My spending varies each month but should be around £300 I guess. However, I don't drink nor smoke and I cycle to work as well. I eat out two times or so a week.

I use a pre paid mobile because chatting on the phone is the last thing I like to do. It cost me about £10 a month. However to be fair, I also have a company mobile phone so I make some of my calls from my phone.

This post has been edited by Geminist: Sep 9 2008, 07:21 PM

Thanks for your replies!

This post has been edited by avenus: Sep 9 2008, 08:27 PM

Hi all, I would like to ask..

Q1) Will it be ok if I dun hav the medical report/ Chest X-Ray since they won't see?

Q2) How long will they granted a postgraduate student to stay at UK? length of the course + 4 month?

Q3) Can I put the multifunction knife and a small screw driver set in the check in luggage?

Q4) Can I bring the photostat version textbook inside my luggage?

Thanks ^^

This post has been edited by Raining: Sep 9 2008, 08:40 PM

I checked the Premier interest. Credit interest in current account is 0.1% up to £10,000. Premier saving account interest is 3.2% for £50,000.

Based on that:
2K in Premier Current AC gives you £0.17 per month interest.
2K in Premier Saving AC gives you £5.33 per month interest.

I don't see how you can get £10 per month

http://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/PA_1_5_S5/content/...FcPtE:12ntf2618

If I want to open a bank account at Lloyds, what are the necessary documents that I should have? Money of course which is a bank draft addressed to me, passport, anything else?

I have an auntie in UK and she told me that I should bring 6 months bank statements of all my bank account here as well as a letter from the bank (erm I don't really understand what the letter should be about, something like confirming that I'm their customer etc) which sounds complicated so I would like to confirm here. Please enlighten me on this matter, thanks!

its a letter from the bank that recommends/refers you to open a uk bank account. not sure about lloyds but last time when i opened hsbc uk, they need a letter from hsbc malaysia first
kinda troublesome...

Good luck bro. all the best!

oh who? hehe...so far i noe also a gal doing EEE with mgmt but she's from s'pore (i juz went through facebook list and simply add those going imp ) is it? then intro him its good to noe as many ppl as possible. as for price mine is bout GBP116/week. urs?

i thought ISA only for the locals there? nt for us(foreigners) rite?

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Added on September 10, 2008, 2:36 am1) its better if you bring so. here i quote from VFS-uk-my (http://www.vfs-uk-my.com/where.aspx)

"Due to the standard of health care here in Malaysia we do not insist on a formal medical check before an entry clearance is issued. However, Paragraph 36 of the UK Immigration Rules states that on arrival in the UK any person who intends to remain for more than 6 months should normally be referred to the Port Medical Inspector for a medical examination (queues can be long ). Additionally, an ECO has discretion to refer any other person for an examination if necessary.


If you intend to stay more than 6 months you may therefore wish to have a medical check-up shortly before you travel and carry the examination results and a chest X-ray with you. "

2) Not sure bout this. some one else might answer for you.

3) you can bring knife or other sharp materials as long as its in ur check in luggage. you MUST NOT bring them in your hand carry luggage or in ur pocket.

4) I think its fine. but better check with the others

This post has been edited by Arturia: Sep 10 2008, 02:39 AM

1. don't take things for granted. get an x-ray at least, which cost you for less than rm20 only.

2. depends, from length of course + 1 month up to 4 months max.

3. yes you can. never in hand carry luggage.

4. better not. copyright issue has been huge in this country. anything copied beyond 5 pages w/o authority can be considered as copyright infringement. there should be problem of bringing it in, but you will be embarrassed to use pirated copy in front of your coursemate/friend. (just my opinion)


yes yes. saving account with 5%++ interest rate only get me abt gbp30+ monthly for 8k. doubt 2k can get gbp10 as interest.

- passport
- proof of address
- university acceptance letter
- bank letter (if the bank require it and your uni does provide it). a bank letter is a letter from your uni to your bank stating that you are their student with an home address on it and relevant detail.

money is compulsory.


no. it isn't.

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Added on September 10, 2008, 2:36 am

Hi youngkies & addedon, Thank You for your replies

I will go to Tung Shin Hospital to make a basic medical check up tmr ^^

the hospital seems to know what medical standard they need,

they suggest me to do blood test and chest X-Ray after my mum give them a call

This post has been edited by Raining: Sep 11 2008, 05:20 PM

If I need the university acceptance letter, does it mean that I can only open a bank account after I've registered in uni? I think the offer letter is not the acceptance letter right? Correct me if I'm wrong. My university induction week starts only a week after I arrive and I read from their website and letter that registration only starts on the first day of induction week..

acceptance letter can be the offer letter. that is why some banks want the so called bank letter in addition, to show that you are already there, ready to be enrolled, as you can only get it from the uni during the induction week.

oh.. thanks!

when i opened a bank account in lloyds tsb , I only brought my bank draft and my passport. so simple. they will setup an internet banking account for you , and you will get ur Visa debit card in a few days time , a week i think ? they sent it to my address ( that is after i found a place to stay and knew what my address was )

Letter of reference from bank is compulsory for opening a bank account in UK?

Her name is Aminah .... He's Wee Seng, u can add him thru the fresher's facebook group, n add me too: cloudstrife87@gmail.com....

Hehe... mine is 72.80 pound per week... dirt cheap... but i think the room will be very small ... yikes..

not really, you can always get a letter from your university to confirm you have fully enrol. Then you can apply a basic bank acc. oh.. you need some money for deposite.. lol..

This post has been edited by liew_jls: Sep 10 2008, 10:15 PM

No I don't think u'll need a reference letter from a bank.
Just have your passport, a 'bank letter' from your uni to confirm your address and that you're a student there, and your money ready

oh..ok..thanx u guys so much!!.. ...i have some questions here again..

1) documentary proof that u have enough money to pay ur fees and meet ur living cost....does this means that only need the bank draft and some cash?..need bank statements from parents/sponsor??

2) 3 in 1 Milo and instant mee can bring into UK??

thanx

This post has been edited by acwc: Sep 10 2008, 10:33 PM

i think you only need show your or your parents/sponsor bank statement has the amount of the money, should be sufficient.. but if you are using your parents/sponsor bank statement, you better get a letter state that they are going to sponsor your tuition fees to be safe side.


yes, 3 in 1 milo and instand mee you can bring over here. but i would say buy instant mee over here, as nowadays instant mee in malaysia is quite expensive right? i think you can buy instand mee from those chinese shop in city centre.. it cost around 25-30p per pack. if you are going to big city like london, birmingham, newcastle, leeds etc, you have more option to buy instant mee. i not sure for others place..

ermm...the letter stated that they are going to sponsor my tuition fees is to be requested from the bank? and wat's the specific term or name for this letter?..

oh..icic...and one more thing is that instant mee is not easy to handle as it is very 'fragile'