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Work Visas and Finding a Job in the Great Britain<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you come to the UK to work you will find out that there are all kinds of work visas available for foreigners, depending if you are a skilled worker, \u00a0an employee of multinationals who is being transferred to the UK branch,a missionary, monk, minister of religion and the like or a temporary workers.<\/p>\n

In the following please find a list of the different visas available in the UK. For further information please visit https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/browse\/visas-immigration\/work-visas<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Visa
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Apply for a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa if you want to set up or run a business in the UK and have more than \u00a350,000 investment funds available, extend or switch your visa, bring your family<\/p>\n

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Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa as an expert endorsed by a designated competent body as a leader or potential leader in arts or sciences, bring your family<\/p>\n

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Tier 1 (General) Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Switch to or extend a Tier 1 (General) visa if you have leave to remain or you\u2019re on the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme – fees, eligibility, knowledge of English, family members<\/p>\n

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Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa if you’ve been endorsed for a business idea – eligibility, documents, extend or switch, bring your family<\/p>\n

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Tier 1 (Investor) visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for a Tier 1 (Investor) visa if you want to invest \u00a31,000,000 or more in the UK – eligibility, fees, extend or switch, bring your family<\/p>\n

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Tier 2 Priority Service<\/b><\/h3>\n

Get a decision within 10 days if you apply to extend or switch to a tier 2 visa using the priority application service<\/p>\n

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Tier 2 (General) Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for a Tier 2 (General) visa if you\u2019ve been offered a skilled job in the UK – eligibility, fees, documents, extend or switch, bring your family, taking a second job<\/p>\n

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Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) visa if you\u2019re staff, a graduate trainee or taking part in a skills transfer – eligibility, documents, extend or switch, bring your family<\/p>\n

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Tier 2 (Minister of religion) Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for a Tier 2 (Minister of religion) visa if you’ve been offered a job in a faith community – eligibility, extend or switch, knowledge of English, bring your family<\/p>\n

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Tier 2 (Sportsperson) Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for a Tier 2 (Sportsperson) visa if you’re an elite sportsperson or coach with sponsorship – getting sponsored, eligibility, documents, extend your visa, family members<\/p>\n

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Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Charity Worker) Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Charity Worker) visa to do unpaid charity work – eligibility, documents, family members<\/p>\n

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Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Creative and sporting) Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Creative and sporting) visa to work in the UK if you’re a sports person or creative worker – eligibility, extend or switch, bring your family<\/p>\n

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Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Government Authorised Exchange) Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Government Authorised Exchange or GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship – eligibility, extend or switch, family members<\/p>\n

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Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – International Agreement) Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – International Agreement) visa if you’re working under international law (including diplomatic households) – extend or switch, family members<\/p>\n

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Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Religious Worker) Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Religious Worker) visa to do religious work in the UK – getting sponsored, fees, eligibility, family members
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Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for a Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) visa to live and work in the UK if you\u2019re from a participating country – fees, eligibility, sponsors, how to apply<\/p>\n

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Domestic Workers in a Private Household visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for a Domestic Workers in a Private Household visa if you’ve worked for your employer for at least a year – eligibility, fees, knowledge of English, extend<\/p>\n

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Representative of an Overseas Business Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply to come to the UK as a representative of an overseas business, news agency, newspaper or news agency and you\u2019re from outside the EEA and Switzerland – eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply and extend<\/p>\n

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Turkish Businessperson Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for a Turkish Businessperson visa if you’re a Turkish national and you want to start a new business in the UK or come to the UK to help run an established business – eligibility, fees, how to apply and extend<\/p>\n

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Turkish Worker Visa<\/b><\/h3>\n

Apply for a Turkish Worker visa if you’re a Turkish national and have legally worked in the UK for at least 1 year as a holder of a work permit, a student allowed to work or the spouse of a British or settled person – eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply<\/p>\n

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Working in the UK as a Croatian National<\/b><\/h3>\n

Find out whether you need permission to work in the UK if you’re from Croatia – apply for blue, purple or yellow registration certificates<\/p>\n

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