[pinky]

[hello_hi]

hi
thats wonderful information.well i am an overseas studet finished my Pg degree in IT in the UK and now looking for job i am currently on the SEGS visa You have said that u work in the recrutment agency can u help me get a job in the IT industry if u can mail me it would be great looking forward to take this ahead......
[quote="Anonymous"]Extremely interesting reading.....I work for a recruitment agency that specialises in IT and Engineering / Construction. We will happily sponsor anybody that has good skills that we can place with our clients, the Dept Of Work & P in Sheffield charges £150 for us to process a work permit although we go for Tier 2 applications (rare skill sets in the UK).....we do NOT charge our applicants ANYTHING at all (as we get a placement fee from the client). There are no laws against actually giving out work permits, you just have to follow the guidelines. What we ask our applicants to provide is the the last 3 years references (on headed paper) copy of passport signed by a Justice Of The Peace and copies of education certificates (again signed by a JP). The whole process at the moment is taking 2-3 weeks to turn around. If people are charging £1,000 that means they are pocketing £850 for their time which is a rip off....the forms take 25 minutes to fill out....I know because I have bee doing these applications for 7 years.......this obviously doesn't apply to everyone, only those with good skills.....Hope this has given some of you some help....[/quote]

[dmn]

Hi Kyle, could you please share your experience as I feel so desperate before read your post. Sometimes donot know what else I can do.
I am so thankful for your help.
My email: daominhnga@gmail.com

[Altras]

Hi Kyle and everyone else,

I am pretty much in the same position as most of you.

I will be graduating in a few months with a Meng in electronics engineering and the job hunt has not gone very well so far, leaving me to seriously consider my options being a foreign student.

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Kyle, can you please email me the details of that company and anyone else who have had a good experience with a company/agency that sponsors work permits, please feel free to email me at altras@yahoo.com.

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Dmn, I feel your pain but just keep going and don't give in.


Thanks All,
Bry

[mikhail]

hi kyle,

u seem to have a most valuable piece of info. which agencies to trust? i am about to apply for a work permit but like so many of us, i dont know who to trust really in fear of wasting too much time and money. So if u could please mail me the details of the agency @ michael_tsl@hotmail.com

I'll me most grateful.

cheers

[Guest]

I was the agent who posted the information about Tier 2 work permit applications.

Herewith is a list of the Tier 1 rare skill sets that is posted by the Dept. Of Work & Pensions. If you have these skill sets you will find as opposed to a Tier 2 application where you can still get a work permit as long as the employer has given proof of advertising the post and has not had a good response and you are unique. But Tier 2 you would preferable need a degree (or equivalent) and you would still need to provide the relevant paperwork copy of passport signed by Justice of the Peace, last 3 years work references on HEADED ORIGINAL PAPER and copies of education certificates again signed by JP. Don't be put of by the fact that these jobs below are quite niche, e.g if you were a water modeller, you would get in on the basis of a Hydrologist role....or if you were a Design Engineer with Aerospace experience you would get in on the basis of being a Transport Engineer. Hope this helps...

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On a personal note I place engineers, construction, water, environmental (and some IT people) people on a permanent and contract basis and provided I can find a good requirement then I am happy to sponsor you for a work permit (I can't guarantee finding you a job, but it won't cost you anything to forward your CV to me). As I said before the DWP charge £150 to process a work permit....my advice is to specifically find recruitment agencies that do this, explain your position, what you are looking for and keep your fingers crossed I have placed a large number of Kiwis, South Africans, Indians, Australians and Amercians quite a large proportion of whom have stayed and gone for permanent residency (which is available after 4 years) My email is bill@benchmarque1.com

[Guest]

Oh yes and if an agency charge you for registering OR for procesing a work permit walk away it is illegal..........

[Balki]

hi kyle,

I need to process HSMP. could you please let me know the Agency info.

Thanks in Advance

[Bipolar Bear]

kyle is certainly making himself a lot of friends in this thread...

[frustrated]

Hi Kyle

Please email the name of the solicitor to vee_davids@hotmail.com

[jude23]

Hi Kyle,

Would be grateful to you if you could email me the company name or any tips as to how you found such an employer... are you working on a niche skill which is difficult to find in UK?
PLZ mail on jude_xavier23@yahoo.com

Thanks
Jude

[trent]

check out forum at www.immigrationboards.com

they are very helpful and some incredible discussions going on there

all the best

[smile]

[try2b+ve]

Hi Kyle,

Congrats that u actually managed to get ur WP done. I know i mgt seem to be taking the easy way out here but wld appreciate if you could email the name of the agency to me at ysl_yong@yahoo.co.uk.

Thanx a lot, mate.

[cakhc]

Hello everyone,

I am a chartered accountant from india.

I just need to know is it possible to come to u.k. on a visit visa and find a job .

Let me know how is the accounting job market .

email id ca_khalid@yahoo.com

Regards
K.s.
Chartered accountant

[Harpreet Singh]

[yvreddy]

Please let me know if any body sponsoring work permit for UK.
please mail me details yvreddys@gmail.com.

[Sudha]

Hi

Can anyone give me details of agents who can process my HSMP.
Please email me at haishanthi@yahoo.com.
Thanks for your help.

-Sudha

[vignayak]

Hi Kyle

I am an ISEB certified Software Test Engineer having around 4.2 years of experience in the field of Testing, Application Support and presently as a Business Analyst. I have completed my BEngg in electronics & comm. and have been working on Investment Banking projects for the past couple of years with one of Worlds top most Investment Banking client.

I just went through the mail trails in the forum which have been very informative. Considering my experience in Banking IT, would you suggest any consultancy or list of employers who sponsor work permit in my field of expertise.

It would be highly appreciated if you could mail across the consultant details through whom you got your work done.

I would also like to know wat is the success rate of gaining an HSMP if u score around 95 point on the shelf.

[nitish_anand]

[james_fonseca]

Kyle,

You seems to be little angel helping people with your valuable advices and experiences.I really appreciate that.
If i am not asking much can you please give me the names of all such agencies or anybody sponsoring work permit for UK.
You can write to me on james_fonseca@rediffmail.com
I have a valid tourist visa of one year, will it be of any use as I am planning to come down to UK next month and hunt for jobs.
Do you think it is advisable?

Thanks
james

[talkytalk1]

I was the recruiter who posted the information on work permits on Gumtree, I work for Benchmarque1 ---- Firstly I apologise to all the people who emailed asking about work permits, due to the number of emails I have had it has been impossible for me to answer back to everybody. But all will be read I promise, and be assured that if I have anything suitable I WILL come back to you.......

Unfortunately the IT side is particularly quiet and we are more busy seeking Chartered Civil Engineers, Environmental Experts, Electrical Engineers, Highway Designers etc.........As I said before I am happy to sponsor people for work permits, BUT only if I can find a suitable vacancy. And a client who is willing to take an overseas employee....

I have recently placed one Indian engineer, an Engineer from Pakistan

I am now finding that clients ARE definately coming round to taking on more overseas workers and are happy to get involved in the SIMPLE process of getting a work permit. Certainly in the construction industry, and especially in London there will be a dire shortage of skills as the Olympic construction projects get under way.

[samratds]

[Whereis]

Hey Kyle,

Can you please email me the contact you used for the visa. My email address is whereismalka@hotmail.com

Many thanks,

[Rachel123]

Talkytalk,

I'm looking for company sponsors me with a work permit too. I have about 2 years experience in finance/account field. Can you help me with it? My email: rachel_xiao@hotmail.com.

Thank you .

Rachel