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You can apply for a Seasonal Worker visa to come to the UK and work in:

• horticulture for up to 6 months - for example, picking fruit and vegetables or flowers
• poultry from 2 October to 31 December, in the same year

You need to apply for poultry Seasonal Worker visas by 15 November each year.

You can apply for horticulture Seasonal Worker visas at any time of year.

You鈥檒l need to:

• have a sponsor
• meet the other eligibility requirements

This visa has replaced the Temporary Worker - Seasonal Worker visa (T5).

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鈥檒l 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鈥檒l find out if you need one when you start your application.

Getting a decision

Once you鈥檝e applied online, proved your identity and provided your documents, you鈥檒l usually get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks.

How much it costs

You will need to:

• pay the application fee

• prove you have enough personal savings - check how much in the eligibility requirements

Application fee

The application fee is 拢298.

How long you can stay

You can stay in the UK:

• up to 6 months for horticulture work
• from 2 October to 31 December each year for poultry work

You can enter the UK as soon as your visa is valid (up to 14 days before the start date of your job).

What you can and cannot do

You can:

• work in the job described in your certificate of sponsorship
• study (for some courses you鈥檒l need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme certificate)

You cannot:

• take a permanent job
• work in a second job or a job that isn鈥檛 described in your certificate of sponsorship
• get public funds
• bring family members with you

You must be 18 or over when you apply and have both of the following:

• a certificate of sponsorship reference number from your UK sponsor
• enough money to support yourself in the UK - you鈥檒l usually need to have at least 拢1,270 available (unless you鈥檙e exempt)

Your employer must make sure your job pays at least the minimum wage and follows the UK rules for how many hours a week you work. If your employer does not do this, your application will be refused.

Certificate of sponsorship

A certificate of sponsorship is a reference number which holds information about the job and your personal details. It鈥檚 not an actual certificate or paper document.

Your sponsor will give you your certificate of sponsorship reference number.

You鈥檒l need to add your certificate of sponsorship reference number to your visa application form - you can only use it once.

Money to support yourself

You must have at least 拢1,270 in your bank account to show you can support yourself in the UK.

You will need to have had the money available for at least 28 days in a row. Day 28 must be within 31 days of applying for this visa.

You鈥檒l usually need to show proof of this when you apply, unless your sponsor can cover your costs during your first month in the UK, up to 拢1,270.

Read the guidance on financial evidence for more information about the money you need and how to prove it.

If your sponsor can support you instead

Your certificate of sponsorship must confirm this. Your sponsor will need to complete the 鈥榮ponsor certifies maintenance鈥� section on your certificate. This is under 鈥楢dditional data鈥�.

When you apply you鈥檒l need to provide:

• your certificate of sponsorship reference number - your sponsor will give you this
• a valid passport or other document that shows your identity and nationality
• evidence that you have enough personal savings to support yourself in the UK, for example bank statements (unless your certificate of sponsorship shows your sponsor can support you)

You need a blank page in your passport for your visa. If you have another type of travel document (for example, a stateless person鈥檚 travel document) it must have space for your visa.

You must also provide a certified translation of any documents that are not in English or Welsh, apart from your passport.

You must for this visa.

As part of your application, you鈥檒l need to prove your identity. How you do this depends on where you鈥檙e from and what type of passport you have.

You鈥檒l either:

• have your fingerprints and photograph taken at a visa application centre
• use the 鈥楿K Immigration: ID Check鈥� app to scan your identity document - you鈥檒l also create or sign into your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account

You鈥檒l be told what you need to do when you apply.

If you do need an appointment:

• the centre may need to keep your passport and documents while they process your application
• you may have to travel to get to your nearest visa application centre (this could be in another country)

You may be able to pay to get a faster decision.

If you have a child while you鈥檙e in the UK

If you have a child while you鈥檙e in the UK, they do not automatically become a British citizen.

You can . You must do this if you want to travel in and out of the UK with your child.

You鈥檒l need to provide a full UK birth certificate for each child, showing the names of both parents.