mate, you have done some good projects (websites you have listed). If I was hiring manager, I would not care what degree you have because you are working in Design field and all you need is creativity, not piles of degrees. I suggest you to start your small self employed company or look for compani...

day to day life in UK is definitely better than here :P Chose the right town, get a lovely house and even though it may be a lil colder in winter, overall quality of life is a lot better here. The sheer lack of stress and tension in comparison to living in Asia adds another 10 years to life expecta...

Laksonline first of all congratulations on your job. I have a question... sorry i dont have an answer to your question though! You have managed to fetch a very decent job. Too good. Pls let me know how long you had to try before you got this job and what are your skill sets? Just want to know what ...

Hey guys,

I have got a permanent job which pays me 55K basic + benefits
i do not want to pay 40% of tax, is there any way we could save there as we do in India?

any guidelines?

Congrats Laksonline on landing the job in just about a month of entering the UK. You are one example that the market isn't so bad actually for the ones with the right skillset and experience. What domain / technology are you working in and how many years of exp ? This information will be useful for...

Hi All, I am having 6yrs exp in dataware housing technolgies and i want to know how is the market in uk before moving to uk next month.Can you any one from this group provide me the preferable job sites for UK. Thanks You www.reed.co.uk www.cwjobs.com www.jobserve.co.uk www.jobsite.co.uk www.monste...

drmastoi wrote:Yes .Apply for visit visa for short duration first.
then after a 1-2 visits apply for multiple entry visit visa .

mmmm
what are the chances of converting visitor visa into tier1 visa after stay of around 6 months?

can i do this with my other dependents too? wife and kid?

guys i got a job in UK for 55000 basic and benifits, and ya its a permanent role..
what are your taughts and suggestions on this..
back home i was getting around 10L

Can we open a compAny when we are in tier1 visa???
What are t steps involved and cost of it...

I'm asking this because most of t companies offering jobs
as contracts asks this...

also can we get projects to our company(assumed we start one)
while we work fulltime for another[/b]

Not here there isn't http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/immigrationlaw/immigrationrules/part8/familymembersoftier1migrants/ This is the section of the immigration rules for family members of points based system migrants - this applies to your family, and there is no provision for mother...

their is a dependant visa for widow over 65 yr

Hi guys I'm in UK from past 1 month and have plans of getting my mom here was just wondering what difference it makes if I file a long term visitor visa reason being she is old and might not be able to bear the cold weather here in winters, and I might have to send her back if that is the case comin...

*FC* wrote:No matter how much one hates to accept the reality or how
FC

I came to London in the end of may,
and have gone to 2 companies for interview, and am getting calls from consultants almost everyday...
so feel that market is getting better...

Hi all,

I am travelling to UK on May 3rd week..

few questions on dependent visa.
I have a widow mother of age 62, is she eligible as dependent ??
i read in some guidelines t age limit is 65... can any one of you clarify or point me to proper guidelines...

mhkhan wrote:Am relieved as well. It could have been much worse. Many thanks for posting this here.

God bless.

was a close shave for me... I was supposed to wait for my appraisel and an other year to get tier 1.. happy that i got it just before this change.

Hi all,

I am planning to fly to London on or before end of May 2010.
any travel plans you guys can think of in terms of

1. Airlines
2. Baggage
3. Luggage to take
4. Currency conversion

or any other check list? would be really helpful.

Yups, I too applied at VFS New Delhi on that day... I saw on vfs site regarding past processing times. They say 95% of decisions are made in 15 days of application. So, I hope to hear news (hopefully good news :) ) in coming few days! thanks guys !! I applied in Bangalore center... and have plans o...

Thanks a ton to this forum, and people involved making it so reliable. I applied for the visa myself and saved around 30K which was the consultant fee. Applied : 15th Feb Status Changed on 20th Feb : visa application is under process at the british high commission Couriered : 2nd Mar VISA received: ...

It should'nt harm you putting the entire details..
this information will actually double your chances and might make the process faster

sushdmehta wrote:Yes! So if someone has 5 degrees to his credit, he cannot claim points for all 5, but only 1 of those 5 (whichever he wishes to).

You have only 1, so where's the confusion?

regards

just had a small doubt
thanks for clarifying..

sushdmehta wrote:Read Tier 1 Policy guidance and use point based calculator.

regards

In the policy guidance it says
"77. An applicant may score points for only for one qualification"

Hi All, Ive been reading this forum from long, and am applying for Tier1 on my own. I just wanna reclarify if my degree (Masters in Arts <English Literature> done thru open university from Bangalore University.) I do not have any bachelors and did this directly.. please suggest, and sorry for not go...