Two Years in the UK

Working Holidaymaker can spend up to two years in UK

• You can spend up to two years in the UK as a working holidaymaker. This two year period starts as soon as you enter the UK on this status and will last exactly two years. For example, if you enter the UK for six months and then decide to spend the following one and half years outside the UK you will have used up your two years as a working holidaymaker.
• If after spending two years in the UK you may be in a position to stay longer. There are many working holidaymakers who remain in the UK on an UK work permit, on the basis of marriage, as an unmarried partner, as a student, etc.
• If you wish to work longer under the working holidaymaker scheme in an employment based category this will only be possible under the Work Permit category if the occupation is on the designated shortage occupations list kept by Work Permits (UK). If you leave the UK you may have a greater choice of visa categories to come under.

If you are an employer looking to hire working holidaymakers or if you are a working holidaymaker looking for work why not try the workpermit.com Employment Center.

Working in the UK