Leanne Shrosbree
  Leanne Shrosbree   ● Aug 11, 2013

How to open a UK bank account as an Australian

If you’d like your life in the UK to get off to a smooth start, sorting out your UK bank account is a must. Opening a UK bank account is noto...

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lady
  1st Contact   ● Aug 10, 2013

1st Contact urges caution when dealing with visa companie...

Visa and immigration companies were in the media spotlight recently, when many disheartened clients of a particular global visa and immigratio...

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lady
  Staff Writer   ● Mar 1, 2013

Top tips for start ups

If you are starting a business, it is important to ensure that you choose the right tax structure.

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lady
  1st Contact   ● Jan 8, 2013

TB testing for South Africans going to UK

South Africans intending to go to the UK for 6 months or more will now have to undergo tuberculosis testing as part of the visa application pr...

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Leanne Shrosbree
  Leanne Shrosbree   ● Dec 4, 2012

20 interesting facts about air travel

Maximum speeds, the longest flights, flight attendants’ weight and pilots’ meals – here are 20 little-known facts and snippets about air trave...

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Leanne Shrosbree
  Leanne Shrosbree   ● Nov 6, 2012

For butter or wors: Your guide to South African shops in ...

If you’re a Saffa who's new to the UK, you might already be missing some favourite flavours from home. But don’t fret - there are many physic...

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lady
  Staff Writer   ● Aug 1, 2012

7 ways to beat the “Heathrow Injection”

The urban dictionary defines the Heathrow Injection as “a metaphor for the weight one inevitably gains when one migrates to London for an exte...

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John Dunn: Citizenship and Immigration Manager
  John Dunn   ● Jun 7, 2012

20 interesting facts about migration

Us humans having been seeking greener pastures for about as long as we’ve been on the planet. Here is some interesting information about migra...

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lady
  Staff Writer   ● Nov 8, 2011

Case study: Mother from pre-independence India

A client wants to register as British because her mother was born in pre-Independence India, and based on recent anti-gender discrimination. H...

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