A sponsor can be an educational institute, employer, endorsing body (businesses) or a family member.

Educational institute

This is a UK regulated education that is approved by the Home Office. You will need to obtain a CAS from the educational institute to be able to study in the UK.

Employer

This is a UK employer that is approved by the Home Office. You will need to obtain a CoS from the employer to be able to work in the UK.

Endorsing body (businesses)

This is a UK endorsing body approved by the Home Office to assess an Innovator or Start-up businessperson wanting to run a business in the UK. You will need to obtain a letter from the endorsing body (Innovator or Start-Up) to be able to apply for your visa.

Family Members

This can be a partner or spouse who is settled in the UK sponsoring you as their fiancee, unmarried partner or spouse. This also can be your partner or spouse holding a British passport living abroad and they now they want to return to the UK with you. If your partner is applying or been approved under a sponsored, business, student or work visa and you are the partner or child, they will become your sponsor.

If a family member needs to apply to enter the UK,  they must complete this form themselves. If you have a child the parent or responsible adult must complete the below form separately as well and ensure the child data is correctly added. If you have an adult dependent who is unable to complete the form based on medical reasons, the child, parent or responsible adult must complete the below form but ensure their data is correctly added.

We like to receive your documents in a certain way and format which will help us to quickly assess your eligibility for a visa. Look at the below links to help you get prepared:

• How to scan my documents options correctly
• How best to name your files
• How to group files together
• File types we can only accept