Visas: Sponsorship

(asked on 14th May 2026) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of access to the Certificate of Sponsorship priority service on (a) recruitment, (b) workforce capacity and (c) service provision in the care sector.


Answered by
Mike Tapp Portrait
Mike Tapp
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
This question was answered on 19th May 2026

The number of daily priority slots available has recently been increased to 120 requests per day, alongside a reduction in the service level agreement timescales for standard requests. In addition to this, organisations operating within the care sector can have their Certificate of Sponsorship requests prioritised without the associated fees via the support of a letter from a Director of Adult Social Services (DASS) submitted to UKVI to a dedicated mailbox established for this process.

Priority change of circumstances for sponsors - GOV.UK

UK visa sponsorship for employers: Certificates of sponsorship - GOV.UK

You can apply for extra undefined certificates through the sponsorship management system.

You can also pay to get a decision within 5 working days.

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