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Guidance for employers. You need to have a sponsor licence to hire workers from outside the UK.
Additional documentation for candidates applying for jobs on the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s (FCDO) Overseas Recruitment Board.
Check what you need to do to employ teachers who are non-UK citizens.
How FE providers can hire teachers who are not UK or Irish nationals.
Sets out the principles and best practice benchmarks health and social care employers and recruitment agencies must follow to ensure effective, ethical international recruitment.
How accredited initial teacher training (ITT) providers can recruit trainees who are not UK or Irish nationals.
Guidance for adult social care providers to ethically and sustainably recruit care workers and senior care workers from overseas.
Information on the £16 million support fund for regional partnerships to prevent and respond to exploitative employment practices of internationally recruited care staff.
Research into international teacher recruitment and the attitudes and experiences of school leaders and teachers.
This page explains how to find out about current FCDO civil service vacancies, recruitment policies, work experience, apprenticeships and internship schemes.
The benefits of recruiting people who have served in the armed forces and services offered by the Career Transition Partnership (CTP).
International secondment opportunities with the FCO, for serving and retired police, and civilian experts.
United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) is the main UK government provider of security clearances.
Information for schools and training providers planning to recruit non-UK teachers and trainees from overseas
Register your details to receive alerts about suitable job and career opportunities in international organisations (eg the United Nations, European Parliament), graduates, business professionals
Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
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