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Important note
The UK Charity Worker visa has replaced the Temporary Worker – Charity Worker visa (T5).
Kindly note: You need Certificate of Sponsorship before you apply for this visa. We don’t provide them, we assist in the documentation and application for the charity visa. Therefore, please get the Sponsorship and then contact us.
The UK Short-term work visas are a part of the Tier 5 visas and come under the UK’s Point-based system.
The UK Short-term work visas are also known as ‘Temporary Workers Visas’
The visas under this category are listed below:
– UK Charity Worker visa.
– UK Creative Worker visa.
– UK Government Authorized Exchange visa.
– UK International Agreement visa.
– UK Religious Worker visa.
– UK Seasonal Work visa.
– UK Youth Mobility Scheme visa.
– UK Graduate visa.
Applicants can apply for a UK Charity Worker visa if they want to do unpaid voluntary work for a charity.
The eligibility criteria for a UK Charity Worker visa are listed below:
The documents required to apply for a UK Charity Worker visa are listed below:
The applicant can apply for a UK Charity Worker visa up to 3 months before the day they are due to start work in the UK. This date is listed on the Certificate of Sponsorship.
The applicant must apply online for a UK Charity Worker visa.
Once applied online, submitted identity proofs, and provided valid documents, the applicant will usually get a decision on their visa application within:
The applicant is required to pay:
(Application fees updated as of May 2022).
The applicant can stay for up to 1 year or the time mentioned on the Certificate of Sponsorship plus 14 days, whichever is shorter.
The applicant can enter the UK up to 14 days before the start date of their job.
The applicant is permitted to:
The applicant is not permitted to:
The applicant can apply to extend their UK Charity Worker visa before their current visa expires.
A dependent partner or child is any of the following:
Did you know that if you meet the requirements, the UK Health & Care Worker visa also allows you to extend your stay in the country and apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (settlement)? Read the article for more…
Kindly note: You need Certificate of Sponsorship before you apply for this visa. We don’t provide them, we assist in the documentation and application for the charity visa. Therefore, please get the Sponsorship and then contact us.
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