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Details on the conditions councils must meet to receive scheme grants. Includes how and when funding payments are reconciled, including across council boundaries.
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: 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 within your business to manage the sponsorship…
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,…
Apply to come to the UK as a representative of a news agency, newspaper or news agency and you’re from outside the EEA and Switzerland - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, extend and switch.
You can apply as a representative of an overseas business if you’re an…
To be eligible for this visa you must: have enough money to support…
You may need to prove your knowledge of the English language when you…
When you apply you’ll need to provide: a current passport or other valid…
Read the Representative of an Overseas Business guidance before you apply.…
Your family members (‘dependants’) can come with you when you come to the…
You can apply to extend your stay in the UK under a Representative of an…
You can use a solicitor or other agent to help with your application or…
You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to a Representative of an…
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.
Form for sponsoring a person applying to come, stay or settle in the UK as an adult dependent relative. Also known as the "sponsorship undertaking form".
Check what you need to do to employ teachers who are non-UK citizens.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Ukraine for healthcare practitioners.
Apply for a Scale-up Worker visa if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a fast-growing UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
What councils need to do when a sponsor wishes to withdraw their sponsorship. Includes when a visa has or hasn't been granted, and further accommodation.
How to live with your sponsor, what to expect from them and what to do if things don't work out.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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