Hi Freak3out, I am in the same situation as you, with my job been made redundant 2 weeks back. I did not mention redundancy till the time I was working, and once I left the company immediately put it on my resume. I do think it might have a slight effect on your salary negotiation power, but it shou...

Thanks for your response.

Can other people with similar experiences comment? Do you HAVE to go back to India for a fresh Tier1 application?

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Hi All, I have been in the UK since January 2008 on HSMP and my wife is on a HSMP dependant visa. I have some queries about my wife switching from HSMP dependant to Tier1. 1) Is it possible? Or will she have to apply as a Fresh Tier1 applicant? 2) In either case, would she have to go back to India f...

Hi aaammmiii, What you say there is intriguing. I came to the Uk on an hsmp visa in January 2008, and my initial hsmp visa expires January 2010. Do you mean to say that I can apply for an extension in the first week of March 2009 and get a 3 years extension starting March 2009? Note that I am just a...

Hi Forum, My hsmp visa is valid till Jan 2009, and there have been rumors of upcoming redundancies in our organization. :cry: If I am one of the unlucky ones, I might have to think about applying for HSMP extension as early as possible, as it might take months to get a job going by the current job m...

I wonder whats the status with the people who have been made redundant. When I came into the UK, I found it a little hard to get a job, primarily for the reason that I did not have UK experience and regardless of the fact that I was working with one of the best companies in India my experience was n...

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Sorry, I think it was used correctly in that context. In fact what you suggest sounds weird:

Will the people ,who travek to UK in Visitor Visa are allowed to apply for HSMP.Please advise on this....

Hi Forum, I recently received a job offer from a company in Cambridge. I need a couple of inputs regarding jobs and indians in cambridge. Members please advice on: 1) I am temporarily living in London, how can I find about indian house shares in cambridge? 2) What would be the approximate living cos...

Hi Forum,

Senior members can you please respond to the query?

Thirdwave, thanks for your response but something more quantitative will help.

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Hi,

Site Admin, SYH and nshar1 thanks for your response.

I work on C++ Unix and have around 4 years of experience in this skillset, and overall 5 and a half years of IT experience.

Site admin: I am interested in knowing about the job scene in London.

Any other comments?

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Hi Forum, I came to the UK under the impression that there are a lot of jobs starting the first week of feb. However, I found the response very lukewarm. Now I hear people saying that April is when there are maximum jobs as it is the start of a new financial year. Can senior member please comment if...

Hi Forum,

Can experienced members please comment on the comparison of average monthly living expenditure for a couple between London and Manchester?

Looking forward to your expert opinion.

Pardon if this has been asked before.

Thanks

Thanks for your responses. Ashish, lets say i get a better job in 2-3 months, would the companies be worried why i am switching so soon? I have heard that unlike india in the UK companies do care about frequent job switches, and I might find hard finding a job so soon after joining my first company....

Hi Forum, I have received an offer from a company in the greater manchester area. Its a permanent job with offered salary being 27k per annum. There are not much benefits for the first year of employment, except a life cover. My profile in 5 years in C++ Windows/Unix. I want senior members advice on...