Immigration
About Us
Contact Us
Services
Information

Site Index

You are in Information

In this section

General Information
Entry clearance
Leave to enter
Extensions
Switching category
Visa nationals
Commonwealth
EU & EEA nationals


Business Immigration
Business visitors
Sole representatives
Establishing a business
Eastern Europeans
Investors
Work permits

Personal Immigration
Visitors
Medical treatment
Students (tertiary)
Schooling
Retirement
UK Ancestry
Working holidays

Family Members
Spouses
Children
Fiance(e)s
Parents and grandparents

Working Holidays

Commonwealth citizens aged 17 to 27 who have not yet settled down may come to the United Kingdom for extended holidays of up to two years. In the case of married couples, each must qualify under this category in their own right. If applicants have children, the children should remain under the age of five during the extended holiday.
Applicants should have sufficient means to maintain and accommodate themselves and have the funds to pay for their onward or return journey. However, they may take employment incidental to their holiday whilst in the United Kingdom. This provision of the Immigration Rules has been widely abused and the authorities have responded by taking a firmer line on its implementation. Mortgages and other long-term financial commitments now weigh heavily against applicants before travel and the types of employment taken in the United Kingdom are more closely considered.
Working-holidaymakers may not pursue their careers whilst in this capacity and employers and employment agencies are becoming wary of engaging professionals in such positions as they become aware of the sanctions that might be imposed on them. Until recently, working-holidaymakers were routinely granted permission to remain for two years upon arrival. This is now being curtailed to reflect the means that they have available to them.
If you have a specific question relating to working-holidaymakers, please email personal@visalondon.com or use our general enquiry form.

Do you know someone else who might be interested in this site? Click here to tell them about it.

Immigration¦ About Us ¦ Contact Us ¦ Services ¦ Information

This document maintained by {webmaster@visalondon.com}.
Material Copyright ©2001 Westminster Business Associates Ltd.