I can understand that you've good intentions but the post subject is least encouraging for people to post their true job hunting experience. Just because people have not been able to make through an interview, which could be influenced by a variety of factors, they can't be classified as FAILURES . ...

I don't get it......You work for the World's top company. Why do you want to leave the job ?

It will be an uphill struggle to get a new job if you have no prior UK Exp..Be prepared for this. Try to schedule some interviews before you land here....

Contracts are usually "Interview Friday, start Monday" stuff. They will not wait for 2 months notice period.

Getting a credit card right away is difficult. In fact you may struggle to open a bank account. Opening a bank account in UK is the first step.

Register in the council electoral list as well.

Majic you're a STAR !

Congrats. It's a real booster for people who are on HSMP and trying to find a job in UK from their home country. Probably you can share your experience , other people in the forum can benefit a lot.

The "no tax" rule for offshore companies is only for two years. If you stay beyond that you are considered a UK employee and you are liable to pay tax as per your salary. I would say you need to ask them(employer) for your P60. i wonder if the HO is going to approve your ILR application only on the ...

At the rate Indians are buying up businesses here in the UK, it's just a matter of time that Kohinoor is bought back as well.

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND !!

As far as I know, your international driving license works in the first year of your entry in UK and within that duration you must get full UK driving license. Regards, -Nabsha Getting a UK Driving License is a pain and very very expensive process...You can get a HSMP and EC easily but the driving ...

sikouanastreet wrote: I want to have an idea of how long it usually takes to land in a job, the worst cases... etc...

answer: From 1 week to "forever"......

No offence a12345 but what makes you think she is a female now ??

Her saying "My boyfriend" ???

Highlighting the salary inputs with a marker, in your bank statements is not a problem.

As for salary slips, it would have been better if you hadn't tampered with that. Have you explained this in the covering letter ? If so, it shouldn't be a problem.

I know what voluntary work is. You've misread what I was trying to say, probably it's my mistake I wasn't clear enough in my statements. I made an assumption i.e. in case one were to spend 10 hours during their weekdays, doing voluntary work, what would be the economic productivity loss? I assumed a...

Couldn't help but think of the various reasons that could have triggered this "EUREKA EUREKA" idea...... Make the highly skilled migrants and work permit holders do voluntary work like plumbing, cleaning streets, DIY, electrical fitting, construction work, cook for prisoners, look after the elderly ...

Assuming 50000 highly skilled people spend 10 hours a week for 2 years on voluntary work to gain citizenship points, the number of man hours spent will be : 52000000 Hours If we assume on an average they earn 25 pounds an hour and tax paid on that amount comes to this: 532,994,326.40 £ which the go...

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I dont think anybody really want to settle in UK permeneantly...I really dont see any great advantages living here... With whatever money we earn, we can live good life back home... You can get doctor/specialist appointment immediately... cost is so cheap... you can have servants at your home... et...

Well, if i am unwanted its fine..I will try to earn the max. i can ,save as much as possible and go back to India in next few years (and live like a king in India!!).,.. very true...Also it's better to get out of cities in India and go and live in a village..There is again this migration problem in...

Me too same situ Hari.....Will the Tories do anything different if they are voted to power or is it going to be a case of "Old Wine in......". But the number of rules brought in the last 2-3 months like the 1000 £ deposit for family visitors and reduction from 6 to 3 months and now this all makes m...

Tough Rules or Easy rules, Immigration will never stop. Nobody can stop. It's a human thing. Just imagine if the red Indians had imposed strict regulations for people coming into the US, it wouldn't have been the country that it is now. Even during it's heydays, the Aryans immigrated to India...so o...

I think you are right Ashish..There is nothing called ILR now..You'll be a drifter until you gain citizenship which has been made tougher and expensive as well.

I couldn't help imagine a new situation ( probability of happening is very low ?). Say you become a probabtionary citizen in UK, your home country considers this as having obtained UK citizenship, revokes your passport and then after x years you find out that UK has asked you to pack your bags becau...

Your job title should be the same or at the same level or above the current designation.

For ex: If the current WP says Senior Manager and your new employer applies for you as "Systems Analyst" then they raise a question or may even refuse

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Yeah right, try Chelsea, Bayswater, Mayfair, Belgravia or Kensington.... Just kidding folks..These are reserved for the Mittals.But hey he was also a migrant...... visit the website http://www.upmystreet.com to get an idea of the area that you are planning to rent accomo, including crime profile. No...