Work permits - Bulgarian and Romanian nationals only
Change of employment applications
This page explains change of employment applications. This guidance does not apply to General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and Student Internships.
You will need to get permission from the UK Border Agency if:
- you would like to employ a person who already has a work permit for a job, training, or work experience with another employer; or
- you want an existing employee to change posts within your organisation; or
- the person has a change to the duties and conditions of work from those on the previous work permit application.
If a person is to continue training or a work experience programme which we have already approved, they will need to carry on the training or work experience programme from the stage they had already reached with their previous employer. We will approve only for the balance of the period agreed in the original application.
You do not need to provide evidence of a recruitment search provided we receive your application either before the person leaves their current employment or within 28 days of the persons last day of work with their previous employer. They must be doing the same sort of work and you must wait for our permission before they can start working for you.
For change of employment applications you should use the following forms:
- WP1 for Business and Commercial and Training and Work Experience Scheme; or
- SR1 for sponsored researchers form; or
- PD1 for post graduate doctors and dentists; or
- WP3 for Sports and Entertainments.
For details of what information we will need you must read the appropriate guidance notes. You can download the application forms and a copy of each of the guidance notes from the right side of this page.
Application forms
Postgraduate doctors and dentists
- Form PD1DOC 1.3MB opens in a new window
- Business and Commercial, Sports and Entertainment and Training and Work Experience Scheme - guidancePDF 698KB opens in a new window
Sports and Entertainments
- Form WP3DOC 1.5MB opens in a new window
- Business and Commercial, Sports and Entertainment and Training and Work Experience Scheme - guidancePDF 698KB opens in a new window
Training and Work Experience
- Form WP1DOC 1.5MB opens in a new window
- Business and Commercial, Sports and Entertainment and Training and Work Experience Scheme - guidancePDF 698KB opens in a new window
Business and Commercial work permits
- Form WP1DOC 1.5MB opens in a new window
- Business and Commercial, Sports and Entertainment and Training and Work Experience Scheme - guidancePDF 698KB opens in a new window
Sponsored researchers
- Form SR1DOC 1.2MB opens in a new window
- Business and Commercial, Sports and Entertainment and Training and Work Experience Scheme - guidancePDF 698KB opens in a new window
See also
News & updates
- Tier 5 (temporary worker) - government authorised exchange - additional guidance
- Overseas government employees switching into Tier 5 (temporary worker) - international agreements
- Points-based system: approved English language tests for Tier 1 and Tier 2
- Government-approved shortage occupation list for Tier 2 of the points-based system
Related documents
- General informationPDF 157KB opens in a new window
- Service standardsPDF 98KB opens in a new window
- Shortage occupation listPDF 24KB opens in a new window
Contact
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Work permits (before November 2008) and Accession State customer contact centre
0114 207 4074
Customer Contact Centre, UK Border Agency, PO Box 3468, Sheffield, S3 8WA