temporary summer worker from US

I have been offered a job teaching English in London for the summer, however the company told me I must arrange my own visa. It seems that I don't fit under any of the temporary worker categories. Is the company implying that I must qualify under Tier 1 (which I do not)? It seems there should be a category for temporary summer workers such as myself who have an offer of employment. Thanks for any help.

If there isn't a category that you fit into, then you cannot do it. Don't even consider working on a tourist visa, unless you want a ban from the UK in the future and possibly worse.

See here:

Temporary workers

A lot of schemes that had developed over the years have now closed or have been merged into the points based system.

ok, thanks very much for the info

Looks like you'd need to fit into tier 2 and the employer would have to register as a sponsor. They'd have to advertise the job unless it was a shortage occupation (which it isn't - because teaching English is not exactly a shortage occupation in Britain).

The Station Agent wrote:Looks like you'd need to fit into tier 2 and the employer would have to register as a sponsor. They'd have to advertise the job unless it was a shortage occupation (which it isn't - because teaching English is not exactly a shortage occupation in Britain).

Yes but we're not very good at American English.

In fact, we suck!