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UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.
You’ll usually need a sponsor licence to employ someone to work for you…
To get a licence as an employer, you cannot have: unspent criminal…
You can sponsor a worker if the job they’re going to do: complies with the…
The licence you need depends on whether the workers you want to fill your…
You need to appoint people within your business to manage the sponsorship…
You need to apply online for your licence. Once you’ve finished the online…
You’ll get an A-rated licence if your application is approved. A-rating -…
Before you assign a certificate of sponsorship to your worker, you may…
You must assign a certificate of sponsorship to each foreign worker you…
You might have to pay an additional charge when you assign a certificate…
You must: check that your foreign workers have the necessary skills,…
Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a Skilled Worker.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Information for student and worker sponsors, including full policy guidance, using the sponsorship management system and how to get help.
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
Use the sponsor management system - employers sponsoring Worker and Temporary Worker visa holders
How VAT applies if you give or get sponsorship.
Everything you need to know about how to become a sponsor including things to consider and thank you payments.
Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a worker.
List of documents that businesses and education providers must provide with an application for a Student, Worker or Temporary Worker sponsor licence.
Guidance for employers on employing someone outside the UK.
Information about the approved organisations that can help you find a guest or a host.
Form for sponsoring a person applying to come, stay or settle in the UK as an adult dependent relative. Also known as the "sponsorship undertaking form".
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
How to live with your sponsor, what to expect from them and what to do if things don't work out.
Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a seasonal worker.
The sponsorship specialism group provides a framework that can help develop your skills as a sponsor by bringing together policy and delivery skills.
Guidance for sponsors on sponsor duties and compliance.
United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) is the main UK government provider of security clearances.
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