- Page Contents
- Overview
- Eligibility Requirements
- Qulifying Period For ILR
- Sponsorship and Salary Requirement
- Continuous Residence Requirement
- Life In The UK Test Requirement
- Super Priority Service
- How Can We Help?
- Our Fixed Fees
You can apply for ILR as a T2 Minister of Religion using application form SET (O) through Super Priority Service and get decision on your ILR application within 24 hours. You can apply for ILR as T2 Minister of Religion after you have lived in the UK for 5 years as a T2 Minister of Religion migrant or in combination with other permitted work visa categories. Your qualifying period can include time from the date your initial application (for entry clearance or leave to remain) was approved. You can apply for ILR as T2 Minister of Religion 28 days before completing the 5 years qualifying period.
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Eligibility Requirements For ILR As A T2 Minister of Religion Migrant
An applicant applying for ILR as a T2 Minister of Religion must meet the following requirements:
- Valid application: The applicant must submit a valid application for ILR as a T2 Minister of Religion from inside the UK;
- Immigration status requirement: The applicant must have, or have last been granted, permission as a T2 Minister of Religion;
- Suitability requirement: The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part 9: grounds for refusal;
- Sponsorship requirement: The sponsor in the applicant’s most recent permission must still be approved by the Home Office to sponsor a T2 Minister of Religion. The sponsor must confirm that they still require the applicant to work for them for the foreseeable future, and that the applicant is paid, and will be paid for the foreseeable future, the appropriate salary as required under MOR 5.1.(i) of Appendix T2 Minister of Religion;
- Qualifying period requirement: The applicant must have spent a continuous qualifying period of 5 years in the UK as required by Appendix T2 Minister of Religion;
- Continuous residence requirement: The applicant must meet the continuous residence requirement as specified in Appendix Continuous residence for the relevant qualifying period;
- Knowledge of Life in the UK requirement: Unless an exemption applies, the applicant must meet the Knowledge of Life in the UK requirement as specified in Appendix KOL UK;
- Not 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.
- Other Related Pages
- Entry Clearance For T2 Minister of Religion Visa
- Switching Into T2 Minister Of Religion Visa
- Extension Of T2 Minister Of Religion Visa
- T2 Minister of Religion Dependant Visa
- T2 Minister Of Religion Sponsor Licence
Qualifying Period For ILR
The applicant must have spent a continuous period of 5 years in the UK, and that period must consist of time with permission on any (or a combination) of the following routes:
- T2 Minister of Religion; or
- International Sportsperson; or
- Skilled Worker; or
- Tier 1 Migrant, other than as a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur); or
- Representative of an Overseas Business; or
- Innovator; or
- Global Talent.
According to the Home Office UKVI Guidance, an application for ILR as a T2 Minister of Religion can be made 28 days before completing the relevant ILR qualifying period of residence.
Sponsorship Requirement For ILR
The sponsor in the applicant’s most recent permission must still be approved by the Home Office to sponsor a T2 Minister of Religion. The sponsor must confirm that they still require the applicant to work for them for the foreseeable future, and that the applicant is paid, and will be paid for the foreseeable future, the appropriate salary as required under MOR 5.1.(i) of Appendix T2 Minister of Religion.
The applicant must be paid, and will be paid for the foreseeable future, a salary at least equal to that paid to settled workers in the same role and compliant with, or exempt from, the national minimum wage.
Continuous Residence Requirement
The applicant must meet the continuous residence requirement as specified in Appendix Continuous residence for the relevant qualifying period.
Knowledge of Life In The UK Requirement
Unless an exemption applies, the applicant must meet the Knowledge of Life in the UK requirement as specified in Appendix KOL UK.
Super Priority Service For Decision Within 24 Hours
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).
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 ILR As A T2 Minister Of Religion Migrant
Our fixed fees for employer-sponsored work visas are as given in the fee table below:
| Our Service | Our Fixed Fees Range |
| Full service for Entry Clearance for employer-sponsored work visas to cover all the work until a decision by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) | From £700 To £1,200 (no VAT) |
| Full service for switching into employer sponsored work visa from inside the UK through Priority or Super Priority Service to cover our work until a decision on your application | From £700 To £1,200 (no VAT) |
| Full service for extension of employer-sponsored work visa from inside the UK through Priority or Super Priority Service to cover our work until a decision on your application | From £700 To £1,200 (no VAT) |
| Full service for ILR as an employer-sponsored worker from inside the UK through Priority or Super Priority Service to cover our work until a decision on your ILR application | From £700 To £1,200 (no 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.
