profemebee:
While we wait for experienced answers to this, pls convince her that going back to Nigeria should always be an option.. even if it is the last resort.. i wish her well

I can only imagine her situation. I wish her well too

AgentXxx:
Your head Dey there. Any piece of advice for him as elder so e no go enter trouble

That’s a risky venture. Tell am make e no give village people loopholes sha

Put all your eggs in one basket, and hand the basket over to God. That's the ultimate security.

Anybody who tries to counter this, it's at your OWN RISK.

Viruses:


It's not easy to determine who will marry you or make you his/her legal partner but you can get pregnant for any random guy and keep the child.

May God help the person Sha

Zahra29:


As she does not have a valid visa, she will likely receive a hefty NHS bill for the birth of the child which she will need to pay ( at least with a payment plan) before her visa is granted.

In the intervening 7 years how will she take care of her child without the right to work? How will she afford nursery fees? Where will she live if she doesn't have the right to rent? How will she afford the visa application fees for both her and her child - she will need to pay IHS fees for both of them and will likely need a lawyer to help with the application.

Being illegal is not as easy as some are making out. As a PP opined, going back should be an option, certainly before leave expires.

People that are regularising using the 7 year child route, how are they doing it?

Santa2:


@ the bolded..I know cases where people planned well and still got the burnt end of the stick. Its not really a one size fit all. Someone I know after being sponsored for 3 and half years, His organisation filed for bankruptcy and when under. That's how dude found himself without sponsorship and with just 90days to find another. Despite being a software developer he was unable to get a job to sponsor him within the time period. He got several offers but just not one that would sponsor. Bobo was well established here, bought his house, and all. Luckily he already had plan B else na back to Tibunu and sundry. He still feels burnt on how he had to leave the country. May life not happen to us despite all our plans.

Exactly. Man proposes, God disposes. Few days ago, I caught up with my coursemate from over 10yrs ago in a Russell Group uni and we were discussing escalation of tuition fees. In 2010, middle class families could plan with 5 or 6m /annum to send their kids abroad. Now same undergraduate degree is about 60M per annum!!! Which kind of planning do you want to do to afford that dream now? It means only politicians or extremely wealthy people can sponsor their children abroad. It’s totally crazy. Not to mention those caught in the crosshairs of £1/2000+ from £1/500+ CBN rate two years ago.

Nigerian carer slumps and dies on duty

https://www.thecable.ng/report-how-nigerian-carer-in-uk-slumped-on-duty-and-died/amp?/report-how-nigerian-carer-in-uk-slumped-on-duty-and-died

Please when you are not well, take care of your health. No reason shift money. I know there are bills to pay but na only person wey Dey alive Dey pay bills. For those wey Dey pack shift like say tomorrow no Dey or do several jobs without resting. Please take care of your health. Enjoy your life. Take yourself and family out. You only live once.

NewT123:
Nigerian carer slumps and dies on duty

https://www.thecable.ng/report-how-nigerian-carer-in-uk-slumped-on-duty-and-died/amp?/report-how-nigerian-carer-in-uk-slumped-on-duty-and-died

Please when you are not well, take care of your health. No reason shift money. I know there are bills to pay but na only person wey Dey alive Dey pay bills. For those wey Dey pack shift like say tomorrow no Dey or do several jobs without resting. Please take care of your health. Enjoy your life. Take yourself and family out. You only live once.

This is just the truth. It seems it can't happen until it happens, may God protect us. I lost a doctor friend on Sunday evening, this man was healthy outwardly... But just slumped!

NewT123:
Nigerian carer slumps and dies on duty

https://www.thecable.ng/report-how-nigerian-carer-in-uk-slumped-on-duty-and-died/amp?/report-how-nigerian-carer-in-uk-slumped-on-duty-and-died

Please when you are not well, take care of your health. No reason shift money. I know there are bills to pay but na only person wey Dey alive Dey pay bills. For those wey Dey pack shift like say tomorrow no Dey or do several jobs without resting. Please take care of your health. Enjoy your life. Take yourself and family out. You only live once.

Chai. See all the plans she had! Lawyer in Nigeria, planning to get qualifications and return to practice after care CoS expired. Everything don quench like that, puff... All certificates wasted, dreams gone. God abeg.

Bukad:
I passed my theory test today FIRST ATTEMPT.

Thanks to everyone here who shared thier success story and inspiration.

Used the app recommended here for preparation.

6 weeks intensive practice of mock test.

Thanks to the elders here for always sharing wisdom.

Please what app did you use to prepare? I'm about to start preparing for mine

profemebee:
I totally agree.. i was referring to the 2 cases in context that are currently facing this..

My point is.... we complain about "everything", including things our own country can't provide....

Sorry about your friend.. did you mean he left? relocated to another country (not Nigeria)?

I'm glad he had plan B

The bolded part in your post is very very key though.. quality prayer

Yes he left, he actually became an overstayer before he left while trying to secure another sponsorship. Luckily he had canadian PR from 2 years prior but he felt he was already established here so he wasnt going to move to canada, He always joked about how london was just 6 hours flight from Lagos as against Toronto.

NewT123:
Nigerian carer slumps and dies on duty

https://www.thecable.ng/report-how-nigerian-carer-in-uk-slumped-on-duty-and-died/amp?/report-how-nigerian-carer-in-uk-slumped-on-duty-and-died

Please when you are not well, take care of your health. No reason shift money. I know there are bills to pay but na only person wey Dey alive Dey pay bills. For those wey Dey pack shift like say tomorrow no Dey or do several jobs without resting. Please take care of your health. Enjoy your life. Take yourself and family out. You only live once.

May God rest her soul and continue to keep us all. This is actually a reminder to me to be more intentional with regards to looking after myself Healthwise

ReesheesuKnack:


Ukrainians were chased by Putin & his tanks. Would you rather prefer that you came here because Cameroun or Chad or Niger or Benin are bombing & killing and destroying your village in Nigeria?
You paid 16k tuition, really?
But that is not the beginning of the story. Before paying the tuition, do you remember what else you did?
Let me remind you.
a. You showed proof of funds to assure the UK that money ain’t ya problem, that you had enough ££ to take care of yourself, & any dependants, didn’t you?
b. Remember that zoom video interview? Do you remember what you outlined to the interviewer about your plans upon graduation?

this number 2. i didnt lie about it o. I told them the truth and stated the reasons.

immobilare:


Please what app did you use to prepare? I'm about to start preparing for mine

Theory 4 in 1

It cost less than £5

1. Attempt to answer all practice revision questions in bits of 20s or 30s while using the favourites, flag and more information tabs. It's about 774 questions in total.

2. Then attempt the mock test consistently till you sore 48 to 50 at each trial.

3. Practice the hazard perception test.

Best of Luck!!!

Goodenoch:


People from Chad displaced by Boko Haram are housed in IDP camps for free at the expense of the Nigerian government while Americans coming to work in Nigeria have to pay visa fees, expatriate levies and support themselves. That means the Nigerian government is discriminatory, right?

—

The sort of poor logic one sees here regularly sef gives credence to certain claims.

Nigerian government that is not able to cater for his citizen is the one you are in support for camping and feeding other country.

Also how much is visa fee for Americans compare to what we pay here.

All i'm saying his we should be entitle to public funds. Maybe not during 1 year of study but as soon as you on graduate visa you should have the right.

ReesheesuKnack:


Ukrainians were chased by Putin & his tanks. Would you rather prefer that you came here because Cameroun or Chad or Niger or Benin are bombing & killing and destroying your village in Nigeria?
You paid 16k tuition, really?
But that is not the beginning of the story. Before paying the tuition, do you remember what else you did?
Let me remind you.
a. You showed proof of funds to assure the UK that money ain’t ya problem, that you had enough ££ to take care of yourself, & any dependants, didn’t you?
b. Remember that zoom video interview? Do you remember what you outlined to the interviewer about your plans upon graduation?

You and who did zoom interview?

hustla:


If she gives birth, why not just give birth for someone who's a citizen and have him apply for her? Or it doesnt work that way?

And i get one bros wey dey find wife oo

Santa2:


@ the bolded..I know cases where people planned well and still got the burnt end of the stick. Its not really a one size fit all. Someone I know after being sponsored for 3 and half years, His organisation filed for bankruptcy and when under. That's how dude found himself without sponsorship and with just 90days to find another. Despite being a software developer he was unable to get a job to sponsor him within the time period. He got several offers but just not one that would sponsor. Bobo was well established here, bought his house, and all. Luckily he already had plan B else na back to Tibunu and sundry. He still feels burnt on how he had to leave the country. May life not happen to us despite all our plans.

This country and its fluctuating policies and system. Spousal visa is the way to go.

Jamesclooney:


Exactly. Man proposes, God disposes. Few days ago, I caught up with my coursemate from over 10yrs ago in a Russell Group uni and we were discussing escalation of tuition fees. In 2010, middle class families could plan with 5 or 6m /annum to send their kids abroad. Now same undergraduate degree is about 60M per annum!!! Which kind of planning do you want to do to afford that dream now? It means only politicians or extremely wealthy people can sponsor their children abroad. It’s totally crazy. Not to mention those caught in the crosshairs of £1/2000+ from £1/500+ CBN rate two years ago.

This has always been plans of politicians to keep the poor in stagnation while their kids attain quality education abroad.

lavida001:


1 Nigerian government that is not able to cater for his citizen is the one you are in support for camping and feeding other country.


2 Also how much is visa fee for Americans compare to what we pay here.

3 All i'm saying his we should be entitle to public funds. Maybe not during 1 year of study but as soon as you on graduate visa you should have the right.

1. Lmao. That wasn't the point and it's kind of sad that you missed it, especially in light of my last statement in that post. Anyway, the UK is also having issues catering for all its citizens, which is something some here (the "the UK cannot do without us" cadre) never cease to highlight when the company reports recession, slow growth or when the education industry is suffering.

2. A lot more than what you pay in the UK. I don't know the fees individual workers pay because I only worked with sponsoring companies but I know that expatriate permits used to cost 2,000 USD per year, apart from all the other fees. Now it has been increased to $15,000 (£12,000) annually for a director and $10,000 for other employees. And there's no healthcare included obviously, lol.

3.In what other country would you be entitled to public funds like citizens one year after your arrival in the country as a student on a non-immigrant visa? Anyway, you can always start a petition and if it gains enough signatures, parliament will be mandated by law to discuss it. Unlike certain other countries.

Goodenoch:



1. Lmao. That wasn't the point and it's kind of sad that you missed it, especially in light of my last statement in that post. Anyway, the UK is also having issues catering for all its citizens, which is something some here (the "the UK cannot do without us" cadre) never cease to highlight when the company reports recession, slow growth or when the education industry is suffering.

2. A lot more than what you pay in the UK. I don't know the fees individual workers pay because I only worked with sponsoring companies but I know that expatriate permits used to cost 2,000 USD per year, apart from all the other fees. Now it has been increased to $15,000 (£12,000) annually for a director and $10,000 for other employees. And there's no healthcare included obviously, lol.

3.In what other country would you be entitled to public funds like citizens one year after your arrival in the country as a student on a non-immigrant visa? Anyway, you can always start a petition and if it gains enough signatures, parliament will be mandated by law to discuss it. Unlike certain other countries.

These amounts are actually exorbitant if true.

Zahra29:


It's not innuendo, it has been stated numerous times by the government and I'm sure they have access to data points and not just anecdotes:

https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2024/02/01/reducing-net-migration-factsheet-december-2023/

Surely some dependants work – so by banning them you are reducing the amount of working people coming to the UK?   

We estimate that only around 25% of dependants work when they come to the UK.
...

Estimates are estimates... not data points and multiple estimates by government bodies based on concrete data have been well off the mark recently (inflation rate, housing crash, BOE rate rise e.t.c). This is even worse off given that it's driven by a political narrative and flies in the face of reality.

Years back, we heard stories of how visitors were bankrupting the NHS and estimates of huge sums that could be saved which forced many Trusts (against common sense) to set up a desk for this purpose. Within a few months it became evident that whatever money being saved couldn't even pay for the person manning the desk. With Brexit, we heard estimates of how the UK would be awash with cash. Hehe... Even core data points need alot of work to interpret more so estimates which are politically driven.

It's good you paint a picture of some married masters students struggling to meet up. So you really think such a family would have an adult member who can work sitting at home all day when their stay is on the brink due to low funds? Why did many masters students come with their spouse in the first place? Lastly, the word dependent is not just limited to international students

Santa2:


@ the bolded..I know cases where people planned well and still got the burnt end of the stick. Its not really a one size fit all. Someone I know after being sponsored for 3 and half years, His organisation filed for bankruptcy and when under. That's how dude found himself without sponsorship and with just 90days to find another. Despite being a software developer he was unable to get a job to sponsor him within the time period. He got several offers but just not one that would sponsor. Bobo was well established here, bought his house, and all. Luckily he already had plan B else na back to Tibunu and sundry. He still feels burnt on how he had to leave the country. May life not happen to us despite all our plans.

Interesting tale. But sha, in my opinion, property purchase should be done when one has a solid foothold in the country (permanent residence at least). Na so those long-time Indians at Facebook and Google had to sell their properties after being laid off by those companies.

Gerrard59:


Sorry to interrupt, but when developed countries wish to increase their birth rates, they don't mean people like us o. They mean "their own people". So, while the rate might increase, they are not completely happy about the people who constitute that increment.

The point here is that except children start being made and parented in labs, they hardly get to choose at least not in the way they hope to. With the care sector post-Brexit, the choice for the UK was either to ratchet up taxes and device ways for Boomers to give back their wealth to pay for British care or look for cheap labour abroad. The choice was hurriedly the later. The end result is now causing moans.

Many western nations are sitting on a demographic landmine which is becoming more obvious as years role by. Due to this, Germany opened its doors to millions of refuges. Canada only recently streamlined the pathway for many folks. The only nation that has largely stuck to its guns is Japan and even they are now increasingly looking out. Yes, they all rightly want to preselect those who come.
There are thousands of Africans naturalized in the UK. I wonder how many came via a lottery or 'diversity visa'. We are largely here cos someone sat and illustrated to the government that the UK would benefit more from us being in than being out hence whatever visa pathway we used.

jedisco:


The point here is that except children start being made and parented in labs, they hardly get to choose at least not in the way they hope to. With the care sector post-Brexit, the choice for the UK was either to ratchet up taxes and device ways for Boomers to give back their wealth to pay for British care or look for cheap labour abroad. The choice was hurriedly the later. The end result is now causing moans.

Many western nations are sitting on a demographic landmine which is becoming more obvious as years role by. Due to this, Germany opened its doors to millions of refuges. Canada only recently streamlined the pathway for many folks. The only nation that has largely stuck to its guns is Japan and even they are now increasingly looking out. Yes, they all rightly want to preselect those who come.
There are thousands of Africans naturalized in the UK. I wonder how many came via a lottery or 'diversity visa'. We are largely here cos someone sat and illustrated to the government that the UK would benefit more from us being in than being out hence whatever visa pathway we used.

In the future, countries will have to make do with whatever population they have as the need to constantly increase the population isn't sustainable as birth rates plunge across countries of varying development levels. Apart from Africa and South Asia, most countries have TFRs below 2.1.

wow.... happy for him ooo.. that was a sweet plan B!!!!

Santa2:


Yes he left, he actually became an overstayer before he left while trying to secure another sponsorship. Luckily he had canadian PR from 2 years prior but he felt he was already established here so he wasnt going to move to canada, He always joked about how london was just 6 hours flight from Lagos as against Toronto.

nos1 flew over him/her lol

Nos 3 .. having rights to public funds.. even in Nigeria, what public funds exists? what benefits exists? omooooo. i'm tired... you knew you will have no rights before you applied from Nigeria... whats' all these demands? and noise?

He/She is demanding for what doesn't exist in his/her own country??

Not all Brits even have access to the same public funds....

I love how you ended your post .. the bolded text

Goodenoch:



1. Lmao. That wasn't the point and it's kind of sad that you missed it, especially in light of my last statement in that post. Anyway, the UK is also having issues catering for all its citizens, which is something some here (the "the UK cannot do without us" cadre) never cease to highlight when the company reports recession, slow growth or when the education industry is suffering.

2. A lot more than what you pay in the UK. I don't know the fees individual workers pay because I only worked with sponsoring companies but I know that expatriate permits used to cost 2,000 USD per year, apart from all the other fees. Now it has been increased to $15,000 (£12,000) annually for a director and $10,000 for other employees. And there's no healthcare included obviously, lol.

3.In what other country would you be entitled to public funds like citizens one year after your arrival in the country as a student on a non-immigrant visa? Anyway, you can always start a petition and if it gains enough signatures, parliament will be mandated by law to discuss it. Unlike certain other countries.

thanks for this

Bukad:


Theory 4 in 1

It cost less than £5

1. Attempt to answer all practice revision questions in bits of 20s or 30s while using the favourites, flag and more information tabs. It's about 774 questions in total.

2. Then attempt the mock test consistently till you sore 48 to 50 at each trial.

3. Practice the hazard perception test.

Best of Luck!!!

lavida001:


All i'm saying his we should be entitle to public funds. Maybe not during 1 year of study but as soon as you on graduate visa you should have the right.

LOL

F*ck No. Entitled to public funds for why naw

You don dey climb tree pass leaf o

Which public funds even dey available to you for where you dey come from?

so entitled

hustla:


LOL

F*ck No. Entitled to public funds for why naw

You don dey climb tree pass leaf o

Which public funds even dey available to you for where you dey come from?

profemebee:
so entitled

Well, I can't blame him for wanting something at least. The UK takes a lot from students and rarely gives much in return

they take from everyone one of us .... but we knew the system and pain even before leaving Nigeria

Entitlement is entitlement....

you don't buy coke and complain it is coke you tasted in the bottle.... was it going to be sprite?

Also, i don't think this is true in all honesty... it will always be relative

In America for example, you're one illness away from huge debt... i'm not talking small debt.. huge debt

Every country with its pros and cons....

hustla:


Well, I can't blame him for wanting something at least. The UK takes a lot from students and rarely gives much in return