How to Join British Army, Foreigners and UK Citizens

If you are planning to join the British Army, whether you are a foreigner or a citizen of UK,here is the procedure to follow.

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Do you think you have got what it takes to join the Infantry Regiment as a Fusilier? Contact your local recruiter or office to find out more.

The Fusiliers are recruiting motivated and determined individuals, who want to be part of the English Regiment. The Fusiliers offer various challenges that seek to develop you as a professional soldier and as a person. Opportunities include training all over the world such as Canada, Kenya, Australia and the UK, furthermore you will have the opportunity to conduct adventurous training all over the world and get paid for the experience! In addition to military training, The Fusiliers Offer and support the Infantry Apprenticeship Scheme, which will develop your educational abilities during your military service.

We are also looking for keen reservists to join the Regimental Family at our various location across the Country. As a Reservist, you can complete a huge variety of training that will develop the skills you use in both military and civilian employment.

The Fusiliers are looking for both potential Officers and Soldiers, so if you want to find out more and speak to or visit a serving soldier then please use the details below.

Officer Careers

The Fusiliers attract highly motivated and professional officers to lead the finest soldiers. In order to gain a commission into The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers you must complete both stages of the AOSB process followed by rigorous training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the Infantry Battle School. It is a challenging and very rewarding process. If interested please contact the Regimental Adjutant to discuss interview and familiarisation visits.

Soldier Careers

If interested in joining the Fusiliers, please contact either the RRWO or Fusilier Recruitment Team who will be more than happy to talk you through the application. As a soldier you will be challenged both physically and mentally, and you will have the opportunity to train all over the world. In either Regular or Reserve service, you will receive training in infantry tactics and the WARRIOR fighting vehicle where you can become a driver, gunner or commander. Many more skills such as snipers, mortars or battlefield communications are on offer as a Fusilier.

Foreign and Commonwealth Citizens

Latest news

Home Office Families Migration Changes

On 9 July 12 the Home Office changed rules governing family migration into the UK. At that time transitional arrangements were put in place to ensure serving members of the UK Armed Forces and their families were not affected until the Home Office and MoD completed a review into the impact on the Service community.

The review is now complete. It took account of the core principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which now are embodied in legislation; namely, “no disadvantage” and “special treatment where appropriate”. Special measures have been put in place by the Home Office between now and the 30 November 13 to enable eligible members on the Service community to continue to apply under the old immigration rules.

From 1 December 13 the Armed Forces community will comply with the new family migration rules.

An Army Briefing Note and a Defence and Instruction and Notice (DIN) have been issued. The DIN includes question and answer material. Those who want more information should approach their Chain of Command. Those who wish to read the detail of the Home Office Families Migration Changes Statement of Intent can find it on the Home Office website using the link in the useful links section.

In addition the Home Office have opened a dedicated enquiries mailbox for email enquiries only about the HM Forces Families Migration Changes announced 4 July 13 to be implemented 1 December 13. Individuals are encouraged to read the MoD Defence Instruction and Notice and or the Home Office Families Migration Changes Statement of Intent (available on the Home Office website) or seek further information from their Chain of Command which should answer most questions, before making an email enquiry.

The Home Office inbox is [email protected]. It will be open from Mon 8 July 13. All enquiries should be clear and precise and individuals should identify themselves by their Name, Date of Birth and Nationality. Turn around time for responses will normally be 14 days. Complex enquiries may take longer to respond to.

Immigration Fees Changes 6 Apr 13

Following Parliamentary approval, there has been an increase in fees for visa applications made from overseas and applications made from within the UK from Saturday 6 April 2013. All applications submitted from 00:01 (UK time) on Saturday 6 April, must be accompanied by the correct fee. Any application accompanied by the old fee will not be accepted. Applicants can use an old version of an application form for 21 days following the increase, but these should be accompanied by the new fee. New versions of UKBA application forms will be available on the UKBA website. You can find further information about the new immigration fees on the UKBA ‘Fees for our services’ page. Follow the link in the right-hand panel.

New Home Office Guidance on handling Military convictions for Settlement/UK Nationality Applications published

The Home Office has produced new guidance for their staff on how to handle the differences between military criminal convictions which are handled in the same way as civilian criminal convictions and military non-criminal conduct convictions which should not be handled in the same way when considering the impact of criminality on Settlement and UK Nationality Applications. These changes are in line with the UK’s Armed Forces Covenant principle that individuals should not be disadvantaged through Armed Forces Service.

They have also introduced a new ‘route’ for affected eligible ex-Armed Forces personnel to remain in the UK. This is a new 30-month renewable UK visa which will allow eligible individuals to be granted permission to stay in the UK until minor unspent convictions are spent. This may then allow them to meet Settlement or UK Nationality criteria at the end of an unspent conviction period.

Military convictions will be assessed by the Home Office for settlement/nationality applications using the updated guidelines in Annex I of Section 2A of Chapter 15 of the Immigration Directorate Instructions.

Annex I also has information at paragraph 6 regarding direct applications for 30 months leave. If discharged/discharging personnel wish to, they will need to apply on an FLR(O) application form. To make things easier (and these cases more distinguishable from other FLR(O) applications), it would be helpful for individuals to include their own covering letter outlining the basis of their application.

In addition the new Home Office Criminality thresholds for applications made on or after 13 December 2012 are summarised in the tables below:

Settlement

Nationality

A link to Annex I of Section 2A of Chapter 15 of the Immigration Directorate Instructions is in the related links section.

Serving personnel wishing to establish if they have a military conviction should seek advice from Unit HR/RAO staff in the first instance. Where units are unclear, Chain of Command G1/Disciplinary staff assistance should be sought. Individuals with questions about this new guidance should address them to the UKBA in the first instance following the link in the related links section.

Alternatively individual applicants seeking advice may use of either a solicitor (a qualified lawyer who is a member of the Law Society) Community Legal Advice or an adviser who is officially regulated by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC). This will ensure that the representative is properly qualified to advise them and meets approved standards.

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