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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lavida001: 9:32pm On Dec 05, 2023 |
umarwy: Neocolonialism |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 9:32pm On Dec 05, 2023 |
gmacnoms: OK ![]() |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by lavida001: 9:45pm On Dec 05, 2023 |
hustla: Just to add: Some of us come on here to reply or give our 2 cents on topical issues doesn't mean we don't have job or better things to do. Some poeple are on this thread to judge and attack others. We need to do better as a people that's the way we can grow. Mate i dey your DM 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 10:01pm On Dec 05, 2023 |
LionInZion: Imagine o, when I no steal any mandate |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Susom(f): 10:10pm On Dec 05, 2023 |
Just to add that , you can give anyone your lemonade generated naira account to pay into and then effect from there to your UK account through Lemonade I Chreze: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by LionInZion: 10:50pm On Dec 05, 2023 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by missjekyll: 10:58pm On Dec 05, 2023 |
I am very very sorry you were affected. Hopefully, this ba*****d govt will be voted out soon . gmacnoms: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by LionInZion: 10:59pm On Dec 05, 2023 |
iyatrustee: You are not nice oooo. Let the olopa sef chop small from your panstalin now ![]() ![]() |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 11:32pm On Dec 05, 2023 |
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by LionInZion: 11:48pm On Dec 05, 2023 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Thewritingnerd(f): 11:59pm On Dec 05, 2023 |
Which one is from the UK? Is it different from the one gotten on Possap? Nanorest: |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by boneruns(m): 12:14am On Dec 06, 2023 |
hustla: I agree with you completely that Nigerians should aim high, and I am sure we have couple of Nigerians in the U.K. manning big positions and earning real high. I have an acquaintance who worked in same industry in Nigeria, working in one of the American software development firms in the U.K. and he earns over 60k, so I can relate very well with you. But permit me to ask, are these friends of yours in cybersecurity? If so, were security clearance required for these positions they got, since they have been in the U.K. few months and SC requires 5 years of living in the U.K. Sometimes I get depressed about the professional job search stuff. Rejections left, right and centre when they hear one is with a student visa. I recently attended an interview for a Band 6 cybersecurity role in NHS, got a call from the HR that I scored high in the ranking, but they have to consider an insider within NHS who applied for same role, but they can keep me on hold and let me know when something comes up, if I will be interested. I begin say Wetin send this guy apply for this particular role. I just believe something will come up soon hopefully. So just to ask the experienced professionals here, can one include in an CV unrelated work experience gained the U.K. while as a student to cover for employment gap? I’m asking because of U.K. experience stuff. I work in retail sector and I can somehow relate what I do to cybersecurity during interviews, but I just do not know if it fits into a CV. Thanks. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Viruses: 12:23am On Dec 06, 2023 |
NotATroll: If you had made this move since, we won't be having this conversation now, by now is way forward we would be discussing. It's better you try and fail then move on than not trying and keep contemplating for years. Trying and failing is better than not trying at all. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 12:29am On Dec 06, 2023 |
boneruns: Don't be depressed o. Applications are free and your eyes should be on what you want with the belief that you only need one YES, only One. I think while in the UK, one should try to get some internship experience which can be added to the cv. I believe it qualifies as "UK experience" Thing is, those guys came from Naija with experience already. Guy at Lloyds worked freelance DevOps roles, last role was at Andela and he did a bit of Azure Identity when we worked together so he got a DevSec ops role here. None of them were asked for security clearance Rejections are part of the game. You'll get used to it and also learn from it. Several others applied for the NHS role too but didn't even smell interview, you can build on that The first interview I got was at Starling, IAM Analyst. Got rejected cos I wasn't too prepared but I used the knowledge gained during the 2nd interview... So it gets better once you patch up the areas you aren't so good at Better dey come. You'll still come and do giveaway here ![]() Ma fo ![]() 7 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Viruses: 12:29am On Dec 06, 2023 |
Thewritingnerd: Depends on perspective. If you look at it from this angle, you could say the choices were limited because people need to follow survival instincts. But going back to the beginning, nobody actually forced you to leave Nigeria where freedom of choice is in abundance to a land where same is limited. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by boneruns(m): 12:43am On Dec 06, 2023 |
hustla: Thanks bro for the encouragement. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 12:55am On Dec 06, 2023 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by kwakudtraveller(m): 2:27am On Dec 06, 2023 |
hustla:I don’t even want to talk about the number of rejections I got until I got my first yes. Grown man dey cry for inside car but dey form hard guy for inside house. At the end of the day even the salary every month dey vex me on top the amount of tax but my people go dey say person dey lie to make themselves feel better. We can’t all earn the same salary but just because someone else is earning higher no mean say person go dey get high blood pressure or think say na 🧢 ontop another person salary, come dey disguise the wizard behaviour with humour. Na our way, I no dey ever expect less. 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Chreze(m): 4:40am On Dec 06, 2023 |
abuhusna1: No worry, we plenty for this table. The risk of trading makes it impossible to want to share anything with anybody. But please look into the tax thing cos you are meant to pay tax for any income to your account. And the fact it gets credited by Uphold means you are into cryptocurrency. Sometimes it’s best to pay that extra charge and keep a clean sheet. We don’t know where government will move with the whole crypto taxing thing. You know market is lighting up, the news will still start and they will be back to the matter. You know the UK government are looking for money now, they will explore any option to increase doctors salary. If they can insinuate that immigrants funds the increase, I don’t think crypto will be bad to fund it. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Chreze(m): 4:45am On Dec 06, 2023 |
Susom: Thank you for adding this. This fits the narrative I want to paint as I will state the money is either a loan from sibling or assistance. So if I can have them credit the account for me, that will help with the narrative. I just need to keep receipts for future. Thank you very much. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 7:09am On Dec 06, 2023 |
Biko, when we talk about working out a formula to pay bills........ It's simply to avoid serious issues like this ........ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/c889nl9rdr8o.amp If e reach to kill your wife because of bills, return back to 9ja or divorce......... |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 7:13am On Dec 06, 2023 |
Zahra29: They are definitely encouraging family separation, the whole idea of this policy is to reduce immigration right? So how does that encourage family reunion? They increased salary requirement for family visa application to 38K plus from £18,600, this is not about those coming in as you stated, this affects everyone applying for family visa whether you are here already or planning to move here with your family. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 7:41am On Dec 06, 2023 |
justwise: Lawyers are already shinning their boots to challenge this immigration changes........ Watch this space ....😄😁 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 8:01am On Dec 06, 2023 |
boneruns: One strategy I used when I got into the uk was to volunteer for an ngo as a tech product manager so as I was working in Amazon warehouse by day I was acting as a product manager by night of course being a volunteer role our meetings was mostly late into the evening or night so that was what’s on my cv till I got my desired role and I was also able to get work reference from the organisation. I got that volunteer role from a platform where they post these unpaid volunteer jobs from ngos I can’t remember that platform now but when I remember I will come back and post it here so that’s one way to navigate that On the issue of security clearance you can only get that through an organisation that’s a govt contractor who employs you and yes of course depending on the level of clearance you must have been a uk resident for some years. That’s a tough call except you’re lucky in getting into a large and reputable organisation like the big four that can help in getting a residency waiver with a justified business case to get you security clearance. You have to keep trying, the job market is getting more competitive and the economy right now is not in the best shape so opportunities may be limited. Yes I have suffered so many rejections including an nhs band 8 role so we’ve all been there. It’s one Yes you need and that will change your entire story 8 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 8:04am On Dec 06, 2023 |
Lexusgs430: Oga Lexus hope no be say you Dey try to bring second or third wife into this uk economy, this one wey lawyer don enter this matter bayi 😂 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 8:16am On Dec 06, 2023 |
kwakudtraveller: Rejection choke for this side too but I know say God go run am, all na time and will be part of our success story. I wan make I enter Skynews sef see Nigerian be PM or Partner for GMSachs and Google ![]() God will help us Nigerians 7 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 8:20am On Dec 06, 2023 |
Goke7: One wife, one problem.........😁🤣 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 8:38am On Dec 06, 2023 |
Lexusgs430:I will not hold my breath on this |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Nanorest: 8:38am On Dec 06, 2023 |
Thewritingnerd: Go to the site and see if you can do it from here |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 8:39am On Dec 06, 2023 |
hustla: This is why when some of us say these immigration policies are hostile, we are told to shut up and go back to our country. The uk is all about the money they want from immigrants and not about attracting the best of professionals. The US you talked about through their visa interviews profiles the best they can get and retains them through many properly curated pathways. It’s not magic but deliberate. But what do we have here, they put everyone both skilled and unskilled in the same bucket and give everyone high bp all in the name of net migration. Watch how more professionals will move from the Uk to the US in the coming months. Shebi na wetin dem want. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 8:48am On Dec 06, 2023 |
Goke7: I don't have any issues with their policies tbh as it's up to me to leave or stay and I have maintained my position from the day i landed in this country. I know they will feel the effects in the coming months and start fighting in house. Na that one I dey wait for cos its always funny If I had a nurse wife, the UK will be the last country we will consider. Too many wahala, restrictions, complains and unstable policies. Ontop the small average salaries they earn at the end of the day ![]() 2 Likes |
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