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Immigration staff guidance on applications for defined certificates of sponsorship (DCoS) under the points-based system (PBS).
Guidance for student sponsors, migrants and short-term students on temporary concessions in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Immigration staff guidance on deciding applications for a sponsor licence for Worker and Temporary Worker routes.
A list of restricted certificates allocated each month for employer sponsorship in Skilled Worker.
Immigration staff guidance on applications for a basic compliance assessment under Tier 4 of the points-based system (PBS).
Guide for sports governing bodies about the code of practice for sponsoring sportspeople.
Immigration staff guidance on renewing a sponsor’s licence.
Immigration staff guidance on investigating sham marriages.
A step-by-step manual for bulk data transfer of confirmations of acceptance for studies.
Country and nationality codes that licensed sponsors need for bulk data transfers between their IT systems and the sponsorship management system.
Technical information for licensed sponsors using bulk data transfers between their IT systems and the sponsorship management system (SMS).
Technical information for sponsors using bulk data transfer to send information from their IT systems to the sponsorship management system.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with post-licence changes related to Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors.
Example files for sponsors using bulk data transfer to send information from their IT systems to the sponsorship management system.
Answers to frequently asked questions about bulk data transfers between sponsors' IT systems and the sponsorship management system (SMS).
Technical details for sponsors using bulk data transfer to send information from their IT systems to the sponsorship management system.
Immigration staff guidance on sponsorship customer service standards.
Privacy notice for the Homes for Ukraine visa sponsorship scheme.
Archive code of practice a licensed sponsor must follow to sponsor a worker to come to the UK as a performer in film and television.
Immigration staff guidance on the sponsorship priority service for Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors using the PBS.
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