UK business immigration advice for employers and entrepreneurs
Recruiting the right person, retaining an employee or establishing a UK operation can depend on getting the immigration arrangements right. You need to know what is possible, what your business must demonstrate and what needs to happen before you commit.
Knightsbridge Immigration provides business immigration advice for employers, business owners and overseas companies. We help you assess your options, prepare the necessary applications and understand the responsibilities that come with employing sponsored workers.
Recruit and retain the people your business needs
You may have identified a candidate or need to retain an employee whose immigration permission is approaching expiry.
Our Business Sponsor Licence service assesses your organisation’s eligibility, the proposed recruitment, supporting documents and arrangements for managing sponsorship. We identify preparation needed before applying, so you can consider the licensing process alongside your recruitment timetable.
For existing sponsors, our CoS Allocation service supports requests for Undefined Certificates of Sponsorship. We also explain when a Defined CoS is required and how the relevant process fits the recruitment you are planning.
Establish your business presence in the UK
Expanding into the UK means deciding who will establish the operation and what permission they need.
Our UK Business Expansion service considers your overseas operations, whether the UK business has started trading and the people involved. We assess the relevant options, including whether the UK Expansion Worker route is appropriate, and explain the evidence and sponsorship arrangements needed to support your plans.
Explore sponsorship through your own company
For some business owners, UK Self-Sponsorship may be an option through the Skilled Worker route. This describes an arrangement involving sponsorship by an eligible UK company; it is not a separate visa category.
We assess the business, the genuine need for the proposed role, salary and sponsorship arrangements. Both the company and the individual must meet the relevant requirements. Our advice helps you understand whether the proposal can meet those requirements and what needs further preparation.
Put sponsor compliance into everyday practice
Keeping accurate records, checking permission to work and reporting relevant changes need to form part of your everyday operations.
Our Immigration & HR Audits examine your records and procedures to identify gaps requiring attention. These may concern missing evidence, how changes are recorded or how reporting responsibilities are understood.
Our HR & Compliance support helps those managing recruitment and employment understand what they need to record, monitor and report, and how those duties apply to their work.
Plan for ownership and organisational changes
Buying, selling or restructuring a business can affect its sponsor licence and sponsored employees. These implications need consideration while the transaction is being planned.
Our Mergers & Acquisitions service focuses on the immigration work involved. We identify relevant reporting obligations, whether a new sponsor licence may be required and the steps affecting sponsored staff, so immigration actions can be included in the transaction timetable.
Understand the work and responsibilities involved
Our assessment starts with your operations, the people involved and the decision you need to make. We explain the applicable requirements, evidence gaps and preparation needed.
Before work begins, we agree its scope and fees. We explain the tasks we will handle, the information your business must supply and the responsibilities that remain with your organisation. This helps you allocate the time and staff needed.
Discuss your business immigration needs
Tell us about your recruitment plans, current sponsor licence position or proposed business changes, together with any important dates.
You do not need to identify the correct application before contacting us. We will explain whether we can assist and which assessment or service is appropriate, including its scope and fees before you decide to proceed.
