Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors: sponsor an International Sportsperson

8.4.2026

  | Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

 Guidance on sponsoring an International Sportsperson. 


This document provides information for employers in the sporting sector on how to sponsor a sportsperson or coach on the International Sportsperson immigration route.

The International Sportsperson route is for elite sportspersons or qualified sports coaches who are internationally established and can make a significant contribution to the development of their sport at its highest level in the UK.

This route has replaced the following routes:


T2 Sportsperson
the sporting provisions of the T5 (Temporary Worker) Creative or Sporting Worker route

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workers-and-temporary-workers-guidance-for-sponsors-sponsor-a-sportsperson-or-sporting-worker