How long can they stay, can they change host/activity, can family accompany, and can the status be extended?
RELIGIOUS — Ministers of religion, missionaries and members of religious orders may be admitted for up to two years with valid entry clearance in that capacity. Extension for up to three years requires valid original entry clearance, continued employment for which it was granted and certification that the person is still required, together with the full-time religious-work restriction, adequate maintenance/accommodation without public funds and, for a minister, the specified English-language requirement in paragraph 170(ii)–(iva). Paragraphs 174A–B separately allow a minister changing from another qualifying permission (not visitor or minister entry) to seek up to three years at a time after at least 12 continuous months under that leave, subject to the stated experience/ordination, appointment certification and paragraph 170 conditions. This is not a general unrestricted change-of-host permission. Settlement can be sought after five continuous years in this capacity, meeting paragraph 173 or 174A throughout, still being required for the employment, the English/life-knowledge condition unless under 18 or 65+, and general refusal/lawful-stay conditions; the printed rule disregards overstaying of 28 days or less. A spouse can accompany a principal granted at least 12 months under paragraphs 128–193, subject to a subsisting marriage/intention to live together, adequate exclusive accommodation and maintenance without public funds, entry clearance and no stay beyond the principal. A child’s principal parent must have at least 12 months of limited leave under paragraphs 128–193. The child normally must be under 18 (or already have leave in this capacity), unmarried and not independent, adequately maintained/accommodated, with both parents admitted unless the sole-parent/sole-responsibility or serious-and-compelling exception applies, and the specified entry-clearance/lawful-stay conditions. Their initial permission cannot exceed the principal’s. Spouse extensions remain conditional: normally aligned to the principal, or up to two years where the principal is settling or settled; spouse settlement is separately conditional under paragraph 196D, not automatic. Paragraph 198 also provides a conditional child settlement application where the principal is granted indefinite leave at the same time; this is not automatic family settlement.
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Limits of the record- A distinct procedure allowing an existing religious holder to change host/employer while retaining this permission is not established. The captured legal-resource consolidation expressly carries a non-authoritative-text disclaimer; this answer attributes the detailed rules to that official consolidation rather than treating it as the original instrument.
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**170.** The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter the
Bailiwick of Guernsey as a minister of religion, missionary or member of a religious
order are that he –
(i) (a) if seeking leave to enter as a minister of religion
has either been working for at least one year as
a minister of religion in any of the 5 years
immediately prior to the date on which the
application is made or, where ordination is
prescribed by a religious faith as the sole means
of entering the ministry, has been ordained as a
minister of religion following at least one year's
full-time or two years' part-time training for the
ministry, or
(b) if seeking leave to enter as a missionary has
been trained as a missionary or has worked as a
missionary and is being sent to the Bailiwick of
Guernsey by an overseas organisation, or
(c) if seeking leave to enter as a member of a
religious order is coming to live in a community
maintained by the religious order of which he is
a member and, if intending to teach, does not
intend to do so save at an establishment
maintained by his order, and
(ii) intends to work full-time as a minister of religion,
missionary or for the religious order of which he is a
member, and
* * *
(iii) does not intend to take employment except within the
terms of this paragraph, and
(iv) can maintain and accommodate himself and any
dependants adequately without recourse to public
funds, and
\[(iva) if seeking leave to enter as a minister of religion, meets\
one or more of the following conditions –\
\
(a) he is a national of a majority English speaking\
country, or\
\
(b) he has obtained a qualification or results from\
an English language test, and –\
\
(A) has provided evidence of the\
qualification or results that clearly shows\
his name, the qualification or results\
obtained, and the date the qualification\
was awarded or the results obtained, and\
\
(B) the qualification or results obtained, in\
the opinion of an Immigration Officer,\
meets or exceeds the level of English\
language required for Tier 2 (Minister of\
Religion) under the Points Based\
System, or\
\
(c) he holds a degree that was taught in English and\
\
* * *\
\
# is equivalent to a United Kingdom Bachelors degree or above, and\]
(v) holds a valid entry clearance for entry in this capacity.
### NOTE
_In paragraph 170 of these Rules, sub-paragraph (iva) was substituted by the_ _Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Rules, 2011, paragraph_ _1, Schedule, with effect from 1st June, 2011, subject to the transitional and_ _savings provisions in paragraph 2 of the 2011 Rules._
**Leave to enter as a minister of religion, missionary or member of a religious****order.**
**171.** A person seeking leave to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey as a
minister of religion, missionary or member of a religious order may be admitted for a
period not exceeding 2 years provided he is able to produce to the Immigration
Officer, on arrival, a valid entry clearance for entry in this capacity.
**Refusal of leave to enter as a minister of religion, missionary or member of a****religious order.**
**172.** Leave to enter as a minister of religion, missionary or member of a
religious order is to be refused if a valid entry clearance for entry in this capacity is
not produced to the Immigration Officer on arrival.
**Requirements for an extension of stay as a minister of religion where entry to****the Bailiwick of Guernsey was granted in that capacity, missionary or member****of a religious order.**
**173.** The requirements for an extension of stay as a minister of religion
where entry to the Bailiwick of Guernsey was granted in that capacity, missionary or
a member of a religious order are that the applicant –
* * *
(i) entered the Bailiwick of Guernsey with a valid entry
clearance as a minister of religion, missionary or
member of a religious order, and
(ii) is still engaged in the employment for which his entry
clearance was granted, and
(iii) is still required for the employment in question as
certified by the leadership of his congregation, his
employer or the head of his religious order, and
(iv) meets the requirements of \[paragraph 170(ii)-(iva)\].
### NOTE
_In paragraph 173 of these Rules, the words in square brackets in sub-_ _paragraph (iv) were substituted by the Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey)_ _(Amendment) Rules, 2011, paragraph 1, Schedule, with effect from 1st June,_ _2011, subject to the transitional and savings provisions in paragraph 2 of the_ _2011 Rules._
**Extension of stay as a minister of religion, missionary or member of a religious****order.**
**174.** An extension of stay as a minister of religion, missionary or member
of a religious order may be granted for a period not exceeding 3 years provided the
Lieutenant Governor is satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 173 is
met.
**Requirements for an extension of stay as a minister of religion where entry to****the Bailiwick of Guernsey was not granted in that capacity.**
**174A.** The requirements for an extension of stay as a minister of religion for
an applicant who did not enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey in that capacity are that he –
* * *
(i) entered the Bailiwick of Guernsey, or was given an
extension of stay, in accordance with these Rules,
except as a minister of religion or as a visitor under
paragraphs 40-56 of these Rules, and has spent a
continuous period of at least 12 months here pursuant to
that leave immediately prior to the application being
made, and
(ii) has either been working for at least one year as a
minister of religion in any of the 5 years immediately
prior to the date on which the application is made
(provided that, when doing so, he was not in breach of a
condition of any subsisting leave to enter or remain) or,
where ordination is prescribed by a religious faith as the
sole means of entering the ministry, has been ordained
as a minister of religion following at least one year's
full-time or two years part-time training for the
ministry, and
(iii) is imminently to be appointed, or has been appointed, to
a position as a minister of religion in the Bailiwick of
Guernsey and is suitable for such a position, as certified
by the leadership of his prospective congregation, and
(iv) meets the requirements of paragraph 170(ii)-(iva).
**Extension of stay as a minister of religion where leave to enter was not granted****in that capacity.**
**174B.** An extension of stay as a minister of religion may be granted for a
period not exceeding 3 years at a time provided the Lieutenant Governor is satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 174A is met.
**Refusal of extension of stay as a minister of religion, missionary or member of a****religious order.**
**175.** An extension of stay as a minister of religion, missionary or member
of a religious order is to be refused if the Lieutenant Governor is not satisfied that
each of the requirements of paragraph 173 or 174A is met.
**Indefinite leave to remain for a minister of religion, missionary or member of a****religious order.**
**176.** Indefinite leave to remain may be granted, on application, to a person
admitted as a minister of religion, missionary or member of a religious order provided
–
(i) he has spent a continuous period of 5 years in the
Bailiwick of Guernsey in this capacity, and
(ii) he has met the requirements of paragraph 173 or 174A
throughout the 5 year period, and
(iii) he is still required for the employment in question as
certified by the leadership of his congregation, his
employer or the head of the religious order to which he
belongs, and
(iv) \[ he\] has sufficient knowledge of the English language
and sufficient knowledge about life in the United
Kingdom and Bailiwick of Guernsey, unless he is under
the age of 18 or aged 65 or over at the time he makes
his application\[, and\]
* * *
\[(v) he does not fall for refusal under the general grounds\
for refusal, and\
\
(vi) he is not in the Bailiwick of Guernsey in breach of\
immigration laws except that any period of overstaying\
for a period of 28 days or less will be disregarded.\]
### NOTES
_In paragraph 176 of these Rules,_
_the word in square brackets in sub-paragraph (iv) and the word in_ _square brackets immediately after sub-paragraph (iv) were inserted by the_ _Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Rules, 2013, paragraph_ _1, Schedule, with effect from 1st July, 2013, subject to the transitional and_ _savings provisions in paragraph 2 of the 2013 Rules;_
_sub-paragraph (v) was substituted and sub-paragraph (vi) inserted_ _by the Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Rules, 2015,_ _paragraph 1, Schedule, with effect from 1st June, 2015, subject to the_ _transitional and savings provisions in paragraph 2 of the 2015 Rules.³_
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**194.** The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter the
Bailiwick of Guernsey as the spouse of a person with limited leave to enter or remain
in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193 are that –
* * *
(i) the applicant is married to a person with limited leave
to enter in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs
128-193 for 12 months or longer, and
(ii) each of the parties intends to live with the other as his
or her spouse during the applicant's stay and the
marriage is subsisting, and
(iii) there will be adequate accommodation for the parties
and any dependants without recourse to public funds in
accommodation which they own or occupy exclusively,
and
(iv) the parties will be able to maintain themselves and any
dependants adequately without recourse to public
funds, and
(v) the applicant does not intend to stay in the Bailiwick of
Guernsey beyond any period of leave granted to his
spouse, and
(vi) the applicant holds a valid entry clearance for entry in
this capacity.
**Leave to enter as the spouse of a person with limited leave to enter or remain in****the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193.**
**195.** A person seeking leave to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey as the
spouse of a person with limited leave to enter or remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey
under paragraphs 128-193 may be given leave to enter for a period not in excess of
that granted to the person with limited leave to enter or remain under paragraphs 128-
193 provided the Immigration Officer is satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 194 is met.
**Refusal of leave to enter as the spouse of a person with limited leave to enter or****remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193.**
**196.** Leave to enter the Bailiwick of Guernsey as the spouse of a person
with limited leave to enter or remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs
128-193 is to be refused if the Immigration Officer is not satisfied that each of the
requirements of paragraph 194 is met.
**Requirements for extension of stay as the spouse of a person who has or has had****leave to enter or remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193.**
**196A.** The requirements to be met by a person seeking an extension of stay in
the Bailiwick of Guernsey as the spouse of a person who has or has had leave to enter
or remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193 are that the
applicant –
(i) is married to a person with limited leave to enter or
remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs
128-193, or
(ii) is married to a person who has limited leave to enter or
remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs
128-193 and who is being granted indefinite leave to
remain at the same time, or
(iii) is married to a person who has indefinite leave to
remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey and who had
limited leave to enter or remain in the Bailiwick of
Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193 immediately
before being granted indefinite leave to remain, and
* * *
(iv) meets the requirements of paragraph 194(ii)-(v), and
(v) was admitted with a valid entry clearance for entry in
this capacity\[, and\
\
(vi) is not in the Bailiwick of Guernsey in breach of\
immigration laws, except that any period of overstaying\
for a period of 28 days or less will be disregarded.\]
### NOTE
_In paragraph 196A of these Rules, sub-paragraph (vi) and the word_ _immediately after sub-paragraph (v) were inserted by the Immigration_ _(Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Rules, 2015, paragraph 1, Schedule,_ _with effect from 1st June, 2015, subject to the transitional and savings_ _provisions in paragraph 2 of the 2015 Rules._
**Extension of stay as the spouse of a person who has or has had leave to enter or****remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193.**
**196B.** An extension of stay in the Bailiwick of Guernsey as –
(i) the spouse of a person who has limited leave to enter or
remain under paragraphs 128-193 may be granted for a
period not in excess of that granted to the person with
limited leave to enter or remain, or
(ii) the spouse of a person who is being admitted at the
same time for settlement, or the spouse of a person who
has indefinite leave to remain, may be granted for a
period not exceeding 2 years, in both instances,
provided the Lieutenant Governor is satisfied that each
of the requirements of paragraph 196A is met.
* * *
**Refusal of extension of stay as the spouse of a person who has or has had leave to****enter or remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193.**
**196C.** An extension of stay in the Bailiwick of Guernsey as the spouse of a
person who has or has had leave to enter or remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey
under paragraphs 128-193 is to be refused if the Lieutenant Governor is not satisfied
that each of the requirements of paragraph 196A is met.
**Requirements for indefinite leave to remain for the spouse of a person who has****or has had leave to enter or remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under****paragraphs 128-193.**
**196D.** The requirements to be met by a person seeking indefinite leave to
remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey as the spouse of a person who has or has had
leave to enter or remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193 are
that the applicant –
(i) is married to a person who has limited leave to enter or
remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs
128-193 and who is being granted indefinite leave to
remain at the same time, or
(ii) is married to a person who has indefinite leave to
remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey and who had
limited leave to enter or remain in the Bailiwick of
Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193 immediately
before being granted indefinite leave to remain, and
(iii) meets the requirements of paragraph 194(ii)-(v), and
(iv) has sufficient knowledge of the English language and
sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom and Bailiwick of Guernsey, unless he is under the age
of 18 or aged 65 or over at the time he makes his
application, and
(v) was admitted with a valid entry clearance for entry in
this capacity\[, and\]
\[(vi) does not fall for refusal under the general grounds for\
refusal, and\
\
(vii) is not in the Bailiwick of Guernsey in breach of\
immigration laws, except that any period of overstaying\
for a period of 28 days or less will be disregarded.\]
### NOTES
_In paragraph 196D of these Rules,_
_the word in square brackets immediately after sub-paragraph (v)_ _was inserted by the Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment)_ _Rules, 2013, paragraph 1, Schedule, with effect from 1st July, 2013, subject_ _to the transitional and savings provisions in paragraph 2 of the 2013 Rules;_
_sub-paragraph (vi) was substituted and sub-paragraph (vii) inserted_ _by the Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Rules, 2015,_ _paragraph 1, Schedule, with effect from 1st June, 2015, subject to the_ _transitional and savings provisions in paragraph 2 of the 2015 Rules.⁵_
## Indefinite leave to remain as the spouse of a person who has or has had leave to enter or remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193.
**196E.** Indefinite leave to remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey for the spouse
of a person who has or has had leave to enter or remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey
under paragraphs 128-193 may be granted provided the Lieutenant Governor is
satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 196D is met.
* * *
**Refusal of indefinite leave to remain as the spouse of a person who has or has****had leave to enter or remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs****128-193.**
**196F.** Indefinite leave to remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey for the spouse
of a person who has or has had limited leave to enter or remain in the Bailiwick of
Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193 is to be refused if the Lieutenant Governor is not
satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph \[196D\] is met.
### NOTE
_In paragraph 196F of these Rules, the figures and letter in square brackets_ _were substituted by the Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment)_ _Rules, 2011, paragraph 1, Schedule, with effect from 1st June, 2011, subject_ _to the transitional and savings provisions in paragraph 2 of the 2011 Rules._
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**197.** The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter or
remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey as a child of a person with limited leave to enter
or remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193 are that –
(i) he is the child of a parent with limited leave to enter or
remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs
128-193 for 12 months or longer, and
(ii) he is under the age of 18 or has current leave to enter or
remain in this capacity, and
(iii) he is unmarried, has not formed an independent family unit and is not leading an independent life, and
(iv) he can and will be maintained and accommodated
adequately without recourse to public funds in
accommodation which his parent(s) own or occupy
exclusively, and
(v) he will not stay in the Bailiwick of Guernsey beyond
any period of leave granted to his parent(s), and
(vi) both parents are being or have been admitted to or
allowed to remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey save
where –
(a) the parent he is accompanying or joining is his
sole surviving parent, or
(b) the parent he is accompanying or joining has
had sole responsibility for his upbringing, or
(c) there are serious and compelling family or other
considerations which make exclusion from the
Bailiwick of Guernsey undesirable and suitable
arrangements have been made for his care, and
(vii) if seeking leave to enter, he holds a valid entry
clearance for entry in this capacity or, if seeking leave
to remain, was admitted with a valid entry clearance for
entry in this capacity\[, and\
\
(viii) if seeking leave to remain, he is not in the Bailiwick of\
\
* * *\
\
Guernsey in breach of immigration laws, except that\
any period of overstaying for a period of 28 days or less\
will be disregarded\].
### NOTE
_In paragraph 197 of these Rules, sub-paragraph (viii) and the word_ _immediately after sub-paragraph (vii) were inserted by the Immigration_ _(Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Rules, 2015, paragraph 1, Schedule,_ _with effect from 1st June, 2015, subject to the transitional and savings_ _provisions in paragraph 2 of the 2015 Rules._
**Leave to enter or remain as the child of a person with limited leave to enter or****remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193.**
**198.** A person seeking leave to enter or remain in the Bailiwick of Guernsey
as the child of a person with limited leave to enter or remain in the Bailiwick of
Guernsey under paragraphs 128-193 may be given leave to enter or remain in the
Bailiwick of Guernsey for a period of leave not in excess of that granted to the person
with limited leave to enter or remain under paragraphs 128-193 provided that, in
relation to an application for leave to enter, he is able to produce to the Immigration
Officer, on arrival, a valid entry clearance for entry in this capacity or, in the case of
an application for limited leave to remain, he was admitted with a valid entry
clearance for entry in this capacity and is able to satisfy the Lieutenant Governor that
each of the requirements of paragraph 197(i)-(vi) \[and (viii)\] is met. An application
for indefinite leave to remain in this category may be granted provided the applicant
was admitted with a valid entry clearance for entry in this capacity and is able to
satisfy the Lieutenant Governor that each of the requirements of paragraph 197(i)-(vi)
\[and (viii)\] is met and provided indefinite leave to remain is, at the same time, being
granted to the person with limited leave to enter or remain under paragraphs 128-193.
**NOTE**
* * *
_In paragraph 198 of these Rules, the words, parentheses and letters in_ _square brackets were inserted by the Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey)_ _(Amendment) Rules, 2015, paragraph 1, Schedule, with effect from 1st June,_ _2015, subject to the transitional and savings provisions in paragraph 2 of the_ _2015 Rules._
