Hiring green light | EU candidates able to visit Britain for interviews

Last week Boris Johnson and the UK Government confirmed that, as part of the next phase of easing restrictions, a select few countries such as Iceland and Australia would be placed on a travel ‘green list’, meaning UK citizens wouldn’t have to isolate upon return.

However, the Government this week confirmed that, whilst countries such as Spain and Germany are currently on an ‘amber list’, meaning travel is discouraged, EU citizens will not be detained or refused entry to the UK if they are coming to Britain for a job interview.

According to reports from The Guardian, the clarification was issued as a result of a particular case in which a Spanish woman was held in a holding room at Gatwick for 24 hours, after telling border officials that she intended to travel to London for a job interview.

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“A person may come to the UK under the visitor route for a job interview,” Immigration Minister Kevin Foster confirmed, when the issue was raised in Parliament. “If successful, they must leave the UK and obtain an entry clearance under a route which grants the right to work in the UK before starting the role,” he added.