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UK
Immigration and Work Permits
Voyage
specialise in the provision of immigration services and as such
provides advice and solutions to corporate and individual clients
in numerous areas. VRI are unique in providing "Free
Online Assessments"and operate on
a "No
Win No Fee"basis.
Our
specific areas of expertise include, but are not limited to: advice
and application services under the work permit scheme, Nationality
and Citizenship under UK Law and EU & EEA immigration
law.
There
are many different types of visa and work permits available for
people wanting to come over to the UK to work or who are currently
here on a temporary basis and want to remain for a longer period of
time to work. Eligibility to a visa or work permit often depends on
the individual’s circumstances and there is often a set of criteria
that has to be met for each one.
Many
people wanting to enter the UK or remain in the UK to work are
unaware of what their options are in regards to getting a work
permit. People who enter the UK on working Holiday Maker visas
often end up wanting to remain in the UK at the end of the term of
this visa and want to find out how they can do this.
European
Economic Area/European Union Nationals
You are
a national of the European Economic Area if you are a national of
one the following countries:-
- Austria
- Belgium
- Cyprus
- Czech
Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Irish
Republic
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
Although Iceland,
Liechtenstein and Norway are not members of the European Union, the
European Economic Area Agreement gave nationals of these countries
the same rights to enter, live in and work in the United Kingdom as
EU citizens. Under the 2006 Regulations Swiss nationals are
included in the definition of "EEA nationals".
Since 1
May 2004 nationals from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia who take up
employment in the United Kingdom are required to register with the
Home Office under the 'Worker Registration Scheme'. Failure to
register within one month of starting a new job and getting a
registration certificate could deem the employment as being
illegal.
You
need to register with the Home Office if:
- You
are a national of one of the new Member States (excluding Malta and
Cyprus) subject to the WRS
- You
start a new job on or post 1 May 2004
- You
have been working in the UK prior to 1 May 2004 without permission
from the Home Office.
Visit
our UK
Work Permits and
UK
Visas page for a
free
online assessment and more
information on what you may be eligible for.
Alternatively contact
Voyage and one of
our consultants will assess your situation & provide you with
your best visa options.
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