Can I extend a Sectors Based Scheme (SBS) permit?
We can only extend an SBS permit up to the maximum 12 months allowed. At the end of this 12 months the overseas national will be expected to leave the UK and they will not be eligible to re-enter the UK on any further SBS permits until they have completed a period of at least two months outside the UK. (i.e. there must be a two month gap between the day an individual who has been in the UK as an SBS permit holder leaves the UK, and the day they re-enter as the holder of another SBS permit). I am a work permit holder, can my spouse work in the UK? The spouse, unmarried partner and children of a work permit holder may be admitted to the United Kingdom as the dependants of a work permit holder. The spouse/unmarried partner will be given conditions of stay, which do not place any restrictions, other than those that would apply to a resident worker, on their taking employment or engaging in business. Therefore, a dependant of a work permit holder is free to work in the UK as long as the end
