The procedure for Work Permits in the UK is such that your prospective employer has to apply for the work permit on your behalf, they have to demonstrate that there are no acceptable candidates who already have the right to work in the UK. This means that not only do you have to be the best person for the job but in addition none of the other candidates were acceptable. This makes it very difficult in the curatorial field were there are normally lots of UK applicants for every job. If the job asks for a particular specialism or skill then your chances may be higher.
Of course you should remember that, generally, if you have the right to work in any Eurpoean Union country without a work permit then you can work in the UK, they all have different nationallity rules but if you or any of your parents or grand parents were born in an EU country it might be worth checking with the appropriate Embassy.
Trevor Reynolds
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>>> Piper Severance <[log in to unmask]> 01/23 12:15 am >>>
I finished my MA in Gallery Studies at Essex University in 2000. Before I
rushed home I was looking for jobs and internships in the UK. A few implied
that they would help me secure a visa (as my student visa was due to
expire). The matter became moot when I had to move back home. This leaves
me in the US looking for a job with a foreign MA. I can't say that it has
been any more difficult (its hard to begin with). I do have to explain what
"awarded with distinction" truly means, and it has been a bit slippery
applying for Grad Internships (transcript wise). As for working legally in
the UK, you can also marry a Brit. I managed to pick up an MA and a husband
that year!
At 03:02 PM 1/22/02 -0800, you wrote:
>The subject of working in the UK has prompted me to ask a question I've been
>stewing on...
>
>I'm curious as to any thoughts or experiences anyone has had with the
>distance learning Museum Studies Programme at Leicester University. I
>really want to complete my MA, but I can't seem to give up working (and not
>just financially, I love my job!) Does anyone have any thoughts to share on
>distance learning, earning a degree in such a fashion, or this program in
>particular?
>
>I'm also wondering, for those of you Yanks who did get advanced degrees in
>the UK, did you find that jobs and/or work visas were easier to acquire, or
>perhaps seem a viable opportunity for you? (Part of the Leicester program
>is a summer in residence, which I would definitely do!)
>
>Thanks in advance, and feel free to respond here or to me personally.
>
>Robyne
>--
>"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not
>to think at all." - Hypatia
>--
>Robyne Miles
>Director of Operations & Volunteers
>The Science Factory
>www.sciencefactory.org
>phone: 541-682-7882 fax: 541-484-9027
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>
>
> > From: Piper Severance <[log in to unmask]>
> > Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:58:25 -0800
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: An Anonymous Request for Information - UK
> >
> > Dear ANONYMOUS,
> >
> > It really depends on what you want to be doing in the National Gallery. An
> > art background may not be required for certain jobs. I did my MA in the UK
> > and was in the process of finding a job/internship when I rushed back to
> > the Us due to my mother's ill health. Job postings for UK museum jobs are
> > in the newspapers (Independent on Wed?) and of corse on line. You may also
> > want to look into IF you can work in the UK (work permit, visa type stuff).
> > Good luck and let me know if you find anything good, I'll be heading there
> > as soon as I can.
> >
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