FOI release

Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship Data

Case reference FOI2026/00661

Received 23 March 2026

Published 22 April 2026

Request

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please could you provide the following information for your council:

1. Whether the council currently holds a Skilled Worker sponsor licence.

2. The number of job roles within the council currently eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.

3. The total number of Skilled Worker visas (or Certificates of Sponsorship) issued by the council in each of the following financial years:

* 2023/2024

* 2024/2025 (to date)

4. A breakdown of the job roles or departments for which these sponsorships were issued.

5. Whether there are any current or planned recruitment campaigns that include visa sponsorship.

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please find the answers to your queries below:

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please could you provide the following information for your council:

1. Whether the council currently holds a Skilled Worker sponsor licence.

No.

2. The number of job roles within the council currently eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.

N/A.

3. The total number of Skilled Worker visas (or Certificates of Sponsorship) issued by the council in each of the following financial years:

* 2023/2024

* 2024/2025 (to date)

N/A.

4. A breakdown of the job roles or departments for which these sponsorships were issued.

N/A.

5. Whether there are any current or planned recruitment campaigns that include visa sponsorship.

No.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

Guildford Borough Council

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