Help people who have come to the UK from Afghanistan

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Work

You can offer work or job advice to people arriving from Afghanistan if you’re an employer.

This includes:

  • full-time jobs

  • part-time jobs

  • voluntary work

  • career coaching and networking

  • CV help and advice

You can offer work to people:

  • with refugee status or humanitarian protection (sometimes called ‘settlement protection’)
  • who arrive in the UK with the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) or Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACSRS)

People with refugee status or who arrive in the UK through a relocation or resettlement scheme have the same right to work as those who are born in the UK.

Use the right to work checklist if you’re an employer.

What you need to do

Download and fill in the form to let the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Refugee Employment Network (REN) know about work you can offer. Email the completed form to offerwork@homeoffice.gov.uk.

What happens next

After your offer is received, you’ll be contacted by someone from DWP or REN.

They’ll ask you about your offer in more detail and explain what happens next.