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Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
You can apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if…
You can apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you:…
If you’re a private servant applying from outside the UK, you usually need…
When you apply you’ll need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship…
Read the full guidance before you apply. Apply for a Temporary Work -…
Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as…
You can apply to extend your Temporary Work – International Agreement…
Where you can work, your rights, healthcare, tax and National Insurance payments.
You’ll need a work permit to work in most EU countries if you’re a UK…
You may be eligible to use a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) or UK…
If you are sent to work abroad temporarily, your employer must follow some…
You might still have to pay UK Income Tax, depending on what your…
Find out how to work out and make PAYE deductions for employees who come to work in the UK.
Check what you need to do to employ teachers who are non-UK citizens.
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
PAYE if your employees work abroad, including applying for exemption in the other country.
Apply for a Secondment Worker visa to work for a UK organisation as part of a high-value contract - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
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 an Overseas Domestic Worker visa if you've worked for your employer for at least a year - eligibility, fees, knowledge of English, your employment rights
Apply for a Service Supplier visa to provide a service under contract for a UK company - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Apply to come to the UK as a representative of a news agency, newspaper or news agency and you’re from outside the EEA and Switzerland - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, extend and switch.
Guidance for employers. You need to have a sponsor licence to hire workers from outside the UK.
Apply for a UK Expansion Worker visa to set up a branch of an overseas business - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional...
How FE providers can hire teachers who are not UK or Irish nationals.
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a researcher or academic leader - fellowship, UKRI endorsement, peer review.
Where to find work, who can help you and how to access skills based training for employment.
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