Transparency data

Sponsorship transparency data: November 2017

Data on UK Visas and Immigration sponsorship activities.

• From: Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration and Immigration Enforcement
• Published: 30 November 2017

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Sponsorship transparency data: November 2017

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Details

This document contains data on:

• number of sponsors registered on points-based system (PBS) routes
• number of new sponsor applications which were made in each tier
• percentage of tier 4 sponsors with full ‘tier 4 sponsor’ status
• breakdown by the length of time taken to process a sponsorship application
• average length of time taken (days) to process a sponsorship application
• sponsor notifications in potential non-compliance categories received
• sponsors (by tier) which had pre registration visits
• sponsors (by tier) which had follow up visits and of these how many were ‘unannounced’
• action taken against sponsors
• sponsor notifications regarding potential non-compliance which were followed up or were judged not to require any further action in the quarter
• number of instances where leave has been curtailed

Published 30 November 2017