Temporary Worker (ex Tier5) visa for United-Kingdom in 2025
From 350 EUR full package
The British Tier5 Temporary Worker visa allows you to work in the UK. Depending on your status, your contract duration and the company where you are invited, the Tier5 visa is issued for a maximum duration of 12 or 24 months.
General information
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UK.Visas.Consulting is not involved in providing COS (Certificate of Sponsorship) and finding an employer. Our service are limited of a visa agency, you need to have already such invitation before reaching us for our visa service. If you do not have a company listed in the official Sponsors Licenced in the UK that has already invited you, UK.Visas.Consulting is not here to help you find a job position in the UK.
You need to apply for Tier5 if you are invited by the British company to work in the UK as a temporary worker. Not every company can invite non-EEA immigrants (European Economic Area). You can find full list of such companies here (Sponsors Licensed Under the Points-based System).
Types of Tier5 visa depending on your position, period of work:
Types of Tier5 visa depending on your position and period of work :
- TIER5 Temporary Worker - Charity Worker visa,
- TIER5 Temporary Worker - Creative and sporting visa,
- TIER5 Temporary Worker - Government Authorised Exchange visa,
- TIER5 Temporary Worker - International Agreement visa,
- TIER5 Temporary Worker - Religious Worker visa.
UK Tier5 Temporary Worker 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.
Service fees of UK.Visas.Consulting to get a Tier 5 Temporary Worker visa to the United Kingdom.
We are committed in the full preparation of your documents to apply for a British Tier5 Temporary Worker visa:
After getting a decision on your visa, you personally pick up the passport from the visa centre, or get it with a courier service.
With UK.Visas.Consulting specialists, you will be sure that all the documents for your Tier 5 Temporary Worker visa to the UK have been prepared and submitted correctly!
For our UK Tier5 Temporary Worker visa, our service is a full packaged bundle, there is no hidden fee. You only pay what you see in the table under (excluding operational services).
| Cost of our service. | Cost of translation in English per document. |
|---|---|
| 520 € (495 € for non EEA resident) |
25 € |
Visa fees
Regardless of whether you use our service or apply yourself, you will need to pay a visa fee to the UK immigration services. The cost is stated in GBP on the website https://www.gov.uk.
The visa fee cost is not included in our service cost.
Depending on the desired length of your visa, you will need to pay for the associated visa fees cost on gov.uk.
UK.Visas.Consulting is not paying for the visa fees directly, we will assist you in this process.
| Type of visa. | Visa fees. |
|---|---|
| TIER5 Temporary Worker - Charity Worker visa. | 298 £ |
| TIER5 Temporary Worker - Creative and sporting visa. | 298 £ |
| TIER5 Temporary Worker - Government Authorised Exchange visa. | 298 £ |
| TIER5 Temporary Worker - International Agreement visa. | 298 £ |
| TIER5 Temporary Worker - Religious Worker visa. | 298 £ |
These amounts are indicative. You can call us to know the exact visa fee cost at the date of your call.
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 624 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.
Tier5 Temporary Worker - Charity Worker visa
UK Tier5 Temporary Worker - Charity Worker visa allows you to work with charity organisation in the United Kindom.
This visa is delivered for up to 12 months.
What you can / can't do with your Tier5 Temporary Worker - Charity Worker visa
| Can do. | Can't do. |
|---|---|
| Work for your employer which is stated in your CoS (certificate of sponsorship). | Get paid for your work. |
| Do a second job in the same field up to 20 hours per week. | Get public funds. |
| Do a second job from Shortage Occupation List up to 20 hours per week. | Take a permanent job. |
| Study. | |
| Bring your family members. |
UK.Visas.Consulting is not involved in providing COS (certificate of sponsorship) and finding an employer.
Tier5 Temporary Worker - Creative and sporting visa
You need Tier5 Temporary Worker - Creative and sporting visa if you are going to work as a sports person or creative worker (musician, model, artist etc) to do temporary job.
This visa is delivered for up to 12 months.
What you can / can't do with your Tier5 Temporary Worker - Creative and sporting visa
| 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 the same field up to 20 hours per week. | Start your business. |
| Do a second job from Shortage Occupation List up to 20 hours per week. | |
| Study. | |
| Play for national team or work as a sports broadcaster. | |
| 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.
UK.Visas.Consulting is not involved in providing COS (certificate of sponsorship) and finding an employer.
Tier5 Temporary Worker - Government Authorised Exchange visa
You need to apply for UK Tier5 Temporary Worker - Government Authorised Exchange visa if you come for training, take part in Overseas Government Language Program and government authorised exchange scheme.
This visa is issued for up to 12 months (for up to 24 months in certain cases).
What you can / can't do with your Tier5 Temporary Worker - Government Authorised Exchange visa
| 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 the same field up to 20 hours per week. | Take a permanent job. |
| Do a second job from Shortage Occupation List up to 20 hours per week. | |
| Study. | |
| Bring your family members. |
UK.Visas.Consulting is not involved in providing COS (certificate of sponsorship) and finding an employer.
Tier5 Temporary Worker - International Agreement visa
UK Tier5 Temporary Worker - International Agreement visa is for those whose contract is covered by international law (foreign government etc).
This visa is issued for up to 2 years.
What you can / can't do with your Tier5 Temporary Worker - International Agreement visa
| 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 the same field up to 20 hours per week. | Start working before you get your visa. |
| Do a second job from Shortage Occupation List up to 20 hours per week. | |
| Study. | |
| Travel abroad and return the UK. | |
| Bring your family members. |
UK.Visas.Consulting is not involved in providing COS (certificate of sponsorship) and finding an employer.
Tier5 Temporary Worker - Religious Worker visa
UK Tier5 Temporary Worker - Religious Worker visa is for those who work in the religion field.
This visa is issued for up to 2 years.
What you can / can't do with your Tier5 Temporary Worker - Religious Worker visa
| 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 the same field up to 20 hours per week. | |
| Do a second job from Shortage Occupation List up to 20 hours per week. | |
| Study. | |
| Bring your family members. |
UK.Visas.Consulting is not involved in providing COS (certificate of sponsorship) and finding an employer.
Processing time of your TTemporary Worker visa to the United Kingdom.
You should get a decision on your UK Temporary Worker visa within 6 weeks, following your appointment at the Visa Application Centre.
You can check all official visa decision waiting time following this link : https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk
Tuberculosis test
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 centre nearest to you to pass TB test. Or you can find yourself the nearest medical centre 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
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.
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 centre nearest to you to apply for UK visa. Or you can find yourself the nearest centre to apply for a UK visa, using this link https://uk.tlscontact.com/.
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
UK Tier 5 Temporary Worker - Charity Worker, UK Tier 5 Temporary Worker - Creative and sporting, UK Tier 5 Temporary Worker - Government Authorised Exchange, UK Tier 5 Temporary Worker - International Agreement, UK Tier 5 Temporary Worker - Religious Worker
All informations on this page about this visa have been last updated on : 23 January 2025
