Switching Into T2 Minister Of Religion Dependant Visa

Details: Written by: Arshad Mahmood; Last Updated: 24 June 2023

Page Contents
Overview
Which Family Members Can Qualify?
Eligibility Requirements
Who Cannot Switch?
Relationship Requirement For Dependent Partner
Relationship Requirement For Dependent Child
Age and Care Requirement For A Child
Financial Requirement
Period and Conditions of Grant
Fast Track Visa Service
How Can We Help?
Our Fixed Fees

You can apply to switch into T2 Minister of Religion Dependant visa from inside the UK if you are already in the UK and meet the relevant requirements for switching into T2 Minister of Religion dependant visa as set out in Appendix T2 Minister of Religion. An application for switching into T2 Minister of Religion dependant visa is made online from the Home Office UKVI website. If the applicant is applying as a dependent partner they must be aged 18 or over on the date of application. An application for switching into T2 Minister of Religion dependant visa is made in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix T2 Minister of Religion of the Immigration Rules. You can apply for switching into T2 Minister of Religion dependant visa through Priority or Super Priority Service for faster decision on your application.

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Which Family Members Can Qualify For Switching Into T2 Minister of Religion Dependant Visa?

The following family members of the T2 Minister of Religion migrant can qualify for switching into dependant visa:

husband, wife or civil partner of T2 Minister of Religion migrant; or
unmarried or same-sex partner of T2 Minister of Religion migrant; or
child aged under 18 years old of T2 Minister of Religion migrant.

Your dependant children can be over 18 years old if they entered the UK on dependant visa whilst they were under 18 but have since turned over 18.

Eligibility Requirements For Switching Into T2 Minister of Religion Dependant Visa

As a dependant of T2 Minister of Religion, you should satisfy the following requirements to be eligible for switching into T2 Minister of Religion dependant visa:

Valid application: The applicant must submit a valid application for switching into T2 Minister of Religion dependant visa;
Switching requirement: The applicant must meet the immigration status requirement to be eligible for switching into T2 Minister of Religion dependant visa;
Relationship requirement: The applicant must meet the relationship requirement as per appendix T2 Minister of Religion of the Immigration Rules;
Age and care requirement: If the applicant is applying as a dependent partner they must be aged 18 or over on the date of application unless they were last granted permission as the dependent child of their parent or parents. If the applicant is aged under 18 on the date of application, there must be suitable arrangements for the child’s care and accommodation in the UK, which must comply with relevant UK legislation and regulations;
Suitability requirement: The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part 9: grounds for refusal;
Financial requirement: The applicant must meet the financial requirement as per Appendix T2 Minister of Religion of the Immigration Rules.
Not be in breach of immigration laws: The applicant must not be:
- in breach of immigration laws, except that where paragraph 39E applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded; or
- on immigration bail.

Who Cannot Switch Into T2 Minister of Religion Dependant Visa?

An applicant who is applying for permission to stay must be in the UK on the date of application and must NOT have, or have last been granted, permission:

as a Visitor; or
as a Short-term student; or
as a Parent of a Child Student; or
as a Seasonal Worker; or
as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household; or
outside the Immigration Rules.

Relationship Requirement For Dependent Partner Of T2 Minister of Religion

The applicant must be the partner of the sponsoring T2 Minister of Religion where one of the following applies:

The sponsoring T2 Minister of Religion must have T2 Minister of Religion visa; or
The sponsoring T2 Minister of Religion is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance on the T2 Minister of Religion route; or
The sponsoring T2 Minister of Religion is settled or has become a British citizen, providing the sponsoring T2 Minister of Religion had permission on the T2 Minister of Religion route when they settled and the applicant had permission as sponsoring T2 Minister of Religion’s partner at that time.

If the applicant and their T2 Minister of Religion partner are not married or in a civil partnership, all of the following requirements must also be met:

they must have been living together in a relationship similar to marriage or civil partnership for at least the two years before the date of application; and
any previous relationship of the applicant or their T2 Minister of Religion partner with another person must have permanently broken down; and
the applicant and their T2 Minister of Religion partner must not be so closely related that they would not be allowed to marry or form a civil partnership in the UK.

The relationship between the applicant and their T2 Minister of Religion partner must be genuine and subsisting and the applicant and their T2 Minister of Religion partner must intend to live together throughout the applicant’s stay in the UK.

Relationship Requirement For A Dependent Child Of T2 Minister of Religion

The applicant must be the child of the sponsoring T2 Minister of Religion visa holder where one of the following applies:

The sponsoring T2 Minister of Religion has permission on the T2 Minister of Religion route; or
The sponsoring T2 Minister of Religion is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance or permission on the T2 Minister of Religion route.

The child’s parents must each be either applying at the same time as the applicant or already have permission to be in the UK (other than as a Visitor) unless:

the parent applying for or with entry clearance or permission to stay as a T2 Minister of Religion is the sole surviving parent; or
the parent applying for or with entry clearance or permission to stay as a T2 Minister of Religion has sole responsibility for the child’s upbringing; or
the parent who does not have permission as a T2 Minister of Religion –
- is a British citizen or a person who has a right to enter or stay in the UK without restriction; and
- is or will be ordinarily resident in the UK; or
the decision maker is satisfied that there are serious and compelling reasons to grant the child entry clearance or permission to stay with the parent who is applying for or has entry clearance or permission as a T2 Minister of Religion.

If the applicant is a child born in the UK to a T2 Minister of Religion or their partner, the applicant must provide a full UK birth certificate showing the names of both parents.

Age and Care Requirement For A Child

The child must be under the age of 18 on the date of application, unless they were last granted permission as the dependent child of their parent or parents. If the child is aged 16 or over at the date of application, they must not be leading an independent life.

If the applicant is aged under 18 on the date of application, there must be suitable arrangements for the child’s care and accommodation in the UK, which must comply with relevant UK legislation and regulations.

Financial Requirement

The T2 Minister of Religion or the dependants of the T2 Minister of Religion must have a certain amount of money available to support themselves while they are in the UK. If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has been living in the UK with permission for 12 months or longer on the date of application, they will meet the financial requirement and do not need to show funds.

If the applicant has not been lawfully resident for 12 months or longer on the date of application, the funds for maintenance required for T2 Minister of Religion dependant visa will be as given in the table below:

Dependant Applicant	Funds Required
Partner of the T2 Minister of Religion	£285
One child of the T2 Minister of Religion	£315
Each additional child of the T2 Minister of Religion	£200

T2 Minister of Religion or dependants of T2 Minister of Religion will need to have had the money available for at least 28 days in a row. Day 28 must be within 31 days of the applicant applying for this visa.

You may not need to show funds for maintenance in the bank account if the T2 Minister of Religion’s A-rated sponsor certify that they will, if necessary, maintain and accommodate the dependent partner and/or any dependent child as well as the T2 Minister of Religion, up to the end of the first month of each of their grants of permission to stay in the UK.

Period and Conditions Of Grant

A dependent partner of a T2 Minister of Religion applying for switching into T2 Minister of Religion visa will be granted leave to remain which ends on the same date as their partner’s permission as a T2 Minister of Religion.

A child of a T2 Minister of Religion applying for switching into T2 Minister of Religion dependant visa will be granted leave to remain which ends on the same date as whichever of their parents’ permission ends first.

The grant will be subject to all the following conditions:

no access to public funds; and
work (including self-employment and voluntary work) is permitted, except as a professional sportsperson (including as a sports coach); and
study is permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS, if the applicant is over the age of 18; and
if Part 10 of the Immigration Rules applies, the applicant will be required to register with the police.

Fast Track Service For Switching Into T2 Minister of Religion Dependant Visa

Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can provide fast-track visa service to get you a decision on your application faster under the Priority Service or Super Priority service. This way, you will get a decision on your application faster and will not have to wait for a decision on your application for months (sometimes years).

Our fast track immigration solicitors can prepare your application faster and submit your application under the Priority Service or Super Priority Service to get you faster decision on your application.

As specialist immigration solicitors in London, we are registered with the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) and its commercial partners UKVCAS Sopra Steria to provide Priority Service or Super Priority Service for your application whereby decision on your application will be made by the Home Office UKVI faster. An application submitted through Priority Service is normally decided within 5 working days, and an application submitted through Super Priority Service is normally decided within 24 hours (usually by the end of the next working day).

One-Off Service For Submission Of Your Application Through Super Priority Service

Our specialist team of fast-track immigration solicitors can provide a one-off service to submit your completed UK visa and immigration application through Priority / Super Priority Service so that you get a decision on your UK visa and immigration application faster. We will submit your application through Priority / Super Priority Service on the basis of no submission no fee which means if we fail to submit your application through Priority / Super Priority Service within 48 hours of fees being paid to us, we will issue the full refund of the fees paid to us, without any deductions.

We will act for you under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), under which we will issue a full refund of the fees paid to us, without any deductions if we fail to submit your application through Priority / Super Priority Service within 48 hours of payment being made to us.

If we successfully submit your application through Priority / Super Priority Service within 48 hours of payment being made to us, we will charge a fixed fee of £250 + VAT (£300 including VAT) on the basis of a conditional fee agreement (CFA) signed between you and us.

How Can We Help?

Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on a fixed fee basis in relation to your application. Our fixed fee for your immigration application will cover all the work of our immigration solicitors on your immigration application until a decision is made by the Home Office UKVI on your application. The casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors in relation to your immigration application will entail the following:

Advice on requirements: Our immigration solicitors will advise you on the relevant requirements you have to meet for your immigration application to succeed.
Advice on documents: Our immigration lawyers will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents to be submitted in support of your immigration application;
Assessment of documents: Our immigration lawyers will assess your documents to ensure that all the documents you provide in support of your application comply with the requirements of the immigration rules.
Completing application form: Our immigration lawyers will complete the relevant application form for your immigration application.
Submitting an application through Priority or Super Priority Service: Where possible, our immigration lawyers will submit your online immigration application through priority or super-priority service to get a faster decision on your immigration application.
Booking an appointment with the application centre: After you submit your immigration application online, our immigration lawyers will book an appointment with the application centre for you to enrol your biometrics.
Preparing a detailed cover letter: Our specialist immigration solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of the immigration application to explain all the relevant legal requirements and how the applicant has satisfied such requirements with the documents submitted with the application.
Uploading documents online: Before the biometrics enrollment date, our immigration lawyers will upload all the supporting documents online to be considered in support of the immigration application.
Follow-up work: Our immigration lawyers will carry out all the follow-up work until the Home Office UKVI decides on the immigration application.

Our One-Off Services For Immigration Applications

Our immigration solicitors can also provide a wide range of one-off legal services for UK visa and immigration applications. Using our one-off services can help those who do not want to use our full service for immigration applications. You can use one of the following one-off legal services offered for UK visa and immigration applications:

Our Fixed Fees For Switching Into T2 Minister of Religion Dependant Visa

Our fixed fees for dependant visa applications are as given in the fee table below:

Our Service	Our Fixed Fees Range
Full service for dependant visa Entry Clearance to cover all the work until decision by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO)	From £800 To £1,500 (no VAT)
Full service for switching into a dependant visa from inside the UK through Super Priority Service to cover our work until a decision on your application	From £800 + VAT To £1,500 + VAT
Full service for the extension of dependant visa from inside the UK through Super Priority Service to cover our work until a decision on your application	From £800 + VAT To £1,500 + VAT
Full service for ILR as a dependant from inside the UK through Super Priority Service to cover our work until decision on your application	From £800 + VAT To £1,500 + VAT

The agreed fixed fee will depend on the complexity of the application and the volume of casework involved. In addition to our fixed fee, the applicant also has to pay the Home Office UKVI fees for the application.