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Thursday, February 25, 2021

Will you need to apply for a Frontier Worker permit?

A Frontier Worker permit allows you to continue entering the UK for work while living elsewhere.

You may be eligible if all of the following apply:

you’re from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
you live outside of the UK
you have worked in the UK by 31 December 2020
you have kept working in the UK at least once every 12 months since you started working here

You cannot apply if you’re a British citizen (this includes dual citizenship).

If you do not meet the above criteria and what to know what other options are available to you, please feel free to reach out to our team at info@generalmedicinegroup.co.uk or you can request a callback at a time that is convenient to you.

If you have not worked in the UK by 31 December 2020

If you want to work in the UK from 1 January 2021, and were not working here before, you’ll need to apply for a visa.

The visa you’ll need depends on the a number of factors such as length of stay in the UK, previous experience and if you have any family in the EU, EEA and UK . You are able to check which visa type is most applicable to you and your personal circumstances.

You do not need a visa if you’re a British or Irish citizen.

What the permit allows you to do

You can use your permit to enter the UK as a frontier worker and show your right to:

work
rent
access benefits and services, including NHS healthcare, if you meet the relevant eligibility requirements

Fees

There is no fee to apply for the permit, and you do not have to pay the immigration health surcharge . You may have to pay to submit your biometric information (photograph or fingerprints).

When and how to apply

If you’re a frontier worker, you’ll need a permit to enter the UK to work from 1 July 2021. You can use your passport or national identity card until then.

You must apply online .

You’ll be told if you’ll also need to go to an appointment at a visa application centre or UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services ( UKVCAS ) service point .

You will not usually need an appointment if you can use a smartphone app and have a passport or ID card with a biometric chip.

Family members

Family members are not covered by your Frontier Worker permit.

Your family member may be eligible to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme for settled or pre-settled status .

Who can apply

You can only apply for a Frontier Worker permit if you’re from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, and you:

live outside the UK
have worked in the UK by 31 December 2020
have kept working in the UK at least once every 12 months since you started working here

Living outside the UK

You must live ‘primarily’ outside of the UK. How you meet this requirement depends on how much time you’ve spent here since 1 January 2020.

You’ll be eligible if you’ve spent less than 180 days in total in the UK over the course of any 12 month period.

If you’ve spent 180 days or more in the UK within 12 months

You’ll still be eligible if, in that 12 month period, you returned to the country you live in at least either:

once every 6 months
twice in the 12 month period

You’ll still be able to apply if there are exceptional circumstances meaning you could not travel to your country of residence in this period, such as an illness or accident.

Working in the UK

You must have:

started working in the UK while living elsewhere on or before 31 December 2020, either as an employed or self-employed person
come to the UK to work at least once every 12 months since then

You’ll be eligible as long as your work in the UK is ‘genuine and effective’. This means it must be more than small, one-off tasks, such as:

an interview
taking part in a one-off competition or audition
signing a contract

If you’re not sure if your work is eligible, the Home Office has guidance on what counts as genuine and effective work .

If you’ve not worked in the UK during a 12 month period

If there has been a 12 month period where you’ve not come to the UK to work, you might still be eligible.

You must have worked in the UK, while living elsewhere, by 31 December 2020. During the 12 month period you were not working, you must have been:

temporarily unable to work because of an illness or accident
temporarily unable to work because you were pregnant or had given birth
involuntarily unemployed, and either looking for work or doing vocational training
voluntarily unemployed and doing vocational training related to your last occupation
unable to come to the UK and work because of coronavirus (COVID-19)

This is known as having ‘retained worker’ or ‘retained self-employed person’ status.

Apply online now

Once you’ve started your application, you can save your form and complete it later.

Apply from outside the UK

Apply online for your Frontier Worker permit.

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Apply from inside the UK

You can apply online now for your Frontier Worker permit if you can use the ‘UK Immigration: ID Check’ app. Check if you can use the app .

If you cannot use the app, you’ll be able to apply online from 22 January 2021.