Was there for 2 years and been back for 1 yr+ already. The last time I apply was only RM200+ only. No need interview somemore. Anyway, was working at Taypack potatoes in Dundee, Scotland for almost 2 yrs. Good working enviroment but manual work. You must be fit.... Google taypack potatoes and you'll have more info. Accomodation provided, internet access, tv, kitchen, bath, pingpong too... or go to Adecco or any other job agencies. Doubt you'll get an office work there, believe me I've tried, unless you are doctor or senior manager/engineer(you know what I mean la) http://www.taypack.com/taypackpotatoes/company.htm

bro,
do u pay any taxes there while u're working? did u work throughout the 2 years or on and off before you come back.

please advice.

thanx

shackks .. why are you still here back in malaysia ? thought your visa approved ?

Oh. I do pay taxes. They are automatically calculated weekly. My pay will deduct every week and end of the yr, if you earn less, you'll get some money back. For me, I work kau kau la... but travel 3 times a yr lo...I moved from places to places also. Still got some frenes who doesn't wants to come back, they apply for a full/part time course.

hello jasontmh , how much do you get paid while working for taypack ?

it depends on how long you work bro... they pay by the hours. Weekly if you are hardworking, you'll get 300 after deduction of taxes and accomodation. But think now they have stop giving much work coz the sales now a bit slow....

haha... i'm scheduled to leave for UK in July. Got something important on early July. In the meantime, collect more $$ mar. kekeke

How abt accomodations? Do they provide accomodations or you rent a room/apt urself?

oh ya, from where u got the job?

sorry if the questions are bothersome.

cheers.

The pay is not bad ..and the accomodation & its facilities look great from the website , more valuable than the 40 pounds you pay weekly .

I was going to apply for the visa on March ..but then delayed due to my exams on the end of May , so no point applying so early but now the application fee has jacked up to RM1.4k ... bah . Anyway will see how it goes next month .

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Added on April 19, 2007, 6:54 pmheh , which part of the UK ? go to the website Jason mentioned earlier , got accomodation & all ler ..but you have to pay a merely 40 pounds a week so considered quite good a deal lah .



This post has been edited by simchi: Apr 19 2007, 06:54 PM

I would like to know whether with working holidaymaker's visa, can we find professional work under contract basis? for example accounting or auditing job? Thanks

I'm new to this. So this working visa, is a visa which legally lets u travel and work at UK for 6 months? Like a working permit d?

This visa is perfectly legal but now u can only work for a year only instaed of the previous, 2 yrs. With that visa, you can get any job provided they wanna hire you la...One of my frene, got employed as a programmer, got 5 yrs visa and monthly bout 2000 plus pound.... The accomodation at taypay was alrite. 40 pound a week...goood bargain, no need to take bus to work. you stay next to the factory only. But Taypack is in Dundee, Scotland. Third largest city in Scotland besides Glasgow and Edinburgh. If you wanna study, theres aa Abertay University. Some of my frne study there. Google it and you'll get a rough idea.
It was my frene who reco me to go to Taypack. She also heard fr frene. There's plenty of foreigner there, from Czech, South Africa, Poland....You'll get to know many frenes...

Jason,
U fly from here to Scotland straight or to London first?

yes, i was quite surprise that they double the rate of the application fees. Lucky thing we applied for it earlier.

I'm thinking more on Northern England like Sheffield, Leeds or Manchester (wanna catch EPL mar)... hehehe

yes u can. all depends if the employer there wans to employ u or not like wat jason mentioned.

This visa is for u to take a long holiday in their country and the purpose of working is for u to get funding to carry on ur holiday. So, working is perfectly legal if within the given period, which is half of the visa.

I fly to Manchester, there's an airport there. Nearear to Scotland, then from there, I took a bus to Dundee. But there's an airport at Glasglow and Edinburgh. You can take a flight straight to there. Up to you. Leeds is a good place to go to also...

thanx dude... u've shown me a new lead to study...

appreciates ur input...

No prob. 0197297733. Need more info, let me know. Glad to help.

thanx...
btw, where's ur location? JB?

This post has been edited by shackks: Apr 21 2007, 11:55 AM

Yup. Don't have to bring too much clothing. Yuo can buy some over there. It's quite cheap over there...

aahz, thatz one very helpful info... thanx dude. never thought of that.

other than scotland, have u went to other place to work or tour?

Been to guilford(small town) work in a nursery garden, liverpool(chinese takeaway)...holiday...hmmm went to a few, Switzerland,Italy, rome, venice, florence, prague, france, manchester, london, portsmouth, leeds, birmingham, glasgown, edinburgh, wales. There's more you should go la...EG: Amsterdam, Denmark, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Spain(Barcelona) and Athen. Pretty cheap to travel around and please arrange in advance. Book your hotel/youth hostel, train ticket, bus, flights. Normally I would sleep overnight at the airport and catch the earliest flight. Cheaper that way.

Do you have any problems at the custom checkpoint after u arrive UK. If u dun mind me askin, how much money did u bring to UK?

cheers.