Sponsor Licence Compliance Audit for IT Companies: Protect Your Tech Workforce
Why Are AY&J Your Ideal Sponsor Licence Compliance Audit Partner?
- First, we will review your right-to-work checks, your Certificate of Sponsorship assignments, and your Skilled Worker records.
- Then we will fix what we find, from remote-working right-to-work gaps to SOC codes that no longer match the role.
Who is a Sponsor Licence Compliance Audit for?
- Scale-ups hiring overseas developers at speed, where onboarding has moved faster than the compliance records.
- Anyone seeking to conduct a sponsor compliance audit for IT companies beforehand to understand exactly where they stand.
- Sponsors who have grown their sponsored headcount sharply since their licence was granted.
- Businesses that have had a warning, a downgrade, or a visit letter and need to act quickly.
Whichever fits you, the aim is the same. We will show you exactly where your risk sits and what it takes to remove it.
Our Process
Your licence stays, but your rating drops. You will need to work through a 3-month action plan before you can sponsor anyone new. Your business name will be removed from the public register of licensed sponsors.
Hard fact: You will have 10 working days to pay the £1,579 fee.
Your sponsorship will be frozen while the Home Office investigates. You cannot assign new Certificates of Sponsorship, though your existing sponsored workers can continue to work lawfully. We can help you build those representations from the day the letter arrives.
Hard fact: You will have 20 working days to respond in writing.
The licence is officially cancelled, and every Certificate of Sponsorship you have assigned becomes invalid. There is no appeal, and you will not be able to apply again for at least 12 months. We would start with a pre-action protocol letter, which resolves most cases without going to court.
Hard fact: Your sponsored workers' permission is curtailed to 60 days.
A civil penalty is separate from your licence, so it can arrive alongside any of the others. Employing someone without the right to work carries a penalty of up to £45,000 per worker. That rises to £60,000 for a repeat breach within three years.
Hard fact: £45,000 or £60,000 per worker.
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In our clients' own words.
“After our ILR rejection, AY&J pursued our case through Administrative Review and Judicial Review. The team was open, honest, knowledgeable and attentive to every detail. They kept us informed at every stage, supported us throughout an extremely difficult journey and helped us regain confidence in our case.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Cost and getting started
It is worth starting with a short discovery call. We can then assess your risk and recommend the right package before any fee is agreed upon.
Cost and getting started
You will receive a written risk report and a prioritised list of fixes. The ongoing packages also help you put them in place. Nothing is left as a vague recommendation.
How the audit runs
Yes. We would suggest bringing us in before the day. Our packages include support for a live or virtual compliance check.
How the audit runs
A qualified immigration solicitor leads it, never a junior caseworker. You will need that seniority if the findings have to be defended to the Home Office.
Cost and getting started
Our audit fees are fixed and agreed upfront. Compliance Shield is £4,500 and the Academy training day is £1,500. Compliance Care starts at £495 per month, excluding VAT.
Risks and penalties
It does. A single missed or late check can remove your defence against a civil penalty. It is one of the first things an officer asks to see.
Risks and penalties
Yes. If your licence is revoked, sponsored workers normally have their permission curtailed to sixty days. That forces an urgent scramble to protect the team.
Risks and penalties
You will usually wait twelve months before you can reapply. That rises to twenty-four months if your licence has been revoked before.
Risks and penalties
The civil penalty is up to £45,000 per worker for a first breach. A repeat within three years rises to £60,000. It is charged per illegal worker, so it adds up fast.
Risks and penalties
The Home Office can downgrade, suspend, or revoke your licence. Revocation cuts your sponsored workers' permission and blocks new hires, so it is the outcome the audit exists to prevent.
How the audit runs
Both are available. The Compliance Shield package finds and fixes the gaps. Compliance Care hands the ongoing burden to us as your Level 1 User.
How the audit runs
A focused audit usually runs over a few days, depending on how many sponsored workers you have. We will give you a timescale once we know your numbers.
About the audit
Tech firms hire overseas at speed and often work remotely, so right-to-work and record-keeping gaps open quickly. That combination is exactly what UKVI looks at first.
About the audit
A Sponsor Licence mock audit is the same review run as a rehearsal for a real visit. We use the terms for the same core service, and the depth depends on the package you choose.
About the audit
It is a full review of your sponsor duties, from right-to-work checks to your SMS records and HR files. We test them the way a Home Office officer would, then fix what falls short.
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