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Information about next steps when you have sponsored a guest for 6 months.
Guidance for councils on the eligibility and applications process for children being sponsored by a parent or legal guardian.
UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.
You’ll usually need a sponsor licence to employ someone to work for you…
To get a licence as an employer, you cannot have any unspent criminal…
You can sponsor a worker if the job they’re going to do: complies with the…
The licence you need depends on whether the workers you want to fill your…
You need to appoint people (known as ‘key personnel’) within your business…
You need to apply online for your licence. Once you’ve finished the online…
You’ll get an A-rated licence if your application is approved. A-rating -…
Before you assign a certificate of sponsorship to your worker, you may…
You must assign a certificate of sponsorship to each foreign worker you…
You might have to pay an additional charge when you assign a certificate…
You must: check that your foreign workers have the necessary skills,…
If you’re coming to the UK, you’ll need to prove you have enough money to support yourself and any dependants in the UK.
The Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) is a non-statutory, independent body of scientific experts that advises the Food Standards Agency on any matters relating to novel foods (including genetically modified foods) and novel processes (including food irradiation)....
This series brings together all documents relating to the DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries annual performance indicators
This is advice for UK sponsors of workers and temporary workers affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Find out about the types of fundraising donations that charities and community amateur sports clubs (CASCs) can and cannot claim Gift Aid on.
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission (MACC) administers the British Marshall Scholarships, which finance young Americans of high ability to study for a graduate degree in the UK. MACC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Foreign, Commonwealth &...
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