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Apply for a Minister of Religion visa (T2) if you've been offered a job in a faith community - eligibility, extend or switch, knowledge of English, bring your family

• Overview

  You can apply for a Minister of Religion visa (T2) if: you’ve been offered…

• Eligibility

  You need to: have a certificate of sponsorship for your job prove your…

• Knowledge of English

  You may need to prove your knowledge of the English language when you…

• Documents you'll need

  When you apply you’ll need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship…

• Apply from outside the UK

  You must apply online for a Minister of Religion visa (T2). Check which…

• Your partner and children

  Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as…

• Extend your visa

  You may be able to apply to extend your stay in the UK under a Minister of…

• Switch to this visa

  You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to a Minister of Religion…

• Taking a second job

  You can take a second job on this visa if you’re working up to 20 hours a…

Creating and Managing Accounts on the Appeals casework portal

• Updated: 1 April 2016

The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.

• Overview

  To be adopted, a child must: be under the age of 18 when the adoption…

• Early stages of adoption

  To adopt a child you can go through either: an adoption agency that’s part…

• Adoption assessment

  Once the agency gets your application it will do the following: Invite you…

• Applying for an adoption court order

  To make an adoption legal, you need to apply for an adoption court order.…

• Adopting a stepchild

  You need to tell your local council if you want to adopt your spouse’s or…

• Adopting a child from overseas

  You can adopt a child from overseas if: they cannot be cared for in a safe…

• Birth parents: your rights

  For another couple (or person) to adopt your child, you normally have to…

How to pay Inheritance Tax: get a reference number, payment methods, use the deceased's bank account, National Savings and Investments, government stock, yearly instalments.

An overview of voting in the UK, including voting in person, postal and proxy voting, and voting if you're abroad.

Use their P45 (or starter checklist, which replaced the P46) to get information from your new employee, set them up on your payroll software, tell HMRC.

Guidance on conditional marketing authorisations, exceptional circumstances marketing authorisations and national scientific advice.

• Updated: 11 March 2025

To change your name or other personal details on your passport, send the standard passport application form with evidence about the change

Find out how to submit a claim for tax repayments using online forms and databases.

• Updated: 7 October 2022

Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace