Jk2007 wrote:HSMP renewals do not require you to go back to India. Renewals can be applied within UK.

Very rightly said, No need for going back to native country for getting EC extension. Your passport will go along with your extension application and will come back stamped with FLR.

hi from_india, I got your PM as well. So in reposne of that, If your offer is £ 38K , it is too less for London. If it is £ 46 K or £ 48K , then only you should come. So, get the things cleared with your employer on what is this £ 8K component. Just get a feeling of how much you will get in hand on ...

Itsme, I am not aware of any consultants in UK filing for US H1B. But definately I know consultants in US, For 1st contact of confidential references, they file H1B free of charge else they take a guarantee amount of $ 1500 for H1B filing returnable on reaching US and joining them. It takes a consul...

This is a very repeated and discussed topic on this forum. You need to fill VAF1. Also , if you make a call to the VFS Office, they will tell you the documents required as well. http://www.vfs-uk.co.in/ and get the contact numbers for VFS Office for your city. At some expense, they also help in fill...

You will get the EC from the British HC in your city but your extension after 2 years will be based on getting 75 points under various categories.
So, you need to study the extension guidance explaining the points section.

Guyz, Although I also applied for Australian PR , but got a feedback that not many good IT Telecom options in Australia as compared to US, India. I may need to start from the very least salary in Australia as well, Compared to this, I will earn on the higher ends in India. What is the negative in US...

Well, Unfortunately , I am in highly skilled job and can't stay illegal , no body will hire me , better for me to go back to India or States. But I am confident now that this country does not deserves and is even not looking for genuine highly skilled applicants. Salaries are les and cost of living ...

Mrs Khan wrote:I suggest to add another option as well. Become Illegal Immigrant or overstayer!

He he he he , good suggestion

This programe would then be re-named to HSIP , Highly Skilled Illegal Programme.

I agree with ecker and Panteima. No sense of a English Language requirement for FLR when people are showing 8/12 months of earnings for points. Will any employee survive with any employer for such periods without a good proficency in English. Now , an applicant will give IELTS on 1st application , a...

Yesterday, After discussion with my London based Immigration Lawyer friends, they speculated a Points based ILR soon based again on age, education, salary, actual number of UK experience in months/years, partner education + salary (if there), bank money assets / property assets with points based on ...

Good Post,

guys please express more opinions and poll.

Getting H1B is not a problem after you get the right consultant and right deal with him as most of them are body-shoppers trying to maximise their profits. It is consultant duty then to get the H1B for you through his lawyers. On the contrary, US is welcoming highly skilled applicants with increasin...

I had a job offer prior to coming here due to my prior UK experience and my employer asked me to get HSMP as he didn't wanted to get into complexities of labour test and WP. If I would have known such drastic changes could be made to system in a retrospective manner, I would have never came as I had...

FYI : I never mentioned Street Lights etc. Tubes in London are underground metros/railways :) and yes whatever I mentioned is true. Infrastructure is under heavy pressure and is of not of Class A Country Standards for ex: in US, Japan, Sweden, Singapore. No tubes in other parts of UK (Birmingham, Ca...

Dear Friend, No body is in a intention to discourage you from coming. As I mentioned earlier, you come, have a decent job here etc. etc. One must have oversears exposure. But don't keep this as a final option. In the mean time prepare for some back up alternate plan as well as the fast you are getti...

But my post was for those people who started crying regarding expenses/fascilties/problems in living.... Dear Friend, No body crying for expesnses of this country. The issue is for settling somewhere, one needs to make some expesnse. Get a DL, Get decent furniture, Buy a CAR etc. etc. (all on a com...

If u r the one who is saying only worse...There r many saying gud also... :? Not only me saying worse, majority with -ve opinion on this forum and discussion topic, and I have not seen many giving +ve. Well , who is stopping anybody to come ? One should come and jump into the fire before realising ...

Dear Paramjeet, I was also enthusiastic like you to reach here, but now after HO quick reasons have compelled me to re-think my decision / plans for the future. I have taken some alternate plans and will do so in the future. I am not saying everything is bad here, If you have a good job, things are ...

Since November 2005, applicants for citizenship have been required to take the "Life in the UK" test, and now the government wants to extend that requirement to people requesting permanent residence. http://www.lifeintheuktest.gov.uk/ is the source for this which I also saw 1 day before. ...

:) It costed me £ 200 for service in September , and the cost of fuel is not hidden to anybody 0.85 pence per litre , I think costliest in the world. Cost of TV Licence :- £ 130 p.a. which is the cost of 21" Flat Colour TV ( quite uninque in the whole world , I don't know what TV Licence means ...

Now , I will tell some expesnses which you have not included :- Family Person (Essential is CAR) =================== 1). CAR :- Costing approx. £ 1200 , Registration No:-P/R/S , i.e. year 1995-96 onwards (not very costly). 2). CAR insurance :- minimum £500 p.a. on International Licence. 3). Now star...

Can some one give clear evidence of the main points instead of packing the stuff? and scaring the new comers. Dear, No body is scaring you, everyone's expressing their views. I can’t believe that people who are njoying the fecilities of HSMP and trying to scare new comers. Please apply , come here ...

We have spent many hard days just to reach UK...Just for one reason..BETTER LIFE... Rather then making speculations, that what might happen...Why dont people get together and present your case against proper legal authority... One thing worth noting is, when one enters UK, the point system or eligi...

Yes come here to make quick bucks of feel possible you can do so, But never think of long term, Simar, Do you think it is possible to make quick bucks with salary in the range of £30K-£40K and that also is only for IT professional with good 4-5 yrs experience, More chances the guy will be settled w...

I am confident now that this programme was not meant for giving PR status to anybody, This was to bring highly skilled people from across the world with attraction of PR in 4 years and initial decision being taken in 15 days to 2 months whereas other country immigration takes a minimum of one year. ...