Trump had made the immigration policy incredibly difficult --- except maybe for summer analysts --- for a lot of finance professionals.
Is the UK more lenient in giving out visas? I work in HK IB, and have had UK headhunters reaching out about IB opportunities, which is really interesting because I thought plenty of people are there in London to do banking.
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Yes, a lot easier. Typical graduate classes will involve multiple EU students (HEC, Bocconi etc are often as well represented as U.K. targets) who require visa sponsorship now. This may be something of a legacy as they didn’t pre Brexit, and US universities are definitely less represented, but I know a few US folk who got visa sponsorship as fresh graduates in London (not all HYPSMW either).
The U.K. now has a high potential visa so if you went to a select list of universities your approval is basically automatic too.
Yeah I saw that one. I believe you mean the High Potential Individual visa right? Went to school in the U.S. and one of them is a target for IB. Sadly, the school is not on that list. I'm a bit surprised to see UC San Diego and UIUC on that list though.
How about the Post-Graduate Work visa though? Heard it is not very helpful?
For graduates from U.K. universities? You won’t have any discrimination as a foreigner being hired on the two year graduate visa really from finance firms, unlike in the US with OPT. Are you thinking about doing an MSc then in the U.K.?
Honestly, if you can find someone senior to pull for you I wouldn’t rule out direct visa sponsorship as the EU kids get. Know people from places like BU, Rutgers, etc who got sponsored for graduate roles.
UK >>>>>>>>>>>> US for visa sponsorship
Works the other way for salaries, though.
Yeah, salaries a bit lower than HK, IB-wise.
Don't want to hijack the discussion, but on a similar note: would you recommend doing a Msc of Finance in the UK or the US (assuming you get into "targets" at both countries) to then join IB? considering both the visa issues and job prospects
I am applying to masters and unsure in which direction to go
Hey, I can give you my two cents as somebody doing a MSc in the US at a really prestigious school (think HYP or MIT). Graduate recruiting in the States is really hard if you are a foreigner. It’s really complex to get first rounds, while London is much more meritocratic.
I got accepted to a lot of EU schools of the same caliber, but decided to go for the US because I got a decent scholarship and thought I could navigate the job market easily. Truth is, it’s quite hard to recruit full time here and people are quite strict about summer internships being only for enrolled students.
Definitely PM me if you want more information!
Thanks, will do!
Master’s are more common in EU whereas MBA’s are more common in US. If your ultimate goal is to end up in America at a top firm I’d say maybe MFin in EU, work for few years then transition, Ive seen lots of horror stories of kids doing Master’s in US and struggling to get a top Finance job afterwards.
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