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| Tier 2 Sports People Visa |
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| The United Kingdom's sports people immigration category allows you to come to Britain to play or coach in the sports profession. You must intend to base yourself in the United Kingdom and you must be internationally established at the highest level of your sport. |
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This will not include coming to the UK temporarily in a non-pastoral role to perform religious rites or other duties. These situations will be covered under Tier 5 for Temporary Workers.
Your employment must make a significant contribution to the development of your sport at the highest level in the United Kingdom.
This category will replace the existing work permit arrangements for sports people when it goes live sometime in Autumn of 2008. |
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| Under the current plans for the Tier 2 ministers of religion category, the United Kingdom will require you to score 70 points in order to be successful in your application. The points are scored under three different sets of criteria, Sponsorship, Maintenance, and English Language skills. |
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To come to the United Kingdom under Tier 2 for Sports People, you must be sponsored by a sports club or its equivalent who is licensed to do so by the UK government. This will earn you 50 points towards your Tier 2 Sports People visa. You can only be issued a certificate of sponsorship if you:
- are qualified to do the job;
- intend to base yourself in Britain
- have been approved by the governing body of your sport
- comply with the conditions to stay in the UK and leave the UK once your leave expires
You will also be required to have an endorsement from the appropriate governing body of your sport confirming that you are internationally established as an elite sports person and that you will make a significant contribution towards your sport in the UK at the highest level. The endorsement should also confirm that it is needed to fill the post from outside the European Economic Area (EEA). |
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Extending a Tier 2 Sports People Visa |
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| To extend your stay in the United Kingdom under a Tier 2 Sports People visa, you must pass the points test again under the requirements in place at the time of your application for extension. This includes a certificate of sponsorship with an endorsement by the relevant governing body of your sport. However, you will automatically score the required points for English language skills.
After a continuous period of residency in the UK for five years, you will be eligible to apply for settlement as a permanent resident (also known as indefinite leave to remain).
To know more about this visa category or to book your appointment you can contact us by email at info@smartmove2uk.com
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