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• Updated: 5 August 2025

Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members

• Overview

  You can apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if…

• Eligibility

  You can apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you:…

• Knowledge of English for private servants

  If you’re a private servant applying from outside the UK, you usually need…

• Documents you must provide

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

• Apply from outside the UK

  Read the full guidance before you apply. Apply for a Temporary Work -…

• Your partner and children

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

• Extend your visa

  You can apply to extend your Temporary Work – International Agreement…

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…

Improve skills like reading, writing, maths or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - courses, qualifications, find a course and help

Apply to study English language in the UK with a Short-term study visa (6 to 11 months). Check fees, eligibility, documents you need and how to apply.

Apply for a Scale-up Worker visa if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a fast-growing UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.

Apply for an Innovator Founder visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, extend or switch, bring your family.

Apply for an International Sportsperson visa if you're an elite sportsperson or coach with sponsorship - getting sponsored, eligibility, documents, extend your visa, family members

The English national curriculum means children in different schools (at primary and secondary level) study the same subjects to similar standards - it's split into key stages with tests

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

• Updated: 14 October 2025