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Lexusgs430:
Anyone seen the list of properties, the UK government are about to inherit....... 57 Nigerian's with no known NOK, are about to lose their assets to the crown........ 😁😂👑👑👑

Saw it. Many bachelors abi single folks listed.

Got me re-thinking about a will and life insurance too

Zahra29:


They can apply for ILR for their daughter based on her valid dependant status under her settled parents.

More information and application form here:

https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-family/child-dependant-work-visa

Thank you very much Zahra29.

So it doesn’t matter that the child has only physically lived in the UK (on child dependant visa) for only 2+ years? The 5 year residence requirement does not apply to children dependants, yes?

lavida001:


Not when the nation is broke. If the money is there thats fine. desperate times desperate measures.

Have you seen the huge borrowing rate. The IMF projects a 9% increase in the UK’s debt-to-GDP figure by 2025.

dem go dey alright Africa is there to exploit.

That's the reason you pay your tax and vote so someone whose role it is can worry about that. The way I see it, I'm hardly paid enough for the job I do, why take on someone's role?

In same vein-
If you're a border officer and you encounter a stranded migrant boat at sea, you don't let them drown because the country is broke as you'd rightly go to jail. You rescue them do what you're paid for.
If you work at Tesco and see folks stealing- you don't go fight them cos you'd get sacked, you do your job.
If you work on a paediatric ward and see that young girl spending weeks on the ward cos she has refused to eat or being itted multiple times cos she keeps taking paracetamol, you don't go scolding her, you do your job.
If you work as a paramedic and are dispatched to that persons house who have threatened to kill themselves for the umpteenth time, you dont cancel the case because you rightly know they are wasting money which we don't have. You follow relevant processes.
If you wirk in a school and see a child having temper tantrums, throwing sand your way, you don't go teaching him or her African discipline and get sacked, you do your job.
If you work as a social worker and decline people care 'because your council is broke', you'd get into serious issues and your council will sack you.

There was a case of late where someone who attended A&E with back pain and certain worrying features and didn't have a scan. Coincidentally, he heard someone mention that an MRI was expensive (wasn't the reason he didn't have one). Turned out the chap had a rare medical issue (which should have been picked on a scan) that is regarded as an emergency as it should be fixed in a few hours once detected. He went on to lose some control of his bladder and subsequently sued the hospital and got a payout of £1 million. I listened to the Trust's Director narrate this- one of the issues that came up in court was narration that someone mentioned the scan was expensive- guess how much the scan would cost the hospital? £350. That staff must have been repeating discussions they heard in house. p.s this doesn't mean everyone with back pain needs a scan- very few actually do.

When you talk about depression, you first need to understand the system you are in. Look at the care pathway many hustle for and give testimony after securing a visa. Put an average Brit through that and they'd return depressed and rightly so. Even I would.
When I issue sick (fit) notes, I make a conscious effort to ensure the prevailing media narrative has no influence on what I issue or not. I pay enough taxes for someone else to worry about that. It would interest you to know that a recent ocuurence has been the DWP calling people's doctors late in the day cos during an assessment, someone mentioned they had self-harm thoughts. You ask them why they are in a hurry to tell you, and they start mumbling. Of course, its to share the blame should something go wrong..

I can go on and on but can't stress this enough. Understand the country you're in and do your job.

Cyberknight:
More to the point, now we know those who are keeping an eye on the bona vacantia lists in the hope of spotting the name of some long-abandoned and forgotten relation

Lol, as for me looking it up was just because of professional interest (more like curiosity really since probate is extremely distant from my specialism).

But I wouldn’t mind an unexpected inheritance ṣa so maybe it won’t be a bad idea to keep an eye on it from now on 😄.

Goke7:


What can they attain after a family of five or six would have spent like 20k on ilr, this is what will even make so many settle to remain on benefits and the same system or govt will start grumbling again about people relying so much on welfare. You can take so much from people and not expect them not get so much back. The whole thing does not encourage productivity in the long run. It’s a mess.

We call a part social determinants of health. The difference in expectancy between the poorest and richest postcodes in the UK is about 10 years. This is not even considering quality of life.
At the end, someone would bring up data and start pointing towards the low economic attainment, home ownership e.t.c in certain migrants communities as some form of avenue to make them look inferior without factoring in how they were milked by the state in their productive years.

Someone (or family) working in Care on minimum wage with all the restrictions would pay all the associated visa and settlement cost, have no recourse to benefits and be expected to subsequently lead an enjoyable life. Whereas the average Brit on same level may have their rent subsidised (about 30% of privately rented households receive housing benefit). Many more don't even work and live off the state yet complain how difficult life is for them but expect the migrant to make ends meet.

Zahra29:

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However due to the ongoing fallout over the "Boris wave", I highly doubt the government would want to introduce a similar route that is potentially open to visa abuse and worker exploitation, not to mention the inevitable spike in net migration figures that they have pledged to reduce drastically. It would be political kryptonite for them.
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Building is complex manytimes reliant on local regulations and inputs available in an area. I would expect a skilled tradesman new to the country to have teething issues and be better and more efficient 1 and 3 yrs in. Some of these might be related to the work, some wouldn't. As a matter of fact, when it comes to skills, the nation is better served by young, malleable workers who meet certain thresholds rather than the older but more experienced ones who are set in their ways.

The government would want migration to go to 'tens of thousands' if they could same as every one for the last 20yrs. However, if they want to build close to their projected 1.5 homes, we need to find more workers.
With economic growth flatlining, I expect migration to fall close to pre-pandemic levels (the new normal) before the government starts trying to spur growth in not too dissimilar methods their predecessors have used.

Zahra29:


The threshold is expected to increase periodically to keep up with salary requirements using the latest Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data

Keyword: if

BouharryArtikou:


Thank you very much Zahra29.

So it doesn’t matter that the child has only physically lived in the UK (on child dependant visa) for only 2+ years? The 5 year residence requirement does not apply to children dependants, yes?

You're welcome

Correct - children under 18 can qualify for ILR as soon as their parents are settled (they can even apply as part of the parent's settlement application) as long as they hold a valid dependant visa.

jedisco:


Building is complex manytimes reliant on local regulations and inputs available in an area. I would expect a skilled tradesman new to the country to have teething issues and be better and more efficient 1 and 3 yrs in. Some of these might be related to the work, some wouldn't. As a matter of fact, when it comes to skills, the nation is better served by young, malleable workers who meet certain thresholds rather than the older but more experienced ones who are set in their ways.

The government would want migration to go to 'tens of thousands' if they could same as every one for the last 20yrs. However, if they want to build close to their projected 1.5 homes, we need to find more workers.
With economic growth flatlining, I expect migration to fall close to pre-pandemic levels (the new normal) before the government starts trying to spur growth in not too dissimilar methods their predecessors have used.

One of the key requirements of a skilled visa should be to have the relevant regional qualifications necessary to do the job to the minimum standards. A plumber or electrician from eg India would need to first acquire the British/EU equivalent certification before being given a visa to work in the UK. It's more like an apprenticeship if you have to spend 3 years training them up to the required standard or qualifications. Advanced training or specialisation is a separate matter.

We shall see, but as long as immigration remains a contentious issue (which it has been for 20 years plus, and has only gotten more heated in the last few years), I doubt any government will introduce a new scheme any time soon to bring in tens of thousands of permanent non-EU workers

jedisco:


Keyword: if

Lol, there was no "if" in my comment

Cyberknight:
More to the point, now we know those who are keeping an eye on the bona vacantia lists in the hope of spotting the name of some long-abandoned and forgotten relation

E pain me say I no see my long lost unknowns....... 😔😂

Lexusgs430:


E pain me say I no see my long lost unknowns....... 😔😂

I share a last name with someone on the list 😂 should I……?

jedisco:


We call a part social determinants of health. The difference in expectancy between the poorest and richest postcodes in the UK is about 10 years. This is not even considering quality of life.
At the end, someone would bring up data and start pointing towards the low economic attainment, home ownership e.t.c in certain migrants communities as some form of avenue to make them look inferior without factoring in how they were milked by the state in their productive years.

Someone (or family) working in Care on minimum wage with all the restrictions would pay all the associated visa and settlement cost, have no recourse to benefits and be expected to subsequently lead an enjoyable life. Whereas the average Brit on same level may have their rent subsidised (about 30% of privately rented households receive housing benefit). Many more don't even work and live off the state yet complain how difficult life is for them but expect the migrant to make ends meet.

😂 not forgetting living in the 20 largest world cities index

Zahra29:


You're welcome

Correct - children under 18 can qualify for ILR as soon as their parents are settled (they can even apply as part of the parent's settlement application) as long as they hold a valid dependant visa.

You are a Star!
Thank you so much.

Anyone with any recommendation or experience?

Mama is visiting from Naija, 6 month visitor visa.

Mama used to take pain relief drugs for Arthritis.

Drugs have finished. Mama is still in the UK. Mama is in pains.

How can mama get care?

A&E?
GP?

Mama’s children don’t mind paying for the service. But how can mama get into the pathway to see a doctor and (possibly) get some meds?


Any help or recommendation please. Thank you.

jedisco:


That's the reason you pay your tax and vote so someone whose role it is can worry about that. The way I see it, I'm hardly paid enough for the job I do, why take on someone's role?

In same vein-
If you're a border officer and you encounter a stranded migrant boat at sea, you don't let them drown because the country is broke as you'd rightly go to jail. You rescue them do what you're paid for.
If you work at Tesco and see folks stealing- you don't go fight them cos you'd get sacked, you do your job.
If you work on a paediatric ward and see that young girl spending weeks on the ward cos she has refused to eat or being itted multiple times cos she keeps taking paracetamol, you don't go scolding her, you do your job.
If you work as a paramedic and are dispatched to that persons house who have threatened to kill themselves for the umpteenth time, you dont cancel the case because you rightly know they are wasting money which we don't have. You follow relevant processes.
If you wirk in a school and see a child having temper tantrums, throwing sand your way, you don't go teaching him or her African discipline and get sacked, you do your job.
If you work as a social worker and decline people care 'because your council is broke', you'd get into serious issues and your council will sack you.

There was a case of late where someone who attended A&E with back pain and certain worrying features and didn't have a scan. Coincidentally, he heard someone mention that an MRI was expensive (wasn't the reason he didn't have one). Turned out the chap had a rare medical issue (which should have been picked on a scan) that is regarded as an emergency as it should be fixed in a few hours once detected. He went on to lose some control of his bladder and subsequently sued the hospital and got a payout of £1 million. I listened to the Trust's Director narrate this- one of the issues that came up in court was narration that someone mentioned the scan was expensive- guess how much the scan would cost the hospital? £350. That staff must have been repeating discussions they heard in house. p.s this doesn't mean everyone with back pain needs a scan- very few actually do.

When you talk about depression, you first need to understand the system you are in. Look at the care pathway many hustle for and give testimony after securing a visa. Put an average Brit through that and they'd return depressed and rightly so. Even I would.
When I issue sick (fit) notes, I make a conscious effort to ensure the prevailing media narrative has no influence on what I issue or not. I pay enough taxes for someone else to worry about that. It would interest you to know that a recent ocuurence has been the DWP calling people's doctors late in the day cos during an assessment, someone mentioned they had self-harm thoughts. You ask them why they are in a hurry to tell you, and they start mumbling. Of course, its to share the blame should something go wrong..

I can go on and on but can't stress this enough. Understand the country you're in and do your job.

Rachel Reeves think otherwise. PIP gone.

Jamesclooney:


I’ve never fully understood how the Amex Rewards system works. Could someone please explain it to me in simple ?

For instance, I currently have 346 BA points, but I can’t see my Avios balance in the app anymore. However, I noticed an activity summary showing a deduction of 200 Avios points on March 1st. Does anyone know why they were deducted? Does it happen monthly because I can see I earn a lot from each spend?

Also, what exactly is the Companion Voucher? Is it a separate reward from Avios points?

Lastly, I’ve transferred some Avios points to Qatar Airways in the past—how are Amex, BA, Qatar Airways, and other airlines connected in this system? I feel I’m not fully utilizing this benefit considering all my credit card spend is with AMEX!

Your accumulated avios are transferred monthly to your BA executive club . It shows as a deduction on the AMEX app but a credit on BA executive club .

When you reach the required spend to earn a companion voucher, the voucher gives you a 50% avios discount if you are traveling alone or if you are going with a companion, the companion travels with you without paying any avios.

The link with Qatar et al.ensures that you can also spend your avios on a Qatar flight etc

SPDAZZY:


Your accumulated avios are transferred monthly to your BA executive club . It shows as a deduction on the AMEX app but a credit on BA executive club .

When you reach the required spend to earn a companion voucher, the voucher gives you a 50% avios discount if you are traveling alone or if you are going with a companion, the companion travels with you without paying any avios.

The link with Qatar et al.ensures that you can also spend your avios on a Qatar flight etc

All clear now. I need to to my BA then to see how many points I’ve accumulated so far. Many thanks

KOVIC19COVID20:
Anyone with any recommendation or experience?

Mama is visiting from Naija, 6 month visitor visa.

Mama used to take pain relief drugs for Arthritis.

Drugs have finished. Mama is still in the UK. Mama is in pains.

How can mama get care?

A&E?
GP?

Mama’s children don’t mind paying for the service. But how can mama get into the pathway to see a doctor and (possibly) get some meds?


Any help or recommendation please. Thank you.

Help please

KOVIC19COVID20:



Help please

They should their mum with their GP (it's allowed under a visitor's visa) and book an urgent appointment. If possible, attend with her current medication/script. GP should issue relevant prescription which they can choose to pay for (depending on region)

Lexusgs430:
Anyone seen the list of properties, the UK government are about to inherit....... 57 Nigerian's with no known NOK, are about to lose their assets to the crown........ 😁😂👑👑👑

How do people's properties get there,
Foreclosures?

Taal17:


How do people's properties get there,
Foreclosures?

They die and no-one comes forward to claim their property.

Cyberknight:


They die and no-one comes forward to claim their property.

Ooh no will?

Taal17:


Ooh no will?

Not necessarily, because the rules of intestacy apply if someone has no will when they die, i.e. the law now determines who will inherit any property you leave behind if you don't have a will. I don't precisely, but generally if you are married/partnered, it's your spouse/partner, if you have children, it's your spouse/partner and children, if unmarried/partnered and without issue, it's your parents, if your parents are dead, it's your siblings, if there are no living parents or siblings, then it's your closest relations in specific defined order, i.e. grandparents, then cousins, aunts and uncles, something like that.

In all cases for those deceased persons whose remaining estate (sum total of assets minus liabilities) is eventually claimed by the government, what happened is that that person's next of kin cannot be found or did not come forward, not that there was no will.

Hello everyone, please at what point is an about to expire Nigerian port invalidated?

My current port expire in June and I have an appointment booked already for a renewal on April 26. I plan to travel on the 9th of May to be back in the UK towards the end of May.

Going by the recent updates that people get their renewed port in just a few days after biometrics, I am hopeful of getting it before I travel but thought to check if I am still able to use my current port in case I don't receive it on time.

dubaiprince:
Hello everyone, please at what point is an about to expire Nigerian port invalidated?

My current port expire in June and I have an appointment booked already for a renewal on April 26. I plan to travel on the 9th of May to be back in the UK towards the end of May.

Going by the recent updates that people get their renewed port in just a few days after biometrics, I am hopeful of getting it before I travel but thought to check if I am still able to use my current port in case I don't receive it on time.

- port is only usable with minimum of 6months validity, anything below that is unusable as a travel document.

- Also when you go for renewal, the old port is revoked, so you can’t use it again after 26th April.

Good news is you are most likely to get your port before 9th as they are working with some good processing time now. The timeline is very very close, but just be positive as you already bought tickets and all that.

The chances of getting your port even tho slim, is still very high. Just make sure your return envelope is next day delivery (express delivery).

dubaiprince:
Hello everyone, please at what point is an about to expire Nigerian port invalidated?

My current port expire in June and I have an appointment booked already for a renewal on April 26. I plan to travel on the 9th of May to be back in the UK towards the end of May.

Going by the recent updates that people get their renewed port in just a few days after biometrics, I am hopeful of getting it before I travel but thought to check if I am still able to use my current port in case I don't receive it on time.

You can also travel with expired port and renew it in Nigeria

Chreze:


- port is only usable with minimum of 6months validity, anything below that is unusable as a travel document.

- Also when you go for renewal, the old port is revoked, so you can’t use it again after 26th April.

Good news is you are most likely to get your port before 9th as they are working with some good processing time now. The timeline is very very close, but just be positive as you already bought tickets and all that.

The chances of getting your port even tho slim, is still very high. Just make sure your return envelope is next day delivery (express delivery).

Thanks for this. Having the renewed port before travelling to Naija would be the perfect situation and I am hopeful I to get it. I will ask during the biometrics. If not possible, I will call the airline to change the ticket date a couple of days before my intended flight.

justwise:
You can also travel with expired port and renew it in Nigeria

Thanks Justwise. I already have a biometrics for renewal booked in London for April 26. The current port expires in June and my intended travel date to Naija and back is 9 - 26 May. I fear the current port will be invalidated after my renewal biometrics.

dubaiprince:


Thanks Justwise. I already have a biometrics for renewal booked in London for April 26. The current port expires in June and my intended travel date to Naija and back is 9 - 26 May. I fear the current port will be invalidated after my renewal biometrics.

yes that will be the case

dubaiprince:


Thanks for this. Having the renewed port before travelling to Naija would be the perfect situation and I am hopeful I to get it. I will ask during the biometrics. If not possible, I will call the airline to change the ticket date a couple of days before my intended flight.

You will as i understand that the process is pretty fast now.

I thought you can do this from home now with andriod phone?

justwise:


You will as i understand that the process is pretty fast now.

I thought you can do this from home now with andriod phone?

I am giving the less a thought. my fear is that I have not seen reviews about the outcome of the process from people yet and since my appointment date is close. I am flexible on the travel date to be fair. Moving my flight date won't be an issue.

Hi, I’ll be relocating to the UK in April as a student and I need accommodation in and around Chester. If you have any leads kindly share with me.
This is quite urgent as I’ll be traveling in a week’s time.
Thank you

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