United Kingdom forum: work permit (3)
Posted in the United Kingdom forum: Looking to work in the UK
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Anneke Comstock
20 Oct 2008, 11:03work permitHi Kimberly! I found this information about work permits in the UK, maybe it's useful:
Do I need a work permit?
If you are an overseas national who is not settled in the UK and you intend to work in the UK, you must have a work permit unless you are:* an EEA national
* a Swiss national
* a family member of an EEA or Swiss national who is in the UK exercising their treaty rights or a family member of an EEA or Swiss national who intends to join them in the UK, or is travelling with them to the UK
* a citizen of Gibraltar
* a Commonwealth citizen with permission to stay in the UK on the basis of UK Ancestry
* a seaman under contract to join a ship due to leave British waters
* a person employed as a civilian in NATO Forces
* a person given permission to stay as the dependant of a person settled in the UK
* a dependant under another category (in some cases), or
* a student (in some cases).How do I apply for a work permit?
You cannot apply directly for a work permit. The employer in the UK who wants to employ you must do this. They should contact Work Permits (UK). (Contact details are under 'More advice and information' at the end of this guidance).The employer should send the filled-in application form at least eight weeks before the date they need you to start work.
Can I travel before my work permit has been issued?
No. You should not travel to the UK to start work before you get your work permit. If you arrive in the UK without a work permit to take up a job that needs one, you will be refused entry.Can my other dependants join me in the UK?
As a special condition outside the Immigration Rules, children over the age of 18 and dependent parents can join you if:* you have been posted to the UK branch of your employer's company by your employer, and
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* the person applying:
o is genuinely dependent on you
o is, and will continue to be, part of the family unit, and
o will not stay in the UK after your stay has ended.
