Updated Guidance on the Frontier Worker Permit Scheme

UK Government (UKG) has updated its guidance to clarify rules around eligibility for the Frontier Worker Permit Scheme.

A frontier worker is an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen who is employed or self-employed in the UK, but resident elsewhere. If a frontier worker was working in the UK on or before 31 December 2020, they can still enter the UK for work and are eligible to apply for a permit.

Frontier workers who want to work in the UK from 1 January 2021, and who were not working in the UK before, will need to apply for a visa.

Frontier workers who were working in the UK before 1 January 2021 must hold a frontier worker permit to enter the UK for work from 1 July 2021 onwards.

With regard to eligibility, UKG has clarified that:

• Frontier workers who are continuously employed only need to travel to the UK for work at least once every twelve months to be eligible.

• If a frontier worker has had a period of unemployment in the UK, or is unemployed when applying for a permit, this may affect their eligibility.

For more information, visit: https://www.gov.uk/frontier-worker-permit