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River Church Ipswich

Ipswich, Suffolk · Currently licensed

River Church Ipswich holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 26 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for 2 visa routes, and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 30 Aug 2022
Last confirmed: 26 Oct 2026 (latest edition)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion Worker	Minister of Religion visa (T2) For religious organisations employing ministers, missionaries or members of a religious order in a leading role.	A rating	16 Jun 2023
Charity Worker Temporary Worker	Charity Worker visa For registered charities hosting unpaid voluntary workers for up to 12 months.	A rating	30 Aug 2022

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

16 Jun 2023
Route added
Licensed for the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route with A rating: Minister of Religion visa (T2).
30 Aug 2022
Added to register
First appeared on the register of licensed sponsors.

Companies House

Company: RIVER CHURCH IPSWICH CE026259 name match
Status: Active
Type: Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Incorporated: 20 May 2021
Nature of business: None Supplied

Matched from the Companies House monthly bulk data by company name. The sponsor register itself carries no company number.

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