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Packing for your flight can be stressful at times. It can be a bit overwhelming to think on what things you need to leave behind vs the things you need to bring. Assuming that you have already packed the essentials like your clothes, shoes, documents, passport etc, I will share a short list that you might want to consider including in your luggage in preparation for your flight to the United Kingdom. 10 Things You Probably Want to Pack for Your Flight to UK: 1. Dipper "Tabo" - Using a dipper or a "tabo" is very common to us filipinos when we do our business in the toilet, that is if bidets are not available. In most household loos in the UK though, you can only find tissue paper! No bidets, no whatsoever. So... if you know what I mean,  just pack a "tabo" and you'll thank me later.  2. Three- Pin- Plug Adapters  - In the Philippines, we normally use Type A plug, which has 2 flat parallel pins. In the UK we use Type G plugs, it has three rectangular p

If you are in the process of your UK visa application either as the main applicant or a dependent under UK Tier 2 Skilled Worker Visa/ Health and Care Visa, one of the requirements that you might need to secure is an IOM certificate. UK Visa Application – Tuberculosis Screening Information for IOM The United Kingdom Tuberculosis Detection Programme (UKTBDP) involves the pre-departure testing of tuberculosis (TB) for individuals who intend to apply for a UK visa for longer than six (6) months. The UK Government designated the Migration Health Department of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to conduct the screening of applicants and issuance of certificates according to the UK Department of Health Protocol. There is only one approved clinic in the Philippines for IOM. It is located in Makati City. If you are from the province, then you would need to travel to Manila to have the TB Xray done.  Approved test clinic: International Organisation for Migration Health Centre  

If you are a filipino nurse under UK Tier 2 Dependent Visa / Health and Care Visa, and wants to bring your partner to the UK,  or If you wish to join your partner who works as a nurse in the UK, then this blog post might be helpful for you. My partner (we are not married) have just recently received his dependent partner visa and is now preparing for his flight to UK. I would like to share as much information as I can on how we prepared for the visa processing. There are some agencies that offer to assist in the visa application but their service can be a bit expensive depending on how complicated your case is. If you don't want to spend money on agencies, then maybe DIY is the right option for you. * Dependent - A dependant partner or child is any of the following:  your husband, wife, civil partner or unmarried partner .  * Sponsor -  A sponsor is  the person inviting the applicant to visit the UK.  You must prove your relationship to your dependent in order for your application