Representatives of overseas media organisations
This section explains how you can apply to come to the United Kingdom to work as a representative of an overseas media organisation.
To be considered as a representative of an overseas media organisation, you must be working in the United Kingdom as an employee of an overseas:
- newspaper; or
- news agency; or
- broadcasting organisation.
You will only be given permission to stay in the United Kingdom for a fixed period of time, at the end of this period you will need to either return home or apply to extend your stay. If you are coming to the United Kingdom to work for less than six months, it may be possible for you to apply under the business visitor category. You should read the pages on business visitors for more information.
The representatives of an overseas media organisation category can be a short or long-term immigration category. We will only extend your visa if you are still employed by the same organisation that you were working for when you were given permission to enter the United Kingdom. Once you have been in the United Kingdom for five years as a representative of an overseas media organisation you are entitled to apply to stay permanently.
Please note the representatives of overseas media arrangements are due to be deleted later this year when the new points-based system Skilled workers of Tier 2 is launched.
Policy & Law
Contact
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Immigration enquiry bureau
0870 606 7766
UK Border Agency Lunar House, 40 Wellesley Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 2BY