Can I work in the UK if my wife is a British Citizen?
 

My wife is a British Citizen (the designation in her passport).

We currently live in Trinidad and Tobago (my home country) and my wife has never lived in the UK, having gotten her citizenship from her father who moved here.

Can we move to the UK?

If so, will one or both of us be eligible to work?

I've read a lot of forums, but no topic seems to reflect our particular situation.

Thanks a lot.

I think that this should be asked of the British Consulate, only official replies count.

If your wife is a British Citizen then he has the right live and work in the UK.

https://www.gov.uk/right-of-abode/overview

You will need a visa to stay for more than six months and to work

https://www.gov.uk/join-family-in-uk

Looks like asking your question on Google results in useful info:
http://www.aboutimmigration.co.uk/ma...k-citizen.html

"she" has the right......

Currently it would be easier for you to work in another EEA country as freedom of movement also covers spouses EXCEPT in the country of citizenship of the EEA citizen

No.

Avoiding immigration is one of they key reason why UK citizens voted for Brexit.
You stay away.... boooh.

Seriously, ask a consulate. I'd never trust anybody on a forum for such an important question.

Your wife has the right to move to the UK and work straight away.

She will need to be in a job earning over £18K, or for the two of you to have a larger sum in savings (don't remember the exact amount, but it's somewhere in the region of 60-70K IIRC), in order for you to be granted a spousal visa. Once you have that you can live and work here too.

The gov.uk link above should answer all your questions.

Seriously, ask a consulate. I'd never trust anybody on a forum for such an important question.?

What can you do - if jobs/workers are in demand in the sector it helps.

No point trying to ask British consulate. They won't answer questions on immigration and simply refer you UKVI web pages, or you call an international inquiry service which will answer your queries (using premium number line).

Basically, your British wife has to sponsor you financially for your visa, by currently in a job where you live earning at least £18,600 before tax, and having a UK job offer earning at least as much, or she goes to UK alone, gets a job earning at least the minimum amount for 6 months and sponsors you, or between you there are savings worth at least £62,500. Plus you need evidence of suitable accommodation in UK, and you are in a genuine relationship (not marriage of convenience).

There are other possibilities, such as living together in another EEA country, your wife working or in self-employment, and after a period of time you apply for EEA family permit to enter UK and switch to 5-year residence card. Or you qualify for a visa in your own right, such as Tier 4 General student visa (with limited right to work beside your studies), or if you are in shortage job or you are uniquely qualified, to get Tier 2 General sponsored work visa. Or you get transferred by your current employer to their UK operations. If you have a UK-born grandparent, you can get 5-year ancestry visa with work privileges.

>>I think that this should be asked of the British Consulate, only official replies count.<<

>>Seriously, ask a consulate. I'd never trust anybody on a forum for such an important question.<<

People post that sort of thing all the time -- and its pretty useless advice. That isn't the purpose of a consulate

I was going to post that hopefully Alec would see your thread . . . and I get to the bottom and there he is. Listen to him (and Nonconformist)

What is the purpose of a consulate then ?

But ok, let us hope Alec knows the trade. He probably does?. But I would not listen to him personnaly.

I don't rely on info on forums... must be my paranoic side ;-)

Visas and immigration have largely been taken out of the hands of UK consulates and they now have decision making centres in several key cities and increasingly in UK (e.g. spouse visa application made in US is now processed in Sheffield UK). So the consulates largely don't deal with immigration and refer all inquiries to relevant bodies and websites. Job of the consulate is to help British citizens in the consular area, such as issue of emergency travel document (after passport is lost), certifying documents and visiting them in prison etc. They also act as a link between UK and the host government, trade and cultural exchange. Commercial activities (to promote trade and investment) have become a significant area.