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