You can calculate from this website https://www.thesalarycalculator.co.uk/.

Puiyoo.. what kind of job and company you work for and you get this kind of pay! Lol.

No problem. Congrats on your new job btw.

Yeah, just make sure you got all your visa sorted and have your offer letter before make any promises.

With the salary, he can live like a king and easily get a flat.

Iol, ppl work in IT and I work in IT as well, the salary is so difference. Lol. Look like, i need to get a new job. Lol.

yup, i am. I meant not renting, he can buy a flat easily.

I know how you feel, it's so frustrated and disappointed. And it's going to drain all your positive hope and dream slowly.. yes, it's going to be quite challenging to convince a company to get your a sponsorship, the main reason is the process to get you the sponsorship is REALLY painful and horrifying. This is my experience with my previous company (things maybe have changed) first, the company need a licence to sponsor a foreigner and not all company is able to get it. Second, when the company got the license, there's something like a quota, some company maybe have 2 or 1 or 4 or whatever number of the quota to sponsor a foreigner. If the company only have 1 quota, but the company really to hire another foreigner, they need to appeal and wait for any quota available from the home office list (in case others company doesn't want it). Then when the company got the quota for you, they need to start the process like advertisement, market reasearch etc etc. OK, when all the process is done, now only go through your Tier 2 visa application. Then the company dealing with the home office, the home office will sometimes will give them a really difficult time. That's one of the reason most of the company doesn't want to deal applicant need a sponsorship.

Do you really need to work in banking and financial industry? Is it possible try others industry until you get some company willing to get you a sponsorship. Only then when you convert to ILR, you can go back to banking and financial industry?

One more, don't even bother to apply any job related to defence company. It's wasting your time and effort. I know it's really difficult nowadays, just don't give up until the last minute. I can assure you, at some point you get used to all the feedback sorry, if need sponsorship bye bye.

You are in London right? Should be a little bit easy.

What field you are in?

Yup, like mystalyzer said, what you need is networking to increase your opportunity. Getting someone help you to get in company, is a good way. Talk to your senior or mentor and see whether they know anyone is looking to people. Also spread your cv to all over the country, if you are willing to relocate, stress out to the recruiter that you willing to relocate. Do not picky because it will limit your chances.

You need to be stay confident and able to give them know, you are worth the value and make a big difference if you are hired. Be positive and keep your hope, although things are quite difficult on top of the Brexit issue.

I was quite lucky really, i graduated few years back and got in to the similar situation like you. Applied a lot of the company, did manage few interviews and kept on turned down because of the working permit although at that time i still have 2 years post graduate visa. Got unemployed for few months, one day my senior came by and visit my housemate. We talked and he mentioned, his company was hiring. Then i tried my luck and got the job. Although it was bit stressful job and been there for 5-6 years. After went through all the pain with the home office for few rounds, got the ILR last year. Then next thing, moved on. LOL!

Also tidy up your LinkedIn profile and make sure your CV is interesting. Get someone review your cv for you. CV is the critical thing to impress with your skills. Next thing the company will only consider about the visa. Sometimes, if you able to impress the employeer, you will have a chance.

Good luck and all the best.

@mystalyzer, thanks. Hang in there, you will get there. I totally understand how frustrating and annoying, dealing with the home office and disappointing looking at all the job opportunities flying around you, but some company will do the Tier 2 transfer if they really like you. However the market is quite bad now, so not a good time to move on anyway. Oh ya, if you are planning to get your ILR next 2 years, you probably take your living in uk test asap. The more longer you wait, the more chapters you need to read and remember. Think about it and start planning.

@nivota, what mystalyzer and I are trying to say, networking is one option for you to secure a job for ppl like us. We shared our experiences and some advice to you, doesn't mean everyone will need to be like us. We are not encouraging you to take master course just to keep you in this country and master degree doesn't really help you much on your job hunting nowadays . Well, I might be wrong for law industry.

Of course you need to keep trying and stay positive, but just prepare for the worst case. Good luck.

The live in uk test is just like sejearah and pengajian am (if you took form 6 before). Practice all the demo test online, i think the questions are more the less the same. Mostly cover the common sense. Malaysian usually will pass. Hahaha..

I luckily booked and took the test 1 year-ish before i applied for the ILR. Because book the test took me ages (nightmare!) then i heard many years ago, the living in UK test book were only 50-60 pages and my times were about 140 pages. How many pages they are in now by the way?

Oh, I think now the the test will be tricky to book nowadays because the Brexit and EU ppl will need to take this test as well.

I found keep on doing the test online, it did help me a lot during the test. You guys can try it.

Good luck.

Excellent!! Well done. Wow, 160 pages, blimey! Anyway, make sure you keep the result safely! Don't lose it or anything happen to it. Because if you lose it or what, there's no replacement and you have to retake the test again. I was to careful until scan a copy of it. LOL!


Yes, graduated from Nottingham Trent university. I think if you did A-Level, you should be fine. But since you have Tier-2 Visa, you should have already meet the English language requirement.