Avon Au Pair Agency. Based in historic Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire we find positions for au pairs in all areas throughout England, Scotland, and Wales,UK

Useful Links

immigration

Home Office
For information on working in the UK as an Au Pair and UK entry requirements, use the following link:
specific information for aupairs

Home Office
For general information on Immigration for visitors to the UK:
www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Immigration Advisory Service (IAS)
The IAS is an independent charity that gives confidential advice and help and can represent people who are applying for an entry clearance for the United Kingdom:
Immigration Advisory Service
3rd Floor
County House
190 Great Dover Street
LONDON SE1 4YB

Telephone: ( 44) (0)20 7967 1200
Duty Office (24 hrs): ( 44) (0)20 8814 1559
Fax: ( 44) (0)20 7403 5875
E-mail: advice@iasuk.org

Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND)
You can get more advice and information about extending your stay once in the United Kingdom from:
E-mail: indpublicenquiries@ind.homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Visas
Nationals of some countries require a visa to enter the UK. Also if you are stateless, hold a non-national travel document or passport issued by an authority not recognised by the UK you must hold a valid UK visa on each* occasion that you travel to the UK. You can check whether you need a visa at the government’s page on UK visas at the following link:
check to see if you need a visa - click here

General enquiries: ( 44) (0)20 7008 8438
Application forms: ( 44) (0)20 7008 8308
www.ukvisas.gov.uk/enquiries

*Visas are not required if you are settled in the UK or if you already have permission to stay in the UK and are returning to the UK before your permission to stay expires.

If you are not a visa national you do not need a visa to enter the UK as a visitor. You may need to apply for prior entry clearance if you wish to come to the UK for another reason.

driving in the UK

For information on driving in the UK

www.dvla.gov.uk

customs & excise

HM Customs and Excise
Advice on bringing personal belongings and goods into the United Kingdom may be obtained from:
HM Customs and Excise
Dorset House
Stamford Street
LONDON SE1 9PY
Telephone: ( 44) (0)845 010 9000
www.hmce.gov.uk

language schools

UKCOSA
UKCOSA produce guidance notes for students on: Learning English in the UK at
www.ukcosa.org.uk

British Council
The British Council assesses the quality of English language teaching in the UK through its English in Britain Accreditation scheme. For a list of approved language schools see:
www.englishinbritain.co.uk

English UK
English UK is an association of UK language schools which combines the members of the former organisations ARELS (Association of Recognised English Language Services) and BASELT (the British Association of State English Language Teaching)
English UK

ARELS

BASELT

EAQUALS
EAQUALS (the European Association for Quality Language Services) is an association of language schools in the UK or other parts of Europe. Their web site is at:
www.eaquals.org

There are many language schools, which are not members of one of the language school associations above. To find these, choose a location where you want to study, for example: Brighton. Next try one of these methods:
- Go to UpMyStreet at:
www.upmystreet.com

Enter your postcode, go to the Find My Nearest … section and choose Education then Training then Language schools (note that not all language schools teach English - they may teach other languages). The schools, which are closest, will be listed first (not all schools are included).

Yellow Pages: For "What?" type Language courses & schools and for "Where?" type Brighton.
www.yell.com

- Use a search engine (such as Google:), using an expression such as english language school brighton (choose to search pages from the UK).
google.co.uk

central england

Just one or two of the many sites available:

www.visitheartofengland.com

www.stratford-upon-avon.co.uk

www.shakespeare-country.co.uk

www.visitcoventry.co.uk

www.accessentertainment.co.uk

Coach travel:

www.nationalexpress.com

travel

UK maps:

www.streetmap.co.uk

London Underground:

www.tfl.gov.uk/tube

Route planner:

www.theaa.com

British trains:

www.rail.co.uk