The domestic worker category allows overseas employers to bring their domestic workers with them when they visit or move to the United Kingdom. To qualify to come here as a domestic worker, you must be an established member of your employer's staff.

You will only be given permission to stay in the United Kingdom for a fixed period of time. At the end of this period you will need to either return home or apply to extend your stay.

The domestic workers category can be a short- or long-term immigration category. The Home Office will not extend your visa unless you are still employed as a domestic worker when your old visa expires. You are allowed to change employers while you are in the United Kingdom, but you must still be employed as a domestic worker. If you change employers, you must notify us, and you will not be allowed to change to a different type of employment.

Once you have been in the United Kingdom for five years as a domestic worker, you can apply to stay here permanently.