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<p>The published figures related to numbers of certificates of sponsorship (CoS) used
in applications, and are shown in table 1 below.</p><p>The latest Home Office immigration
statistics, including those for CoS used in applications for entry clearance visas
and for extensions of stay, are published in the release Immigration Statistics April
– June 2014, tables cs_03 and cs_04 (Sponsorship), which is available from the Library
of the House and on the Department’s website at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</p><p>
</p><p>Sponsors do not make applications for visas or for extensions of stay. Table
2 provides information on the names of licensees associated with the highest number
of Certificates of Sponsorship used in the period 2010-2014, for Tier 2 and Tier 5,</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Table 1</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Applicants
for visas and extensions of stay using sponsorship certificates, Tiers 2 and 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tier
2 (Skilled work)</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Entry
clearance visa</p></td><td><p>42,433</p></td><td><p>39,511</p></td><td><p>40,742</p></td><td><p>47,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Extension
of stay</p></td><td><p>20,621</p></td><td><p>17,744</p></td><td><p>27,815</p></td><td><p>35,195</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Tier
5 (Youth mobility and temporary work)</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Entry
clearance visa</p></td><td><p>36,594</p></td><td><p>38,232</p></td><td><p>40,296</p></td><td><p>43,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Extension
of stay</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>554</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Source</p></td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><em>Immigration Statistics April
– June 2014</em>, tables cs_03 and cs_04 (Sponsorship)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><br>Table 2</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sponsoring employers
associated with the highest numbers of CoS used in the period 2010 to 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CoS
used in Tier 2 applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CoS used in Tier 5 applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tata
Consultancy Services</p></td><td><p>THE AGENCY GROUP LTD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cognizant
Technology Solutions Ltd</p></td><td><p>The Underworld</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wipro
Technologies</p></td><td><p>Creative Artists Agency UK Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infosys
Limited</p></td><td><p>Live Nation (Music) UK Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accenture
(UK) Limited</p></td><td><p>BUNAC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBM UK Ltd</p></td><td><p>William
Morris Endeavor Entertainment (U.K.) Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HCL GREAT BRITAIN
LIMITED</p></td><td><p>Gricind Ltd. t/a ITB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tech Mahindra
Limited</p></td><td><p>Culture Arts Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HSBC Holdings plc</p></td><td><p>Universal
Music Operations Ltd.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JPMorganChase & Co.</p></td><td><p>X-R
Touring LLP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ernst & Young</p></td><td><p>The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Great Britain)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP</p></td><td><p>Primary Talent International Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capgemini
PLC</p></td><td><p>P & IAS Ltd.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
GROUP PLC</p></td><td><p>Godolphin Management Company Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deloitte
LLP</p></td><td><p>Coda Music Agency LLP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DB Group Services
(UK) Ltd</p></td><td><p>Mama New Music Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Satyam Computer
Services Ltd</p></td><td><p>3A Entertainment Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University
of Oxford</p></td><td><p>AEG Live (UK) Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goldman Sachs International</p></td><td><p>T&S
Immigration Services Ltd.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barclays Capital Services</p></td><td><p>TIN
ANGEL PRODUCTIONS LTD</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><p>Source</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>UKVI Sponsorship Management
System</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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