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So, Scot Goons, in five months I will flee Canada and land in your beautiful nation with £8000, a two year work visa, and zero degrees or work experience to my name beyond punishingly niche industries (digital anti-piracy / content management, and plastics manufacturing). Tell me the secrets to surviving in the fine city of Edinburgh, preferably those most relevant to finding employment as I already have living quarters locked down. How is public transportation? What hurdles will I face acquiring a motorcycle? Where in the city should I absolutely avoid? Are there stairs in the houses there? 
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Mar 13, 2016 13:45
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Eight thousand pounds will last you about six months or so btw. Jobs are easy to come by at Festival time but outside that I am not really sure what your situation might be. Food service, retail and bar jobs I should think.
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Mar 16, 2016 10:37
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Also you'll need a job that makes more than £35,000 / year to not get kicked out of the country, a law which is supposed to go into effect in April. I'm not even sure how you got a two year visa to the UK right now without even having a job lined up, given how utterly hostile the current administration is to non-EU workers (including--actually particulary--commonwealthers). Tons of articles on this, but e.g. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...e-a6814841.html
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Mar 16, 2016 14:21
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Well, that's for migrants there longer than five years. I'm coming over on the two-year youth mobility visa for commonwealth citizens which has few restrictions on it. Is the market really that hostile right now? Honestly that's my greatest concern, being unable to find work because I am Canadian. 
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Mar 16, 2016 15:10
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Oh, yeah you're right. I had heard about it but I'm not British and don't live in the UK so I haven't really cared enough to follow it closely. I don't think it's that the market is so hostile, it's more the the government. Scotland used to be doing a lot better than the rest of the UK, but since it's basically an oil state I bet they're not doing so hot right now. Anyway I have no firsthand knowledge, don't trust me.
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Saladman posted:Oh, yeah you're right. I had heard about it but I'm not British and don't live in the UK so I haven't really cared enough to follow it closely. Edinburgh is one of the most international cities in the UK. And Scotland as a whole loves the commonwealth because Highland Clearances and Potato Famine. The main problem is the OPs apparent lack of valuable skills. Whether he makes it is basically up to his hustle.
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