Researchers, including academics, researchers, scientists, research engineers, or other skilled research technology specialists, are able to temporarily move to the UK under the Tier 5 (Sponsored Researcher) Government Authorized Exchange (GAE) scheme and are hosted at a UK higher education institution (HEI).

For those who wish to visit the UK for a brief period of time, a Tier 5 visa is a temporary work visa. There are six different kinds, including charitable, religious, creative and athletic, and youth mobility programs.

The primary types let you participate in an exchange program, a research fellowship, training, or work experience. To apply, you must not be from the EEA or Switzerland. Tier 5 visa holders may stay in the UK for up to the shorter of i)12 or 24 months (depending on the scheme they apply for) or ii)the time specified on their certificate of sponsorship plus 28 days. It is not possible to use the Tier 5 visa to start a permanent work in the UK.

Immigration attorneys can also give you good advice and guide you properly that how you can apply there.

Visa Category of a Tier 5 Visa

The Tier 5 category primarily consists of two types of visas. The others are for temporary employees covered by various sections, and one is for the youth mobility scheme.

1. Visa for the Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Programme)
2. Temporary Workers Visa, Tier 5
3. Temporary worker-charity worker visa, Tier 5
4. Visa Type: Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Creative and Sports)
5. Temporary worker-government-approved exchange visa, Tier 5
6. Tier 5 (Temporary worker- international agreement) (Temporary worker- international agreement) visa
7. Temporary worker-religious worker visa, Tier 5

Visa Requirements for Tier 5

Dependent upon the precise category you are applying under, Tier 5 visa requirements may vary. Please review the particular pages for the Tier 5 visa category you are applying for to see any unique requirements.

For Tier 5 visas, English proficiency is not necessary.

Tier 5 Visa Paperwork

The precise sort of visa application you will make will determine the documents needed for a Tier 5 application, but in general, these are the documents you will need to submit under most Tier 5 visa categories.

1. applicant's passport or other appropriate travel documentation
2. color passport-sized photo
3. Past passports of the applicant (if held any)
4. Personal bank statements or confirmation of maintenance and accommodation, if required, from your A-rated sponsor are acceptable forms of proof of maintenance requirements.
5. Test results for tuberculosis (TB), if you are required to take the test because your nation is on the list.

Sponsorship

Before you may apply to travel to the UK to work, you must have a certificate of sponsorship from an authorized sponsor.

A sponsorship certificate is not a paper record. It's a reference number that your sponsor provides to you to verify your employment and personal information.

Your training, research, or employment in the UK must be connected to the objectives of your sponsor organization.

Any of the following can serve as your sponsor:

1. A company that operates a recognized exchange program
2. A facility for higher education (if you are a sponsored researcher, visiting academic or examiner)
3. A department or body of the government.

Length of time

Up to three months prior to the day you are scheduled to begin employment in the UK, you may apply for a visa. Your sponsorship certificate includes this date.

You must present identification documentation and supporting documentation as part of your application.

If you need to make an appointment to do this, you might need to allow more time. If one is required, you'll learn about it when you begin your application.

     Making a choice

A decision on your visa is often made within: Once you've submitted an online application, verified your identification, and presented your papers.

1. If you're not in the UK, three weeks
2. If you're in the UK, 8 weeks

If you have an appointment to keep, you might be able to pay extra for a quicker decision. Whether you're inside the UK or outside the UK will affect how you handle this.

What the price is

1. You, your spouse, or your kids must each:
2. Covering the application fee
3. Pay the healthcare surcharge, which is typically £624 per year. You can calculate how much you'll have to pay. review the eligibility conditions to see how much
4. Fee for applications
5. Each applicant must pay a £259 application fee.

Whether you apply from within the UK or outside of it, the price is the same.

The timeline

Departments should be informed that we need at least 2 to 3 months to process a Tier 5 CoS from the time we receive the first Tier 5 form and any further details on the research collaboration to the effective date of the person's arrival in the UK. The Compliance Team will get in touch with the person to confirm the procedure, ask for and check particular papers, and apply for a Tier 5 CoS during this period.

Once a CoS is received, the individual must submit a visa application. If a Tier 5 CoS is granted, the person will be given the CoS reference number. Using this as a guide, the person must acquire entry clearance and a Tier 5 visa prior to traveling to the UK.