The Minister of Religion visa (T2) allows you to come to or stay in the UK 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.
If you or your family are from the EU,
Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
If you or your close family member started living in the UK before 1 January 2021, you may be
able to apply to the free EU Settlement Scheme. Otherwise, you need a visa to work in the UK.
Irish citizens do not need to apply for a visa or to the EU Settlement Scheme.
You need to:
Certificate of sponsorship
A certificate of sponsorship holds your personal details and information about the job you've
been
offered. It's an electronic record, not a paper document. Your sponsor will give you a
certificate of
sponsorship reference number to add to your application.
You can only use your certificate of sponsorship reference number once. You must use it within 3
months
of getting it.
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.