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Clare College

Cambridge · Currently licensed

Clare College holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 26 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for 3 visa routes, 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: 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	5 Nov 2021
Government Authorised Exchange Temporary Worker	Government Authorised Exchange visa For approved exchange schemes: work experience, training, research and fellowships run by government departments or endorsed bodies. The sponsor is usually the scheme operator, not the host employer.	A rating	19 Jul 2021
Skilled Worker Worker	Skilled Worker visa (including the Health and Care Worker visa) The main UK work visa. Lets the sponsor employ overseas nationals in eligible skilled jobs, from nurses and care workers to engineers, chefs and software developers, for up to 5 years at a time, with a route to settlement.	A rating	23 Jun 2021

Previous route spans

Route	Visa	Rating	From	To
Religious Worker Worker	Religious Worker visa	A rating	6 Oct 2021	4 Nov 2021
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion Worker	Minister of Religion visa (T2)	A rating	23 Jun 2021	5 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

5 Nov 2021
Route removed
No longer licensed for the Religious Worker route (Religious Worker visa).
5 Nov 2021
Route added
Licensed for the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route with A rating: Minister of Religion visa (T2).
6 Oct 2021
Route removed
No longer licensed for the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route (Minister of Religion visa (T2)).
6 Oct 2021
Route added
Licensed for the Religious Worker route with A rating: Religious Worker visa.
19 Jul 2021
Route added
Licensed for the Government Authorised Exchange route with A rating: Government Authorised Exchange visa.

Companies House

Company: CLARE COLLEGE LIMITED 02749139 matched
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 21 Sep 1992
Registered office: CLARE COLLEGE, TRINITY LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1TL
Nature of business: 41100 - Development of building projects
41201 - Construction of commercial buildings

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

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