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Temporary Seasonal Worker expansion to poultry and food-goods haulage

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CountryUnited Kingdom
Operative dateOctober 11, 2021
CategoryLow-skilled / seasonal labour migration
Policy toolSectoral temporary work permits
Affected groupSeasonal / temporary workers

Policy effect

At 16:00 UK local time on 11 October 2021, CP 542 expanded the existing Seasonal Worker route beyond edible horticulture to specified poultry-production jobs and food-goods haulage driving. The recorded calendar date is 11 October 2021; it is not a 16:00 UTC timestamp. Applications made before the commencement time remain decided under the preceding Rules. For poultry, applications must be made by 15 November 2021 and permission ends on 31 December 2021. Eligible roles are butcher (5431); bird/game dresser, killer and plucker, plucker, poulterer, poultry processor, poultry sticker and trusser (5433); food operative (8111); poultry catcher/handler (9111); poultry vaccinator (9119); and poultry meat packer (9134). For haulage, applications must be made by 1 December 2021 and permission ends on 28 February 2022; the job must be a large goods vehicle driver (8211) involving transportation of food goods. These periods do not replace the horticulture limit: that branch remains the shorter of the sponsored job period plus14 days before and after, or six months in any12-month period. Applicants must be at least18, apply for and obtain Seasonal Worker entry clearance before arrival, use the prescribed online application, pay the required fee, provide required biometrics and a satisfactory passport or travel document, and hold a Certificate of Sponsorship issued no more than three months before application. The certificate must identify the applicant, Seasonal Worker sponsorship, job and salary, and a start date no more than three months after application; it must not have been withdrawn or cancelled, or used in a previously granted or refused application, although a prior invalid, void or withdrawn application does not bar reuse. It must confirm compliance with relevant wage, agricultural-wage and working-time legislation and specify an eligible sector/role. The sponsor must be A-rated on the licensed-sponsor register, endorsed by Defra for the Seasonal Worker route and licensed by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority. The applicant must either hold at least£1,270 for28 days under Appendix Finance or have an A-rated sponsor certify maintenance and accommodation, if needed, through the first month of employment for at least£1,270. Part9 refusal grounds still apply. Grants prohibit public funds and restrict work to the sponsored role; study is allowed subject to ATAS, and police registration applies where Part10 requires it. The existing route's coordinated temporary sector expansion is retained as one record, with both sectors and their different deadlines preserved. Later2022 poultry changes are separate and are not counted here.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Applications made before the commencement time remain decided under the preceding Rules.; For poultry, applications must be made by 15 November 2021 and permission ends on 31 December 2021.; Eligible roles are butcher (5431); For haulage, applications must be made by 1 December 2021 and permission ends on 28 February 2022; the job must be a large goods vehicle driver (8211) involving transportation of food goods.; These periods do not replace the horticulture limit: that branch remains the shorter of the sponsored job period plus14 days before and after, or six months in any12-month period.; Applicants must be at least18, apply for and obtain Seasonal Worker entry clearance before arrival, use the prescribed online application, pay the required fee, provide required biometrics and a satisfactory passport or travel document, and hold a Certificate of Sponsorship issued no more than…

Official source excerpt

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Statement of changes in Immigration Rules Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Home Department by Command of Her Majesty October 2021 (This document is accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum) CP 542 © Crown copyright 2021 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open- government-licence/version/3 Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. Queries should be directed to the Home Office as per the ‘Contact UKVI’ section on the visas and immigration pages of the GOV.UK website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk- visas-and-immigration. Specific written queries relating to this Statement of Changes should be directed to [email protected]. Please note that this mailbox is only for Parliamentary use and specific technical queries regarding the drafting of this Statement of Changes. It is not a contact point for general enquiries. Queries to this e-mail address from outside Parliament about other immigration issues, including how these changes affect applications, will not receive a response. A copy of this Statement of Changes can be found at www.gov.uk/official-documents and also on the visas and immigration pages of the GOV.UK website at www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-rules-statement-of-changes ISBN 978-1-5286-2932-4 E02679313 10/21 Printed on paper containing 75% recycled fibre content minimum Printed in the UK by HH Associates Ltd. on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office 1STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN IMMIGRATION RULES The Home Secretary has made the changes hereinafter stated in the rules laid down by them as to the practice to be followed in the administration of the Immigration Acts for regulating entry into and the stay of persons in the United Kingdom and contained in the statement laid before Parliament on 23 May 1994 (HC 395) as amended. The amending statements were laid before, or presented to, Parliament on 20 September 1994 (Cm 2663), 26 October 1995 (HC 797), 4 January 1996 (Cm 3073), 7 March 1996 (HC 274), 2 April 1996 (HC 329), 29 August 1996 (Cm 3365), 31 October 1996 (HC 31), 27 February 1997 (HC 338), 29 May 1997 (Cm 3669), 5 June 1997 (HC 26), 30 July 1997 (HC 161), 11 May 1998 (Cm 3953), 7 October 1998 (Cm 4065), 18 November 1999 (HC 22), 28 July 2000 (HC 704), 20 September 2000 (Cm 4851), 28 August 2001 (Cm 5253), 16 April 2002 (HC 735), 27 August 2002 (Cm 5597), 7 November 2002 (HC 1301), 26 November 2002 (HC 104), 8 January 2003 (HC 180), 10 February 2003 (HC 389), 31 March 2003 (HC 538), 30 May 2003 (Cm 5829), 24 August 2003 (Cm 5949), 12 November 2003 (HC 1224), 17 December 2003 (HC 95), 12 January 2004 (HC 176), 26 February 2004 (HC 370), 31 March 2004 (HC 464), 29 April 2004 (HC 523), 3 August 2004 (Cm 6297), 24 … (Cm 6339), 18 October 2004 (HC 1112), 20 December 2004 (HC 164), 11 January 2005 (HC 194), 7 February 2005 (HC 302), 22 February 2005 (HC 346), 24 March 2005 (HC 486), 15 June 2005 (HC 104), 12 July 2005 (HC 299), 24 October 2005 (HC 582), 9 November 2005 (HC 645), 21 November 2005 (HC 697), 19 December 2005 (HC 769), 23 January 2006 (HC 819), 1 March 2006 (HC 949), 30 March 2006 (HC 1016), 20 April 2006 (HC 1053), 19 July 2006 (HC 1337), 18 September 2006 (Cm 6918), 7 November 2006 (HC 1702), 11 December 2006 (HC 130), 19 March 2007 (HC 398), 3 April 2007 (Cm 7074), 4 April 2007 (Cm 7075), 7 November 2007 (HC 28), 13 November 2007 (HC 40), 19 November 2007 (HC 82), 6 February 2008 (HC 321), 17 March 2008 (HC 420), 9 June 2008 (HC 607), 10 July 2008 (HC 951), 15 July 2008 (HC 971), 4 November 2008 (HC 1113), 9 February 2009 (HC 227), 9 March 2009 (HC 314), 24 April 2009 (HC 413), 9 September 2009 (Cm 7701), 23 September 2009 (Cm 7711), 10 December 2009 (HC 120), 10 February 2010 (HC 367), 18 March 2010 (HC 439), 28 June 2010 (HC 59), 15 July 2010 (HC 96), 22 July 2010 (HC 382), 19 August 2010 (Cm 7929), 1 October 2010 (Cm 7944), 21 December 2010 (HC 698), 16 March 2011 (HC 863), 31 March 2011 (HC 908), 13 June 2011 (HC 1148), 19 July 2011 (HC 1436), 10 October 2011 (HC 1511), 7 November 2011 (HC 1622), 8 December 2011 (HC 1693), 20 December 2011 (HC 1719), 19 January 2012 (HC 1733), 15 March 2012 (HC 1888), 4 April 2012 (Cm 8337), 13 June 2012 (HC 194), 9 July 2012 (HC 514), 19 July 2012 (Cm 8423), 5 September 2012 (HC 565), 22 November 2012 (HC 760), 12 December 2012 (HC 820), 20 December 2012 (HC 847), 30 January 2013 (HC 943), 7 February 2013 (HC 967), 11 March 2013 (HC 1038), 14 March 2013 (HC 1039), 9 April 2013 (Cm 8599), 10 June 2013 (HC 244), 31 July 2013 (Cm 8690), 6 September 2013 (HC 628), 9 October 2013 (HC 686), 8 November 2013 (HC 803), 9 December 2013 (HC 887), 10 December 2013 (HC 901), 18 December 2013 (HC 938), 10 March 2014 1 This Statement of Changes can be viewed at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-rules-statement-of-changes Page 1 of 4 (HC 1130), 13 March 2014 (HC 1138), 1 April 2014 (HC 1201), 10 June 2014 (HC 198), 10 July 2014 (HC 532), 16 October 2014 (HC 693), 26 February 2015 (HC 1025), 16 March 2015 (HC1116), 13 July 2015 (HC 297), 17 September 2015 (HC 437), 29 October 2015 (HC535), 11 March 2016 (HC 877), 3 November 2016 (HC 667), 16 March 2017 (HC 1078), 20 July 2017 (HC 290), 7 December 2017 (HC 309), 15 March 2018 (HC 895), 15 June 2018 (HC 1154), 20 July 2018 (Cm 9675), 11 October 2018 (HC 1534), 11 December 2018 (HC 1779), 20 December 2018 (HC 1849), 7 March 2019 (HC 1919), 1 April 2019 (HC 2099), 9 September 2019 (HC 2631), 24 October 2019 (HC 170), 30 January 2020 (HC 56), 12 March 2020 (HC 120), 14 May 2020 (CP 232), 10 September 2020 (HC 707), 22 October 2020 (HC 813), 10 December 2020 (HC 1043), 31 December 2020 (CP 361), 4 March 2021 (HC 1248) and 10 September 2021 (HC 617). Thes …
Home Office: complete original Statements of Changes and official historical RulesHome Office, Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: CP 542, 11 October 2021.; UK Home Office, Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules: CP 542, 11 October 2021.Open official source
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