I too have same question. I worked for 6 months in India, got an offer from UK and worked here for 6 months. I am assuming that the uplift ratio will be applied for the first 6 months earnings in India. If the uplift ratio is not applied, then it will be difficult for me to extend my Visa. Could any...

Hi, Frankly speaking, to lead a good life 39K is just sufficient, but to comprimise on luxury and lead a good life to support your family alone 39000 in Leeds is fine. Your take home would be atleast 2000(Approx 2200). You can find an apartment at 500GBP(Not so luxurious but good one to afford, pref...

Though this post is irrelevant on this topic, I want to help you. 1. Register with skype for free of cost. 2. Login to skype website and go to Features tab and select online number. 3. Select source country(Ex. UK if you need UK number) and a number. Subscribe for either 3 months or more. for 3 mont...

Hi All, I have logged in after long time. I have been viewing this forum everyday with lot of updates. Thanks to you all. First the bad news one. You should be in The UK to get a job. Now the good one. Now IT job market seems to be showing up. We can find some genuine jobs on the portals. I started ...

Hi, I have received several calls from UK while in India for Banking jobs. Unfortunately I was having only 6months of banking domain so I could not get through. But if you have more than 2 yrs exp in banking domain, you can find some jobs in UK. Try your luck from your home country by applying for j...

I am starting this post to display some news regarding employment and recession so that it would be helpful for UK aspirants. I had been a silent viewer of this forum for past 1.5 years, reading other's comments about job offers, economy, etc. After a schrewed analysis from people staying in UK(Stud...

Hi All, I have a query. I have Tier 1 GM visa valid from Jan 2009 through Jan 2012. I am still in India because of market conditions in UK. I got married in November (When I got Tier 1, I was single). Now I would like to apply dependent visa for my Wife. Can I do this with out entering UK? My wife a...

Hello kratosvastik, I have read your post, say 20 to 40 times. I see myself in you when I initially started searching for Jobs. Now after Five years I want to get back to the same enthu levels. This is my first post in this forum after reading various of these from past 10 months. I applied for T1 G...

Yesterday I received my passport with Visa Stamped from 02Jan2009 to 2012 (I gave travel date as 02-Jan-2009) Time lines Applied :October 10, VFS Hyderabad. (Tier 1 General Fresh Appl.) VFS Status: Application is forwarded to BHC on 10-Oct-2008. Intergra: No idea VFS Status: Processed application de...

Yesterday I received my passport with Visa Stamped from 02Jan2009 to 2012 (I gave travel date as 02-Jan-2009) Time lines Applied :October 10, VFS Hyderabad. (Tier 1 General Fresh Appl.) VFS Status: Application is forwarded to BHC on 10-Oct-2008. Intergra: No idea VFS Status: Processed application de...