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UK Tier 5 Visa

Tier 5 Temporary Work Visa Guidance

The Tier 5 temporary work visa allows people who meet the eligibility criteria to come and work in the UK. This visa gives working rights to researchers, creators and athletes. It also offers the opportunity for charity and religious workers to live in the UK for a temporary period. The Tier 5 temporary work visa consists of six main categories under the points-based immigration system.

The Tier 5 Temporary Work visa categories are:

Creative and Sporting Visas: For those in the performing arts, and sportspeople established at elite levels. Maximum visa length of 12 months, and your family is permitted to enter the UK with you.
Charity Worker Visa: For those engaged in unpaid charitable work. Maximum visa length of 12 months, and your family is permitted to enter the UK with you.
⦁ Religious Worker Visa: For those involved in religious work (i.e. preaching or pastoral care). Maximum visa length of two years, and your family is permitted to enter the UK with you.
⦁ Government Authorised Exchange Visas: For those entering the UK under approved government schemes to undertake work experience opportunities in the UK. Maximum visa length of two years, and your family is permitted to enter the UK with you.
International Agreement Visas: For people employed under international agreements (i.e. GATS, overseas government organisation employees, and servants employed privately in diplomatic households). Maximum visa length of two years, and your family is permitted to enter the UK with you.
Youth Mobility Scheme: For youth between the ages of 18 and 30 who are nationals of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Monaco, South Korea, or Taiwan, or youth with British Overseas citizenship, British Overseas Territories Citizens, or British Nationals Overseas. This visa allows the holder to work in the UK for a maximum of two years. Your family are not permitted to enter the UK with you.

What Are the Eligibility Requirements for a Tier 5 Temporary Work Visa?

The eligibility criteria for a Tier 5 Temporary Work Visa includes:
⦁ a valid Certificate of Sponsorship from a Tier 5 Sponsor License holder.
⦁ £945 in savings to support yourself. This sum must have been in your bank account for 90-days before you apply. If you are sponsored by an employer with an A-rating who states on your Certificate of Sponsorship that they will certify your maintenance, you will not need to show you have £945 in savings.
Each category of the Tier 5 Temporary Work Visa has unique eligibility requirements.

What Documents Will I Need to Provide for My Tier 5 Temporary Work Visa?

You will need to provide the following documents with your application (note – this list is not exhaustive):
⦁ a valid passport or travel document
⦁ bank statements showing you have the required maintenance funds
⦁ the results of a tuberculosis test (if applicable)
You should be mindful that each category of the Tier 5 Temporary Work Visa requires different supporting documents and we will be able to assist you with collating these and submitting them correctly.

⦁ (i) to be 18 or over
⦁ (ii) to have a Certificate of Sponsorship and
⦁ (iii) to have sufficient funds to support yourself in the UK (unless your employer can support you.) You will usually need to show at least £1270 in your bank account for at least 28 days in a row.

UK Tier 5 Visa Processing Time.

In most cases, you can expect to receive a decision on your temporary work visa application within 3 weeks if you are outside the UK or 8 weeks if you are in the UK. You can also apply using the priority or super priority processing service. The priority service gives a decision in 5 working days for £500 and the priority service gives a decision in 1 working day for £800. Not everyone can use these services; did you
We will inform you if we can on your request

Delayed start date.

The Level 5 Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) indicates a start date on which the sponsored Level 5 student begins their visit. In the event of a delay, the Tier 5 visa applicant must notify their host department or university at the University of Oxford as soon as possible. SIT can only make changes to a CoS before the visa application is submitted to the Home Office. However, even if the visa application has already been submitted, any delay or change must be communicated
staff immigration team.

US Student Visa Processing Time

  • The processing time for a US student visa  can be on average 3 to 5 weeks, or even 2 to 3 months, depending on your application and the type of visa. F-1 visa applicants can expect a shorter processing time  than other visa types. After receiving a positive response from the US visa consulate, applicants can usually expect to receive their paper copy of the visa  in about 2-3 days. Also, F-1 visas are issued no earlier than 120 days after the start of your stay.