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Domestic workers in private households

Domestic worker preparing food

Documents required

This page explains the documents that you will need to provide when you apply to enter or remain in the UK as a domestic worker in a private household.

Initial applications

When you apply for a visa, you will need to provide:

  • a letter from your employer confirming that you have been employed by them in the same job for the 12 months immediately before the date of application; and 1 of the following documents covering the same period of employment:
    - pay slips or bank statements showing payment of salary;
    - confirmation of tax paid;
    - confirmation of health insurance paid;
    - contract of employment;
    - work visa, residence permit or equivalent passport endorsement for the country in which the domestic worker has been employed by that employer; or
    - visas or equivalent passport endorsement to confirm that the domestic worker has travelled with the employer; and
  • a statement of your terms and conditions of employment, which must say that that your employer will comply with UK law on the national minimum wage.

You can download these documents, which must be completed and signed by your employer, from the right side of this page.

You should send the signed documents with your visa application. For more information, see the Applying for a visa page.

Extending your stay

If your visa is valid for less than 6 months and you wish to extend your stay to bring it up to the maximum total of 6 months, you must provide:

  • a letter from your employer confirming that they want to continue employing you; and
  • a statement of your terms and conditions of employment, which must say that that your employer will comply with UK law on the national minimum wage.

You should send these documents with your application. For more information, see the Extending your stay page.