Foreign National

[Tonberry]

A mate of mine applied for a placement with an engineering firm.

Was successful but was told he wasn't eligible due to being the above.

He is from India and is currently a student over here and is currently employed.

Is this legal?

[GingerWizard]

As a student studying on a visa he can work upti 16 hours per week, max.

[Tonberry]

The placement would have involved a gap year making the hourly quota irrelevant.

His course specifically allows a placement to be undertaken as his student visa also holds no restrictions.

Why invite him to interview and put him through the selection process which he was succesful at only to tell him he isnt eligible.

[sunoco69]

Because their admin is up their arse?

[davepoth]

Depends. If the engineering firm worked in the defence sector, the US ITAR regulations make it a world of pain to try and get someone who isn't a UK national onto the books.

[sunoco69]

davepoth said:

Depends. If the engineering firm worked in the defence sector, the US ITAR regulations make it a world of pain to try and get someone who isn't a UK national onto the books.

I would still refer you to my previous comment.

If this had been checked from the off then it could of saved everyone involved a lot of wasted time.