American Developer in London

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Tier 1 Visa UK — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:54:34 GMT

A very interesting point of view about HSMP. The judicial review has been successful and people can reapply now. Anyway you can try the new Tier 1 Visa for UK now.

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TrackBack — Sun, 10 Apr 2005 09:46:00 GMT

^_^,Pretty Good!

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Pradeep — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 10:39:00 GMT

Hey Mike,

I hope that all's well with you and that you have found your contract that you wanted. I am a .NET developer and planning to move to London early august '04 on HSMP. Can you give me some advice on where to look for jobs. Also, would it be possible for you to indicate wether it is possible to secure interview calls while still in my country (India) and then come to London???

I am open to both Permanent and Contract opportunties, though I have never contracted before in my career.

Thanks,
Pradeep

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David — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 01:08:00 GMT

Mike:
How is your time in London? I've stumbled across your page while searching for information on this very subject. I'm a .Net developer as well. I also have the desire to live abroad (London). I would be interested in your experience as well as any recommendations for someone looking to do the samething you are. The information you have already provided is great. I hope you got the contract you were looking for.

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Mike Cole — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 19:45:00 GMT

Well, I love NYC.... So I'm completely into the big city -- we'll just have to see about this firehose of new culture.. At least right now, I'm just really looking forward to it.

Oh, a couple Brits over here have advised me on words to avoid: "Fanny" (as in fanny-pack) and "Hand-Tossed" (as in hand-tossed pizza) :-)

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chris — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 19:10:00 GMT

I was kinda hoping they would come back .. tsk :OS

Anyone looking for an ebiz consultant? ;O)

Back on topic - I think London is one of those places you have to try. Suck it and see kinda thing. Some people LOVE it, others (like me) enjoy visiting but only visiting, others hate it. I bet you could say the same about other cities. IMO Leeds and York are much nicer but YMMV ;O)

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Phil Winstanley — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:50:00 GMT

The Market in the North of England (both sides of the Pennines) seems pretty good at the moment, I got snapped up back in December and was getting 2-5 calls a week from recruiters for six months.

Scott, they're all gone now :-)

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Damian Barrow — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:18:00 GMT

Bah - come up North mate.
More sheep, less traffic.

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Scott Galloway — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 02:08:00 GMT

Phil, may have to join the list again...all the recruiters gone yet?

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Mike Perrin — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:22:00 GMT

Interesting, after 6 years working in London I needed a break and moved out to New Zealand for a year....

It's a great place to work as long as you can stand the commuting every day. The market was pretty terrible earlier this year, don't know what it's like at the moment, it'll be interesting to hear what think when you get there. Good luck with it!

Mike