Switching Into Tier 2 Sportsperson
The Tier 2 (Sportsperson) category is for elite sportspeople and coaches who are internationally established at the highest level and will make a significant contribution to the development of their sport. Your application will need to be endorsed by your sport's governing body.
In order for a Certificate of Sponsorship to be issued, your sponsor will need to have obtained an endorsement for you from the appropriate governing body for your sport. The endorsement will confirm that:
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you are internationally established as a player or coach at the highest level, and
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you will make a significant contribution to the development of your sport at the highest level in the UK; and
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you intend to be based in the UK for the duration of your permission to stay; and
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your post could not be filled by a suitable settled worker.
You can apply from inside the UK if you have, or were last granted, leave in one of the categories listed in the table below:
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Any Tier 1 category;
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Tier 2 (General);
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Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer: Established Staff) if you are applying to change sponsor;
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Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer), under the rules in place before 6 April 2010 if you are applying to change sponsor;
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Tier 2 (Sportsperson);
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Tier 2 (Minister of Religion);
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Tier 4 (General) student3;
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Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) in the Creative and Sporting sub-category, for a job as a professional footballer switching into Tier 2 (Sportsperson)only;
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Dependant partner of a Tier 4 student;
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Highly Skilled Migrant Programme;
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Innovator;
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Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland Scheme;
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International Graduates Scheme (or its predecessor the Science and Engineering Graduate Scheme);
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Business and Commercial work permits (except multiple entry work permits) including Intra-Company Transfer work permits;
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Sports and Entertainment work permits (except multiple entry work permits);
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Jewish Agency Employee;
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Member of the Operational Ground Staff of an Overseas-owned Airline;
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Minister of Religion, Missionary or Member of a Religious Order;
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Overseas Qualified Nurse or Midwife;
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Person Writing Up a Thesis;
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Postgraduate Doctor or Dentist;
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Representative of an Overseas Business;
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Representative of an Overseas Newspaper, News Agency or Broadcasting Organisation;
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Student;
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Student Nurse;
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Student Re-Sitting an Examination;
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Student Union Sabbatical Officer.
If you would like to apply for a Tier 2 visa as a sportsperson or if you are a sport's organisation, and require specific legal advice on applying under this category, you can either e-mail us on info@icslegal.com or you can complete our visa assessment form by clicking here. You can also contact our dedicated Client Support Team on 0207 237 3388 to get information on how ICS Legal can support you in this visa category.
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Our speciality lies in the field of Immigration, Nationality and EU Law, so it means we always are dealing with this side of the law. We are able to support you in making a correct decision, avoid delays on your case, save money and time, not forgetting the stress of any doubts with your application.
There are many routes available to come to the UK, extend or switch, some of them do not allow extension or even switching. Knowing what is right can be a difficult task and this is why we are here. Simple task of not using the prescribed forms can mean your application is invalid, which means if you have no valid stay, you would have to return back and there is no appeal rights.
Our initial consultations are a chargeable service. We initially discuss the requirements of the application to ensure you meet the requirements and have the documentation required at hand for the submission. It gives you an opportunity to meet us and ask questions.
Each case will be checked thoroughly, everything will be cross referenced so guidelines are met and we will also add our legal document which would outline the Immigration Rules and how the client has satisfied the rules. We use documents that are used by Home Office case workers, so we know exactly what they would look for in your case.
The most important fact is that law constantly changes, policy guidelines and requirements are always changing, so it is best that you always use specialised services to support you. We never compromise our services, our fees remain very competitive but our expertise is at the very highest standard.
We place our clients first, so when you sign the customer care letter and we go through your case file, and we believe that the case would not be successful, we will terminate the agreement and return your documents. We will also provide alternative solutions with no added costs. We also have a cancellation period should you feel you want to withdraw your file.
Please note that all cases cannot be guaranteed as circumstances depends and whether you met guidelines, however the Home Office caseworker can still refuse cases on the balance of probabilities and other factors. Our job would be to prepare your case in the best possible way.
1) You contact us through e-mail or phone.
2) We take some basic information, we ask some relevant questions to understand the type of query and what type of support is required.
3) Your case then gets passed to a case worker.
4) Case Worker would contact you to set up an initial meeting.
5) You attend a consultation, an action plan is drawn up and we find out whether ICS Legal can support your case. A report would be sent where there is a requirement to outline what was discussed and what to do next.
6) You authorise us to be your legal representative by signing our customer care letter.
7) We will then start to request documents and information about your case this will build up your case pack.
8) We will then write our legal report and use Home Office caseworker’s documents to ensure everything has been checked and all requirement have been met.
9) Where possible we will go through every aspect of your case before case submission.
10) We will continue to update you throughout the case life cycle .