Australian wanting to contract in UK/Europe

**Sockpuppet** · 15 November 2006, 00:08

You'll get a work permit. They hand them out like candy.

Places like www.1stcontact.co.uk will do everything from setting up a bank account to running your money through a Ltd company to get you the ost wonga at month end. They charge about 5%. There are other companies out there that do this as well, best to read some reviews before you commit to one though.

**Nixon Williams** · 15 November 2006, 10:37

Anybody that pays 5% of their income in accountancy fees needs to look around.

Alan

**tim123** · 15 November 2006, 11:30

<fleetwood>

What is it that makes your wife's parents grander than normal people's parents?

(Hint, the parents of ones parents, are "grandparents")

</fleetwood>

tim

**Sockpuppet** · 15 November 2006, 11:31

Originally posted by Nixon Williams

Anybody that pays 5% of their income in accountancy fees needs to look around.

Alan

Damn straight. Thats why I went with the accounts down in town...that and they wanted to assign me to the company "Frigg Educational Services". I mean wtf?

**meridian** · 15 November 2006, 13:42

Originally posted by midstein

I am contemplating contracting in UK/Europe. I think that I can gain a UK work permit as my wife's grand parents were born in England. However, I will need to double check this. My background is SAP Basis, and looking at the job ads, there seems to be a number of new contracts created each day.

What I am after is background information about contracting in UK/Europe from non UK/European people who have done it in the past. I have read the introductory information from various UK websites, but would now like to find out what experiences/obstacles other people have encountered.

I have browsed the other postings, but they don't seem to cover this. there are companies who say they perform everything to get me set up over there, but I don't know how well they will do it.

Any piece of information is valuable to me.

Thank you in advance.

Your wife's grandparents don't necessarily entitle you to a visa/permit. They do get your wife entry, and if she gets residence then you can apply as the spouse of a UK resident. Or you can apply under the higher skills visa. Or you can claim asylum, which will get you a house, car, and benefits as well.

Otherwise, when you're here just act like a local - get a good accountant, set up a limited company, get to know the agencies and job sites to visit. All with the added benefit of being able to skip home in a couple of years with your tax dosh

**Forumbore** · 15 November 2006, 14:25

We dont need you lot anyway, we've got plenty of Romanians arriving in their caravans every day. And we can beat them at rugby and cricket.

**scriptfromscratch** · 15 November 2006, 17:07

convict

**midstein** · 16 November 2006, 07:17

Originally posted by Sockpuppet

You'll get a work permit. They hand them out like candy.

Places like www.1stcontact.co.uk will do everything from setting up a bank account to running your money through a Ltd company to get you the ost wonga at month end. They charge about 5%. There are other companies out there that do this as well, best to read some reviews before you commit to one though.

Thanks

1stcontact looks good - even an office in Australia which helps

**midstein** · 16 November 2006, 07:20

Originally posted by tim123

<fleetwood>

What is it that makes your wife's parents grander than normal people's parents?

(Hint, the parents of ones parents, are "grandparents")

</fleetwood>

tim

ok, I added an extra space - I could have saved myself an extra key stroke

Australian wanting to contract in UK/Europe