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DW 1.1. A person applying for permission to stay as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household must apply on the gov.uk website on the specified form FLR(IR).

DW 1.2A. The applicant must have entered the UK with valid entry clearance as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household under the rules in place before 6 April 2012 and have held permission to stay as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household since they entered on this route.

DW 1.3. An application which does not meet all the validity requirements for a Domestic Worker in a Private Household may be rejected as invalid and not considered.

DW 2.1. The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part 9: Grounds for Refusal.

DW 2.2. The applicant must not be in the UK in breach of immigration laws except that, where paragraph 39E of these Rules applies, any current period of overstaying will be disregarded.

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DW 3.3. The applicant must be employed for at least 30 hours per week in a private household under the same roof as the employer or in the same household as the employer for the duration of their employment.

DW 3.4. The applicant must have agreed in writing, the terms and conditions of their employment in the UK and must provide evidence, in the form set out in Appendix Domestic Worker Statement, which must be fully completed and signed by both parties.

DW 3.5. The decision maker must be satisfied that the applicants conditions of employment mean that they will be paid at least the UK National Minimum Wage throughout their employment in the UK.

DW 3.6. The applicant must not intend to take any form of employment except as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household.

DW 4.1. The decision maker must be satisfied that the applicant can and will adequately maintain and accommodate themselves, and any dependants in the UK or applying for entry clearance, without recourse to public funds.

DW 4.2. Funds must be shown as specified in Appendix Finance.

DW 5.1. If the decision maker is satisfied that all of the suitability and eligibility requirements for permission to stay as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household are met the application will be granted, otherwise the application will be refused.

DW 5.2. If the application is refused, the person can apply for an Administrative Review under Appendix AR: Administrative Review.

Period of grant and conditions for a Domestic Worker in a Private Household

DW 6.1 The applicant will be granted permission to stay for 12 months.

DW 6.2. Where the application is decided before the current permission expires, the extension of stay granted may be for a period of 12 months plus the time remaining before the current permission expires (for example, if the application is d

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