I am a musician I would Bring A Singer To Work For Me In The UK

How do i go about this, she is 18 and living in tennessee and work for us in scotland. It would be a permenant job.

Any help ?

Interesting question.  Is there a artists visa? 

There is an artists visa but she still wouldn't qualify for it. Clarelynn came to the UK on that visa as a composer.

Writers, composers and artists
You must:
have built a reputation outside the UK and be mainly involved in producing original work, which has been published (not just in newspapers and magazines), performed or exhibited for its literary, musical or artistic merit
intend to work only as a self-employed writer, composer or artist
have supported yourself and your dependants for the last year from your own income without working, except as a writer, composer or artist, and
be able to support yourself and your dependants from your own income without working (except as a writer, composer or artist), and without needing any help from public funds.

By ‘composers’ we mean composers of music. If you want to perform someone else's work or perform as part of a band, you will need a work permit.

Tanis wrote what I was going to say but wanted to give this link:

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1036517960174

(18.19 discusses artists and gives a link to work permits)

Hope that helps.

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The girl cannot settle in the UK as:

a descendant -- her parents were not born in the UK

a spouse -- she's not married to a UK citizen

a fiancee' -- she's not engaged to a UK citizen

an au pair or working holiday-maker -- she's not a Commonwealth citizen

a domestic worker -- she has not been employed by you in a domestic capacity in the US

a singer -- she will need a work permit and as I suspect that a) she's not a professional singer and b) you can't prove that there's no one else in the UK or EU who could sing for you

an artist or composer -- again, I suspect she's not a professional

a tourist -- she can visit, but must leave within 6 months.  she may not be granted leave to enter for 6 months if it appears that she cannot support herself here or does not have strong ties to the US

If she will be attending university in the fall, she can come over after completing one semester on the BUNAC program, which will allow her to live and work here for 6 months.

She can also attend university in the UK, though, as I said in your other post, the cost may be prohibitive for an international student.

If she's not planning on going to university or her parents weren't born in the UK or somewhere in the EEA, her options are extremely limited.