Live and Work in London

London is a fantastic city from the cosmopolitan dynamism in Soho and the magnificent view from the millennium eye to the historic gems of the Big Ben and the Tower of London.

You encounter Irish people inhabit a London-area next to Jewish and Muslim people. In some parts you will meet Greeks, Americans, New Zealand, Australia, Germans, and Africans. It is definitely one of the most multiethnic cities in the world.

In view of beauty, fame and the size of London it is no wonder that so many people choose to live, work and live there.

Lives and works in London

Many school leavers and university graduates leave South Africa to live and work in London, where studies are completed. Some come for a few months and others stay the entire two years of their working visas permit. Two-year work visa is the most common among the South Africans who want to come and work in Britain. However, there is opportunity to achieve a highly skilled immigrants Visa, which has restrictions on employment or length of time allowed in the United Kingdom. This is a very attractive option for South Africans who seek to live and work in England for a longer period. Most people do not actually know about this visa, and therefore not even consider working in the United Kingdom an opportunity - because they believe they are ineligible (if not necessarily true in all).

During their time in London, the South Africans, provided with opportunities to explore a world foreign to their own, which includes new cultures and experiences that will stay with them long after they have returned to South Africa.

Many South Africans go to London to earn money while they travel in order to get money back and start their lives independently and in a good financial base. The invaluable international experience as they accumulate and working in London makes them much more employable when they have returned home. Since there are so incredible work opportunities in the UK for qualified and experienced candidates from South Africa, it is actually easier to find jobs in Britain than many think. Although this is a popular solution is in a foreign country for a long time away from your family and friends is not easy. Many South Africans have only just realized how blessed they are to live in such a warm and friendly country where they have left. They return to South Africa and enriched with a new passion for their country.

South Africans in London

To make the transition to London from South Africa is not as difficult as it used to be. Any South African who has been in London will tell you that when you walk around town South African accents fill your ears with the comfort of home. Afrikaans is also widespread, so do not talk about someone on the tube in Afrikaans - they can just say it.

There are social clubs, braai clubs and even online dating services for South Africans. A trip to the South African shop will delight and never disappoint those who feel a little home sick and desperately need the culinary comforts of home. Biltong, Nik-Naks, Mrs Balls and Marmite are just some of the treasures that adorn this gold mine in the middle of London, 9027 kilometers from home. Any South African who has lived and worked in London will tell you that a trip to Springbok Pub is an absolutely crucial if you want a night out SA style. South African politicians gathered here to see the Spring Boks take on opponents on the rugby fields of the world, and when it comes to a struggle against the British Lions fans don their green and gold jerseys and gather to celebrate their country and allegiance, even if they live in lion area.

South Africans have access to newspapers, magazines, television programs and radio stations from all over South Africa, which enables them to keep in touch with what is happening back home.

Feeling a little homesick is only natural when you arrive in this fast-paced city. The people you meet, whether they are Kiwis, British and other South Africans, will enrich your life dramatically. Learning to live outside your comfort zone in another country with different cultures and traditions is not always easy. However, it is a very rewarding and wonderful experience, why so many South Africans leave home every year and travels to London.