Tier 5 Temporary Worker - Charity Worker

(c) where the Certificate of Sponsorship Checking Service entry shows that the Certificate of Sponsorship has been issued in the Charity Workers subcategory, if the work the applicant is being sponsored to do is: (i) voluntary fieldwork which contributes directly to the achievement or advancement of the sponsor’s charitable purpose;

(iii) not filling a permanent position, including on a temporary basis.

You want to do unpaid voluntary work for a charity You meet the other eligibility requirements You must have a certificate of sponsorship from a licensed employer before you can apply to come to the UK to work The work you do in the UK must relate to the work of your sponsor organisation

109. A Certificate of Sponsorship reference number will only be considered to be valid if the number supplied links to a Certificate of Sponsorship Checking Service reference that names the applicant as the migrant and confirms that the Sponsor is sponsoring him as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant in the subcategory indicated by the migrant in his application for entry clearance or leave.

(ii) not paid or otherwise remunerated, including receipt of benefits in kind, (except reasonable expenses outlined in section 37 of the Minimum Wage Act 2001);

(3) supplementary employment except in the case of a migrant whom the Certificate of Sponsorship records as being sponsored in the international agreement sub-category, to work as a Contractual service Supplier, or Independent Professional, and

(c) Where paragraph 255ZN(b) does not apply and the Certificate of Sponsorship Checking Service reference number for which the applicant was awarded points under Appendix A records that the applicant is being sponsored in the Creative and Sporting subcategory, the Government Authorised Exchange subcategory for a Work Experience Programme, or the Charity Workers sub-category of the Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant route, entry clearance or leave to enter will be granted for: (i) a period commencing 14 days before the beginning of the period of engagement (or of the first period of engagement, where the applicant has consecutive engagements) and ending 14 days after the end of that period of engagement (or of the last period of engagement, where the applicant has consecutive engagements), or (ii) 12 months whichever of (i) or (ii) is the shorter.

(i) record that the applicant is being sponsored in the same subcategory of the Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant route as the one in which he was being sponsored to work when he was last granted entry clearance or leave to remain as a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant, and

(a) “Relevant Points Based System Migrant” means a migrant granted leave as a Tier 1 Migrant, or a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant with leave in one of the following subcategories: (i) Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Creative and Sporting (ii) Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Charity Worker

Migrants under this visa do not qualify for settlement (ILR).