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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Bourne007(m): 2:28pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
For startup visa holders (similar to Tier 1), they can work but will have to use their LTD company eg as Temp or contractors Aprokodaughter: |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Nobody: 2:30pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Bourne007: Okay thanks for the explanation. |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by icon8: 2:46pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Poch: Chop e-hug, bros/sis Thanks for the maturity, and please accept my apologies if I came across as argumentative or feisty. Have yourself a merry little Christmas |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 2:49pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Poch: For equivalence, specifications are required. You say "A family of 4" or a "single person" etc. A single person on 15k p.a. (UK monthly minimum wage is in the range of 1.2k to 1.3k) outside London, Edinburgh et al (let's take Aberdeen) can realistically achieve a take home of 400 quid monthly on a tight budget (room with utilities say 500, transport say 80 - 100, feeding anything up to 200)., and paying basic rate tax on 3k after personal allowance of 12k 5 is deducted. A single person on Nigeria's monthly minimum wage of 30k pcm outside Lagos, PH and Abuja (let's take Enugu) can realistically achieve almost nothing a month take home (bedsit rent of 10k monthly, transport maybe 4-5k, feeding/utilities about 10k). That's a better comparison. * Figures roughly estimated. |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Poch: 2:50pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Chop your own too sir/ma... Cheers to a healthier season ahead... icon8: |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Poch: 2:54pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Bros look my post na... I explicitly stated that my analogy was loosely defined. I also explicitly stated that my analogy was void of any economic indices... Should I quote my previous comments...so you see? Abeg take am easy...na celebration period we suppose dey o... This COVID-19 sef...see what you have caused! TheGuyFromHR: |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by icon8: 2:56pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Poch: |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Poch: 2:57pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Oya you win my almighty HR... Na so una always dey do o... HR people. Abeg chop knuckle... One corona drink for you...give me time and location...hope say you dey same tier 4 like me.. TheGuyFromHR: |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Nobody: 2:59pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Bourne007: True talk, haven't had time to visit the site since I arrived. Thanks for the information. |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by justwise(m): 3:00pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
chrisj2: Bros all these you are saying is not my business, i sent an item, paid and i want it delivered. If my item is lost i want the value of the item paid and NOT Royal mail value. I will get that money including the cost of court case no matter how long it takes. 5 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Poch: 3:05pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
This is another of such situations where you are both right! You are speaking from a point of conviction, equity and fairness... The other guy is speaking from a point of policy and data available to him. You both have the right to both point of view...its not wrong... Make i run comot before them use me settle quarrel. justwise: |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by justwise(m): 3:17pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Poch: Their policy does not worth the paper it’s written on, imagine losing an item worth £200 and Royal Mail offers you £53 ? No wonder they can afford to be careless because it cost them almost nothing at the end . Their game is to refuse and refuse to pay until you drag their sorry backside to court then they settle out of court 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Odedenshi1(m): 3:42pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
wonlasewonimi: Immediately it became glaring that someone was stealing letters, owing to Friday’s incident, I had a chat with some of the housemates, set up a whatsapp group and added almost everyone, including the suspected thief. By Saturday, the suspect moved out of the house informing the caretaker that he had emergency back home and exited the whatsapp group. I have this feeling that the caretaker is aware of what is going on because both of them are Pakistani. I just realized my NI should have come in last week or 2weeks ago based on information from friends, who received theirs this week because I submitted 1week before they got their forms. Now my DBS Certificate and NI are nowhere to be found. If you live in the same house with a Pakistani, please be careful. Those guys are dangerous I called the Police yesterday about this issue and was told that we should procure a CCTV camera for the mail area. The remaining housemates are now very vigilant. I just hope I can sort myself out of this situation... |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by LagosismyHome(f): 3:43pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
icon8: You are right, £15k jackpot ke Minimum wage everywhere is not easy at all especially let say a family of 4 .... after Bills in UK what can you have in saving . Literally nothing . It would be hand to mouth Then In Nigeria earning minimum wage , hummmm let even leave that story for another day. To even get hand to mouth on that salary is something else Both are not easy at all and we pray that God continues to bless our hands and open doors. |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Nobody: 3:48pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Odedenshi1: Sorry about what you are going through. But I am sure you won't be happy if someone says be careful if you're staying with a Nigerian.Nigerians are dangerous. I am sure you will call the person a racist. Please lets practice what we preach. 7 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by icon8: 4:06pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Odedenshi1: Erm...the bolded is what some would call fallacy of hasty generalisation. And I’m not even looking from a racism/bigotry/discrimination lens yet. Do as you’d be done by. 5 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by chrisj2(m): 4:11pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Poch: My friend, there is no quarrel from me... I am just saying what I know... It is all there in black and white - buyer beware, so they say. If he gets his full value back from the small claims court then that will be a great result. However, he still end getting the maximum of £50 but pay his own cost as well. Clauses are clauses no matter how pained the person is. I leave this topic now... No Biggie! |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Odedenshi1(m): 4:38pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
icon8: Well, my position is based on my experience with this set of people both at home and at the work place. Just last week over 10 of them were dismissed at my place of work based on similar tendencies of fraud, trying to game the system. I have an official mail to that effect. I do not mean to offend anyone by my comments, but just to stress the point of being vigilant with them. Have a nice day ahead everyone. Cheers |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by LagosismyHome(f): 4:41pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Odedenshi1: UK processing time can vary .... I know of a couple husband and wife (tier 4) who came in January, submitted NI together and this was before covid self. Both forms were mailed the same day but it was 3 weeks apart that one got and the other So unless specifically told that your NI has been mailed you cannot use the fact that you submitted a week before to judge. Hopefully you find what you are looking for or it arrives in the post |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wonlasewonimi: 4:42pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Odedenshi1: Now change that to Nigerians and see how it feels. In every country, you have those set of useless image tarnishing people. 4 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Odedenshi1(m): 4:44pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Aprokodaughter: No I won’t. I will take it that the person is speaking from his experience based on Nigerians he must have crossed path with in time past. I will do everything to prove him/her wrong if I have the opportunity to. Nigerians are tagged scammers globally, it doesn’t change the fact that there are still good Nigerians all over the world. My statement is based on my experience. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by justwise(m): 5:13pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
chrisj2: That is not how it works. Full value of the phone, cost of postage AND the court cost. You probably don't know this |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by chrisj2(m): 7:19pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
We live and learn... However, if you are successful, please do not hesitate to come here to gloat - this is your 'house' anyway... For everyone else, please use special delivery for high value item even if you offer freepost to the bidder or customer... My tuppence! 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Contra5(f): 7:19pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Aphrodite007:See you! I'm a woman 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by deept(m): 7:24pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Odedenshi1: But if a security guard follows you in a store, that is racism? Abeg people should be judged based on their merits. You should be vigilant if you see what a, b, c and d did in the office you should be careful with them and not take it out on X, y, z because they are all letters of the alphabets. That is why I don't like to involve myself in all this racial talk. If a whiye security guard follows you (I don't mean you) and he says because they caught black shoplifters, won't we cry racism. Abeg double standards. E get another name them dey call am: racial profiling equally as bad 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by deept(m): 7:26pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Contra5: It doesn't matter these days o 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Contra5(f): 7:33pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Poch:Glad to know you were joking. Sending you socially distance hugs |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by icon8: 7:34pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Contra5: Ko ni meaning |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Contra5(f): 7:38pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
deept:This one is straight as an arrow! |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Poch: 7:40pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
I collect it... ...and send one right back... Contra5: |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Aphrodite007(f): 8:23pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Contra5: Hahahahaha! I was blushing for nothing |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by dustydee: 11:52pm On Dec 22, 2020 |
Contra5:Even arrow dey bend sometimes. 1 Like |
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