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Paragraph 2 Fees in connection with sponsorship

United Kingdom

(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 F1workers where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.F2£1,682
14.1.2Application for sponsor licence in respect of F3students where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£611
14.1.3Application for sponsor licence in respect of F4temporary workers where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£611
14.1.4Application for sponsor licence in respect of F5F6workers and students where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£1,682
14.1.5Application for sponsor licence in respect of F7workers and temporary workers where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£1,682
14.1.6Application for sponsor licence in respect of F8F9workers, temporary workers and students where the applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor.£1,682
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 F10workers where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor.£611
14.2.2Application for sponsor licence in respect of F11students where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor.£611
14.2.3Application for sponsor licence in respect of F12temporary workers where the applicant is a small or charitable sponsor.£611
14.3Fees for premium services for sponsors
F13. . .. . .. . .
F14. . .. . .. . .
14.3.6The expedited processing of a sponsorship management request made by F15a worker sponsor F16, a temporary worker sponsor or a student sponsor.F17£350
F1814.3.7 The expedited processing of an application for a sponsor licence made under a priority service.F19£750
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 F20under Appendix Skilled Worker, F21Appendix T2 Minister of Religion or Appendix Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist WorkerF22... to the immigration rulesF23....F24£525
F2514.4.1A The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship for a period of 12 months or less in respect of an application or potential application under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rules F26....£55
14.4.1BThe issuing of a certificate of sponsorship for a period of more than 12 months in respect of an application or potential application under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rules F27....£525
14.4.2The issuing of a confirmation of acceptance for studies in respect of an application or potential application F28under F29Appendix Student or Appendix Child Student to the immigration rules.£55
14.4.3 F30 The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship in respect of an application or potential application under any of the following Appendices to the immigration rules F31 ...—

(a) Appendix Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker;

(b) Appendix Temporary Work – Religious Worker;

(c) Appendix Temporary Work – Charity Worker;

(d) Appendix Temporary Work – Creative Worker;

(e) Appendix Temporary Work – International Agreement;

(f) Appendix Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange.

F32(g) Appendix Scale-up

£55
F3314.4.4

The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship in respect of an application or potential application under any of the following Appendices to the immigration rules—

(a) Appendix Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee;

(b) Appendix Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker;

(c) Appendix Global Business Mobility – Service Supplier;

(d) Appendix Global Business Mobility – Secondment Worker.

£55
F3414.5 Fees for sponsorship approval under Sponsor a Worker
14.5.1Approving a sponsor under Sponsor a Worker in respect of an application or potential application under Appendix Skilled Worker, Appendix T2 Minister of Religion or Appendix Global Business Mobility - Senior or Specialist Worker to the immigration rules.£525
14.5.2Approving a sponsor for a period of 12 months or less under Sponsor a Worker in respect of an application or potential application under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rules.£55
14.5.3Approving a sponsor for a period of more than 12 months under Sponsor a Worker in respect of an application or potential application under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rules.£525
14.5.4

Approving a sponsor under Sponsor a Worker in respect of an application or potential application under any of the following Appendices to the immigration rules—

  1. (a)

    Appendix Temporary Work - Seasonal Worker;

  2. (b)

    Appendix Temporary Work - Religious Worker;

  3. (c)

    Appendix Temporary Work - Charity Worker;

  4. (d)

    Appendix Temporary Work - Creative Worker;

  5. (e)

    Appendix Temporary Work - International Agreement;

  6. (f)

    Appendix Temporary Work - Government Authorised Exchange;

  7. (g)

    Appendix Scale-up.

£55
14.5.5

Approving a sponsor under Sponsor a Worker in respect of an application or potential application under any of the following Appendices to the immigration rules—

  1. (a)

    Appendix Global Business Mobility - Graduate Trainee;

  2. (b)

    Appendix Global Business Mobility - UK Expansion Worker;

  3. (c)

    Appendix Global Business Mobility - Service Supplier;

  4. (d)

    Appendix Global Business Mobility - Secondment Worker.

£55

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (1.12.2020 at 9.00 am) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 2 and Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(a)

F2

Sum in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (8.4.2026 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration, Nationality and Passports (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/311), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4

F3

Word in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (5.10.2020 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 4 and Fees) and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/966), regs. 1(2), 20(3)(a)

F4

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (1.12.2020 at 9.00 am) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 2 and Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(b)

F5

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (5.10.2020 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 4 and Fees) and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/966), regs. 1(2), 20(3)(b)

F6

Word in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (1.12.2020 at 9.00 am) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 2 and Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(c)

F7

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (1.12.2020 at 9.00 am) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 2 and Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(d)

F8

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (5.10.2020 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 4 and Fees) and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/966), regs. 1(2), 20(3)(c)

F9

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (1.12.2020 at 9.00 am) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 2 and Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(e)

F10

Word in Sch. 4 substituted (1.12.2020 at 9.00 am) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 2 and Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(f)

F11

Word in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (5.10.2020 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 4 and Fees) and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/966), regs. 1(2), 20(3)(d)

F12

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (1.12.2020 at 9.00 am) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 2 and Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(g)

F13

Word in Sch. 4 Table 14 omitted (6.4.2020) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/294), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(a)

F14

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 omitted (11.11.2025) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1108), regs. 1(1), 5(2)(a)

F15

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (1.12.2020 at 9.00 am) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 2 and Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(j)(i)

F16

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (11.11.2025) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1108), regs. 1(1), 5(2)(b)(i)

F17

Sum in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (11.11.2025) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1108), regs. 1(1), 5(2)(b)(ii)

F18

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 inserted (12.11.2020) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 2 and Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1147), regs. 1(3), 11(3)(k)

F19

Sum in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (11.11.2025) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1108), regs. 1(1), 5(2)(c)

F20

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (1.12.2020 at 9.00 am) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 2 and Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(l)

F21

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (11.4.2022 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality and Immigration Services Commissioner (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/296), regs. 1(4)(e), 8(3)(a)

F22

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 omitted (11.10.2021 at 9.00 a.m.) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of T2 Sportsperson Route and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1035), reg. 1(3)(c)(iii), Sch. 2 para. 7(3)(a)(ii)

F23

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 omitted (26.2.2022) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of T2 Sportsperson Route and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1035), reg. 1(5), Sch. 3 para. 5(2)(a)

F24

Sums in Sch. 4 para. 2 Table 14 substituted (9.4.2025 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration, Nationality and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/363), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 1

F25

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 inserted (11.10.2021 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of T2 Sportsperson Route and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1035), reg. 1(3)(c)(iii), Sch. 2 para. 7(3)(b)

F26

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 omitted (26.2.2022) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of T2 Sportsperson Route and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1035), reg. 1(5), Sch. 3 para. 5(2)(b)

F27

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 omitted (26.2.2022) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of T2 Sportsperson Route and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1035), reg. 1(5), Sch. 3 para. 5(2)(c)

F28

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (5.10.2020 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 4 and Fees) and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/966), regs. 1(2), 20(3)(f)

F29

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (1.12.2020 at 9.00 am) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 2 and Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(3)(m)

F30

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 substituted (11.10.2021 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of T2 Sportsperson Route and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1035), reg. 1(3)(c)(iii), Sch. 2 para. 7(3)(c)

F31

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 omitted (26.2.2022) by virtue of The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of T2 Sportsperson Route and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1035), reg. 1(5), Sch. 3 para. 5(2)(d)

F32

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 inserted (22.8.2022) by The Immigration and Nationality and Immigration Services Commissioner (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/296), regs. 1(9)(c), 8(3)(b)

F33

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 inserted (11.4.2022 at 9.00 a.m.) by The Immigration and Nationality and Immigration Services Commissioner (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/296), regs. 1(4)(e), 8(3)(c)

F34

Words in Sch. 4 Table 14 inserted (10.9.2024) by The Immigration, Nationality and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/398), regs. 1(2)(g), 12(4)