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Under Tier 5 (Temporary Worker), you must have both a sponsor and a valid Certificate of Sponsorship before applying.
Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) has six subcategories:
Creative and Sporting Visa
This subcategory is for applicants in the creative and sporting sector who are entering the United Kingdom for short term contracts/engagements.
Sports People
A “Professional Sportsperson”, is someone, whether paid or unpaid, who:
is currently providing services as a sportsperson, playing or coaching in any capacity, at a professional or semi-professional level of sport;
is currently receiving payment, including payment in kind, for playing or coaching, and that payment covers all, or the majority of, their costs for travelling to, and living, in the UK, or has received such payment within the previous four years;
is currently registered to a professional or semi-professional sports team, or has been so registered within the previous four years. This includes all academy and development team age groups;
has represented their nation or national team within the previous two years, including all youth and development age groups from under 17s upwards;
has represented their represented their state or regional team within the previous two years, including all youth and development age groups from under 17s upwards;
has an established international reputation in their chosen field of sport and/or 7. engages an agent or representative, with the aim of finding opportunities as a sportsperson, and/or developing a current or future career as a sportsperson, or has engaged such an agent in the last 12 months unless they are playing or coaching as an “Amateur” in a charity event.
Creative workers
For a creative worker, and their entourage operating in dance, theatre, film and television, or as a model in the fashion industry. You will need to have a sponsor from the UK who will confirm, in writing, that your post could not have been filled by a settled worker.
Duration of the Visa
The visa is granted 12-24 months maximum.
Charity workers
This subcategory is for those wanting to undertake unpaid voluntary fieldwork which contributes directly to the achievement or advancement of the sponsor’s charitable purpose in the UK.
“Voluntary fieldwork” is defined as activities which would not normally be offered at a waged or salaried rate and which contribute directly to the achievement or advancement of the sponsor’s charitable purpose. It does not include work ancillary to the sponsor’s charitable purpose including, for example, routine back office administrative roles, retail or other sales roles, fund-raising roles and roles involved in the maintenance of the sponsor’s offices and other assets.
This subcategory cannot be used to temporarily fill a position which is required on a permanent basis.
In assigning a Certificate of Sponsorship, the sponsor will have guaranteed that you:
will be undertaking voluntary fieldwork which contributes directly to the achievement or advancement of the sponsor’s charitable purpose
will not receive any form of payment of remuneration, including benefits in kind, (except reasonable expenses outlined in section 44 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (as amended from time to time)
will not be filling a permanent position, including on a temporary basis
will comply with the conditions of your permission to stay and leave the United Kingdom when it expires Validity of leave
Duration of the visa
You can come to the United Kingdom for up to 12 months, or the time given on your Certificate of Sponsorship plus 28 days, whichever is shorter.
If you are granted less than 12 months leave to remain in the first instance, you can apply to stay in up to a maximum of 12 months.
Religious workers
for people coming to the United Kingdom to work as religious workers, such as non-pastoral duties. People looking to fill roles which include preaching or pastoral work should consider applying for a Minister of Religion visa (Tier 2).
In order to come to the UK as a religious worker, you will need to have assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship by your sponsor/employer.
The sponsor will have guaranteed that:
you are qualified to do the job in question;
you will only work at the specified location(s), except where working under the supplementary employment conditions; • they will accept the responsibilities of sponsorship for you;
where applicable, they will support you through funds and/or accommodation that are sufficient for you to maintain yourself throughout the duration of the Certificate of Sponsorship.
Duration of the visa
You can come to the United Kingdom for up to 24 months, or the time given on your Certificate of Sponsorship plus 28 days, whichever is shorter.
If you are granted less than 24 months leave to remain in the first instance, you can apply to stay in up to the maximum of 24 months.
Government Authorised Exchange
This subcategory is for those coming to the United Kingdom through approved schemes that aim to share knowledge, experience and best practice through work placements, whilst experiencing the wider social and cultural setting of the United Kingdom.
There are range of areas where you can apply under this category. For example, management (marketing, finance, sales), technical (IT, engineering) and development (charity), lawyers, government employees, economists, central bank staff, teachers, doctors, metrlogists etc.
Duration of the Visa
You can come to the United Kingdom for up to 24 months, or the time given on your Certificate of Sponsorship plus 28 days, whichever is shorter.
If you are granted less than 24 months leave to remain in the first instance, you can apply to stay in up to the maximum of 24 months.
Seasonal Worker Visa
This subcategory is for migrants coming to the UK as seasonal workers in the edible horticulture sector through an approved scheme operator.
Any work or activity carried out by you on a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Seasonal Workers scheme must be in a seasonal role with an employer in the horticultural sector, assigned by an approved scheme operator.
When the scheme operators assign a Certificate of Sponsorship, they will have guaranteed that you:
are at least 18 years old
will not establish a business in the UK
will only take employment in a seasonal job permitted by this scheme, and with an employer in the horticultural sector that has been assigned by you
will comply with the conditions of their entry clearance and will leave the UK when it expires
For all the above-mentioned sub-categories under Tier 5 (Temporary Worker), an applicant must satisfy the Home Office that they are genuinely looking for temporary work in the UK and do not have any intention of seeking permanent employment.
You can also apply if you’re 18 to 30 and a:
British overseas citizen
British overseas territories citizen
British national (overseas)
You’ll be given a visa to live and work in the UK for up to 24 months. You can enter the UK at any time while your visa is valid, and leave and come back at any time during your stay.
If you come to the UK on this visa, you can:-
study - for some courses you’ll need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme certificate
work in most jobs
be self-employed and set up a company - as long as your premises are rented, your equipment is not worth more than £5,000 and you do not have any employees