A person wishing to come to the UK on visa as Minister of Religion will need to demonstrate that he/she has at least being a Minster for one year in any of the 5 years immediately prior to the date on which the application is made or, where ordination is prescribed by a religious faith as the sole means of entering the ministry, has been ordained as a minister of religion following at least one year's full time or two years' part time training for the ministry; or

Visa Period

An applicant will be given a maximum period of 2 years as a minister of religion, missionary or member of a religious order to the United Kingdom.

Requirements

You must be seeking the visa to come to the UK as trained missionary or you have worked as a missionary and being sent to the United Kingdom by an overseas organisation
You must be seeking visa to come to the UK a member of a religious order and you are coming to live in a community maintained by the religious order of which you are a member and intending to teach for the establishment maintained by the order
You must intends to work full time as a minister of religion, missionary or for the religious order for which you are a member
You do not intend to take employment except within the terms of your order
You are able to maintain and accommodate yourself and any dependants adequately without recourse to public funds; and
You have achieved a level 4 International English Language Testing System for competence in spoken English and that is dated not more than two years prior to the date on which the application is made.