Tier 5

Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) has five categories:

• Creative and sporting - for people coming to the United Kingdom to work or perform as sportspeople, entertainers or creative artists for up to 12 months.
• Charity worker - for people coming to the United Kingdom to do voluntary, unpaid work for a charity.
• Religious worker – for people coming to the United Kingdom to work as religious workers.  Duties may include preaching, pastoral and non-pastoral work.
• Government authorised exchange – for people coming to the United Kingdom through approved schemes that aim to share knowledge, experience and best practice.
• International agreement – for people coming to the United Kingdom under contract to provide a service that is covered under international law.