Do this apply if my sponsor is my Aunt ? she is willing to write a letter , provide bank statement and proof of income .

yes simchi, no matter whatz the relationship. As long as there's sufficient documents from your sponsor will do.

So I do not need to supply my bank statement and others as I do not have any financial evidence of myself but my aunt's ( summiting hers only ) ...

And another question is my sister is planning to apply for it , so is it possible ? She will be sponsorred by another Aunt of ours . Your two cents please . Thanks .

Y not... How old is your sister and what is the source of the doubt in you?

if your sister is below the age of 18 years old, then she needs to state if there's an accompanying adult going with her. The adult needs to apply for the WHM visa and approved as well.

For your sponsorship doubts, I've extracted an excerpt from the British High Comm. Websites



Hope the above helps.

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Yeah, it is �5.35 right now, and they confirmed that its going up to �5.52 an hour this coming October.

NI number is like IC number in Malaysia, they will ask for it when you apply for the job. The best way is to use the TN and apply for a proper NI number later. It is a lengthy process with interview with Inland Revenue i think.

UK Visa impose restriction on the holder, for example on a student visa it will say "Work must be authorised by State" or something like that. That means that you can only work for 24 hours (or maybe 20) a week max. AFAIK there is no restriction on WHM visa, so you can work as much as you want. When my friend applied for this visa yearrrs ago, they said that you work for 1 year and travel for the other year and you must go back to Malaysia after, there will be no extension.
I assume that on this Visa, it will only says "No public recourse for funds", that means that you cannot apply for benefit here, you will have to pay NI but no benefit.

I am in the UK right now, in Manchester. Been living here for nearly 10 years now .

Guys,
Me going set to go UK this July (summer). What should and should not bring to UK??

bedok,
u're a PR there in UK?

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You're coming to UK as a holiday worker?

Since it's summer, you don't really need to worry about winter clothing, you can get them cheap over here.

Avoid bringing in dried seafood as it's not allowed. It would always be useful to keep some snacks and a few packs of instant noodles since when you first arrived, it's not easy to get something to eat.

I'm not sure if anyone mentioned this but travelling with a Young Person Railcard makes life for your wallet a lot more easier. I *think* people under 28 would be eligible and you get ~30% off on most trainfares.

Thanx for the reply, Geminist... u currently in UK? which part of it?

how's UK during the summer? I heard from somewhere that i'll be pack with europeans travellers during that time, true?

cheers

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Added on May 22, 2007, 12:32 pmBtw, Geminist,
The "Young Person RailCard" mentioned by Geminist is only for travellers age between 16 to 25 years of age. Nonetheless, thanx for the tips on this.

cheers


This post has been edited by shackks: May 22 2007, 12:32 PM

I'm in London at the moment.

Yeap, you get loads of people flooding in. However, you can expect a lot of locals sunbathing everywhere as well.

I see, apologies for the mistake. My card is tucked somewhere under the pillow as I don't use it very often.

no worries on that error. At least now i know there's such things.

To all who's going to UK this Summer, itz a peak period there so book ur tix and hotels early to avoid any inconvenience...

cheers

p.s. or maybe u can bunk in with Geminist... hahahaha

maybe those who are goin there should get a IYHA card... RM200 lifetime membership...

u can get hostel price for cheaper if not mistaken..

IYHA = Internation Youth Hostel Association?

yep.. u got that right =)
u can get that apply for membership at MSL travel...
they're known to do all these WHM , ISIC, IYC thingy... and also provide cheaper air fares.. that's what they claim laa.. really cheap or not.. i dunno hehe

will go check. thanx dude.

wow, thatz really an informative site, bro... thanx.

aniwae, the WHM can only be applied once in a lifetime. since you did not use the visa, did u inform the UK embassy (is there a need for this?) to void your visa? can you still apply for the WHV the second time?

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My visa is considered void cause it's unused (no entry to UK from Feb 2005 - Feb 2007). If I spend just one day I wont be able to apply again in the future.

Yeah I can still apply again cause it's void and I'm only 25 this year

oic... good fer ya then. i was confuse just now...

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hi wow there's a thread for this WHM... anybody knows about the travellers cheque? How to use this thing? Because I don't want to bring a huge sum in my pocket

Just go to the bank and change/buy it. That should be it.

When you arrive in UK, then either change it at the hotel(provided they accepts TC) go change it in a bank.

I'm not so sure, but thatz wat the bank told me when I ask them sometime ago.

cheers

some departmental stores accept travellers cheque as well...
i'm not really sure bout UK.. but in the US.. it's widely accepted