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This guidance contains sources of support available to sponsors.
Lead sponsors support community groups, employers and universities to identify and sponsor refugees to come to the UK through the refugee sponsor routes.
How VAT applies if you give or get sponsorship.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Guides for sponsors on the Homes for Ukraine scheme, including eligibility criteria, how to apply as a sponsor and advice about how to make your guests welcome in the UK.
The role sponsors/hosts, the voluntary and community sector (VCS), and councils play in the scheme. Includes how tariff funding is designed for councils.
This guidance outlines important information for sponsors including responsibilities of sponsors and how sponsors may support their guests.
Community sponsorship is a way that community groups can be involved in supporting the resettlement of vulnerable people fleeing conflict.
Making thank you payments to sponsors/hosts, including across different councils. Also checking if guests are paying rent to sponsors/hosts, and what to do if they are.
Information about the approved organisations that can help you find a guest or a sponsor.
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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