Hey everyone,
I'm an architecture Part 1 graduate with 2 years work experience in London. I was wondering if I could get a referral for any architecture/construction firm looking for graduates? I am beginning to lose hope because I have had interviews but they get scared when they find out I require visa sponsorship. Can anyone please advise, I have only about a month left before my graduate visa expires 😔.

Ps. I have experience in sales and took a course in real estate

Thank you in advance! 🙏

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I wish you luck. I'm on a time crunch, myself, and my visa is about to expire. I finally got my first U.S. job, but they let me go, so now, back to square one.. I'm rooting for you. Have you tried to obtain, extend or renew your visa that gives you permission to work? Try to find solutions on your own outside of employers. In my case, I applied for work experience/ visa after graduation, which I paid for by myself. See if you can get your foot in the door, and in time, whoever you're working for will see you as an asset and consider sponsorship.

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Hey, thank you for your reply. So to answer the first bit, I am an international student so I paid for the post graduate visa in 2022 and it’s valid for 2 years. As much as I’d like to just pay to extend it to gain experience the governments new laws does not allow it.

So my only options are to find an employer who can sponsor me or go back home. The sad thing is the sponsorhip requires a minimum salary which is about a £10,000 increase from the higher end of what someone with my years of experience will get paid. So after my working for 2 years now, I have had multiple interviews with firms excited about my work and experience however when they learn my visa situation I don’t get an offer. Recruitment agencies who have contacted me as well aren’t able to help unfortunately.

How about you has your situation gotten better?

OP like the person above mentioned it seems to be really hard to get referrals right now. If you haven't already I would try posting in the job referral bowl as you may be able to get some leads in there. Best of luck to you in finding something OP.

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Thank you very much for your reply, could you please help me find that. I have originally posted in one like that multiple times but maybe you’re talking about a different one?

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