INTERNATIONAL SPORTSPERSONS ENDORSEMENT REQUESTS

Migrants applying to come to the UK under the International Sportsperson route need to be sponsored by an organisation that has an International Sportsperson sponsor licence.

(The full Immigration Rules for the International Sportsperson route can be found at Appendix International Sportsperson)

If you wish to sponsor such migrants, you must have a sponsor licence. Before you apply to the Home Office for a licence you must be endorsed by British Fencing.

This endorsement confirms to the Home Office that the application for a licence is from a genuine sports club (or equivalent) that has a legitimate requirement to bring migrants to the UK as sportspeople. Once licensed, you can assign certificates of sponsorship to a sportsperson or coach with a job offer that allows them to apply for entry clearance or permission to stay in the UK. Each individual must also have a personal endorsement from British Fencing (as an approved sports governing body) before you assign the certificate of sponsorship.

The 2024-25 British Fencing endorsement requirements as agreed with the Home Office can be found here.

These requirements are applicable to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

If you have any questions or need clarification, please contact us here.