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WORKING HOLIDAY VISA
This is one of the most popular route by which the majority of Commonwealth teachers are able to work in the U.K. A Working Holiday Visa enables you to stay in the U.K. for up to two years and allows you to work for a maximum period of one year. There are no restrictions on the type of work you take or the number of hours worked other than you are not allowed to start a business or work for more than 12 months of your holiday .. You are entitled to a Working Holiday Visa provided that you are aged between 17 and 30. You will need to obtain your visa before you leave home and will have to demonstrate that you have sufficient funds to be able to maintain and accomodate yourself in the U.K. without recourse to public funds N.B. without the necessary stamp in your passport, you will probably be refused entry to the U.K. Application should be made to your nearest British High Commission. Working Holiday Visas last for two years from the date you were first given permission to enter as a working holidaymaker. Any time spent outside the UK during this two-year period is taken to be a part of the two years.

DUAL NATIONALITY
If you have an EC passport you are automatically entitled to work in the U.K. Your dual passport is all you require to prove this.

ANCESTRY VISA
Commonwealth citizens who can prove one of their grandparents was born in the UK (or in the Republic of Ireland before 31 March 1922) may apply for an Ancestry Visa. An Ancestry Visa lasts for five years and allows you to work full-time in the UK. After five years, you can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain as long as you have spent 5 years continuously living and working in the UK and either have current employment or can show the ability to seek current employment.

ANCESTRY DEPENDANCY VISA
Spouses and unmarried partners and those in same sex relationships should be eligible to apply for a UK Ancestry Dependency visa.

SPOUSES
If you are married to a British national you will be entitled to work in the U.K. Likewise, if you are accompanying a spouse with dual nationality or patriality you will also be entitled to work in the U.K. In most cases the same applies if your spouse is a national of a European Community country or has dual nationality or patriality in other European Community countries.

STUDENT VISA
Student Visas of at least six months duration allows you to work part- time for up to 20 hours per week during term time and work full time during holidays whilst studying. To qualify for a Student Visa you must show you have been accepted on a course of study at an educational establishment listed on the UK's Department for Education and Skills (DfES). A list of educational establishments can be found on the DfES website www.dfes.gov.uk. To qualify for a student visa you must also show that:

• you are going to follow a recognised full-time degree course or a weekday course which involves at least 15 hours of organised daytime study per week; or
• a full time course at an independent fee-paying school

You must also:

• be able to pay for the course and support yourself and any dependants without working or State/Government assistance;
• plan to leave the UK when you complete your studies.

NOTE: Degree students may be eligible for a work permit once they have completed their studies