UK Work Visa

• Tier 2 General Working Visa
• Intra Company Transfer Visa
• Tier 2 Sportspeople
• Tier 2 Ministers of religion

You can apply for a Tier 2 General visa if :

• You have been offered a skilled job in the UK
• You are from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland

You need to be sponsored (ie have a certificate of sponsorship from a licensed sponsor) before you can apply to come to the UK to work.

The work you do in the UK must relate to the work of your sponsor organization.

The certificate of sponsorship, contrary to its name , is not a paper document but rather a virtual document which carries a specific reference number. This reference number is specific to you and the job that you have been offered so can only be used once.

You can:

work for your sponsor in the job described in your certificate of sponsorship

do a second job in the same sector and at the same level as your main job for up to 20 hours per week

do a job which has a shortage of workers in the UK for up to 20 hours per week

do a voluntary work

study as long as it doesnt interfere with the job you are sponsored for

travel abroad and return to the UK

Bring Family members with you

You can apply for a Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) visa if:

• Your overseas employer has offered you a role in a UK branch of the organisation
• You're from outside the European Economic Area (EEA)

You need to be sponsored- ie have a certificate of sponsorship from a licensed sponsor- before you can apply to come to the UK for work.

The work you do in the UK must relate to the work of your sponsor organisation.

This visa is for transfers of more than 12 months into a role that can't be filled by a UK recruit. You need to have worked for your employer for at least 12 months.

This visa is for transfers up to and including 12 months into a role that can't be filled by a new UK recruit. You need to have worked for your employer for at least 12 months.

This visa is for transfers into graduate trainee programmes for specialist roles. You need to be a recent graduate with at least 3 months experience with your employer.

This visa is for transfers that allow people to gain skills and knowledge needed to perform their role overseas , or to pass on their skills to UK colleagues. You don't need to have been with your employer for a set period of time.

• You can apply for a TIER 2 (Sportsperson) visa if all of the following apply:
• You're an elite sportsperson or qualified coach recognised by your sport's governing body as internationally established at the highest level
• Your sport's governing body is endorsing your application
• your employment will develop your sport in the UK at the highest level
• you're from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland
• you meet the other eligibility requirements

You must:

• have a certificate of sponsorship reference number from your sponsor
• meet the English requirement

You can:

• Work for your sponsor in the job described in your certificate of sponsorship
• do a second job
• play for your national team in the UK
• work as a sports broadcaster
• do voluntary wok
• study as long as it doesn't interfere with the job you're sponsored for
• travel abroad and return to the UK
• bring family members with you

You can apply for a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) visa if:

You've been offered a job within a faith community (eg as a minister of religion, missionary or member of a religious order) in the UK

You're from outside the European Economic Area (EEA)

You need to be sponsored (ie have a certificate of sponsorship from a licensed sponsor ) before you can apply to come to the UK to work

The work you do in the UK must relate to the work of your sponsor organisation

You can come to the UK with a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) visa for a maximum of up to 3 years and 1 month, or the time given on your certificate of sponsorship plus 1 month, whichever is shorter.

You can also apply to extend your stay

You can:

• work for your sponsor in the job prescribed in your certificate of sponsorship
• do a second job
• do voluntary work
• study as long as it doesn't interfere with the job you're sponsored for
• travel abroad and return to the UK
• bring family members (dependants) with you

You need all of the following to be eligible for a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) visa:

• a valid certificate of sponsorship reference number from your sponsor
• to meet the English language requirement

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