They take between 13% and 19% margin, depending upon the rate from the client. But I have to pay the employer's NI. I dint have to pay for the WP processing or anything, and these people are pretty flexible with my salary structure and any documentation needs. It's run by a couple, who themselves a...

vin123, may I clarify something? If it's your assertion that people from South Asia account for a disproportionately large percentage of benefit fraud - the corollary of which is that they are inherently more dishonest - is there some evidence you have to back it up, or is it just a gut feeling? Go...

Dear Dawie, No offence taken - after all I am one among those million immigrants who landed at Heathrow with no English degree in hand or a grammar school honors. But does that stop me talking here with respectable members like you. It would have been so helpful had you been more communicative rathe...

Dawie, I atleast got you to do a quick-quote on my statements, now lets get on: I don’t need a PhD in psychology to analyze your attitude, but you have thoroughly lost the point I was trying to make. The points you have quoted could be classified as "Classic Repurcsions" which is not a hig...

I don't think there is any public funding system in the world that is abused to this degree. Fact of the matter is, they "started discovering" the truth lately in the mid 90s that immigrants especially those from South Asia( legal or illegal) represented a major chunk of the population who...

That’s really a misconception, as far as I'm aware even tho' the pay is average, UK banks and financial services sector are generally regarded as good 'type' of employers offering long term career prospects, not just for IT. With IT, of course you get a magnanimous pay scale today but only to find t...

presume these multiple post are a result of successful time-outs that you have experienced ! coming to your topic, for salary check: http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/ RE: certain skills that you are lacking, it doesnt really matter as long as you demonstrate your ability to learn to your prospective emp...

Are you still an employee of the same company in the UK ? What you have to do is, make your UK based company file a work permit application , preferably using an UK immigration lawyer stating your immigration case and showing proof that your skill is somewhat non-gettable or non-matchable in the UK'...

Since the project is run and managed by the your company, you have to rather convince them somehow. As woodieG mentioned, the only way forward is tier 1 intra company transfer. Dear Woody, Thanks for the reply.. Actually the skill set I have is quite in demand and getting UK person with same skill s...

Contact the High commission, they are normally happy to put a "cancelled" stamp of all the 4 hard pages and then cut the corners of the passport and will normally be returned to you after seeing your British passport. As far as I'm aware, they have not yet started charging for this. Keep t...

Since you are mentioning IT companies, I can confirm there is still a 'huge' market of small-medium sized companies ( not just IBM/TCS) supplying cheap labour(both work permit & non-work permit ) to their clients. I see them everyday and 90% of the workforce belongs to countries outside EU. Re: ...

Baadil, If my understanding is correct, there is no hard and fast rule like you think between US & UK. Basically a CV is just like any other marketing tool for a person to proposition himself/herself for a particular job in the job market. Some people(employers or candidates) like to read/write ...

It's not as bad as it was last time this year, but again I don't know much about chances of HSMP visa, but mainly for any job, you succeed if your skills Vs the current demand, matches - not just Visa/status. If you can freelance on HSMP ( which I beleive is permitted ) why not give it a shot and se...

Sorry, I got a bit lost while trying to understand your query. - Do you work for the 'IntraCompany' or the UK company ? ( I presume the Consultancy agreement is signed between the above parties with a different company(end-client) Can he succesfully apply for work permit for me. Who is he ?. For a c...

I wonder, life in UK didn’t give you a clue about job hunting with an MBA in these 6 years?.
I guess you should now concentrate on marriage, rather than job. Priorities first, isnt?

sheetaxml wrote:Can I apply for OCI by post? Great surprise. I could not find this information anywhere? Could you/anyone help?

Thanks

Call them up. Information is buried under everything.

Even if you get the letter from your employer, how are you going to prove your continuous stay between 2001 and 2004. That’s almost 3 years?. Do you have any UK payslips or P60's for that time ? They (home office case personal over the counterr) may pretend a blind eye for 2-3 months gap, but 3 year...

sheetaxml wrote:Hi what would be the ideal time to go, in order to secure OCI token on that day.
Any personal experiences? Please share. Thank you

If its London its recommended to be there atleast by 7.30-7-45am. Dont know about others.
By the way, you can send the application by post too.

It takes about 12-14 weeks to get CTC/BC cleared by MOD. SC applications are invited and accepted only from existing "suppliers", not on individual basis. Suppliers themselves are in a dog-eat-dog situation due to their large slice in profits and sheer competition from a "large pool&q...

Yours seems to be fine. They (Govt Of India) do not automatically notify anyone regarding the grant of OCI. During the time of application, following assumptions are made imperatively; of course, without documenting it anywhere Here we go, un-official guidelines compiled by me :-) - An OCI applicant...

What a mess this OCI thing is !. Especially reading the last 3 pages in this thread. By the way, I got my OCI issued last month. It looks like a one page rationcard (not to mention, made of cheap quality stuff) Thanks Jaihind for the clarification and the eye-opener link about OCI. I kind of underst...

I applied via normal postal-route and got an approval in 8 weeks time back in last year, almost the same time as ezh. Obviously, no body knows for certain, why some applications take longer compared to certain others irrespective of NCS or postal. So all our guesses are subjective. On the other hand...

It is very simple to understand. Worpermit relates to ONE employment under ONE employer at given ONE time. so, if you 'moonilight', obviously there is multiplicity which means, it will be an unauthorised thing that you are doing. However, you could have multiple work permits at one time., which allo...

Losing the British consular protection while in India

How is that applicable to OCI ? I didnt know this.
I thought dual citizens get recognition no matter which country they are in.

I believe once you go through these online, you still need to visit Indian embassy to submit the OCI applicaton. There is no postal application in London as per the official website. Could you please confirm that? Thx!! I applied by post as suggested over the telephone by OCI London cell. So I went...