You can apply for a Minister of Religion visa (T2) 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 abd also you meet the other eligibility requirements.
➤ You must be 18 or over when you apply
➤ You need to be employed by a licensed sponsor to apply to live in the UK.
➤ Your sponsor checks that you can do the job they’re hiring you for and if it qualifies you for a visa. They’ll give you a certificate of sponsorship to prove this.
➤ They must also give you other information you need when you apply, for example how much you’ll be paid.
➤ You can apply for a visa up to 3 months before the day you’re due to start work in the UK. This date is listed on your certificate of sponsorship
➤ You should get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK
➤ Application fee, Apply outside the UK for you £625, for your dependant £719 each person
➤ If you want a faster decision on your applicationyou can pay an extra £800 for the priority service to get a decision within 2 working days.
➤ If you want a faster decision on your applicationyou can pay an extra £500 for the priority service to get a decision within 5 working days.
➤ You can come to the UK with a Minister of Religion visa (T2) for a maximum of up to 3 years and 1 month, or the time given on your certificate of sponsorship plus 14 days, whichever is shorter
➤ You need proof CEFR level B2 in reading, writing, speaking and listening
➤ You do not need to prove your knowledge of English if you’re a national of one of the countries like Antigua and Barbuda, Australia , the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, USA
➤ 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 don't need proof this money if you’ve been in the UK with a valid visa for at least 12 months
➤ You must have tuberculosis test results if you’re from a country where you have to take the test
➤ You’ll need to provide a criminal record certificate.
What you can and cannot do
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
You cannot:
own more than 10% of your sponsor’s shares (unless you earn more than £159,600 a year)
get public funds