Greetings.  I did my MA studies at the University of Manchester's Art Gallery & Museum Studies Course.  As an American, I did inquire as to work visas, etc., before being bluntly told by the home office that as I was there as a student, I could not work.  I would have liked to have stayed in the UK to do some museum work, but was generally told that anyone from the UK, EU, Australia, or Canada would be given priority over any applications I might make to work in the UK museums.  I think the best bet would be to go through something like the summer residence offered by Leicester University, and then try to get other similar positions afterwards.

For example, I know of an Australian who did the same course as I did, and managed to obtain permanent residency in the UK by going through practically every type of visa she could until she had been living and working in the UK for 7 years, and was therefore eligible for the permanent status.

As for myself, I did manage to find work in a museum in the United States, so the story ends well.  Best of luck to you.

-Teresa Whitt, Director/Curator
South Charleston Museum
South Charleston, WV

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