Hi
Apologies if this has been answered a million times before.
I'm British, living in Hong Kong with my British husband. We have an employee (nanny/ housekeeper who is single with no UK marriage plans) from the Philippines who has become a good friend and we genuinely want to help her have a better life. We plan to return to the UK within 2 years and our friend would like to come with us and I want to plan ahead to make the process as painfree as possible. Has anyone done a similar thing? Is there a supportive community in London that will help her settle in?
What are the pros/ cons of different visa options? We're thinking maybe she could study at Uni (we'll fund everything) and come on a student visa. Another alternative is a foreign domestic worker visa- but I'd like her to be able to get a qualification for a better job and am not clear if this is allowed on this visa. I'm a bit worried a student visa will mean she'll get a good qualification but will be unable to settle in the UK for visa reasons afterwards and have to go back to washing people's dirty laundry in Hong Kong. Any tips towards careers that are better immigration-wise?
Thanks for replying to this rambling posting!
