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by PaperPusher » Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:18 pm
It is not as straight forward as you think. First you have to allowed in to the UK, and if you are coming purely to look for work that is one strike against you. If you can afford to be away for 6 months, it is likely that you have given up or have lost your job, that is another strike against you, if you have no firm plans when you will leave the UK, that is another strike against you, if you do not have much money, another strike against you, if you have given up your place to live, another strike against you, if you have family reasons for wanting to come to the UK and so less incentive to return, well that is another strike against you.
Now say you do get in to the UK, you do not qualify for Tier 1 General (HSMP) and you only have a stamp in your passport that says "No work or resource to public funds". You then will have to start applying for jobs, and only the employers with a sponsor's licence or those who are willing to apply for one will meet your needs.
If you do find such an employer advertising, you will need to be the only suitable candidate, and note this is suitable candidate not the best candidate. Then you will have to leave the UK and come back, and if the employer has no licence they will have to apply for that before they can sponsor you. So the employer will have to be willing to keep the vacancy open for you.
Please also bear in mind that this time of year is slow for jobs, it is coming up to Christmas and people want their Christmas party. You will also have to compete with graduates who did not find a post on graduate programmes and those who have been made redundant.
Please also do not forget the rest of your competition, such as all those who have Tier 1 General and are actually available for work straight away.
The worst that can happen is that you come, get caught out in a lie trying to get in the UK and you therefore end up with a ban.
