Part time work

Working whilst studying
An International Student is allowed to work in the UK whilst studying,but your nationality will determine what conditions you need to meet so that you can work in the UK. Please read the following information carefully.

If you are an international student from a European Economic Area (EEA) country,you don't need permission to work in the UK. Be ready to show an employer your passport or identity card as proof you are a national of one of the above EEA countries.

*European Economic Area (EEA) includes countries: Austria Belgium, Republic of Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and UK.

 

If you are a national of: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia,, you can work in the UK  but check whether you need to register under the Worker Registration Scheme on the Working in the UK website at:www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk  - click on 'Working in the UK' and scroll down to 'Worker Registration Scheme'.

If you are a national of: Bulgaria and Romania, you can work in the UK, butcheck whether you need to register under the Worker Authorisation Scheme on the Working in the UK website at:www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk - click on 'Working in the UK' and then click on 'Bulgarian and Romanian nationals' and follow the appropriate links.

If you are a student from outside the European Economic Area,

 

Whether you can work in the UK depends on when you applied for your visa.

If you applied for your visa before 4 July 2011 then you should be given permission to work on a part time basis. Please check what your passport states on your entry clearance or residence permit. If you are in the UK with limited leave to remain and your passport states “Work (and any changes) must be authorised” or Able to work as authorised by the Secretary of State”, you will have permission to work during your studies. if your passport states “No work”, you must not work in the UK.

 

If you applied for your Tier 4 visa after 4 July 2011 then you will not be given permission to work. Stanley College London is a private Further Education college. Only students studying at a higher education institution (HEI) will be given permission to work part time.

1. National Insurance Number
   You will need to apply for a National Insurance number but you do not need to have received your National Insurance number before you can start work. You can make an appointment for a National Insurance number interview by telephoning 0845 600 0643, between 0800 and 1800 Monday to Friday.

 

At the interview you will need to prove your identity and right to work in the UK (for example, by providing a document such as your passport, birth certificate or bank statement) and details of when you received a job offer or started work.

Your employer can allow you to start work before your National Insurance number is issued and should deduct National Insurance contributions. It may take between six and twelve weeks after the interview for your National Insurance card to be issued.

For further information, go to: www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk  and www.dwp.gov.uk