Charity Visa UK 2023/2024 Registration Application Form Portal | www.gov.uk

Apply now for ongoing Charity Visa UK 2023/2024 Registration – Application for Charity Worker Visa 2023 registration has started. See information on Charity Visa UK Registration Portal (www.gov.uk/temporary-worker-charity-worker-visa/apply), requirements, and how to apply for Charity Visa UK registration form online via the application portal/website.

Steps on how to apply for a Charity Worker Visa Online:

Listed below are guides on how you can actually apply for Charity Visa online.

• If you want to do unpaid voluntary work for a charity
• Meet the other eligibility requirements

This visa has replaced the Temporary Worker – Charity Worker visa (T5).

If you’re from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein

If you or your family member started living in the UK by 31 December 2022, you may be able to apply to the free EU Settlement Scheme.

The deadline to apply was 30 June 2022 for most people. You can still apply if either:

• you have a later deadline – for example, you’re joining a family member in the UK who was living in the UK by 31 December 2022
• you have ‘reasonable grounds for being unable to apply by 30 June 2023 – for example, you had an illness or were the victim of domestic abuse

Otherwise, you need a visa to work in the UK.

Irish citizens do not need to apply for a visa or to the EU Settlement Scheme.

Charity Worker Visa 2023 Sponsorship

You must have a certificate of sponsorship from a licensed employer before you can apply to come to the UK to work.

The work you do in the UK must relate to the work of your sponsor organisation.

How long Charity Worker Visa takes

You can apply for a visa up to 3 months before the day you are due to start work in the UK. This date is listed on your certificate of sponsorship.

As part of your application, you’ll need to prove your identity and provide your documents.

You may need to allow extra time if you need an appointment to do this. You’ll find out if you need one when you start your application.

Getting a decision

Once you’ve applied online, proved your identity and provided your documents, you’ll usually get a decision on your visa within:

• 3 weeks, if you’re outside the UK
• 8 weeks, if you’re inside the UK

If you need to go to an appointment, you may be able to pay for a faster decision. How you do this depends on whether you’re outside the UK or inside the UK.

How much Charity Worker Visa Costs

You, your partner or your children will each need to:

• pay the application fee
• pay the healthcare surcharge, which is usually £624 per year – you can check how much you’ll have to pay
• prove you have enough personal savings – check how much in the eligibility requirements

Charity Worker Visa 2023 Application fee

The application fee for each person applying is £259.

The fee is the same whether you’re applying from inside or outside the UK.

How long you can stay

You can stay for up to 12 months or the time given on your certificate of sponsorship plus 14 days, whichever is shorter.

You can enter the UK up to 14 days before the start date of your job.

What you can and cannot do

You can:

• study – for some courses, you’ll need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme certificate
• work for your sponsor in the job described in your certificate of sponsorship
• do a second job in the same sector at the same level as your main job for up to 20 hours per week
• bring your partner and children with you, if they’re eligible

You cannot:

• receive any payment for work
• take a permanent job
• get public funds

How to Apply for Charity Visa UK 2023/2024 Registration

Charity Worker Visa UK 2023/2024 Registration form is online and you can apply now at www.gov.uk/temporary-worker-charity-worker-visa/apply. Simply visit the portal with your mobile device or PC and register for the recruitment exercise. Please ensure you have the credentials that are needed before you proceed with Charity Visa UK Application.

Apply from outside the UK

You must apply online for this visa.

As part of your application, you’ll need to prove your identity. How you do this depends on where you’re from and what type of passport you have.

You’ll either:

• have your fingerprints and photograph taken at a visa application centre – this is to get a biometric residence permit
• use the ‘UK Immigration: ID Check’ app to scan your identity document – you’ll also create or sign into your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account

You’ll be told what you need to do when you apply.

If you do need an appointment:

• the centre may need to keep your passport and documents while they process your application
• you may have to travel to get to your nearest visa application centre (this could be in another country)

If you’ve applied through a visa application centre, find out if you can pay to get a faster decision – this depends on where you’re applying from.

Apply from inside the UK

You can only extend your existing visa if you’re already in the UK.