A-Rated and B-Rated Sponsor Licences: Sponsor Action Plans Explained
Most employers receive an A-rated Sponsor Licence when their application is approved. That is the position you want to keep. An A-rating means the organisation can…
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Immigration Skills Charge: A Complete Guide for UK Employers
The Immigration Skills Charge is one of those Home Office costs that tends to appear at exactly the point an employer thinks it has finally worked…
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…
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…
Defined vs Undefined Certificate of Sponsorship: What Is the Difference?
One of the most common questions employers have after getting a Sponsor Licence is: “Do I need a Defined or Undefined Certificate of Sponsorship?” The names…
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