As a licenced sponsor, in some circumstances, it may be necessary for a UKVI compliance officer to visit you at your home. In addition, UKVI may also carry out a home visit of other relevant personnel, and sponsored workers. By understanding why and when a compliance check may be carried out at a home address,…
On 31st May 2023, UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) updated its ‘Workers, Temporary Workers and Students: guidance for sponsors Appendix A: supporting documents for sponsor licence applications’. In this article, we will explain the key changes to Appendix A and how these will impact UK sponsor licence applicants in 2023. What is Appendix A? Appendix A…
In comparison to pre-pandemic, remote and hybrid working has seen a dramatic increase within the UK. A survey by ACAS showed that 60% of employers have seen an increase in hybrid working. If you are an employer utilising hybrid and remote working arrangements, be aware there are issues when opening up these arrangements to overseas…
More UK companies are sponsoring foreign nationals to come and work in the United Kingdom due to the ongoing labour crisis in the country. Businesses that previously relied on the domestic labour market or employees from the EU are discovering that they are unable to fill up the positions and are therefore recruiting more international…
Hiring Internationally Trained Workers can help your organization grow in more than one ways For any organization, it might sometime get difficult to find the right employee, with a required skillset, for a certain job role. In that case, it is important to expand the bandwidth and to employ overseas workers to meet your business…
Businesses and foreign job seekers alike, always want to collaborate with the top recruiting firms. Professionals are continually seeking the finest recruiting agencies that recruit expatriates, while businesses hunt for the best agencies to assist them in filling their position with foreign talent. However, given the number of options available in the market, it is…
Will changing the sponsored employee’s job duties affect your licence? Introduction Sponsors are under an obligation to ensure that they provide accurate information about the job role for which they are assigning a Certificate of Sponsorship. They are also under a duty to report (to the Home Office) changes to the role, as and when…
Introduction Under current regulations, the process for renewing your sponsor licence is the same for all registered sponsors. You might be an employer who has held a sponsor licence since the inception of the points-based system in 2008. Or you may be a very newly registered sponsor under the new points-based system. Key Personnel of…
