UK (Tier-2) Minister of Religion Visa Application

Tier 2 Minister of Religion Visa is a UK work visa for foreign skilled workers coming to the UK for a full-time job offer in a religious organization, as a minister of religion, missionary, as a member of a religious order, or as a part of bona fide religious organisation. It is a part of the UK Tier-2 (Skilled Worker) point based system and is open to the workers in religious organisations only.

You can apply for UK (Tier-2) Minister of Religion Visa if:

• you’ve been offered a job within a faith community (for example as a minister of religion, missionary, or member of a religious order) in the UK
• you meet the other eligibility requirements

Eligibility for UK Minister of Religion Visa

If you are applying for Minister of Religion Visa than you need to:

• have a valid certificate of sponsorship for your job
• prove your knowledge of English
• have personal savings so you can support yourself when you arrive in the UK
• show you can travel and your travel history over the last 5 years
• have tuberculosis test results if you’re from a listed country

Maintenance Requirement

You must have at least £1,270 in your bank account to show you can support yourself in the UK. You will need to have had the money available for at least 28 days in a row. Day 28 must be within 31 days of applying for this visa. You will usually need to show proof of this when you apply, unless either:

• you have been in the UK with a valid visa for 12 months or more
• your employer can cover your costs during your first month in the UK, up to £1,270

Your partner and children will also need to prove they can support themselves while they are in the UK.

When You No Need to Prove Maintenance

Your certificate of sponsorship must confirm this. Your employer will need to complete the ‘sponsor certifies maintenance’ section on your certificate. This is under ‘Additional data’.

Knowledge of English Requirement

You may need to prove your knowledge of the English language when you apply. You can prove your knowledge of English by either:

• passing an approved English language test with at least CEFR level B2 in reading, writing, speaking and listening
• having an academic qualification that was taught in English and is recognised by Ecctis (formerly UK NARIC) as being equivalent to a UK bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD

Documents Requirements

When you apply for UK Tier-2 Minister of Religion Visa, you will need to provide the following documents:

• your certificate of sponsorship reference number (your employer will give you this)
• proof of your knowledge of English
• evidence that you have enough personal savings to support yourself in the UK, for example bank statements (unless your certificate of sponsorship shows your employer can support you)
• a valid passport or other document that shows your identity and nationality - you need a blank page in your passport for your visa
• expired passports or travel documents if you need them to show your travel history
• your tuberculosis test results if you’re from a listed country
• If your documents are not in English or Welsh you’ll need to provide a certified translation
• You may need to provide additional documents depending on your circumstances

Health Surcharge Requirement

You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. Check how much you will have to pay before you apply.

Your Spouse and Dependent Children

Your partner and children can apply to join you or to stay in the UK as your ‘dependants’ if they are eligible. If their application is successful, their visa will end on the same date as yours. A dependant partner or child is any of the following supported with evidence of relationship:

• your husband, wife, civil partner or unmarried partner
• your child under 18 - including if they were born in the UK during your stay
• your child over 18 if they’re currently in the UK as your dependant

What You Can do on Minister of Religion Visa

If you are in the UK on Minister of Religion Visa than you can:

• work for your sponsor in the job described in your certificate of sponsorship
• do a second job in certain circumstances
• do voluntary work
• study as long as it does not interfere with the job you’re sponsored for
• travel abroad and return to the UK
• bring your partner and children with you as your ‘dependants’, if they’re eligible

What You Cannot

If you are in the UK on Minister of Religion Visa than you cannot:

• get public funds
• own more than 10% of your sponsor’s shares (unless you earn more than £159,600 a year)

The Home Office will carefully scrutinise an application for a Skilled Worker visa. If it does not consider that the visa application is a genuine or if it considers that any of the other requirements have not been met, the application will fall for refusal. It is therefore essential that the application is prepared thoroughly and carefully.
We are experienced in preparing work visa applications to ensure a successful outcome and will provide expert guidance and assistance to you throughout the process.

How We Can Help You With UK Visa Application

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It is our standard professional practice to offer paid visa initial consultations who wish to apply for UK visas. This enables us to gauge prospects of your UK Visa & Immigration matter and accordingly decide if we can assist you. If we, after the UK visa consultation, believe that we can prepare your UK Visa Application or appeal against UK Visa refusal, only then we take the case and fee. Our fees depend on the time we anticipate to prepare your UK Visa Application and exercise involved therefore these vary for everyone. Rest assured we do not surprise our clients with any hidden charges. Clients can visit our offices or take initial consultation via WhatsApp, Zoom, Skype, GoogleMeet and other platforms. We have been successfully advising our clients across the globe for the last 12 years as British Lawyers.

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As British lawyers, we will do our best and even go that extra mile for you. We can help you with the necessary paperwork that will be needed to ensure that your application meets the Immigration requirements.

Please expect us to do the following for you, when you instruct us to represent you or a member of your family:

1. Full and professional assessment of your case
2. Advice on whether you should consider a different immigration programme or category
3. Strong and weak points of your application
4. Advice on correct list of documents
5. Advice on evidence required
6. Instructing your sponsor, relative, employer or college (if required)
7. Completion of all visa immigration forms & appendix
8. Final check of your documents before submission to the British Embassy/Home Office
9. Drafting representations and cover letters to the Home Office/British Diplomatic Post
10. Creating a professionally looking paginated visa application bundle
11. All translations of the relevant documents
12. Booking of your appointments at VFS India
13. Represent your application to the Home Office inside/outside UK British Diplomatic Post
14. Correspondence with the Home Office/British Diplomatic Post as and when required
15. Keeping you updated by email, phone or msg about correspondence in your application
16. On-going visa application support till your application has been decided by UKVI
17. Any further in-country/out-of-country immigration assistance

Refusal of UK Visa application

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