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Visas: Sponsorship

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 July 2026UIN 17003

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of UKVI sponsor-compliance decisions are made via a) desk-based assessments and b) on-site visits.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The Home Office does not publish sponsored study visa data broken down by individual Higher Education Institution. However, published data on sponsored study visas is available in the Home Office’s immigration statistics at: Student sponsor guidance - GOV.UK.

The Home Office does not routinely publish a breakdown of sponsor-compliance decisions by assessment type.

Further information is available in the published Sponsor Guidance and the Sponsor Compliance Visits Guidance on GOV.UK: Sponsorship: guidance for employers and educators - GOV.UK.

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