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Sponsor Licence Duties: A Checklist for Employers
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

In this post we look at the duties imposed on employers and organisations that hold a sponsor licence to sponsor workers under the Worker and Temporary Worker routes of the UK immigration system.   We also set...

 out below a checklist for sponsors of workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker routes on how to fulfil their sponsorship duties. For information on how to make a sponsor licence application, please refer...

How To Apply For A Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence
By Lucy Cundy - Legal Associate

With the introduction of the new 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,...

 allowing them to obtain their visa. In addition to Skilled Worker Sponsor Licences, you are also able to apply for the following Sponsor Licences: Intra Company Transfer; Ministers of Religion (T2) /...

Do I have time to find a new Tier 2 Sponsor?
By Richmond Chambers -

On 23 October 2020 the Supreme Court in R (Pathan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 41 held that the Home Office had acted unfairly by not informing a Tier 2 General skilled worker...

 that their sponsor’s licence had been revoked.  What is a Tier 2 General skilled worker? The Tier 2 General visa category is for individuals who have an offer of a skilled job in the UK from a licensed Tier 2...

Impact of Covid-19 on Tier 2 visas
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

The breakout of the Coronavirus Pandemic has caused a major change to the way that many businesses operate. Many businesses have suffered losses in revenue which has resulted in employees facing redundancy or being...

 furloughed under the Government’s job retention scheme.  A recent blog explored how Home Office policies are responding to the virus. This post specifically explores the impact of Covid-19 on Tier 2...

What is a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)?
By Wendy Barnes - Legal Associate

Migrants moving to the UK on a Tier 2 (General) visa must submit a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) through which their employer certifies their proposed employment conditions. A Certificate of Sponsorship is not...

 a paper certificate or document, but a virtual document, similar to a database record. There are 2 types of Certificates of Sponsorship – unrestricted and restricted. When assigning a CoS the employer...

Changes to Tier 2 Immigration Rules Published
By Richmond Chambers -

In the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules published on 3 November 2016 the Government announced some expected, and some unexpected, changes to Tier 2 applications. The main changes are set out below....

 The changes generally apply to applications made on or after 24 November 2016, but in some cases they apply to applications made using a Certificate of Sponsorship assigned on or after 24 November 2016. In...

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