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CW 1.1. A person applying for entry clearance or permission to stay as a Charity Worker must apply online on gov.uk on the specified form as follows:

1. CW 1.2. An application for entry clearance or permission to stay as a Charity Worker must meet all the following requirements:
   1. (a) any fee and Immigration Health Charge must have been paid; and
   2. (b) the applicant must have provided any required biometrics; and
   3. (c) the applicant must have provided a passport or other travel document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality; and
   4. (d) the applicant must have a Certificate of Sponsorship that was issued to them no more than 3 months before the date of application.

CW 1.3. The applicant must be aged 18 or over on the date of application.

CW 1.4. An applicant who is applying for permission to stay must have, or have last had, permission as a Charity Worker.

CW 1.5. An application which does not meet all the validity requirements for a Charity Worker may be rejected as invalid and not considered.

CW 2.1. The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part 9: grounds for refusal.

1. CW 2.2. If applying for permission to stay the applicant must not be:
   1. (a) in breach of immigration laws, except that where paragraph 39E applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded; or
   2. (b) on immigration bail.

Entry requirements for a Charity Worker

CW 3.1. A person seeking to come to the UK on the Charity Worker route must have applied for and obtained entry clearance as a Charity Worker before they arrive in the UK.

CW 3.2. A person applying for entry clearance as a Charity Worker must, if Appendix Tuberculosis applies, provide a valid medical certificate confirming that they have undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that this tuberculosis is not present in them.

CW 3.3. An applicant for entry clearance must not have had permission as a Religious Worker or Charity Worker at any time during the 12 months immediately before the date of application unless they can show they were not in the UK at any time during those 12 months.

Sponsorship requirement for a Charity Worker

1. CW 4.1. The applicant must have a valid Certificate of Sponsorship for the job they are planning to do; which to be valid must:
   1. (a) confirm the applicants name, that they are being sponsored as a Charity Worker, details of the job the sponsor is offering them; and
   2. (b) include a start date, stated by the sponsor, which is no more than three months after the date of application; and
   3. (c) not have been used in a previous application which was either granted or refused (but can have been used in a previous application which was rejected as invalid, made void or withdrawn); and
   4. (d) not have been withdrawn by the sponsor or cancelled by the Home Office; and
   5. (e) include confirmation that the role meets the requirement at CW 4.2.
2. CW 4.2. The sponsor must ensure the role meets the following requirements:
   1. (a) it is voluntary fieldwork which contributes directly to the achievement or advancement of the sponsors charitable purpose; and
   2. (b) it must be voluntary work and not be paid or otherwise remunerated, including receipt of benefits in kind, except for reasonable expenses as defined in the National Minimum Wage Act 1998; and
   3. (c) the applicant must not be filling a permanent position, including on a temporary basis.

CW 4.3. The sponsor must be authorised by the Home Office to sponsor the job in question under the Charity Worker route.

CW 4.4. The sponsor must be listed as A-rated on the Home Offices register of licensed sponsors, unless the applicant was last granted permission as a Charity Worker and is applying to continue working for the same sponsor as in their last permission.

CW 4.5. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do does not comply with the National Minimum Wage Regulations or the Working Time Regulations.

Genuineness requirement for a Charity Worker

1. CW 5.1. The applicant must:
   1. (a) genuinely intend, and be able, to undertake the role for which they are being sponsored; and
   2. (b) not intend to undertake employment other than in the role for which they are being sponsored, or as otherwise permitted by paragraph CW 8.3.

Financial Requirement for a Charity Worker

CW 6.1. If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has been in the UK with permission for 12 months or longer on the date of application, they will meet the financial requirement and do not need to show funds.

1. CW 6.2. If the applicant is applying for entry clearance, or is applying for permission to stay and has been in the UK for
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