If you're taking your skills as a professional contractor overseas to the UK, there are a few things it is necessary to consider and prepare first. Among what is arguably the most important of these is having your UK visa properly sorted before you take off.

As with most things travel-related, applying for this important documentation can be tedious if you're not across what options there are and what you are eligible for. If you are not fortunate enough to have a British passport, there are still a few UK visa options you can enter the UK on. The most common of these are Ancestry, Spousal or the Tier 5 visas.

The UK Ancestry visa is available to Australian or New Zealand citizens who can prove one of their grandparents was born in the UK, which includes Southern Ireland prior to 31 March 1922.

The Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme visa is a great option for Australian and New Zealanders aged between 18 and 30. For those who want to work and travel in the UK, this visa can be applied for up until their 31st birthday as long as you have no dependents. The tier 5 UK visa is the quickest and cheapest visa available that would allow the approved applicant to work in the UK for up to two years.

Rather than sorting through the often tedious visa application process on your own, why not take advantage of the valuable assistance myOE offers? As part of its service, myOE can help facilitate your visa application, doing all the hard work for you.

To apply with the help of myOE, visit the myOE website and click on visa deals. Once payment has been made, you will be introduced to our Partnered UK Immigration Company where a case worker will be assigned to work through your application, all this coming with a guarantee of approval. The non-refundable British Government fee is only payable at the time of lodgement. With an average turnaround time on this visa of four weeks, this is by far the easiest and quickest way to ensure your application is completed and lodged correctly, to the best of your benefit.

About myOE, MyOE was established in 1998 to help professionals relocate to the UK for work by assisting with all aspects of the move from planning the relocation to providing a hub that can offer several tailored employment solutions, through to arrival and beyond.

To find out more about applying for a UK working visa or other services such as UK Visa application offered by myOE, visit the website or call 1300 654 484 (AU)/64 7985 4960 (NZ) to speak to one of our dedicated team members.