Tier 5 – Youth Mobility & Temporary Workers

Tier 5 Youth mobility

This category allows young people from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Monaco  to live and work in the UK for a period of two years provided they are: A British Overseas Citizen; a British Overseas Territories Citizen; or British National (Overseas).

All applicants must apply for entry clearance.

An applicant must score 40 points in the attributes criteria and 10points in the maintenance criteria.

The following persons are ineligible in this category : -

• Those who have previously stayed in the UK in this category or under the working holidaymakers scheme
• Those with dependent children aged under 18 years

Tier 5  Temporary Workers

Those successfully applying in this category may work on a temporary basis in the UK for a period not exceeding 12 months.

Applicants may enter in any of the following categories : -

• Creative or Sporting (individuals may come to the UK in order to perform as sports people, entertainers or creative artists)
• Charity Workers (individuals may come to the UK undertake unpaid charity work)
• Religious Workers (individuals may come to the UK to work as religious workers. Successful applicants can preach and undertake pastoral and non-pastoral work)
• Government Authorised Exchange (individuals may come to the UK via approved schemes with the aim of sharing knowledge, experience and best practice)
• International Agreement (individuals may come to the UK under contract in order to provide services covered under international law)

A person may apply from either inside or outside of the UK to enter in these categories.

In order to satisfy the Home Office requirements to enter the UK in these categories the applicant must score 30 points for possessing a valid certificate of sponsorship and 10 points for maintenance.

In addition, to apply under Tier 5 an applicant must have a sponsor, which is a UK based organisation that will provide the work in the UK.

Our team of dedicated immigration lawyers can advise and prepare applications for both potential sponsors and individual applicants.