Guidance

Teach in England if you qualified outside the UK

Find out about the visa and immigration routes, qualifications needed and help available for overseas teachers who trained outside the UK.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 7 April 2021
• Last updated: 6 March 2023 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 18 May 2023

Guidance on teaching in England if you qualified outside the UK is now available on the Get into Teaching website.

Separate guidance on applying for qualified teacher status if you teach outside the UK is also available.

Applies to England

• Publication for Northern Ireland
• Publication for Scotland
• Publication for Wales

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This guidance is for non-UK citizens who qualified as teachers outside the UK and want to teach in England.

Published 7 April 2021
Last updated 6 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 6 March 2023

   Added information about international relocation payments.

2. 20 December 2022

   Removed references to the get an adviser service, as most teachers who qualified outside the UK are not eligible for it.

3. 1 December 2022

   Updated to include information about the new 'apply for QTS in England' service.

4. 21 October 2022

   Updated the salary requirement for a skilled worker visa, to reflect changes to teacher pay scales.

5. 3 August 2022

   Updates made to information around the 'Get an adviser' service.

6. 22 June 2022

   Updated to include information about the high potential individual visa and changes to the types of international teacher who are eligible for personalised support through the Get an adviser service.

7. 18 March 2022

   We have removed the section on 'International travel during coronavirus (COVID-19)'.

8. 5 January 2022

   Updated information on the EU Settlement Scheme, salary requirement threshold figures for a skilled worker visa and international travel during COVID-19. Also updated the adviser service and contact section and added Oak National Academy to 'Further information'.

9. 13 July 2021

   Updated information on the EU Settlement Scheme, Graduate visa, and international travel during COVID-19.

10. 7 April 2021

    First published.