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by mubashir9819 » Mon May 11, 2009 8:29 pm
Below is the question and answer I asked and got from the HO regarding working in a different organisation part time when on a work permit visa....
Hi
I have an enquiry to make regarding Work Permit Visa.
I am currently on work permit given to me by a financial institution and I work 35 hours a week there. I work during weekdays and am quite free during the weekends. Can I work part time (i.e. during weekends ) in any other organisation like a bar or resturant with my work permit visa. If yes, then how many MAXIMUM hours am I allowed to work in the other organisation.
Waiting for your response.
Thank you
Mubashir
This is the answer i got from the HO ...
Dear Mubashir,
Thank you for your enquiry.
With regards to supplementary work the procedure, which needs to be followed by people who want to do work which is supplementary to that for which their current permit was issued, is outlined below.
Supplementary employment arrangements apply to overseas nationals who already have a work permit but who want to take on additional work to that which their permit was issued for. Under these circumstances they may do so without further permission from the Border and Immigration Agency provided that the work:
is outside of their normal working hours;
is no more than 20 hours per week;
is in the same profession and at the same professional level for which the holder's work permit was issued; and
is not employed by a recruitment agency, employment agency or similar business, which provides personnel to a client.
For example, a nurse who has a work permit to work for an NHS Trust and wishes to take up supplementary employment with a nursing recruitment agency would not be allowed to do so as we do not approve work permits for such agencies.
Any supplementary employment undertaken must be in a post that would meet the work permit issuing criteria; i.e. if an overseas national takes up supplementary employment in a post for which we would not normally approve a work permit, then they are in breach of their immigration conditions.
The work permit holder is not allowed to enter self-employment, set up a business or join another business as a director or partner. If a work permit holder wishes to be self-employed or set up a business they will need to apply to the Border and Immigration Agency for the appropriate permission to do so. Please note however that if this permission is granted this may invalidate any current work permit.
I hope this is of assistance.
Yours sincerely,
UK Border Agency
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