Guidance

Creating and assigning a CoS: SMS guide 8

A step-by-step guide to creating and assigning a certificate of sponsorship (CoS). This document should be viewed with the SMS guide 8a.

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
7 April 2014
Last updated
10 May 2022 — See all updates

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SMS guide 8: Creating and assigning a CoS

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To help sponsors create and assign individual and batches of CoS.

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Published 7 April 2014
Last updated 10 May 2022 + show all updates

  1. Updated guide as rules have changed.

  2. Updated in line with changes to the Immigration Rules on 11 October 2021.

  3. Updated version of the guidance published.

  4. Updated version of guide published.

  5. Updated guidance.

  6. Updated guidance.

  7. First published.