directonpc:


To reply to Tech Nation, Graduate visa and the engineers you talk about.

I know a few rising tech stars from Naija wey don japa come dey live slightly quieter here.

Many graduates MSc. and PhD that won't be employed in professional roles because of the graduate visa.

Engineers, even person wey been dey work with shell for Naija dey manage warehouse work for here now. Omo, from my small experience here so far, so much more can be gotten from talented immigrants if anyone is willing to take a chance on them.

Good points you made.
Even ‘gooder’ is the fact that the UK actually already actively have visa regimes to cater for these very vital sectors. So you see, the routes are already there. Just waiting to be explored and filled by immigrants.

ReesheesuKnack:


Good points you made.
Even ‘gooder’ is the fact that the UK actually already actively have visa regimes to cater for these very vital sectors. So you see, the routes are already there. Just waiting to be explored and filled by immigrants.

In a way you are right. If only M.sc graduates can target civil service jobs that pay up to the 31k pounds i feel it wont be a bad idea


For me, i am a dependant and currently trying to get into DWP (Already doing pre employment checks). i am just wondering how to bump it up to the 39k needed for a COS

missjekyll:


Clearly there is racism in the labour party. Natalie elphicke is now in labour while Diane Abbott is still out.

I haven't doorknocked at all this year till I find out which way the wind is blowing for black women in the Labour Party.
My time is very expensive, won't be wasting it.

I just heard Dianne Abbott on BBC Radio 4.
Keir Starner’s Labour Party has no place for the first black woman MP.
Hmmmm this Labour Party Change is no different from Buhari/APC’s Change in 2014.

directonpc:


To reply to Tech Nation, Graduate visa and the engineers you talk about.

I know a few rising tech stars from Naija wey don japa come dey live slightly quieter here.

Many graduates MSc. and PhD that won't be employed in professional roles because of the graduate visa.

Engineers, even person wey been dey work with shell for Naija dey manage warehouse work for here now. Omo, from my small experience here so far, so much more can be gotten from talented immigrants if anyone is willing to take a chance on them.

There are unemployed and under-employed indigenous brits as well, many of them also qualified in various industries and having a range of skills.

The fact that some people don't get ideal opportunities is unfortunate but that doesn't negate Reesheesuknack's point that there are myriad ways that the government has created to enable immigrants work and earn very well in the country, as well as benefiting the country too obviously.

Another one is the recent flexibility they introduced on the skilled worker visa, which some people would like to downplay because it doesn't fit their negative narrative.

See how your taxes are wasted...... You would truly cringe........ 😕😕


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/28/bulgarian-town-boomed-from-uks-biggest-benefits-fraud/

Morning house. pls who has recently travelled from Nigeria and carried extra 23kg to travel back to UK. pls how much??Turkish airline is charging my friend ₦310,000 to carry her 23kg, the amount is too much. pls anybody know how much other airlines are charging for extra 23kg? Thank u

Paxziano:


In a way you are right. If only M.sc graduates can target civil service jobs that pay up to the 31k pounds i feel it wont be a bad idea


For me, i am a dependant and currently trying to get into DWP (Already doing pre employment checks). i am just wondering how to bump it up to the 39k needed for a COS

I'm assuming your new role is HEO based on the salary unless you're in London. You can go for SEO roles after some time - say, a year, or port to the NHS where you should be able to get a COS on a band 7 up role. Will take some effort but it's doable, especially if you have a graduate degree.

Osoderi:
Morning house. pls who has recently travelled from Nigeria and carried extra 23kg to travel back to UK. pls how much??Turkish airline is charging my friend ₦310,000 to carry her 23kg, the amount is too much. pls anybody know how much other airlines are charging for extra 23kg? Thank u

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Lexusgs430:



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Goodenoch:


I'm assuming your new role is HEO based on the salary unless you're in London. You can go for SEO roles after some time - say, a year, or port to the NHS where you should be able to get a COS on a band 7 up role. Will take some effort but it's doable, especially if you have a graduate degree.

No. The role is EO. Still applying for H.E.O roles though. Hope something comes through though a friend told me that they usually take H.E.O from internal staff more than from external.

directonpc:


To reply to Tech Nation, Graduate visa and the engineers you talk about.

I know a few rising tech stars from Naija wey don japa come dey live slightly quieter here.

Many graduates MSc. and PhD that won't be employed in professional roles because of the graduate visa.

Engineers, even person wey been dey work with shell for Naija dey manage warehouse work for here now. Omo, from my small experience here so far, so much more can be gotten from talented immigrants if anyone is willing to take a chance on them.

@slughtly quieter life... Hmmmm

One of my younger relatives declined two juicy offers on Nigeria to Japa to UK this year. He got IT related offers at a tier 1 bank and a major beverage multinational but declined both. I just shake my head for Nigeria, the best hands keep leaving in droves.

Back then, these two jobs he declined were the dream for some of us. The other one in that bracket was NLNG. It is well.

Good day house pls I need advice for my family friend who is here in the UK with her husband, she needs help from us/ advice/ suggestions. The home office has written to them to leave the UK, because their student route was not successful after the hubby failed on several occasions. Before their visa expired this year January, the lady tried looking for sponsorship,unfortunately she did not get, so a lawyer adviced they apply for PSW on the ground that her hubby will repeat and pass the exams,which they quickly did, but he failed it again and home office refused the application. We are so confused now. They are now overstayers. She is trying to seek asylum. please have anybody gone through this process OR you know any one that has gone through this asylum. Some pple advised to seek asylum in Ireland. Can anybody help us with a good lawyer that can assist. She doesn't have a job now.

Going back home is not the best solution now. pls help we are confused now. Not easy on them. Thank u.

Lexusgs430:


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directonpc:


To reply to Tech Nation, Graduate visa and the engineers you talk about.

I know a few rising tech stars from Naija wey don japa come dey live slightly quieter here.

Many graduates MSc. and PhD that won't be employed in professional roles because of the graduate visa.

Engineers, even person wey been dey work with shell for Naija dey manage warehouse work for here now. Omo, from my small experience here so far, so much more can be gotten from talented immigrants if anyone is willing to take a chance on them.

not just talented immigrants, there are lots of talented locals and immigrants already here, but the opportunities are not there like they used to be. someone a few pages back was asking about prince2. I remember a few years back, have prince 2 certification and say you have primavera P6 experience, you will almost always get an interview every other week/month but now nothing.

OgbeniOptional:
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Care homes, adult social care in general, are very expensive and there is very limited government assistance. Many are forced to sell their homes to fund their care and the sad reality is that most who are currently working in care homes wouldn't be able to afford care in one.

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ReesheesuKnack:


Exactly!
The country needs scientists and engineers: the govt introduced HSMP visa which metamorphosed into Global Talent Visa.

The country need(ed) Care Workers: A care worker visa was introduced (with care worker CoS subsequently sold on eBay & Temu @ Harrods prices.

The country needed Tech talent: Global talent (Technation) Visa was introduced.

The country needed Nurses: The NHS agents & recruiters set up tents in Abuja & Manilla & imported hundreds, nay, tens of thousands of Nurses from Phils & Naija …

The country needed masons & bricklayers: These were added to the shortage occupation list.

The country needed fresh graduates, they reintroduced 2 year post study visa.

The country needed Teachers in STEM subjects: They opened up a route.

The country needed medical doctors: We now all hear & know about PLAB 1, PLAB 2. An NHS trust/GP practice is never complete if there is no Dr Patel or Dr Singh or Dr Oluwole or Dr Ademola or Dr Gurung or Dr Thapa or Dr Rajakpase or Dr Ganeshwaran.

I think the country has tried, and is trying.

Hear hear

There's even a visa route for fruit pickers and agricultural workers.

But unless the government abandons any form of border control and allows the entire world in, some won't be satisfied. And even then they won't be satisfied because they'll be busy complaining about long NHS waits, no school places etc etc

ReesheesuKnack:


Good points you made.
Even ‘gooder’ is the fact that the UK actually already actively have visa regimes to cater for these very vital sectors. So you see, the routes are already there. Just waiting to be explored and filled by immigrants.

Who is filling the role? UK firms that won't hire people on graduate visa?

I saw an entire thread on LinkedIn where graduate visa holders were begging that people take a chance on them. It will be nice to see some success stories about students that came here around 2022 and are now working at British firms not as cleaners.

Like I've said about tech nation, I don't know 1 Nigerian techie that came here on that visa and isn't feeling like their career slowed down. I can specifically name one tech influencer from Nigeria that's almost becoming a ghost of her self now since moving here.


Maybe in the past, when una japa, this place get plenty opportunities, hopefully there are better days ahead of UK and doing the most with talented immigrants.

Paxziano:


No. The role is EO. Still applying for H.E.O roles though. Hope something comes through though a friend told me that they usually take H.E.O from internal staff more than from external.

I actually thought EO roles can still be sponsored based on the new guildline with salary of 30,960 for going rate.

See extract from table.

deept:


not just talented immigrants, there are lots of talented locals and immigrants already here, but the opportunities are not there like they used to be. someone a few pages back was asking about prince2. I remember a few years back, have prince 2 certification and say you have primavera P6 experience, you will almost always get an interview every other week/month.

I feel so too. In this town I'm staying, office spaces are empty, young able men are either painters, plumbers or roof repair guys. There's probably less work for scientists, engineers and tech professionals right now.

deept:


not just talented immigrants, there are lots of talented locals and immigrants already here, but the opportunities are not there like they used to be. someone a few pages back was asking about prince2. I remember a few years back, have prince 2 certification and say you have primavera P6 experience, you will almost always get an interview every other week/month.

Prince 2 is nothing special now. A lot of people segue into project management roles in their companies, many of whom sponsor Prince 2 and other certifications for existing staff.

Osoderi:
Good day house pls I need advice for my family friend who is here in the UK with her husband, she needs help from us/ advice/ suggestions. The home office has written to them to leave the UK, because their student route was not successful after the hubby failed on several occasions. Before their visa expired this year January, the lady tried looking for sponsorship,unfortunately she did not get, so a lawyer adviced they apply for PSW on the ground that her hubby will repeat and pass the exams,which they quickly did, but he failed it again and home office refused the application. We are so confused now. They are now overstayers. She is trying to seek asylum. please have anybody gone through this process OR you know any one that has gone through this asylum. Some pple advised to seek asylum in Ireland. Can anybody help us with a good lawyer that can assist. She doesn't have a job now.

Going back home is not the best solution now. pls help we are confused now. Not easy on them. Thank u.

Unless either of them finds a sponsored role before their leave expires, then the honest truth is that it is better for them to return to Nigeria to restrategise and explore other options which could be returning to the UK, or trying another country.

The Ireland asylum route is pretty much doomed to fail. Nigeria is one of the countries that has been profiled as crossing illegally from the UK. The Irish government is taking a hardline stance such as ramping up visa checks on arrivals and they are beginning to return some to the UK.

Does anyone actually know a former student visa holder who has succeeded in getting asylum in Ireland? I fail to see why so many are taking such huge risks on this route.

directonpc:


Who is filling the role? UK firms that won't hire people on graduate visa?

I saw an entire thread on LinkedIn where graduate visa holders were begging that people take a chance on them. It will be nice to see some success stories about students that came here around 2022 and are now working at British firms not as cleaners.

Like I've said about tech nation, I don't know 1 Nigerian techie that came here on that visa and isn't feeling like their career slowed down. I can specifically name one tech influencer from Nigeria that's almost becoming a ghost of her self now since moving here.


Maybe in the past, when una japa, this place get plenty opportunities, hopefully there are better days ahead of UK and doing the most with talented immigrants.

I know SEVERAL people who came into the UK around that time and are now in VERY high paying jobs.

Even on that same LinkedIn you’ll see several people who moved from studies to working at top companies. People just don’t write posts about getting visas, so there’s some confirmation bias, understandably, but spend some time checking through the profiles of people announcing that they’re starting new roles and you’ll see that many are recent masters graduates - at least speaking based on my network on there.

About the global talent visa, I hope you know the primary purpose is for people looking to establish tech businesses right? Also, talking about tech careers slowing down, have you seen the state of the tech industry in Nigeria today? How do you think people in there are faring? Also, have you seen the news of tens of thousands being laid of by tech giants in the US and other countries?

You too honestly assess what you are saying: you’re complaining about graduate visa because it’s time limited. You’re complaining about skilled worker because it’s employer restricted. Now you’re still complaining about the global talent visa that’s not tied to any employer and has practically automatic renewal up until ILR. What exactly do you want the government to do - start tech companies that’ll employ just immigrants?

The economy is in trouble (globally) and everyone is feeling it. It’s not an immigrants thing alone.

Osoderi:
Good day house pls I need advice for my family friend who is here in the UK with her husband, she needs help from us/ advice/ suggestions. The home office has written to them to leave the UK, because their student route was not successful after the hubby failed on several occasions. Before their visa expired this year January, the lady tried looking for sponsorship,unfortunately she did not get, so a lawyer adviced they apply for PSW on the ground that her hubby will repeat and pass the exams,which they quickly did, but he failed it again and home office refused the application. We are so confused now. They are now overstayers. She is trying to seek asylum. please have anybody gone through this process OR you know any one that has gone through this asylum. Some pple advised to seek asylum in Ireland. Can anybody help us with a good lawyer that can assist. She doesn't have a job now.

Going back home is not the best solution now. pls help we are confused now. Not easy on them. Thank u.

Asylum is not a route to extend your stay in the country. Asylum is for those who fear persecution or harm and are therefore fleeing their home country. She can start going to school- msc research if the job opportunities are not coming.

Lexusgs430:
See how your taxes are wasted...... You would truly cringe........ 😕😕


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/28/bulgarian-town-boomed-from-uks-biggest-benefits-fraud/

Paywall, paywall, paywall. Do know any app to bypass it?

dustydee:

Paywall, paywall, paywall. Do know any app to bypass it?

Here you go

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/five-members-benefit-fraud-gang-172800045.html

ehizario2012:


@slughtly quieter life... Hmmmm

One of my younger relatives declined two juicy offers on Nigeria to Japa to UK this year. He got IT related offers at a tier 1 bank and a major beverage multinational but declined both. I just shake my head for Nigeria, the best hands keep leaving in droves.

Back then, these two jobs he declined were the dream for some of us. The other one in that bracket was NLNG. It is well.

A lot of good people are leaving but there are a lot of very good people that are not considering leaving. I know some that have had offers but declined and prefer to work remotely instead. If I get an NLNG offer, I will return to Nigeria and for context, I have a very good job here.

deept:


Here you go

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/five-members-benefit-fraud-gang-172800045.html

Thank you.

giselle237:

Asylum is not a route to extend your stay in the country. Asylum is for those who fear persecution or harm and are therefore fleeing their home country. She can start going to school- msc research if the job opportunities are not coming.

I've just realised the OP stated that their visas have expired. As they're now overstayers,they won't be able to work or go to school. Sadly their only options now are to return home and try to salvage some options or go underground for years until they are able to regularise their status via a qualifying child or private route.

They really should have left before their visas expired. Being classed as illegal immigrants, without the right to work, rent or access health treatment, is not a life one should choose.

Similar story as Teeside university, but this time at Sussex:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clwwql8gzx0o.amp

@babajeje, what's happening with your friend at Teeside?

dustydee:

Paywall, paywall, paywall. Do know any app to bypass it?

It's not paywalled...... I am not subscribed to the Telegraph......

Bukad:


I actually thought EO roles can still be sponsored based on the new guildline with salary of 30,960 for going rate.

See extract from table.

If the person is a fresh graduate it may be possible from what i gathered. but different civil service jobs hv their different pay grades