European workers:
Worker Registration Scheme (WRS)
|
| Qualifying
criteria |
Applies to citizens of some
of the new EEA member states (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) planning to work for more
than one month for an employer in the UK. For full details of the
scheme, please refer to www.workingintheuk.gov.uk |
| Permitted work |
There are no restrictions on
the types of jobs citizens of these EEA member states can undertake.
They must, however, register for each separate employer they have.
After twelve months of continuous employment, the employee will no
longer be subject to the WRS. |
| Who applies
where? |
Applicant applies to the
Home Office Worker Registration Team using the form WRS, which is
available to download from the Home Office website at www.workingintheuk.gov.uk
*The employer must ensure that employees have complied with the law
otherwise the employer may be committing a criminal offence. |
| Duration of
leave |
There is no visa as such,
nor a limit on the amount of time the person can spend in the UK.
However, the individual must register each employer until they have
been working legally in the UK for 12 months. |
| Extending the
leave |
There is no need for
extensions as there is no visa as such, however individuals must
register every change of employment. |
| Applying for
settlement |
The new EEA citizens have a
right to live in the UK as long as they are working or they have
sufficient funds to support themselves without help from public funds.
After they have been working legally in the UK for 12 months without a
break they have full rights of free movement and can apply for an EEA
residence permit. |
| Family and
dependents |
New EEA citizens may bring
with them dependent children and other dependent close relatives and/or
their spouse or long-term partner. Family members who are not EEA
nationals must get an EEA family permit from the visa section of a
British diplomatic post if they are coming to live in the UK long term
or permanently. They must get the permit before they travel to the UK
or they will be refused entry. |
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