Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence: Employer Requirements
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…
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Genuine Vacancy and Sponsor Licences: How UKVI Assesses Sponsored Roles
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…
Sponsorship Management System: A Practical Guide for Employers
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 Duties: What Must Be Reported?
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…
Sponsor Licence A-Rating and B-Rating: What the Ratings Mean
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…
Does a Sponsor Licence Expire? Renewal and Validity Explained
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…
Sponsor Licence Application Refused: What Happens Next?
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…
How Long Does a Sponsor Licence Take? Processing Times and Priority Service
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…
Sponsor Licence Fees and Costs: What Employers Pay
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…
Sponsor Licence Audit: How to Check Your Business Before the Home Office Does
A sponsor licence audit should answer one simple question: If the Home Office examined the business today, would the sponsorship records match what is actually happening?…
