What made you move to the UK
Hello expats living in the UK? I wonder what it is about the UK that made you want to move there? How was the reality Vs expectation? Where did you move frmo ?
Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
The Britain Expats forum is a community of people that have moved to the UK from overseas. This is the place for Expats to meet and discuss anything about the British way of life.
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Introduce yourself to the forum
Hi I'm Kelly, I'm an Aussie and my hubby is dual UK/Aussie as are our kids. We have lived in Australia all our married life and have decided to head to the UK to join hubby's family business. We are hoping to head over first week of March, so the last 3 months I have been madly selling off all our stuff, organising passports and trying to get my visa. Still waiting on the visa.... Hopefully will…
Are there jobs for Physician Assistants in the UK?
Hello, I'm thinking about retraining as a PA. Apparently they're known as Physician Associates in the UK. They work in hospitals, GP practices, and mental health services under the supervision of a senior doctor. Salaries typically start around £48,000 for newly qualified staff and can reach over £57,000 for experienced PAs, both are a higher band than nurses but they also undergo longer tuition…
Financial requirement when combining income with an employment gap
Currently wife is on a spouse visa 5 year route on the previous financial requirement (£18600) but looking to apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR). Expected application date: August 2026. My (sponsor) earnings combined from self employment and employment between April 2025 to April 2026 meet the threshold/requirement. My employment had started on November 2025 , and ended in May 2026 , and…
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Child dependant visa
Hi, it's been 12 weeks since I applied for my child visa outside the UK as I am on a spouse visa, I received an email to pay for IHS, which I paid immediately, Is asking to pay for IHS a good sign of approval cause I'm worried
Returning to UK
Hi I have been living in Spain for about 13years I live alone I am 77 years young and now want to reutrn to my country UK Any help please xx
South African passport renewal in UK- my experience
I’m a South African citizen with ILR in UK. I’d like to share my experience of applying for new passport here. You can apply for it at 3 VFS Global centres: Manchester, London, Edinburgh. Dept of Home Affairs launched new application process in June 2022, with VFS as official outsourcing partner. They promised this would speed up the wait times for new passports. Prior to that you had to apply via…
SMS Verification required to connect to public wifi?
My daughter will be arriving at Heathrow Airport from abroad with no roaming cellular service. Does registration for connecting to the free public wifi at Heathrow involve receiving a verification One-Time Code via Email or SMS? Because without active cellular service, she won't be able to get that code needed to connect to the free public wifi, and can't activate the UK eSIM to obtain a UK phone…
ILR set O payslip and bank statement
I just received my payslip today, 26 May, but on the top it says 31 May 2026. Now, I'll get paid on the 29th May. And I'll apply for my ILR set O on the 1st of June. Will this be an issue that the date on my payslip is 31 May and I am paid on 29th May?