You must be SINGLE with NO DEPENDANTS.
	You must be aged at least 17 and under 28 years (if you have passed your 28th birthday you do not qualify) and a COMMONWEALTH CITIZEN.
	Your MAIN PURPOSE of entering the UK should be to take a HOLIDAY.
	You may look for work that is INCIDENTAL to your holiday. Employment must be limited to short periods of full-time work or longer periods of part-time work. Engaging in business or providing services as a professional sportsman or entertainer or pursuing a career is prohibited.
	You will be admitted into the UK for a maximum period of two years. This period runs CONTINUOUSLY from the FIRST DATE OF ENTRY into the UK, regardless of time spent traveling elsewhere.
	It must be your firm INTENTION TO LEAVE the UK after completion of your Working Holiday.
	You must have SUFFICIENT FUNDS for your return fare and your partial support during your holiday.
	You should NOT have INFRINGED any LAWS including the Immigration rules during previous visits to the UK.

You must allow a minimum of 6 weeks for the processing of your work visa and have obtained it in your home nation, in order to present on entrance into the UK.

For additional information where can you look?

· Working Visa's - www.workpermit.co.uk
· BCL Immigration Services - www.visa-free.com
· Home Office - www.homeoffice.gov.uk
· Foreign & Commonwealth Office (London) - www.fco.gov.uk
· Overseas Labour Service - www.dfee.gov.uk

Do you need a Visa to work in the US?

If you live outside the USA, in order to work, you will need a valid Visa.

Do I qualify for a US work Visa?

Anyone going to the United States with the intention of working there temporarily must obtain a nonimmigrant work visa. Persons entering the United States on a visitor or business visa, or under the Visa Waiver Program are not permitted to work.

Unlike some countries, the United States government does not issue work visas for casual employment. In general, work visas are based on a specific offer of employment from a U.S. employer.

The most common categories of nonimmigrant work visas are listed below:

	Temporary Work Visa (H) - required by an alien who is to perform a prearranged professional or highly skilled job for a temporary period, or to fill a temporary position for which there is a shortage of U.S. workers, or receive training from an employer. The employment or training must be approved in advance by the Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) in the United States on the basis of an application filed by the prospective employer
	Temporary Work Visa (H-1C) - required by registered nurses seeking temporary employment in the U.S. Effective September 21, 2000, 500 visas are available annually over a four-year period (2000 - 2003). Employment is limited to areas designated as "health professional shortage areas" by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Registered nurses practicing under the H-1C visa may be admitted for three years with no extensions.
	Intra-company Transferee Visa (L-1) - required by an alien who is being transferred by his current employer to a specific executive or technical job with the same firm, or subsidiary thereof, in the United States. The employment must be approved in advance by the BCIS in the United States on the basis of an application filed by the prospective employer.
	Treaty Trader/Investor Visas (E -1 and E-2) - required by a national of a country with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation who wishes to go to the United States: to carry on substantial trade, including trade in services or technology, principally between the United States and the treaty country; or to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which the national has invested; or is in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital, may qualify for a nonimmigrant Treaty Trader or Treaty Investor visa.
	B-1 Visa – Business An individual traveling to the United States to take part in an exhibition, set up an exhibition booth, display samples, sign contracts, and take orders for merchandise produced in and delivered from the United Kingdom, may be eligible for a B-1 visa. The holder of a B-1 visa may not actually sell or take orders for merchandise produced in the United States. If the proposed activities are not as described, a temporary work (H-2) visa will be required

What Other Type of Visa’s are available?

Immigrant Visas: An immigrant visa is required by anyone seeking to take up indefinite or permanent residence in the United States. Upon entry into the United States, an immigrant visa holder is processed for a Permanent Resident Card (PRC), commonly known as a Green Card. The holder of PRC may reside and work in the United States. There is no requirement that the holder of a PRC apply to become a naturalized U.S. citizen; he or she may retain his or her citizenship and passport. However, those seeking to become naturalized U.S. citizens may file an application after five years; the period is three years if married to a U.S. citizen.

In order to qualify for an Immigrant Visa you must meet one of the following criteria:

	You must be a person of extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, arts, business or athletics: outstanding professors and researchers & certain multinational executives & managers.
	You must be defined as a member of the professions holding an advanced degree or equivalent, or baccalaureate degree plus at least 5 years of progressive experience in the specialty, and persons of exceptional ability in the sciences, arts and business.
	You must be a member of the professions who holds a baccalaureate degree. Members of the professions include, but are not limited to architects, engineers, lawyers, physicians, surgeons, and teachers in elementary or secondary schools, colleges, academies, or seminaries. It also includes any occupation for which a U.S. baccalaureate degree (or foreign equivalent) is the minimum requirement for entry into the occupation.
	You must be a skilled workers with at least two years training or experience and unskilled workers whose skills are in short supply in the U.S. Note: The Embassy does not keep a list of these professions.
	You may be a certain religious worker or ministers of religion. Also certain international organization employees and their immediate family member qualified and recommended current and former employees of the U.S. government and returning residents.
	You maybe an investor who will create employment for at least ten unrelated persons by investing a minimum of $1,000,000 in a new commercial enterprise in the U.S.

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