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Chichester Festival Theatre

Chichester, West Sussex · Currently licensed

Chichester Festival Theatre 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 Creative Worker 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)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
Creative Worker Worker	Creative Worker visa For theatres, production companies, orchestras and similar bringing in performers, artists and crew for up to 12 months (24 in some cases).	A rating	11 Oct 2021

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

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

11 Oct 2021
Route removed
No longer licensed for the Creative & Sporting route (Creative and Sporting visa (closed 2021)).
11 Oct 2021
Route added
Licensed for the Creative Worker route with A rating: Creative Worker visa.

Companies House

Company: CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE 04210225 name match
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated: 2 May 2001
Registered office: OAKLANDS PARK, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX, PO19 6AP
Nature of business: 90010 - Performing arts
90020 - Support activities to performing arts
90030 - Artistic creation
90040 - Operation of arts facilities

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

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