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Work permit holders (except Bulgarian and Romanian nationals)

Technical changes of employment

This page explains how an employer can notify us of a technical change of employment relating to a current work permit. This guidance does not apply to General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and Student Internships.

A technical change of employment is a minor change to the details relating to a current work permit - for example, a change of name following marriage, or a change to your business address.

If you want to notify us of a technical change of employment, you should inform us by completing the notification of technical change of employment form. You can download this form and the guidance notes from the right side of this page.

We will not accept notifications of change by letter.

You must send the completed form to:

UK Border Agency
Technical Changes
PO Box 499
Durham
DH99 1WL

If there are significant changes to the employee's job, or if you want to employ a work permit holder who is currently working for another employer, they will need to have permission to work under Tier 2 of the points-based system, unless they are working as a senior care worker. See the Transitional arrangements section for more information.