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If you’re a Commonwealth citizen, you no longer need to be a UK resident to apply, which means a career in the Royal Navy is more accessible than ever.
You can find all the roles currently available to Commonwealth applicants below. To apply, you will need to hold a valid passport and meet the eligibility criteria for your chosen role. If you’re an overseas applicant, you need to be age 18 or over and have a Visa. If you live in the UK, you can apply from age 16 and will need a biometric residency card.
If you wish to apply as a Nursing Rating or Nursing Officer you need to hold registration with the Nursing and Midwifery council. If you wish to join as a Medical Officer and your primary medical qualification is from outside the UK or EEA the General Medical Council needs to make sure it is acceptable in the UK.
Interested? Read on to find out how you could start a life of travelling the world and protecting the UK’s interests.
The Royal Navy will not provide you with accommodation whilst you're in the UK. You will need to have family or a sponsor who is willing to support you while you are in the UK.
All dual nationals must provide an official letter which states they have no obligation for service in their country of origin. Your country of origin national service will not go away if you join the Royal Navy.
You will need to pay for all travel to and from the UK.
If your application is unsuccessful, you may still have some time on your visa schedule which will allow you to try again, however this is up to the Armed Forces Careers Office (AFCO) you visit.
If your Visa or stamp is running out and you are not successful in your application, the Royal Navy will not support your visa extension request, you will have to return to your country of origin.
The Royal Navy will not pay your travel expenses to the AFCO, they will only pay travel expenses for courses you have to attend if you are successful in the recruitment process.
All Naval Service candidates will need to receive security clearance before they are able to enter service.
If your Passport runs out prior to joining the Royal Navy, you will not be able to enter the service. All candidate must have a valid passport and Visa stamp.
All applicants must be able to pass the Royal Navy Military Swimming Test as part of the joining process. Find out what that entails, here.
Once you are a serving member of the Royal Navy, you are exempt from immigration controls. That means you won’t need a visa to stay in the UK as long as you remain in service. This is the case from the day you start training.
Normal immigration rules will still apply to your family, so they could need a visa to visit the UK and may only be able to stay for a limited period of time. It's also important that your family meet the minimum English language requirements.
If you want to bring your family to the UK, you’ll need to meet minimum income requirements, which vary based on your family circumstances.
Once you meet the minimum income requirements, you will need to pay the appropriate visa costs. These include:
The Royal Navy cannot help you with any of these visa costs. Remember, choosing to settle permanently in the UK is entirely voluntary and is not a requirement.
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You’ll be fast-tracked to working with our most advanced warships, part of the team that makes sure they’re always ready for action.
As a ‘friend and adviser to all’, you’ll preach the word, and give spiritual and moral guidance to any person serving in a fighting force.
Be part of a world class dental team and experience dental practice incomparable to civilian life caring for patients in the UK and deployed overseas .
Be part of a professional dental practice and travel the world, proving routine and emergency dental care
You’ll maintain the systems that power the ship, finding innovative solutions to complex problems.
You’ll use advanced equipment to provide information about local tides, currents, sea depth and even the seabed.
You’ll find mines using mine-hunting sonar, and deal with them using a remote-controlled disposal vehicle.
You’ll be a key part of the nursing team in an MOD hospital unit, keeping our personnel fit and healthy.
You’ll become part of the Royal Navy’s elite amphibious force, operating in some of the most extreme environments in the world.
Become part of one of the world’s most renowned military bands, combining military duties with a professional music career.
You’ll gain the specialist skills needed to steer the ship, act as lookout and communicate with other ships.
Provide a clinical laboratory service including blood products, to support the delivery of enhanced medical care to our patients wherever you are in the world.
Get paid to study at Aston University to become a qualified Biomedical Scientist and contribute to the medical capability of the Royal Navy.
You’ll run an efficient commercial kitchen, and make sure our people have the food they need to get the job done, wherever they are in the world.
Lead a dental team in the UK or deployed overseas to maintain the routine and emergency dental care of our personnel and maintain our operational capability.
Lead the team that helps to keep our people safe and healthy wherever they are, all over the world.
You’ll ensure our operations run efficiently, and that all of our personnel have what they need, when they need it, wherever they are in the world.
You’ll lead the day-to-day maintenance of our cutting-edge kit. Without you, vital operations couldn’t happen.
Working ashore, on ships and submarines, our Medical Assistants are responsible for routine healthcare provisions and trained to respond to medical emergencies in any environment all over the world.
You’ll use your extensive medical skills in a wide range of contexts, from an NHS hospital to some of the most challenging environments in the world.
Supporting operations worldwide, often top-secret, you'll also deliver training, provide advice and be part of the MOD's Nuclear Emergency Response.
You’ll provide vital mental health care both at sea, and on Base Ports, from Plymouth to Cyprus.
You’ll work in one of the Royal Navy Departments of Community Mental Health (DCMH).
Work with some of the most cutting-edge aircraft in existence as part of the team that keeps them flight ready.
You’ll gain the all skills and qualifications you need for a career in nursing.
Use your nursing skills where they’re needed most on global operations all around the world.
You’ll work in MOD hospital units, at sea within the surgical team, or with the Commando Forward Surgical Group.
You’ll gain all the skills and qualifications you need for a career as an Operating Department Practitioner.
You’ll provide medical support to Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel all over the world.
Lead your band on parade in one of the world’s most renowned military bands, at our most important ceremonial occasions.
Become part of the world’s most elite amphibious force, ready to deploy anytime, anywhere – and who stop at nothing.
You’ll manage the delivery of vital stores and equipment to Navy personnel all over the world.
On board you’ll be responsible for Human Resources (HR), handling legal matters and financial administration.
