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How VAT applies if you give or get sponsorship.
Information for student and worker sponsors, including full policy guidance, using the sponsorship management system and how to get help.
Information about the approved organisations that can help you find a guest or a host.
This is advice for UK sponsors whose students are affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Answers to frequently asked questions about bulk data transfers between sponsors' IT systems and the sponsorship management system (SMS).
This guidance contains sources of support available to sponsors.
Use the sponsor management system - employers sponsoring Worker and Temporary Worker visa holders
UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.
Making thank you payments to sponsors, including across different councils. Also checking if guests are paying rent to sponsors, and what to do if they are.
This is advice for UK sponsors of workers and temporary workers affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
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.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Example files for sponsors using bulk data transfer to send information from their IT systems to the sponsorship management system.
Guide to the sponsorship documents that businesses and educational institutions must keep.
Guidance about the premium customer service for employers, explaining the benefits, costs, eligibility and how to apply.
Guidance for sponsors on sponsor duties and compliance.
Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a worker.
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Sponsoring DIT or wider government activities can help develop brand awareness and help grow your business in the UK and overseas.
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