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Is your visa still valid? If so, move to London anyways. You've already quit your job and sold your stuff. Chances are if you qualified for Google, you'll find

Is your visa still valid? If so, move to London anyways. You've already quit your job and sold your stuff. Chances are if you qualified for Google, you'll find work there. In for a penny, in for a pound, as the Brits say.

darknavi 4y ago
It's definitely possible to thrive here but moving somewhere with a _much_ higher cost of living without having a job is a bold move.
- namdnay 4y ago
  for a software engineer, i think the risk is close to 0 :)
  - throwaway743 4y ago
    That's a big assumption to make.
- ghaff 4y ago
  And, to be frank (if sympathetic), I'm not sure unemployed Russian wanting to move to London has the strongest hand to play right now, even if the software developer job market is still reasonably strong.
vladharbuz 4y ago
A sponsored Skilled Worker Visa becomes invalid 60 days after employment ends.
- incone123 4y ago
  In this case the employment never even started. The 60 days is for people already in the country to either move out or find another visa sponsor.
  - toomanyrichies 4y ago
    Only 60 days? Wow. Given how long the interview process can be for some skilled positions (as evidenced by the author's lengthy hiring process), I'm surprised this window for finding a replacement job is so short.
    - rwmj 4y ago
      A rule of thumb for dealing with the Home Office is that nothing is done out of kindness or common sense (or even legality). Everything is done with the aim of removing from or denying entry to as many people as possible. And even at this "job" it is mostly ineffective.
incone123 4y ago
UK work visas are linked to the specific employer so they become invalid if the offer is withdrawn.
andgein 4y ago
Hi! I'm not sure if my visa is valid, and all "immigration consultants" can not answer me directly. My short-term entry visa is attached to my Certificate of Sponsorship, which has been revoked together with the contract. Be default I assume that my visa is revoked too, because I don't want to take that chance.
- glitchc 4y ago
  That's fair.
mmxmb 4y ago
Assuming this is a T2 Skilled worker visa, working for an approved employer that sponsored the visa application is one of the conditions of this visa type. Very similar to H1B.

darknavi 4y ago

It's definitely possible to thrive here but moving somewhere with a _much_ higher cost of living without having a job is a bold move.

namdnay 4y ago
for a software engineer, i think the risk is close to 0 :)
- throwaway743 4y ago
  That's a big assumption to make.
ghaff 4y ago
And, to be frank (if sympathetic), I'm not sure unemployed Russian wanting to move to London has the strongest hand to play right now, even if the software developer job market is still reasonably strong.

vladharbuz 4y ago

A sponsored Skilled Worker Visa becomes invalid 60 days after employment ends.

incone123 4y ago
In this case the employment never even started. The 60 days is for people already in the country to either move out or find another visa sponsor.
- toomanyrichies 4y ago
  Only 60 days? Wow. Given how long the interview process can be for some skilled positions (as evidenced by the author's lengthy hiring process), I'm surprised this window for finding a replacement job is so short.
  - rwmj 4y ago
    A rule of thumb for dealing with the Home Office is that nothing is done out of kindness or common sense (or even legality). Everything is done with the aim of removing from or denying entry to as many people as possible. And even at this "job" it is mostly ineffective.

incone123 4y ago

UK work visas are linked to the specific employer so they become invalid if the offer is withdrawn.

andgein 4y ago

Hi! I'm not sure if my visa is valid, and all "immigration consultants" can not answer me directly. My short-term entry visa is attached to my Certificate of Sponsorship, which has been revoked together with the contract. Be default I assume that my visa is revoked too, because I don't want to take that chance.

glitchc 4y ago
That's fair.

mmxmb 4y ago

Assuming this is a T2 Skilled worker visa, working for an approved employer that sponsored the visa application is one of the conditions of this visa type. Very similar to H1B.