You’ll find it’s nights in the UK now and not 183 days anymore. All dependent on your number of ties to the UK. If you’ve two or more it’ll be 90 nights before you’re considered resident. If it’s just the employment tie with BA that is your only tie you’ll be allowed up to 120. 183 days is long gone, unless someone is able to correct me on that with an exception that has flown under my radar.

If you’re over 90 or 120 nights (dependent on your situation) then you’re automatically considered resident and U.K. tax applies to everything earned. If you’re under then you’re non resident and it is only the U.K. portion of earnings that is taxed.

You will apply for Section 690 status and, if approved, that’ll mean a nominal 10% of salary being subject to taxation (in practice not a problem until you start grossing over £125,000 as nothing is taken) and then you have a requirement to complete annual tax returns to determine your actual uk working percentage and therefore your tax liability over the course of that year.

Is there a requirement to prove you've paid taxes in your actual country of residence, in order for them to refund anything after the tax year is complete?

That’s not HMRC’s concern or remit. The only thing they care about is if you are resident or not and what your UK working percentage is to determine your tax liability. What you pay to another jurisdiction outside of that is frankly none of their business. If there is a Double Tax Agreement in place with your country of residence it will be the home country that will refund if applicable and you’ve paid the correct amount of tax to HMRC.

In short the only refund you will be getting from HMRC will be if they determine you’ve paid too much tax and is based purely on your actual UK working percentage, not tax paid anywhere else.

Ok thanks for info .. apologies for drifting the thread .. only asking as I was paying UK tax last year whilst not living there .. will check it out

Interview Group
 

Interview Group and Capacity on one day.
Sim slots released for day two.

Hi,

Would someone on here mind me PM’ing them to ask 2 or 3 questions about the capacity / Eagle test if they have experience of it ?

FlyingGasMain

EU nationals
 

Hi - can someone without a settled status or a UK passport that was given an offer PM me? I am looking for some info regarding the process for getting a visa.

On the 10 days reserve when does the weekly rest (extended recovery rest period) get assigned? e.g. if not called out is it assumed you've had it?
Thanks for replies all

Hi can anyone give me any tips on the capacity test and what happens in the 1 hour slot. Thanks

Gatwick to Heathrow Transfer
 

Hi, sorry to divert the conversation slightly, if offered LGW RHS, are you stuck there for 5 years or can you bid to go to LHR sooner than that?

On the topic of LHR, is it possible (and likely), to be able to get a roster full of day trips?

You would indeed be engagement frozen for 5years so BA can choose to keep you there for the full duration. I believe with the struggle to recruit for Gatwick you should certainly plan on being there 5 years, and consider it a bonus if you got an earlier move.

day trips are reasonably popular at Heathrow, especially high credit trips. As a junior pilot I would expect a mixture of tours/ day trip, with the possibility to do some swapping

Thank you for that info, after the 5 year freeze could you go from LGW to LHR and remain as a FO?

Hoping by that point ones relative seniority would be pretty good in the RHS.

What’s the best way to get from T5 to the Assessment Centre if not driving there for the Capacity Test? Uber or is there a shuttle/bus in use?

Thank you.

Are people still resigning from EuroFlyer?

Disregard question. I can use the BA bus.

I think only 1 or 2 actually resigned from the company completely, but quite a lot of FOs did move up to LHR.

Obviously planning to be held to your freeze is good advice, but there does for now seem to be genuine effort to move people significantly quicker than that.

Just be aware I don't think the bus is super regular - maybe only every 30 mins. It may be better to get the service bus (350 I think?) And walk. Up to you.

Going back quite a while now so I can't guarantee it's still possible to park there. But I parked at the Premier Inn and walked - only 10 minutes or so.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/dQdyCi86H6Rt3MCm9

Tube (free I believe) from T5 to Hatton Cross then a 10 minute walk is another option.

The tube from any terminal to Hatton Cross is 10p. By far the easiest way of getting there.