Guidance

Temporary Work - Creative Worker certificate of sponsorship: SMS manual 11

Use this step-by-step manual if you are a Creative Worker sponsor managing groups of certificate of sponsorship (CoS).

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 7 April 2014
• Last updated: 7 September 2026
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  1. 7 September 2026

     Added a link to the new manual 13 and updated the glossary.

  2. 16 December 2025

     Removed references to premium customer service.

  3. 2 July 2025

     'Additional SMS manuals' section: removed "submitting a graduate notification" from the purpose of manual 5.

  4. 17 July 2024

     Accessible version added.

  5. 11 July 2024

     Screenshots in pdf version updated.

  6. 11 October 2021

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

  7. 24 May 2021

     Updated version of the guide published.

  8. 1 December 2020

     Updated version of the guide published.

  9. 6 April 2015

     Updated guidance.

  10. 16 July 2014

      Updated guidance.

  11. 7 April 2014

      First published.

Documents

SMS manual 11: Temporary Work – Creative Worker groups of CoS (accessible version)

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SMS manual 11: Temporary Work – Creative Worker groups of CoS

PDF, 1.08 MB, 38 pages

Details

Manual to help sponsors create and manage groups of CoS. Groups of CoS are only available to sponsors licensed in ‘Temporary Work - Creative Worker’.