DOMESTIC WORKER VISA

The domestic worker category allows overseas employers to bring their domestic workers with them when he/she visits or moves to the United Kingdom.

You are a domestic worker if you are providing a personal service linked to the running of your employer's household. Examples include chauffeurs, gardeners, cooks and nannies.

To qualify as a domestic worker you must be an established member of the employer's staff.

Eligibility Criteria

• You are aged over 18.
• You have been working as a domestic worker in the same house as your employer for at least one year immediately before your application, or you have been working in a household that your employer uses regularly for themselves for at least one year immediately before your application, and you can show that there is a connection between you and your employer.
• You intend to travel to the UK with your employer, your employer’s husband, wife, civil partner, eligible partner or your employer’s child who is under 18.
• You intend to work full-time as a domestic worker in the same house as your employer, or in a household that the employer uses regularly for himself or herself, and you can show that there is a connection between you and your employer.
• You do not intend to work in the UK except as a domestic worker.
• You must have the means to accommodate yourself adequately (as confirmed by your employer) without relying on public funds Do I need a work permit? No, it is not necessary to get a work permit if you are a domestic worker in a private household.

If you are applying for an Overseas Domestic Worker Visa you will be given permission to live in the UK for a maximum of 12 months. Subject to meeting certain legal requirements, the Home Office may extend your permission to stay for another 12 months.

Once you have completed 5 years stay in the UK as an Overseas Domestic Worker, you will be able to apply for permission to live permanently in the UK and subsequently to become British.

You will be allowed to work as an Overseas Domestic Worker only.

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