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Guidance

Creating and assigning a CoS: SMS manual 8

A step-by-step manual to creating and assigning a certificate of sponsorship (CoS). This document should be viewed with the SMS manual 8a.

From:
UK Visas and Immigration
Published
7 April 2014
Last updated
93 July 20242025 — See all updates

Documents

SMS guide 8: Creating and assigning a CoS (accessible)

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SMS guide 8: Creating and assigning a CoS

PDF, 1.231.18 MB, 48 pages

Details

To help sponsors create and assign individual and batches of CoS.

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Published 7 April 2014
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Update history

2025-07-03 09:43
Updated to remove reference to the graduate route.

2024-07-09 16:43
Screenshots in the pdf version updated.

2023-02-06 16:45
Accessible version added.

2022-05-10 16:22
Updated guide as rules have changed.