Can I fly in and out UK on 1 way ticket with different airline? Also working my existing job remotely from UK (non UK employment)

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Intending to spend a significant amount of your time remote working while in the UK and arriving without a return/onward ticket are likely to be big red flags in a landing interview. The degree to which visitors are allowed to work remotely while in the UK is very limited. The Visit guidance published by the Home Office https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1019544/Visit.pdf#page31 states:

“ Visitors are permitted to undertake activities relating to their employment overseas remotely whilst they are in the UK, such as responding to emails or answering phone calls. However, you should check that the applicant’s main purpose of coming to the UK is to undertake a permitted activity, rather than specifically to work remotely from the UK. Where the applicant indicates that they intend to spend a large proportion of their time in the UK and will be doing some remote working, you should ensure that they are genuinely employed overseas and are not seeking to work in the UK.”

By definition, if you can do your job from anywhere, you are not ‘genuinely employed overseas’.

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