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Guidance for employers on employing someone outside the UK.
Information about how to become a Homes for Ukraine sponsor, including checks the council will make, and eligibility criteria.
How to have sponsorship arrangements set up to end amicably, and what to do if a guest refuses to leave.
UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.
How VAT applies if you give or get sponsorship.
How councils should approach rematching, both for guests who have completed a sponsorship term, and for those seeking a rematch before their agreed term ends.
What councils need to do when a sponsor wishes to withdraw their sponsorship. Includes when a visa has or hasn't been granted, and further accommodation.
What to do if you are asked to look after your guest's child or children unexpectedly. This could include if your guest needs to leave the country, or travel separately.
Guide for parents and legal guardians about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
This is advice for UK sponsors of workers and temporary workers affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
The role sponsors, the voluntary and community sector (VCS), and councils play in the scheme. Includes how tariff funding is designed for councils.
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
If your guests are not ready to leave sponsorship and move into their own alternative accommodation, but you can no longer accommodate them, they may want to find a new host.
What your options are if you want to continue to live with your host, or if you need to move on to a new host.
What you need to know about capital gains tax, insurance and mortgages, or if you are a leaseholder.
A list of voluntary and community sector organisations running schemes which provide support for and help match sponsors with people coming to the UK from Ukraine.
Information for student and worker sponsors, including full policy guidance, using the sponsorship management system and how to get help.
Use the sponsor management system - employers sponsoring Worker and Temporary Worker visa holders
A checklist of things to consider before you can offer support to someone from Ukraine.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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