You can use this visa to visit the UK with your employer for up to 6 months, however you must return home at the end of the 6 months.
You can apply for a visa type 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
You cannot extend an Overseas Domestic Worker visa. You may be entitled to an extension if you applied on or before 5 April 2012.
With this visa type you can:
- travel abroad and return to the UK to complete your stay
- 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:
- work except as a domestic worker in a private household
- live in the UK for long periods of time through frequent visits
- get public funds
