The people who are citizens of countries off the European Union, who wish to travel to the United Kingdom with the aim of living there or working, will need to apply for an entrance visa first. They also have to have a work permit and a residence permit. On the other hand, citizens of certain countries such as: USA, and countries of the Commonwealth, do not need an entrance visa but a work permit and a residence permit are necessary.
How to obtain a residence permit in the UK for Non-Europeans?
The citizens of countries off the European Union, who stay in the UK for more than 6 months, will need a residence permit. If they are able to meet their needs without having to resort to State help (social assistance for example,) they have the right for a 6-month residence permit. The nationals of certain countries also have to register themselves at local police.
Tourists in the United Kingdom are not authorized to take a work. If a job-seeker obtains a work permit, he will also receive a limited residence permit. The expiration of the residence permit follows that of the work permit. The latter has a maximal validity of 4 years. After this deadline, the worker usually receives a permanent residence permit. And to receive this permanent residence permit, it is necessary to be able to prove a permanent residence in the United Kingdom during the past 4 years (minnimum 9 months a year).
How to obtain a work permit in the UK for Non-Europeans?
An employer in the UK has to introduce an application for a residence permit for the nationals of countries off the European Union. The work permit is issued only for a well determined employment. If the contract of employment changes in any way, the work permit expires automatically.
Work permits are delivered by Overseas Labour Service (OLS), the employment agency of foreigners, a sub-section of Department of Education and Skills. Although the representatives of the industry consider that OLS is favorable to the economy, the law imposes on it to respect certain political regulations. For example, if a national of the EU can occupy a job offered to a national off the European Union, the OLS will not issue a work permit for the latter.
At first, these regulations aimed at avoiding that the cheap labour penetrates in Europe. Today, however, these laws prevent qualified workers from reaching the European labor markets. Nevertheless, the UK, just like many other member states of the EU, has a big shortage of IT specialists, and the OLS issued regularly work permits in this sector. In general, it is sometimes necessary to waite for six months from the introduction of the work permit application to obtaining it.
All the work permits delivered by OSL expire after a maximal duration of 4 years. After this deadline, you will obtain a permanent residence permit, which also functions as work permit.
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