Tier
2 General skill worker (for people coming to the United
Kingdom with a job offer to fill a gap that cannot be filled
from within the resident labour force. This category is also
for applicants coming to fill shortage occupations)
Tier
2 Intra company transfer (for employees of multi-national
companies who are being transferred by an overseas employer
to a skilled job in a United Kingdom based branch of the company)
Tier
2 Sportsperson (for elite sportspeople and coaches whose
employment will make a significant contribution to the development
of their sport at the highest level).
Tier
2 Minister of religion (for those people coming to fill
a vacancy as a Minister of Religion, Missionary, or Member
of a Religious Order)
Tier
5 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)
Tier
5 Charity worker (for people coming to the United Kingdom
to do voluntary, unpaid work for a charity.
Tier
5 Religious worker (for people coming to the United Kingdom
to work as religious workers. Duties may include preaching,
pastoral and non-pastoral work)
Tier
5 Government authorised exchange (for people coming to
the United Kingdom through approved schemes that aim to share
knowledge, experience and best practice)
Tier
5 International agreement (for people coming to the United
Kingdom under contract to provide a service that is covered
under international law)
