House of Lords written question – answered at on 21 June 2011.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Jones on 7 February (WA 40), whether the 165 certificates of sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom applied for in 2010 from nationals from Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Jamaica, Peru and Venezuela with no stated occupation were accepted; and how many (a) actors, (b) entertainers, (c) dancers (d) choreographers and (e) musicians from (1) Colombia, (2) Cuba, (3) Jamaica and (4) Venezuela were issued with work permit visas in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
Of the 165 (rounded to the nearest five) certificates of sponsorship (CoS) assigned in 2010 to nationals from Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Jamaica, Peru and Venezuela, 145 were used in migrant applications. An assigned CoS does not mean that the applicant was actually successful in their visa or leave to remain application.
The points-based system was launched in November 2008, replacing the work permit route. As such no work permit visas were issued in 2009 and 2010 for the specific occupations mentioned. In 2009 and 2010, the endorsements used for entry by these occupations would be:
visit-entertainer; and tier five TW (cre-sport) migrant
Visas issued to nationals of Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica and Venezuela in the two categories in 2009 and 2010:
Year | Nationality | Endorsement | Issued |
2009 | Colombia | Tier five TW (cre-port) migrant | 85 |
2009 | Colombia | Visit-entertainer | 55 |
2010 | Colombia | Tier five TW (cre-sport) migrant | 145 |
2010 | Colombia | Visit-entertainer | 85 |
2009 | Cuba | Tier five TW (cre-sport) migrant | 175 |
2009 | Cuba | Visit-entertainer | 115 |
2010 | Cuba | Tier five TW (cre-sport) migrant | 280 |
2010 | Cuba | Visit-entertainer | 25 |
2009 | Jamaica | Tier five TW (cre-sport) migrant | 425 |
2009 | Jamaica | Visit-entertainer | 10 |
2010 | Jamaica | Tier five TW (cre-sport) migrant | 370 |
2009 | Jamaica | Visit-entertainer | 55 |
2009 | Venezuela | Tier five TW (cre-sport) migrant | 10 |
2009 | Venezuela | Visit-entertainer | 30 |
2010 | Venezuela | Tier five TW (cre-sport) migrant | 250 |
2010 | Venezuela | Visit-entertainer | 5 |
The grand total for the calendar years 2009 and 2010 are:
Endorsement | Colombia | Cuba | Jamaica | Venezuela |
Tier five TW (cre-sport) migrant | 230 | 455 | 795 | 260 |
Visit-entertainer | 140 | 140 | 65 | 35 |
*This information is based on Management Information. It is provisional and subject to change.
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