is it not true ? PS: I didn't say all, I said many. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 4:51pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
heroshark: heroshark: You are making two different points here, I agreed with your last point but disagrees with the previous one. Immigration number to the UK will come down if the embassy bothers to verify bank statements submitted by applicants, Canada does this more often than the UK 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lavida001: 4:59pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Time will tell on what have been saying about Indians
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 5:12pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
heroshark: Canada too has same problem of fake admission letters of acceptance especially in recent times with over 700 students from India affected so this excuse of abuse of system is not particular to the uk or Nigeria. Don’t divert from the main issues, the uk cannot continue to use abuse of the system as an excuse of hostile immigration policies cos it happens everywhere. Is not time the Uk give more attention to its struggling economy and stop using immigration as an excuse to deceive many of its ignorant citizens? 6 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Thewritingnerd(f): 5:14pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Or they should just make the base salary for any healthcare position 35k 🙈🏃♀️ Zahra29: 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 6:24pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Goke7: They have to because its a major problem, if they taggle that the immigration figure will go down. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 6:43pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Goke7:But It's the citizens who are crying out that immigration is too high. The same citizens who voted for Brexit because they wanted to reduce and control immigration. The same citizens who are warning the govt that they will go the way of the Netherlands. People who voted for brexit because they felt that 200k plus net migration was too high, how do you think they will just accept 700k plus, and from countries that are even more "forrin" than the EU lol It's not personal, that's just how they are. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Schoolhike: 7:43pm On Nov 26, 2023 |
Goodenoch: Hmn, does this quiet often as well, when I’m given the opportunity to ask question, wouldn’t ask question at first, will try to touch on necessary information about the job skills that wasn’t asked during interview. |
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