The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of T2 Sportsperson Route and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

7.—(1) Schedule 4 (sponsorship) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1—

(a) in the definition of “temporary workers”, for paragraphs (a) to (g) substitute—

“(a) Appendix Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker to the immigration rules,

(b) Appendix Youth Mobility Scheme to those rules,

(c) Appendix Temporary Work – Religious Worker to those rules,

(d) Appendix Temporary Work – Charity Worker to those rules,

(e) Appendix Temporary Work – Creative Worker to those rules,

(f) Appendix Temporary Work – International Agreement to those rules, or

(g) Appendix Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange to those rules;”;

(b) in the definition of “the temporary worker route”, for paragraphs (a) to (g) substitute—

“(a) the Seasonal Worker route provided for by Appendix Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker to the immigration rules;

(b) the Youth Mobility Scheme route provided for by Appendix Youth Mobility Scheme to those rules;

(c) the Religious Worker route provided for by Appendix Temporary Work – Religious Worker to those rules;

(d) the Charity Worker route provided for by Appendix Temporary Work – Charity Worker to those rules;

(e) the Creative Worker route provided for by Appendix Temporary Work – Creative Worker to those rules;

(f) the International Agreement route provided for by Appendix Temporary Work – International Agreement to those rules;

(g) the Government Authorised Exchange route provided for by Appendix Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange to those rules;”;

(c) in the definition of “workers” for paragraph (d) substitute—

“(d) Appendix International Sportsperson to those rules;”;

(d) in the definition of “the worker route”, for paragraph (e) substitute—

“(e) the International Sportsperson route provided for by Appendix International Sportsperson to those rules;”.

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

(a) in 14.4.1 in the second column—

(i) for the comma after “Appendix Intra-Company Routes” substitute “or”;

(ii) omit “or Appendix T2 Sportsperson”;

(iii) for “where the application is not made” substitute “except where the application is”;

(b) after 14.4.1 insert—

“14.4.1A	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, except where the application is in respect of a CESC national (in which case no fee is payable).	£21
14.4.1B	The 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, except where the application is in respect of a CESC national (in which case no fee is payable).	£199”

(c) in 14.4.3 for the words in the second column substitute—

“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, except where the application is in respect of a CESC national (in which case no fee is payable)— (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.”

(4) In paragraph 3 after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(2ZA) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), a sponsor licence in respect of applicants under Appendix International Sportsperson to the immigration rules is to be regarded as a sponsor licence in respect of temporary workers rather than a sponsor licence in respect of workers if it—

(a) became a sponsor licence in respect of applicants under that Appendix at 9.00 a.m. on 11th October 2021 by virtue of having been a sponsor licence in respect of applicants under Appendix T5 (Temporary Worker) Creative or Sporting Worker immediately before that time, and

(b) is not also a sponsor licence in respect of applicants under Appendix Skilled Worker, Appendix Intra-Company Routes or Appendix T2 Minister of Religion to those rules.”