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This is a reder because i felt that if i dont give an on how it ended it won't be nice.
Here is the other or first thread about my complaint and how i found it difficult to adjust and meet up my financial obligations in uk.
https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/7889678/experience-uk-since-japa-warning

I want to thank all those who advised me to stay back and fight it through. After reading those positive comments and some friends here i decided to stay back.
Today i want you all to me celebrate as i have graduated from the University here and my graduation is coming up November 29th 2024.
It was not an easy journey honestly at first i thought it will be impossible to complete my studies giving the fact that school started mounting pressure on me shortly after i decided to stay back.

I got first job December/January but honestly it couldn't sustain house rent. So i had to sell some properties in Naija to remain afloat, Then stopped the job i was on when i got another one and the pay was sustainable but lost that one after few months. Then my dependant who came leta got a job and together our finances could now sustain and also clear fees balance.
The property I sold enabled me to clear some part of school fees because that is the main burden to student aside rent


Lessons learnt so far:

1) To all folks planing on japa via school should make adequate preparation, do your planning/home work well because the first 6 months in UK is not for the faint hearted. On the aspect of school feee ensure you have plans on how to get it cleared as fast as possible.


2) If you don't know how to drive please and please learn it. You don't need to have a car before u learn. Learn now... Like now its a skill that is valuable in all field.

3) Again if you plan to japa now or in future, please know thar driving or knowing how to drive is a skill its self.

4) It is quite expensive to learn how to drive when u leave Nigeria. You can spend over 5m to learn how to drive in UK.

5) Buying a car is far cheaper as a month rent is enough to get you a modern car.

6) Having a car and a driver licence will open doors for you that are impossible to open

7) No one (Nigerians) borrow or lend any money in the UK.. I mean reasonable money like 100, 200 etc. Although u could get credit card. I mean abeg borrow me this money i go pay back so soo time.

life could be lonely amongst the Nigerian communities as everyone is chasing money. But is life fun for British? Yes the British like a fun filled lifestyle. We dont club 1/10th in Nigeria like they do here but can you foot the bill like a newcomer in town?

9) it takes an average of 3 months to 4 months to get a job. Soo I will say there are jobs especially for those who have previous experience in a field. The more experience u have the better and faster u are to get jobs.

10) don't learn automatic driving leaving manual. Please learn manual car driving then u could learn automatic. 80% of cars here are manual. U can see 2020 manual car model everywhere

11) you could use public transport to get to a place in 2:30hrs whereas same place will take u 13 minutes or less with your private car.

12) food is crazy cheap but house rent is not cheap. So staying in remote places could safe u more assuming u have a car to get to place of work.

13) if you are coming its good to have 1000 pounds set aside to learn skills thay could land u job easily. This skills and certification are just few weeks to achieve.

14) learn to network with those on ground. They already know or have some job connections hidden that could take u years to find out.

15) at least know the basics of computer operations like how to send mail, do job search via indeed. Use ms Word etc it helps.
16) in Nigeria when see someon or stranger u stone ur face.. Bone ur face trying to investigate but in the uk its otherwise. When u see someone u smile.. And be polite.

17) no power failure not even a seconds.

18) all road are connected

19) nothing like tribalism or regionality in UK. Like every uk sees him or her self equal and uphold their nationality unlike tribes we do in Nigeria.

Will add more here as a .. Please don't mind the little errors in my typo.. I was at work when i drafted that.

fullclub:
Will add more here as a

Ur summary is that ....it might be hard, but still Japa...u will eventually be alright..(as long as u dont die first )

Those you have discouraged with your earlier post now, they have run with the inexperienced opinion you provided.

People should learn to understand a subject properly before lording opinions on others.

If you look back today, you'll probably see a lot of things you were getting wrong as a newcomer to the UK at the time. Usually, everywhere man migrates to, the earliest days are often the toughest. It would take resilience and focus to break the glass.

Now those wey you don discourage now don go chop their transport money. And exchange rate don come worse . You see life?

Congrats on your path of success.

advanceDNA:


Ur summary is that ....it might be hard, but still Japan...u will eventually be alright..(as long as u dont die first )

Honestly bro at last i was alright.. But some actually went back or sent back by school.

It's worthy to give thanks to God who made it possible its not by power or might or intelligent but just God

ShenTeh:
Those you have discouraged with your earlier post now, they have run with the inexperienced opinion you provided.

People should learn to understand a subject properly before lording opinions on others.

If you look back today, you'll probably see a lot of things you were getting wrong as a newcomer to the UK at the time. Usually, everywhere man migrates to, the earliest days are often the toughest. It would take resilience and focus to break the glass.

Now those wey you don discourage now don go chop their transport money. And exchange rate don come worse . You see life?

Congrats on your path of success.

Remove that word discourage. I hate it most expecially when people complain or say reality.
I never discourage anyone please. I only wrote what i experienced.

I know few of my colleagues that actually went home as they couldn't meet their fees payments. It is important that one have his full fees before coming..

fullclub:

This is a reder because i felt that if i dont give an on how it ended it won't be nice.
Here is the other or first thread about my complaint and how i found it difficult to adjust and meet up my financial obligations in uk.
https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/7889678/experience-uk-since-japa-warning

I want to thank all those who advised me to stay back and fight it through. After reading those positive comments and some friends here i decided to stay back.
Today i want you all to me celebrate as i have graduated from the University here and my graduation is coming up November 29th 2024.
It was not an easy journey honestly at first i thought it will be impossible to complete my studies giving the fact that school started mounting pressure on me shortly after i decided to stay back.

I got first job December/January but honestly it couldn't sustain house rent. Then stopped that and got another one and the pay was sustainable but lost that one after few months. Then my dependant who came leta got a job and together our finances could now sustain and also clear fees balance


Lessons learnt so far:

1) To all folks planing on japa via school should make adequate preparation, do your planning/home work well because the first 6 months in UK is not for the faint hearted. On the aspect of school feee ensure you have plans on how to get it cleared as fast as possible.


2) If you don't know how to drive please and please learn it. You don't need to have a car before u learn. Learn now... Like now its a skill that is valuable in all field.

3) Again if you plan to japa now or in future, please know thar driving or knowing how to drive is a skill its self.

4) It is quite expensive to learn how to drive when u leave Nigeria. You can spend over 5m to learn how to drive in UK.

5) Buying a car is far cheaper as a month rent is enough to get you a modern car.

6) Having a car and a driver licence will open doors for you that are impossible to open

7) No one (Nigerians) borrow or lend any money in the UK.. I mean reasonable money like 100, 200 etc. Although u could get credit card. I mean abeg borrow me this money i go pay back so soo time.

life could be lonely amongst the Nigerian communities as everyone is chasing money. But is life fun for British? Yes the British like a fun filled lifestyle. We dont club 1/10th in Nigeria like they do here but can you foot the bill like a newcomer in town?

9) it takes an average of 3 months to 4 months to get a job. Soo I will say there are jobs especially for those who have previous experience in a field. The more experience u have the better and faster u are to get jobs.

10) don't learn automatic driving leaving manual. Please learn manual car driving then u could learn automatic. 80% of cars here are manual. U can see 2020 manual car model everywhere

11) you could use public transport to get to a place in 2:30hrs whereas same place will take u 13 minutes or less with your private car.

12) food is crazy cheap but house rent is not cheap. So staying in remote places could safe u more assuming u have a car to get to place of work.

13) if you are coming its good to have 1000 pounds set aside to learn skills thay could land u job easily. This skills and certification are just few weeks to achieve.

14) learn to network with those on ground. They already know or have some job connections hidden that could take u years to find out.

15) at least know the basics of computer operations like how to send mail, do job search via indeed. Use ms Word etc it helps.
16) in Nigeria when see someon or stranger u stone ur face.. Bone ur face trying to investigate but in the uk its otherwise. When u see someone u smile.. And be polite.

17) no power failure not even a seconds.

18) all road are connected

19) nothing like tribalism or regionality in UK. Like every uk sees him or her self equal and uphold their nationality unlike tribes we do in Nigeria.

Nice though the last point, there's covert racism from whites or lighter skinned Britain and classism or envy amongst Nigerians.
People who came years ago feel you are competing with them and would want to make you feel somehow. Inferiority or superiority complex so to say

rock86:


Nice though the last point, there's covert racism and classism or envy amongst Nigerians.
People who came years ago feel you are competing with them and would want to make you feel somehow. Inferiority or superiority complex so to say

I don't engage average Nigerians i see on the road. Since when u greet most they remain silent and do as if u are talking to ur self . Unless those i already know from naija.. But if one can connect with some in of jon search the better.

Congratulations! Bro
I still your last thread where you were seriously lamenting. At last we thank God. I'm happy you didn't take the decision of returning back to Nigeria because then you were at a cross road.

olatuneji:
Congratulations! Bro
I still your last thread where you were seriously lamenting. At last we thank God. I'm happy you didn't take the decision of return back to Nigeria because then you were at a cross road.

Thanks brother... God did it.. Because at that points i was really at a cross road with not knowing what to do.

Looking back i will say its a miracle i scale through its not by power.

Good thing that you found a job and stuck to it. Your life would have been completely finished if you had decided to go back to Nigeria. Nigeria is finished at the moment and the worst is yet to come.

tensazangetsu20:
Good thing that you found a job and stuck to it. Your life would have been completely finished if you had decided to go back to Nigeria. Nigeria is finished at the moment and the worst is yet to come.

Let's say thank God i had extra funds if not i sold properties to pay fees at some point the school would have sent me back which was my initial worry. Because i wont sell any property as i have sold enough. But at a point i just have to give in

fullclub:
This is a reder because i felt that if i dont give an on how it ended it won't be nice.
Here is the other or first thread about my complaint and how i found it difficult to adjust and meet up my financial obligations in uk.
https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/7889678/experience-uk-since-japa-warning

I want to thank all those who advised me to stay back and fight it through. After reading those positive comments and some friends here i decided to stay back.
Today i want you all to me celebrate as i have graduated from the University here and my graduation is coming up November 29th 2024.
It was not an easy journey honestly at first i thought it will be impossible to complete my studies giving the fact that school started mounting pressure on me shortly after i decided to stay back.

I got first job December/January but honestly it couldn't sustain house rent. So i had to sell some properties in Naija to remain afloat, Then stopped the job i was on when i got another one and the pay was sustainable but lost that one after few months. Then my dependant who came leta got a job and together our finances could now sustain and also clear fees balance.
The property I sold enabled me to clear some part of school fees because that is the main burden to student aside rent


Lessons learnt so far:

1) To all folks planing on japa via school should make adequate preparation, do your planning/home work well because the first 6 months in UK is not for the faint hearted. On the aspect of school feee ensure you have plans on how to get it cleared as fast as possible.


2) If you don't know how to drive please and please learn it. You don't need to have a car before u learn. Learn now... Like now its a skill that is valuable in all field.

3) Again if you plan to japa now or in future, please know thar driving or knowing how to drive is a skill its self.

4) It is quite expensive to learn how to drive when u leave Nigeria. You can spend over 5m to learn how to drive in UK.

5) Buying a car is far cheaper as a month rent is enough to get you a modern car.

6) Having a car and a driver licence will open doors for you that are impossible to open

7) No one (Nigerians) borrow or lend any money in the UK.. I mean reasonable money like 100, 200 etc. Although u could get credit card. I mean abeg borrow me this money i go pay back so soo time.

life could be lonely amongst the Nigerian communities as everyone is chasing money. But is life fun for British? Yes the British like a fun filled lifestyle. We dont club 1/10th in Nigeria like they do here but can you foot the bill like a newcomer in town?

9) it takes an average of 3 months to 4 months to get a job. Soo I will say there are jobs especially for those who have previous experience in a field. The more experience u have the better and faster u are to get jobs.

10) don't learn automatic driving leaving manual. Please learn manual car driving then u could learn automatic. 80% of cars here are manual. U can see 2020 manual car model everywhere

11) you could use public transport to get to a place in 2:30hrs whereas same place will take u 13 minutes or less with your private car.

12) food is crazy cheap but house rent is not cheap. So staying in remote places could safe u more assuming u have a car to get to place of work.

13) if you are coming its good to have 1000 pounds set aside to learn skills thay could land u job easily. This skills and certification are just few weeks to achieve.

14) learn to network with those on ground. They already know or have some job connections hidden that could take u years to find out.

15) at least know the basics of computer operations like how to send mail, do job search via indeed. Use ms Word etc it helps.
16) in Nigeria when see someon or stranger u stone ur face.. Bone ur face trying to investigate but in the uk its otherwise. When u see someone u smile.. And be polite.

17) no power failure not even a seconds.

18) all road are connected

19) nothing like tribalism or regionality in UK. Like every uk sees him or her self equal and uphold their nationality unlike tribes we do in Nigeria.

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Good you scale through. Pls what are the certificate courses/programmes to learn within those few weeks?

9japride:
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Good you scale through. Pls what are the certificate courses/programmes to learn within those few weeks?

Forklifts, security, care training, cscs card etc.
Depending on which pathway you chose to follow

Congratulations on the completion of your studies!!!

And thanks for sharing your story with tips and advices.🙂

Congrats on the completion of your studies.


I read every single word in your post and I am happy for you. Indeed two good heads are better than one.

You guys that japa are brave.
I fear japa lion and tiger put together.

pocohantas:
Congrats on the completion of your studies.


I read every single word in your post and I am happy for you. Indeed two good heads are better than one.

You guys that japa are braze.
I fear japa lion and tiger put together.

Lol living in Nigeria is harder than lion and tiger and dragon combined.

tensazangetsu20:


Lol living in Nigeria is harder than lion and tiger and dragon combined.

Toor! Indeed it is o. Foreign remittance is helping many Nigerian families now. A few are above water and the rest are surviving.

fullclub:


Remove that word discourage. I hate it most expecially when people complain or say reality.
I never discourage anyone please. I only wrote what i experienced.

I know few of my colleagues that actually went home as they couldn't meet their fees payments. It is important that one have his full fees before coming..

Some people went home (without recovering their capital)?

Jeez

fullclub:
This is a reder because i felt that if i dont give an on how it ended it won't be nice.
Here is the other or first thread about my complaint and how i found it difficult to adjust and meet up my financial obligations in uk.
https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/7889678/experience-uk-since-japa-warning

I want to thank all those who advised me to stay back and fight it through. After reading those positive comments and some friends here i decided to stay back.
Today i want you all to me celebrate as i have graduated from the University here and my graduation is coming up November 29th 2024.
It was not an easy journey honestly at first i thought it will be impossible to complete my studies giving the fact that school started mounting pressure on me shortly after i decided to stay back.

Congratulations. The next step is getting your COS. All the best bro

There is tribalism amongst Nigerians living in UK and there is racism towards Nigerians from other Africans and Jamaicans than even the Whites.

Also, no matter what you do, please do NOT get care COS. Your wife can get it but never you!

Also only allow your wife to get it if you are sure she has sense and she wont change it for you later, most men are now in dilemma cos the wives are using that power of COS against them.

When it's time for mortgage too, make sure U buy alone and not t with your partner except you are VERY VERY sure she is not like 98% of the Nigerian women in the UK.

A word is enough for the wise o.



IN ALL YOU DO TOO, AVOID NIGERIANS IN THE UK EXCEPT THE ONES YPU KNEW FROM NIGERIA. MOST OF THEM ARE ENVIOUS S!

Whatever you chose, just make sure you hold on tight to it no matter how hard it gets. I ed the other thread..

The key is Start networking once you get you get to a new place. That way, you meet new people who will guide you..

Nice one op

fullclub:
Will add more here as a

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I'm happy you didn't give up.

All the very best in your future endeavors.

I like how you gave details to everything and saw the emphasis on knowing how to drive alongside getting a skill too.
I have learnt one or two already..God will see you through more wins is on the way

lastkingsman:


Some people went home (without recovering their capital)?

Jeez

Sent home as couldn't complete their fees. Anyone that successfully paid his fee and his course.... Graduated need to thnak God

Following..

fullclub:


I don't engage average Nigerians i see on the road. Unless those i already know from naija.. But if one can connect with some in of jon search the better.

I see.
I meet Nigerians at place of work and it's pain. I now avoid them. I feel more at peace with other blacks. Other blacks like Zimbabwens and Ghanaians are so lovely and helpful, they're not interested in bringing you down or trying to investigate you

fullclub:

Sent home as couldn't complete their fees. Anyone that successfully paid his fee and his course.... Graduated need to thnak God

My school just increased tuition fee by 50%.

Good for you. Enjoy yourself that way. In less than two years, you’ll adjust and focus squarely on your existence there.

👍

All the best

rock86:

I see.
I meet Nigerians at place of work and it's pain. I now avoid them. I feel more at peace with other blacks. Other blacks like Zimbabwens and Ghanaians are so lovely and helpful, they're not interested in bringing you down or trying to investigate you

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