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Licensed to sponsor the Religious Worker route and 1 other from Risca, according to the Home Office register.
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Claim this pageIt is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors for the Religious Worker (A rating) and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion (A rating) routes. It was first seen on the register in January 2023. Our copies of the register start then, so it may have been listed earlier.
From Companies House and the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, checked 22 Oct 2026.
First seen on the register in January 2023. Our copies of the register start then, so it may have been listed earlier. No changes to its licence since then.
We have no copy of the register between June 2024 and January 2025, so changes in that time show as a range.
Built by comparing daily copies of the Home Office register from January 2023.
Yes. St Mary and St Abu Saifain Coptic Orthodox Church is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors for the Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion routes.
It holds an active sponsor licence for the Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion routes. Whether a particular role is sponsored is up to the employer; the licence only means it is allowed to.
The register lists St Mary and St Abu Saifain Coptic Orthodox Church for 2 routes: Religious Worker (A rating) and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion (A rating).
St Mary and St Abu Saifain Coptic Orthodox Church was first seen on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors in January 2023. Our copies of the register start then, so it may have been listed earlier.
The register gives a rating for each route: Religious Worker (A rating) and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion (A rating).
Companies House has no industry classification on file for St Mary and St Abu Saifain Coptic Orthodox Church.
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