Passports, visas and eligibility to work
During the recruitment process, Teesside University will check that you are eligible to work in the UK by asking for your right to work.
Your passport must be stamped when you arrive in the UK as this provides evidence of the date that you arrived.
Required documents
Biometric residence permit (BRP)
This is a compulsory identity card issued to migrants applying overseas for permission to stay in the UK for more than six months, and if you are applying to extend your visa or settle within the UK. If you are applying to enter the UK you will be issued with a 90-day vignette (a sticker placed in your passport) to enable you to enter the UK, but you must then collect your BRP within ten days from the post office designated in your visa application. You will need to provide evidence for your BRP and your travel vignette to the HR recruitment team.
Find out more on Biometric residence permits
Visas
To work in the UK, either on a short-term or long-term basis, you may need a visa. This is usually a stamp you receive in your passport or can be a document provided by a UK consulate or embassy in your country of residence. There are several visas depending on your skills and qualifications, job offer and sponsorship, if you are bringing family with you and what type of work you will be doing.
The HR recruitment team will notify you when to do this. but you can only apply for a UK visa three months before the date that you intend to travel to the UK and that the application process will take up to three weeks. Find out more about the different types of visas and if you require a UK visa.
Indefinite leave to remain
Indefinite leave to remain (ILR), or UK settlement, grants you the right to live, work and study here for as long as you like, and apply for benefits if you're eligible. There are different ways to apply for ILR, depending on your circumstances and visa.
Find out more about Indefinite leave to remain
British citizenship
There are different ways you may become a British citizen, also known as naturalisation. This is the legal process where a foreign national legally changes their nationality. If someone is granted British citizenship, they are no longer regarded as a foreign national and can therefore live and work in the UK permanently without any immigration controls. Check if you are eligible and the process of how to apply for British citizenship below.
Further information
If you have any queries about this guide please contact the School/Department in which you will be working, as they will support you. The HR Department can offer general advice, please email hrrecruitment@tees.ac.uk.
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