ENTERING the UK to LIVE and WORK:

No one resource can promise to tell you all you need to know. But click on the links below and we'll try.

The key things to remember may be:

  • Britain is a safe haven for many refugees, asylum seekers and migrants
  • Britain is part of the European Union, NATO and the Commonwealth, so it observes international Human Rights laws
  • We will not return anyone to a dangerous country where they are at serious risk
  • You will not be allowed to starve or be homeless if you are here, even if you are not entitled to be here
  • If you are entitled to be here, you can apply for British citizenship
  • Usually if you are entitled to be here you will be allowed to work
  • Many countries have special arrangements with the UK to pay benefits to each other's citizens
  • If you get a work permit it will usually be for a specific job
  • There are lots of ways to get help into work
  • If you are a legal worker you will enjoy the full protection of all UK laws

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