The UK's maritime waters are made up of businesses in
different sectors, such as oil and gas, wind, fishing, and
shipping. All of these companies demand a huge number of people to
operate their businesses.
The workforce source in this industry is composed of a mix of
employees/suppliers who are based in the UK and abroad, and the big
challenge is to understand how to bring those skilled workers
and/or suppliers from abroad to work in the UK whilst following the
Immigration Rules.
In this case, the Immigration Rules will apply depending on if
the individual is a visa national or non-visa national and where
the work will take place.
Regarding the visa national and non-visa national, the
Immigration Rules has an appendix listing national and citizens of
certain countries who always need a visa to enter/transit in the
UK. If your nationality is not on the visa national list, you are
considered a non-visa national and you do not need to apply for a
visa to
