PRE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS : HOW TO BECOME FOSTER CARER Do you have a spare bedroom?* YesNo To be a Foster Carer you need to be able to offer a child or young person their own bedroom within your home, therefore enquirers will need to have a spare room, or plan to have a spare room in the near future. Close Are you a UK citizen, have permanent residency or leave to remain in the UK?* YesNo To support children and young people Foster Carers would need to evidence suitable permanency in the UK, if you are on a Student Visa with limitations to work, or looking for sponsorship to support your visa application Fostering may not be right for you at this time. If you are looking for employment you can have a look at our careers page. Close Do you have time to care for a child or young person?* YesNo Caring for children and young people as a Foster Carer is a full time 24 / 7 job, you will be the main carer for the children, you will need to have time available to do this, this includes caring for children outside of school hours and on weekends and during holiday periods. Close Next Full Name* Phone* Email* Address* City* Region* Post Code* Gender* FemaleMaleOther Marital Status* —Please choose an option—MarriedUnmarriedCivil PartnershipDivorcedSeparated Your Age* Religion* Preferred age range of child you want to foster* —Please choose an option—0-18 Years5-18 Years12-18 YearsAny Age Number of Spare Bedrooms Available* Languages spoken in the home* Where did you hear about us? GoogleSocial MediaRecommendationLeafletNewspaperMagazineEvent Other information relating to the enquiry (optional) I consent to SunbeamFostering.com to collect this information. For more information, please visit our privacy policy.