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Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
You must apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa if: you’ve been…
You need all of the following to be eligible for the creative category:…
When you apply, you’ll need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship…
Read the full guidance before you apply. Apply from outside the UK You…
Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as…
You can apply to extend your Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa. You…
You can enter the UK without applying for a visa in advance if you: have a…
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.
Check if your creative industry company qualifies as the production company for Corporation Tax reliefs or expenditure credits.
This Plan will ensure that the UK is the number one destination worldwide for investment in creativity and innovation and aims to significantly increase investment by 2035.
This series brings together all documents relating to creative industries economic estimates
Find tax relief and expenditure figures for film, high-end television, animation, video games, children’s television, theatre, orchestra, and museums and galleries exhibitions.
Government invests £25 million in six mayoral regions to grow their creative industries
The Temporary Work - Creative Worker route is for a person who wants to work within the creative sector.
This page provides supporting documentation for applications to the Creative Careers Programme 22/23-24/25 Competition.
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