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Global Business Mobility Sponsor Licence Application Guide

The Global Business Mobility (‘GBM’) routes are sponsored immigration routes that allow eligible businesses to sponsor overseas workers to come to the UK to undertake temporary assignments. There are five Global...

Skilled Occupation SOC Codes: All You Need To Know

When applying to sponsor a worker, an organisation will need to provide details of the role. One of the tasks is to select the correct standard occupational classification (‘SOC’) code for the role....

Employer's Guide to Appendix A Sponsor Licence Documents

The Home Office has published a list of documents that can be provided in support of Sponsor Licence Applications under the Worker, Temporary Worker or Student routes here. If an organisation wishes to sponsor a...

Sponsor Licence Applications for Start-ups: Frequently Asked Questions

This article will provide guidance for Start-up businesses that wish to apply for a Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence from the Home Office. Full details of the eligibility and suitability criteria for a...

Sponsor Licence Holders - Latest Changes to Sponsor Duties

Sponsor licence holders have a number of duties and responsibilities that they must comply with to maintain their licence. It is very important that sponsor licence holders understand the duties that come with holding...

Immigration Skills Charge - A Guide for Employers

As a Sponsor, you may be required to pay the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) each time you sponsor a migrant in the Skilled Worker or Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker category. You will...

Certificates of Sponsorship: All You Need to Know

What is a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)? A Certificate of Sponsorship (‘CoS’) is an electronic certificate which must be assigned for each migrant worker who wishes to apply under a relevant worker route....

Sponsor Licence Suspended - What's Next?

There are a number of potential outcomes following the investigation during the period of a sponsor licence suspension. Appropriate action may include one or more the following: Reinstate your sponsor...

Sponsor Licence Suspended - What To Do Now

Knowing what duties and responsibilities come with having a sponsor licence are essential. If a sponsor fails to understand and comply with these duties, they are putting their licence, and the visa / permission...

Sponsor Licence Change of Business Ownership

On 01 December 2020, the Immigration Rules were changed to remove the 10% cap on shareholding ownership for sponsored migrants which was previously in place under the Tier 2 (General) route (unless a migrant was...

How To Apply For A Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence

With the introduction of the Skilled Worker visa, as an employer you now need to secure a Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence. By doing this, you are able to issue Certificates of Sponsorship to potential applicants,...

Key Personnel in Sponsor Licence Applications

In our previous post, How To Apply For A Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence, we set out the criteria to be met when applying for a licence to sponsor a skilled worker. One of the steps in a Skilled Worker Sponsor...