Sponsor

How it is used

It has several meanings: a financial sponsor pays for a visit, an employer sponsor offers a job and may need a licence to hire foreign workers, and a family sponsor is a relative who is a citizen or resident. It is also a verb: "My company is sponsoring my visa."

Example sentences

1. My uncle is my sponsor, so he signed a letter saying he will pay for my stay.

2. Our firm got a sponsor licence so that it could hire engineers from abroad.

Common collocations

• financial sponsor
• employer sponsor
• sponsor a visa
• sponsor licence
• sponsor's letter

Related terms

• dependantA family member, usually a husband, wife, partner or child, who joins or stays with the main applicant and relies on them for support.
• family reunificationThe right or process that allows close family members of a resident, citizen or refugee to join them in the country where they live.
• proof of fundsDocuments that show you have enough money to cover your trip, studies or stay, such as bank statements, payslips or a sponsor's letter.
• work permitOfficial permission from a government that allows a foreign citizen to take a job in that country, often with a named employer.
• spouse visaA visa that allows the husband, wife or partner of a citizen or resident to join and live with them in that country.