Korean Job Discussion Forums

Lucas · Joined: 11 Sep 2012

http://britishexpats.com/forum/

Look at this forum

'Moving back to the UK' section.

creeper1 · Joined: 30 Jan 2007

LOL

TEFL bums going back to England and getting jobs earning in excess of 20,000 per annum at a time of the worst recession in living memory.

You guy crack me up.

cj1976 · Joined: 26 Oct 2005

aq8knyus · Joined: 28 Jul 2010 Location: London

Unless you have kids its 18,600 GBP, it is set at that level because in the UK you are eligible for certain benefits if you earn less.

Working as an office monkey in a soul sapping job should net you at least 20,000 and that is just in the Midlands.

Also it doesn't just have to be your wage, say you really find it tough and you can only get a 15,000pa job then savings can be used to meet the rest. In fact as long as the money has been in your bank account for at least 6 months you could use money from a third party, say your parents.

Though if you are unable to find anything above 15000 GBP, stay where you are.

Palebluedot · Joined: 28 Feb 2013 Location: South Korea

Thanks for the replies. If I return to England to find a job, can my partner come to the UK on a tourist visa for six months and then return to Korea to complete the visa application? I know that you can't directly change from a tourist visa to another visa but what if she went home? That would mean we weren't apart for the whole six months that i need to be working in a job earning over the specified amount.

faeriehazel · Joined: 04 Mar 2008

She can go to the UK on a fiancee visa, which gives you six months to get married, and then she can switch to a marriage visa without having to leave the country. But there is still a financial requirement, which can be fulfilled by either you having a job (18000 GBP a year) or her having a goodly amount of savings.

Or she could go live with you for six months and go back to Korea once you get a job to apply for the marriage visa. That works, too. Although you want to be careful about what you say to immigration at Heathrow. If they even suspect she might have a reason to extend her stay illegally, they might not let her in. Having a return ticket in hand helps.