I am a student from outside the European economic area. Can I work in the UK? Provided you meet the conditions set out below, you may: A. work in your spare time while studying, and full-time during vacations. B. Take a work placement with an employer. C. Take an internship placement with an employer. But you may not work if your visa or passport stamp states, no work or employment prohibited or that you must not engage in employment.
What conditions apply to the hours and types of work I can do ? As an international student from outside the EEA, you may not: A work for more than twenty hours per week during term time, except in the case of an agreed work placement or internship B engage in business, self-employment or provide services as a professional sportsperson or entertainer C pursue a career by filling a permanent fulltime vacancy.
Do I need to get permission to work? No. all international students from outside the EEA who are studying in the UK are authorized to work, subject to the conditions above. You no longer require permission from a job center to take work in the UK or from the department for education and employment for a sandwich or internship placement.
I am on a short course. What can I do if my visa or passport stamp does not allow me to work? This may mean that you have been admitted to the UK as a visitor rather than as a student. If you are a visa national, it will not be possible for you to get the visa or stamp changed. You must not work in the UK. Nationals who require a visa for the UK are listed in leaflet INF1 which can be accessed on-line from: www.fco.gov.uk/travel/download.asp if you are not a visa national, and provided you meet the immigration rules for students, you can apply for your conditions to be changed to those of a student. Get advice from an international student adviser at your place of study about how to do that, or if there is not one .
I intend to travel to the UK to take a short course. How can I get a visa or passport stamp that will allow me to work in the UK? If you are applying for a visa, tell the entry clearance officer that you would like to be allowed to work in the UK. He or she will then check if you meet the immigration rules for students. If you are not applying for a visa, tell the same thing to the immigration officer at the port of entry. If you are admitted to the UK as a student, you are authorized to work If you are admitted as a visitor, you are not authorized to work.
What does a student visa or passport stamp state about work If you were admitted to the UK as a student, your visa or passport stamp will state, ‘no recourse to pubic funds. Work must be authorized. You are authorized to work in the UK, subject to the conditions above. If you have been granted an extension of stay as a student by the Home Office Immigration and Nationality Directorate your passport stamp will state, leave to remain in the united kingdom, on condition that the holder maintains and accommodates himself and any dependants without recourse to public funds does not enter or change employment paid or unpaid without the consent of the secretary of state for employment and does not engage in any business or profession without the consent of the secretary of state for employment and does not engage in any business or profession without the consent of the secretary of state for the Home Department is hereby given until-date-on behalf of the secretary of state, home office-date-. Consent on an individual basis from the secretary of state for education and employment is no longer required. You are authorized to work in the UK, subject to the conditions above.
Can I work my way through college or university? You must be able to support and accommodate yourself and any dependants and pay for your studies without working in the UK and without recourse to public funds. However, when your means are assessed, anticipated income can be taken into account if the establishment at which you will be studying: A. is a publicly funded institution of further or higher education which is itself providing and guaranteeing the employment, or B. is able, if you are a sandwich student, to guarantee that there is a job available and how much you will earn. You may use accumulated savings from your work in the UK to show you have the financial means to take another course if you wish to continue studying in the UK.
Can my husband or wife work in the UK? Your husband or wife will be given a visa or passport stamp that allows them to work if you were given permission to stay in the UK for twelve months or more. If your husband or wife plans to join you in the UK, you should send them a copy of your passport so that he or she can show the Entry Clearance Officer or immigration Officer that you have been given permission to stay in the UK for twelve months or more.
If you were given permission to stay in the UK for less than twelve months , your husband or wife will be given a visa or passport stamp that does not allow them to work in the UK at all.
Do I need a national insurance number? You will need to apply for a national insurance number but you do not need to have received your national insurance number before you can start work, your local Benefits Agency will advise you on how to apply. You will need to provide the Benefits Agency with two forms of identity and details of when you received a job offer or started work. You may be allocated a temporary National Insurance number while your application is being processed. Your employer can allow you to start work and deduct National Insurance contributions, for the six to twelve weeks it may take for the Benefits Agency to issue your National Insurance card. Your employer may wish to see a copy of your application form for a National Insurance number(CA5404)as a proof. He or she will not be penalized by the Inland Revenue if there is a delay in issuing your National Insurance number.
