Many international workers who travel to the UK to work on a short-term contract will apply for a temporary worker visa within the Tier 5 category of visas.
So, if you wish to go to the UK to do farm work for up to six months, you can apply online for the UK Seasonal Worker visa, under the Tier 5 category.
In this blog post, we’ll take you through everything you need to know about the UK Seasonal Worker Visa.
To be eligible for a Seasonal Worker visa, you must be 18 or over, and have:
In order to apply for this visa, you need to have a sponsor employer and you must meet the eligibility criteria, outlined above.
You can only apply for this visa within three months of the start date of your employment.
Basically, you can apply anytime in the three months prior to the date stated on your CoS.
You will need the following documents to submit your visa application:
If your documents are not in English or Welsh, you must provide a certified translation of them.
After you submit your application online, you must provide biometrics at a visa application centre.
Your biometric residence permit must be collected within 10 days of the date you stated that you arrive in the UK.
The fee for a Seasonal Worker visa for the UK is £244.
If you’re from one of the following countries, your application fee will be automatically reduced by £55.
Once you submit your application, a decision should be made within three weeks. Alternatively, you can pay for a priority service and your application will be reviewed within 15 days.
You are permitted to enter the UK once your visa is approved. You can enter the UK anytime up to 14 days before your employment start date.
You can only stay in the UK for six months on this visa.
When you are in the UK on a Seasonal Worker visa, you can:
However, you cannot:
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If you are ready to apply for a Seasonal Worker visa, our visa experts will take care of everything for you!
In our previous ‘Are you and your EU employees prepared for Brexit’ blog post, we outlined everything UK employers need to know about obtaining a sponsor licence so that they can employ international workers. Next up, is this blog post about assigning a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).
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