Advice needed on Visas for the UK

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on 27 Feb 2013

I'm a Citizen of Canada and looking to move to England. My partner is a British Citizen, and we plan on getting married at the end of 2013 or within the next few years.

I'd live to move to England on a work visa for the 2/3 years I need to live in England before I can apply for a duel Citizenship. I don't know what type of work Visa I should apply for though.

I have 8 years of construction experience, but I don't want to necessarily work in that area for the whole length of my stay. Could I apply as a skilled worker still? What Visa would I need to apply for to just work a regular job in a store or something?

I'm also interested in studying at College in England. In the future could I apply for a student visa while residing in England on a work Visa? Is that transfer possible?

Because of complications with my High School degrees I don't know if I'll 100% be able to get into College, so I don't want to get there to apply for a placement then be told I can't after paying for it all, hence why I'd like to get there on a work Visa before looking into studying.

If someone could let me know I'd be really grateful.

Thank you.

Anonymous (not verified) on 4 Mar 2013 - 13:22

Hi Chaos.Seeker,

You can only apply for a Skilled Worker Visa once your have a job offer from a sponserering employer and as long as you have passed the points-based assessment. The visa is for people with specific skills - who has been offered a job in the UK.

I am not sure how easy it would be for you to get hold of this visa especially if you were looking for work in a completly different field of employment.

It might be an idea to get a job with a multinational company with offices in Canada and in the UK and then get transfered to the UK office and work under a intra-company transfer visa.. But obviously, this would take some time.

For more information you can take a look at this page on Visas for the UK.

Good luck.

Shantalie.

Anonymous (not verified) on 28 Mar 2015 - 12:42

Hi, I am coming in London in May with my husbank and son. I will start to work in Bank and I will have working visa with two dependents my husband and son. Do you think that my husband can work in this situation in London, or he need to find work which will give him sponsorship for working visa. He is stock broker in Macedonia do you think that he can find that kind of work in London? Thanks, Tanja

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