What are the different types of Sponsorship Licences in the UK?
The types of sponsor licences businesses will need to make will depend on the immigration route that the overseas worker is seeking to be sponsored to work on. Each type of licence has its own specific requirements. Below are the list of Sponsor Licences in the UK:
Workers Sponsor Licence
Skilled Worker Licence
A Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence is a licence that allows UK employers to hire migrant workers legally. A sponsorship licence is given for an initial duration of 4 years and may be extended if the company wishes to continue to sponsor any non-EEA nationals. To obtain a skilled worker licence, you have to submit an application to the Home Office (UKVI). Sponsor licence holders must also meet certain compliance duties when hiring and employing migrant workers. Applications for skilled worker sponsor licences are processed in around 8 weeks.
Ministers of Religion Licence
A Ministers of Religion Licence is a licence that allows religious organisations to hire people to perform mainly a pastoral role within religious establishment in the United Kingdom. A Minister of Religion Licence allows people to come to the UK to work for a religious organisation. A sponsorship licence is valid for four years. To keep the sponsorship permit, the sponsor needs to renew the licence before it expires.
International Sportsperson
An International Sportsperson Licence is the licence that is specifically designed to allow organisations in the UK to sponsor individuals to undertake a job as an elite sportsperson or qualified coach. A sponsorship licence is valid for four years. To keep the sponsorship permit, the sponsor needs to renew the licence before it expires.
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Student Sponsor Licence
Adult Student Licence
An Adult Student Licence is the licence that is specifically designed to allow education providers in the UK to sponsor individuals to come to UK to study. This is for individuals who are aged 16 or over and who wish to study on a further or higher education course in the UK. A sponsorship licence is valid for four years. To keep the sponsorship permit, the sponsor needs to renew the licence before it expires.
Child Student Licence
A Child Student Licence is the licence that is specifically designed to allow education providers in the UK to sponsor individuals to come to UK to study. This is for children aged between 4 and 17 who wish to study at an independent school in the United Kingdom. A sponsorship licence is valid for four years. To keep the sponsorship permit, the sponsor needs to renew the licence before it expires.
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Temporary Worker Sponsor Licence
Religious Worker Licence
An Adult Student Licence is the licence that is specifically designed to allow education providers in the UK to sponsor individuals to come to UK to study. This is for individuals who are aged 16 or over and who wish to study on a further or higher education course in the UK. A sponsorship licence is valid for four years. To keep the sponsorship permit, the sponsor needs to renew the licence before it expires.
Charity Worker Licence
A charity worker licence is a type of temporary worker licence that enables organisations to sponsor foreign people who want to visit the UK to perform unpaid work for a charitable organisation for up to 12 months. A sponsorship licence is valid for four years. To keep the sponsorship permit, the sponsor needs to renew the licence before it expires.
Government Authorised Exchange Licence
A Government Authorised Exchange Licence is a type of Temporary Worker Licence that is specifically designed to allow organisations to sponsor overseas nationals to come to the UK for a short time to gain work experience or to do training, an Overseas Government Language Programme, research or a fellowship through an approved government authorised exchange scheme. A sponsorship licence is valid for four years. To keep the sponsorship permit, the sponsor needs to renew the licence before it expires.
International Agreement Licence
An International Agreement Licence is a type of Temporary Worker Licence that is specifically designed to allow organisations to sponsor overseas nationals to come to the UK for a short time to do work covered by international law or treaty while in the UK. A sponsorship licence is valid for four years. To keep the sponsorship permit, the sponsor needs to renew the licence before it expires.
Creative Worker Licence
A Creative Worker Sponsor Licence is a licence that is specifically designed to allow organisations in the UK to sponsor foreign individuals to undertake a job within the creative sector, for instance as an entertainer or artist. A sponsorship licence is valid for four years. To keep the sponsorship permit, the sponsor needs to renew the licence before it expires.
Seasonal Worker Licence
A seasonal worker licence, a form of temporary worker licence, allows organisation in UK to sponsor foreign nationals to come to the UK for up to six months to work in horticulture (picking fruit and vegetables, for example) or poultry from 18 October to 31 December each year. A sponsorship licence is valid for four years. To keep the sponsorship permit, the sponsor needs to renew the licence before it expires.
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GBM (Global Business Mobility)
Sponsor Licence
Global Business Mobility Licences
The Global Business Mobility Sponsor License is the approval granted by the UK Home Office to support a particular category of GBM worker. The Global Business Mobility (GBM) licence allow genuine and eligible organisations to sponsor workers to undertake sponsored assignments. A valid sponsorship certificate for a foreign worker may only be given out once the sponsor has been given authorisation for a licence for the relevant GBM route. A sponsor licence for Global Business Mobility is valid for four years. There are 5 subcategories to this licence
Senior or Specialist Worker Visa
A Senior or Specialist Worker visa enables foreign nationals to enter or remain in the UK to do an eligible job at the UK branch of their business. This is for specialist employees and senior managers who will undertake a temporary assignment in the UK. This visa has replaced the Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer visa, which was formerly issued. This route does not lead to settlement. However, applicant can switch into another route that leads to settlement.
Expansion Worker Visa
A UK Expansion Worker visa is for specialist employees and senior managers. It allows the applicant to come to the UK to set up a branch of an overseas business that has not started trading in the UK yet. This route does not lead to settlement. However, applicant can switch into another route that leads to settlement.
Secondment Worker Visa
A Secondment Worker visa for foreign employees seeking temporary secondment to the UK by their international employer as part of a high-value contract. This route does not lead to settlement. However, applicant can switch in to another route that leads to settlement.
Service Supplier Visa
The Service Supplier Visa is a form of Global Business Mobility Visa (GBM) that enables foreign nationals working for service providers or as independent contractors, who need to be in the UK to provide services covered by one of the UK’s international trade commitments, to come to the UK temporarily. This route does not lead to settlement. However, applicant can switch in to another route that leads to settlement.
Graduate Trainee Visa
The Graduate Trainee Visa is intended for foreign employees who seek to be sent to the United Kingdom for a work placement as part of a graduate training course leading to a senior managerial post by their employer. This route will not lead to settlement. However, the applicant may choose another route that leads to settlement.
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