Visa Help?

[Bean of Love]

A friend of mine who works in HR has the following dilemma... can you perhaps help me help her?

"He came to England on 27 April 2005 He has a working holiday maker visa, the work permit expiries on 10.03.06 but he can stay until 2007 on my holiday visa his passport expires in November 2014 ... don't know the exact day

This guy is South African, my understanding on this is that on a holiday maker visa you can work in the UK but has to be less that 12 months. Can he extend this to work longer or would he need apply for a separate workers permit

I have spent a while trawling through government websites but can't seem to get a definitive answer"

[spam]

A friend of mine who works in HR has the following dilemma... can you perhaps help me help her?

"He came to England on 27 April 2005 He has a working holiday maker visa, the work permit expiries on 10.03.06 but he can stay until 2007 on my holiday visa his passport expires in November 2014 ... don't know the exact day

This guy is South African, my understanding on this is that on a holiday maker visa you can work in the UK but has to be less that 12 months. Can he extend this to work longer or would he need apply for a separate workers permit

I have spent a while trawling through government websites but can't seem to get a definitive answer"

I'm confused??/ Is this person you want to help a he/she or yourself.
I have no idea what you are saying that they can stay on YOUR visa until 2007.

Bottom line is that a WHV is exactly that and is granted for 2 years after which they must return to their country of origin.
If during the course of their employment they end up working for a company that wishes to retain their services, the company can apply for a work permit, this however is no guarantee that it will be granted.
The only other work related option would be under special skills, but he/she would have to meet fairly tough criteria to qualify.

[Bean of Love]

Hi.

It is not for me at all, I am on a AV. My friend is an HR person and her company is/has employed a Saffer and she wanted to know this. She knows that the WHV is only valid for 1 year, so she wanted to know if she should apply for a work permit for him.

It is an IT company so I assume it could be highly skilled

[spam]

The RULES:
Work in the UK must not be the main reason for your holiday, so you must spend no more than 12 months working.

You can take most types of work, including voluntary work, but you cannot set yourself up in or run a business, or work as a professional sportsperson. You can choose when to work and when to take your holiday breaks, but you must not work for more than a total of 12 months or you will be breaking the conditions of your stay. Note: if you were issued with a working holidaymaker visa before 8 February 2005, there are no restrictions on the amount or type of work that you are allowed to do.


So, if the company wants to employ him for more than 12 months, they will need to apply for a work permit. Though be warned it is more than a mere application, the company will have to motivate why they need to employ a foreigner as opposed to a local.

[Bean of Love]

Thank you very much for your help!

I have passed this information on and hopefully the Working Holiday maker can get sorted.