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Forms and Guidance This page provides details of and access to the guidance notes and application forms to be used when applying for:

• Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP)Leave to Remain (LtR)Business Case Unit (BCU)Work Permit arrangementsEFORMS for Work Permit applicationsNotification of Premature End of Employment Form (NPEE)Worker Registration Scheme (WRS)
• Bulgarian and Romanian guidance notes and applications forms

Application forms can be downloaded from this page. Our forms are designed to be printed on plain white A4 paper and you should submit them like this. Please make sure that you print off the whole form. Guidance notes are also provided for each of the application forms, which you should read before completing the application form and submitting your application. Please ensure that you print a copy of these guidance notes. This page also provides a link to forms on the Border and Immigration Agency website, see below. Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) Use Form HSMP1 to apply for an initial approval under the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP). HSMP form (2.95 Mb) HSMP guidance (789 Kb) If you require an urgent decision, you may submit an urgent treatment request by completing the following form: HSMP - Urgent Treatment Form (603 Kb) If you would like the decision on your HSMP application to be reviewed, please complete the appropriate form below: Request for review of HSMP application - for decisions made on applications under the arrangements in place up to 7 November 2006 (269 Kb) Request for review of HSMP application - for decisions made on applications under the arrangements in place from 8 November 2006 (268 Kb) Use Form FLR(HSMP) to apply for an extension of stay in the United Kingdom if you are applying under the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (including dependants). FLR(HSMP) form (3.2Mb) FLR (HSMP) guidance (330Kb) Photograph Guidance (1883 Kb) If you have received an acknowledgement letter from our Payment Handling Service relating to your FLR(HSMP) application you can request that your case be given urgent treatment by completing the 'Urgent Treatment' form below. Please complete and fax the form to 0114 207 6017. Urgent Treatment Form (540 Kb) Leave to Remain (LtR) Use Form FLR(IED) to apply for an extension of stay in the United Kingdom if you are applying in any of the following immigration categories:

• Work Permit arrangements (including dependants); Sectors Based Scheme;
• Home Office approved Training or Work Experience (including dependants);
• Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme.

FLR (IED) (2.4Mb) FLR (IED) guidance (153Kb) Photograph Guidance (1883 Kb) If you have received an acknowledgement letter from our Payment Handling Service relating to your FLR(IED) application you can request that your case be given urgent treatment by completing the 'Urgent Treatment' form below. Please complete and fax the form to 0114 207 6017. Urgent Treatment Form (540 Kb) Business Case Unit (BCU) Use the BUS form to apply for extension of stay or indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a business person, sole representative, retired person of independent means, investor or innovator. BUS (102Kb) BUS guidance notes (64Kb) Work Permit arrangements The following are general information leaflets which will assist you in making work permit applications: Payment guidance notes (307Kb) General information notes (353Kb) Service and standards guidance notes (300Kb) Living and Working in the UK – Rights and Responsibilities of Nationals from Bulgaria and Romania (1.8 Mb) Use the WP1 form to apply for a work permit under the Business and Commercial arrangements; use the SR1 form if you are applying under the sponsored researcher arrangements; and use the PD1 form if you are applying under the Postgraduate Doctors and Dentists arrangements: Business and Commercial guidance notes (431Kb) WP1 application form (2.2Mb)) WP1X extension application form (1.7Mb) SR1 application form (1.9Mb) PD1 application form (2.0Mb) If you are applying for a work permit in the sports or entertainments sectors please use the forms below: Sports and Entertainments guidance notes (481Kb) WP3 application form (2.2Mb) WP3X extension application form (1.8Mb) If you are applying for a work permit under the Training and Work Experience Scheme (TWES) or the Medical Training Initiative (MTI) please use the forms below: Training and Work Experience guidance notes (394Kb) WP1 application form (2.2Mb) WP1X extension application form (1.7Mb) MTI1 application form (1.9Mb) If you are applying for a work permit under the Sectors Based Scheme (SBS) please use the form below. Please note that new SBS work permits can only be issued for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals. If you already employ a non Bulgarian or Romanian national under the SBS you can apply for an extension or change of employment using the forms below: Sectors Based Scheme guidance notes - Applying for an extension or change of employment work permit under the Sectors Based Scheme for non Bulgarian and Romanian nationals (462Kb) Sectors Based Scheme guidance notes - Applying for a letter of approval for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals under the Sectors Based Scheme (387Kb) SB1 application form (1.8Mb) SB1X application form (1.7Mb) Use the WPSI form to apply for a work permit to employ a student on a three month internship programme. Student Internship guidance notes (300Kb) WPSI application form (1.6Mb) Use the GATSA or GATSB forms to apply for permission to employ an overseas worker under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). General Agreement on Trade in Services for Overseas Employers guidance notes (385Kb) General Agreement on Trade in Services for UK Contractors guidance notes (346Kb) GATSA application form (297Kb) GATSB application form (251Kb) For more information on work permits internal caseworker instructions please see the Border and Immigration Agency website – business and commercial case working guidance and business and commercial occupation sheet. EFORMS for Work Permit applications The Eforms package is available to download from this website. Please read the instructions fully, even if you have previously made electronic applications, due to key changes made to the Eforms process. If you have any problems or need advice about any aspect of the work permit process please contact our helpline on 0114 207 4074 or E-mail us at wpcustomers@ind.homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk. Notification of Premature End of Employment Form (NPEE) Use the NPEE form to notify us if the worker did not commence work with you or the employment ended prematurely. Notification of Premature End of Employment (733 Kb) Worker Registration Scheme (WRS) Use the WRS form to apply for registration of your employment in the United Kingdom if you are a national of the Czech Republic , Estonia , Hungary , Latvia , Lithuania , Poland , Slovakia or Slovenia . WRS application form (1.6Mb) WRS multiple payment form (938Kb) Please note that the Multiple Payment Form should only be used for submitting a single payment for up to 25 applications at the same time, although you will still need to fill in a separate WRS1 application form for each person registering on the Scheme . Bulgarian and Romanian guidance notes and applications forms The regulations concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania were amended to come into force on 16 March 2007 . From this date, anyone in the United Kingdom without restrictions on their stay as of 31 December 2006 will be considered as exempt for the purposes of obtaining a registration certificate. Students following a course of vocational training and working as part of that training, and all students working during their vacation, are now permitted to work longer than 20 hours per week. An update to the guidance will follow shortly. Bulgarian and Romanian guidance – non work permits (185 Kb) Bulgarian and Romanian guidance – work permits (75 Kb) BR1 application formBR2 application formBR3 application formBR4 application formBR5 application formBR6 application formBR7 application form Border and Immigration Agency Website Application forms and information about the legal migration routes open to those wishing to come to the United Kingdom to work are available from the Border and Immigration Agency website. This site contains information about a range of application forms, including the FLR(O), SET(O), FLR(IGS) and FLR(WISS) forms. Form FLR(O) Use Form FLR(O) to apply for an extension of stay in the United Kingdom if you are applying in any of the following immigration categories:

• Visitor Visitor undergoing private medical treatment Postgraduate doctor or dentist or a trainee general practitioner Au Pair Teacher or language assistant under an approved exchange scheme Representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation Private servant in a diplomatic household Domestic worker in a private household Overseas government employee Minister of religion, missionary or member of a religious order Visiting religious worker or a religious worker in a non-pastoral role Member of the ground staff of an overseas-owned airline Person with United Kingdom ancestry Writer, composer or artist Overseas qualified nurse or midwife
• Dependant of member of HM Forces who is exempt from immigration control 
• Other purposes/reasons not covered by other application forms

Form FLR(IGS) Use form FLR(IGS) to apply for an extension of stay under the International Graduates Scheme. Form FLR(FT:WISS) Use Form FLR(FT:WISS) to apply for an extension of stay under the Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland scheme. Form SET(O) Use Form SET(O) to apply for indefinite leave to remain in one of the following categories:

• Work permit holder Highly skilled migrant Representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation Private servant in a diplomatic household Domestic worker in a private household Overseas government employee Minister of religion , missionary or member of a religious order Member of the operational ground staff of an overseas-owned airline Person with United Kingdom ancestry Writer, composer or artist Long residence in the UK Victim of domestic violence* (if your applying in this category, you have to complete the Domestic Violence Questionnaire as well as the SET(O) form)
• Foreign or Commonwealth citizen discharged from HM Forces
• Other purposes/reasons not covered by other application forms

* If you are a non-EEA national family member of an EEA or Swiss national and wish to apply on the basis of domestic violence, you should do so under European law on form EEA2. You can find this form towards the end of this page. You should not apply on form SET(O).

These forms and the associated guidance notes can be found on the Border and Immigration Agency website.