ladensmith:
As a prospective immigrant...
lemme park my ferrari here and gain more experience.
The mod in_charge should pls move this to FP please...
#grabs captain jack and my precious weed.

fatima04:
This thread is about Life in the UK for Immigrants

I discovered there is a gap in the research community of families living in the UK unlike other countries (Canada and Australia) though there are numerous thread on visa applications and survival tips for students .


Cc justwise, DisGuy, lexusgs430 ekpotek, Brightingsus, claremont, UKmigrant, dupyshoo

fatima04:
On airlines, I think I still prefer medview both for the price and short distance.
Though no in flight entertainment and it's still d usual nigeria food.

But it will be over before one knows it.

YourFatherLap:
medview run international flights?

fatima04:
Researching can be so overwhelming ehn! Anyways I havent been able to find d cost of transferring the 1month vignette given to pick BRP incase it expires, so it's safe to say one shouldn't bother.

Advise to intending families like me just try nd go before it expires to avoid stories dy touch.

I discovered zoopla.co.uk for house search and I kinda prefer d interface to others like Gumtree so I recommend it,nd some of the pictures r too fine not sure if to make contact and payment before getting dre to ease settling down.

Though I still need some clarification on d bills attached, its also compulsory to pay council tax and home insurance.

Still trying to research more on what d council tax is, all I know is dre is band A and band B.

More updates to come as I know more

Lamakinde:

Medview run international but always bite more than they can chew. It's relatively cheap but in flight services is not it at all. Flight delays and time change is common. It's a direct flight.
The planes are old and not a smooth one.

YourFatherLap:
that's risky

fatima04:
My Visa experience was quite tough because I found out the whole application to be rigorous with repetition of information.

I applied for Tier 2 Main applicant, General partner and General child

Having to fill the form for a family of 3 no be small task, with the repetition of answers and all. Then now came paying for IHS surcharge, what was supposed to be for a yr payment turned to 3yrs for dependant £600 as against £200 for the main applicant.

Hurdle 2 booking appointment for 3 diff individual was tough for the same day ooo. To say I was frustrated was the least.

Then came the payment wahala. My access dorm card (visa) was not accepted I had to call UKVI and trust them to charge money for every call or mail for complaints and enquiries (UK makes too much from us immigrants oo)

Thanks to all that answered my question in d Visa thread.

Lesson learnt:
1. For families fill individual application with the same portal i.e apply for someone else tab
2. Use Gtbank Mastercard attached to your dorm acct
3. Book appt for same day from UK website but register as a group with TLS dt way you are being processed together
4. Fill all information as truthfully as you can and you won't have any problem
5. Pray and make sure there are no mistakes with your documents

The application is really easy once you follow the rules to the letter.


P.S :- NARIC services is good and I did not have to write ilets for UKVI

Lamakinde:

Medview run international but always bite more than they can chew. It's relatively cheap but in flight services is not it at all. Flight delays and time change
The planes are old and not a smooth one.

Lamakinde:
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dustydee:
Interesting thread.

Sunmisire:


Pls did you apply through exceptional talent.... Cos someone told me about it today but I need someone to guide me through please.

Sunmisire:


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fatima04:
My Visa experience was quite tough because I found out the whole application to be rigorous with repetition of information.

I applied for Tier 2 Main applicant, General partner and General child

Having to fill the form for a family of 3 no be small task, with the repetition of answers and all. Then now came paying for IHS surcharge, what was supposed to be for a yr payment turned to 3yrs for dependant £600 as against £200 for the main applicant.

Hurdle 2 booking appointment for 3 diff individual was tough for the same day ooo. To say I was frustrated was the least.

Then came the payment wahala. My access dorm card (visa) was not accepted I had to call UKVI and trust them to charge money for every call or mail for complaints and enquiries (UK makes too much from us immigrants oo)

Thanks to all that answered my question in d Visa thread.

Lesson learnt:
1. For families fill individual application with the same portal i.e apply for someone else tab
2. Use Gtbank Mastercard attached to your dorm acct
3. Book appt for same day from UK website but register as a group with TLS dt way you are being processed together
4. Fill all information as truthfully as you can and you won't have any problem
5. Pray and make sure there are no mistakes with your documents

The application is really easy once you follow the rules to the letter.


P.S :- NARIC services is good and I did not have to write ilets for UKVI

fatima04:
Researching can be so overwhelming ehn! Anyways I havent been able to find d cost of transferring the 1month vignette given to pick BRP incase it expires, so it's safe to say one shouldn't bother.

Advise to intending families like me just try nd go before it expires to avoid stories dy touch.

I discovered zoopla.co.uk for house search and I kinda prefer d interface to others like Gumtree so I recommend it,nd some of the pictures r too fine not sure if to make contact and payment before getting dre to ease settling down.

Though I still need some clarification on d bills attached, its also compulsory to pay council tax and home insurance.

Still trying to research more on what d council tax is, all I know is dre is band A and band B.

More updates to come as I know more

uzuz:


it is not compulsory to pay home insurance, it is optional.. However, you must pay council tax and yes, there are different bands.. it depends on where you live..
Council tax is the funds used by the council to maintain their localities as well as policing.

Lexusgs430:


Contrary to your perception about home insurance.....

If your property is mortgaged, it is for your own interest to have home insurance......

If heavy wind blows your roof off, who foots the heavy bill?

If you have valuables, and ones house gets burgled. Who bears the loss?

Home insurance, is an important policy to have.......

uzuz:


If you read what l did and understood it, then you will see that l opposed the op's point of home insurance being compulsory, l did add that it is optional.

Home insurance as you said is an important policy if you own your house but not a necessity. There is a chance that you will be bitten by a lion than wind blowing your roof off in the UK (Given that lion attack kills perhaps 9 "careless" people in a year)because of the kind of roof cladding that is used on houses here.

In terms of valuables, there is something called contents insurance which is mostly offered by banks when you have a certain type of account and can be cheap if you do not have this type of account, this covers certain contents of your house especially for those renting as opposed to owning the property.

Lexusgs430:


What about when the bathroom tap is faulty and floods the house, destroying the lower decking coverings, what the occupier be happier to pay the repair bill or a small excess fee?

I assume you have never had a section of your roof blow off before? A quick Google check confirms a high insurance claim off roof related issues.......

What about the certain items the current bank account bolt on limited insurance cover, does not cover?