Living in Scotland...?

Question

I live in Arizona and was wondering what it takes in order to live in Scotland. I'm wanting to move there and need some advice on the requirements to live in either Glasgow or Edinburgh?

Answer 1

well there is a few options you have to get residency in the UK.

1) your very rich and so you have a lot of money to invest in the UK, and this will allow you indefinite leave to remain, but you will not be allowed to work.

2) you find a job before you arrive so that you receive a work permit for the employer allowing you to stay and work here, This is getting very difficult for non EU citizens as when an employer offers you the job, they have to prove that the reason they are doing it is because nobody in the rest of the EU can do that job as well as you. They also have to pay a lot of fees to do this as well

3) you enter the highly skilled migrants programme, and if you have skills we are in need of, or you have a lot of qualifications and are young and have high earning potential, you can gain enough points to gain residency and work Visa's and can find a job once your here

it's a very tough process and the odd'sare stacked against you, as thhe restrictions on immigration have been tightend in the past few years, because as an Island we are getting full with not really enough jobs and houses for our own citizens so we are only looking to take in the best of the best as far as imigrants from outside the EU is concerned.

enquire at your nearest British embassy to find out what your chances are of sucesfully entering the UK, thats the only way to find out for sure

Answer 2

well job and living wise edinburgh is better. it also has better airport and train connections. but its always very busy and over crowed because allot of people from glasgow also travel to work here

but glasgow is cheaper and allot slower paced

Answer 3

Hi Alex, at the moment the housing market in Scotland is still stronger than the rest of the UK (Edinburgh is still a bit more expensive than Glasgow but not much in it). The challenge would be to get a mortgage on a property, (the credit crunch is making borrowing much more difficult). Also, the UK is heading for a recession, so jobs will be harder to come by (depending on your line of work..especially hard hit already is the construction industry).

On the plus side you won't need to spend a fortune on air con here!

Scotland is a great "small" country and basing yourself in either city will give you ample opportunity to explore.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Besides contacting the British Home Office and British Embassy in Washington, as suggested by various friends, I would also get in touch with the British Chamber of Commerce in Washington.

Answer 5

oh oh move to Hamilton thats where i live its good

Answer 6

You better get in touch with the Home Office immigration department here.  They've got a website which will give you all the info you need.  There are new laws however for migrants from outside the EU (that means you) which only allows entry into the UK on a points basis.