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learner Junior Member Member # 4718	Posted October 08, 2002 07:48 AM If i come to U.K. on visitors visa and want remain there permanantly is there any possibilty.Is there any chance to get work permit for a year or two with out leaving U.K.
Joseph Member Member # 184	Posted October 08, 2002 09:51 AM You are not able to get a work permit from a visitor visa. Entering the UK on a visitor visa with the intention of staying permanently is something that UK Immigration do not look kindly on. You may interview with companies and find a job here, but your employer will have to apply for the work permit while you are out of the country. Then you can reenter the UK with the proper status. Joseph Joseph
Thorsten von Thyssen Member Member # 4397	Posted October 08, 2002 03:49 PM Find yourself a British wife and you can stay here forever. According to the recent census results there is a shortage of 1 million young men here. So it should not be that difficult to find one. Look at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,804213,00.html [ October 08, 2002: Message edited by: TNAVON ] -------------------- ----------------------------------- ...cut the bullshit please...
learner Junior Member Member # 4718	Posted October 09, 2002 08:26 AM could anyone help me to find an employer with work permit i am willing to pay all relevent fees of consultants etc.I am post graduate in Economics with 5 years of work experience mostly as administration officer.
Thorsten von Thyssen Member Member # 4397	Posted October 09, 2002 08:38 AM Try networking through family, friends and so on. Also contact WorkPermit.com, they have a scheme whereby they examine your qualifications and issue a certificate to potential UK employers. The market is so bad now that going through the conventional routes will take you nowhere. [ October 09, 2002: Message edited by: TNAVON ] -------------------- ----------------------------------- ...cut the bullshit please...
bercham Junior Member Member # 4949	Posted October 09, 2002 03:31 PM Hi Tnavon, Are you sure, UK job market is very bad right now. do you have any proof saying that?because , i am not trying to disbelief you, but you should give formal statement.at least links to website that support your statement. everyone here in Malaysia says that now is a difficult time to get a job. but for me and all my friends , we got our job soon after our graduation.statement without proofs is rumours. thanks.
Thorsten von Thyssen Member Member # 4397	Posted October 09, 2002 03:40 PM You don't need a proof for the obvious. Just open www.ft.com and see that everything is declining. -------------------- ----------------------------------- ...cut the bullshit please...
Elisa Member Member # 2487	Posted October 09, 2002 03:50 PM All you have to do is watch the news every night to see that the world economies are in trouble. Finding international work means education yourself about news and local events in that country if you are really serious about going there. People do find work in bad times but for overseas people when times are tough countries will look to hire locally first before they give a job to a foreigner, that is only natural.
Joseph Member Member # 184	Posted October 09, 2002 10:47 PM Bercham, You may have missed my reply to your comment on the other thread where you said: hello Hector i am currently working with UK-based company too and they have branch here( malaysia). I have once applied internal vacancy and shortlisted.(the jobs is in UK) but after that they told me that they have to reject my name as they are concern about time to be taken to apply for my work permit. It is not true , isnt it? ...and I replied: Bercham, As I pointed out in your other thread, the work permit process is relatively easy if you get a real job offer with a legitimate company. By legitimate, I mean a company that exists here in the UK with a real job for you, rather than a company that says they can get a work permit for you. It looks like your best bet is a Intra Company Transfer with your current company rather than any other route. You should study the work permit rules and applications process (see www.workpermits.gov.uk) and point out to your company that an Inter Company Transfer is really very easy. Many of us who participate in this forum are perfectly capable of filling out a successful application form for our employer, thus saving in lawyers fees. Workpermit.com can do it also for a relatively low cost on a no-win no-fee basis, right? You may also wish to suggest to your employer that besides taking care of the application (either writing it yourself or paying the fee to workpermit.com) you are willing to forgo a lot of the costs associated with sending you there (i.e. relocation, housing etc.) so that would be a very good deal for them. After all, you are already considering body shops like Oxygen or paying the fee for other potential employers, so why not try the easiest route? Joseph ==== Bercham, You seem to be worried too much about hypothetical situations, bodyshop companies that prey on unsuspecting people and speculation about the "reality" of the job market. Why not work on getting your current UK-based employer to send you to the UK? Based on what you said above, that's probably your best and easiest bet. Regards, Joseph