Switching from WHMV to work permit visa whilst in the UK

Davidfromcalgary
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Joined: 07 Jun 2008
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Location: Calgary, Alberta

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:51 pm

 

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Points system huh? Are you referring to the Tier 2 route? I don't have a university degree or PhD so I cannot quite make the 50 point mark. I will figure something out im sure. Also, I thought I read on a few different sites that you must have your flight booked first. I thought that was kind of weird. I figured that when applying that you are asked to have your flight info handy like the departure date etc. I will try to find an employer there that has had an ad out for a while with no results. If I cannot get in that way, then how on earth am I supposed to? Surely there is some way around it because plenty of people are able to do it. Im a 5th generation Canuck, so an ancestry visa is out of the question. I will phone up the high commission in the next few months to find out exactly what my options are. :Just editing my post here and I looked at the home office website and they break the tier 2 points down. Under the category of attributes, it says that you must score at least 50 points. However, even if you had a PhD which is 15 points and your prospective earnings were at teh highest at 20 points, then where are the other 15 points coming from under that category? They dont seem to have a points breakdown under "sponsorship" just under qualifications and prospective earnings.

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iancanton
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Joined: 11 Aug 2008
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Location: kent

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:39 am

 

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i am sure u have read on different websites that u must purchase ur flight before u apply for ur visa. i am also sure that this is false because we didn't do this!

it's helpful to have evidence that u are considering the application seriously. including with ur supporting documents a printout of a dummy booking that does not go as far as actually putting in ur credit card details is an example of such evidence because it shows that u have done some investigation.

ian.

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Davidfromcalgary
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Joined: 07 Jun 2008
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Location: Calgary, Alberta

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:06 pm

 

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Oh ok, yeah makes sense! Does my Youth Mobility Visa activate when I get it in the mail, or when I land in Britain?

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iancanton
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Joined: 11 Aug 2008
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Location: kent

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:56 am

 

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just as for the working holidaymaker visa that is about to be abolished, i fully expect the clock to start ticking as soon as ur entry clearance has been approved.

You can stay in the UK for up to two years from the date you were first given permission to enter as a working holidaymaker. We will count any time you spend outside the UK during that period as part of the two years.

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/infs/in...gholidaymakers#Q3

ian.

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