VisaFirst Blog » Videos http://blog.visafirst.co.uk A blog dedicated to Working Holidaymakers and people willing to immigrate Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 UK Student Visa Application Process http://blog.visafirst.co.uk/uk-student-visa-application/ http://blog.visafirst.co.uk/uk-student-visa-application/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:40:24 +0000 admin http://blog.visafirst.co.uk/?p=487

Over the last year or so, the UK Border Agency put a lot of effort to restructure the immigration and customs regulations. A part of these changes is the new Tire 4 points based system( UK Student Visa ). The new scheme allows international students to enter the UK and undertake a study course of more than 6 months.

At the very start of the UK tax year (06.04.2009), the UK Border Agency uploaded a video showing the basic steps you need to take in order to obtain a visa. The procedure…

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More and more people head off to Australia. Young individuals, left with no alternative, head Down Under to spend the next 12 months in search for adventure and temporary job placements.

The rising number of people travelling on the Australian working holiday visa will definitely have a positive effect on Australia’s economy. Despite the rising number of working holiday makers from Germany and the UK, the tourism industry will suffer a drawback, but less devastating than predictions from last year.

If you are considering a working holiday in Australia and like what…

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Before the new system was introduced there were more than 80 routes for a non-EU national to enter the UK. The present, much more simpler framework consists of 5 tiers, which help people find the right path to the UK.

  • Tier 1 is for highly skilled individuals willing to practice what they do best in the UK
  • Tier 2 is for skilled workers (nurses, teachers, engineers, etc.) who already have a job offer to work in the UK
  • Tier 3 is for a very limited number of low skilled workers needed to fill temporary labour shortages for a specific project
  • Tier 4 is

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]]> http://blog.visafirst.co.uk/uk-points-based-system/feed/ 0 A new movie about Australia http://blog.visafirst.co.uk/a-new-movie-about-australia/ http://blog.visafirst.co.uk/a-new-movie-about-australia/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:34:10 +0000 admin http://blog.visafirst.co.uk/?p=174

Now playing in theaters is a new movie called “Australia“. It was released Down Under earlier this week (Wednesday). According to Nielsen EDI the movie grossed $1,307,853 in ticket sales on its opening.

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman play the leading roles of Lady Sarah Ashley and Drover. The plot takes place in  northern Australia before World War II. Adventure, Drama, War, Western – This is what you will find under Genre in IMDB. It sounds interesting as it is, however I doubt that these…

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