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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Mamatukwas: 7:20am On Jun 10, 2018 |
marylandcakes: I hear you! Confirmed that what you say is correct. Apparently too the less miles you cover and if an experienced driver is listed on the insurance also brings it down. Thanks for your help. |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Ralphlauren(m): 8:06am On Jun 10, 2018 |
marylandcakes: And what if you’ve gotten a mortgage already? Again, I stress on affordability. If you can afford it, there’s absolutely nothing wrong in buying a brand new car. People without settled status (ILR or citizenship) take out a mortgage, which is by a far a larger financial commitment than buying a car on PCI and they are doing very fine. Even if they leave the country, they simply covert the mortgage to a buy to let and hand it over to an estate agent to source tenants and help out with the management. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lexusgs430: 8:18am On Jun 10, 2018 |
Ralphlauren: Oga Ralphlauren, why you dey counter her points? Pls chill.... |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Ralphlauren(m): 8:25am On Jun 10, 2018 |
Killingmesoftly: To start with, you should have gone back to nigeria and have your husband file for you to return back to the UK as his dependant. You’ve said your partner is on a work/business visa. I assume this is the entrepreneur visa so why is he working at a nursing home? Has he considered switching career paths? What’s his educational background ? It’s going to take up to 2-4 years if not longer to obtain your discretionary leave to remain. If you had returned to naija, with all the right paperwork, within two weeks, you would have obtained your dependent visa which gives you unrestricted rights to work and also study and you would have returned back to the UK with your kids as legal migrants. It would have cost your family a lot financially but when you consider lawyer fees, the back and forth with home office, the 2-4years (or more) of unemployment on your part (lost income), then you will see that returning to naija would have been a better option. This route you’ve taken is just added stress on your husband. Being the only income earner for a family of five is tough and considering the fact is not eligible for any benefits at the moment. Be wary of friends encouraging and advising you to overstay. I would also be wary of friends advising you to work at mental homes (when it’s clear you have no passion for such roles). Such friends are usually the group of people that believe the only roles immigrants can get in the UK is care job which is an absolute fallacy. You needs friends around you that will advise you to do things the legal route. Friends that can inspire you to aim for a role in a fancy office at Canary Wharf. Now that your visa has expired, if you return to nigeria and your husband files for you with his current status, you will be refused. You will have to wait till he gets his citizenship (another 2yrs+) before he can file for you under the spousal visa route. Until you regularise your stay, it’s going to be very difficult earning an income. Focus on your kids, decide on what career path you want and go on udemy and see if there are short courses you can take. 11 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Ralphlauren(m): 8:34am On Jun 10, 2018 |
Lexusgs430: Aye aye sir |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Ralphlauren(m): 8:40am On Jun 10, 2018 |
marylandcakes:. Offered a nanny? Paid by whom? In which country? Or are you being sarcastic? http://www.twinsuk.co.uk/twinstips/20/94/financial-help-&-advice/practical-help-&-financial-factsheet-for-families-with-twins,-triplets-or-more./ 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lexusgs430: 9:25am On Jun 10, 2018 |
Ralphlauren: I dey miss o.... Abeg anybody know any woman wey get triplets for body? |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by marylandcakes: 9:27am On Jun 10, 2018 |
Ralphlauren: A friend of mine who had her triplets in Ireland told me this, I’m not being sarcastic, this is a developed country and multiple births do get a lot of support from the government. |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by marylandcakes: 9:47am On Jun 10, 2018 |
Ralphlauren: I don’t think you understood the point I was trying to make. I was indirectly talking about the depreciating value of the car in comparison with a house whose value goes up. 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Killingmesoftly: 9:52am On Jun 10, 2018 |
Ralphlauren: Thanks for your advice, I appreciate. How do u want me to go bk to Nigeria with three kids, still very little kids? I rather trust in God for the three years or four for the discretionary leave to remain. My hubby is on work visa. But what they wrote in his visa is that he had the right to work and do business, but since he can not do business, he decided to get work at nursing home. For now he does not av any qualification, he only did a certification course on health care which he used to get a work and he has done many trainings. |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Killingmesoftly: 10:02am On Jun 10, 2018 |
Ps house I still need clarification on the reasonable salary one can receive monthly in the UK. Is £3,000 a good salary for the month? Ps why I am asking all these questions is that I am preparing and planning for my future. U guys might think I am asking too much, but I need to start planning for the future of my family. The earlier I garther informations the better for me. Ps what advice can u give to me as I get my pappers. I want to study nursing and how much did they pay nurses in uk? |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by marylandcakes: 10:30am On Jun 10, 2018 |
Killingmesoftly: If you are taking home net 3k monthly in Uk even if you are living in London that’s are very good pay so the gross of that should be about 46k which is above average pay. You should be about to live comfortable with that. At the end of the day it also boils down to your spending habits. If the 3k is Gross pay then that’s 36k pa , if you are on the basic tax code then your net take home should be about £2,300 monthly.. That’s still not bad , it depends on the size of your family. If you are the only bread winner, then you might struggle a bit. If you are frugal then it should be enough. Very good income as long as you are not playing “keeping up with the Jones” 3 Likes
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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Killingmesoftly: 11:07am On Jun 10, 2018 |
marylandcakes: Thanks so much dear. I appreciate y prompt response |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wonlasewonimi: 11:23am On Jun 10, 2018 |
Killingmesoftly: I know people on 10k per month and still broke and I know people on 2500 who seem to get it together . So, income and expenditure is relative. 4 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by EngrSaks(m): 11:56am On Jun 10, 2018 |
wonlasewonimi: What kind of jobs bring in 10k a month please 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by shaybebaby(f): 12:30pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
Aphrodite007:Check Auto trader and Ebay. Avoid dealers, they know all the tricks in the book including clocking the mileage. Try to buy from private sellers. Red flags to look for; Number of previous owners: the higher the number relative to the age of the car, that's not too good. 2)Number of miles on it: chances of more wear and tear if the mileage is high although you may have to compromise mileage to get something cheaper. I personally do not go for anything with more than 50k miles. 3) Check out the history of the car, see if its has been in any accidents which has not been disclosed. If it has been, shouldn't be more than a cat c (fender bender) to avoid stories that touch. Use this website; www.mycarcheck.co.uk. For a 20 quid, you will be able to check the history of up to 4 cars by just entering the reg number. Lastly, haggle on the price. 7 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wonlasewonimi: 12:47pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
EngrSaks: All the devops engineers I know are on £650 per day If you are an infosec professional and you are on less than £500 a day you are not balling. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Killingmesoftly: 1:17pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
Lexusgs430: Hmmm! U d'nt understand, I need to make haste when d sun set. I need better life for my family that is why I am asking all these questions |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lexusgs430: 1:23pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
Killingmesoftly: But it's also important to stage all this affairs. |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by NosoChic: 1:52pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
Please I hope we realise that information on this forum is easily accessible to whoever- we do not encourage anyone to overstay their visas. We represent law abiding Nigerians and will not be caught encouraging anyone who willingly and knowingly chooses to break the law. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by EngrSaks(m): 1:55pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
wonlasewonimi: Very interesting, how can someone break into that sector Abeg ? |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wonlasewonimi: 1:59pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
EngrSaks:You can't break into it.. You plan and work towards it. Perseverance and determination backed by God. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lexusgs430: 2:01pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
NosoChic: Nobody is encouraging anyone. She has decided on what she wants to do. It's not only Nigerian's that overstay. Goodluck to her.... 6 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by fatima04: 2:28pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
Just some few days off too many information, where do I start jotting from. I support my fellow automatic drivers jare, didn't know we are much there but you people are rich oo when I look at ur car budget ooo. I want to be like you when I grow up 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by EngrSaks(m): 2:30pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
wonlasewonimi: Nothing good comes easy, can you help with the steps needed? |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by fatima04: 2:33pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
@killingmesoftly truth is everything is in stages with what you have decided to do and since you made up your mind to stay back you have to face the harsh reality. Focus on raising those kids because getting a job and studying right now with your status is near impossible and immigration is very fluid in all this developing countries so planning 3k income ahead is not necessary and no point to it because there are toooooooo many uncertain variable in your equations. And also hope you know cost of childcare is expensive for one kid not to mention 3 so eventually working may not be worth it. All the best in your chosen path 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by fatima04: 2:35pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
EngrSaks: You like money oo just because u have heard ordinary 600 quid per day now, u wan change profession 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by EngrSaks(m): 2:42pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
fatima04: Lol yes o, plus I.T is something I naturally enjoy so it would be nice to explore that path 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by MadameKofo: 2:57pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
Good day people. New UK Immigrant on Tier 2 dependent visa. Settling in nicely with 2 kids under 4. I've been able to get my first into a nursery with 15 free hours, which he goes to from Monday - Friday. Moving around with 2 kids hasn't been so easy without a car. I've applied for my temporary license and will start preparing for the theory test soon. I will be a stay at home mom for now till my baby turns 1, While also waiting for my license to be approved from my professional body (I'm a physiotherapist) as well as doing relevant online courses to make up for my time not being in active work. I've been considering a change in career, probably project management although i have no prior experience whatsoever, just something i think i might enjoy doing in the long run. If anyone knows about any entry level or trainee jobs i wouldn't mind you sharing the information. Anyone has any business ideas i can be doing online from home? Okay let me go and start reading from page 0, i can already feel there will be so much valuable and useful information on this thread. One love guys 5 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by NosoChic: 3:10pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
Lexusgs430: I was sure not to direct my comments to anyone...I have made my comment from an informed point of view. If there is an obvious does it make you any smarter publicly stating it? 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by imnotconfused: 3:45pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
@killingmesoftly A good income is relative..all depends on lifestyle choices. I know people earning 20-22k pcm before taxes mostly sole earners with wives who don't work. 3k may seem a lot to some but there are people earning double and triple , quadruple of that & still not satisfied. Important thing is to do what you can and be happy..there will always be someone who outearns you. Make sure you are living within your means,keep expenditure way less than incoming,mix with people who inspire and challenge you to be better. I've not seen mentions of importance of extracurriculars for the kids..i cannot stress on how important this is.Swimming classes,dance classes,football,karate,tennis,music you name it i'm sure there's a class for it somewhere. Find out what interests the children have and let them enrol in at least one of them. Councils usually run cheap classes for children,it's quite useful to keep them busy. Also broadening horizons for the children is great,visits to the museum,zoo,parks,overy inexpensive but serve to educate in a fun filled way.There are even places to pick fruits,farms that offer cheap riding and petting classes with ponies for a day..sea world to learn about sea life etc I won't even go into how important it is to go on holidays.Once a year?Doesn't have to be very expensive,there are places you can book within the uk that are amazing and you can book a year ahead sef while saving. Time out to chill is very very important.I will write more as i remember. NB I don't count going to nigeria as a holiday.It is usually very very stressful for me 8 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wonlasewonimi: 3:51pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
EngrSaks: Which area of IT do you enjoy? You can can follow these lucrative career path because of money... You need passion and money will follow. |
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