How much did the speaker spend by the time they were getting British citizenship?

Ndubuisi 'Andy' EgwimMoney Coach for Medics|Ex-NHS GP|21+ Yrs Investor| Founder, MoneyWiseDoctor.com|Helping Medics Avoid Big Money Mistakes

Conquering Visa Anxiety for IMG Doctors!

31 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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The speaker, Ndubuisi 'Andy' Egwim, addresses visa anxieties and financial challenges faced by International Medical Graduate (IMG) doctors in the UK. Key points: worries about how actions (e.g., opening a Lifetime ISA or accessing public funds) may affect eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR); balancing cross-border financial responsibilities and supporting dependents abroad; and a personal account of spending close to £10,000 in the process of obtaining British citizenship.

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Close to £10,000.

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Now there's number two, visa and immigration issues is the big elephant in the room. Visa anxieties One of the most common worries IMG doctors always ask is, will this affect my ilr? Will it affect my ability to get an indefinite leave to remain as a permanent visa? So you see people I've seen IMG doctors who say, oh, for several years I didn't open the lifetime ISA or even think I was eligible to do this and that because I thought, well, I don't have my ILR yet and I don't want anything that will affect it. I don't want to touch public funds. Number three, financial responsibilities, balancing finances across countries. And that touches on visa as well. I spent close to £10,000 by the time I was getting my British citizenship before I got to that point. Many IMG doctors have to spend as much as that and manage their bills here in this country. And I also manage IMG at home where they might have several dependents. So a lot of IMG doctors might have dependents families they are responsible for supporting.