Countries in the European Economic Area

The European Economic Area (EEA) includes the EU member states and three of the four states of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein). Citizens of most countries in the EEA are entitled to enter and work freely in the UK¹. The countries in the EEA are listed below. Swiss citizens have the same free employment rights as EEA nationals. 

¹While, since 1 January 2007, Romanians and Bulgarians have had the right to travel throughout the EU, the UK Government has placed restrictions on employed work for them.