Public Relations Professionals

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Public Relations Professionals – UK Visa Applications

UK businesses across all sectors operate in a global market and usually require the expertise of experienced public relations professionals who are multilingual and can effectively manage client accounts at an international level.

The UK labour force currently has skills gaps, including skills gaps in languages – presenting a challenge to businesses wishing to recruit experienced and multilingual public relations professionals, who understand global markets.

Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) visa restrictions under UK immigration law can hamper companies’ international recruitment targets for public relations professionals, however – including businesses which rely on PR professionals with experience of technology or science/pharma/research sectors, where there are skills shortages in the UK labour force.

Duncan Lewis business immigration solicitors can advise on the overseas recruitment of public relations professionals, who are eligible to work in the UK under the regulations covering occupations skilled to NQF Level 6.

Duncan Lewis business immigration lawyers frequently advise on Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) applications – as well as advising on recruiting recent overseas graduates who have qualified in the UK.

Any Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) applicants can be sponsored for jobs in certain occupations – and the government has drawn up a list of eligible occupations for public relations professionals wishing to apply for a Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) visa to take up a position in the UK.

UK Visas & Immigration regulations set out in the Codes of Practice for Skilled Workers such as public relations professionals.

Under the regulations, the sort of roles within a company that would be eligible for a Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) visa application include:
 

• Account manager (public relations)
• Information officer (public relations)
• PR consultant
• Press officer
• Public relations officer.

UK Visas & Immigration rules also set out the types of duties a public relations professional might carry out to qualify for a Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) visa, including:

• discusses issues of business strategy, products, services and target client base with senior colleagues to identify public relations requirements
• writes, edits and arranges for the effective distribution of press releases, newsletters and other public relations material
• addresses individuals, clients and other target groups through meetings, presentations, the media and other events to enhance the public image of an organisation
• develops and implements tools to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of public relations exercises.

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Duncan Lewis Business Immigration Solicitors – UK Visa Applications & Appeals – Public Relations Professionals

Applying for a Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) visa for a public relations professional requires expert legal advice on the preparation of the visa application to ensure no delays occur – any delays in the Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) visa application process might potentially jeopardise the timely take up of a public relations appointment.

Duncan Lewis immigration experts are one of the UK’s leading specialist immigration and business immigration solicitors, with a highly successful track record in advising companies and professionals on business immigration and the UK visa application process.

Duncan Lewis immigration lawyers have offices nationwide and in most major cities – and our national and London immigration lawyers can advise companies wishing to recruit public relations professionals from non-EEA countries on:

• Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) Licence 
• Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)
• Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) Visa Applications
• Skilled Worker (formerly known as Tier 2) Intra Company Transfers
• Standard UK Visa for Business Visits.

Duncan Lewis business immigration experts are also able to advise on visa appeals for public relations professionals wishing to take up appointments in the UK.

For further information on UK visa applications for Public Relations Professionals, call Duncan Lewis Business Immigration Solicitors in confidence on 0333 772 0409 or e-mail us at privateimmigration@duncanlewis.com / businessimmigration@duncanlewis.com