How to employ an overseas nanny in the UK
Those who live in the UK and have children often would want to employ a nanny or au pair from overseas.
Prior to Brexit, you could quite easily recruit EU nationals who were permitted to work in the UK without the need for a work visa. After Brexit this is no longer possible, and you need to either find someone who is local or who holds a visa category that allows them to work in the UK.
The visa categories that foreign nannies and au pair can use are Youth Mobility visa and Ancestry visa. Those visa holders can work as a nanny or au pair during their visa validity. However, unfortunately there are not that many of them who would like to work as a nanny or au pair. This is why UK families may need to look for other visa options if they plan to have an overseas nanny.
In certain circumstances until before April 2024 employers could obtain a sponsorship licence and employ a nanny or au pair on Skilled Worker work visa. However, this option is no longer available.
UK ‘Skilled Worker’ sponsorship work visa for an overseas nanny or au pair
Conclusions – UK sponsored work visa for nanny
The Skilled Worker visa option for nanny and au pairs is no longer available. However Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) applications are still possible for those nannies who already obtained the visa before the law changed.
Even those currently on the visas as nanny will not be allowed to renew their work visa as a nanny.Detailed info about that in this blog post.
