Tier 2 - Ministers of religion
Extending your stay
This page explains how you can apply to extend your stay in the United Kingdom under the minister of religion category (Tier 2 Ministers of religion) of the points-based system.
Read eligibility first to make sure you meet the requirements to apply.
Who can apply to extend their stay?
You can apply to extend your stay if you are already in the United Kingdom under the minister of religion category and want to extend your permission to stay.
To apply to extend your permission to stay, you must have a certificate of sponsorship from your sponsor to cover the time you want to stay for in the job.
If you have not previously been given permission to stay in this category, you should read the section on initial applications.
How to apply to extend your stay?
The process for applying is:
1: do a self-assessment online using our points-based calculator, which you can find on the right of this page, to find out if you are likely to score enough points.
2: fill in the application form.
3: send it to us with your fee and supporting evidence.
You must send all supporting documents with your application as we will not use any evidence sent in after we have made a decision.
If you are sending any dependant applications at the same time as your own application, we encourage you to send your application and dependant applications in the same envelope.
If you are already in the United Kingdom, see switching for the categories that you can switch from in to the minister of religion category
Application forms
Tier 2 Ministers of religion
- Application form for Tier 2 Ministers of religionPDF 1.2M opens in a new window
- Tier 2 (skilled worker) of the points-based system - policy guidancePDF 559K opens in a new window
See also
Policy & Law
Contact
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Immigration enquiry bureau
0870 606 7766
UK Border Agency Lunar House, 40 Wellesley Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 2BY