The T2 Minister of Religion route enables employers to sponsor overseas nationals to undertake religious work within faith communities in the UK.

Key features

• Work: additional part-time employment, voluntary work and study is permitted subject to some restrictions.
• Dependants: the spouse or partner and/or children of T2 Minister of Religion migrants may join or remain with them in UK as dependants. Generally, these individuals may work and study in the UK subject to certain restrictions and all applicable domestic laws and regulations.
• Switching: migrants will now be able to switch from within the UK into this route from most other UK immigration routes.
• Settlement: in most cases, T2 Minister of Religion migrants may stay for up to a total of six years. After five years of continuous residence in the UK, individuals in this sub-route may qualify to apply for settlement.
• A 12-month exclusion period applies in most instances before applicants may reapply for leave under this route.

Our team has worked with a variety of faith organisations on the successful transfer of religious workers to the UK. We will guide employers through the steps necessary to sponsor the prospective migrant hire and work to ensure that the application process runs as smoothly and quickly as possible.

Fixed fees

We work on a fixed fee basis. Our fees for individual T2 Minister of Religion applications typically range between £3,750 – £5,000 plus VAT and disbursements depending upon the issues, urgencies and complexities involved.

Disbursements
You can expect the main disbursements to include:

• Home Office filing fees (click here for the government’s visa/entry clearance fee calculator and here for a list of all Home Office fees);
• Immigration Health Surcharge fees, if applicable;
• Optional premium service fees for in-country and out-of-country applications; and
• other ancillary disbursements such as UK National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) fees, biometric enrolment, translations, courier and postage charges, etc.

Dependants
For dependant application fees, please refer to our Dependants section. Dependants typically incur the same disbursements as main applicants.