Overseas Domestic Worker Visa

You can apply for a visa to visit the UK with your employer if you:

• live outside the UK
• are a domestic worker in a private household
• have worked for your employer for at least one year
• meet the other eligibility requirements
  Domestic workers include:
• cleaners
• chauffeurs
• cooks
• those providing personal care for the employer and their family
• nannies

How long you can stay?

You can use this visa to visit the UK with your employer for up to 6 months. You must return home at the end of the 6 months.
You cannot extend an Overseas Domestic Worker visa.
You can:
1. travel abroad and return to the UK to complete your stay
2. change employers to another job as a domestic worker in a private household – only if you do not stay longer than the 6 months
You cannot:
1. work except as a domestic worker in a private household
2. live in the UK for long periods of time through frequent visits
3. get public funds