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The UK embassy, high commission and consulate (also known as 'diplomatic missions' or 'posts') in your country will be pleased to discuss visa requirements with you. Allow a reasonable amount of time to do this before you enter the UK as bureaucracy works very slowly in some countries. Do not make any travel or work plans until you have spoken to the necessary authorities and secured your passport and visa. You will not be allowed to enter a foreign country without the correct papers.
Working agreements between EU, new EU, EEA and EFTA and Commonwealth member states are relatively straightforward – significant regulations are listed below. People from any country not listed below are classed as Foreign Nationals and should contact the Home Office or UK embassy prior to travelling.
All the countries below are full members of the European Union (EU), including the new states that signed the Accession Treaty in April 2003 and became full members on 1st May 2004. Most citizens in possession of a passport or, in some cases, international identity card have the freedom to move between countries and offer or accept employment with no restrictions, except for registering at a police station after 3 months to continue working. A ‘Workers Registration Scheme’ has been introduced for nationals from 8 of the new member states; Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. Citizens must register with the Home Office as soon as they find work. It is your responsibility to do this, although your employer is obliged to check you have been issued with a registration certificate. Cyprus and Malta entered the EU with no restrictions.
Austria
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Belgium
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Cyprus
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Czech Republic
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Denmark
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Estonia
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Finland
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France
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Germany
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Greece
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Hungary
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Ireland
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Italy
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Latvia
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Lithuania
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Luxembourg
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Malta
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Netherlands
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Poland
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Portugal
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Slovakia
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Slovenia
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Spain
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Sweden
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United Kingdom
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All the countries below are full members of the European Economic Area (EEA) and the Free Movement of Workers agreement. Citizens in possession of a passport or, in some cases, international identity card have the freedom to move between countries and offer or accept employment with no restrictions, except for registering at a police station after 3 months to continue working.
Iceland
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Liechtenstein
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Norway
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All the countries below are full members of the European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA), participate in the European Single Market and have the same free movement of workers agreement without having to join the EU. Citizens in possession of a passport or, in some cases, international identity card have the freedom to move between countries and offer or accept employment with no restrictions, except for registering at a police station after 3 months to continue working.
Iceland
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Liechtenstein
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Switzerland
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Norway
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All the countries below are the members of the Commonwealth that are eligible to working holiday visas within the UK. Please check with the authorities if you are planning to travel and work in a different country. Visit www.fco.gov.uk for further information.
Antigua & Barbuda
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Australia
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Bahamas
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Bangladesh
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Barbados
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Belize
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Botswana
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Brunei
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Cameroon
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Canada
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Cyprus
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Dominica
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Fiji Islands
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The Gambia
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Ghana
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Grenada
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Guyana
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India
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Jamaica
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Kenya
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Kiribati
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Lesotho
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Malawi
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Malaysia
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Maldives
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Malta
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Mauritius
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Mozambique
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Namibia
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Nauru
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New Zealand
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Nigeria
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Papua New Guinea
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Samoa
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Seychelles
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Sierra Leone
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Singapore
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Solomon Islands
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South Africa*
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Sri Lanka
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St Kitts & Nevis
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St Lucia
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St Vincent & Grenadine
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Swaziland
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Tonga
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Trinidad & Tobago
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Tuvalu
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Uganda
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United Kingdom
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United Republic of Tanzania
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Vanuatu
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Zambia
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* South Africans are eligible to working visas even though South Africa withdrew from the Commonwealth in 1961.
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