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My husband is UK citizen and would like to return to the UK now that his parents are older.
He is currently in a C-level role in the US.
Any advice on how to make the transition back to the UK? Headhunter/recruiters suggestions? Should we just relocate and hope he find something.
thanks
Honestly ... it is very hard. I was in a pretty senior position in my own profession when I tried to move back to the UK. Despite working for a very well known firm, having an MBA and having years of good experience, I couldn't even get an interview. Eventually, a recruiter explained it.
1. They didn't understand my experience because much of it was outside the UK.
2. They didn't know my clients (companies like Pirelli, Philip Morris, Firmenich, Nestle, etc.) because they were not UK based.
3. They certainly didn't want to pay expenses to interview me (though I never asked for that).
4. They were more comfortable interviewing someone from 4 tube stops away.
By all means start looking from the US but be aware that you may have to move back without a job at the level you would like. Alternatively, find a US company that is looking to fill a position in the UK.
I was in Switzerland at the time and ended up transferring with my company to the USA.
Honestly ... it is very hard. I was in a pretty senior position in my own profession when I tried to move back to the UK. Despite working for a very well known firm, having an MBA and having years of good experience, I couldn't even get an interview. Eventually, a recruiter explained it.
1. They didn't understand my experience because much of it was outside the UK.
2. They didn't know my clients (companies like Pirelli, Philip Morris, Firmenich, Nestle, etc.) because they were not UK based.
3. They certainly didn't want to pay expenses to interview me (though I never asked for that).
4. They were more comfortable interviewing someone from 4 tube stops away.
By all means start looking from the US but be aware that you may have to move back without a job at the level you would like. Alternatively, find a US company that is looking to fill a position in the UK.
I was in Switzerland at the time and ended up transferring with my company to the USA.
Thank you those are sort of the roadblocks I see. He did have 1 interview a while back but nothing panned out on that. He is more engaged now on searching in the UK and is there regularly. I could easily work for my current employer in the UK but my job isn't what pays the bills ;-).
Thank you those are sort of the roadblocks I see. He did have 1 interview a while back but nothing panned out on that. He is more engaged now on searching in the UK and is there regularly. I could easily work for my current employer in the UK but my job isn't what pays the bills ;-).
The more senior you are the harder it is. A lot of the hiring for those types of jobs (C suite) are based on networking and becoming known within that network. And that us where the recruiters and head-hunters are looking. Even if your hubby is qualified, he is not known in the UK and that is one of the road-blocks.
Honestly ... it is very hard. I was in a pretty senior position in my own profession when I tried to move back to the UK. Despite working for a very well known firm, having an MBA and having years of good experience, I couldn't even get an interview. Eventually, a recruiter explained it.
1. They didn't understand my experience because much of it was outside the UK.
2. They didn't know my clients (companies like Pirelli, Philip Morris, Firmenich, Nestle, etc.) because they were not UK based.
3. They certainly didn't want to pay expenses to interview me (though I never asked for that).
4. They were more comfortable interviewing someone from 4 tube stops away.
By all means start looking from the US but be aware that you may have to move back without a job at the level you would like. Alternatively, find a US company that is looking to fill a position in the UK.
I was in Switzerland at the time and ended up transferring with my company to the USA.
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Originally Posted by Nausikaa
Getting a spouse visa should be your first consideration. It can be quite difficult/expensive these days.
Really? My kids have UK passports and my husband does too. How hard can it to be to get a spouse visa? We were married in the UK.
I've just applied for a settlement visa so we can move back. My husband and daughter are UK citizens. To apply cost about $2700 ( including courier service and the new healthcare surcharge) and we hope they approve it.
The UK citizen has to have a job or a job offer and has to have met financial minimums, proof of accommodation and relationship. The documentation required is significant and very specific. That gets you 2.5 years if approved. Then you do it again. It's a crazy process.
I'm originally from Dublin, but have lived in Wash DC for 25 years. In 2013 I spent 20 weeks in Dublin for family issues. For multiple reasons I was glad to get back to the US, and I'm not c-suite.
Really? My kids have UK passports and my husband does too. How hard can it to be to get a spouse visa? We were married in the UK.
Nothing to do with your kids, or where you were married. Rules were changed two years ago.
From my memory, your UK spouse will have to have a job making at least $18.5k pounds, and have had it for 3 months I believe. If he doesn't have a job, you have to have 62.5k pounds in a savings account, and it has to have been there for six months, under your control. No gifts or loans. No 3rd party sponsors. The $62.5k pounds must stay in savings for 2.5 years, until you apply for ILR. There are more rules after that. You cannot apply for citizenship until you have been in UK for five years. You cannot claim benefits during this time, although you would be eligible for NHS.
Need to check appropriate links for proper info - I'm just stating this by memory.
Nothing to do with your kids, or where you were married. Rules were changed two years ago.
From my memory, your UK spouse will have to have a job making at least $18.5k pounds, and have had it for 3 months I believe. If he doesn't have a job, you have to have 62.5k pounds in a savings account, and it has to have been there for six months, under your control. No gifts or loans. No 3rd party sponsors. The $62.5k pounds must stay in savings for 2.5 years, until you apply for ILR. There are more rules after that. You cannot apply for citizenship until you have been in UK for five years. You cannot claim benefits during this time, although you would be eligible for NHS.
Need to check appropriate links for proper info - I'm just stating this by memory.
You may be right, but she can definitely get a visa to live and work in the UK. She won't necessarily be granted citizenship but will be able to get a temporary permit of some kind. Citizen comes further down the line, but really doesn't matter so long as she can enter and live in the meantime.
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