The International Migration Organization and the UK Embassy in Romania opened a free of charge number for Romanians interested in the labor conditions in the UK as of next year.

The number, 088.23.456 will work between December 31st and March 31st, 8:00 - 20:00.

"Persons with special skills qualifying for the high-qualification program will be admitted in the same conditions as before," the UK Ambassador in Bucharest, Robin Barnett, elaborated for the public radio.

"Students will still be able to work in part-time jobs, up to 20 hours a week, while qualified workers would be accepted where there is an interior deficit of labor force".

The UK decided to limit access to its labour market following the European Commission's recommendation to permit Bulgaria and Romania to join the EU on 1 January 2007.

From that date Romanians and Bulgarians will have the right to travel throughout the EU, but a number of member states have decided to close temporarily their labour markets for the two countries' citizens.

In the UK low-skilled workers from Romania and Bulgaria will be restricted to existing quota schemes to fill vacancies in the agricultural and food processing sectors. There will be no net increase in these existing schemes and workers will be required to have an authorisation document.

Skilled workers will be able to work in the UK - as now - if they get a work permit or qualify under the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme, if they are a student, are self employed or as their dependents.

These new arrangements will be reviewed within 12 months.

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