Employing European Economic Area students
Students from most of the European Economic Area (EEA) countries can work without permission:
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Switzerland is not in the EEA but Swiss students can also work without permission.
Bulgarian and Romanian students may take employment for up to 20 hours per week during term-time and full-time during official vacations from their course but they require a registration certificate confirming their student status.
More on Bulgarian and Romanian students on the UK Border Agency website
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