Very Hard UK
 

Hi,

Why its so hard to goto UK for work as an Australian Citizen if (you are over 32 years old)?In terms of visa and working rights/work permits, Why Australian Citizens, are not treated like EU/EEA Citizens in UK?

Please comments and suggest???

Thanks

Re: Very Hard UK
 

One country can only handle so many bar staff.

Re: Very Hard UK
 

What does this means?

Re: Very Hard UK
 

Earls Court can only sustain so many bars and pubs (and eateries, if you want to broaden the definition) ... even opening 24/7, unfortunately it's down to the economics.

Unless you restrict entry then you'd have pockets of antipodean bar staff hanging around with nowhere to go, and who knows where that could lead ... it'd be chaos.

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For 1 or 2 year working visa's going to the UK from Oz you have to be under 32 I think , going to Oz from the UK you have to under 31 to apply

Re: Very Hard UK
 

The UK doesn't need you that is why

Re: Very Hard UK
 

Even for that 1 to 2 years working permission, you need to apply for a visa.Its upto the British High Commission that they accept your application or not. Applying for visa and preparing documentation etc. is always a very hectic process. Whereas, if you are EU/EEA citizen, you can enter UK visa free and start working.

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We have to apply a for a visa to come to australia, wtf do you think it should be different the other way around

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Why Australia and UK cannot come up with a visa free entry system, just like between EU/EEA and UK? You can apply online for UK visa now but you need to print your application yourself and then take it with you to British High Commission to apply for visa.....:D Its still just like paper based application no difference as they dont accept credit card payment...

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EU = European Union?

As in, economic ties and closer working relationships for countries that are in ... Europe.

Re: Very Hard UK
 

get real, the UK does not need any more immigrants

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Well no Aussies anyhow.

Poles, Latvians and Macedonians are OK but Aussies? Nope.

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The UK still doesn't need them, they just go anyway

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I'm guessing here ...
1) It makes too much money to scrap it

2) Totally different economic environments (need for seasonal labour, etc)

3) Different political reasons/motivations for keeping 'illegals' out and immigration policy tight

4) I would imagine that the political ties aren't that close to encourage it

5) Free movement of people working whereever they want? Anyone would think we lived together on the same planet ... that would never do.

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They are OK because Italiano speak italian, Danish speak Dansk, German speak German and Aussie are not OK because they speak English.