Seasonal Worker Visa - Jobs in UK

 

Seasonal Worker Visa - Jobs in UK
Seasonal Worker Visa - Jobs in UK 

In the name of ALLAH, the most beneficent, the most merciful

 

Seasonal Worker Visa UK Jobs – Agricultural worker Scheme 2022

 

1.              What is Seasonal Worker Visa for UK?

2.              What is Eligibility Criteria for Seasonal Worker Visa?

3.              What Documents Required for UK seasonal worker Visa?

4.            What is Certificate of sponsorship for UK Seasonal Worker Visa?

5.   What is Eligibility Criteria for sponsor of a Seasonal Worker Visa?

6.              What is Importance of Certificate of sponsorship in UK Seasonal Worker Visa?

7.              What is validity of certificate of sponsorship?

8.              How to get Certificate of Sponsorship for Seasonal Worker Visa? 

9.              How to Apply for Seasonal Worker Visa for UK?

10.        What is the Time to apply for UK Seasonal Visa?

11.        What is Visa Application fee for UK Seasonal Worker Visa?

12.        What is Decision time on Seasonal Visa for UK?

13.        How long you can stay on Seasonal Visa for UK (Duration of Stay)?

14.        What is Income/Salary of Seasonal worker?

15.        What you can do in UK on UK Seasonal Worker Visa?

16.        What you cannot do in UK on Seasonal Worker Visa?

17.        Can Dependents apply on Seasonal Worker Visa

18.        Is this Seasonal Worker route is a route to Settlement in UK?

 

 1.  What is Seasonal Worker Visa for UK?

  

There are several temporary worker routes to come to the UK for job. These include (1) Creative Worker Visa (2) Charity Worker Visa (3) Religious Worker Visa (4) Government Authorized Exchange Visa (5) International Agreement Visa (6) Seasonal  Worker Visa etc.  

 

Seasonal Worker Visa is one of the Temporary worker routes, which has replaced the Temporary Worker-Seasonal Worker Visa (T5)

 

A Seasonal Worker can do paid job in UK and can earn reasonable income. The nature of job may include picking fruits, vegetable or flowers.

 

There are not so much requirements to be eligible to apply for Seasonal worker Visa. The detailed explanation about Seasonal Work Visa is as under:-

  

2. What is Eligibility Criteria for Seasonal Worker Visa?

 

1.              Your age should be 18 years or more than that.

2.  You should possess Certificate of Sponsorship Reference number from UK Sponsor/ Employer (A-Rated)   

3.              You should meet one of the following conditions:-

 

                                                            i.      You should have minimum balance of 1270 GBP in your Bank Account, held for last 28 days, to show that you can support himself in the UK.

Or

                                                         ii.      Your A-Rated sponsor must confirm on certificate of that they will maintain and accommodate you upto the end of 1st month of your employment for an amount of minimum GBP 1270. Same can be confirmed by your sponsors by completing the “Sponsor Certifies maintenance” section on your certificate.  

 

3. What Documents Required for UK seasonal worker Visa?

 

1.  Your Valid Passport

2.  Certificate of sponsorship reference number, provided by your sponsor in UK.

3.  Document like Bank Account Statement, showing an amount of GBP 1270.

(Not needed, holding amount of GBP 1270 can be exempted, if your sponsor takes responsibility to support you)

 

4. What is Certificate of sponsorship for UK Seasonal Worker Visa?

Certificate of sponsorship is a reference number, which you can get from the company/ sponsor in which you have applied for job. But all the companies in UK are not authorized to sponsor you (outside UK). Only those companies in UK are authorized to sponsor you, which are listed in Register of Licensed Sponsors-Workers. Click on it for further information about licensed sponsors in UK.

Certificate of sponsorship is not hard copy of document rather it’s a Database Record or we can say it a Digital record, which may contain your name, sponsored as seasonal worker, detail of your job,  you role, and pay package offered to you, start date of your job etc. It is the job of your sponsor to provide you Certificate of Sponsorship.

5.  What is Eligibility Criteria for sponsor of a Seasonal Worker Visa?

 You sponsor in UK should-

1.  Be A-Rated on the Home Office Register of licensed sponsors.

2.  Have an endorsement from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in relation to the Seasonal Worker Route.

3.  Be licensed by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority

 

6.     What is Importance of Certificate of sponsorship for UK Seasonal Worker Visa?

When applying for Seasonal Worker Visa, you must have your sponsorship Certificate reference number, because this number must be entered in Online Visa Application for Seasonal Worker, without mentioning sponsorship certificate reference number, your visa application will likely to refuse.

 

7.  What is validity of certificate of sponsorship?

 

Certificate of sponsorship is valid for 03 months

 

8.  How to get Certificate of Sponsorship for Seasonal Worker Visa? 

First of all, find out the list of licensed companies/ sponsors in the category of Seasonal Worker by clicking register of licensed sponsors. After you  have found the company/sponsor, just visit their website and apply there either through their online form or by sending an Email along with your CV, Cover Letter and other supporting documents.  

You can download Regiseter of Licensed sponsor in Excel Format from Follwoing link 

Register of Licensed sponosr in UK Excel format (Updated-  October 2022)


9.     How to Apply for Seasonal Worker Visa for UK?

You can apply for Seasonal Worker online by clicking the following link:-

 

Apply for Seasonal Worker Visa

 

10. What is the Time to apply for UK Seasonal Visa?

You can apply for this visa upto 03 months before date of starting your job, which is mentioned on your certificate of sponsorship.

11.   What is Visa Application fee for UK Seasonal Worker Visa?

The application fee for Seasonal Worker Visa is GBP 259

12.  What is Decision time on Seasonal Visa for UK?

After applying online, providing your identity and documents, a period of 03 weeks may be taken for deciding the visa application.

13.   How long you can stay on Seasonal Visa for UK (Duration of Stay)?

You can stay on this Visa either upto 06 months Or the time mentioned on your certificate of sponsorship + 14 days.

 

14.   What is Income/Salary of Seasonal worker?

You can be paid GBP 10.10 for each hour worked.

 

15.  What you can do in UK on UK Seasonal Worker Visa?

1.  You can do the job as mentioned in your certificate of sponsorship

2.  You can study, but for some courses or sensitive subjects like Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering etc, you will need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme Certificate. You can read about Academic Technology Approval Scheme. You can also check yourself that on what subjects, Academic Technology Approval Scheme Certificate (ATAS) is required to be obtained.  If after checking yourself and selecting your subjects, you requires ATAS Certificate,  following message may appear:-



16.   What you cannot do in UK on Seasonal Worker Visa:

There are some restrictions on you being holder of Seasonal Worker Visa, which are as under:-

1.      You cannot take permanent job.

2.      You cannot take second job other than that mentioned on your certificate of sponsorship.

3.      You cannot get public funds, which are usually given to the citizen of UK.

 

17. Can Dependents apply on Seasonal Worker Visa

Wife, or husband or children are not authorized to apply as dependants on this route.  

18. Is this Seasonal Worker route is  a route to Settlement in UK?

Seasonal Worker visa route is not a route to settlement in UK.

 

 

 


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