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UNITED KINGDOM: Concession to the Fisheries Sector
February 9, 2022
In February 2022, the Minister for Safe and Legal Migration introduced a concession to the Immigration Rules, benefiting the fisheries sector, which allows foreign national workers employed by approved companies owning or operating well boat vessels in UK territorial seas to be considered for a grant of leave to enter for a period not extending beyond 8 February 2023 and for a period up to six months at a time. Of note, however, is that time spent under this concession will not count towards the individual’s settlement in the UK.
To benefit from the concession, the individual, who must be 18 years of age or above and not fall under Immigration Rules Part 9: Grounds for refusal, is required to provide:
- a valid passport;
- a letter from their employer stating that the worker is employed by an approved well boat company (see below) and will be required to work on a well boat within the UK’s territorial seas;
- an employment contract that shows the person seeking entry is paid an annual salary of £25,600 or over, or the equivalent if salary is not paid annually; and
- a transit visa (if they are a visa national and cannot produce a relevant seaman’s book)
An approved well boat company for the purposes of this concession is:
- Migdale Transport
- AquaShip
- Ocean Farm Services
- Solvtrans
- Bakkafrost
- Intership
- Mowi
- Froy Grupen (Froya)/DES
- Rostein
- Inverlussa Marine Services
Organisations and individuals interested impacted by this development are encouraged to contact a Newland Chase immigration specialist for case-specific advice. For general advice and information on immigration and business travel to the UK, please contact us.
