It is hard to apply now. By the way, are you a student from UK U ?

Back to KL already..... My fren last 2 years apply WHM and now alr getting Wroking PErmit over there....will update you once got latest new about WHM

My cousin is currently working in Dublin, Ireland and she complain that the cost of living there very high. Every month the company deduct 1,000 Euro from her salary to pay income tax.

Anyway I don't know about UK though . BTW...some of you might not know but Ireland is not part of UK.

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This post has been edited by Empathy: Dec 20 2006, 07:18 AM

30% of your pay goes to income tax if you are single.

No...The suspension have been lifted...Am i right?

There is a website that shows some sectors in the UK that are in demand of employment which makes it easier to get jobs in them.

I remember there is auditing, civil engineering, pharmacy, etc on that list.

Does anyone still have that website?

This post has been edited by nicwise: Dec 23 2006, 12:06 PM

http://www.workingintheuk.gov.uk/working_i...cclist11_06.pdf

There is a more updated one but I'm in a hurry now.

part of Ireland is UK.... ie Belfast, northern ireland

I have a fren applying for HSMP and got rejected with this reason - He did not provide proof that Uni of Manchester teach him all in English

On the 2 April 2005 it was announced by the Home Office that the British High Commissions in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Botswana and Namibia would cease to accept working holidaymaker visa applications until further notice.

UKvisas are pleased to announce that from 4 September 2006 we are now able to accept applications for working holidaymaker visas in Namibia and Botswana. The scheme had previously been suspended for operational reasons.

Not for Malaysia yet...but i think soon...hehe

And what happens if you're married or are an elderly citizen?.......

Working in UK is possible if you're in the rite area.. London is already flooded with eastern europeans and finding a jobs there is hard even for the locals there.

Go to smaller town and you may have a greater chance to land yourself a job. Furthermore, the cost of living is lower than london too...

cheers.

Work as what? As professional? There are quite a number of Malaysian working there but doing those non professional job such as waiter etc. To work as professional is a lot harder to get in especially if you degree is unheard of in UK. Either that they will pay you way below market rate which defeats the point of working there in the first place.

offer me job at uk

i have experience about computer hardware ansd sofware

especially

computer technician

Quite true. Lots of Malaysian actually goes there and works in restaurants. One of the reasons is that the job provides accomodation and also meals. Which in the end of the day, one can managed to save quite a alot.

However, there's some who managed to get some clerical job there. But then, these jobs dun provides wat the above does.

where're u now? Go register yourself at some job agency. Finding work in UK depends alot on "networking" and the job agencies is the best bet one can depend on.

cheers.

I think the suspension lifted last October.. a good news for those who wanna go uk to work..
nevertheless, it is more harder to apply than last time.. be aware.. those officers always try to look for reason to reject your application..

First what job u are looking for & what qualification do u have?
As published in the Star paper that with an MBA qualify is more easy to get job in UK....For your info, there is more job available for QA & civil engineering job...cos during my graduates in UK...mostly my frens in civil firms get the higher chances...
If u get local graduates & go to UK for job..i would say its more harder...
What u can try is nowadays UK have on job training....
Total course is 3 years...the 2nd years u will be on the job training(salary provide) & 3rd year will continue your course....after graduates u might have higher chance succeed there....
U must remember the employee need to provide a working permit(min 5 years) to employ you. This will incure a sum of money (5000 pound)...
For the employer to hire u...the employer require to answer for justification to the UK embassy why they recruit u as why not european or the local ppl.....From this u must be extraordinary person that able to do the job superb compare to their citizen...

Thats the comment i can give. For info i was in UK for abt 3 years by working 1 1/2 year in a factory...in the while loking for a profession job...but i failed & give up & come back to Malaysia....
GOOD LUCK

I just finished my studies in UK and I am going back to Malaysia to work. If you've built your career in Malaysia and you think you are capable of getting a job here due to your experiences then you can try but if you're a fresh graduate and can't prove that you're better than the british grads and Eu grads then I suggest not to risk coming here to find a job =). If you're planning to come to London to work. Think a hundred times first.
1. The competition here is high. The number of people coming in to London to work is massive. Not only Malaysians, there are plenty from Europe under European Union, Australians, South Africans, Canadians, Chinese, Malaysians, Nigerians and the list goes on. Brits will alway prioritize Brits and Europeans.
2. You will end up getting a very big pile of rejection letters
3. You will spend a lot of time here. My friends used at least a year or two to get a job here and they are First Class honours students and also engineering students. You will have to be good enough for them to apply a work permit for you.

But its different if you have a Highly Skilled Migrant Visa or Holiday Makers Visa. Holiday Makers Visa or HSMV you are entitled to work here so companies do not have to apply work permits for you. My friends applied with Student Visa so it was tougher.

Work Permit Application = 190GBP
Advertisement = 400 - 1000 GBP (depending on situation)
Admin fee to gather all relevant document = ~ 1000 GBP (this is a significant overestimation)
Further Leave to Remain Application (Premium Service) = 590GBP

Total is less than 5000GBP. Just to clarify, where did you get this number from? Do you mean application through an agent?

The minimum period of a work permit is 6 month IIRC and 5 year is the maximum.


1) Competition gets you going. Do you want to work with excellent people so you can force yourself to improve?

2) What's wrong with rejection letters? At least you tried. Just because you are worried that you might get a huge pile of rejection, you stopped applying?

3) You will need to spend the same amount of time even if you're back in Malaysia and Singapore. First Class does not mean you get a job. Everyone will still need to go through the same process and also, there are loads of First Class out there, even from exceptional universities like Oxbridge.

4) It's not impossible for someone to get a job in UK. If you know what you want, start early to look for job and various opportunities out there.

5) Despite giving priorities to Resident Worker, people like Malaysians or Singaporeans have an advantage as well. It is your language skills as you at least speak three native language.

I dont think they will let u work in UK. There are new rules, they give priorities juz to the EU people to work. Non-EU people usually needs visa and contract. Once the contract has finished, u will be sent home.