Offer from Sheffield & general bank/SIM/rent queries

[AjitRajawat]

Hello Friends,

I am from India, having tier-1 visa,
recently I got an offer from Sheffield, ( 59.5K per year) & I have following queries :
1. How much will be the in-hand per month salary after deducting tax (2010-11) & National insurance?
2. How much will be the rent for shared room, with/without Spam?
3. For opening the bank account, what documents I need to submit? Can I open the account with my office address instead of home address?
4. Any popular &cheap calling card for India.
5. Any suggestion for GSM provider?
6.& finally How much will I be able to save?

Looking forward to your responses.

Best regards
Ajit.

[win2010]

Hi Ajith
Plz. post your job search experience.That will be really helpful.Also how many years of experience do you have and to which field you belong to?

[AjitRajawat]

Hi Ajith
Plz. post your job search experience.That will be really helpful.Also how many years of experience do you have and to which field you belong to?

I have 10 years of experience in embedded systems, and got an offer through reference from my office colleague in India.

[win2010]

You got the offer from India or you attended the interview in UK?

[AjitRajawat]

You got the offer from India or you attended the interview in UK?

From India only, interviewed through videoconf.

[kenfrapin]

Hello Friends,

1. How much will be the in-hand per month salary after deducting tax (2010-11) & National insurance?
2. How much will be the rent for shared room, with/without Spam?
3. For opening the bank account, what documents I need to submit? Can I open the account with my office address instead of home address?
4. Any popular &cheap calling card for India.
5. Any suggestion for GSM provider?
6.& finally How much will I be able to save?

Congrats on the offer.....here are some links to help you out.
1. Go on to listentotaxman.com and key in your salary
2. check rightmove.co.uk, nestoria.co.uk and just google ' Shared rooms in Sheffield'
3. Yes office address is fine. Once you start work, ask your company HR to give a letter and you can open an account anywhere. Else you can also open an online account without the need for any such documentation
4. So many companies sell Sim cards that give cheap calls to India. Try Vectone Mobile, Tesco Mobile, Lycamobile etc. Dont worry there are too many options once you land here.
5. Once again, if you take a SIM from companies I mentioned above you can use that number as your local UK number plus use it to make calls to India. Their local call rates will be similar to standard providers like Orange, O2, 3 Mobile etc
6. Depends completely on you. But if you are getting £60k a year, planning to live in a shared accomodation and without family and living up in Sheffield and earning £3450 tax free, you can EASILY live a comfy life on £1450 and save almost £2k a month!!!. If you plan to spend a little more, you can still save £1500 a month

All the best
KP

[AjitRajawat]

Hello Friends,

1. How much will be the in-hand per month salary after deducting tax (2010-11) & National insurance?
2. How much will be the rent for shared room, with/without Spam?
3. For opening the bank account, what documents I need to submit? Can I open the account with my office address instead of home address?
4. Any popular &cheap calling card for India.
5. Any suggestion for GSM provider?
6.& finally How much will I be able to save?

Congrats on the offer.....here are some links to help you out.
1. Go on to listentotaxman.com and key in your salary
2. check rightmove.co.uk, nestoria.co.uk and just google ' Shared rooms in Sheffield'
3. Yes office address is fine. Once you start work, ask your company HR to give a letter and you can open an account anywhere. Else you can also open an online account without the need for any such documentation
4. So many companies sell Sim cards that give cheap calls to India. Try Vectone Mobile, Tesco Mobile, Lycamobile etc. Dont worry there are too many options once you land here.
5. Once again, if you take a SIM from companies I mentioned above you can use that number as your local UK number plus use it to make calls to India. Their local call rates will be similar to standard providers like Orange, O2, 3 Mobile etc
6. Depends completely on you. But if you are getting £60k a year, planning to live in a shared accomodation and without family and living up in Sheffield and earning £3450 tax free, you can EASILY live a comfy life on £1450 and save almost £2k a month!!!. If you plan to spend a little more, you can still save £1500 a month

All the best
KP

Hi KP,

Many thanks for your input.
One last question, Do I need to keep any medical report?, for showing to immigration, at UK airport?