Income requirement in the UK
#1
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
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!
#3
Re: 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!
#4
Re: Income requirement in the UK
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.
#5
Re: Income requirement in the UK
There is no exculpating whatsoever. In fact we want to make sure that all work immigration requirements will be satisfied. He's asked because we don't know if there is a minimum salary requirement for him to hire with so I can stay and work for his family as a live in Nanny.
#6
Re: Income requirement in the UK
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.
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.
Last edited by Pulaski; Jan 16th 2017 at 2:55 am.
#7
Re: Income requirement in the UK
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.
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.
#8
Re: Income requirement in the UK
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.
Last edited by Pulaski; Jan 16th 2017 at 3:22 am.
#9
Re: Income requirement in the UK
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.
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.
#10
Re: Income requirement in the UK
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
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.
Last edited by SanDiegogirl; Jan 16th 2017 at 5:15 am.
#14
Re: Income requirement in the UK
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.
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.
#15
Re: Income requirement in the UK
BIP should be along at some time to give you definitive advice.