This section explains how you can come or stay as a sportsperson (Tier 2 Sportsperson) under our points-based system to work in the United Kingdom.
Tier 2 of the points-based system will open to applications on 27 November 2008. The policy guidance for Tier 2 was published on 4 November 2008 and can be downloaded from the right side of this page. The application form for Tier 2 Sportsperson was published on 20 November 2008. Additional information will be published on this website on 27 November 2008.
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Irish Republic, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are not members of the European Union (EU) but citizens of these countries have the same rights to enter, live in and work in the United Kingdom as EU citizens.
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