{"id":3226,"date":"2019-07-11T10:57:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T09:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/?p=3226"},"modified":"2019-07-11T19:51:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T18:51:11","slug":"who-will-need-to-provide-a-criminal-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/who-will-need-to-provide-a-criminal-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Who will need to provide a criminal record?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you would like to apply for a Tier 1 (Investor) visa or Tier 2 (General) Entry Clearance, you might be required to provide evidence of a criminal record.<\/p>\n

What is a certificate of criminal record?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A certificate confirming an individual\u2019s criminal record is usually issued by the police or by an appropriate law enforcement agency. A certificate will include information about an individual\u2019s criminal record, including any past offences and information relating to recent arrests, which are pending further action such as prosecution. Alternatively, the certificate will confirm that the individual does not have a criminal record.<\/p>\n

Under certain UK visa categories, a valid certificate is required from the relevant authority in any country where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more in the 10 years prior to the date of application, while aged 18 or over. A criminal record certificate is required for each country except the UK.<\/p>\n

Who will need to provide a criminal record?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under paragraph 245EB (f) of the Immigration Rules, a Tier 1 (Investor) migrant who is over 18 years old, must provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant authority in any country in which they have been present for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the past 10 years.<\/p>\n

In addition, under paragraph 245HB (q) of the Immigration Rules, migrants who apply for a Tier 2 (General) Entry Clearance for the purpose of entering the UK to work in the health, education and social care sectors will need to provide additional safeguards where a migrant\u2019s job involves working closely with children and vulnerable people. Migrants who are being sponsored is in one of the occupation codes listed below must provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant authority in any country in which they have been present for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the past 10 years. Those with roles in the following SOC codes are subject to the requirement:<\/p>\n

1181 – Health services and public health managers and directors<\/p>\n

1184 – Social services managers and directors<\/p>\n

2211 – Medical practitioners<\/p>\n

2212 – Psychologists<\/p>\n

2213 – Pharmacists<\/p>\n

2214 – Ophthalmic opticians<\/p>\n

2215 – Dental practitioners<\/p>\n

2217 – Medical radiographers<\/p>\n

2218 – Podiatrists<\/p>\n

2219 – Health professionals not elsewhere classified.<\/p>\n

2221 – Physiotherapists<\/p>\n

2222 – Occupational therapists<\/p>\n

2223 – Speech and language therapists<\/p>\n

2229 – Therapy professionals not elsewhere classified<\/p>\n

2231 – Nurses<\/p>\n

2232 – Midwives<\/p>\n

2312 – Further education teaching professionals<\/p>\n

2314 – Secondary education teaching professionals<\/p>\n

2315 – Primary and nursery education teaching professionals<\/p>\n

2316 – Special needs education teaching professionals<\/p>\n

2317 – Senior professionals of educational establishments<\/p>\n

2318 – Education advisers and school inspectors<\/p>\n

2319 – Teaching and other educational professionals not elsewhere classified<\/p>\n

2442 – Social workers<\/p>\n

2443 – Probation officers<\/p>\n

2449 – Welfare professionals not elsewhere classified.<\/p>\n

Validity of criminal record certificate<\/strong><\/p>\n

A certificate of criminal record will normally be considered valid in the following circumstances:<\/p>\n