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02/08/2004UK

Sending an employee to the UK? Here's a guide to get you started. By Rob Hyde.

Sentiment towards economic immigrants is changing in the UK after less-than-welcoming attitudes from politicians and Britons for years.

A new, pilot initiative to attract only very highly skilled foreign workers - who can enter without a job if they qualify -went into effect in late January, a sign that the government is slowly and cautiously opening its doors. Undoubtedly, EU/EEA nationals will continue to have the easiest time getting legally settled in the UK.

WORK PERMITS

Nationals of EEA countries (the EEA comprises the EU plus Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland) do not need a work permit to work in the UK.

The spouse of a work permit holder (or training permit holder, sole representative, investor, student, or ancestry visa holder) also does not need a work permit.

British work permit arrangements allow employers to offer work in the UK to non-European Economic Area country nationals.

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