The other day I applied for a job in ye old England.
Being in New Zealand, part of the commonwealth still, we get a few benefits. One, because my mother and her parents have UK citizenship, I can apply for a 'UK Ancestry' visit, which basically allows me to live and work in the country for 5 years, without the need for a work permit/work visa.
At the end of this 5 years, I can apparently reapply, or simply apply for citizenship. This is my understanding, the British high commission website is rather confusing). This would take between 2 and 4 weeks according to the BHC site. I don't even need a job offer to get it (although it's much harder without)
So my understanding is that I can completely take care of the getting the right to work, freeing up the burdon on any potential employer.
The job in question mentioned that non-EU applicants must have a degree (check) and can expect a very lengthy permit application process (not in my case?).
I sent an expression of interest in the job, and the reply I got was pretty much:
"as you are based in new zealand you do not fit the requirements for the position available, as you would require a permit and this is a lengthy process for us"
Also with mention of their recruitment company.
Is there something I am missing (on the UK end) or maybe they just didn't read the full email (which mentioned the above).?
Sigh. I admit this is the first time I've applied for something like this, so I'm somewhat confused (and stressed) about the whole thing.
The last thing I want to do is send back a 'correction' only to find that there really is a problem. It would also be very hard to not sound demanding/condescending/etc.
Anyway. Thanks to anyone who can help clear this up. I'll probably call the BHC tonight I think.
Being in New Zealand, part of the commonwealth still, we get a few benefits. One, because my mother and her parents have UK citizenship, I can apply for a 'UK Ancestry' visit, which basically allows me to live and work in the country for 5 years, without the need for a work permit/work visa.
At the end of this 5 years, I can apparently reapply, or simply apply for citizenship. This is my understanding, the British high commission website is rather confusing). This would take between 2 and 4 weeks according to the BHC site. I don't even need a job offer to get it (although it's much harder without)
So my understanding is that I can completely take care of the getting the right to work, freeing up the burdon on any potential employer.
The job in question mentioned that non-EU applicants must have a degree (check) and can expect a very lengthy permit application process (not in my case?).
I sent an expression of interest in the job, and the reply I got was pretty much:
"as you are based in new zealand you do not fit the requirements for the position available, as you would require a permit and this is a lengthy process for us"
Also with mention of their recruitment company.
Is there something I am missing (on the UK end) or maybe they just didn't read the full email (which mentioned the above).?
Sigh. I admit this is the first time I've applied for something like this, so I'm somewhat confused (and stressed) about the whole thing.
The last thing I want to do is send back a 'correction' only to find that there really is a problem. It would also be very hard to not sound demanding/condescending/etc.
Anyway. Thanks to anyone who can help clear this up. I'll probably call the BHC tonight I think.
