# Working in the UK

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-in-the-uk/47292>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 26, 2000, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-in-the-uk/47292 "2000-12-26T21:31:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![scotx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@scotx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotx)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2000, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-in-the-uk/47292/1 "2000-12-26T21:31:31Z")

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I am interested in working in the UK for a few years. I would prefer to work for an American company in London and would like to know what is the best way to find out about any such opportunities. [Monster.com](http://Monster.com) and the like are not very helpful because the jobs listed are generally for UK nationals and would require a lot of paper work to obtain a work permit, reducing the probability of getting the position. Any advice?

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**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2000, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-in-the-uk/47292/2 "2000-12-26T21:37:58Z")

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Do you have any British relatives?

Even though my parents were both born in Australia, because my mother’s parents were British, I am entitled to far more lenient visa conditions than people who can’t claim British ancestry - including a much longer allowable working period in the UK. As far as I know, this doesn’t only apply to people from Commonwealth countries.