Working in the UK
The immigration visas and permits available to foreign nationals who want to work in the UK have different requirements.
Tier 1 | High-Value Skilled Migrant VisasTier 1 visa advice and representation for migrants that are Investors, entrepreneurs, exceptionally talented people and recent graduates from UK universities can apply to enter or stay in the UK without needing a job offer under the points-based assessment system (PBS). more… Tier 2 | Skilled Workers VisasImmigration visa advice and representation, if you have been offered a skilled job in the UK and your prospective employer is willing to sponsor you, you can apply to come or remain here to do that job. Tier 2 replaces the current UK Work Permit system. more… Tier 5 | Temporary workersGeneral Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), Au pairs, Gap years, working holidays, youth exchange, voluntary workers, ministers of religion, missionaries and members of religious orders are just some of the temporary UK immigration work routes. If an employer in the UK is willing to sponsor you, or if you are a national of a country that participates in the youth mobility scheme, you may be eligible to come and work in the UK for a short period. Tier 5 | SportspeopleWork permits for sportspeople for immigration to the UK to provide services as sportspersons. For work permits for sportspeople for the Olympics or other specific events, please go to our sports visit visas section for UK immigration advice and representation. more… Tier 5 | EntertainersWork permits for entertainers for immigration to the UK to with invitations to perform at specific events. For work permits for entertainers for specific events, please go to our entertainers visit visas section for UK immigration advice and representation. more… |
PBS Sponsor Licences | For EmployersIf you are a UK employer and you want to employ migrant workers. more… Domestic Workers & Overseas representatives of firms, organisations and agenciesUK immigration visa advice and representation for domestic workers coming to the UK with your employer to be their domestic worker in their private household. UK visa immigration advice sole representative of an overseas firm or as a representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation. European Economic Area and SwitzerlandEuropean workers, self-employed and persons of independent means, EEA family members, Bulgarian & Romanian nationals can obtain advice and representation to enter and stay in the UK. Workers and businesspersons from TurkeyImmigration advice for UK Visas for Turkish citizens benefiting from a European agreement with Turkey. Commonwealth citizens with UK ancestryUK immigration visa advice for Commonwealth citizens with ancestry from the UK for a work permit. |
