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A Work Permit is granted for jobs where the employer cannot easily find a suitable resident worker in the UK and the prospective employee has the required qualifications and or skills and experience.
The employer wishing to sponsor a Work Permit will need to show Work Permits UK that they are a viable business and that they have a genuine requirement that can be fulfilled by the prospective employee.
The work permit will be issued for a specific person and a specific job.
The main types of employer sponsored work permits are:
Tier 1 Work Permit - issued by Work Permits UK for professions that are on the Skills Shortage Occupation List. Tier 1 work permits in the UK require less evidence to be produced to prove that a person could not easily be found, as Work Permits UK have already recognised that there are a shortage of people in the UK with those skills and therefore do not require the employer to satisfy the resident labour test (advertising for the position).
Tier 2 UK Work Permit - issued by Work Permits UK for those professions that do not fall into the Tier 1 Shortage list and therefore will need to satisfy the resident labour test (advertisement).
Training and Work Experience Scheme (TWES) - issued by Work Permits (UK) for the purposes of training an individual.
Intra-Company Transfer: issued by Work Permits (UK), this Working Permit is designed to allow overseas employers to bring key members of staff to their UK office.
Sponsored Researchers
This category is for: Someone who has a job overseas, who is still being paid for that job, has come to the UK to undertake a period of research at an employer/host organisation and the funding for the research remains overseas.
- Someone who has a job overseas, who is still being paid for that job, has come to the UK to undertake a period of research at an employer/host organisation, but the funding is transferred to the UK employer or host. Someone who has a job overseas, who is still being paid for that job, has come to the UK to undertake a period of research at an employer/host organisation, but the funding is arranged and paid by UK employer or host.
- Someone who is on paid sabbatical, comes to the UK to undertake research at a UK employer/host organisation, funding is arranged and paid by the UK employer or host.
- Someone who is on unpaid sabbatical but receives funding from UK employer or host.
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UK Residency
Permanent residence [ or indefinite leave to remain ] depends on the status of your stay in the UK to date and consequently how long you need to have been here to qualify.
Status ( Type of Visa currently ) |
Qualifying period |
Ancestry |
5 years |
Work permit |
5 years |
Investors |
5 years |
Writers, composers and artists |
5 years |
Sole representatives |
5 years |
To establish in business |
5 years |
Unmarried partners |
2 years |
Marriage |
2 years |
Illegal stay on any basis |
14 years |
legal stay on any basis ex. Student |
10 years |
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UK Naturalisation
You can apply for naturalisation in the UK if:
- you are over 18 years old and can speak English or other British languages like Gaelic.
- you intend to live in the UK or abroad working for the UK Government.
- have lived in the UK for 5 years with limited occasions when you have been away.
- are not in breach of any immigration rules.
- No more than 450 days away in the 5 years and 90 days away in the last year.
Naturalisation by Marriage
- if you are over 18 years old, can speak English or other British languages like Gaelic.
- you intend to live in the UK or abroad working for the UK Government.
- have lived in the UK for 3 years with limited occasions when you have been away.
- are not in breach of any immigration rules, you can apply for naturalisation.
- No more than 270 days away in the 3 years and 90 days away in the last year.
NOTE: Those items listed above represent a broad outline of the requirements. Please get in touch if you wish to pursue this application.
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