Overseas Domestic Worker visa For UK 2024
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You can apply for a visa to visit the UK with your employer if you:
- live outside the UK
- are a domestic worker in a private household
- have worked for your employer for at least one year
- meet the other eligibility requirements
Domestic workers include:
- cleaners
- chauffeurs
- cooks
- those providing personal care for the employer and their family
- nannies
How long it will take
You can apply for a visa up to 3 months before your date of travel to the UK.
How long you can stay
You can use this visa to visit the UK with your employer for up to 6 months. You must return home at the end of the 6 months.
You cannot extend an Overseas Domestic Worker visa.
Fees
It costs £637 for an Overseas Domestic Worker visa.
What you can and cannot do
You can:
- travel abroad and return to the UK to complete your stay
- change employers to another job as a domestic worker in a private household – only if you do not stay longer than the 6 months
You cannot:
- work except as a domestic worker in a private household
live in the UK for long periods of time through frequent visit
