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Register of licensed sponsors: workers

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Register of licensed sponsors: workers

List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers under Tiers 2 and 5.

DocumentsTiers 2 and 5 register of sponsorsDetails

This document lists Tier 2 and 5 sponsors. It includes information about the category of workers they’re licensed to sponsor and their sponsorship rating.

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Register of licensed sponsors: students

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Register of licensed sponsors: students

List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.

DocumentsRegister of Student sponsorsDetails

This document lists institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes. It includes information about the category of students they’re licensed to sponsor and their sponsorship rating.

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Powers and operational procedure

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Powers and operational procedure

Guidance and information on administrative and criminal powers for officers dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.

DocumentsArrest and restraintClandestine illegal entrantsCoercive powers: overviewCritical incident managementEnforcement planning assessmentsEnforcement interviewsEnforcement visitsEnforcement visits: safety and personal protectionIdentifying people at riskIllegal working operationsMarriage investigationsMethod of entryPartnership workingPost enforcement visit actionsRecord keeping during enforcement visitsRight to rent: landlords’ penaltiesSearch and seizureWarrants: procurement and useSafeguarding and establishing lawful residenceDetails

Enforcement instructions and guidance documents on administrative and criminal powers for officers dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.

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Family migration: adequate maintenance and accommodation

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Family migration: adequate maintenance and accommodation

Immigration staff guidance on considering family migration applications that are not required to; or cannot meet the minimum income threshold.

DocumentsFamily migration: adequate maintenance and accommodationDetails

Immigration staff guidance for how to decide family migration applications that are not required to, or cannot meet the minimum income threshold under Part 8 of the Immigration Rules and instead meet a requirement for adequate maintenance and accommodation.

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Chapter 08: appendix FM family members (immigration staff guidance)

Guidance

Chapter 08: appendix FM family members (immigration staff guidance)

Immigration staff guidance on dealing with family applications made after 9 July 2012.

DocumentsAppendix FM 1.7: financial requirementAppendix FM 1.7a: maintenanceAnnex FM 3.1: childrenAnnex FM 3.2: children guidanceAnnex FM 3.2aAnnex FM 6.0: adult dependent relatives Details

Immigration staff guidance about handling applications from families applying after 9 July 2012 under the Immigration Rules, chapter 8, appendix FM.

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EU Settlement Scheme: community support for vulnerable citizens

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EU Settlement Scheme: community support for vulnerable citizens

Organisations funded to provide support to vulnerable and at risk EU citizens applying to the EU Settlement Scheme.

DocumentsList of organisationsDetails

Charities, local authorities and voluntary organisations across the UK are being funded to provide help and information to vulnerable EU, EEA and Swiss citizens applying to the EU Settlement Scheme.

Practical support is available for a range of needs including disabled people, children, those with severe mental health conditions, victims of human trafficking or domestic abuse, those without a permanent address, those who are homeless and those who are elderly or isolated.

The 72 grant funded organisations are located across the UK to ensure services are available to those who most need it.

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Guidance

Coronavirus (COVID-19): get support if you’re a migrant living in the UK

Guidance

Coronavirus (COVID-19): get support if you’re a migrant living in the UK

This page explains the support you can get if you do not have permission to live permanently in the UK.

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If you need medical treatment in the UK

If you’re employed in the UK

If you’re studying in the UK

If you cannot afford housing costs

If you’re an asylum seeker

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You may not be able to access public funds but you may be able to get support from the UK government if you’re a migrant living in the UK.

You can apply for access to public funds by making a ‘change of conditions’ application if you have a UK family or private life visa and either:

you’re destitute or at risk of destitution
your child’s welfare is at risk due to low income
you’re in other exceptional financial circumstances
If you need medical treatment in the UK

You will not have to pay for diagnosis or treatmen..

Guidance

Employer sponsorship: restricted certificate allocations

Guidance

Employer sponsorship: restricted certificate allocations

A list of restricted certificates allocated each month for employer sponsorship in Tier 2 (General).

DocumentsAllocations of restricted certificates of sponsorshipDetails

This document lists the number of restricted certificates allocated to employer sponsors by month, for foreign workers in Tier 2 (General).

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Guidance

Frontier workers in the UK: rights and status

Guidance

Frontier workers in the UK: rights and status

Guidance for frontier workers who want to continue working in the UK or who wish to begin employment in the UK.

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Frontier working before 1 January 2021

Frontier working from 1 January 2021

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On 1 January 2021 the UK’s points-based immigration system will come into effect, and there are some changes frontier workers need to be aware of.

You’re a frontier worker if you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen and you are employed or self-employed in the UK but live elsewhere.

Irish citizens do not need to do anything to continue working in the UK from 1 January 2021.

Frontier working before 1 January 2021

You’ll be able to keep your frontier worker status if you’re frontier working in the UK by 31 December 2020, but you’ll need to apply for a frontier worker permit.

Irish citizens will not need a frontier worker permit but may apply for one if th..

Guidance

Fees for citizenship applications

Guidance

Fees for citizenship applications

Information about fees for citizenship and right of abode applications and payment slip.

DocumentsFees for citizenship applications and the right of abode from 6 April 2018Payment slip – citizenship or right of abode applications (paper applications only)Details

Read this information to find out how much you need to pay to apply for citizenship or right of abode in the UK.

This includes fees for reconsiderations, status checks, duplicate certificates, confirmation of the non-acquisition of British citizenship and certificate corrections.

It also explains how you can pay for your online or paper application.

You can check the different ways you can become a British citizen.

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Guidance

Code of conduct: interpreters working for UK Visas and Immigration

Guidance

Code of conduct: interpreters working for UK Visas and Immigration

Asylum policy guidance on the code of conduct for interpreters.

DocumentsInterpreters code of conductDetails

Asylum policy guidance which explains UK Visas and Immigration’s code of conduct for its freelance interpreters.

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Visas and entry clearance