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Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors: sponsor a Charity Worker

Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a Charity Worker.

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
9 December 2020
Last updated
98 April 20252026 — See all updates

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This document provides information for charitable organisations on how to sponsor a worker on the Charity Worker (Temporary Worker) route.

The Charity Worker route is for voluntary workers who wish to come to the UK to do unpaid work for a charitable organisation for a maximum period of 12 months.

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Published 9 December 2020
Last updated 98 April 20252026 + show all updates

  2. The guidance has been updated to reflect a change to the Immigration Rules coming into force on 9 April 2025, more details can be found within the guidance.

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Update history

2026-04-08 00:01
Updated the guidance in line with the Immigration Rules changes which came into effect on 8 April 2026. A full list of changes can be found within the guidance.

2025-04-09 00:01
The guidance has been updated to reflect a change to the Immigration Rules coming into force on 9 April 2025, more details can be found within the guidance.

2023-04-12 00:15
The guidance has been updated to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules that came into force on 12 April 2023. A full list of the changes is in the document.

2022-04-11 09:00
Updated guidance for sponsoring a Charity Worker for use on or after 11 April 2022.