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I have created this page because i thought the information contained in this blog would help you and you
would have little less hard time compared to me.

One who comes to London will have following questions in his/her mind.I have tried to answers almost all questions but you can probably contact me by posting comment to get more info.

• How much Pound i should carry for the first time ?

You should carry atleast £ 1400 to £ 1600 GBP with you ,so you can survive quite easily for atleast 3 months.

• What are the living expense in London ?

Living expense depends upon the area where you live and on life style but single person survive in £ 300 to £ 400 quite easily.For a couble expense would much more higher.If couple wants to live in Sharing house then it would cost you around £ 650 and in rented 1 BHK flat , it would cost you around £ 1000.

Please note this figures including everything like Council Tax , Water , Electricity & Gas etc.

• What is best place to live in London initially ?

I would recommend to start with Wembley as you will feel pretty homely in Wembley and you will get everything in cheap price plus you get every item which you get in India.

There are lots of ppl who lives in far far away from Wembley but they come to Wembley for stuffsA like Groceries , Autentic Restuarant etc.

I used to be fan of Kashmiri soda which i used to drink a lot in my childhood but afterward it wasnt available in India but i do find it here in Wembley ,so i guess you got my point.

• Where to get to Pound converted from INR ?

There are so many banks and agents who does it.Here are few of them.

Thomas cook

Moneygram

Western Union Monry Transfer

SBI

BOB

HDFC

ICICI

• Who will give best rate for GBP ?

The Bank of Baroda will give the best rate for conversion.SBI is also good in that case.

• How to book flight ticket ?

Go for Makemytrip.com because there you get special rates setup by makemytrip.com else you will have to pay more if you go for some local agent.

• what is the best time to enter in UK ?

Starting of March is the best time to enter in UK because you get around 6 months to settled down before the bluddy winter starts.

• Do i need to carry chest X-ray or not with me ?

You must carry the X-ray for Chest with you because if you dont get it with you then you will have to queue for X-ray in immigration area and which would waste a lot of time.

• How to reach to particular destination from Heathrow airport ?

London is famous for its Transp0ort.You get all kind of of transport from Heathrow.Just come out immigration area and you will find sign boards which would lead you to bus station or taxi stand.Please dont forget to have Costa's coffee before you leave Heathrow.

• Where and how to get accommodation and will it fit into my budget or not ?

Search for accomodation using gumtree.com.its one of the best site i have ever seen.It has very good search options.Just select the part in gumtree and search for accomodation which suits to you.Note that Wembley is in North London.

• What are the ways of public transport in London ?

London stands second in Transportation across the world ( Japan is first ).

There are four ways for public transport.

1. The world famous Underground Tube ( Cuts down the journey time to great extent )
2. Bus ( Chepest One )
3. National Rails ( Fucking costly )
4. Tram ( No idea )

• How to plan the travel ?

Go to http://tfl.gov.uk or http://transportdirect.info and plan the travel using Post codes.

• What is Oyster Card and where to get it from ?

Oyest Card is common pass for Bus and Underground trains. You can get it from Any train station or from any local news agent.

If you do not have Oyster card then jouney within one zone would cost you £ 2 but if you have oyster card then same journey would cost you £ 1.

You can get more info on ,

https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/oyster/entry.do

• How to get mobile number in London and what docs are required to get the mobile number in London ?

There are two possible options available.

1. Pay as go ( In india - prepaid )
2. Monthly Pay ( In India - post paid )

You have to go for Pay as go option because for second option you need to enter into 12 0r 18 months contract with your sim card verdor and as you will be new to UK , no one will give you contract.

Pay as go is damn costly but easily available where in Monthly pay has very good schemes and cheap compared to pay as you go.

• How to and where to start job hunting ?

I am an IT guy ,so i have only idea about IT.

Before you start your hunting , i would recommend to visit famous place of london coz you may not get leisure time afterwards.

For IT guys here are the wellknown job portals.

1. www.jobserve.com
2. www.cwjobs.co.uk ( I got the job using this oneA )
3. www.jobsite.co.uk
4. www.s1jobs.com ( Only for scotland jobs )

• How to prepare for Interview ?

Before you prepare yourself for an interview , you need to prepare the resume as per UK standards.

N most imp things in UK standard based resume is that you need to do lot of show off that you have done this n that blaw blaw...

If you have any certification than use their logo in resume. Logos are very important because UK's consultants gets lot of resume per day and they dont have time to go though it ,so if you put logo then they will find it more interasting.

Now coming down to your preparations,

Go and buy new Complete suit if you are not carrying it with you.You must wear a suit while going for any interview for any kind of job.

Speaks slowly and softly.

Make them believe that you are the only one who fits into the job spec.

You will be able to crack the interviews quite easily if you follow above guidance because in UK technical knowldge does not matter as compared to personality.

• What are the most famous place of London to visit ?

1. Buckingham Palace

2. Charing Cross Road

3. Chinatown

4. Commercial Street

5. Connaught Square

6. Docklands, The

7. Elephant and Castle

8. Fleet Street

9. Haymarket

10. Imperial War Museum

11. Kensington Gardens

12. Mall, The

13. Millenium Dome, The

14. Monument to the Great Fire of London, The

15. Museum of London, The

16. National Gallery, The

17. Old Bailey, The

18. Oxford Street

19. Portobello Road

20. Regent Street

21. Royal Albert Hall, The

22. Royal Botanic Gardens

23. Russell Square

24. Science Museum, The

25. Shaftsbury Avenue

26. St Pauls Cathedral

27. Tate Britain

28. Tate Modern

29. Tottenham Court Road

30. Tower Bridge

31. Tower of London, The

32. Trafalgar Square

33. Victoria and Albert Museum, The

34. Westminster Abbey

• How to and which Broadband i should go for ?

Go for O2 broadband.Its number one in terms of customer service and operation else you can go for Virgin broadband as well.

• Where to get home stuffs from ?

1. IKEA ( Cheapest - Entire house hold items )
2. Argos ( very good for electric and small furniture )
3. ASDA ( Groceries n almost everything )
4. TESCO ( Value for money )
5. Sainsbury's
6. Morrisons
7. V.B & Sons ( Awesome pickles and Groceries )
8. Fruit AsiaA ( Very good for Vegetables and Groceries )

• How to make calls india ?

The chepest option is using www.voipraider.com

Best quality , www.airtelcallhome.com or www.skype.com

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