Immigrating to the UK

The Voice said:
Lol an investigation found that there were people who had been living in the UK for over 30 years who couldn’t speak a word of English (mostly living in Pakistani enclaves in Birmingham). People were actually upset because Cameron (PM at the time) said that it should be a basic requirement that you communicate in English when living in the UK. They even called him a racist.
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I had to go fetch my BRP from a post office near the Birmingham FC stadium a couple of weeks back. In that queue I am not sure I heard a word of English spoken... Mind you, half the English speakers in the UK are barely understandable to me.
 
SukkaFoo said:
I had to go fetch my BRP from a post office near the Birmingham FC stadium a couple of weeks back. In that queue I am not sure I heard a word of English spoken... Mind you, half the English speakers in the UK are barely understandable to me.
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Yeah you know UK accents are bad when you get women telling you they LOVE the sound of your accent... i hate the guttural harsh sounds :D
 
Sinbad said:
Yeah you know UK accents are bad when you get women telling you they LOVE the sound of your accent... i hate the guttural harsh sounds :D
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Nobody has ever said a SA accent is lovely... perhaps you misunderstood what she was saying.
 
bwana said:
Nobody has ever said a SA accent is lovely... perhaps you misunderstood what she was saying.
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"oh gosh I love your accent, you're from south africa right"

To be fair, my SA accent is not particularly pronounced, I'm from a british background. I used to get mistaken for a kiwi (HOW?!)
 
Sinbad said:
"oh gosh I love your accent, you're from south africa right"

To be fair, my SA accent is not particularly pronounced, I'm from a british background. I used to get mistaken for a kiwi (HOW?!)
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Gosh? From a Brit? Now I know you're BS'ing. :ROFL:
 
Sinbad said:
"oh gosh I love your accent, you're from south africa right"

To be fair, my SA accent is not particularly pronounced, I'm from a british background. I used to get mistaken for a kiwi (HOW?!)
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Yes, they always go with Kiwi/Aussie first for some reason. Makes me feel… dirty…
 
bwana said:
Gosh? From a Brit? Now I know you're BS'ing. :ROFL:
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In Sinbad's defence I have had an English woman say she liked my accent, but in SA I sound English because I picked up the accent from my father who was born and raised in England. So my accent is that pronounced either.
 
Sinbad said:
To be fair, my SA accent is not particularly pronounced, I'm from a british background.
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killerbyte said:
I sound English because I picked up the accent from my father who was born and raised in England.
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So basically... as long as you don't sound South African they like your South African accent. :thumbsup:
 
Can confirm the accent thing .... hell knows why but before my current relationship (also born from the accent thing) my mate and I had zero problems getting lucky just from our accents being apparently sexy :unsure:
 
Other than being able to move jobs, are there other advantageous to the ancestral visa over a (high) skilled worker visa. I'm eligible through my grandparents for the ancestral but am still waiting for my unabridged birth certificate from DHA. It doesn't seem like this certificate is required for a skilled visa, while it is for the ancestral.

Is there anything else I'm missing?
 
potter123 said:
Other than being able to move jobs, are there other advantageous to the ancestral visa over a (high) skilled worker visa. I'm eligible through my grandparents for the ancestral but am still waiting for my unabridged birth certificate from DHA. It doesn't seem like this certificate is required for a skilled visa, while it is for the ancestral.

Is there anything else I'm missing?
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Do you have a company that will sponsor you?
 
potter123 said:
Other than being able to move jobs, are there other advantageous to the ancestral visa over a (high) skilled worker visa. I'm eligible through my grandparents for the ancestral but am still waiting for my unabridged birth certificate from DHA. It doesn't seem like this certificate is required for a skilled visa, while it is for the ancestral.

Is there anything else I'm missing?
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I was initially looking at going with a sponsored visa with my work, but I wasn't happy with the salary offer. I also did not like the idea that my ability to be in the UK would be tied to a single employer unless I could easily find other work who would also want to sponsor me. Skilled visas are probably going to become much less appealing with the increased fees. I've also read many people having the experience of losing their jobs - sometimes literally within days of starting - and having to scramble to find something else or leave.

I personally plan to get ILR so having a guaranteed 5 year method of staying in the UK to be able to do that instead of a couple of years here and there based on whether my employer feels I'm worth the additional paperwork is preferred.

Also I don't think you're required to do any additional English tests and things until you want to apply for ILR. And I'm not sure businesses can get away with paying you up to 20% less than local workers if they're not sponsoring you.

Businesses tend to offer things like covering relocation and stuff like that, but not always. I just ultimately landed up valuing my freedom over the money. I can always save more money again, especially if I actually get paid a salary in line with the locals in the same field.

You might want to consider paying one of those places that can source your vault copies quickly. You do pay quite a lot extra, but I think it is worth it over having to deal with home affairs and potentially wait months to years.
 
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