Teaching and Other Educational Professionals

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Teaching and Other Educational Professionals (not elsewhere classified) – UK Visa Applications

The teaching sector covers a diverse range of specialties and the UK’s increasing emphasis on expanding the school curriculum to include subjects such as coding is helping fuel a need for a wider pool of teachers able to deliver both academic, vocational and leisure subjects in state schools and the private sector.

Duncan Lewis can advise educational establishments, education providers and individuals on Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) visa applications for teachers and other educational professionals not classified elsewhere, who wish to come to the UK to take up an appointment in education.

Teaching and other educational professionals not elsewhere classified are eligible to work in the UK under the regulations covering occupations skilled to NQF Level 6.

Duncan Lewis business immigration lawyers can advise on the international recruitment of qualified and experienced teaching staff – as well as advising on recruiting recent overseas graduates who have qualified as teachers in non-EEA or EU countries, or in the UK.

Any Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) applicants can be sponsored for jobs in certain occupations – and the government has drawn up a list of eligible occupations for teaching and other educational professionals not elsewhere classified wishing to apply for a Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) visa to take up a position in the UK.

UK Visas & Immigration regulations set out in the Codes of Practice for Skilled Workers such as teaching and other educational professionals not elsewhere classified.

Under the regulations, the sort of roles within a company that would be eligible for a Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) visa application include:

• Adult education tutor
• Education consultant
• Music teacher
• Nursery manager (day nursery)
• Owner (nursery: children’s)
• Private tutor
• TEFL.

UK Visas & Immigration rules also set out the types of duties a teaching and educational professional not elsewhere classified role might involve to qualify for a Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) visa, including:

• designs and implements methods of assessing the performance of students, co-ordinates and undertakes the evaluation of assessments and awards grades of merit based upon performance
• coordinates the activities of private music and dancing schools, training centres and similar establishments
• provides private academic, vocational and other instruction to individuals or groups
• teaches English as a foreign language and assists in the tuition of foreign languages.

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Duncan Lewis Business Immigration Solicitors – UK Visa Applications & Appeals – Teaching and Other Educational Professionals not elsewhere classified

Applying for a Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) visa for a teaching and educational professional not elsewhere classified requires expert legal advice on the preparation of the visa application to ensure no delays occur.

Companies should be aware that any delays in the Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) visa application process might potentially jeopardise the timely take up of an appointment by a teaching and education professional (not elsewhere classified).

Duncan Lewis immigration experts are one of the UK’s leading specialist immigration and business immigration solicitors, with a highly successful track record in advising companies on business immigration and the UK visa application process.

Duncan Lewis immigration lawyers have offices nationwide and in most major cities – and our national and London immigration lawyers regularly advise companies wishing to recruit high-calibre teaching and education professionals from overseas on:

• Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) Licence 
• Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)
• Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) Visa Applications
• Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) Intra Company Transfers
• Standard UK Visa for Business Visits.

Duncan Lewis business immigration experts are also able to advise on visa appeals for teaching and other education professionals not elsewhere classified wishing to take up appointments in the UK.

For further information on UK visa applications for Teaching and Other Educational Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified, call Duncan Lewis Business Immigration Solicitors in confidence on 0333 772 0409 or e-mail us at privateimmigration@duncanlewis.com / businessimmigration@duncanlewis.com