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South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

Bristol, NULL · Currently licensed

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 28 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for the International Sportsperson visa, and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 23 Jun 2021 (already licensed when daily CSV publication began; the licence may be older)
Last confirmed: 28 Oct 2026 (latest edition)
Listing spells: 2 (removed and re-listed 1 time)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
International Sportsperson Worker	International Sportsperson visa For sports clubs and governing bodies bringing in elite players and coaches endorsed by their sport.	A rating	19 Apr 2024

Previous route spans

Route	Visa	Rating	From	To
Creative & Sporting Temporary Worker	Creative and Sporting visa (closed 2021)	A rating	23 Jun 2021	7 Oct 2021
International Sportsperson Worker	International Sportsperson visa	A rating	23 Jun 2021	27 Feb 2024

Ratings: Full compliance. The sponsor can assign Certificates of Sponsorship and recruit from overseas normally. Downgraded after compliance concerns. The sponsor is on a time-limited action plan with the Home Office and cannot sponsor new workers until it is restored to an A rating. Failure to complete the plan leads to revocation. More.

Licence history

19 Apr 2024
Re-listed on register
Listed again after an absence, typically after a suspension was lifted or a new licence granted.
29 Feb 2024
Removed from register
No longer listed, so unable to sponsor new visas from this date. Last seen in the edition of 27 Feb 2024. The register does not state the reason.
11 Oct 2021
Route removed
No longer licensed for the Creative & Sporting route (Creative and Sporting visa (closed 2021)).

Companies House

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Other register entries with this name

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, Stroud

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