Hi,

I heard that the UK Working Holiday Maker Visa is open for Malaysian start from last year. Any one know about this visa? How to apply? Any one have apply before?

Yes, Mine was approved a few weeks ago.

This type of visa is available from several countries. Do some legwork, google and you'll get all the information you need. It's better than asking here and getting partial info.

i thought this programme has been closed for a while..coz too many applicants to handle before...it's reopen again ???

yes. it was reopen early last year.

how much is the application fee now?

afaik, the application fee was revised to RM14xx effective 1st April.

So what kind of question they will ask during interview?

they'll ask:
Why are u going to the UK?
Which part of UK will u intend to go?
Will you be working over there? <- U shud know that you are not supposed to work more than 1 year with the WHV.
How much will you be bringing to UK?
and something like that.

do you homework well on places to go all around UK and make sure your travelling route makes sense and the WHV will be urs.

cheers.

In my plan, i have write down that i will travel to others European country as well. that's mean i have to known all the places that i will travel in other countries also?

no... But you'll have to tell them briefly where will you be going too, either in the midst of your Visa or at the end of your WHV. What they priorities is your stay in UK. They wan to be sure that you're well prepared and you will not be using their public funds no matter what happens.

And, they'll see if your "travel route" is feasible or not.

cheers.

Thank you for your info! Sure you are very nice guy..

have u been called for the interview or just thinking abt applying it?

Thought it was RM600+ , so when are you going ?

more info please?
interested here

yeap... it was RM612.00 when I applied for it on the month of Feb. However, there's an increase to RM1440 effective 1st April when I last checked www.vfs.com.my.

info? check it here

ya.. im thinking to apply it too.. but shackks did u found yr job in uk? or else where will u b staying?

sorry to say, u won't be given a heck if you do no have a valid working visa to work in UK. therefore, I'm still in the process of applying for a job there. It's a hard world in UK where jobs are in concern.

As for accomodation, It actually depends on the work I've got then only I search for accomodation. Accomodation might be easier as there's always plenty of spare room for rent depending where you are.

Do apply. Travel around while you are still young...

cheers.

so actually u going to travel around Uk and at the same time workinG?> nice...im thinking bout backpacking around europe after i graduate next year too. but anyway..good to start plan from now!! but the Visa might require you to bring certain amonut of money to cover your few month expenses and living cost there..isnt it? and do we need to show them the return ticket? or its ok to show just one way ticket?

yes, they actually wud require a return ticket so that or an alternative way is to show you have more than enough money to not only spends a few months there and also to buy a return ticket.

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.

how much you planning to bring eh shackks ?

i think the hardest is to show the return ticket. since we r there in Uk i dont think i willjust fly back msia straight after that. i will love to travel around Europe at the same time. they might be hard to show the exact date we r leaving from UK lo. also $$$ matter too. how much do we need to bring at least to cover 1 o 2 months of our living expense there?


jason: do u mean that your fren apply for full time student/ working visa after the holiday working visa in UK? does that allow that? im think bout that too, if i feel ok with everything ther ei might thinking settle down and work or continue studying

So, anyone in the midst of applying this Visa?

thinking abt that too... But then, at least GBP800-1000 if possible or else, GBP800 lor. But then, the more the merrier lor.

This I agree. Therefore, it's important to know where you'll be going next so that you know how much to cover your expense at least, that can convince the customs officer. However, according to my gf, there's ppl who actually brings in less than GBP300 and still manage to enter although they don't have a return ticket. Thatz coz they have friends and relatives in there.

And the price difference a one way and a return ticket is RM1790(one-way) and RM3600(return with a one year validity). It's almost double leh... imagine wat can u do with the other RM1790... thatz abt GBP2xx after convert.

can we apply for a student visa without coming back to UK? afaik, we have to come back to apply for the working permit.

cheers

shackks: Sorry for the late reply. Was outstation. Brought along only 300 pound only bro. That is provided you could find a job witihn a month or better get a job 1st before you reach there. Get a frene who is in UK to find a job 1st. The custom will not ask how much you bring. They'll only question you where u stay, who are you staying with? Please make sure you do not have a "gangsta" hair / and for ladies:prefeable do not dye ur hair. They'll have the impression tht asean white gold hair are prostitute. Believe me coz I went with my frene and they question her.... Please make sure you do know someone there and the full address and possible tel no.

d3stiny: when u r in Uk already, 2 -3 months b4 it expires, just go to any college/U to apply for a student visa. My frene did not come back to malaysia to apply for that. Straight at UK. Unless you are applying for a working permit "thing", then you are required to come back to M'sia. Some of my frene just apply for a "dummy" college-then took English course doing part time and drag the course for 1-2 years.

When I went to UK, I only bought a one way ticket. The price coming back to malaysia from UK also about the same. Please book in advance.2 months the best to get a good rate. You see... previously mine was for 2 years(Visa). I have the excused for buying a 1 way ticket. Maybe if not(1 year working) then no excuse la to buy a 1 way. But then you can always tell them that you want to buy a 1 way coz you'll be holidaying around in Europe and your last destination is not UK say France, then you got excuse la coz flying back to M'sia from France.

Take care guys and gals and be safe. Let me know if you need anything!

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Added on April 26, 2007, 9:44 amEdit: Even if they ask why u bring so little... Say la, scared to bring so much cash, later family will TT lo....But having a medical check up in the airport is normal.

This post has been edited by jasontmh: Apr 26 2007, 09:44 AM

so anyone is going next? im so tempted to go over UK dy. Hopefully be graduating next year and work for few month and save up to fly over to UK. But sometime just worried about some unexpected thing. Hopefully to hear more from you guys who's be there in UK. Advice from you guys are really useful!

cheeriosss

Why dont you guys go with d3stiny? more company mah... can take care of each other..hehe

might be applying the visa after exams . heading to birmingham and settling down in Belfast later .

my sister got it and she's leaving this june.

Ireland is a good place too simchi....Looks the same to me, like UK.

No worries... Thanx for the detailed explanation and that really helps. That's very daring of u to go to a foreign land with only GBP300, hehe... I'm thinking whether a GBP500 wud be sufficient.

Aniwae, my current concern (or worries shud be a proper word) is abt jobs... Till date, there's no reply to any job I've applied to via various job agency or directly to the employer. As I understand, they dun "waste time" on applicant who still not in UK yet... Thus, really hopes to get one before I board my plane to UK...

Aniwae, when u're free... wanna have a cuppa sometime? me in JB area. where're u staying?

d3stiny,
if u really have plans of going to UK as soon as possible, then do make proper plans beginning now... there's lots of things to settle and first and foremost, the evident of financial support u have... u gotta produce a evidence of a solid financial backing before they wud issue u a visa...

Having a Fixed Deposit which the deposit date is very near to the application date is not good as they may see it as a fraud or whateva which may not be legit, or implies that the $$ in the FD is not ur own.

best of luck...

yeap, a friend of two in a foreign land sure helps a lot... especially during festivites or when one is not-in-a-perfect-condition.

Convey my congratz to ur, sista...

Has she opened a bank account in UK yet? Advice her to open one now before she reached UK shore as opening an account with a UK bank aren't that easy as wat we get in UK... They need hell lotsa requirements n that cud be a hassle and drag from days to weeks.

HSBC passport is the best option. Visits here to learn more abt the account.


cheers.

Shackks : Me in Tiram, call me lo when u wannna drink... you got my no rite...
For the bank account, very very hard to open 1, but once you open 1 already, very easy to open second account and apply for debit card, then credit card. The banker will ask you for you mailing address. How you wanna proof you stay there? If you got letter fr employer, then easy, if not... sad to say, impossible to have a normal savings account. To finalise the above, you must be working/studying to open an account. If jobless, 90% cannot open. No point opening a HSBC account, even though they have branches all around UK, your account in M'sia doesn't mean anything in UK. The bank wanna know your address in UK. Unless your frene/relative open a Vodaphone(whatever) mobile operator services under your name and address, different story lo.

Pertaining to the FD, I only bank into my savings account. And only 2-3 months before applying for visa(embassy) After gotten the visa, then I straight away withdraw out, coz not my money ma... But all this is 2 yrs ago la. Maybe they change, i don't know la. Hope I'm not being misleading but I'm just saying from my exoerience la...

after reading stuffs that u guys posted.. kinda tempted to go also... LOL
can go on holiday and work there must be a fun experience..

hmm.. i wanna ask hor..
what is the proper process ah?? i mean if u could list down step by step.. maybe more clear....


about the FD and having money in bank thingy.... how do they check? will they ask for a copy of your bankbook balance or wht? i understand going there will require a large sum of $$ .. let's say i currently have 10k in FD + around 7k in savings... will it helps ??

Is it difficult to find a part time job there that can support your daily need and by the time save some money for travel around when you are not working.

I mean like with no contacts at all, just walk in the Mcdonalds, or any shops, restaurants, or even orchard, farms or whatever.

about the FD thingy, what if my dad bank in the money for me everymonth (cos im out station student) does they take these into consideration?

hey, for those who had went to uk under this visa, did u guys went alone ?

yeap, got ur no... u're very rite on opening a bank account in UK. they've got strict requirements on that. The Passport current account is proveded by the UK HSBC and itz to cater for holiday makers like us. we're to open the account before we enter UK. Thus, it saves the hassle of having to produce lots of hard-to-get docs when u're there...

answers for ur question is HERE

well, according to my fren in UK, getting a job is kinda hard in UK at the moment with the east europeans flocking into UK. Be ready to work trial hour (maybe 4-6 hour) without any salary just for the employer to judge whether u're rite for the job. Aniwae, go to some countryside of or small city and u stands a higher chance to get a job. There's plenty of restaurant which is run by Hongkie and we chinese are kinda wanted there. Apologies if there's any non-chinese here. No racism intended.

It's better to get a job through a job agency, imo. I may be wrong tho.

It depends actually. If u got a handsome amount of moolah in ur account and you're not working. It's better to get ur father to write a letter stating that ur trip is sponsored by him and attach his bank statement or whateva proof of funds he got for u. That might help alot.

Me going with my gf... come to think of it, who's going and who's not? letz make a list so that we can get updates, yeah???

cheers...

Hi
Some information for the first timer into UK:

1- Find a big city to go to, especially one with a big university. There will be a lot of Malaysian students to help you. Try to find out about the Malaysian Students Societies, one of the biggest MSS is Manchester and Warwick (London has more students but they tend not to stick with each other).

2- Learn a bit about the geography of the place, like where are the big cities. For example I know a guy who went to Warwick to go to Malaysian Nights while the Warwick University is in Coventry, like 15 miles away.

3- Try to find work at places that have high staff turnover, for example fast food chain and cinemas. Also try to find jobs during peak time, ie Christmas and Summer holidays. In places like Manchester where it is a student city, summer will be so quiet you will have more chance in looking for a job or a place to stay.

4- Pay - the minimum wage is 5.15 i think, so no matter where you go, apart from working in fields, you will be paid this amount, at least. Offer to work late nights and on weekends because English people tend to hate that shifts.

5- Tax - Your pay will be deducted of tax as soon as you got it. The rate is about 22% above the threshold. If you get paid below the threshold, you wont get taxed and sometime they add to your pay (tax credit) to increase it. Another big thing is council tax, this is where you pay a certain amount of money to your council depending on where you live. What people usually do is claim that they are a student and the tax will be waived.

6- National Insurance - National insurance or N.I. number is compulsory for everyone who wants to work in the UK. It is like IC and you will pay compulsory contribution to this and it will be deducted from your pay. Applying for one is a lengthy process and theres a catch 22. You need NI to work and you need to work to apply for NI. So the best way is IF the employer ask for NI number, tell them that you have a temporary number which is TN******M (TN stands for temporary number, ****** is where you put your birthday eg 120388, and at the end put M for male and F for female).

bedok, the minimum rate is 5.5x for above 21
they changed the rules few years ago

hey, anyone goin let me know yeah
thanks

with the current situations where east europeans is flooding into UK, it's kinda hard to get jobs in big cities, according to some frens in there and also in a local UK forum. However, getting a job in chinatown might be easy as you suggest there.

thanx for the above details. Timely info as those by Jason..

As for the NI number. How do we apply for it after I've found work? As you've mentioned abt the Temporary Number, is it formal and can be use officially or just something to "fill in the blanks" ?

you're in UK or in M'sia currently?

cheers

really ? even for part-time job?

btw, those under this visa, r they goin to hold part-time or full-time job?

r u in uk or msia now

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.

cheers

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?

cheers

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?

cheers

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...

cheers

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

Ok cool thanks guys... ^^

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Added on May 29, 2007, 7:56 pmjust wondering if anybody gets the interview session with the brit high com before they get their working holidaymaker visa approved

This post has been edited by 4agze: May 29 2007, 07:56 PM

jz submited d form last week. hv to go for interview next mth. so strange, staff fr vfs told me tat i don hv to brong any docs. she mentioned it twoce. dono y. any idea?

eugeney, what docs u mean? u need to provide evidence i.e. ur bank book/statement and if u have sponsor u need to provide their's as well. if ur working then u need to provide the company details, ur employment letter, and 3 months of payslip... etc...

ya, u dun have to bring anything extra to the interview unless you've more to add to your already submitted documents. The inteviewer will ask if you've got anymore documents to submitted to strengthen your application. If you have, then, pass it to her, otherwise, just say no. Don't bother bring to much things as bags are not allowed to bring in.

cheers

Hi guys,

I planned to apply for WT visa as I'm a fresh grads and wanted to travel during my gap year...not sure whether this is a good idea though..just don't wanna get into something serious..besides, can I know is it a must to go through interview because there is already sheet of questionnaires attached to the application form?

thanks

hihi.~ i intend to apply WHV by this week ... i am only 19/f ,anyone can share their experince with me?
i am heading to hartlepool , most probably staying in my friend's house. She own a restaurant there , should i tell the officer about all this in detail?
Should i go for round-way ticket? i've checked about the rates in UK and there's not much different compare to here.
iz RM 10000 enough for my living expenses for the first month?
Any difficulties during the interview in M'sia? whats the frequent questions they often ask?

o ya, if i wanna resume my studies there, i can apply my student's visa straight fr the Uni right?

hp to hear fr u guys soon, thanks=) good day ^^

Well, i am on the verge of submitting my application as well, i am praying hard that they approve mine without even going through the interview process. Since i'll be completing my degree on Oct this year, i have told myself why not experience the culture in a western country and travel Europe after that before tying myself down on a job in Malaysia.

FYI, there are a lot of students whom are submitting their application for a Student Visa this month as the next intake would be the first week of Sept, hence, it would be advisable for you to be there as early as possible in order to be in the front line. My friend has just told me that the queue on Wed was about 200+ which is enormous.

If you have a place to stay without worrying about accommodation, RM10000 would be enough (provided if you're not a spendthrift) for the 1st month.

I think there's a rule on visa conversion, i.e. from WHM -> Student visa or Student visa -> work permit. Check this in the home office website.

Yes, two way ticket is always more convincing that you're not there to jump aeroplane. Besides, it's cheaper.

hey.. i also plan to go with my friend...
havent submit yet... next week going to submit...
RM1440 abit high... but after think that we gonna earn in pound back, feel its like only 200pound.. ok pulak

Like that i also wan to try my luck la. Btw, i am 26. Still can apply ah? Need Rm1440 to apply ah? What is the requirement?

wah that is about 2k wo
nice income

oo okie~ i get it.=) thanks for the infor ya=)

Hi all, You guys really give a really great info. And i hope yiu guys could advice me on my situation as well. Thanks in advance.

IM planning to join the 3 month Sommer top up programme offerd by TARC to Liverpool Jognmoore Univeristy. I heard that after that 3 months of the degree programme, Students are allowed to stay in UK to work for one year before return to Malaysia. Is it true?.. Do i still have to apply for the WHV?...

thanks..

hi, you are not allowed to work for 1 year. most of my friends got lucky because the immigrants gave them 1 year student visa (some 2 years which is so lucky) and most of them just get 6 months. so if u get the 6 months, you can work for another 3 months after you have graduate but you only entitle to work for 20 hours a week, which is part time and so forth for 1 year and 2 years visa.

and for WHV applicants, good luck. oh, i suggest you should have RM20k instead of RM10k and that's inclusive your sponsor i.e. your father, mother, brother, etc... that's because it is suggested by the embassy that one should survive in uk for the first 2 -3 months without working. so dont take the risk.

Tats mean the period of student visa is up to the embassy to approve how long?

Yup, i am showing 35k from my mom's acc and FD, hopefully they will approve it without needing me to go through any hassle. Seriously looking forward to it, since this would be my Graduation Gift.