Sponsor Licence Compliance Audit Checklist for Employers
Getting a Sponsor Licence approved can feel like the difficult part is over. For many employers, that is when the real work starts. Once the licence…
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How to Sponsor a Skilled Worker in the UK: A Complete Guide for Employers
Sponsoring a Skilled Worker sounds fairly straightforward when it is reduced to a sentence: Get a Sponsor Licence, give the employee a Certificate of Sponsorship and…
Sponsor Licence Refused: What Can You Do After a Refusal?
Receiving a Sponsor Licence refusal is frustrating. For some businesses, it is more than frustrating. The company may already have identified the worker it wants to…
Can a New or Small Business Get a Sponsor Licence?
One of the most common concerns we hear from newer companies is: “Are we too small or too new to get a Sponsor Licence?” Usually, the…
Sponsor Licence Renewal: Do UK Employers Still Need to Renew Their Licence?
For years, one of the standard rules of sponsorship was simple: A Sponsor Licence lasted for four years. Before it expired, the employer had to renew…
Sponsor Licence Revocation: What Happens to the Business and Sponsored Workers?
A Sponsor Licence revocation is one of the most serious things that can happen to a licensed sponsor. Once the Home Office revokes the licence, the…
Sponsor Licence Suspension: What Happens and How Should You Respond?
A Sponsor Licence suspension letter is not the sort of correspondence any employer wants to receive. By the time the Home Office suspends a licence, it…
Home Office Sponsor Licence Compliance Visit: What Employers Should Expect
A Home Office email telling you that your business has been selected for a Sponsor Licence compliance visit has a remarkable ability to make an otherwise…
Sponsor Licence Reporting Duties: What Changes Must Employers Report?
Getting a Sponsor Licence is one thing. Keeping it is another. Once a business becomes a licensed sponsor, the Home Office expects it to keep certain…
