Landing a job before moving?

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• u/FinestTreesInDa7Seas·2·1 ago 2026, 14:40

  I don't suspect that many employers are thrilled about the idea of hiring someone in a manager or associate director role while on a temporary visa that requires them to leave the country when it's over. If you told an employer that your plan is to be in the country on a Youth Mobility Visa, they would be asking themselves why you aren't asking them to sponsor you for a real work visa. Asking them to sponsor you for a work visa shows them that you want to remain in the country indefinitely. Asking them to go along with your Youth Mobility Visa tells them you don't plan on sticking around. Even if told them you would be interested in converting to a work visa afterwards, the question would remain, why aren't you asking for a work visa now?

  • u/Jolly_Source3908·1·1 ago 2026, 14:47

    Thanks so much for your response, you raise a really great point. My line of thinking was the Youth Mobility Visa allows for a fairly quick turn-around (from what I’ve found the longest it normally takes for approval is 5 weeks) so there wouldn’t be potentially months between hiring and the actual move. Then would look to take steps once I was there to convert to a work visa. I would love to go long term and if I’m able to find a company to sponsor me for a work visa that’s all the better! Is there a way you would recommend I communicate this in my resume or applications? Or a specific recruitment agency that is considered reliable in the UK I should reach out to?

    • u/FinestTreesInDa7Seas·2·1 ago 2026, 15:22

• u/Maleficent_Steak8373·2·1 ago 2026, 15:21

  So, it's not unusual for company to provide sponsorships, but these would generally be companies that have already planned this in their budget/strategy. What is unusual is for a company to proceed with a candidate who will be on a "future visa" where the company has no control and visibility over. So if you're looking for manager/director positions, I can't imagine HR would really entertain this kind of conversation. I'm Canadian and I've worked in Australia and a few other countries. If you're looking for a company to sponsor you, you need to firstly weed out any company that is not looking to sponsor anyone. That's the most important thing. Then, really, there's nothing specific about UK employers who are open to foreign workers, they will just ask you about your visa situation early on and what they're willing to sponsor and what costs are incurred by yourself.

• u/Kiwiatx·3·1 ago 2026, 15:25

  Given the local market has many qualified candidates with no visa restrictions you’d have to have some unique education or work experience to offer can can’t be found locally. IME no recruiter will bother looking at a Resume without a local address and phone number.