Jesus I need a contract

[gingerjedi]

Australia is a much better country than the UK

Me<- Aussie working in the UK

So what are you doing here then? Bugger off to the better country and free up a job for an Indian.

[NeverBeenNorthOfTheM25]

So what are you doing here then? Bugger off to the better country and free up a job for an Indian.

Ouch! Racist ......... true ......... but racist .......... still my names not Akram so I dont care

[SueEllen]

So aussies can work here but we can't go there
Doesn't sound very fair

Lots of my friends are married to or are marrying Aussies.

So now I have fun winding them up in sports I'm not interested in.

[zemoxyl]

Australia is a much better country than the UK

Me<- Aussie working in the UK

So you can just wander in here without a visa, but we need on to get into Oz ?

[Tarquin Farquhar]

So aussies can work here but we can't go there
Doesn't sound very fair

It isn't true, as stated.

[gingerjedi]

Ouch! Racist ......... true ......... but racist .......... still my names not Akram so I dont care

Its a long running joke on here... except it's no longer just a joke.

No malice intended.

[NeverBeenNorthOfTheM25]

So you can just wander in here without a visa, but we need on to get into Oz ?

nope its called having a dual passport ........ god bless my British dad! But dont worry he was from Surrey ...... the nice part of Britain.

[gadgetman]

Don't think that's what I said! I'd guess Aussies still need a similar (?) visa to work in the UK.

So aussies can work here but we can't go there
Doesn't sound very fair

[Gonzo]

Don't think that's what I said! I'd guess Aussies still need a similar (?) visa to work in the UK.

It depends on whether they qualify for an ancestry visa by having a British parent or grandparent, which many do.

The UK welcomes these people back without any restrictions. Afterall, it's not their fault that their parents decided to move to some hellhole on the other side of the world.

EDIT: Just checked, the ancestry visa is only available to commonwealth citizens with British ancestry and holders can't claim any benefits but can live and work in the UK with no restrictions.

[SBK1972]

Update.

Had a second interview on Friday morning @ 8am, and have just heard I got the gig, which is cool :-) I had to take a hit on the day rate, but considering location i.e not in London, then fair play. Ive gone for the quality of life angle, over the out and out top ££££ position.

Hoping the position will give me some good involvement with SUSE and AIX, so will hoover up as much knowlegde as I can get :-)

Start in 2 weeks.

Best of luck for the other guys on the bench, hope you all get something.

Simon