Temporary Worker

The T5 (Temporary Worker) routes are:

• Creative or Sporting Worker
• Charity Worker
• Religious Worker
• Government Authorized Exchange Worker
• International Agreement Worker
• Seasonal Worker

An application for entry clearance or permission to stay as a T5 (Temporary Worker) must meet all the following requirements:

• any fee and Immigration Health Charge must have been paid (with the exception of the Seasonal Worker route, which does not require payment of the Immigration Health Charge)
• the applicant must have provided any required biometrics
• the applicant must have provided a passport or other travel document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality
• the applicant must have a certificate of sponsorship that was issued to them no more than 3 months before the date of application

The eligibility requirements can be found in the rules as set out below:

The eligibility requirements can be found in the rules as set out below:

• entry requirement
• Tuberculosis certificate requirement
• sponsorship requirement
• route-specific requirements, where applicable (such as the cooling-off period for Religious Workers and Charity Workers)
• financial requirement