4th March 2009, 09:12 AM
Hi Merina, firstly the UK construction industry is currently in a bad way. Jobs are very limited in archaeology at the moment so you will be competing with a large number of experienced UK archaeologists(currently out of work) at the moment. The Uk Government is also tightening up on Visas for non-EU workers. The currently want to halve the number of skilled workers Visas for non-EU also. It's proposed that you willl have to have a minimum of a Masters degree and the position you are accepting pays a minimum of ?20,000. One thing you could look into is family background to see if you are eligable for any Ancestry work permits, or Citizenship of an EU country through family decent. Not very positive I know, but it's a bit of a mess here at the moment.