About the Book
Are you looking for a land where the government has provided an environment where the rule of law exists, where property rights are protected, where human initiative and hard work are encouraged and rewarded, where the local people are tolerant and where people from any background can succeed in their career or run an honest business and prosper? The UK is that country. It is a land of promise and opportunity and the UK needs you if you have good written and spoken English, are young, skilled, hard working, ambitious, and willing to learn and adapt.With an ageing population, shortage of taxpayers to meet future pension payments, shortage of skilled professionals in a range of areas from medicine, engineering, IT, computer science, maths and science, social services and accountancy, the UK needs you. The UK has much to offer: among other things a politically stable nation, a law-abiding and tolerant people, world class universities, free schooling and child-friendly policies, free health care, and a beautiful country to live in.It is a privilege to live in the UK. If you have the qualities mentioned above and are ready to acquire UK qualifications, if required, then nothing can stop your career from taking off in the UK.While a degree from a British university ensures you a bright future, studying at Oxford university, Cambridge University, University College London or the London School of Economics can transform your life and your job prospects. This book tells you about the Best Scholarships for Studying in the UK.However, there are some pitfalls on the way which you must be made aware of. Your UK life should be a positive and life-changing experience, bringing new qualifications, a new career, financial security, growth and opportunities. It should not be a humiliating, unhappy or tragic experience. Without such guidance, at best you could get talked to as if you were an idiot.You could have difficulties in getting a job; be the butt of jokes among colleagues if you do manage to get a job; be treated badly in general by locals; and face a closed door instead of opportunities. At worst, your life could depend on it, as the experiences of some foreigners mentioned in this book testify. You need to realise that you are vulnerable as a newly arrived foreigner in the UK. Newly arrived foreigners in the UK are very vulnerable both as victims of crime and as lawbreakers themselves. Migrants need to be aware of the law on practical aspects of UK life. One of the aims of this book is to do just that for you. Need guidance about life in the UK? Are you keen to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities and rewards available to hardworking people in the UK? You need to be prepared for UK and that is the purpose of this book: to prepare you for it. This book honestly answers the questions that all those new to the UK want answered. This book warns you of the mistakes that you should not make. It warns you that there are certain things you might unthinkingly do, which may not be offences in your home country, but could be a criminal offence in the UK.This is a practical guide divided into sections dealing with different aspects of UK life. Beginning with early arrival issues such as the latest Covid rules, travel, immigration, warm clothing, accommodation, food, the guide then moves on to deeper issues that concern new migrants in the UK such as transport, housing, jobs, permanent residency, financial matters, settling into the community, studying in the UK, Brexit and its effects, and What Not To Do in the UK. Check out how others have rated it at www.goodreads.com.
About the Author: Dickens, Hardy, Hopkins, Chaucer, Wordsworth, Shelley, Keats, Shakespeare, Milton, Maugham, Emerson... you name it - we had them all. Works by such authors lined our bookshelves at home in India. Our wealth was mostly in our heads. This was the type of home I was born into in 1965. Apart from being Christians another way in which we were different from people around us was that we spoke English at home. In India, that was unusual. After a degree in Economics in 1982, I added an MBA in 1985. I worked for a while as a Civil Servant in India. I soon got bored with pushing files. In 1995 I arrived at Reading University, UK, to study for a Postgraduate degree in Economics. The scholarship I came on is listed in this book. I learnt a lot about UK university life. Being Christians has given us a unique opportunity. We have been invited into hundreds of British homes and have had the privilege of observing the British people from close up. All insights derived from this close association are passed on to you in this book. As the years passed in the UK, my family's roots in the UK got strengthened. My children were born here in the UK. We, my wife and I, realised how much we loved this country and with the Home Office's co-operation decided to make the UK our home. Meanwhile, I had found my metier in life: to be a writer. Since then I have been a professional observer of life in the UK. While I have a great regard for this land, I am also aware that like any country there are problems here too. I am an INFP. It is a personality type based on the MBTI-the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Those who have it get a great deal of satisfaction from helping others grow and develop. My life's mission is to write books that help other migrants after me understand this country, make the most of opportunities here, contribute to UK society, and avoid nasty surprises. In short: to prepare new migrants for UK life.
