Communities for Afghans: sponsor suitability checks
Updated 31 October 2024
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Government will work with Citizens UK to deliver the Communities for Afghans project. This project will support the resettlement of households eligible for Pathways 2 and 3 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) to the UK.
Citizens UK will recruit, form, and support sponsor groups to source suitable settled accommodation. Citizens UK will undertake a sponsor suitability assessment, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks (where required), and provide mandatory pre-arrival sponsor training, as well as providing ongoing support to sponsor groups and Community for Afghans (CFA) households. Additional due diligence checks will be required on one named sponsor, as part of sponsor groups, nominated by Citizens UK. These checks will be carried out by the Home Office to inform Citizens UK’s determination of sponsor suitability.
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