The London Office for the Home Office is in Croydon, South London, Lunar House, 40 Wellesley Road. You will need to pay a fee by credit card or postal order, as the office does not accept cash. First of all, though, check www.homeoffice.gov.uk/, which is the best place for all information on matters pertaining to immigration in the UK. They can provide information on whom to contact with regards to immigration and asylum applications and also to obtain passports and visas. The UK Border Agency, which considers citizenship applications, lists the following guidelines for employment, which can be reached in a new window on the Home Office website or by visiting ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk. In 2008, a points-based system for immigration replaced most previous work-based categories. Investors, entrepreneurs, exceptionally talented people and recent graduates from UK universities, as 'high-value migrants' can apply to enter or stay in the UK without needing a job offer - but you will need to pass a points-based assessment. If you have been offered a skilled job in the UK and your prospective employer is willing to sponsor you, you can apply to come or remain here to do that job. If, as a temporary worker, an employer in the UK is willing to sponsor you, or if you are a national of a country that participates in the youth mobility scheme, you may be eligible to come and work in the UK for a short period. You can also apply to work in the UK as a domestic worker; as the sole representative of an overseas firm; or as a representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation. Most European nationals are free to come to and work in the UK - but if you are a national of a country that has recently joined the European Union, you may need to register with the Home Office or apply for our permission before you begin work. If you are a Commonwealth citizen and at least one of your grandparents was born in the UK, you can apply to come here to work.
