WELCOME
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

HOW DOES THE PROGRAM WORK ?

  1. You will have a diploma 1,2 or 3 and be aged up to 26 years old.


  2. You will apply to join the program by completing our online student application form at www.twes.co.uk and email your passport, diploma, transcript and certificates of Hotel training to enquires@twes.co.uk before 1st May each year.


  3. Suitable applicants will be interviewed in June each year and if your paperwork and English language are excellent we will enrol you on the program. At this point you must pay a deposit of $1000 USD which is refundable if we don’t find you a hotel in one year


  4. We submit your paperwork to hotels in the UK and if they choose you we apply for a work permit.
    This process can take six months or more.


  5. If you are selected by a hotel and approved for a work permit you go to “What happens when my work permit is approved ?“.
    If you are not selected you have to wait.
    If you want to claim back your deposit you must do so June each year.
    If you don't do this your application and your and deposit will be carried forward for another year.
    If your Work Permit or Visa are delayed the job may be gone you may have to wait until we find another hotel for you.


  6. Any questions? Email us at enquires@twes.co.uk
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MY WORK PERMIT IS APPROVED ?

  1. We will send you the Work Permit and Hotel contract
  2. Download a copy of our contract at www.twes.co.uk

  3. Read the contract and let your parents read the contract and then both sign, print your name and date the contract. If you have any questions about the contract please email these to us at enquires@twes.co.uk

  4. Download a copy of the Visa application and requirements from our website and complete this. If you have any questions about this please email these to us at www.twes.co.uk


  5. Make the application for a UK Visa at the nearest British Consulate to you.

  6. You will then have to wait a minimum of 48 hours before you know if you have been be given your visa or be given a date for an interview. Phone the consulate to check during this time.


  7. Take enough money to be able to stay over or to be able to travel home until your interview date if this is required.


  8. If you are interviewed speak in good English and explain that you want to go to England for one year to experience what European people expect when they visit India and that you will return to India at the end of this period to get a good job and share your knowledge to train others.


  9. As soon as you get your visa, fax a copy of it plus your TWES contract to us on +44 8701 296994 if you don’t do this your flight will be cancelled.


  10. Make your way to the airport to check in 3 hours before departure.
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I ARRIVE IN THE UK ?

  1. You follow the signs to arrivals/baggage collection.


  2. At Immigration you present your passport and visa and work permit.


  3. You go for a medical check up. (Don’t be shy).


  4. Collect your baggage and follow the signs to exit the airport. Your baggage may be searched on the way out. So check what you are allowed to bring into the UK before departure.


  5. When you come through customs look to your right and either against a window or in arrivals you will see a driver holding a sign with your name on. Go straight to them and they will take you to your hotel. If you have any problems at Immigration, Medicals, Customs or cannot find the driver wait at the meeting point and phone 07816 760 389 or 07921 863401


  6. You give the driver your passport/ticket/Hotel contract/TWES contract.
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I ARRIVE AT MY HOTEL ?

  1. You will be introduced to the staff at the hotel.


  2. The driver will take you to purchase a sim card for your handphone (remember to bring this with you) with the money you have been given.


  3. The driver will take you to open a bank account at HSBC. So your wages can be paid into your account.


  4. Your bank account will be a basic bank account.
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If you are interested in applying to join our UK Programme, please take a moment to fill in our online application form here. A copy of our Terms and Conditions are available for download here.

Head Office: Office Suite 20, Margarethe House, Eismann Way
Corby, Northants, NN17 5ZB
Tel. (+44) (0) 8701 296995 Fax. (+44) (0) 8701 296994