International - University of Teesside

EMPLOYMENT ANDPLACEMENTSYou can find a useful leaflet on working while you area student on:www.dfes.gov.uk/international-students/workleaflet.pdf.If you need further advice see the International Advisers,email international@tees.ac.uk or visit the StudentJob Centre, in the Students’ Union. (See page 32).European studentsStudents who are nationals of the following countries areallowed to work without obtaining permission: Austria,Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein,Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spainand Sweden.Nationals of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia are subject to theAccession State Worker Registration Scheme. Nationals ofthese countries can work while studying in the UK but, if youwant to work for an employer for more than a month, youshould check whether you need to register under theWorker Registration Scheme and, if so, apply to registerwithin a month of starting work. It is a criminal offence tocontinue working after the first month without applying forregistration. See www.workingintheuk.gov.uk, click on‘Schemes and Programmes’ and then ‘Worker RegistrationScheme’ in the left margin.Bulgarian and Romanian students are limited to 20 hours aweek during term time and up to full time in the holidays.If you wish to work, you must first obtain a registrationcertificate confirming that you are exercising a Treaty rightas a student.You should complete Form BR1 for a registration certificatefrom the Home Office websitewww.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk.Non-EEA studentsRESTRICTIONS ON WORKINGMost international students who are not EuropeanEconomic Area nationals will have a statement on theirentry clearance sticker or stamp indicating restrictedaccess to employment. They no longer have to applyfor permission to work from the Secretary of State forEmployment.EXAMPLES OF WORK ‘RESTRICTION’STAMPS:‘Leave to enter the United Kingdom on condition thatthe holder maintains and accommodates himself and anydependants without recourse to public funds and does notenter or change employment paid or unpaid without theconsent of the Secretary of State for Employment and doesnot engage in business or profession without the consentof the Secretary of State for the Home Department ishereby given for/until …’‘Leave to enter for/until … No recourse to public funds.Work (and any changes) must be authorised.’There are some conditions that apply to the hours andtype of work you may do while studying:• you must not work for more than 20 hours per weekduring term time, except where the placement is anecessary part of your studies with the agreementof the University• you should not engage in business, self-employmentor the provision of services as a professionalsportsperson or entertainer• you should not pursue a career by filling a permanentfull-time vacancy.Breaking the restrictions on working (eg by working over20 hours a week during term time) is a serious breach ofa student’s permission to stay in the UK and can result inprosecution by the authorities and/or possible removalfrom the UK.PROHIBITION ON WORKINGIf you have either of the following prohibitions (bans) printedin your passport, you cannot apply for permission to workwhile you are studying in the UK:‘Leave to enter the United Kingdom on condition that theholder does not enter employment paid or unpaid and doesnot engage in any business or profession is hereby given’ or‘Leave to enter for/until . . . No work or recourse topublic funds.’Please note, it is a criminal offence to work whileprohibited, which could lead to prosecution and possibleremoval.(You can seek to have the prohibition lifted by the HomeOffice. Should you require more information, contact theadvice services in the Student Centre or Students' Union.)Please note, the above only applies to those with leave toenter the UK as students. Different regulations apply to thedependants of students. Further advice and information isavailable in the Student Centre or Students' Union AdviceCentre.EMPLOYMENT AND PLACEMENTS 31