Leave to Remain & Work Permit

[jovi]

Hi all,

Good morning.

I would be grateful if you could spare a moment and give your opinions/advice on some of my questions.

This is the story. A person(non-EU citizen) who was employed in the UK for about 4.5 yrs has resigned and took a job abroad. This person, after several months, felt that the new job abroad was not for him. He's thinking of going back to the UK and hopefully his former employer will take him in again. His 'Leave to Remain' is until February 2009 and his Work Permit(under his former employer) is until January 2009.

1. Is this person still eligible to enter the UK legally even if he has resigned from his work?

2. Is 'Leave to Remain' tied to the Work Permit?

3. If his former employer decides to take him in again, will they need to re-apply him a new Work Permit or will they just continue it until January 2009?

4. If, however, his former employer decides not to take him in again, can he return to and live in UK and try to look for an employer/job(same field) until February 2009?

5. Will his decision to leave the UK(for this job abroad) affect his future plans of applying for a Permanent Residency? (He's been out in the UK for only about 2 months now)

Thanks very much indeed.

[jovi]

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anybody? please

[SYH]

HOw was he able to take a job elsewhere without a work permit?