Regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority · Ref No. F201700062
Sponsoring Workers
Temporary worker routes are used for time-limited work, exchanges and specific arrangements rather than ongoing employment.
They carry their own conditions, and they suit some situations far better than others.
The Temporary Work routes cover defined, time-limited purposes: creative work, charity work, religious work, government authorised exchange schemes, and international agreement arrangements.
They are appropriate where the work genuinely fits the purpose of the route. They are not a convenient alternative to Skilled Worker sponsorship for ordinary employment.
Temporary Work sponsors have the same core duties: record keeping, monitoring, reporting and cooperation with the Home Office. The shorter engagements make record keeping harder, not easier, and turnover of key personnel is a common weakness.
Where an organisation sponsors under a scheme operated by an overarching body, responsibilities are shared and should be documented between the parties.
What is actually needed depends on your circumstances. We confirm the list with you before anything is prepared.
We look at the organisation, the roles involved and what has already been done, so advice is based on the actual position rather than assumptions.
We set out what the Home Office will expect to see and where the evidence or the internal position needs work.
We help prepare the application, supporting documents and the internal record keeping that sits behind it.
We advise on requests for further information, compliance activity and any conditions attached to the outcome.
This page is general information about UK immigration and is not advice on your individual circumstances. Requirements, guidance and procedures change. Please obtain advice before relying on anything published here.
We will tell you how UKU can assist, and what the realistic options are.
