British and EU Passports

British Passport

A British passport entitles you to work agency or permanent, to come and go as you please and there are no age restrictions. If your father was born in the UK this entitles you to a British passport. Please check with the British Consulate for any updates.

EU (European Union) passport

An EU passport entitles you to work agency or permanent, to come and go as you please and there are no age restrictions. Please refer to the relevant consulate re your eligibility. Each country’s rules vary and eligibility cannot be based on UK eligibility.

Anyone from the EU countries listed below, does not require a work permit but will have to produce a passport as proof of citizenship.

The following countries are members of the European Economic Area (EEA), as at the time of writing (August 2007).

• Austria
• BelgiumBritish and EU Passports
• Bulgaria (see note 1 below)
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic (see note 2 below)
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary (2)
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Latvia (2)
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland (2)
• Portugal
• Romania (1)
• Slovakia (2)
• Slovenia (2)
• Spain
• Sweden
• United Kingdom
  

 
Note 1: From 1 January 2007 Bulgarian and Romanian nationals lookinf gor work in the UK will need permission to work before starting any job. Information about living and working in the UK is available for the Working in the UK website.

Note 2: Nationals of these countries who come to the UK to work need to register under the Worker Registration Scheme.