UK Minister of Religion visa eases religious-order duties
UK Visas and Immigration has rewritten sponsorship, money-support and stay rules for the T2 clergy route, ending the former overall six-year ceiling while keeping each grant to three years or the job term.
The UK Minister of Religion visa no longer has an overall six-year stay ceiling.
Each grant lasts up to three years or the sponsored job period, plus 14 days.
Money rules require £1,270 savings or A-rated sponsor support, with fuller housing pledges when the National Minimum Wage does not apply.
Applicants need 70 points, including a Certificate of Sponsorship and B2 English unless exempt.
Dependants may join; extra work is limited; settlement remains possible after five years.