General information for licensed sponsors on how to sponsor a person on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Added HTML accessible version.
Guidance updated to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules coming into effect on 4 April 2024 and to make some other minor amendments and clarifications.
Added Annex S2, containing information about how changes to the Immigration Rules on 4 April 2024 will affect Certificates of Sponsorship requested or not assigned before 7 pm on 2 April 2024.
Guidance updated as detailed on page 7.
Guidance updated to reflect changes to the immigration rules that came into effect on 12 April 2023, and provide clarification on what sponsors must do if a worker is absent from work without pay, or on reduced pay. A full list of changes is on page 7.
Document updated as detailed on page 8.
Guidance updated to reflect the introduction of the new Scale-up route and to make some other minor changes.
Added accessible version.
Updated guidance to reflect the introduction of the new Global Business Mobility routes and the new Part 5 exemption order for licensed sponsors.
Guidance updated with the following changes: S1.18, S3.18, S9.10 (third bullet point): minor amendments to reflect that jobs under occupation code 6145 (Care workers and home carers) have been added to Appendix Shortage Occupation List and are now eligible for the Skilled Worker route (as set out in Statement of Changes HC 1009); S2.12, S2.13: amended to reflect the ending of the fee concession for Certificates of Sponsorship assigned to CESC nationals from 26 February 2022 (as set out in Schedule 3 to the Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of T2 Sportsperson Route and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2021); S7.56: minor clarification on carrying out right to work checks on workers who hold a biometric residence permit; other minor housekeeping changes.
