Articles & Guidance
Business immigration decisions sit behind important recruitment, workforce and growth plans. This collection brings together Knightsbridge’s guidance and analysis on sponsor licences, overseas recruitment, sponsorship compliance and establishing or expanding a UK business.
Our articles examine the practical questions employers, HR teams and business owners need to consider, from preparing an application and assessing supporting evidence to managing changes within a sponsored workforce. Explore the relevant subject to understand what may need closer attention. For an overview of our services and how we can assist your organisation, visit our Business Clients page.
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For Skilled Worker sponsorship, there are two types of Certificate of Sponsorship: Defined and Undefined. The distinction is principally determined by where the Skilled Worker will…
A business does not qualify for a Skilled Worker sponsor licence simply because it has found someone it wants to employ. The Home Office is assessing…
A job does not become suitable for sponsorship simply because it has the right salary and appears under an eligible occupation code. The Home Office is…
The Sponsorship Management System is where a sponsor licence becomes operational. It is where Certificates of Sponsorship are assigned, changes concerning sponsored workers are reported, aspects…
Sponsor licence reporting usually becomes important because something ordinary has happened inside the business. An employee resigns. Their salary changes. They are promoted. They stop attending…
For most Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors, an A-rating is the normal position. A B-rating is not. If the Home Office downgrades a sponsor licence from…
For most UK employers, a sponsor licence no longer expires after four years. The Home Office removed the routine four-year sponsor licence renewal requirement on 6…
A refused sponsor licence application does not always mean the business can simply correct the form and apply again next week. In many cases, a six-month…
Most sponsor licence applications are dealt with by UK Visas and Immigration in less than eight weeks. For eligible applications, the Home Office also offers a…
For a UK employer, the cost of sponsorship is not one fee. There is the cost of obtaining the sponsor licence. There may be a priority…
