Hello, I wonder if anyone can clarify this strange doubt I had recently. Forgive me, if this is ridiculously silly. I'm staying in 1 bed flat and get 25% single person discount in the Council Tax. Would this mean I'm benefitting by a re-course to Public funds? - A condition denied in my HSMP visa. J...
Hi, Two issues. One, unlike temp jobs, permanent jobs do take time. Sometimes even months. Depends on the Co. and the urgency of the job requirement. Some of my friends were working as Temps in their fields and kept attending permanent job interviews, till they got one. Some remain as Temps, as in f...
My monthly expense: Approx £1100 per month. Accomodation type: Single 780 per month (Zone 2) Transport: 60 per month Council tax: 95 per month (After 25% single person discount) - Approach the local CT office for this Groceries: Approx 100 to 120 (depends on person) Movies/ entertainment: 50£ Wate...
HSMP means Highly Skilled Migrant - so I would try to act like one. Look how the guys from S.Africa or Australia approach the job market when they come here on HSMP. They prepare well for one month - provide all the work references, according to the profile / job spec, send a covering letter with th...
What you might be taking could be the NI contribution. Your friend has paid tax to UK Govt. for the income he has earned in UK. You can get National Insurance rebate but, I would've rather done this before leaving and asked them to adjust it in the tax payable rather than asking them to return the m...
I have got a job offer in the UK from Allied,but they ask 50k as deposit which will be returned once in the UK.I am confused whether it is worth it or not.Can somebody help me out?
It is illegal to obtain money from prospective employees in return for or promise of Job. If you want to, bring it to the notice of Home office and or Dept. of Works and Pension. (with the ongoing current situation here with the DWP boss, i can't promise anything though :-)) Basic commonsense, say f...
i know a guy with 3 yrs exp from India, in .Net getting was offered £30k and he negotiated to £35k. he is working in health sector i guess. I believe there was a demand few months back, hope it the same now too. Try to ask for more. the consultant job is to lessen the salary and thereby get a comm...
Hi Rohit the Purohit -- HSMP Qualified Banker, Pls check the banks' website and apply directly. Also visit any employment fairs which come up...(There is one happening near Heathrow in Feb '08) There are some Banks which put up stalls for their Retail position. Here too they might ask you to apply o...
And by the way..there is nothing like UK CV or US CV.. A CV is the same everywhere.. Short and Crisp..you must be able to sell your skills in 20 secs Max coz that's the time a consultant has got / invests to study a CV. Don't try to explain HSMP and its merits. Most of the consultants know about it....
Hi, Please refer to Marks Satin's website. They are the UK's Best Accountancy & Finance recruiter. They have the Do & Don'ts for a CV and also a sample CV. But, in my opinion, you all are Highly Skilled and for God's sake YOU MUST BE ABLE to prepare atleast your own CV, if not for others. The compet...
Did you make any rental agreement, and where it says the rent paid by me to XXXX is inclusive of the CT and or electricity + gas? And that XXXX pays the bills in his name.
Hi, This is what I did. I took Traveller's cheques for 3500 GBP + 500 GBP cash. I took it from Thomas Cook, Chennai. Best way is to call a couple of Forex ppl and bargain between them (Tell them the other Forex co. is offering at 79.50, even though he/she actually offered 80.30 INR/GBP). I was offer...
For stay i can suggest the YMCA Indian student hostel in central London. They oocupy both Students as well as anyone. check their website for more details: www.indianymca.org Good thing it's centrally located and indian food. Easy for attending interviews and having good indian dinner and no hassle ...
Hiya, See replies below...Hope this answers your PM as well. 1. My husband has business analyst, project management experience in IT consulting. How easy or difficult will it be to find work in UK for his profile? I think this should be fairly easy, considering his previous edu & exp. His CV must fo...
For all those who wish to find a place for accomodation, I would greatly recommend the YMCA Indian Student Hostel in London. www.indianymca.org The main reasons being are the fellow asian members you get to meet here, indian food and easy of searching jobs as it is in Central London. I stayed there ...
I am using the HSBC Passport account in London now. It is very useful as in most places they accept chip and pin card only. Hassle free. Worth the 60 pound per yr fee. And no you dont need a HSBC account in you home country. I didnt have one. Just apply in advance (1 month before u come here) online...
Hi All, Got my EC stamped. Here are my timelines, Applied on : Jul 23rd from VFS Chennai Visa stamped on : Aug 6th. Paid in cash 17,056/- in VFS Chennai. (Rs. 56 for DD Charges) Integra verification: Checked with employer, there was no Integra verification done. No medical checkup too. I am into Mfg...
Hi All, Got my EC stamped. Here are my timelines, Applied on : Jul 23rd from VFS Chennai Visa stamped on : Aug 6th. Paid in cash 17,056/- in VFS Chennai. (Rs. 56 for DD Charges) Integra verification: Checked with employer, there was no Integra verification done. No medical checkup too. I am into Mfg...
Here is a tip to open a Bank account before landing in UK: HSBC has a provision for ppl like us to open a bank account - called Passport account. Apply online for HSBC passport bank account and they would send a acknowledgement letter with a reference number to your home address. After landing in UK...