Yes. From 1 May 2004, Czech nationals have had the same rights to work in the UK as EU-15 citizens. The UK will allow free movement to those who genuinely want to work in the UK. Genuine workers from Czech Republic are allowed to work in the UK labour market via a Workers Registration Scheme.

You must register under the Worker Registration Scheme as soon as you start work in the UK, this will allow you to work and live in the UK. You will need to complete an application form and send it to the address provided. Your employer will need to keep a copy of your registration form. You will then be given a worker registration certificate and a copy will be sent separately to your employer. Your first registration certificate will cost from 1st October £70. The worker registration certificate will allow you to work and live in the UK while you are working for that employer. Your employer will also have to check that you have applied to register. It will be unlawful for him or her to employ you if you are not registered for the job within one month of starting work (unless you have already worked in the UK legally for 12 months uninterrupted and spent no more than 30 days total time not working during those 12 months).  

Registration is straightforward. The application form can be sent to the address on the application form by post:Worker Registration Team,Home Office,Walsall Road,Cannock,WS11 0WS.They cannot process applications which are made in person.The application form can be found on the internet at the following link: www.workingintheuk.gov.uk   

You should fill in an application form and send it with:- A copy of a letter confirming employment from your employer- 2 photographs- A valid Passport/ ID card- Payment of £90  

 

The registration certificate will be for 12 months.- If you stay in employment with an employer continuously for 12 months you will then be eligible for an EEA residence permit.- Registration will lapse if the employment ceases within the first 12 months, for whatever reason. You will then need to re-apply for worker registration each time you get a new job.  

You will need to find another job within 30 days to be able to count the first 3 months’ work towards accruing a full 12 months in continuous employment. If you lose a second job after another 3 months’ work, you must find work immediately to be able to count both 3 month periods of employment.If you lose your initial job within the first 12 months and are unable to find subsequent employment immediately, you will be required to re-register as a worker. You will need to submit the forms indicated above but you will not need to make another payment of £90. 

If you are already working legally in the UK and have been in the UK labour market for an uninterrupted period of 12 months or longer, you will be treated like any other EU worker, and will be exempt from this scheme. This will not apply to Czech nationals who are currently working in the UK illegally, but it will be open to them to apply for worker registration.  

No. Since 1 May, you do not need a work permit. The work permit scheme is completely separate from the Workers Registration Scheme.  

The Immigration and Nationality Directorate cannot help people find jobs or provide information about tax or National Insurance contributions. For help finding work, contact Job Centre Plus This is a part of the Department for Work and Pensions. For information on National Insurance and tax contributions, you should contact the Inland Revenue   

Skills and qualifications from outside the UK are recognised. You can check the comparability of your qualifications with those in the UK by contacting the UK National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) You should note that UK higher education institutions, employers and professional associations make their own decisions on the acceptability and recognition to be accorded to any overseas qualifications.  

If you have a right of residence in the UK your family members will generally have the right to reside in the UK with you.Under European Union law, your family includes:- Your husband or wife;- Your, or your husband’s or wife’s children or grandchildren (if they are under 21 or if they are over 21 and dependent on you); and- Dependent relatives, for example your husband’s or wife’s parents and grandparents. If you are a student, only your husband or wife and your dependent children can join you. If you are working in the UK the Government will also consider applications from your other relatives (for instance brothers, sisters) to join you in the UK if they are- your dependants; or- they were living with you before you came to the UK.    

 

The self-employed will not be required to register.- EU citizens, including Czech nationals, have a right to establish themselves in the UK as self-employed persons. This applies equally in the other Member States.- If you cease self-employment you would generally need to show that you are self-sufficient to retain a right of residence in the UK, unless you found a job and were therefore permitted to apply to register to work in the UK.  

 

This includes: - Those on the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme; - Unmarried A-8 partners/spouses of UK citizens on their probationary period; - Dependants of A-8 nationals currently subject to Code 1 conditions; - Dependants of work permit holders; - Postgraduate doctors and dentists in the UK for training - Spouses and dependants of students.

 

The EU Council Directive on students provides that the spouse and dependent children have a right to take up employment. They are Given Code 1 conditions, and should be exempt under the standstill provision;  -SAWS participants who joined the scheme before 1 May.Accession nationals who joined the SAWS scheme before 1 May 2004 (the SAWS card will be valid as a registration certificate until 31st December 2004 or until the SAWS participant leaves the scheme or changes employer).