Below are the Tier 5 Temporary worker categories. Please give us a call to see if we can assist you.
Tel: 0203 598 7413
Email: immigration@nexusvisas.co.uk
Tier 5 Creative and sporting
The creative and sporting worker category is for people coming to the UK to work or perform as sportspeople, entertainers or creative artists for up to 12 months. (Entertainers and creative artists may apply to extend their stay to a maximum of 12 months if they continue to work or perform for the same sponsor.)
Tier 5 Charity workers
This sub-category is for people coming to the UK to do voluntary (unpaid) work for a charity. The work must be directly related to the work of your sponsor's organisation.
Tier 5 Religious workers
The religious worker category is for people coming to the UK to work temporarily as a religious worker.
Religious workers can do:
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preaching, pastoral work and non-pastoral work;
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work in the UK in the same way you are working in an overseas organisation (although your duties in the UK may be different). The job should be done during a break from your job overseas; or
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work in a religious order with community which involves a permanent commitment like a monastery or convent. The work in a religious order must be in the order itself or outside work directed by the order. You can apply if you are a novice whose training means taking part in the daily community life of the order.
Tier 5 Government authorised exchange
The government authorised exchange category is for people coming to the UK through approved schemes that aim to share knowledge, experience and best practice, and to experience the social and cultural life of the UK. This category must not be used to fill job vacancies or to bring unskilled labour to the UK.
Your sponsor will be an overarching body who manages the government authorised exchange scheme. This overarching body must have the support of a UK government department.
Individual employers and organisations will not be allowed to sponsor migrants in this category, even if they are licensed as sponsors under other tiers or other categories of Tier 5. The only exceptions to this are if you are coming to the UK:
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as a sponsored researcher, where the higher education institution you are coming to work at will be your sponsor; or
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to work for a government department or agency.
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Any work you do must be skilled which means it must be equivalent to NVQ or SVQ level 3 or above. This is unless you are taking part in the scheme set up as part of the European Union's lifelong learning programme, where you can do vocational education and training at a lower skill level.
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You may be allowed to stay in the UK for up to 12 or 24 months under this category, depending on the scheme you are using and the length of time of your work as shown on your certificate of sponsorship.
Tier 5 International agreement
The international agreement category is for people coming to the UK under contract to do work that is covered under international law, including:
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the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS);
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similar agreements between the UK or the European Union and another country or countries;
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employees of overseas governments and international organisations; and
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private servants in diplomatic households.
Tier 5 Youth mobility scheme
The youth mobility scheme is for young people from participating countries and territories who want to come and experience life in the UK. Every year, the UK government allocates a number of places on the scheme for each country and territory.
