Written Question·Home Office·UIN 67713

Migrant Workers: Football

Tabled: 14 July 2025

Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Question 245 on Migrant Workers: Football, whether her Department considers football academies to be places of employment for children; and if she will t

Answer

Seema Malhotra

The restriction on work as a ‘professional sportsperson’ is present in certain routes’ visa conditions, including for dependent children. The condition and associated definition have been established following extensive consultation with over 60 Home Offi...

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