Minister of Religion Visa (T2)

This visa is for those who have been offered a job within a faith community in the UK.

Yes. As part of the application process, you will need to confirm details relating to your employer. Your employer must have a valid sponsor licence and issue you with a Certificate of Sponsorship before you apply for your visa.

Yes. The organisation making the job offer needs to hold a sponsor licence and will need to provide you a certificate of sponsorship to send with your visa application.

Yes. You can do this through either of the below options:

• Passing the Secure Engligh Language Test (SELT) from an approved provider.
• Have a GCSE at A level, Scottish National Qualification leve 4 or 5, Scottish Higher or Advanced Higher in English, or gained it through study at a UK school under the age of 18.
• Have a degree level qualification that was taught in English. Ecctis will need to approve that it is valid.

You will need to:

• certificate of sponsorship reference number as provided by your future employer
• a valid passport
• proof of English requirement

You may also need to provide the following:

• your biometric residence permit (BRP) or online proof of your immigration status if you are swapping from one visa to another
• proof of your relationship with your partner and children if they are joining
• Tuberculosis test results if you are from a qualifying country.

The visa can last for up to 3 years 1 month. Following the initial grant of leave, you can apply to extend your visa, subject to meeting the eligibility requirements. The maximum length of stay under this visa category is 6 years.

Yes, subject to meeting eligibility requirements, you can apply for your partner and children aged under 18 to join you as your dependants.

You can extend your visa. Your dependants visas will not automatically extend and they will need to do so themselves. You need to apply for extension before your current visa expires.

Yes, subject to meeting eligibility requirements you may be able to apply to settle permanently in the UK following 5 years on this visa.

Current processing times are 8 weeks when applying from inside the UK, or 3 weeks when applying from overseas. For an additional fee you can expedite the process.

The fees charged by Home Office can be found on their official website here.

You will need to pay the healthcare (IHS) surcharge which currently stands at £1,035 per year of the visa, per applicant.

Yes. You will need to attend an appointment at your nearest visa centre to have your photograph taken and to submit your fingerprints. This is for your visa.