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. 

Bristol City Council has organised cultural awareness training sessions for sponsored care workers. These will be delivered by ASH Healthcare Training/ 

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.

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.

If you have any questions about these sessions please contact greta.cerniauskaite@bristol.gov.uk.

More information can be found at these supporting organisations: 

Healthzone - our sponsored care workers app