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Paid childcare

Discuss everything related to paid childcare here, including childminders, nannies, nurseries and au pairs.

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Extending Holiday Maker Visa for Canadian nanny

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uwila · 15/09/2005 12:59

We have a nanny who so far I think is poitively wonderful. Okay, she's not quite as tidy as I had hoped, but she's fantastic with the kids, really loves them, and they love her. But, she is Canadian and working here on a Working Holiday Visa. This visa entitles her to enter the country for two years and only work for one. I'm wondering if there might be a way for her to stay longer (if she wants to and I think that she might). Has anyone else run across this? Is there another visa she could apply for that would let her work for me for an additional year?
Does anyone have any experience with this?

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Ameriscot2005 · 15/09/2005 13:17

Looking it up for you.

So far, I've found out that she cannot extend the WHM visa, or get a second one.

Ameriscot2005 · 15/09/2005 13:19

Does she have a grandparent who was born in the UK?

Ameriscot2005 · 15/09/2005 13:26

You could investigate a domestic worker visa, but I think it is unlikely.

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uwila · 15/09/2005 13:31

What's involved with a domestic worker visa? Is this the one that takes a year to get (unless you date the aappropriate government minister)?

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uwila · 15/09/2005 13:33

I'm also wondering about her getting a student visa, buit then she'd have to spend time in class so might not be ideal... but I could upossibly employ a childminder part time to work around a class schedule -- if she wanted to do this. I'm just trying to find out what options she might have.

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Ameriscot2005 · 15/09/2005 13:40

A domestic worker visa is for someone who has been living and working with you for at least a year. The intention is to allow families who are moving to the UK to bring their domestic workers with them. However, on the IND website, it doesn't explicitly say that they had to be living with you abroad, so there may be a tiny ray of hope there.

The DWV is granted for a year at a time, but extendable (at the usual £350 tariff), and it can lead to Leave to Remain after 4 years.

LeahE · 15/09/2005 14:08

You could find someone who wants to marry her .

Are her grandparents all Canadian? A nice EU grandparent might sort things out nicely...

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uwila · 15/09/2005 16:59

What does an EU grandparent get her? I think her mum might have been born in Holland. Presumably that might mean she had Dutch parents. Not sure but this is possible.

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Ameriscot2005 · 15/09/2005 17:08

If she is able to get a Dutch passport, then she can work here without any restrictions.

My current au pair is here on a Dutch passport that she has via her mother.

Different countries have different ways of passing on citizenship, so for some places you might get citizenship by descent from a grandparent but for others it is parents.

LeahE · 15/09/2005 20:08

Yes -- some countries (e.g. Ireland) will let you apply for citizenship if you've got a grandparent of that nationality. Most will let you if you've got a parent.

The Netherlands isn't a particularly helpful one, though -- looking at the relevant Dutch government site she'd need to still be a minor and have a parent who was a Dutch citizen. And officially she'd have to give up her Canadian nationality (although there are ways round that).

So back to square one, I imagine.

Information about the DWV can be found here .

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