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  OSCAR April 26, 2024 at 10:13am

  A question from a mission organisation:
  
  My questions are along the lines of us becoming an organisation that is able to offer visa slots (probably not the write phraseology).
  • do you know what is required? Is it registering with the UKBA? If so, how easy, how much cost etc?
  • and then is it processing applications on a case by case basis? Again, how easy, how much?
  We are beginning to consider whether this is a thing that might help some of our strategies.
  For example, as we engage with people in the majority world about them being mission senders, we wondered whether offering people coming to the UK for 6 months, say, might be useful?
  Another example, we have opportunities for people to come here to do some training (6 months to 2 years).
  
  I am guessing that other missionary agencies have gone through this process?
  • Simone Lockyer > OSCAR April 26, 2024 at 10:35am

    Many agencies have done it, you are right. To be able to sponsor a migrante you have to become a UKVI sponsor. You can find the information on the link https://www.gov.uk/uk-visa-sponsorship-employers. You can bring someone on a charity worker's visa as well for up to a year. Bureaucracy is high, so you will need to appoint someone in your organisation to keep up with the paper work. If you are in education you will need sponsorship for students, which has some differences, and is harder to get, as many English schools have found out. We have had our license for a long time, so I'm not sure how easy it is to get it nowadays, but I have been told that UKVI refuses as many licenses as they give, but how true this is I don't know. But it's possible and many of us have done it successfully. Good luck.

    

    UK visa sponsorship for employers

    UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.
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    OSCAR > Simone Lockyer April 26, 2024 at 12:39pm

    Thanks Simone. I have passed that on and they may be in touch.
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  Mike Frith September 1, 2017 at 4:59pm

  Does anyone know of any plans for cross mission pre-field orientation for kids?
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  Claudia Smith February 22, 2017 at 12:49pm

  Hello Everyone:-)  Have you got a missionary family returning from the field?  Planning a debrief for parents and wondering how to support the children?  I offer creative debriefing for children.  Please contact me for further details of how I could support you as you support your returning families.  claudiasmith@hushmail.com
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  Claudia Smith November 17, 2015 at 3:47pm

  Hello, Feeling excited to be launching my new online counselling website, specialising in member care counselling.  All counselling takes place through Plus Guidance a secure online platform which creates a confidential counselling space in the virtual world.  I'm offering a free trial session to all new clients.  Please do contact me if you'd like more details of online counselling could support your mission partners overseas.  Best wishes,  Claudia 
  www.youronlinecounsellor.co.uk 
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  Mike Frith April 18, 2013 at 3:17pm

  I have an OSCAR user asking about church working agreements for missionaries. Does anyone have examples of these that I can send him for reference? Please email them to me at info@oscar.org.uk . Thanks.
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  Claudia Smith February 15, 2013 at 5:23am

  Hello and Greetings from Uganda. 

  I've attached a link to my latest blog as it includes some questions about how to support mission partners more effectively with the re-entry process. 

  I'd really appreciate any feedback as I'm putting together a series of coaching packages to support missionaries whilst they are on the field (more to come in my next blog).

  I'd also appreciate people's views on the use of online support whilst on the field e.g. Are people in favour or unsure of its effectiveness?  Are there any concerns over perhaps confidentiality and security? What questions do people have about using online counselling and coaching services?

  Thank you for your time.  Warm greetings ~ Claudia

  https://oscaractive.ning.com/profiles/blogs/re-entry-what-next?xg_so...

  

  Re-Entry: What Next?

  It’s been some time since I’ve blogged.  The reason for the silence well I’m going through the process of preparing for re-entry and there is a lot t…
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  Claudia Smith December 14, 2012 at 4:51pm

  Paul - this is great! As a mission partner it would wonderful if all sending agencies could have something like this on their website to help supporters support their mission partners.  Its sometimes hard to ask for what you need, so if people know, it is a great help.  Keep up the good work!
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  Paul Morriss December 14, 2012 at 12:37pm

  Sarah, If I can plug something we (Wycliffe Bible Translators UK) have written - you might find it cover some of these points:

  http://wycliffe.org.uk/wycliffe/connected/member-care-for.html