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you are interested in applying for positions in the UK you will need
to have a valid work permit. Individuals from countries outside the
European Economic Area must be in possession of a work permit to allow
them to take up employment.
Nationals
from the following countries do not need a work permit to take up
employment in the UK:
| Austria |
Italy |
Belgium |
Liechtenstein |
| Denmark |
Luxembourg |
Finland |
Netherlands |
| France |
Norway |
Germany |
Portugal |
| Greece |
Spain |
Iceland |
Sweden |
| Ireland |
European
Community law grants EEA nationals a right to live and work in the
United Kingdom. This is called a right of residence. For more
information on immigration to the UK take a look at the website of
the British Home Office www.homeoffice.gov.uk
The
Home Office's Immigration & Nationality Directorate is responsible
for immigration policy and the UK's on-entry and after-entry controls.
Therefore
if you need more information about an immigration matter then we
advise you to contact The Home Office's Immigration and Nationality
Directorate in writing or by telephone:
Immigration
and Nationality Directorate
Block C
Whitgift Centre
Wellesley Road
Croydon
CR9 1AT
Telephone
numbers are as follows: ·
If
the above information doesn't answer your query then call 0870 606
7766
· For recorded information on overseas visitors, call 020 8760 1600
· For recorded information on overseas students, call 020 8760 1622
· For recorded information on work permit holders, call 020 8760
1644
· For recorded information for employers, call 020 8649 7878
· To order copies of leaflets, call 020 8649 7878
· To ask for an application form, call 0870 241 0645
· For return of passports, call 0870 608 1592
Lines
are open from 9am to 4.45pm Monday to Thursday, 9.30am to 4.30pm
Friday.
Alternatively
BCL Immigration Services can provide preliminary advice and assistance
- Tel: (+44) (0) (20) 7495 3999 / fax: (+44) (0) (20) 7495 3991
or visit their website at http://www.visa-free.com
Obtaining
an application form
Since November 25, 1996 application forms have been compulsory
for all applications to stay in the UK (except applications for
asylum and applications under EC Law).
Application
forms can be downloaded from the Immigration & Nationality Directorate
website by visiting http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/in_touch/in_touch_1.html
The forms can be downloaded from these pages in pdf format, which
can then be viewed and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
If you do not have the software it can be downloaded from the site.
All the forms should be printed on plain white A4 paper.
Alternatively
you may obtain pre-printed copies of all application forms by telephoning
the Application Forms Unit (AFU) on 0870 241 0645. The AFU telephone
lines are open Monday-Thursday 9am to 4.45pm and Friday 9am to 4.30pm.
Completion
of an application form is compulsory for all applications to stay
in the UK (except applications for asylum and applications under
EC Law).
There
are 7 different forms and it is very important to speed up your
application that you use the right form. We have included a brief
guide to which forms are relevant to your situation, but if you
are in any doubt as to which form to fill out then contact the Immigration
& Nationality Directorate's telephone enquiry service. (See
above)
Form
FLR (M)
This form should be used for an extension of stay application
in the United Kingdom as the spouse of a person present and settled
here.
Form
FLR (O)
This form should be used for an extension of stay application
in the United Kingdom, unless you are a student, a work permit holder,
or the husband or wife of a person settled in the United Kingdom.
This includes the following categories:
·
Visitor
· Doctor or dentist in postgraduate training
· Au Pair
· Seasonal worker at an agricultural camp
· Member of the crew of a ship, aircraft, hovercraft, hydrofoil
or train.
· United Kingdom ancestry
· Employment which does not require a work permit (e.g. Minister
of Region)
· Writer artist or composer
· Private medical treatment
· Other
Form
FLR (S)
This form should be used for an extension of stay application
as a student or a student nurse.
Form
SET (M)
This form should be used to apply for indefinite leave to remain
in the United Kingdom as the spouse of a person who is present and
settled here.
Form
SET (O)
This form should be used to apply for indefinite leave to remain
in the United Kingdom if you have completed, or are nearing completion,
four years of continuous leave to remain in the United Kingdom in
one of the following categories:
·
Work permit employment
· United Kingdom ancestry
· Employment which does not require a work permit such as minister
of region
· Writer, artist or composer
You
should not use this form when applying as the husband, wife or other
family member of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom.
Form
SET (F)
This form should be used to apply for indefinite leave to remain
in the United Kingdom as a family member (other than husband or
wife) of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom.
Form
BUS
This form should be used to apply for an extension of stay or for
indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a business person,
sole representative, retired person of independent means, investor
or an innovator.
Form
ELR
This form should be used to apply for an extension of stay or
indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom by a person who
was granted exceptional leave to remain following the refusal of
asylum.
Form
EEC1
Use this form to apply for a resident permit for employment or business
as a national of the European Economic Area.
Once
again if any questions arise please telephone the Telephone Enquiry
Bureau on 0870 606 7766 for advice.
Your
application should be made before the date of your permission to
stay expires.
Your
completed application form and any necessary documents can be sent
to the Immigration & Nationality Directorate by post - see earlier
address.
Useful
sites:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/hpg.htm
http://www.workpermit.com/
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