28 June 2024

Visa sponsorship settings

The Visa sponsorship settings area details the settings for the sponsor licence number and the reference data.

You must have the required permissions, as defined by the authorisation policies, to edit the sponsor licence number. For more information on permissions, go to Visa sponsor permissions.

Sponsor management

Visa sponsorship settings enables to you enter or update the sponsor licence number for the institution. Sponsor management defines the sponsor licence number for the institution.

Reference data

Reference data defines the reference data for CAS requests. The table Visa sponsorship reference data details the reference data used in Visa sponsorship. The reference data is non-editable.

Visa sponsorship reference data
Reference name	Description
Academic level	Academic levels that define the qualification an applicant has achieved. The academic levels are based on the following frameworks: CEFR (Common European framework of reference for languages) For more information on CEFR, go to Common Reference levels . RQF (Regulated qualifications framework For more information on RQF, go to What qualification levels mean . SCQF (Scottish credit and qualifications framework) For more information on SCQF, go to SCQF – The Framework .
CAS status	The status of the CAS from UKVI, currently only Assigned is in use.
CAS gender	Genders classified by biological sex, that is Male or Female.
Course progression	Course progression defines whether the course applied for is the Same, Lower, or Higher than any previous courses completed by the student.
English language level attained	Level that the student attained in their English language test, such as CEFR level A2.
English test provider	Provider of the student's English language test, such as Pearson.
Reason SELT not required	Reason a student does not need to provide a SELT (secure English language test), such as Migrant from majority English speaking country.
Request status	Status of the CAS request in Visa sponsorship, such as Preparing, Awaiting approval, Ready to send to UKVI, and Assigned. Note that the CAS request status corresponds to the folder in Visa sponsorship and is also shown in applications.