Guidance

Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors: glossary

A glossary of terms used in the Workers and Temporary Workers sponsor guidance.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 6 March 2026

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Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors: glossary

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This guidance is for employers and other organisations who are applying for, or already hold, a sponsor licence on the Worker or Temporary Worker routes. It contains definitions of terms and phrases commonly used in the ‘Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors’ document collection.

Published 6 March 2026