Working in the UK
If you are moving to the UK for an extended period of time chances are you will either be a professional or a student.
If you are a business professional, your company has surely worked out a work visa for you so there isn’t much more that I could tell you than show up for work!
If you are a US student studying in the UK your Student visa allows you to work 20 hours a week while in school and 40 hours a week when you have a break.
Look, I’ve been here for a while now and I know lots of people on student visa’s who have jobs. NO EMPLOYER has ever asked any of them to see their visa and no one from the government has ever showed up to check that they were only working 20 hours or less while in school. Don’t do anything stupid, but don’t worry if you accidently work 21 hours one week.
Finding Work
The single best place to look for jobs in the UK is GumTree www.gumtree.com
After Gumtree, Loot www.loot.com is also a good place to look. Don’t forget about craigslist either, although you’ll find many more job postings on GumTree.
If you are moving to the UK for an extended period of time chances are you will either be a professional or a student.
If you are a business professional, your company has surely worked out a work visa for you so there isn’t much more that I could tell you than show up for work!
If you are a US student studying in the UK your Student visa allows you to work 20 hours a week while in school and 40 hours a week when you have a break.
Look, I’ve been here for a while now and I know lots of people on student visa’s who have jobs. NO EMPLOYER has ever asked any of them to see their visa and no one from the government has ever showed up to check that they were only working 20 hours or less while in school. Don’t do anything stupid, but don’t worry if you accidently work 21 hours one week.
Finding Work
The single best place to look for jobs in the UK is GumTree www.gumtree.com
After Gumtree, Loot www.loot.com is also a good place to look. Don’t forget about craigslist either, although you’ll find many more job postings on GumTree.
