International recruitment

Displaced workers

You are considered a displaced international recruit if you have received a letter from UKVI saying your sponsor (employer) has had their licence revoked.

This means that you may need to find another sponsor who will employ you so you can stay in the UK. 

Support available

If you want further information after you receive your letter, call the UK Visas and Immigration Contact Centre on 0300 790 6268 (select option 2). 

More information and other forms of contact can be found on the GOV.UK website. 

The Department for Health and Social Care have produced guidance to help international recruits looking for jobs in the UK's social care sector. 

This guidance includes information on:

• how to avoid scams
• spot signs of exploitation 
• funding further support 

As part of the BNSSG International Recruitment Project, Proud to Care have developed some guidance and support programmes for overseas care workers in North Somerset.

• Welcome to North Somerset - a useful guide to living in North Somerset
• Free access to an English learning app – we are providing free access to this app for overseas workers. Please email us for more information
• Welcome vouchers – we’re excited to offer a limited number of retail vouchers for individuals sponsored to work in the care sector in North Somerset. These vouchers can be used at most supermarkets and a variety of high street stores. Please ask your employer to email us. 

Further support

More information can be found at these supporting organisations: 

BNSSG sponsorship scheme

Care and Support West are working with Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire councils to offer support and advice to care providers who:

• have a sponsor licence, or
• have applied for one.

The scheme offers access to a range of support for both your business and your international workers.

The scheme will also provide ongoing feedback from care providers to Care and Support West and the three councils. This is to help ensure that the support offered is the most relevant and useful it could be.

What is included

The support includes free services such as:

• webinars - for those who are both new and experienced to sponsoring overseas workers
• cultural awareness training
• monthly legal updates
• access to 30 minutes individual advice from a specialist solicitor (subject to availability)
• guidance from C&SW project staff about the support options available that could be best for your organisation
• monthly newsletters

See the Care and Support West website for more information. 

Training

Bristol City Council has organised cultural awareness training sessions for sponsored care workers. These will be delivered by ASH Healthcare Training and start in January 2025.

The sessions are for sponsored care workers who have recently arrived to the UK. Care workers who have recently started working in a local care setting are also eligible.

Training will take place over a full day - 9:30 for 10am start until 16:30PM.

The training will focus on:

• care values
• improving communication skills
• improving record keeping
• how to delivery care with dignity and respect

Local care providers have kindly offered training rooms to accommodate this training across the BNSSG area. This is to provide a session local to your organisation. There are 12 places available for each date so these may fill up quickly.