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Vanadil wrote:Hi guys,
I've actually had friends that have had very good experiences with Consultancies on a whole and even recommended them. The "So Called Work Permit" is now a Tier 2 Visa that can only be issued by companies that are approved by the Home Office and in most cases are "A-Rated". The Visas are granted for 36 months (3 years) which is the same amount of time as the new Tier 1 visas. Whilst my friend was employed by them he was able to work on different contracts and didn't have to change his Visa once for the duration. The company took care of the entire Visa application, Tax and NI payments and just charged a monthly fee when he was working.
Don't get me wrong, I think you're right that there are some cowboys out there but in general, as long as you look around and find a good company I think it's a great solution for those guys that can’t get a Tier 1 or permanent position at the moment.
At the end of the day, you can get a Tier 2 Visa and work for a year then apply for full-time work afterwards from inside the UK when the markets recovered..... Or you don’t get a visa, go home and then try to apply to the UK with no visa status and 1 year out of UK experience.
IdM was £750 a day for me - got a call today for £220 - eeeeek!!!Vanadil wrote:Oh yes without a doubt.
SAP, .NET, etc:.
£300+ per day areas.
Ouch 0.o. Your quite right though, £220 is enough to buy foodWanderer wrote:IdM was £750 a day for me - got a call today for £220 - eeeeek!!!Vanadil wrote:Oh yes without a doubt.
SAP, .NET, etc:.
£300+ per day areas.
Needs must, 220 is better than 0 although I went permie recently - maybe i will slow down and get trained in something for the next boom!
ramesh1 wrote:hey guys i am having Tier-1 due to recession i stayed in my decent software job in india and watching the market.I Can see from wanderer that now you guys could get some calls for niche skills? It means for SQL Server DBA and .net guys fall in niche skills? I am having good experience in those areas. So i will be waiting till jan2010 and will fly to UK by Feb2010 is it a good idea? I am feeling enthusiastic after seeing all the posting ere saying the market is slowly picking up for .net and sql server DBA's? Pls guide.
Mr. Vanadil, I Doubt ur claim abt this Tier 2 Visa route. But i might be wrong, pease clarify.Vanadil wrote:Hi guys,
I've actually had friends that have had very good experiences with Consultancies on a whole and even recommended them. The "So Called Work Permit" is now a Tier 2 Visa that can only be issued by companies that are approved by the Home Office and in most cases are "A-Rated". The Visas are granted for 36 months (3 years) which is the same amount of time as the new Tier 1 visas. Whilst my friend was employed by them he was able to work on different contracts and didn't have to change his Visa once for the duration. The company took care of the entire Visa application, Tax and NI payments and just charged a monthly fee when he was working.
Don't get me wrong, I think you're right that there are some cowboys out there but in general, as long as you look around and find a good company I think it's a great solution for those guys that can’t get a Tier 1 or permanent position at the moment.
At the end of the day, you can get a Tier 2 Visa and work for a year then apply for full-time work afterwards from inside the UK when the markets recovered..... Or you don’t get a visa, go home and then try to apply to the UK with no visa status and 1 year out of UK experience.
The 6 month period is only relevent for Intra-Company transfers and transfering, for example, from a TATA office in India to one here in the UK. I was referring to a 100% UK based consultancy that would only have to fufill the newly imposed 4 week advertising period. Once this has been done you would be brand new employee of the UK consultancy.ksankar1982 wrote:Mr. Vanadil, I Doubt ur claim abt this Tier 2 Visa route. But i might be wrong, pease clarify.Vanadil wrote:Hi guys,
I've actually had friends that have had very good experiences with Consultancies on a whole and even recommended them. The "So Called Work Permit" is now a Tier 2 Visa that can only be issued by companies that are approved by the Home Office and in most cases are "A-Rated". The Visas are granted for 36 months (3 years) which is the same amount of time as the new Tier 1 visas. Whilst my friend was employed by them he was able to work on different contracts and didn't have to change his Visa once for the duration. The company took care of the entire Visa application, Tax and NI payments and just charged a monthly fee when he was working.
Don't get me wrong, I think you're right that there are some cowboys out there but in general, as long as you look around and find a good company I think it's a great solution for those guys that can’t get a Tier 1 or permanent position at the moment.
At the end of the day, you can get a Tier 2 Visa and work for a year then apply for full-time work afterwards from inside the UK when the markets recovered..... Or you don’t get a visa, go home and then try to apply to the UK with no visa status and 1 year out of UK experience.
As u said Workpermit is Tier 2 now. But based on the news reported in the border agency site, i believe for applying to tier 2, at present we need to work in the corresponding Indian / foriegn company which is sponsering you, for atleast 6 months. And this criterea is going to get revised to 1 year from 2010. This is my understanding on the news link below.
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/siteco ... ea=Working
Please clarify.
Thamayanthi,
I believe you are taking abt a consultant based in India, who is saying I will get u a visa and also give 100% assistance for job search. If thats so, dont ever think abt that. Trust my words, as I am a victim of that. They simply apply in various portals and wait for reply, nothing more than that. They dont even tweek your resume or the coverletter based on the advert. Its jus bull S___ when u go thru them. But from the visa point of view, if u are talking abt tier 1, then they can really help u a lot. But again, instead of spending so much of hard earned money (like I did-- Victim of this one too ), you can follow the posting in this site itself, but on a diff forum. There are hell a lot of threads explaining the procedures. Please dig into it.
Also one other imp think i want to say u is, based on your mail postings, I can understand a bit that your english is not good ( I am not a scholar either). But if thats because u typed very causually or urgently, I am sorry for pointing that. If not, since you have more time now(as u havent applied for visa too), u can concentrate on ur english skills. Coz here in UK, i believe after giving preference to Uk people, they do consider outsiders like us mainly based on our fluency and communication in English. Anyone else quote if am wrong. (Quote me if am not wrong too ).
Also as Kenfrapin and others said, it shd be right to come by jan or feb 2010, but again it depends on ur will power and your mental strength. If u have 'I wont rest untill i Win' kind of an attitude, then go ahead without any hesitation.
By saying these, it doesnt mean I got a job . I said what i believed. And I believe in myself.(dont ask 'if u believe in urself, why did u give money to the consultant '. No answers Knowledge comes thru experience. )
I have to say it's gone really slow again! I found a job but it's not what I wanted....ramesh1 wrote:Wanderer the below is your post on 26-Sep.
It's picking up for me, phone ringing constantly, but it's still all talk and no jobs. It's a positive sign though I feel but it will be a while yet.
Now it's 27-Oct and came to know that UK is till in recession. What do you feel now...is market picking up or it came down after an initial pickup? I am still watching the situation from india. your input will help me to take decision on when to fly?? Any other members would like to comment on the market situation pls do so it will help lot of people like me who is having tier-1 but still at india watching the UK market situation to make a decision on when to fly.[/i]
Wanderer wrote:I have to say it's gone really slow again! I found a job but it's not what I wanted....ramesh1 wrote:Wanderer the below is your post on 26-Sep.
It's picking up for me, phone ringing constantly, but it's still all talk and no jobs. It's a positive sign though I feel but it will be a while yet.
Now it's 27-Oct and came to know that UK is till in recession. What do you feel now...is market picking up or it came down after an initial pickup? I am still watching the situation from india. your input will help me to take decision on when to fly?? Any other members would like to comment on the market situation pls do so it will help lot of people like me who is having tier-1 but still at india watching the UK market situation to make a decision on when to fly.[/i]
Still looking.....