a-person
15-10-2007, 02:18 PM
I am in a few weeks... just checking if anyone else :p
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lion_fish
15-10-2007, 02:27 PM
Yup. :D
And am paying for my family to move over next year too.
And am paying for my family to move over next year too.
a-person
15-10-2007, 02:30 PM
Cool bru. London itself or just somewhere in the UK? Personally I wouldn't stay anywhere but London.. I get there 1 December!
lion_fish
15-10-2007, 02:32 PM
Going to travel all around the UK. See where i like it more. (but probably will end up back in London! :D)
Damn, you will beat me there by 4 days!
Damn, you will beat me there by 4 days!
AcidRaZor
15-10-2007, 02:35 PM
Awesome guys. How are you doing it? Legacy Visa's? Or did you apply and they gave you one?
lion_fish
15-10-2007, 02:37 PM
Ancestry Visa. Thanks Grandad! ;)
AcidRaZor
15-10-2007, 02:40 PM
Damn grandad's! dude, can your family like adopt me and then I can go as well?
a-person
15-10-2007, 02:43 PM
I have a wee European passport lying around somewhere... and my lady applied for a British passport and got it!
lion_fish
15-10-2007, 02:45 PM
Damn grandad's! dude, can your family like adopt me and then I can go as well?
Go over on a 2-year working visa and then come to an "arrangment" with a british chick or guy. :D
Go over on a 2-year working visa and then come to an "arrangment" with a british chick or guy. :D
lion_fish
15-10-2007, 02:46 PM
I have a wee European passport lying around somewhere... and my lady applied for a British passport and got it!
SWEET. I never knew how important an EU passport or visa could be until i got one. Literally a life saver.
SWEET. I never knew how important an EU passport or visa could be until i got one. Literally a life saver.
a-person
15-10-2007, 02:49 PM
When my girl got her passport she didn't seem to think much of it. I quickly told her that people would kill for one if they could! And.. my European passport...well not as good as a British I suppose but exactly what one needs as a stress-free ticket to rainy days and big fat pounds!
I'll miss home sure... but I'm not going to wake up when I'm 35 and say 'I wish I did it...'
I'll miss home sure... but I'm not going to wake up when I'm 35 and say 'I wish I did it...'
a-person
15-10-2007, 02:51 PM
Go over on a 2-year working visa and then come to an "arrangment" with a british chick or guy. :D
Dude I know a South African girl who's done this... and she's bloody miserable! Her and the guy live together...and she has to wait 8 more months to gain citizenship...they don't even speak or go out.
So be careful if this is your plan!
Dude I know a South African girl who's done this... and she's bloody miserable! Her and the guy live together...and she has to wait 8 more months to gain citizenship...they don't even speak or go out.
So be careful if this is your plan!
AcidRaZor
15-10-2007, 02:51 PM
huh? no im not marrying anyone except my lady. So I can try and apply for a british passport and if they so no tough? mkay
a-person
15-10-2007, 02:53 PM
Acid just make sure you get the list of requirements from the Embassy in Pretoria and you'll be able to answer that question yourself. There are 3 NB documents you need... your mom's British birth certificate being the most important.
bwana
15-10-2007, 02:56 PM
London . . . no thanks. England has so much to offer outside of the smoke but people seem to get all glossy-eyed about it.
a-person
15-10-2007, 02:57 PM
London . . . no thanks. England has so much to offer outside of the smoke but people seem to get all glossy-eyed about it.
When one is tired of London, one is tired of life.
When one is tired of London, one is tired of life.
Ricard
15-10-2007, 03:02 PM
I tried london... moved to East Anglia instead. :-) far more laid back! .. The only traffic jam I encounter is usually a tractor on the A10 :-P
rsachoc
15-10-2007, 03:03 PM
I'm off too. 2 November to be precise, so I beat all of you *edit* except Ricard
a-person
15-10-2007, 03:06 PM
Cool man, for good?
bwana
15-10-2007, 03:07 PM
When one is tired of London, one is tired of life.Maybe that was true in the 18th century but things change ;)
AcidRaZor
15-10-2007, 03:11 PM
Acid just make sure you get the list of requirements from the Embassy in Pretoria and you'll be able to answer that question yourself. There are 3 NB documents you need... your mom's British birth certificate being the most important.
Born and bred south african yo. No ancestrial stuffs. My great grandad kicked your great grandad's ass in the war or something :)
So you're saying unless someone in my family has a BP im screwed?
Born and bred south african yo. No ancestrial stuffs. My great grandad kicked your great grandad's ass in the war or something :)
So you're saying unless someone in my family has a BP im screwed?
a-person
15-10-2007, 03:11 PM
Cool man, for good?
a-person
15-10-2007, 03:17 PM
Born and bred south african yo. No ancestrial stuffs. My great grandad kicked your great grandad's ass in the war or something :)
So you're saying unless someone in my family has a BP im screwed?
No you're not. You have to apply for a work visa which just means you need to get hold of some substantial cash to put in your account and show them.
And I'm pretty sure my grandfather was sipping cocktails and nibbling on olives in Cyprus while your grandfather was making biltong.
So you're saying unless someone in my family has a BP im screwed?
No you're not. You have to apply for a work visa which just means you need to get hold of some substantial cash to put in your account and show them.
And I'm pretty sure my grandfather was sipping cocktails and nibbling on olives in Cyprus while your grandfather was making biltong.
a-person
15-10-2007, 03:17 PM
Maybe that was true in the 18th century but things change ;)
Wow, you must be really old.
Wow, you must be really old.
Ricard
15-10-2007, 03:18 PM
Born and bred south african yo. No ancestrial stuffs. My great grandad kicked your great grandad's ass in the war or something :)
So you're saying unless someone in my family has a BP im screwed?
Not screwed at all! ... its just p1ss easy with a British Passport. You would have to do the Work permit stint, and if you are a professional of sorts - then there is no problems. Its just costly. ( an indefinite Residency Visa costs R7000+ , I had to get them for my wife and 2 kids... even tho I am a regte egte soutie)
only after 2 years can they get British Citizenship
So you're saying unless someone in my family has a BP im screwed?
Not screwed at all! ... its just p1ss easy with a British Passport. You would have to do the Work permit stint, and if you are a professional of sorts - then there is no problems. Its just costly. ( an indefinite Residency Visa costs R7000+ , I had to get them for my wife and 2 kids... even tho I am a regte egte soutie)
only after 2 years can they get British Citizenship
wotalotigot
15-10-2007, 03:23 PM
The Highly Skilled Migrant Programme is another option. Need 75 points from Age (20 points for 27 or younger, no points after age 32), Qualifications (e.g. 30 for a B degree, 35 for M), Income (SA needs the equivalent of GBP12500 gross per year for 45 points) and Previous UK exerperience (work or study). Also needs to prove English proficiency. If all goes well, I hope to reach the UK (London or elsewhere) early next year.
Shake&Bake
15-10-2007, 05:08 PM
I'll be hoping to go next year with the typical 2 year holiday visa and then hope to extend it with a work permit.
Lets hope online poker doesn't die out soon :D Else I'm not getting any work :p :D ;)
Lets hope online poker doesn't die out soon :D Else I'm not getting any work :p :D ;)
rsachoc
15-10-2007, 05:29 PM
Cool man, for good?
Thats the plan, although plans do not always work out.
Thats the plan, although plans do not always work out.
Alchemist
15-10-2007, 05:40 PM
A friend of mine and his girlfriend went over to the UK on a working Visa, and shortly after they got there, she fell pregnant... Well, that was probably the best thing they did, because they had the baby there, and got all kinds of help and subsidies from the state. And because they had the baby there, they were able to get their residency sooner... not sure how, but they did
GavinMannion
15-10-2007, 09:14 PM
When one is tired of London, one is tired of life.
:D, spot the person who hasn't lived their for two years or more...
London is one of the most amazing places in the world to visit... more than 2 years and it loses all of it's beauty...
:D, spot the person who hasn't lived their for two years or more...
London is one of the most amazing places in the world to visit... more than 2 years and it loses all of it's beauty...
bwana
15-10-2007, 09:23 PM
Wow, you must be really old.No - that would be the guy you quoted, Samuel Johnson, if he was still alive :)
:D, spot the person who hasn't lived their for two years or more...
London is one of the most amazing places in the world to visit... more than 2 years and it loses all of it's beauty...Its been a long time since I was impressed with London - NY on the other hand never ceases to leave me in awe. :)
:D, spot the person who hasn't lived their for two years or more...
London is one of the most amazing places in the world to visit... more than 2 years and it loses all of it's beauty...Its been a long time since I was impressed with London - NY on the other hand never ceases to leave me in awe. :)