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    Immigrating to the UK

    The wife hasn't gotten a job yet but will most likely be somewhere in the City so we don't want to move too far away without knowing where she will work. I also think it would be nice to experience the London life for a while. I don't see us settling down there long term but to be there for a...
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    Immigrating to the UK

    The joys of trying to rent in London... I got a job in Mayfair so we are trying to find a rental nearby (NW6 or NW3). Almost every apartment listed is gone less than 24 hours of being advertised. I tried calling an agency today to enquire about an apartment listed yesterday. I was told that...
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    Immigrating to the UK

    Congrats! Did she have to pay the increased fees or was she able to avoid it?
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    Immigrating to the UK

    We have friends, all ex South African, in Mill Hill, Barnet and Borehamwood.
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    Immigrating to the UK

    My CV doesn't explicitly mention it. A lot of the job applications that I have done online ask about the right to work in the UK and I deal with it there. But happy to start including it in my CV too.
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    Immigrating to the UK

    Wish I had this problem! So far they've all been ghosting me.
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    Immigrating to the UK

    Thank you. Been to Friary a couple of times now. Great little centre that and the shops around it are pretty decent too.
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    Immigrating to the UK

    More than anything else it's because the greatest concentration of our friends in the UK stay in North West London. So we figured we would look to stay there for a sense of 'community'. The reason we moved to Guildford initially is because a family friend offered us a short term rental of his...
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    Immigrating to the UK

    After I arrived, and based on advice received from this thread, I opened an account with Lloyds. It was super easy. Also opened an account with Revolut but I'm not keeping much cash in it. It's more of a back up than anything else. The SIM is PAYG for now. I figured I should wait to get a job...
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    Immigrating to the UK

    Thanks. Driver's done at least. My SA license was close to expiring so it was one of the first things I did after collecting my British Residence permit
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    Immigrating to the UK

    Thanks man. The weather was a major adjustment. Especially the sun setting at 16h00 and only rising at 08h30 the next day. On the plus side, we are through the worst of it and the days are slowly getting longer. I've gotten a phone account but haven't done the other stuff yet. Can I...
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    Immigrating to the UK

    Today marks 1 month since we have arrived in the UK. We are currently staying in Guildford with the long term intention to relocate to North West London. Guildford is a beautiful part of the country and the people are really friendly. Not worrying about loadshedding or constantly looking...
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    Immigrating to the UK

    What UK sites are there that are similar to mybroadband forums? I have seen digital spy but I'm wondering if there any others.
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    Immigrating to the UK

    I think so (although I could be wrong). It looks like there is a shyft card that you can use to swipe and draw cash.
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    Immigrating to the UK

    Morning guys It's less than 3 weeks to go until I make the big move and it is starting to feel very real. Has anyone done the pricing comparison between Shyft and an FNB Channel Islands account? I am wondering which is more economical for transferring funds across and to use as a...
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