Collection

Sponsorship: guidance for employers and educators

Information for student and worker sponsors, including full policy guidance, using the sponsorship management system and how to get help.

Contents

This collection includes documents for businesses and educational institutions that sponsor foreign workers and students. It includes:

• sponsorship policy guidance
• guides to using the business helpdesk and educators helpdesk
• codes of practice
• user manuals for the sponsorship management system (SMS)
• technical details for bulk data transfers
• lists of licensed sponsors

How to get help

1. Employers and sponsors: make a query to the business helpdesk

   • 2 July 2013
   • Guidance

2. Status updates on employee applications: consent form

   • 1 July 2013
   • Form

3. Educators helpdesk: make a query

   • 9 September 2013
   • Guidance

Codes of practice

1. Sponsorship: codes of practice for skilled workers

   • 1 October 2013
   • Guidance

2. Sponsorship: code of practice for ballet

   • 13 July 2012
   • Guidance

3. Sponsorship: code of practice for dancers

   • 13 July 2012
   • Guidance

4. Visa sponsorship: code of practice for performers (theatre or opera)

   • 13 July 2012
   • Guidance

5. Visa sponsorship: code of practice for performers (film and TV)

   • 13 July 2012
   • Guidance

6. Sponsorship: code of practice for workers in film and TV

   • 13 July 2012
   • Guidance

7. Sponsorship: sporting code of practice

   • 1 November 2008
   • Guidance

User manuals: sponsorship management system (SMS)

1. Use the sponsorship management system: SMS user manual

   • 1 August 2013
   • Guidance

2. Manage your sponsorship licence: SMS user manual

   • 1 August 2013
   • Guidance

3. Apply and renew: sponsorship management system (SMS) user manual

   • 1 August 2013
   • Guidance

4. Confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS): SMS user manual

   • 1 August 2013
   • Guidance

5. Certificates of sponsorship (CoS): SMS user manual

   • 1 August 2013
   • Guidance

6. Restricted certificates of sponsorship: SMS user manual

   • 1 August 2013
   • Guidance

7. Create a certificate of sponsorship: guide for business sponsors

   • 10 January 2013
   • Guidance

8. Confirm acceptance of studies: guide for education sponsors

   • 10 January 2013
   • Guidance

Bulk data transfer: technical details

1. Bulk data transfer for sponsors: XML schema

   • 1 July 2013
   • Guidance

2. Bulk data transfer for sponsors: country codes

   • 7 August 2013
   • Guidance

3. Bulk data transfer for sponsors: example files

   • 1 July 2013
   • Guidance

4. Bulk data transfer for sponsors: data values for CAS fields

   • 6 April 2013
   • Guidance

5. Bulk data transfer for sponsors: validation rules for CAS upload

   • 1 July 2013
   • Guidance

6. Bulk data transfer for sponsors: frequently asked questions

   • 1 July 2013
   • Guidance

Lists of licensed sponsors

1. Register of licensed sponsors: workers

   • 7 March 2014
   • Guidance

2. Register of licensed sponsors: students

   • 7 March 2014
   • Guidance

Sponsorship policy guidance

1. Sponsor a Tier 2 or 5 worker: guidance for employers

   • 19 February 2014
   • Guidance

2. Sponsor a Tier 4 student: guidance for educators

   • 1 October 2013
   • Guidance

3. Sponsor guidance appendix A: supporting documents for sponsor applications

   • 1 October 2013
   • Guidance

4. Sponsor guidance appendix B: immigration offences and sponsorship

   • 1 October 2013
   • Guidance

5. Sponsor guidance appendix C: civil penalties and sponsorship

   • 1 October 2013
   • Guidance

6. Sponsor guidance appendix D: keep records for sponsorship

   • 1 October 2013
   • Guidance

7. Sponsor guidance appendix E: example UKTI letter for sponsor applications

   • 1 October 2013
   • Guidance

8. Sponsor guidance appendix F: Tier 5 (International Agreement)

   • 6 April 2013
   • Guidance

9. Sponsor guidance appendix G: Croatian workers and students

   • 1 October 2013
   • Guidance

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