{"id":4783,"date":"2026-11-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=4783"},"modified":"2026-11-02T16:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:08:29","slug":"uk-eta-for-an-internship-2026-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/ja\/uk-eta-for-an-internship-2026-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30a4\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u30f3\u30b7\u30c3\u30d7\u5411\u3051UK ETA:2026\u5e74\u306b\u5c31\u52b4\u30d3\u30b6\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u306a\u7406\u7531"},"content":{"rendered":"

You cannot do an internship in the UK on an ETA, because a work placement, paid or unpaid, is not a permitted visitor activity.<\/strong> The \u00a320 Electronic Travel Authorisation covers tourism, family visits and short business meetings, but taking a role at a company needs a work visa. If an internship is your goal, look at the Youth Mobility Scheme, a Government Authorised Exchange or a placement on a Student visa.<\/p>\n

TL;DR:<\/strong> An ETA is a visitor permission, and visitors cannot fill a work placement. To intern in the UK you need the right visa: usually Youth Mobility (for eligible nationalities aged 18\u201335), a Government Authorised Exchange, or a Student visa that allows a placement. The ETA only matters if you visit first for interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Quick Facts<\/th>\nInterning in the UK<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Can you intern on an ETA?<\/td>\nNo \u2014 work placements are not allowed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ETA fee<\/td>\n\u00a320 (visitor activities only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Main work routes<\/td>\nYouth Mobility, GAE, Student visa placement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interviews and meetings<\/td>\nAllowed on an ETA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unpaid still counts as work<\/td>\nYes \u2014 a placement is a placement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The essentials, drawn from official ETA guidance<\/a> and the visitor rules:<\/p>\n