Right to live and work in the UK

[ashlea]

I'm currently cabin crew in the Middle East, but looking perhaps to work in Europe sometime in the future... When a job application requires "the right to live and work in the UK" does that mean you need to have an EU or UK passport? What about Australians?

[kenparry]

A passport from any EU country does give you the right to live an work in the UK, as you say. For all Commonwealth citizens the situation is not quite so simple: see

UK Border Agency | Commonwealth citizens who have the right to live in the United Kingdom

for further information. Hope it helps.

Also there are some rights if you have UK ancestry: see

UK Border Agency | United Kingdom ancestry

[boardingpass]

Hey ashlea, yeah, you need an EU passport, so if one or both of your parents were migrants from europe, see if you can get one! If not, you'll be able to apply for a visa to work for 1 or 2 years, and then when you're there, see if you can marry a hot Swedish First Officer, or a tall Dutch Captain, or an Italian, or a Spaniad... just offer them australian citizenship in return... the possibilities are endless, really.

[ashlea]

Haaaa, thanks, but I stay well away from romancing any member of the flight deck..and other crew!

How would I obtain a visa in the first place, I mean on what grounds? I'm sure I don't classify as a highly skilled person..

[EASY 69]

Now there's an interesting thought .......... are cabin crew highly skilled? In my opinion yes, certainly open for debate though. I guess a quick call to UK Border bods would quickly clarify. Remember in some countries and certain airlines you have to be highly qualified and highly skilled to be cabin crew. AF and SQ spring to mind.

[Miles]

all the information you require can be found here :-

UK Border Agency Visa Services Home Page

It would be unlikely that you could apply for the highly skilled visa, unless you have a degree/diploma/Phd etc.

[boardingpass]

This site is also quite useful:

Visas UK - Work Visas - UK Working Visas - Youth Mobility Visa (Working Holiday Visa), Ancestry Visa, Skilled Sponsorship, Highly Skilled Workers - UK

[ashlea]

@ boardingpass

Woah.. I had no idea that a visa like this existed, that's brilliant! Seems I'm fully eligible for this one. Thank you so much!

[MartinCh]

Doh, so much for my hopes for a quick exchange of residence rights (called marriage)..

Loads of Aussies sort their UK or Irish passport via parent/s and if not and aiming at UK, they can get ancestry visa. It's been open to discussion whether they deserve it (oh, yeah, my grandpa was British.. thing).
One of my Kiwi colleagues is on ancestry visa too. Other on WHV.
If there's any Irish droplet in your blood and you can prove it, go for Irish passport right away. You don't need any qualifying period living there.

Good luck with paperwork. Home Office seem to up the fees for folks from outside EU frequently and by quite a lot. My UK residence is going to cost me GBP0.00 - Thank you EU. Citizenship not so, though.

are cabin crew highly skilled?

dime a dozen. Especially in the UK/EU. C'mon. Surely of value to aviation, but not pilots or engineers. And talking about Australia besides UK, being pilot isn't skilled. Trades, yes please.