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Information about next steps when you have sponsored a guest for 6 months.
This guidance contains sources of support available to sponsors.
Information about how to make your guests feel more comfortable in their new home, set expectations about how to live together and communicate with your guests.
Information about what to do if you need to end your hosting arrangements for any reason.
How to find a new guest that is already in the UK.
How to live with your sponsor, what to expect from them and what to do if things don't work out.
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.
Who can apply to the scheme, how the application process works, and the checks that authorities must complete.
Rules on consumer and business sales contracts under the Unfair Contract Terms Act and Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations.
What to do if your guest will be temporarily absent from your accommodation.
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