Permits2work

For highly skilled individuals looking to come to the UK to work or set up in business. To pass the points-based assessment, you will be assessed on your

1. Qualifications
2. Previous earnings
3. UK experience
4. Age

There are a number of sub-categories of work permit as follows:

• Business and commercial - skilled employment
• Training and work experience - to gain skills and experience through work-based learning which can be used overseas
• Sports and entertainments - for international performers of the highest standard, who can make a significant contribution to entertainment or sport in the UK
• Sector based scheme - for low skilled workers to work in the food manufacturing sector.
• Student internships - students who are studying first or higher degree courses overseas to take part in an internship with a UK employer.
• General Agreement on Trade in Services - For overseas employees whose employer does not have a commercial presence in the European Union. To allow workers to work in the United Kingdom on a service contract awarded to their employer by an organisation based in this country.

The SAWS is designed to allow farmers and growers in the United Kingdom to recruit low-skilled overseas workers to undertake short-term agricultural work. The scheme works on a quota basis. Farmers and growers who participate in the scheme are allowed to employ a fixed number of overseas workers though the scheme each year. In 2010 and 2011 the quota is 21,250 places.