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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...

Documents Required for a UK Expansion Worker Sponsor Licence
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

In a sponsor licence application, companies must prove to the Home Office that they are reliable, organised and dependable, and capable of managing a sponsor licence, which is of course viewed as a privileged position. ...

 The Home Office stipulates the documents they want to see in sponsor licence applications according to the licence being applied for and, if relevant, the sectoral focus of the company. We compare...

Certificates of Sponsorship: All You Need to Know
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

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....

 Applicants under the Skilled Worker route cannot make their visa / permission to stay application without a Certificate of Sponsorship as the unique reference number must be inputted on the application...

Changes to Right to Work Checks from 6 April 2022
By Lucy Cundy - Legal Associate

The Home Office has announced that as of 06 April 2022, the only way that employers will be permitted to carry out Right to Work checks for certain employees, will be electronically. How Can Employers Carry Out...

 Right to Work Checks Currently? As it stands, there are currently three ways in which a Right to Work check can be carried out: Manual Right to Work checks: This requires employers to obtain original...

Key Personnel in Sponsor Licence Applications
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

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...

 Licence Application is to appoint certain individuals in the organisation to carry out the roles. The key personnel roles are Authorising Officer, Key Contact and Level 1 user. The organisation can also...

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 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: Scale-up (route opens 22 August 2022); International...

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

This article was first published in August 2019. Read our updated April 2022 guide to Certificates of Sponsorship: Certificates of Sponsorship: All You Need to Know. Migrants moving to the UK on a Tier 2 (General)...

 visa must submit a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) through which their employer (holding a valid sponsor licence) certifies their proposed employment conditions. A Certificate of Sponsorship is not a...

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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