Basic Requirements
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- Young Commonwealth Citizens can do any type of work in the UK!
Requirements for Working Holidaymaker Visa category
- You have to be a Commonwealth Citizen between the ages of 17 and 30 years of age.
- You can come to the UK for an extended holiday for up to two years and can take up any form of work.
- You will be expected to be on holiday for at least part of your time in the UK over two years.
- You should have planned your employment so that it is an integral part of your working holiday. For example, you may have decided that you wish to spend some time in London and so also wish to find work in London.
- You should be single, or are married to someone who also qualifies as a working holidaymaker and wish to both be working holidaymakers.
- You do not have any dependent children who are aged five years or over, or who will be five before the end of the two years as working holidaymaker.
- You should have enough funds to support yourself until you find work without requiring public funds. You should probably have enough money to support yourself for the first month.
- You are able to pay for a return ticket or have at least enough money to go onto another destination.
- You intend to leave the UK at the end of your working holidaymaker status. It should be noted that if while in the UK you decide to change your mind and stay longer there may be a number of different options. You may be able to come under the work permit scheme or some other category under the immigration rules.
If you are an employer looking to hire working holidaymakers or if you are a working holidaymaker looking for work why not try the workpermit.com Employment Center.