Immigration Controls: Arts
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to improve (a) training and (b) guidance for Border Force officers on temporary admission procedures for entry into the UK for creative workers.
Answered by Seema Malhotra
Border Force officers are trained to the highest of standards to be able to carry out their role to enforce immigration policy at the border.
Throughout that training, officers are continually tested to ensure they have the required skills and knowledge to carry out their role.
Training in relation to collective workers is thoroughly addressed within existing BF Foundation training given to all officers, and delivered across multiple sessions. This includes relevant policies, including the period of access, the Certificate of Sponsorship, and processing procedures associated with creative workers.
To qualify for entry in this category, a passenger has to meet the following criteria:
• have a valid Temporary Work - Creative Worker certificate of sponsorship (CoS)
• are coming to work in the UK for 3 months or less.
• do not normally need a visa to enter the UK as a visitor.
Further information on how individuals can qualify to enter the UK under this category can be found at: Creative Worker visa (Temporary Work): Creative Worker visa concession - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
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