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Company sponsor application guide

How to get your company sponsored to join the MAG Security ID Scheme

To operate at a MAG airports, your company must become an Approved Sponsor Organisation before being able to apply for ID passes.

Your organisation must demonstrate a legitimate need, strong governance, and full compliance with security standards before it can sponsor ID pass applications.

Key Sponsor Organisation process steps

This will require two people. A main named contact from the existing MAG company to complete the Letter of Support, and a main named contact (ideally the person who is going to become the Nominated Officer) from the new company wanting to become an Approved Sponsor Organisation.

Step 1 - Letter of Support form submission

You'll need to get the existing authorised MAG airport organisation that is going to sponsor you to complete the Letter of Support form.

Within the form, they must upload a copy of the contract or formal instructions for the works being undertaken.

If you have any other questions, visit our FAQs page.

Step 2 - Sponsored company form submission

You'll need to complete our Sponsored Company registration form.

You will need to get your Accountant, Solicitor or Bank to provide a Letter of Reference, this letter will need to confirm your company is legitimate and of good standing, this must be attached and submitted at the same time you submit the Letter of Support form
You'll need to confirm acceptance of a credit check being run on your company at this stage

For more information, visit our sponsored company FAQs.

Step 3 - Input your Nominated Officer

As part of the online form you need to identify and input the name of your Nominated Officer.

Useful links:

Step 4 - Input your initial Authorised Signatory

You need to identify and input who is going to be your initial Authorised Signatory.

Useful links:

Step 5 - Compete and submit the full application

Your initial Authorised Signatory will be given access to the application submission system
Your Nominated Officer and initial Authorised Signatory must complete the full application together
You must match the Letter of Support and the Sponsored Company form details (you'll be sent a PDF of these when completed online) – failure to do so will result in your application being rejected
You must make sure that all the information submitted in the full application matches the details that were stated in the Letter of Support and the Sponsor Organisation
Your initial Authorised Signatory can then submit the full application via the application system

Step 6 - Sponsor company application review

Your application will be reviewed by the ID Centre team.

Your application will be rejected if:

There is no Letter of Support and Sponsor Organisation form attached to your submitted application
There is no Letter of Reference from your Bank, Solicitor or Accountant that confirms your company is a legitimate company of good standing
There is no clear reason provided that supports a business need for your company to have access to the airport
Your companies Nominated Officer is not approved during the Nominated Officer interview, you can view the interview FAQ’s here
Your companies initial Authorised Signatory is not a resident in the UK, or fails the security vetting process
Your organisation cannot demonstrate a strong security compliance capability

Step 7 - Nominated Officer interview

Once your company has been approved, your Nominated Officer will need to attend an interview
They will need to book an interview appointment
They will then receive an email confirming the date, time and what they need to do prior, during and after the interview

Step 8 - Nominated Officer approval

Once your Nominated Officer has been approved, your company will be registered as an approved MAG Sponsored Company.

Step 9 – Initial Authorised Signatory approval

Once your Nominated Officer has been approved, they will have to oversee the identified initial Authorisation Signatory’s application. You can explore the Authorised Signatory application guide for more details.