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For volunteers who will require a UK visa please click on the image below.

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For volunteers who will require a UK visa please click on the image below.

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After you have received your Access NI clearance, Glencraig will provide you with a Certificate of Sponsorship to apply for a UK Charity Worker visa. The cost of the visa is £340 visa and you will also have to pay an additional Health surcharge of £1,035. There can also be additional costs to pay for an appointment to check your documents and have health checks.

Please note that as part of the visa application process you do not need £1,270 savings in your bank account. The Camphill Community Glencraig as an A-rated sponsor will certify your maintenance, however you need to be aware that you are not able to claim public funds whilst in the UK.

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You can apply for a Temporary Work - Charity Worker visa if:

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 2020, you may be able to apply to the free EU Settlement Scheme.

The deadline to apply was 30 June 2021 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 2020

you have 'reasonable grounds' for being unable to apply by 30 June 2021 - for example, you had an illness or were the victim of domestic abuse

Check if you can still apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.

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.

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 it 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 it costs

You, your partner or children will each need to:

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:

You cannot:

receive any payment for work

take a permanent job

get public funds

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You can apply for a Temporary Work - Charity Worker visa if: This visa has replaced the Temporary Worker - Charity Worker visa (T5). If you or your family member started living in the UK by 31 December 2020, you may be able to apply to the free EU Settlement Scheme.

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To receive the link to complete the online application form you must contact the Volunteer Co-ordinator by emailing: vincent.reynolds@glencraig.org.uk

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Before you complete your UK visa application you will need to complete an Access NI application (the criminal record check for Northern Ireland) and provide specified documents to Glencraig.

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Stage 3 Additional Information Required after the Interview

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Stage 3 Additional Information Required after the Interview

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After the online interview, if it is decided you are suitable for the project you will need to provide some additional information, we will contact the people who will provide your reference and you may also have to complete an English Test.

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If your application is successful you will be invited to participate in an online interview.

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Information about people who will provide your references

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Information about people who will provide your references

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In the application form you will need to provide the contact details of 2 people who will provide your reference. Ideally it should be someone who supervised you in the past either in work, volunteering, studying or a senior member from an organisation you were part of e.g. a youth/sports club, it cannot be a personal friend or family member.

You will need to provide their:

Name -

Email address -

Telephone number –

Your relationship with them –