Asking on behalf of someone :

Can one study full time on a working holiday visa and work part time in the evenings?

A particular forum that I recently read had HSMPs ranting abt the lack of Brit accent as being a major impediment to getting a job in UK. Is this a case of much ado abt nothing or it really does matter ? Those of you who live there, don't you meet people with foreign accents and perfectly good Engli...

This link I accidently stumbled over might help folks with 'in demand' jobs/ professions: http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/hsun/gallerydetail/misc/?imageNum=3 Another useful link could be: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,716,00.html But u need to pay here :cry: For those who are already in UK, thi...

F2K, The moot point is : Would jobs with say, Tesco or Sainsbury be available to an HSMP ? I should think so .... as they not high paying and require minimal training, if at all. Another set of jobs that might be available could be customer relationship in hotels. But I do not know for sure. I might...

How are CIMA qualifications looked upon in the UK ? Are they prestigious/ job getting? If so, which particular one should I go in for ?

I already have a Masters in Marketing from a premier Indian business school. Would you suggest that I go in for a CIMA qualification before I come to the UK ?

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I guess we in the third world do not know what ' good life ' is and they in the first world do not know what a ' good wife ' is ! Life is pretty even-steven, hain na? :wink: I pretty much lived in the same situation elsewhere in the developed world. And to add my two bit, out of that experience : 1....

Shukriya Wazir Sahib.
Yr elaborate replies satiate this info pillager !

Does anyone know of any study/ranking that lists professions/ educational programmes currently in demand in UK

Thx.

How does the health system work in UK ? 1.] Is there an NHS deduction from one's earning ? And is NHS available to HSMP migrants in lieu thereof ? 2.a.] I gather that the NHS provides basic facilities. Does it, by any chance include critical illnesses ? 2.b.] Who would cover critical illnesses, if n...

Thx for a great reply Wazirji. As per your reply, I understand that, under HSMP, there is no discrimination between the first and second (read, spouse) applicants' respective 'set of dependents' In other words, on having fulfilled all required conditions, when one applies for one's parents, an immig...

Can my spouse as a 'secondary applicant/ dependent' of an HSMP visa holder study in UK ? Does claiming 10 points under the head 'skilled partner' disqualify a spouse from doing so ? I asked this question to the Home Office HSMP team but they are no longer replying to individual queries .....

Would the present employer get to know abt the 'change of status' in this WP--to--HSMP switch ?

Were I to be in the UK as the 'primary' HSMP applicant and my spouse as a 'dependent' ..... can my spouse's parents ( aged 66 and 58 ) be brought in too (assuming that both of us have jobs and a healthy bank balance, without relying on public funds for them) In other words, are parents of a 'seconda...

As a corollary to the above, can one enter UK as a dependent HSMP spouse ..... get a job ..... and then, apply to the HSMP programme on one's own ?!
( The underlying reason once again remains: getting parents to the UK )

1.] Were I to first land in the UK as a 'work permit' holder, am I right in understanding that I can move to the 'HSMP' programme while being in UK ? If so, there may come a point in time where I hold both a work permit and an HSMP approval. Is that okay ? 2.] Do I have to inform my employer about ...

Were I to be in the UK as the 'primary' HSMP applicant and my spouse as a 'dependent' ..... can my spouse's parents ( aged 66 and 58 ) be brought in too
(assuming that both of us have jobs and a healthy bank balance, without relying on public funds for them)

In case of personal insurance, am I covered under the National Insurance Scheme run by the Govt. ?

Didn't quite get the drift there .....

As a prospective HSMP holder, how much would expenses be in London and surrounding suburbs on : 1.] Rent (studio apartment) 2.] Food for 2 adults 3.] Insurance, Personal 4.] Cost of a 2nd hand car (a basic model) / Cost of public transport : for 3 trips per week to the Central Business District 5.] ...

How easy is it to get a job in retail chains or retail banks in "Customer Service" / or as a "Trainee Store Manager" / or as a "Teller" on an HSMP ?

Any experiences .... good, bad, ugly?

Hi Try, Thx for yr reply. It was indeed immaculate. I understand well that England asks of you as to what you can do for the country and not what the country can do for you .... :lol: But, then, on a serious note, my view is that every prospective entrant to the economy should evaluate the immigrati...

Hi, Thx for yr prompt reply. I haven't got a fix on the time period for citizenship .... Completion of HSMP = 4 years (say on Jan 01, 2009) Presumably, I shall apply for ILR just before the 4 year period ends (say on Nov 01, 2008) Now, when is the latest I can apply for British Citizenship ? 1.] as ...

1.] Were one to go in for the HSMP programme and indefinite leave to remain later .... on completion of 5 years, how long does one have to wait post application for the British Citizenship? 2.] And having been naturalized as a British Citizen, would public funds then be available to me and my depend...