It is shocking to me to find out that persons on work visas are only entitled to NHS Hospital treatment while they are actually in employment. An HSMP holder who has been working and paying taxes for years could find himself between jobs at some point and God forbids, he needs hospital treatment dur...
The moral of the story is that you should try and look for jobs in the area of expertise in which you have proven experience. Based on my observations, UK companies seem to value experience even more than educational qualifications. Whenever I am looking for jobs I generally do a google search with ...
This compulsory voluntary service is an oxymoron in my mind. Somewhere between working long hours as highly skilled, high tax paying migrants, you will have to use any leisure time you would normally hope to spend with your family or unwinding doing voluntary work. I have no problem with rewarding t...
Address the bank statement issue the same way you have done here and provide any proof you can. Can you get recent statements showing the money still sitting in her account?
£250 for a broker is money well spent as they often can arrange deals with banks which would turn you away if you showed up in their offices on your own. Reputable brokers won't charge you until you have actually completed your house purchase.
Paying herself SMP through her limited company may be the best option, she should then be able to claim this back from HMRC. "Employers can recover 92 per cent of SMP payments but if your total National Insurance payments are £45,000 per year or less you can recover 104.5 per cent to cover SMP paym...
It is quite normal for it to take months to get a job in the UK. This is often the case even for people with UK experience, be patient, be confident, make sure your English is fluent and your speaking voice clear (going out and interacting with people helps, even if English is your first language, a...
Lots of Cisco roles are there but most companies want other skills in addition to CISCO, some security, windows experience for example will make you more marketable. I've found that experience matters a lot more than qualifications in the UK.
I went to Croydon recently and saw a couple at the door speaking with the security guard. They claimed to not have known that appointments were now needed. The security guard was at pains to explain to them that they would just be wasting their time by waiting as even if he were to allow them in wit...
On what basis is your friend planning to appeal? Will he be able to provide additional evidence to refute the points put forward by the ECO in the refusal letter?
I assume you will also get a written contract which will stipulate the terms of your employment, if this doesn't explicitly state that it is a job share and the number of days per week, then you should be able to ask the HR people to state it explicitly. Once you get this contract, keep your copy sa...
A friend of mine who is on HSMP was asked by his employers to get a letter from any lawyer confirming that he was entitled to work in the UK. I think the lawyer charged my friend £20 or thereabouts to do this letter after having a look at the letter he got from HO along with his FLR. From what I ha...
If I had officially "entered," would I have gotten a special stamp? There is no special stamp for HSMPers, they just stamp the date of entry, they do seem to normally stamp this on the entry clearance sticker on your first entry, but I do not know if it is mandatory. May I ask why the issue of when...
If you have used the HSMP visa to enter the UK, no matter if this was only for short periods of time, you have officially entered. You are right, if you are planning to move to the UK, you should do so well before the final 12 months of your visa. Remember it may take a while to actually get a job o...
I think the reasons for the refusal are ridiculous when the HO proposed guidelines on required funds under the new PBS is less than the £6000 you are able to show. Notwithstanding that, it may be a good idea to reapply showing more funds if you can as well as getting the accomodation letter from yo...
You might need to apply for a passport for him, (from whichever country he is entitled to citizenship from, since he is not british) Apply on form FLR(o) You'll need child's full birth certificate, with both parents' names, last three months worth of proof of finances to support yourself and dependa...
It is probably not difficult to get into an entry level job in a bank, provided you have proof address and at least 12 months left on your visa when you apply, the remuneration is likely to be very low though and because they are entry level jobs you may face more competition than you would for high...
The p60 is relevant since it does cover three months of the period for which you are claiming. Very few people will have p60's which match exactly the period for which they are claiming.
