Scotland is not only a beautiful country where you can choose either the vibrant city life of Edinburgh or the quiet peaceful life on the Shetland Islands, it also offers a wide variety of different types of work areas. If you are an expert in electronic technologies or want to work in energy industries, are interested in the sciences sector including drug discovery, bio-manufacturing and stem cell sciences, Scotland might be just the right place for you.<\/p>\n
Scotland is covered by the Immigration Rules set by the UK Government. There are a number of schemes for workers. So if you want to work and stay in Scotland for a certain amount of time you will have to find the visa that is right for you.<\/p>\n
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Some visas available for foreigners are as follows:<\/p>\n
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Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa<\/strong><\/p>\n 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 <\/p>\n Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa<\/strong><\/p>\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 Tier 1 (General) visa<\/strong><\/p>\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 Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa<\/strong><\/p>\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 Tier 1 (Investor) visa<\/strong><\/p>\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 Tier 2 Priority Service<\/strong><\/p>\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 Tier 2 (General) visa<\/strong><\/p>\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 Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) visa<\/strong><\/p>\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 Tier 2 (Minister of religion) visa<\/strong><\/p>\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 Tier 2 (Sportsperson) visa<\/strong><\/p>\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 Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Charity Worker) visa<\/strong><\/p>\n Apply for a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Charity Worker) visa to do unpaid charity work – eligibility, documents, family members<\/p>\n Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Creative and sporting) visa<\/strong><\/p>\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 Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Government Authorised Exchange) visa<\/strong><\/p>\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 Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – International Agreement) visa<\/strong><\/p>\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 <\/p>\n Members of the European Union have the right to travel for the purpose of work between all member countries. You do not require a work permit of any kind. However, once here you may wish to obtain a residence permit from the Home Office. This provides official confirmation of your right of residence in the UK and can be used later if seeking settlement status.<\/p>\n If you are an non EEA national, you will need to meet one of the work permit arrangements if you want to work in Scotland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Scotland is not only a beautiful country where you can choose either the vibrant city life of Edinburgh or the quiet peaceful life on the Shetland Islands, it also offers a wide variety of different types of work areas. 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