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you are interested in applying for positions in the UK you will need to
have a valid work permit. Individuals from countries outside the European
Economic Area must be in possession of a work permit to allow them to take
up employment.
Nationals from the following
countries do not need a work permit to take up employment in the UK:
| Austria |
Italy |
Belgium |
Liechtenstein |
| Denmark |
Luxembourg |
Finland |
Netherlands |
| France |
Norway |
Germany |
Portugal |
| Greece |
Spain |
Iceland |
Sweden |
| Ireland |
European Community law grants EEA
nationals a right to live and work in the United Kingdom. This is called a
right of residence. For more information on immigration to the UK
take a look at the website of the British Home Office www.homeoffice.gov.uk
The Home Office's
Immigration & Nationality Directorate is responsible for immigration
policy and the UK's on-entry and after-entry controls.
Therefore if you
need more information about an immigration matter then we advise you to
contact The Home Office's Immigration and Nationality Directorate in
writing or by telephone:
Immigration and
Nationality Directorate
Block C
Whitgift Centre
Wellesley Road
Croydon
CR9 1AT
Telephone numbers
are as follows: ·
If the above
information doesn't answer your query then call 0870 606 7766
· For recorded information on overseas visitors, call 020 8760 1600
· For recorded information on overseas students, call 020 8760 1622
· For recorded information on work permit holders, call 020 8760 1644
· For recorded information for employers, call 020 8649 7878
· To order copies of leaflets, call 020 8649 7878
· To ask for an application form, call 0870 241 0645
· For return of passports, call 0870 608 1592
Lines are open from
9am to 4.45pm Monday to Thursday, 9.30am to 4.30pm Friday.
Useful site:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/hpg.htm
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