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Regulation 6

SCHEDULE 4U.K.SPONSORSHIP

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InterpretationU.K.

1.  In this Schedule—

confirmation of acceptance for studies” means an authorisation issued by the Secretary of State to a sponsor and issued to a person by that sponsor, in respect of an application, or potential application, for entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a student;

premium services for sponsors” means the [F1premium services] offered by the Home Office to certain sponsors;

small or charitable sponsor” means a sponsor that is—

(a)

a company that is subject to the small companies regime under section 381 of the Companies Act 2006 M1;

(b)

in the case of a person who is not a company for the purposes of that section, a person who employs no more than 50 employees; or

(c)

a charity within the meaning of section 1 of the Charities Act 2011 M2, or section 1 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 M3, or a body entered in the Scottish Charity Register M4;

sponsorship management request” means an electronic request made by a sponsor in connection with their sponsor licence, through their sponsorship management system account;

[F2“students” means applicants for entry clearance to enter, or limited leave to remain in, the United Kingdom under [F3Appendix Student or Appendix Child Student] to the immigration rules;

“the student route” means either or both of—

(a)

the Student route provided for by [F4Appendix Student] to the immigration rules;

(b)

the Child Student route provided for by [F5Appendix Child Student] to the immigration rules;

“Student Sponsor basic compliance assessment” means the check which a sponsor with Probationary Sponsor status must apply for in order to become registered as having Student Sponsor status, or for which sponsors already registered with Student Sponsor status must apply in order to maintain that registration;]

[F6“temporary workers” means applicants for entry clearance to enter, or limited leave to remain in, the United Kingdom under—

(a)

Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Seasonal Worker to the immigration rules,

(b)

Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Youth Mobility Scheme to those rules,

(c)

Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Religious Worker to those rules,

(d)

Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Charity Worker to those rules,

(e)

Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Creative or Sporting Worker to those rules,

(f)

Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) International Agreement Worker to those rules, or

(g)

Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Government Authorised Exchange Worker to those rules;

“the temporary worker route” means any or all of—

(a)

the Seasonal Worker route provided for by Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Seasonal Worker to the immigration rules;

(b)

the Youth Mobility Scheme route provided for by Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Youth Mobility Scheme to those rules;

(c)

the Religious Worker route provided for by Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Religious Worker to those rules;

(d)

the Charity Worker route provided for by Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Charity Worker to those rules;

(e)

the Creative or Sporting Worker route provided for by Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Creative and Sporting Worker to those rules;

(f)

the International Agreement Worker route provided for by Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) International Agreement Worker to those rules;

(g)

the Government Authorised Exchange Worker route provided for by Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Government Authorised Exchange Worker to those rules;

“temporary worker sponsor” means a person who has a sponsor licence in respect of temporary workers;]

F7...

F8...

[F9“workers” means applicants for entry clearance to enter, or limited leave to remain in, the United Kingdom under—

(a)

Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules,

(b)

Appendix Intra-Company Routes to those rules,

(c)

Appendix T2 Minister of Religion to those rules, or

(d)

Appendix T2 Sportsperson to those rules;

“the worker route” means any or all of—

(a)

the Skilled Worker route provided for by Appendix Skilled Worker to the immigration rules;

(b)

the Intra-Company Transfer route provided for by Appendix Intra-Company Routes to those rules;

(c)

the Intra-Company Graduate Trainee route provided for by Appendix Intra-Company Routes to those rules;

(d)

the T2 Minister of Religion route provided for by Appendix T2 Minister of Religion to those rules;

(e)

the T2 Sportsperson route provided for by Appendix T2 Sportsperson to those rules;

“worker sponsor” means a person who has a sponsor licence in respect of workers.]

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

M12006 c. 46; section 381 was amended by S.I. 2008/393.

M4The Scottish Charity Register was set up pursuant to section 3 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (2005 asp 10).

Fees in connection with sponsorshipU.K.

2.—(1) Table 14 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for sponsor licences, for the issuing of certificates of sponsorship and confirmations of acceptance for studies, and for premium services for sponsors.

(2) Table 15 specifies the amount of fees for other specified applications and processes in connection with sponsorship.

Table 14 (Fees in relation to sponsor licences, premium services for sponsors, certificates of sponsorship and confirmations of acceptance for studies)

Number of feeType of application, service, or processAmount of fee
14.1Fees for applications for sponsor licences where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor
14.1.1Application for sponsor licence in respect of [F10workers] where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£1,476
14.1.2Application for sponsor licence in respect of [F11students] where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£536
14.1.3Application for sponsor licence in respect of [F12temporary workers] where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£536
14.1.4Application for sponsor licence in respect of [F13[F14workers] and students] where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£1,476
14.1.5Application for sponsor licence in respect of [F15workers and temporary workers] where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£1,476
14.1.6Application for sponsor licence in respect of [F16[F17workers, temporary workers] and students] where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£1,476
14.2Fees for applications for sponsor licences where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor
14.2.1Application for sponsor licence in respect of [F18workers] where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor.£536
14.2.2Application for sponsor licence in respect of [F19students] where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor.£536
14.2.3Application for sponsor licence in respect of [F20temporary workers] where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor.£536
14.3Fees for premium services for sponsors
F21. . .F21. . .F21. . .
F21. . .F21. . .F21. . .
14.3.3The provision of premium services for sponsors in respect of [F22the worker route and the temporary worker route] to a sponsor that is not a small or charitable sponsor for a period of 12 months.£25,000
14.3.4The provision of premium services for sponsors in respect of [F23the worker route and the temporary worker route] to a small or charitable sponsor for a period of 12 months.£8,000
14.3.5The provision of premium services for sponsors in respect of [F24the student route] to a sponsor for a period of 12 months.£8,000
14.3.6The expedited processing of a sponsorship management request made by [F25a worker sponsor or a temporary worker sponsor], where the sponsor does not hold a valid premium service package [F26[F27for which a fee has been paid (before, at or after 9.00 a.m. on 1st December 2020) under 14.3.3 or 14.3.4 of this Table] or for which a fee was paid before 6th April 2020 under 14.3.1 or 14.3.2 of this Table].£200
[F2814.3.7 The expedited processing of an application for a sponsor licence made under a priority service.£500]
14.4Fees for the process of issuing certificates of sponsorship and confirmations of acceptance for studies
14.4.1The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship in respect of an application or potential application [F29under Appendix Skilled Worker, Appendix Intra-Company Routes, Appendix T2 Minister of Religion or Appendix T2 Sportsperson to the immigration rules,] where the application is not made in respect of a CESC national (in which case no fee is payable).£199
14.4.2The issuing of a confirmation of acceptance for studies in respect of an application or potential application [F30under [F31Appendix Student or Appendix Child Student] to the immigration rules] .£21
14.4.3The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship in respect of an application or potential application [F32under Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Seasonal Worker, Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Religious Worker, Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Charity Worker, Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Creative or Sporting Worker, Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) International Agreement Worker or Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Government Authorised Exchange Worker to the immigration rules,] where the application is not made in respect of a CESC national (in which case no fee is payable).£21

Textual Amendments

Fees for other applications in connection with sponsorshipU.K.

3.[F33(1) In sub-paragraph (2) a “relevant sponsor licence” means a sponsor licence which—

(a)is a sponsor licence in respect of students or temporary workers or both, and

(b)is not also a sponsor licence in respect of workers.

(2) Where a person who is not a small or charitable sponsor holds a relevant sponsor licence and applies for that licence to be extended so that it is also a sponsor licence in respect of workers, the fee payable for that application is the sum equivalent to the difference between—

(a)the fee paid for the original application for the licence, and

(b)the fee specified by 14.1.1 in Table 14.

(2A) Except as provided for by sub-paragraph (2), no fee is payable for an application to add any route referred to in the definitions of “the student route”, “the temporary worker route” or “the worker route” in paragraph 1 to an existing sponsor licence.]

(3) Where a person holding an existing valid sponsor licence applies for a separate licence, the fee payable is the full fee chargeable in respect of [F34the separate licence applied for].

Table 15 (Fees for other applications and processes in connection with sponsorship)

Number of feeType of application or processAmount of fee
15.1Fee for applications for a [F35Student Sponsor] basic compliance assessment
15.1.1Application for a [F36Student Sponsor] basic compliance assessment.£536
15.2Fee for processes relating to sponsor licences
15.2.1The issuing to a sponsor, on request, of an action plan with which a sponsor must comply in order to achieve or retain a particular status, or to remain on the register of licensed sponsors maintained by the Secretary of State.£1,476

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