January 2024
Permitted Paid Engagement – Visitor Rule Change
The Permitted Paid Engagement (PPE) Visitor route is now a sub-group of the Standard Visitor visa route and is for individuals invited to come to visit the UK for their particular skills or expertise relating to paid employment overseas. Individuals can come to the UK to undertake pre-arranged engagements for which they must be paid; however, there is no specified level of payment that must be made. The visit can be for up to six months but the PPE activities must be completed within the first 30 days after they arrive in the UK.
Permitted activities include:
- Visiting lecturers –invited to give one or a short series of paid lectures in their field of expertise, provided this is not a part-time or full-time role and does not replace the formal role of a course tutor i.e. cannot be responsible for design, review or marking of a programme.
- Visiting examiners or assessors – academics who are highly qualified in their field of expertise to examine students or participate in and/or chair a selection panel as part of the institution’s quality assurance processes.
For ‘Right to Work’ purposes, the University are required to retain a passport, College invitation letter which details the agreed work scope and payment terms prior to arrival and evidence of entry to the UK to ensure the PPE is within the first 30 days of entry.