Working abroad in UK as an American next month - is a visa needed?

>>1153573
say you're just visiting staying in hostels, drinking beer if immigration asks you. UK IMMIGRATION DOES NOT FUCK AROUND FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD (!!!!!) especially post Brexit Vote

Is the Tier 5 like a J-1 visa for europeans visiting america? I'm also amerifat but I loved london and want to go back, but work legally at a bar or souvinier shop for a summer. Got people I can crash with for sure. Don't wanna work for wages illegally because that's essentially asking to get fucked over.

Countries have started to turn a blind eye to wwoofers etc, even if it technically contravenes their work visa policy. My girlfriend was almost refused entry to the UK because she told them she was there to do HelpX, but she started crying so they let her in. Must be nice to have a vagina sometimes.
Honestly if your trip is only three weeks I'm sure they won't care, but you don't want to be sitting on a plane for 8 hours worrying your head off.
Lying to immigration is a terrible fucking idea in general, but it's an option PROVIDED you can satisfy them when they ask the question -- and they will -- where exactly you'll be staying for three weeks. Make up a fake itinerary and memorize it. If you have no money in the bank, borrow a grand from your parents just in case they ask for proof of sufficient funds.

>>1153622
Unfortunately I don't have a vagina. Last time I lied to immigration it didn't go well. Seems a bit too risky. I might just backpack around Scotland. Maybe it will be a better experience than staying in one place for 3 weeks. I want to hear stories from others who have gone through this though.

>>1153602
https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

>>1153631
I'm in the UK right now doing WWOOF.

Really, it doesn't matter once you're past border control- just say what you need to say and have sufficient proof of funds or onward travel and they ought to let you through. You're not gonna get taken away in cuffs for volunteering at farms or people's homes, they simply don't have the time or resources to try and nab every kid pulling turnips for a free bed at night. It's technically legal to do 30 days of volunteer work provided you don't earn any money from it and as long as it's not your primary reason for being in the UK on a tourist visa.

Honestly, just book a hostel somewhere for a night, use it as your contact address, and tell them you're gonna just be backpacking around the country for 3 weeks. As long as you have proof of onward travel, they'll let you go with minimal interrogation. Once you're past the border you can pretty much do whatever you'd like within reason, and as long as you're not opening bank accounts and depositing loads of pounds into them you're not gonna get arrested.

>>1153634
what if I tell border control that I am here to work for 3 weeks and play dumb when they tell me I need a visa? Maybe they would let it slide. One of the hosts I contacted said she had an American stay without a visa...

>>1154096
Why would you though? Just fucking tell them you aren't working, you're lying either way so at least go with the way you're virtually guaranteed to get in.

>>1154096
> play dumb when they tell me I need a visa? Maybe they would let it slide
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