How to get UK visa on Canadian passport (No Ancestry option)

Hi All, Do you know how how i can get UK visa, I'm canadian passport holder. Im 45years old & I would like with my family to live & work in UK. We dont have any ancestors here - i.e for ...

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ILINKA
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Joined: 05 Jun 2008
Posts: 2

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:25 pm

Hi All,

Do you know how how i can get UK visa, I'm canadian passport holder.
Im 45years old & I would like with my family to live & work in UK.
We dont have any ancestors here - i.e for us Ancestry option isnt an option.
Any advise please? Where to start from?

Cheers
ilinka

mari-mac
Senior Member

Joined: 01 Sep 2006
Posts: 94
Location: U.K.

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:59 pm

You could look at the new Points based system:
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/infs/inf22pbsdependant

This replaces the Highly Skilled Migrants Programme.

There is also a Work Permit - this must be filled out by the employer (that is, you must already have a job offer which means they need to prove there is no one else in the EU capable of the job):
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/infs/inf13workpermitholders
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