hi to all

[katie37pinayuk]

well you can apply for ILR in 2 years, unless the gov is forced into changing it from 5 years back to 4 years... or maybe they will change it again in march/april

oh who knows what the changes will be, oh i think it might effect all on work permits, maybe they will allow a transition period.. i hope your reading up on it lady

are you a care worker or a nurse katie ?

for senior care workers some changes
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/wor...orcareworkers/

thanks for the link. im not a nurse. i practiced as a medical technologist in the Philippines but did not get a placement in the laboratory, but was lucky enough to get a senior carer's job on 2005. i still work in a care setting but now manage the residential unit in a nursing and residential centre, which sponsored my new 5 year work permit. well, all i can do now is hope that my status will stay unaffected by the changes this spring...or else...

this site is the most welcoming...to confess ...this is the first time i joined a forum...

[joebloggs]

. i practiced as a medical technologist in the Philippines but did not get a placement in the laboratory

my wife is a registered doc in the phils, but she needs to pass her plab exams to work here is a doc, she took the plab1 last week, but it was really difficult, so looks like she be taking it again in april , she works in the nhs as a SATO (senior assistant technical officer) part time, and get paid nearly as much as me ..

once you get your ILR, keep trying to get into the nhs, its worth it..