If I am a freelancer, can I work in the UK legally?
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02-26-2013, 03:54 PM
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If I am a freelancer, can I work in the UK legally?
I am a successful freelance social media manager who currently lives in the US. I want to move to the UK and continue working freelance for current and new clients. While I would still be on a "visitor" visa technically, would my freelance work be considered "illegal" since as a visitor you're "not allowed to job hunt/acquire income"?
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02-26-2013, 04:02 PM
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Yea probobley.
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02-26-2013, 04:02 PM
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You cannot work in the UK on a tourist visa. Even if you're freelance. If you want to work here, you have to have a visa that allows it. If I was you I wouldn't risk it, because should you be caught you'll be deported and not allowed back for several years.
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02-26-2013, 04:02 PM
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You have to apply for a work VISA. You can not work on a tourist or visitor VISA.
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02-26-2013, 04:02 PM
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Visitor visas= Visit only.
No, you cannot. |
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02-26-2013, 04:02 PM
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"Not allowed to job hunt/acquire income" means exactly that. Grounds for deportation and permanent bar to reentry, not to mention the tax problems (felonies). Self-employed have no employer to apply for any employment visa, and without a proper employment visa, you cannot legally work. With employment visa, you can ONLY work for the employer which applied for your visa.
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02-26-2013, 04:02 PM
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yep.
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