I just got my visa....... (only serious answers plz)?

Question

So now I can stay in England legally haha!

We are staying over here because my husband is in the military!

I just got a the visa to stay here for three yrs. and what it says is

type of permit: Limited Leave to Remain!?

So what I was wondering was is the type of visa that I can get a job with??

Because I also saw this on the visa

No recourse to public funds???

So I don't know.... Can I get a job with this visa or do I have to reapply for another one!!!!

Answer 1

It should say on the visa i think.

After 'No recouse to public funds', it should say either:

  'Able to work as authorised by The Secretary of State'

or

  'Work (and any changes) must be authorised'

in which case you can work if you meet certain conditions.

or:

'  No work or engaging in business'

in which case you can't work.

But anyway it should make it clear on the visa i think?

Good Luck!

Answer 2

"No recourse to public funds" means you are unable to claim social security benefits, nor any benefits through your local council (like housing benefit).

If you found a job on a US base, then you wouldn't need any work permit as they are US sovereign territory and UK laws don't apply there.

To work outside a US base (in the UK) you would need to apply to the Home Office for a work permit, if it is for paid employment, unless you are a UK citizen or EU/European Free Trade Association (basically those countries not in the EU like Norway) or you have a work permit or a student visa (which may allow limited work during holidays).

If you did voluntary work, you would probably get permission, as long as it wasn't paid (apart from expenses).

All work permits are based on a points system: see link below. Your prospective employer would have to prove there isn't any UK or EU citizen who could do the job.

Reply to Supersonic Train:

What do you mean exactly by 'stealing our jobs'?

Unfortunately the workforce here isn't qualified enough, (and not just chavvy teenagers leaving school being unable to read or write, despite the best efforts of their teachers) or not reliable and can't be bothered to turn up for work each day.

This means employers need to recruit from abroad (like Australia in the case of borough planning surveyors for my local council), where there are surpluses of certain professions.

Plenty of Brits worked abroad during the long recessions of the 1980's, such as in Germany. I don't hear SupersonicTrain complaining too much about that.

You sound like you get your information from the UK's tabloid press, it reads like one of their 'headlines'.

Pots and kettles come to mind....

Answer 3

think you need a 'work permit' to be allowed to work

Answer 4

Go ask at citizens advise they will be able to give you more helpful advise than what i can give you.

Answer 5

sorry, but there ARE no jobs in England.  

Answer 6

you should contact the place which issued the visa and ask them

to explain. i think and its only a guess that "no recourse to public

funds" means that you can not claim any social security benefit.

but i am not sure. it is really important that you follow the rules,

so contact the issuing office and ask what you can and cant do.

ask them for it in clear english and to be specific whether you may

work or not.

there are jobs here - there are just a lot of lazy people who don't want

them

hope you enjoy your stay

Answer 7

Limited Leave to Remain gives you the entitlement to stay >and work< in the UK for the duration of the visa.  (Don't sweat the "asylum seeker" bit, it's the same visa, it's just a matter of having a valid reason for stopping in the UK).

No recourse to public funds means that you are NOT entitled to claim any public subsidy benefits such as income support or housing benefit. (the full list is given in the second cited source).

I've cited both sources from the UK home office below.

Cheers.

Answer 8

"No recourse to public funds" means you do not have access to any sort of benefits: welfare, housing assistance, etc.  You have to "pay your own way" for the duration of your stay.  You will need authorization to work before you can start looking for a job.  As the dependent of spouse in the military, you might or not get authorization.  Also, prospective employers might not be willing to hire someone with only limited permission to remain.  However, there are always temp jobs or lower level job where employers don't care if you stay forever or not.

Answer 9

It should say on your visa whether you can work or not.

Answer 10

It should say on the visa whether you can work. You probably can and you will have to show any employer your visa as they can be fined for employing people illegally.

Answer 11

Good for you if yopur husband is in the military but it means that you may still require a work permit . No recourse to public funds means that you are not entitled to benefits of any kind.  If you get the correct permit you may be able to avoid paying some taxes

Answer 12

Yes,I think you can get any job with this visa

Answer 13

you wont be able to work in the uk as its uup to your huhhy to support you

you cannot claim any beneifts no free health care etc not that you need it as there is military base doctors etc.

the usa bases were always stacked to the gunhills with equipment, the usa soldiers are not exactly hard done by and nor are their wifes and family.

as the usa base is under usa  territory you may be able to work on the base

but apart from that it will be illegal for you to work or claim any benefits, so no child benefit, no tax credits etc

sorry but that is the visa you have.

i am x army  and have worked on the isa bases so i know what they are like.

Answer 14

No recourse to public funds means that you cannot claim benefits of any kind but that doesn't prohibit you from working.

Answer 15

I dunno about the job bit but the no recourse on public funds means that you can't collect welfare or unemployment benefits etc.

Each Visa is different when it comes to working, my visa allows me to work, I just got married to a British Citizen, but no recourse to public funds for me either!

Where in England are you?  And where do you come from?