Do you need a visa to work in London/Edinburgh?

Might be a stupid question, but I would love to know:)

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

If you're Irish, no

seamus

If you're an EU citizen, no. You're free to live and work anywhere in the EU.

You will probably need to get your hands on a UK registration number/social security number/whatever the hell they're called, and depending on the work you may need a bank account.

Which is easier said than done.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/migrantworkers/uk-tax.htm

Mrs OBumble

If you hold a passport from an EU country no.

(I don't know what the status if ro an Irish person who doesn't actually have a passport - but suspect it could be hard for them to get a legal job.)

Itsallrelative

seamus wrote: »

You will probably need to get your hands on a UK registration number/social security number/whatever the hell they're called

National Insurance Number

SpaceTime

If you're Irish in the UK, you're treated almost as if you're a UK citizen in many respects and beyond what would be granted under normal EU law due to the old Common Travel Area (CTA) agreement and some other historical stuff.

You can even vote in elections and stand as an MP, while still being an Irish citizen.

If you're an EU citizen, you're also free to move there without any restrictions although an Irish citizens rights will still be broader than that.

Basically, if you're Irish it's about as restrictive as moving from Dublin to Cork. Other than that you'll need to register for a NINO (National Insurance No.)

You need a national insurance number (UK equivalent of a PPS number) to pay tax etc though. You can just apply for one of these when you've an address there. Similar process to applying for a PPS here.

While you don't need a passport to go to the UK, it's quite useful to have one for ID for applying for stuff like this.