Religious Worker
The Religious Worker visa is for applicants coming to work temporarily in the UK as religious workers whose duties may include:
- preaching
- pastoral work
- non-pastoral work
An applicant making the application must have a valid Tier 5 certificate of sponsorship from a licensed Tier 5 sponsor charity in the UK.
Under this visa scheme, a sponsor needs to guarantee that they will support the applicant through funds and/or accommodation that is sufficient for them to maintain themselves for the duration of the CoS and;
- the applicant will only work at the location(s), specified on the CoS, except when working under the supplementary employment provisions
- the applicant will not displace or deny an employment opportunity to a suitably qualified member of the resident labour force
- the applicant will comply with the conditions of their permission to stay and will leave the UK when it expires
Maintenance funds
An applicant must score 10 points for maintenance, they must:
- show they have personal savings of at least £945 – this amount excludes overdraft facilities, and the funds must have been held for a consecutive 90 day period ending no more than 31 days before the date of their application
- have an A-rated sponsor who certifies on the certificate of sponsorship (CoS) that they will maintain and accommodate them up to the end of their first month of employment in the UK if required
Length of stay
A Tier 5 sponsored worker can stay up to a maximum of 24 months under this visa category.
For further help or information Get In Touch
Related Expertise
Personal Immigration
- Adult Dependant Relative
- Ancestry Visa
- Asylum
- British Citizenship
- British National Overseas Visa
- Derivative Residence Card
- Detention and Deportation
- European Nationals
- Family Visas
- Fiance Visa
- Global Business Mobility Visa
- Health and Care Worker Visa
- High Net Worth Immigration
- High Potential Individual Visa
- Human Right Applications
- Marriage Visitor Visa
- Personal Immigration
- Scale Up Sponsor Licence
- Scale Up Visa
- Settlement and Citizenship
- Sole Representative Visa Extension
- Sole Representative Visa Settlement
- Spouse Visa ILR
- Stateless
- Student Visa
- Temporary Worker Licence
- UK Visit Visa
Business Immigration
High Net Worth Individuals