The Tier 2 (Minister of religion) category is for people who have been offered employment or posts or roles within their faith communities in the UK as:
- ministers of religion undertaking preaching and pastoral work;
- missionaries; or
- members of religious orders.
Successful applicants from outside the UK can live and work in the UK for a maximum of 3 years plus 1 month, (or the time given in your certificate of sponsorship plus 1 month, whichever time is shorter).