<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I do not know if the British visa system is like the US one but there was 3 visas I was potentially eligible for.<div><br></div><div>* Without a degree. More money has to be handed over as a security net. Harder to get.</div><div>* Degree required. In a profession that needs certain expertise.</div><div>* Then the O-1 visa which is regarding aliens of extraordinary talent. While their text focuses on Nobel Peace Prizes and such, if you have some published material and are known in the industry, it was suggested that it is a viable option.</div><div><br></div><div>It's a tricky process unfortunately. More than it should be in my opinion.</div><div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">–––</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Zach Inglis</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Swiss 721 SWA'; ">London Made<span style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">, Partner</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(177, 162, 164); "><span style="font: 12.0px 'Swiss 721 SWA'">Mobile:</span> +447800 838961</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(177, 162, 164); "><span style="font: 12.0px 'Swiss 721 SWA'">Blog:</span> <a href="http://zachinglis.com">http://zachinglis.com</a> | <span style="font: 12.0px 'Swiss 721 SWA'">Web:</span> <a href="http://londonmade.co.uk">http://londonmade.co.uk</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(177, 162, 164); "><span style="font: 12.0px 'Swiss 721 SWA'">Twitter:</span> <a href="http://twitter.com/zachinglis">http://twitter.com/zachinglis</a> | <span style="font: 12.0px 'Swiss 721 SWA'">LinkedIn:</span> <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/zachinglis">http://linkedin.com/in/zachinglis</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>On 23 Sep 2010, at 16:13, Chris Parsons wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><blockquote type="cite">From: Rob Lacey <<a href="mailto:contact@robl.me">contact@robl.me</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I do wonder why an awful lot of jobs require degrees in Computer<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Science or related fields, before even getting your foot in the door.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I worked in ISP and Web Development for 12 years and I studied Music<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Technology, and I've worked with extremely capable people who didn't<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">even go to university. So it doesn't really seem to matter.<br></blockquote><br>The system has changed recently, but we took legal advice on a job ad<br>a couple of years back and found that if we didn't require a degree,<br>the job wouldn't be sufficiently 'high end' enough to allow us to get<br>a visa for a non-EU candidate on it.<br><br>This immigration system is all based on points now, but it might still<br>be a reason that businesses stick a degree requirement on a job ad<br>just in case.<br><br>Chris<br><br>-- <br>Chris Parsons<br>CEO ~ Eden Development<br><br>Office: +44 (0)845 0097 094<br>Email: <a href="mailto:chris@edendevelopment.co.uk">chris@edendevelopment.co.uk</a><br>Web: <a href="http://edendevelopment.co.uk">http://edendevelopment.co.uk</a><br><br>This e-mail is from Eden Development. It has been sent in confidence<br>to the named addressee(s). This<br>message may contain legally privileged information and is for the use<br>of the addressee(s) only. If you<br>are not the intended recipient you must not use, reveal, copy,<br>distribute or print this message. Please<br>notify the sender by return e-mail and then delete the message from<br>your computer system. Thank<br>you. Your contact details will be held and used by us in accordance<br>with the Data Protection Act.<br>Eden Development Limited is registered in England. Our registration<br>number is: 5212702. Our<br>registered office is: Eden Development, Venta Court, 20 Jewry St,<br>Winchester, SO23 8FE.<br>_______________________________________________<br>Chat mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Chat@lists.lrug.org">Chat@lists.lrug.org</a><br>http://lists.lrug.org/listinfo.cgi/chat-lrug.org<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>