Guidance and regulation

List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 31 May 2024

For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 31 May 2024

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.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 22 August 2022

List of authorised organisations for Innovator Founder and Scale-up visas.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 26 April 2024

Immigration staff guidance on considering applications under the Skilled Worker route.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 4 April 2024

A step-by-step guide to creating and assigning a certificate of sponsorship (CoS). This document should be viewed with the SMS guide 8a.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 6 February 2023

Guidance for employers on employing someone outside the UK.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 11 April 2022

Information for applicants to the Health and Care visa.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Immigration staff guidance on the policy on applications for a visa or visa extension under a Temporary Work route.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 16 May 2024

Use this step-by-step guide if you are a sponsor who is applying for a defined certificate of sponsorship (CoS)

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 12 March 2024

Find out which jobs are eligible for Global Business Mobility visas.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Find the annual going rate for jobs that are eligible for the Scale-up visa. Jobs qualifying for the Health and Care visa are included within.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Guidance for employers on how to sponsor a worker on the Global Business Mobility (GBM) routes.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Use this step-by-step guide if you are a sponsor to report worker activity, for example a change in their circumstances.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 26 November 2023

A list of endorsed funders approved by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for Global Talent.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 10 May 2024

Immigration staff guidance on the Global Talent visa category.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 24 May 2024

Immigration staff guidance on considering applications in the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category of the points-based system (PBS).

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 6 October 2021

Guidance to apply to come to the UK as a Tier 1 (Investor) or to extend your stay.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 21 February 2022

Immigration staff guidance on applications from representatives of overseas businesses.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 17 July 2023

Examples of the evidence you must send us to extend your Global Talent permission or to apply for settlement.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 1 December 2020