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Freedom of information request

Certificates of sponsorship

Freedom of information request reference
CAS-329444
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Request

I wish to make an FOI request and would be grateful if you could tell me the following:

  • The numbers of certificates of sponsorship (COS) awarded by your organisation for the years 2021–2025 (inclusive) - if possible, please can I have this broken down by in-country and entry visa sponsorship.
  • If possible, the number of these COS which resulted in visa issuance. Although I understand this may not be available for all, or any years. If this is the case I would request that you proceed with the rest of the request.
  • If possible, please could you also provide the annual figures on COS broken down by the occupation code of the roles for which the sponsorship was issued. Also - a break down by nationality of those awarded the certificates of sponsorship.

If any of these results throw up fewer than five results, and you have concerns about 'personal data', then please simply use FOI best practice and enter next to the corresponding field '<5'.

Outcome

Information provided.

Response

I can confirm that The National Archives holds information relevant to your request and we are pleased to be able to provide this information to you.

Your request and our response

The numbers of certificates of sponsorship awarded by your organisation for the years 2021–2025 (inclusive) - if possible, please can I have this broken down by in-country and entry visa sponsorship.

Certificates awarded: 5, all in-country

If possible, the number of these COS which resulted in visa issuance. Although I understand this may not be available for all, or any years. If this is the case I would request that you proceed with the rest of the request.

All certificates of sponsorship 5 resulted in visa issuance

If possible, please could you also provide the annual figures on COS broken down by the occupation code of the roles for which the sponsorship was issued. Also - a break down by nationality of those awarded the certificates of sponsorship.

  • Code 2136 (Programmers and software development professionals) - 2
  • Code 3546 (Conference and exhibition managers and organisers) - 2
  • Code 2133 (IT business analysts, architects and systems designers) – 1
  • Nationalities - Indian – 3, New Zealand – 2
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