UK Tier2 Work visa allows qualified specialists to work in the UK. Depending on your employer, period of contract and position your visa can be issued for up to 3 years and more.

General information

You need to apply for Tier2 if you are invited to work in the UK as a qualified worker by a British company. Not every company can invite non-EEA immigrants. You can find full list of such companies here (Sponsors Licensed Under the Points-based System).

Types of Tier2 visa depending on your position, period of work:

Types of Tier2 visa depending on your position and period of work :

UK Tier2 work visa is one of the points-based system visas. You have to collect a certain amount of points to obtain this visa. You can read more about the points-based system here.

Our service fee

We take care about full preparation of your documents to apply for UK Tier2 work visa. It is required to provide a certified translation of any documents, except the passport, that aren’t in English or Welsh. You submit all prepared documents in person to the visa centre of your choice. After the decision for your visa is made, you personally collect your passport from that visa centre, or you receive it by courier.

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Cost of our service (in RUB).
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If you do not reside in the territory of the former USSR, and plan to apply for a UK visa in your country, we charge an additional 25% of all our service fees, including optional fees (translation, UK.Visas.Consulting additional services).

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Visa fees

Regardless of whether you use our service or apply yourself, you will need to pay a visa fee. The cost is stated in USD on the website https://www.gov.uk. We indicate the equivalent of the amount of the visa fee in RUB, because in general the visa payment is made using the Russian bank cards.

You can transfer visa fee to UK.Visas.Consulting in rubles, and then we will pay the visa fee on the official website.

Visa fees (in RUB).
Type of visa. Visa fees.
Tier2 General up to 3 years. 59500
Tier2 General more than 3 years. 119000
Tier2 General Shortage Occupation up to 3 years. 45000
Tier2 General Shortage Occupation more than 3 years. 90000
Tier2 Intra-company Transfer Long-term staff up to 3 years. 59500
Tier2 Intra-company Transfer Long-term staff more than 3 years. 119000
Tier2 Intra-company Transfer Graduate Trainee up to 1 year. 47000
Tier2 Minister of Religion. 59500
Tier2 Sportsperson. 59500

Information last updated 28th January 2019.
These amounts are indicative and valid only for the day of the update written above. You can call us to know the exact visa fee cost at the date of your call. These fees fluctuate all the time, even in the course of one day.
In the case of refusal, or if the passport is withdrawn before the decision is made, the visa fee can't be refunded.

You will have to pay for IHS insurance (Immigration Health Surcharge) on the official web-site of the Immigration Service after your visa application is completed. It costs 400 pounds GBP per 1 year.
In case of refusal, IHS payment will be refunded.

Visa after refusal

It is very unpleasant to receive a refusal for a UK visa. People have plans connected with this visa, starting from simple trip to the UK ending with joining family members or getting high-paid job. You can read here about visa after refusal.

Tier2 General work visa

UK Tier2 General work visa allows specialists to work in the UK for the period up to 5 years.

What you can / can't do with your Tier2 General visa

Official information from gov.uk
Can do. Can't do.
Work for your employer which is stated in your CoS (certificate of sponsorship). Own more than 10% of your CoS employer's shares (unless you earn more than £159,600 per year).
Do a second job in certain circumstances. Get public funds.
Do voluntary work. Do a second job until you have started working for your main employer.
Study.
Travel abroad the UK.
Bring your family members.

Usually skilled jobs are advertised to British and European workers. And just after that these jobs are offered to non - EEA skilled immigrants. This requirement is called Resident Labour Market Test. You don't need to meet this requirement if you are the specialist of the area, which is stated in the Shortage Occupation List.

Required documents

  • Passport. It must be valid for the whole of your stay in the UK.
  • Printed visa application from https://www.gov.uk.
  • CoS (Certificate of sponsorship).
  • Tuberculosis test.
  • Resident Labour Market Test results.
  • Criminal record certificate in certain cases.
  • Bank statement with the history of transactions showing that 945 GBP is on the account for the period of at least 90 calendar days on the date when your visa application is completed.
  • Copy of your marriage certificate and your children birth certificates.
  • Previous passport.
  • Certified English Language Test to confirm that your level is B1 and upper (if you don’t have a UK University degree). You can pass the test just in certified centres.

Tier2 Intra-company Transfer work visa

You need Tier2 Intra-company Transfer work visa if your current employer has offered you a position in a British branch of the company. This visa is issued for the period of up 9 years.

There are 2 types of Tier2 Intra-company Transfer visa:

  • Long-term staff : You have already worked for this overseas employer for more than 12 months and you are transferred to the UK into a role that needs your experience. Your annual salary should start from 41500 GBP. If not, your annual salary should be 73,900 GBP or more, and
  • Graduate Trainee : You are a recent graduate and have already worked at least 3 months with your overseas employer. Visa is granted for the period of 1 year. The minimum salary should be 23000 GBP per year.

What you can / can't do with your Tier2 Intra-company Transfer visa

Official information from gov.uk
Can do. Can't do.
Work for your employer which is stated in your CoS (certificate of sponsorship). Get public funds.
Do a second job in certain circumstances. Do a second job until you have started working for your main employer.
Do voluntary work.
Study.
Travel abroad the UK.
Bring your family members.

Required documents

  • Passport. It must be valid for the whole of your stay in the UK.
  • Printed visa application from https://www.gov.uk.
  • CoS (Certificate of sponsorship).
  • Tuberculosis test.
  • Documents show you have worked for this company.
  • Diploma if you apply for TIER 2 Intra-company Transfer Graduate Trainee.
  • Bank statement with the history of transactions showing that 945 GBP is on the account for the period of at least 90 calendar days on the date when your visa application is completed.
  • Copy of your marriage certificate and your children birth certificates.
  • Previous passport.

Tier2 Minister of Religion work visa

You need to apply for UK Tier2 Minister of Religion work if you a religious worker. This visa is issued for the period of up to 3 years and 1 month.

What you can / can't do with your Tier2 Minister of Religion visa

Official information from gov.uk
Can do. Can't do.
Work for your employer which is stated in your CoS (certificate of sponsorship). Own more than 10% of your CoS employer's shares (unless you earn more than £159,600 per year).
Do a second job in certain circumstances. Get public funds.
Do voluntary work.
Study.
Travel abroad the UK.
Bring your family members.

Required documents

  • Passport. It must be valid for the whole of your stay in the UK.
  • Printed visa application from https://www.gov.uk.
  • CoS (Certificate of sponsorship).
  • Tuberculosis test.
  • Bank statement with the history of transactions showing that 945 GBP is on the account for the period of at least 90 calendar days on the date when your visa application is completed.
  • Copy of your marriage certificate and your children birth certificates.
  • Previous passport.
  • Certified English Language Test to confirm that your level is B2 and upper (if you don’t have a UK University degree). You can pass the test just in certified centres.

Tier2 Sportsperson work visa

UK Tier2 Sportsperson work visa is for skilled sports persons and qualified coaches. This visa is issued for the period of up 3 years.

What you can / can't do with your Tier2 Sportsperson visa

Official information from gov.uk
Can do. Can't do.
Work for your employer which is stated in your CoS (certificate of sponsorship). Get public funds.
Do a second job in certain circumstances. Start your own business.
Play for national team. Do a second job until you have started working for your main employer.
Work as a sports broadcaster.
Do voluntary work.
Study.
Travel abroad the UK.
Bring your family members.

Required documents

  • Passport. It must be valid for the whole of your stay in the UK.
  • Printed visa application from https://www.gov.uk.
  • CoS (Certificate of sponsorship).
  • Tuberculosis test.
  • Letter of endorsement.
  • Documents show you have worked for this company.
  • Bank statement with the history of transactions showing that 945 GBP is on the account for the period of at least 90 calendar days on the date when your visa application is completed.
  • Copy of your marriage certificate and your children birth certificates.
  • Previous passport.
  • Certified English Language Test to confirm that your level is B1 and upper (if you don’t have a UK University degree). You can pass the test just in certified centres.

Tuberculosis test

Where to pass tuberculosis test for british visa

You have to pass Tuberculosis test. Your test must be from a clinic approved by the Home Office.

We can work with visa applicants from all over the world. We will provide you with information about the medical center nearest to you to pass TB test. Or you can find yourself the nearest medical center if you are in the country, where the applicants are required to pass TB test, using this link https://www.gov.uk/tb-test-visa/countries-where-you-need-a-tb-test-to-enter-the-uk

The following are approved clinics in Russia:

Moscow :
IOM Moscow
Federal Government Medical Hospital Centre
2-ya Zvenigorodskaya Street, 12
Tel : +7 495 797 8723
Fax : +7 495 253 3522
Email : eAppointment@iom.int

St Petersburg :
American Medical Centre
78 Moyka Embankment
Tel : +7 812 740 2090
Fax : +7 812 310 4664
Email : www.amclinic.ru

Novosibirsk:
Clinico Diagnostic Health Centre
Yadrintsevskaya, 14
Novosibirsk
Tel : +7 383 222 6065
Fax : +7 383 222 4619
Email : Clinico, olga.gilinskaya@gmail.com

Yekaterinburg:
Health 365"
83 Kuznetchnaya Street
Sverdlovsk Region
Yekaterinburg
Tel : +7 343 270 1717
Email : Health 365, info@zdorovo365.ru

Tips and advice from our expert Yulia Mamonova

If you change your employer you will have to apply for a visa again.

You can extend your visa from within the UK.

You can bring your family members (minor children and spouses) with you. They need to apply for Dependent visa.

Read more about Yulia Mamonova.

Frequent reasons of refusal

  • Wrong bank statement.
  • Mistakes in CoS (Certificate of Sponsorship).
  • Doubt in credibility of your documents.
  • Visa Officer’s opinion.

Address of the UK Visa Application Centre

We can work with visa applicants from all over the world. We will provide you with information about a visa application center nearest to you to apply for UK visa. Or you can find yourself the nearest center to apply for a UK visa, using this link https://uk.tlscontact.com/.

In Russia, you must provide your documents to one of the UK visa centres of Russia. You submit your bio metric data there as well. There are 5 UK visa centres in Russia.

Moscow:
Delta Plaza, Bldg 1
2nd Syromyatnichesky Lane
Moscow, Russia, 105120

Novosibirsk:
57, Sibirskaya str.,
Novosibirsk, Russia, 630132

St.Petersburg:
Business center “Preobrazhensky Dvor”, 1st floor
26, Liteiny prospect
St. Petersburg, Russia, 191028

Yekaterinburg:
70, Bolshakova str., office 601, 6th floor
Ekaterinburg, Russia, 620142

Rostov-on-Don:
Liga Naciy, 91 Suvorova str.
Rostov-on-Don, Russia, 344022

Information last updated 28th January 2019.
Important information: You will be charged 52 GBP in addition to your visa fee, if you submit your documents in Rostov-on-Don.

Where you can find the official information about UK visas

You can find all necessary information on https://www.gov.uk.

Official names for this visa on GOV.UK and VISA4UK

UK Tier 2 General, UK Tier 2 Intra-company Transfer, UK Tier 2 Minister of Religion, UK Tier 2 Sportsperson

All informations on this page about this visa have been last updated on : 11 April 2019

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