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Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence Guidance: 2025 Updates
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

In This Article 1. Breaking Down the Latest Changes to Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence Guidance 2. Key Updates in the Guidance 3. Prohibition on Passing Licence and CoS Fees to Sponsored Workers 4....

Compliance: Updated Grounds for Licence Revocation 5. Prohibition on Sponsoring Workers in a Personal Capacity 6. Clarifying Key Personnel Roles for Sponsor Licences 7. Changes to Government Authorised Exchange (GAE)...

New Statement of Changes Sets Out Details of Salary Requirements for Skilled Workers
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

Further to the December 2023 announcements (covered in my blog here), yesterday, on 14 March 2024, the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC590 was finally published.   This post is one of two assessing...

the impact of the changes on the salary requirements for Skilled Workers.  In our second post, we assess the closure of the Shortage Occupation list and examine the application of the Immigration Salary...

A Beginner's Guide to Self-Sponsorship as a Skilled Worker
By Emily Mitchell - Chambers Administrator

One way to work in the UK as a migrant is through sponsored employment as a Skilled Worker. A migrant’s leave in the UK as a Skilled Worker is tied to the condition that they work for their sponsored employer....

It is possible to sponsor yourself to work in the UK if you already have set up or would like to set up a UK based company. In this blog post, we will consider the three stage process you must go through to...

UK Shortage Occupation List 2024
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

The Shortage Occupation List has now been replaced by the Immigration Salary List.  Click here to read our comprehensive guide to the UK Immigration Salary List.  When sponsoring a worker for a particular role,...

employers need to understand how to apply for a sponsor licence and that the worker is sponsored for a job in an eligible standard occupational classification (‘SOC’) code listed in the Appendix. The...

Spring 2024 Immigration Changes: What Businesses and Individuals Need to Know
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

In a move aimed at reducing legal migration numbers to the UK by around 300,000, on Monday, 4 December, the Home Secretary unveiled a series of significant measures, including changes to the Skilled Worker minimum...

salary threshold, modifications to the Shortage Occupation List, adjustments to dependant visas, and a review of the Graduate visa route.  These changes, set to take effect in Spring 2024, come on the...

How the New Immigration Policies Affect Britons and Businesses
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

On 04 December 2023, the recently appointed Home Secretary, James Cleverly,  announced a plan to slash migration levels and to “curb abuse of the immigration system”.    The Press Release promises “Together,...

this package will mean around 300,000 people who came to the UK last year would now not be able to come.” The press release states:  The package of measures will end the high numbers of dependants...

UK Shortage Occupation List 2023
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

The Shortage Occupation List has now been replaced by the Immigration Salary List.  Click here to read our comprehensive guide to the UK Immigration Salary List.  When sponsoring a worker for a particular role,...

employers need to understand how to apply for a sponsor licence and that the worker is sponsored for a job in an eligible standard occupational classification (‘SOC’) code listed in the Appendix. The...

Fishing Jobs to Be Added to the UK Shortage Occupation List
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

The UK’s seafood sector, known for its high-quality exports such as salmon and Cornish sardines, plays a crucial role in the country’s economy. To ensure that the fishing industry can continue to...

access the talent it needs from overseas, several fishing jobs are being added to the UK Shortage Occupation List. What is the UK Shortage Occupation List (SOL)? The UK Shortage Occupation List (SOL) is a list...

Skilled Worker Salary Rate Transitional Arrangements
By Lucy Katko - Immigration Barrister

Changes to the Immigration Rules regarding salary can make extension and settlement applications nerve-wracking for Skilled Workers and sponsor licence holders.  For those originally granted as either Tier...

2 (General) migrants or Skilled Workers and who have had continuous permission under Tier 2 (General) or as a Skilled Worker ever since, it is possible to rely on the transitional arrangements in relation to...

Skilled Worker Visa Salary Rates Set To Increase
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

Those in the UK under the Skilled Worker route, or looking to apply in this route, may be happy to know that the general salary thresholds for the route are to increase from 12 April 2023. This is likely...

due to the fact that wages are rising, as is the national minimum wage (from £9.50 to £10.42 in April 2023). However, it is yet to be seen whether these increases make sponsoring workers in this route less...

Can A Skilled Worker Delay Their Work Start Date?
By Emilia Cieslak - Legal Associate

Moving to a different country for a new job is very exciting but also requires a lot of planning and organisation. No matter how organised a person can be, experience shows things may not always go according...

to plan! In this post, I discuss when a Skilled Worker can delay their work start date, the 28 day rule and the responsibilities of a Skilled Worker  Sponsor. Where can I find my work start date? You can find...

Skilled Worker Change of Employment: FAQs
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

We have recently published various posts relating to the Skilled Worker Visa, including Skilled Worker Visa Salary Rates and Skilled Worker Visa – Evidence of Recruitment. In this post we look at a...

selection of questions frequently asked by Skilled Worker migrants when changing employment.  Can a Skilled Worker Visa Holder Change Employer? Yes, but if you are going to change employers, you will need to submit...
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