If you are single and on a tight budget, then an option is sharing. This will involve either having a room to yourself or to share a room with one or more people in either a house or flat. Such arrangements are usually paid for on a weekly basis and in advance. [...]
You will most likely need somewhere to stay in London on a short-term basis until you have a place of your own. Securing a place of your own is likely to take some time. Many options abound, but all at a price. What you will find acceptable for your needs in the [...]
The vast majority of people arriving in the UK do so at Heathrow International Airport. This is one of the world’s biggest and busiest airports and never fails to impress the first-time visitor with its size. Just about everything is well signposted and finding your way around isn’t too difficult. If you are [...]
Britain allows people from Commonwealth countries between the ages of 17 and 30 to come to Britain
for two years on a working holiday visa. The nature of the scheme used to be that you cannot work
full time but were only allowed to work on a part time basis in order to supplement your income [...]
If you or you spouse has a British-born grandparent (living or deceased) then you qualify for an ancestry visa. This is a highly desirable visa because it allows both of you to live and work in the UK on an unrestricted basis for 4 years. After the four years, you then have to [...]
The best way to find out if you can get a visa is to visit your local British High Commission or embassy website which will have up to date information. A good starting point website is listed at the end of this chapter The precise rules, procedures and requirements for visas constantly change – [...]
On the 7th March 2006, The British government provided details of how it is going to reform its immigration policies. The timelines involved were not provided , but a phased approach is intended. The result of this is supposed to be a clearer, simpler, fairer, flexible and cheaper system that is also able to fend [...]