Worker Registration Scheme

The UK Worker Registration Scheme (WRS) is a compulsory scheme for citizens of the new EU member states (excluding Malta and Cyprus). These include the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.

The UK Worker Registration Scheme tracks the employment of the candidate over the first twelve months of employment in the UK. There is no requirement for a physical visa or UK Work Permit to be issued to EEA Nationals, however if desired an EEA National can request a residence permit. Some member states of the EEA (new states) will be required to seek a residence permit.

The UK Worker Registration Scheme - WRS is a compulsory scheme for citizens of countries that are new EU member states (excluding Malta and Cyprus) who wish to come to the UK to work for more than one month.

The UK Worker Registration Scheme tracks the employment of the candidate over their first 12 months of employment in the UK. There is no requirement for a physical visa or UK work permit to be issued to EEA Nationals, however if desired an EEA National can request a residence permit after 12 months of employment.

Citizens of new member EEA (states excluding Malta and Cyprus) who: are self-employed; have been working legally in the UK for 12 months or more in a job they held on 1 May 2004; have been working legally in the UK and stayed in the same job after 1 May 2004; were issued with leave to enter the UK before 1 May 2004 as a seasonal agricultural worker and took up employment on the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme on or after 1 May 2004; or are providing services in the UK on behalf of an employer who is not established in the UK.

WRS applicants must not be married and cannot bring any dependants with them to the UK. Once a person has been working uninterrupted in the UK for 12 months they will have rights of full free movement and will no longer need to register under the Home Office Workers Registration Scheme.

Applications to register with the Worker Registration Scheme should be made as soon as a new job is started. If the WRS application is not made within one month of starting a new job, employment will be deemed illegal after that date. Such a person's status will be deemed illegal until a Worker Registration Scheme registration certificate has been issued and employment may have to cease until such time as the WRS application has been granted.
To change jobs, a person on the WRS must apply for a new registration certificate under the Worker Registration Scheme, thereby authorising work for the new employer.

If you have the right to live in the UK, family members may join you. Under European Community law family members include: your husband or wife; your, or your spouse's children or grandchildren (if they are under 21); or if they are over 21 and dependent on you; dependent relatives, for example, your, or your spouse's, parents or grandparents; if you are a student, only your husband or wife and your dependent children can join you; non-European Union unmarried partners if they meet the immigration rules. Other relatives such as brothers, sisters or cousins do not have an automatic right to live with you.

Applications will be considered from other relatives to join you if you are working in the UK and: your relatives are your dependants; or they were living with you before you came to the UK. Family members who are not nationals of the EEA must get an EEA family permit if they are coming to live in the UK long-term or permanently. They must get a family permit before traveling to the UK and entry may be refused if they try to enter the UK without an EEA family permit.

People on the UK Worker Registration Scheme must be able to support and accommodate themselves without recourse to public funds.

Our Services

Coddan-visa-work-permits.co.uk are able to offer you expert assistance with working an application under the Worker Registration Scheme. Our CVAWP – registered immigration consultant can help you:

Complete the forms on your behalf
Draft the required job offer letter
Represent you application to the Home Office

We’ve been dealing with work permits and other applications at the Home Office for over 15 years now, and we are more then happy to deal with any issues or government officials on your behalf.

We would charge you £295, including government fees to assist with you application. We offer a no-win/no-fee service and would return fee if your application was unsuccessful. We only, however, take on cases where we are confident that the application will be successful. Please see our terms and conditions, which you can sign and send to us if you wish to instruct us in your case.