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T2 Minister of Religion: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance for a person who has been sponsored to perform a leading role within a faith-based organisation or religious order in the UK.

Updates to this page

From:
UK Visas and Immigration
Published:
1 December 2020
Last updated:
11 November 2025
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  1. This guidance has been updated to reflect that Part 9: Grounds for Refusal has been replaced by ‘Part Suitability’ and to clarify which roles can be done on the route.

  2. Updated to reflect that biometric residence permits (BRPs) are no longer issued.

  3. Updated the guidance in line with Immigration Rules changes.

  4. Updated to reflect changes to Appendix Tuberculosis in the Immigration Rules.

  5. This guidance has been updated to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules. Changes are explained on page 5.

  6. Updated the guidance in line with changes to the Immigration Rules.

  7. Updated to reflect changes in the Immigration Rules.

  8. This guidance has been updated to reflect the amendments to the paragraph numbers in Appendix T2 Minister of Religion in the Immigration Rules.

  9. Guidance updated to reflect the following changes in the Immigration Rules: the minimum age requirement on the T2 Minister of Religion route being raised from 16 to 18 on 6 October 2021; the introduction of the International Sportsperson route on 11 October 2021, which will replace the T2 Sportsperson route and the sporting part of the T5 (Temporary Work) Creative or Sporting Worker route. Housekeeping changes and minor formatting amendments have also been made.

  10. First published.

Documents

T2 Minister of Religion caseworker guidance (accessible)

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T2 Minister of Religion caseworker guidance

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on the T2 Minister of Religion route.

This route replaces the Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) route. Existing Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) workers can apply for extensions, changes of employment and settlement under the T2 Minister of Religion route.

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