Income requirement in the UK
Hi! I'm thinking of taking a live-in Nanny job in Newcastle Upon Tyne and part of my salary would be room and board. The rest paid in money. Is there an income requirement to work and live in the UK. My potential employer is asking that I research this. Thanks in advance for any help! ;)
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Re: Income requirement in the UK
Originally Posted by Rebelchick
(Post 12152805)
Hi! I'm thinking of taking a live-in Nanny job in Newcastle Upon Tyne and part of my salary would be room and board. The rest paid in money. Is there an income requirement to work and live in the UK. My potential employer is asking that I research this. Thanks in advance for any help! ;)
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Re: Income requirement in the UK
Originally Posted by Rebelchick
(Post 12152805)
Hi! I'm thinking of taking a live-in Nanny job in Newcastle Upon Tyne and part of my salary would be room and board. The rest paid in money. Is there an income requirement to work and live in the UK. My potential employer is asking that I research this. Thanks in advance for any help! ;)
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Re: Income requirement in the UK
Originally Posted by Pollyana
(Post 12152812)
Are you on a British passport? Or do you need a visa to allow you to work in the UK? Bit more info needed really :)
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Re: Income requirement in the UK
Originally Posted by vikingsail
(Post 12152818)
Plus it's a seemingly strange request for an employer to make. If they believe they are exculpating themselves in some way likely misguided.
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Re: Income requirement in the UK
Originally Posted by Rebelchick
(Post 12152824)
I don't have the Visa yet. .....
I think some technology-related visas require you to earn £35,000 p.a. but other visas have no such minimum. If you are aged no more than 30 then maybe a working holiday visa might be appropriate for you - it allows up to 12 months work during a 24 month period. It cannot be reissued - it is literally a once-in-a-lifetime visa. |
Re: Income requirement in the UK
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 12152831)
Where are you from/ what is your nationality? .... Do you have any recent European ancestry? Irish, Italian, and Hungarian are reported to be among the most useful for acquiring a European passport that would (currently) allow you unrestricted rights to live and work in the UK.
I think some technology-related visas require you to earn £35,000 p.a. but other visas have no such minimum. If you are aged no more than 30 then maybe a working holiday visa might be appropriate for you - it allows up to 12 months work during a 24 month period. It cannot be reissued - it is literally a once-in-a-lifetime visa. |
Re: Income requirement in the UK
Originally Posted by Rebelchick
(Post 12152834)
I actually have all my ancestry in the UK and I'm 53 and I want to eventually retire and immigrate fully to the UK. I'm American of British ancestry, all English, Scottish, Irish. I have cousins in Scotland but they're distant cousins.
Are any of your grandparents Irish? That would entitle you to an Irish passport that will likely give you unrestricted rights to live and work in the UK that will persist after Britain leaves the European Onion because Britain and Ireland have a "common travel area" that has existed since Ireland became independent. |
Re: Income requirement in the UK
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 12152839)
Were either of your parents born in the UK? (Scotland is part of the UK, so being "Scottish" is irrelevant for nationality purposes, as is being "English".) Or did either of them spend at least three years living in the UK before you were born? If so you are likely British already and just need to apply for a passport. Or were they a British citizen working for the British government overseas, e.g. a diplomat or in the armed forces?
Are any of your grandparents Irish? That would entitle you to an Irish passport that will likely give you unrestricted rights to live and work in the UK that will persist after Britain leaves the European Onion because Britain and Ireland have a "common travel area" that has existed since Ireland became independent. |
Re: Income requirement in the UK
Originally Posted by Rebelchick
(Post 12152848)
My great grandparents are from Ireland and England, actually from all over the UK. We are mostly a very old English family from 1100's Shropshire. Yes, I know Scotland is British as well. We in America separate English, Irish, Scottish only for genealogical purposes, i.e. like explaining our names and ancestry but we do refer to them all as British as well.
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Re: Income requirement in the UK
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 12152852)
Well I am sorry to say, if you have no ancestors with British or Irish nationality more recent than your great grandparents, you will likely find it very difficult to get a visa to live and work in the UK long term, or even short term.
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Re: Income requirement in the UK
Originally Posted by Rebelchick
(Post 12152855)
Well thanks anyway, I appreciate all your help. ....
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Re: Income requirement in the UK
Originally Posted by Rebelchick
(Post 12152824)
I don't have the Visa yet. I'm trying to figure out if my pay from this particular employer will be enough to satisfy the British government's income requirements, if any. I saw a story about an Australian couple they were going to deport for not making enough money but they acquiesced and let them stay. So, I will only go for my work visa when I find out if the employer can pay me enough to keep me in England. Not sure which tier Visa to go for yet either.
In your case you need to qualify for a work visa. That is usually the Tier 2 General visa and there are very specific salary and job specifications to qualify. The applicant needs to be earning 25K or above. https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-general/overview It is also the employer who applies for the visa and they have to be a "sponsoring employer" It is unlikely that a live in nanny would qualify for such a visa. |
Re: Income requirement in the UK
Originally Posted by SanDiegogirl
(Post 12152869)
The employer is asking about salary because he has, probably heard either that a)British citizens bringing non EU spouses into the UK need to earn a minimum salary of 18,600 GBP per annum OR there is a minimum limit for those needing work visas.
In your case you need to qualify for a work visa. That is usually the Tier 2 General visa and there are very specific salary and job specifications to qualify. The applicant needs to be earning 25K or above. https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-general/overview It is also the employer who applies for the visa and they have to be a "sponsoring employer" It is unlikely that a live in nanny would qualify for such a visa. |
Re: Income requirement in the UK
Originally Posted by Rebelchick
(Post 12152881)
Thank you :) I just don't understand how he would not be a sponsoring employer if he was paying me a salary and paying for my Visa and that.
BIP should be along at some time to give you definitive advice. |
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