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Frontier worker permit for EU citizens

This guide provides you with information on the frontier worker permit scheme.

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Frontier worker permit for EU citizens

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A frontier worker is an EU or Swiss citizen who is employed or self-employed in the UK but resident elsewhere.

Please provide this information to employees or eligible individuals to help them apply.

Updates to this page

Published 11 December 2020
Last updated 22 March 2021 + show all updates
  1. Updated guide to advise that you’ll usually have to pay tax on your UK income and you may have to pay National Insurance contributions in the UK.

  2. Updated to clarify eligibility requirements.

  3. First published.

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