(1) Commonwealth citizens whose employment will be only ipcidental to a holiday (paragraph 28. of the Rules for Control on Entry)
83. Young people from Commonwealth countries have traditionally visited the United Kingdom as part of an extended tour alroad, during which they support themselves in part by working: the employmer is incidental to the holiday, and they are frequently referred to as 'working holiday-makers'. Most of these people come from Australia and New Zealand, but there is nothing to stop a young person from any Commonwealth country from benefiting from this exception to the work permit scheme. Genuine 'working holidaymakers' nced not obtain work permits before coming to the United Kingdom, although they count on obtaining some employment 'to help to meet the cost of the visit (and often the cost of visiting other parts of Europe
as well). Care must be taken, however, to prevent the concession being exploited by people whose real intention is to take full-time employment and to stay indefinitely in the United Kingdom a work permit is necessary in such cases.
84. The characteristic working holidaymaker is:
1
8.
Young (ie in his late teens or early 20s);
b.
has no family to provide for;
C.
and
d.
intends to make his way home her
intends to work part-time, or to work full-time for only part of the holiday;
within the maximum of 5 years allowed.
contro
The absence of a, b, or c- though only one of them may be overlooked in a particular case, and a childless married couple can normally be regarded as satisfying b. On the other hand, a married man in his 30s coming with his wife and children for full-time and continuous employment should not be treated as a working holiday- maker.
85. Many working holidaymakers apply for entry certificates to Consuls in Western European countries, some because their permission to rernain in that country has expired or their temporary employment has come to an end. Some may have exhausted their funds and have no evidence that more is available from home. If such entry certificate applications are referred to the Home Office for decision, entry certificates should not normally be authorised unless the applicants can show that they have sufficient funds for their maintenance and accommodation for at least an initial period after their intended arrival in the United Kingdom.
Basis.of Admission
86. A working holidaymaker is normally granted leave to enter for an initial period of 12 months on Code 1.
Applications for extension of stay
Two
87. A bona fide working holidaymaker who applies for an extension of stay may be granted extension of 2 years on Code 1 when his initial have to cetemcorpires; but he should be warned at this stage that a total of 5 years stay is the maximumn period permitted to a working holidaymaker (paragraph 11 of the Rules for Control after Entry). See also paragraph 19 above.
88. In dealing with more doubtful working holidaymaker applications, the most difficult point to establish will normally be the intention to return horne. It will often be unwise to accept assurances on this point from a Commonwealth citizen who no longer has any ties with his country of origin or any real incentive to return. On the other hand, the mere fact that a person has at some time expressed a wish to stay indefinitely should not automatically be held against him if, having had the rules explained to him, he appears to accept the restrictions limiting his stay and is thought- likely to abide by them, In doubtful cases of this sort it may be particularly appropriate to invite the person to attend for interview in the Public Enquiry Office if he is staying within a reasonable distance of it. Otherwise, consideration should be given to asking the police to make enquiries on the relevant points. Whenever there is a prospect of terminating the stay of a working holidaymaker, care should be taken to establish whether he has any claim to patria!ity (see Chapter 2). Where it is proposed following an interview to terminate the applicant's stay, the case should be referred to aD HEA
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