How Scientology quietly quadrupled its UK visa sponsorships
The number of UK work visas sponsored by the Church of Scientology has quadrupled over the last 3 years, new figures released by the Home Office show.
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Scientology school loses visa status after Home Office inspection
Scientology’s private school in Sussex, which recently came under fire after the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) raised serious safeguarding concerns during a routine inspection, has had it’s visa-granting status revoked by UK Visas & Immigration. Greenfields School, which charges fees of [continue reading…]
The problem with Scientology’s UK visa sponsor status
Following a 2023 court ruling in which their buildings were designated ‘places of public worship’, the Church of Scientology have been granted “A-rate” visa sponsorship powers by the UK government and last year, issued 21 ‘Minister of Religion’ and ‘Religious Worker’ visas.
