Tier 5 Visa – Creative and Sporting Workers Guideline
Tier 5 of the Points Based System is designed for individuals who wish to immigrate to the United Kingdom on a temporary basis and looking to participate in a Youth Mobility Scheme, or looking for specific, temporary employment opportunities.
Creative and Sporting workers fall under Tier 5 of the PBS. Migrants who wish to work in the UK for up to 12 months can do so under this category.
Creative and Sporting Workers fall under the Tier 5 visa category. Applicants may also meet the criteria for a Tier 5 visa in one of the following categories:
Tier 5 Visa - Youth Mobility Scheme
Tier 5 Visa - Creative and Sporting Workers Visa Duration
The Tier 5 Creative and Sporting Workers Visa is issued for 12 months. The applicant must be prepared to leave the UK no later than their stay of 12 months.
Tier 5 Visa – Creative Visa Eligibility
There are different sectors that fall under the Tier 5 Visa – Creative and Sporting Workers Visa.
Category 1: The migrant is required for stability in the creative sector
The applicant applying under this category will need to have worked for a period of one month or more on the same production outside the European Economic Area (EEA) before entering the UK.
Category 2: The migrant has international status in the creative sector
The applicant applying under this category must be internationally famous in their field.
Category 3: The migrant is established at the highest level in their profession
The applicant applying under this category must have performed at the highest level and is recognised in their profession.
Category 4: The migrant is engaged by a unit company within the creative sector
A large group of entertainers who have regularly performed together in their own country and overseas are considered as a unit company music groups are not classified as a unit company.
Tier 5 Visa – Sporting Visa Eligibility
In order to gain a licence as a sponsor of sports people the applicant must be a sporting body, club or events organiser.
Please note that an agent cannot be a sponsor under this category.
The Tier 5 – Creative and Sporting Workers category is intended for the following:
- Sportspeople established at the highest level in their sport
- Sportspeople who will make a significant contribution to the development and operation of their sport
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