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ISP 1.1. A person applying for entry clearance or permission to stay as an International Sportsperson must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form as follows:

1. ISP 1.2. An application for entry clearance or permission to stay on the International Sportsperson route must meet all the following requirements:
   1. (a) any fee and Immigration Health Charge must have been paid; and
   2. (b) the applicant must have provided any required biometrics; and
   3. (c) the applicant must have provided a passport or other travel document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality; and
   4. (d) the applicant must have a Certificate of Sponsorship that was issued to them by their sponsor no more than three months before the date of application.

ISP 1.3. The applicant must be aged 16 or over on the date of application.

ISP 1.4. If an applicant has, in the last 12 months before the date of application, received an award from a Government or international scholarship agency covering both fees and living costs for study in the UK, they must provide written consent from that Government or agency.

1. ISP 1.5. An applicant who is applying for permission to stay must be in the UK on the date of application and must not have, or have last been granted, permission:
   1. (a) as a Visitor, except where the applicant has been in the UK undertaking the activities in paragraphs PA 15.1. and 15.2. of Appendix Visitor: Permitted Activities, or paragraph V 13.3 (f) of Appendix V: Visitor; or
   2. (b)as a Short-term Student; or
   3. (c) as a Parent of a Child Student; or
   4. (d) as a Seasonal Worker; or
   5. (e) as a Domestic worker in a private household; or
   6. (f) outside the Immigration Rules.

ISP 1.6. An application which does not meet all the validity requirements for the International Sportsperson route is invalid and may be rejected and not considered.

ISP 2.1. The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part 9: grounds for refusal.

1. ISP 2.2. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must not be:
   1. (a) in breach of immigration laws, except that where paragraph 39E applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded; or
   2. (b) on immigration bail.

Entry requirements for an International Sportsperson

ISP 3.1. A person seeking to come to the UK as an International Sportsperson must apply for and obtain entry clearance as an International Sportsperson before their arrival in the UK.

ISP 3.2. A person applying for entry clearance as an International Sportsperson must, if paragraph A39 and Appendix T of these rules apply, provide a valid medical certificate confirming that they have undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that this tuberculosis is not present in them.

Points requirements for an International Sportsperson

ISP 4.1. An applicant applying for entry clearance or permission to stay as an International Sportsperson for a period of 12 months or less must be awarded a total of 70 points from table A below.

ISP 4.2. An applicant applying for entry clearance or permission to stay as an International Sportsperson for a period exceeding 12 months must be awarded a total of 80 points from tables A and B below.

Endorsement requirement for an International Sportsperson

1. ISP 5.1. The applicant must provide a letter from the relevant Sports Governing Body listed in Appendix Sports Governing Bodies confirming:
   1. (a) that the applicant is internationally established at the highest level; and
   2. (b) that the applicant will make a significant contribution to the development of their sport at the highest level in the UK; and
   3. (c) the unique endorsement number issued to the applicant by the Sports Governing Body.

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