Work Permits
In order to be allowed entry into the UK for employment as
a nurse you should already have a 'Statement of Entry on the
(NMC) Register', an offer of a job, and in some cases a valid
work permit. Permits are not usually granted to people seeking
employment as a Health Care Assistant or Nursing Auxillary.
Do I need a Work Permit?
To find out if you need a work permit go to ukVisas - a joint
Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office Directorate, and fill out their online questionnaire.
How do I apply for a work permit?
It is the responsibility of your prospective employer to
apply for a work permit for you from the Overseas Labour Service. It is an offence to enter the service
of an employer without having a valid work permit.
In general work permits are issued where the employer has
established that it has not been possible, in spite of reasonable
efforts being made, to fill a vacancy with a UK person with
suitable qualifications and/or experience.
The Overseas Labour Service do not issue work permits for
jobs at manual, craft, clerical, secretarial or similar levels,
or for domestic work, such as nannies or housekeepers. Therefore
if the job you have found is unskilled (eg Nursing Auxiliary,
Health Care Assistant etc) it is unlikely that you will be
successful in getting a work permit.
You should not enter the UK with the intention of looking
for work without a work permit. If you found a job in the
UK whilst on holiday here you would have to leave and apply
for a work permit before re-entering the country.
Can I change jobs/employer once I am in the country?
Your employer can only make a work permit application for
a named person to do a specific job for them, normally on
a full-time basis. You should note that you cannot normally
transfer a work permit to a different job or to work for a
different employer.
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