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Concession for temporary employment as sheep shearers: WRK2.6

UK Visas and Immigration guidance on applications from sheep shearers made outside the UK.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 9 January 2014
• Last updated: 5 June 2025
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  1. 5 June 2025

     Updated to clarify that the concession will not be open after June 2025.

  2. 14 April 2025

     Added a deadline of 30 September 2025 to the concession for temporary employment as sheep shearers.

  3. 9 January 2014

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 12 March 2026

This concession has closed.

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Concession for temporary employment as sheep shearers: WRK2.6

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This guidance explains how applications for temporary employment as sheep shearers are handled by UK Visas and Immigration.